The Wealthy Eldest Sister Rules Supreme

However, Zhuang Qingning, being her elder sister, was born taller, more competent, and fiercer, which was quite usual.

Zhuang Qingsui didn’t find anything odd, she smiled and nodded, pinching the little head of the snow globe she was holding, “We’re lucky we found it early. If we had been late, wouldn’t it have fallen and broken? We definitely can’t allow it to climb this high next time.”

The snow globe had also gotten the scare, curling up into a little ball in Zhuang Qingsui’s arms, it gave a low “meow” as if responding.

“It must have been really scared. I guess it would hesitate to climb trees now.” Zhuang Qingning chuckled, “You feed it something first. I guess the meal is almost ready. Once I finish cooking the last dish, we can start eating.”

“Okay.” Zhuang Qingsui agreed, soothing the snow globe with a slice of meat, while Zhuang Qingning proceeded to add the shredded radish she had cut earlier into the pot.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the task of caring for small animals].

[The host has received a random task reward, Spring Breeze Triumph Fragments x2, Cat Food 500g, and the recipe for Cat Ears].

I can also get a reward for saving my own cat?

Not bad at all.

Zhuang Qingning was instantly in high spirits.

Speaking of the task reward, she now had the recipe for handmade noodles, Moon Incense was also ready, and even the soap recipe was on its way.

It’s time to get busy and prepare for a good fight.

In the recent days, because Mr. Fan had not come, it had been Chu Jinnian who came to teach. Zhuang Qingning, feeling that she should not disregard him lightly, had been staying at home. Now that Chu Jinnian was preparing to return to the capital, and considering the time, Cheng Ruize’s health should also be almost recovered there.

It’s time to go find Cheng Ruize and discuss the upcoming business.

And the issue with the handmade noodle recipe…

Zhuang Qingning’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

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“You’re saying you’re considering opening another workshop?” Zhuang Jingye was so shocked at Zhuang Qingning’s revelation that he nearly fell off his bench.

The tofu workshop, the tofu skin workshop, and the century egg workshop—all were booming businesses. Merely managing these three workshops was not only a guarantee of a comfortable life, but also allowed them to enjoy the best of both worlds.

Zhuang Jingye had thought that it was quite remarkable for a young girl like Zhuang Qingning to accomplish such a feat, and that merely managing these few workshops would suffice.

Unexpectedly, she wanted to open another workshop.

Zhuang Qingning, was indeed remarkably bold and capable.

“Yeah.” Zhuang Qingning nodded, “I plan to open a workshop that produces dried noodles.”

“As for dried noodles, I have come across them before. They are thin and straight dry noodles. If stored properly, they can last for two to three months without going bad. It’s a very convenient item to bring along when traveling. In the county towns and big city households, it’s purchased by those who are too lazy to knead dough or lack the skills to roll out noodles.”

Zhuang Jingye commented, “I’ve heard that these dried noodles taste much better than our hand-rolled noodles, if it sells well, it should be pretty good.”

“Where are you planning to open this workshop?” Zhuang Jingye asked next.

“If we can open it in our village, it would be most ideal.” Zhuang Qingning replied with a smile.

If it could be opened in the village, not to mention the plenty of employment it would create, at least the wages would not go to outsiders. In the future, whether it is a woman getting married or a man taking a wife, everyone would benefit from it.

If this were the case, he, as the village chief, would be pretty esteemed outside the village!

He would have to look up to the sky with his nostrils facing up!

However…

Zhuang Jingye lowered his eyes slightly, “If you want to open a workshop, I’m sure I’d be happy. The villagers would probably be happy too. But if you want to open another workshop, it might not be possible to do so in our village.”

“These workshops have basically used up all the capable hands in our village. Considering the current capacity of the tofu skin workshop and the century egg workshop, we might need to hire more workers. In the future, we might have to hire workers from other villages.”

“If we’re going to open another workshop, I guess the majority of the workers will need to be hired from other villages. I’m not saying that people from other villages are necessarily bad, but if we have some from our own village and some from other villages, working in workshops in our village, the villagers will probably be a bit arrogant, and the people from other villages may feel somewhat dissatisfied, then the trouble begins.”

“And moreover, although it’s a workshop in our village, with outsiders coming to work and getting paid for their work, they may not work all that hard, let alone work with dedication, which is hard to say.”

“If you’re going to set it up, you might as well make it like the glass noodle workshop in Miao Village—completely local and a community business. Everyone will take extra care of it, and the work will be much different.”

“Anyway, this is just my suggestion. You should think it over. If you really want to run a successful workshop, it would be best to choose another location, otherwise it could get messy.”

Zhuang Qingning pursed her lips.

Zhuang Jingye, who usually likes to avoid conflicts and cares a lot about saving face, made a very reasonable proposition today.

It had to be said that when it came to important matters, Zhuang Jingye always saw things clearly.

“Uncle Village Chief makes a good point. I really need to think about this.” Zhuang Qingning nodded.

“You think about it again. If it doesn’t work out, you can also go to the County Government Office and talk to Master Ding and Mr. Xu. They will certainly be supportive because, after all, this is a matter that would benefit the common people by providing good employment opportunities.”

Zhuang Jingye laughed, “Once the County Government gets involved, it will be easier for you to handle things.”

“That’s true.” Zhuang Qingning agreed.

Originally, she had planned that, if the workshop could be set up near home, it should be set up near home, so that the villagers could earn more, but after listening to Zhuang Jingye’s explanation, Zhuang Qingning began to feel that her thoughts were somewhat simplistic.

In the olden days, the clan-based villages had a strong sense of unity amongst their own folk, but they also showed a distinct rejection of outsiders.

In the past incident with Zhao Ziping, everyone was eager to fight as long as someone said so. Apart from their support for Zhuang Jingye and her, their inherent protectiveness and xenophobia had a great impact.

If there was a shortage of labor supply in the village in the future, and there was a sense of disdain for outsiders, the workshop would indeed be greatly affected.

It might be better to continue to replicate the collective workshop model of Miao Village, self-management, internal harmony, and strive to achieve the best results.

“All right, Uncle Village Chief, I understand now. I’ll go back and think about it and see what to do.” Zhuang Qingning got up.