They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 408 Just right
Liang Mingsong remained silent.

Oh, that's for the best.

Sure enough, Zhao became more cautious and restrained herself, no longer daring to be so defiant, and had to suppress her temper and wait.

After finalizing the list of hired members, Xu Zhichun invited Liang Lizheng, Fourth Aunt, and Sixth Grandfather to be present and explained the matter of signing the contract to everyone.

The core points are twofold: follow instructions and keep it confidential.

The maximum penalty for breach of contract is set, and if there is any leak, the compensation ranges from five to one thousand taels of silver.

The sisters-in-law and aunts were terrified when they heard about the thousand taels of silver.

"Huh? You...you have to pay me back?"

"One thousand taels? One thousand taels! My God, that's a lot of money!"

"That would pile up into a mountain."

"Don't say anymore, it makes my heart tremble."

Liang Lizheng was speechless: "Stop arguing, stop arguing. Don't scare yourselves with your wild imaginations. Let Madam Xu finish speaking."

Liang Lizheng repeated it several times before the dozen or so excited women finally stopped chattering.

Xu Zhichun anticipated that everyone would be shocked by these words, but he didn't expect them to have such a unique way of thinking.
She quickly explained, "Aunties, sisters-in-law, and other women have misunderstood. I didn't mean for anyone to pay compensation; this is mainly to prevent leaks."

With a mountain of a thousand taels of silver constantly reminding him, at least he could keep his mouth shut.

Furthermore, if any unscrupulous merchant were to attempt to bribe someone, anyone tempted to do so would have to think twice.

Xu Zhichun explained in detail two or three times, answering a series of strange questions from the aunts and sisters-in-law. Everyone nodded slowly, "Oh!" and showed expressions of sudden understanding.

understood.

Peace of mind.

Liang Lizheng played the stern role, saying, "What's your hurry? Would Madam Xu be so harsh on our village? Even though we have this contract, I still have to say a few more words. No other village is as good as ours. We are blessed to have someone like Madam Xu. We must cherish this blessing and not lose it. If anyone does something disloyal and tries to spoil the whole village, then don't blame us for being impolite."

"I won't stand on ceremony, and I'm sure the other families in the village won't stand on ceremony either!"

Fourth Grandmother and Sixth Grandfather nodded in agreement.

The aunts and sisters-in-law also expressed their opinions.

“The village head is right, that makes sense.”

"Absolutely, such a good thing only happens to people from outside the village. Others can only envy it."

"Anyone who would do something like betraying their own people is utterly inhuman."

"If someone actually does that, we'll isolate her!"

"Yes, and you even insulted her! You insulted her so badly she couldn't lift her head!"

"Yeah!"

Liang Lizheng, along with Fourth Aunt and Sixth Grandfather, all agreed, saying, "That's not something that should be scolded."

Xu Zhichun: "."

To be honest, she felt a little out of place.

"So, are there no problems with this contract, aunts, sisters-in-law, and other women?" Everyone answered in unison, "No!"

Of course not, unless someone has ulterior motives, they would say yes.

To show that they were open and aboveboard, Liang Lizheng and Fourth Aunt acted as witnesses to prove that the contract was valid, and everyone signed it very readily.

On the day the workshop officially opened, Zhong Changkuan, Liang Xiaoman, and Yang Ming and his son also went.

Countless villagers crowded at the entrance of the workshop to watch the spectacle.

The reason they crowded at the workshop entrance was that no unauthorized personnel were allowed to enter. They were not allowed to contact their own family members if they needed to, nor were they allowed to bring their children to the workshop to work while taking care of them.

Unless it is an extremely important matter, the person performing the task is not allowed to come out during the work period.

Even though they couldn't get in, the villagers gathered at the workshop entrance, chattering and discussing for a long time before finally dispersing.

After all, there had never been any workshops in the village before, and such a well-built workshop was unprecedented, which naturally inspired a sense of awe and respect in people who saw it.

The families chosen to work there were all smiles and filled with pride.

The child in the family was very proud of himself, which made his friends envious.

After three or four days of chaos, everything finally got back on track. The aunts, sisters-in-law, and other women who were hired to do the work had basically gotten used to the various rules, and Xu Zhichun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

That's good.

The rest was left to her, and she left it to Aunt Zhu'er and Zeng Xiaoyan to manage, with Zeng Xiaojuan helping out from the side, and Liang Mingliang also helping to look after things.

Xu Zhichun then planned to rest for a while and then go to Loujia Village to check on the cotton fields in Qingyang County, as she was not entirely at ease about them.

“How about we stay in Loujia Village for a couple of days? I think the houses there are just as good as the manor in Qingyang County. I personally drew up the plans and instructed them to be renovated and expanded. There’s a ditch flowing out of the mountains behind the manor. I had Xiaoman find someone to widen and deepen it, and also dug a canal to bring water into the manor. We also dug a pretty big pond and raised a lot of fish.”

"The water is flowing, which is great for raising fish; you can fish or catch them. We have some well-pickled sauerkraut and kimchi at home, so we'll bring some with us to make sauerkraut fish."

Back in her room that night, Xu Zhichun naturally nestled in Liang Minglang's arms, chatting and laughing about her plans.

The man's gaze softened as he stared intently at her, occasionally smiling and saying "okay."

When they looked up, their eyes met. Xu Zhichun met those deep, dark eyes, and her heart trembled slightly. Those eyes gradually became hot and intense, tightly enveloping her, leaving her nowhere to hide.

She belatedly sensed that something was amiss, and hurriedly looked away, instinctively struggling. The large hand gripping her waist suddenly tightened, and she couldn't move. Through the thin fabric of her clothes, the skin where his palm pressed against hers gradually became hot and burning. She couldn't help but tremble slightly, her body felt a little weak, and her heart pounded uncontrollably.

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"Zhichun." The man suddenly leaned forward from behind her, and with a little force in his arm, her slender back was involuntarily pressed against his burning chest. She froze instantly, not daring to move.

The man leaned down and whispered softly in her ear, "We bowed before my parents' graves, didn't we? You and I are not strangers."

His breath sent shivers down her spine, and Xu Zhichun blushed from her cheeks to the roots of her ears. "I..."

"You agree to marry me."

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After waiting for a while without hearing her voice, the man chuckled again: "My wife has tacitly agreed, hasn't she?"

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He was both aware and proactive, gently pulling her to turn around, then cupped her face and kissed her lips.
Xu Zhichun was forced to follow him closely, like a small boat that could not control itself in a storm being thrown to the forefront of the waves again and again. The whole night was chaotic, passionate, intoxicating, and decadent. When the night passed and the day came, the sun shone on the earth again, and she felt as if she had been reborn, feeling as if she had come back to life.

The new student was in a bad state; his whole body ached and he was weak. He had the strength to glare at him, but nothing else.