Border Cook

If she did what she was told she wouldn't make any mistakes, the pressure in her heart would be relieved a lot, and she gradually came to like this feeling.

To the point that she has now become a person who only does things as she is told, without using her own brain at all.

If she was just someone doing basic work, there would be nothing wrong with this, but now she is equivalent to a manager, receiving a manager's salary. As Xia Mingyue said, if she still reports everything to her and troubles Xia Mingyue, she would really not be worthy of the salary.

Song grabbed her sleeves with a look of shame on her face, not even daring to raise her head.

"I still say that, just go for it. I'll give you time and space to hone your skills, but you also need to show the right attitude and produce the right results."

Xia Mingyue smiled and said, "At least, you have to let me know that I didn't misjudge or use the wrong person, right?"

These words made Song raise his head suddenly.

When looking at Xia Mingyue's smiling face and her eyes full of honesty and trust, Song felt ashamed, but also felt an inexplicable power rising in her heart.

Yes, at least we have to let Madam Xia know that she did not choose the wrong person or use the wrong person.

She had to be worthy of the salary that Madam Xia paid her, and also worthy of the trust that Madam Xia placed in her.

She has to put in all her effort, work hard and do it with confidence!
Song figured this out and nodded vigorously to Xia Mingyue, "Yes, I understand, Madam Xia. Please watch me from behind."

"Since you said so, it means you understand what I said." Xia Mingyue smiled even more, "Then I will wait and see. It's up to you."

"Well, Madam Xia, just look at me!" Song grinned, bowed to Xia Mingyue, and then went to the central kitchen to continue her busy work.

Seeing Song leave with full of energy, completely different from the timid look she showed when she came to find her just now, Xia Mingyue knew that her words had played a huge role, and that she would see great results in the next few days. The corners of her mouth curled up.

After solving the problem on the Song side, Xia Mingyue still picked up the needle.

Before the two injections were given, Song Changhe from the vinegar workshop came in hastily, his forehead covered with sweat, and said anxiously, "Madam Xia, please go to the vinegar workshop as soon as possible."

"What happened?"

"Some of the fermentation vats have grown unusual long gray hairs. Several experienced vinegar brewers have discussed for a long time but still can't come up with an answer. So, please go and take a look, Madam Xia, to see what it is and whether it has spread to other vats."

When Song Changhe said this, his voice trembled a little.

Since the first vat of vinegar was brewed, the vinegar workshop has been doing good business and making good profits. Everyone in the workshop is very happy, and several officials in the county government and the people of the entire county are also happy and pay close attention to the vinegar workshop.

This made Song Changhe, the manager of the vinegar workshop, feel quite stressed, fearing the slightest mistake. This time, the vinegar jar had grey hair growing on it. If it spread to other jars, all the vinegar in the cellar would be wasted. Not only would all the hard work of everyone be wasted, but the vinegar workshop would also suffer huge losses.

This made Song Changhe's legs go weak and he sweated profusely, soaking his back and hair. He looked like he had been fished out of the water.

Xia Mingyue didn't dare to be negligent when she heard this. She quickly put the embroidery needle and the piece of cloth back on the table and said, "I'll go take a look."

Then, he followed Song Changhe all the way to the vinegar brewing workshop outside the city.

This time, I didn't come back until dark.

After returning, Xia Mingyue looked exhausted and seemed to be very thirsty. She picked up the teacup handed to her by Yin Qiao and drank the tea that was cooled specially for her. She hurriedly asked for another cup. After drinking three cups of tea in one breath, Xia Mingyue breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the bench.

"Sister-in-law, how is the vinegar workshop going?" Mrs. Lu asked with concern.

"It's nothing serious. It's just that those jars were not wiped with wine after cleaning, nor were they dried thoroughly with fire, which caused mold to grow. We have found the person who did the work at the time and held him accountable. We have also carefully checked each one, and the other jars are fine."

Xia Mingyue explained truthfully, "But the vinegar in these jars is wasted and can only be thrown away. It's really a pity."

Hearing Xia Mingyue say this, the others' faces were also filled with heartache.

Making a jar of vinegar, from adding ingredients to final fermentation, has to go through many processes. If something goes wrong in the middle, all the efforts will be wasted, and a lot of millet will also be wasted.

Most of them were people who had experienced war and knew how precious food was. When they thought of this, their eyes welled up.

"It seems that we still need to remind the people doing the work not to be careless in this regard." Lu said.

"Yes." Xia Mingyue nodded, "I have discussed this with Manager Song today. From now on, all work in the vinegar workshop must be done strictly according to the procedures, and there must be someone to check and supervise every link. There must be no mistakes or omissions."

Otherwise, in this era when sanitary conditions were already far from ideal, the slightest mistake could be a disaster for a vinegar workshop.

It was getting late, and after a few words about the vinegar workshop, dinner was served.

Clear soup noodles, cold dishes, and sour and delicious jiangshuicai are simple and homely, but very satisfying to eat.

After dinner, they cleaned up and went back home early to rest so that they could continue their busy work the next day.

After being busy all day, Xia Mingyue returned to the room and lay on the bed, looking at the half-embroidered word "An" in the basket on the table. After thinking it over, she decided to light two more lamps and continued to pick up the needle and thread.

"Madam, you should go to bed early and do these tomorrow." Yinqiao and Qingju continued to work in the house. When they saw that Xia Mingyue's house was brightly lit, they reminded her.

"I'm afraid there will be things to do tomorrow. I'm not sleepy yet, so I'll give you two injections." Xia Mingyue said with a smile, "I'm fine, but you guys have been busy making amulets all day, so you should rest early."

After Yinqiao and Qingju got the task of making amulets, they knew that Xia Mingyue and Lu were both worried about their families and worked day and night.

Xia Mingyue could see that both of them had some dark circles under their eyes.

Yinqiao, on the other hand, disagreed.

Although they were busy making amulets, this kind of work was easy to learn and it was all the same job, so they could completely stop thinking once they picked up the needle. Although they felt tired, they could fully recover their energy after a good night's sleep.

Unlike Xia Mingyue, who is not only physically but also mentally exhausted, after this hard work, she is truly physically and mentally exhausted.

Yinqiao felt quite distressed.

But if you think about it carefully, the reason why Xia Mingyue wanted to make this amulet quickly was because she was thinking about Lu Qiyan and Xia Yunji... (End of this chapter)