In less than half a day, the new batch of Ruyi Nectar was sold out again. Even the prepaid order was seven days later. Li Yi closed the shop as usual and went back to the stockade village with the little maid.
Not long after, a carriage left the shop. After driving out of the mansion, it went straight along the official road. After a little more than 15 minutes, it arrived at the foot of Green Willow Mountain.
If they didn't continue along the official road, it would be a rugged mountain road. The carriage would be difficult to travel. The young coachman jumped off the carriage, turned around and said loudly, "Sir, we've arrived!"
The curtain of the carriage opened. Li Yi took Xiaohuan's hand and got off the carriage. He took out ten copper coins from his waist and handed it to the coachman. He said, "Tomorrow is the same time. Remember to wait here."
"Okay!" The coachman put away the copper coins and said with a silly smile, "Sir, don't worry. I will wait here for you tomorrow morning. I won't delay your business!"
For this coachman, the young master in front of him was already a regular customer.
The business of the carriage shop was not very good. He was naturally satisfied with a stable customer who would rent a carriage twice a day.
Li Yi waved his hand and watched the coachman drive away. He walked towards the stockade village with the little maid.
Between Willow Leaf Village and Qing 'an Prefecture, except for this section of mountain road, there were mostly flat roads that could be used by carriages. Renting a carriage could save more than half of the time compared to walking.
Although the carriage was a little bumpy on the official road after leaving the prefectural city, it was not too violent. Since Li Yi knew that there was such a business as driving a carriage in the prefectural city, he often used this means of transportation.
For ordinary people, in order to save ten copper coins, they would rather choose to walk. But now the business of Ruyi Workshop was so good that he could earn dozens of silver coins every day. He didn't need to save money in these places.
What's more, the time saved was enough for him to create more than ten copper coins.
After walking on the mountain road for less than an hour, they could see the stockade village. Not long after entering the stockade village, they saw Fang surrounded by a few girls. He looked embarrassed and didn't know what happened.
Today, Fang was the most successful man in the Willow Leaf Village except for Li Yi. He was envied by countless people.
Li Yi was a lazy person. After the business of the candied haws and the workshop went on the right track, he completely let go and let Fang take charge. Now, even the direct descendants of the Liu family had to act according to Fang's wishes. In the eyes of others, he was naturally awe-inspiring.
More than once, Li Yi had seen several women gathered together and talked about how much virtue Fang's wife had accumulated in her previous life to be able to marry such a capable man. Their words were full of admiration for Fang, just like an older fangirl.
Of course, Li Yi had never mentioned this to Fang. He did not want him to get carried away and harm a married woman. He did not want to cause a tragedy and destroy the harmony and stability of the stronghold …
However, this was only limited to those women. When would these girls also …
This made Li Yi a little hard to imagine. Did he really underestimate Fang's charm before?
"Uncle Fang, please help us …" The girls looked at Fang and begged.
Fang was never good at dealing with women. Being surrounded by so many girls, he could not help but feel a headache. He said with an embarrassed face, "It's not that I don't want to help you, but there is no shortage of people in the candied haws factory. You can't help much even if you go there. The work in the workshop is not something that you girls can do."
"We have nothing to do at home all day. Uncle Fang, please help us …"
"There are many things we can do …"
"Yes, Uncle Fang, I beg you …"
…
Only Uncle Fang could help them with this matter. The girls did not give up and continued to beg.
When the voices entered his ears, Fang felt a headache again. He glanced around and suddenly saw a familiar figure walking towards him. As if he had been granted amnesty, he immediately strode over.
"Son-in-law, you're back!"
"Brother-in-law …" Seeing Li Yi, the girls also bowed in a reserved manner.
"What's going on?" Li Yi looked at Fang and asked with some doubt.
"These children don't want to stay in the village. They insisted that I find some work for them." Fang looked at Li Yi and said helplessly, "There is no shortage of people in the candied haws factory. As for the workshop, as you know, Son-in-law …"
Li Yi nodded. After the direct descendants of the Liu family joined, the candied haws business had reached a saturation point. As for the workshop, no one was allowed to go near it on normal days. The biggest reason was confidentiality. Another reason was because of safety issues. The workshop involved alcohol and fire, so it was not suitable for these women.
"In my opinion, women should stay in the village, cook, and take care of the house. It's really not suitable for them to go out and show their faces." Fang looked up at Li Yi and asked, "Son-in-law, don't you think so?"
When the girls beside Fang heard this, a look of disappointment appeared on their pretty faces. They could not help but lower their heads.
Uncle Fang was right. As women, especially unmarried women, they should be respectful and not show their faces in public. However, their parents were busy at home. Even Sister Qin Qing was teaching the children in the school. It seemed that everyone had something to do, but they were the only ones idling around at home. Naturally, they did not feel good about it.
Li Yi glanced at Fang. For these girls to make such a request, they were much more ambitious than Fang. He turned to look at them and said with a smile, "It just so happens that Ruyi Workshop has been very busy recently. If you are willing, you can go there and help out."
"Son-in-law, this …" Fang looked up at Li Yi with a face full of surprise.
"Really?" The girls looked up with the same look of disbelief.
Li Yi nodded and said, "The shops in the prefectural city have been very busy recently. You can go to the shops tomorrow after you pack up today."
He did not expect these girls to have such intentions. However, he had already planned to hire people. These girls were his people and could be trusted. Instead of hiring a few outsiders, it was better to let them go.
"Thank you, brother-in-law!" The girls were overjoyed. Their pretty faces immediately bloomed with smiles as they quickly thanked him.
"Of course, this matter must first be approved by your families." Seeing their excited expressions, Li Yi added.
One of the girls smiled and said, "Don't worry, brother-in-law. They have already agreed."
Since their families had agreed, Li Yi naturally did not have any objections. He went to the workshop to take a look and instructed Fang and the rest to hurry up with the production of the new batch of Ruyi Dew. Previously, he did not expect that the Ruyi Dew would be in such short supply. When the funds were sufficient and they could start producing spirits, such a small workshop would not be able to meet the production requirements …
By that time, even the manpower would be insufficient …
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