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Chapter 849: Chapter 852: Crushing the Rumors
"I hope the village chief can manage to bring in Scholar Lu. As long as he’s here, I’d sell the cooking pots and iron if I had to, just to send my child to him."
Qiao Duo’er waited until they had discussed among themselves for a while before interrupting them.
"Alright, everyone. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask me privately later. We still need to distribute wages today, so let’s get moving and try to finish by noon."
Qin Clan’s mouth moved the fastest, and she asked in surprise, "Duo’er, are you really going to distribute the wages?"
"Of course, I am. I can’t let you all work for nothing, right?"
Qiao Duo’er said playfully.
If she really delayed the payment of wages, she reckoned the roof of the Embroidery Room might be flipped by the workers.
Everyone’s faces were filled with joy, and at the same time, many rumors were self-defeating.
Qiao Duo’er continued, "I know everyone has been worried about the stockpile recently, and I understand."
Before she could finish, someone muttered, "If you understand our feelings, then hurry up and tell us what to do!"
The stock in the warehouse kept piling up higher, but the Duo Meifang in town couldn’t sell that much.
If things kept going like this, even the warehouse wouldn’t be able to fit everything.
And with cloth, silk threads, and labor all requiring silver, how could the Tan Family withstand a continuous deficit?
"So, let me be frank, Mansion City Duo Meifang can’t be opened because I can’t travel far, and Ah Hong doesn’t feel at ease leaving me at home alone."
Qiao Duo’er paused on purpose and saw that everybody had serious expressions on their faces, which satisfied her mischievous heart.
"But we do have another plan, which is to open branches in Feng County and Cheng County."
"Next to Feng County are the iron mines, and Cheng County has salt mines, with many wealthy families. You don’t have to worry about the inventory not being sold. Once the branches are up and running, the amount of stock won’t be an issue!"
Qiao Duo’er was confident, and she estimated that soon they would have to work overtime again.
Feng County and Cheng County were the bases for the Yin Family and Xuan Eagle Stronghold to smuggle salt and iron.
Although these two places had suffered for many years, they were rich in resources and still quite prosperous.
Especially the wealthy families, who were incredibly rich.
White Stone County also benefited from the prosperity of the two neighboring counties; otherwise, it would have been played to death by the Yin Family long ago.
After Qiao Duo’er had finished speaking, Fat Aunt had already moved the bamboo basket over.
This was the wages to be distributed to everyone.
The Embroidery Room tallied the Embroidery Ladies’ work every day, so everyone knew exactly what their wages should be, and the Tan Family always gave more than expected, as they did this time too.
"I knew the Tan Family wouldn’t fail. You can tell Duo’er and her husband are meant to have good fortune!"
"That’s not certain yet. We still have to wait until the branches open to see the results."
"I bet it won’t be bad. If it’s anything like the town, where it’s almost a frenzy, I estimate it will be the same in other places!"
"Anyway, I know the Tan Family has silver and won’t shortchange our wages!"
This statement struck a chord with everyone. They were just village women; they didn’t need to know too much, just that their own lives were stable.
"Anyone who has doubts about their wages can come to me. It’s human to make mistakes sometimes, but if someone wants to make unwarranted trouble, they’ll have half a month’s wages deducted first."
Qiao Duo’er was serious. This kind of behavior wasn’t just a bad reputation but also a huge waste of other people’s time.
Like hiding a few copper coins and then coming to her claiming there was a mistake in the wage calculations.
"I think we should monitor each other and not let such a disastrous situation occur in our Embroidery Room," Qin Clan said to the person next to her.
Unexpectedly, everyone agreed. They were all good people and shouldn’t let one bad apple spoil the bunch.
