The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 720 Godfather Buys You Candy (6)_1

Chapter 720: Chapter 720 Godfather Buys You Candy (6)_1

Shen Songming nodded, "Let’s get the rubber factory up and running before anything else!" Starting a glass factory would inevitably require her to be present, to run back and forth. He could take care of all the sales-related matters, but he didn’t understand the manufacturing process, so she had to do it. She was pregnant again now, and with childbearing and rearing, it would be at least seven or eight months before she could let go.

While they were talking, Sun Tiezhu, Zou Xing, and Zou Fu came over.

Shen Songming put away the map.

Seeing him arrive, all three of them greeted him with respect.

"What brings you here?" Shen Songming asked. Now that the skateboards, hand-pulled carts, and hand-pushed carts were already in use, had Pei Qin come up with something new?

"Xiao Pei asked us to come!" Zou Fu said with a smile.

"The corn harvest is near, and that hand-operated threshing machine has also been used for two years; it’s time for a replacement! Let’s launch this portable hand-cranked corn threshing machine this year!" Pei Qin said and told Feng Wei to go to the back courtyard study to get her blueprints.

Feng Wei complied and quickly brought the blueprints.

The blueprints were spread out on the table, and Wang Tiezhu, Zou Xing, and Zou Fu all came over to look, "No wonder it’s called portable, it’s so small, and it looks simple and lightweight!"

Pei Qin laughed, "It’s not just small and light to look at, but mainly it’s not tiring when threshing!" She explained to them how to build it and how to use it.

The new hand-cranked corn threshing machine could be fixed anywhere on a bench or the edge of a table, high or low as desired. One just needed to fill in the corn cob sideways and quickly strip the kernels by turning the handle.

Shen Songming couldn’t even remember this contraption, and he felt a bit embarrassed touching his nose. Pei Qin, a woman, was better at playing with machinery than him, a man. No wonder Liang San had tried to take her out from the start. Failing to win her over, he resorted to plotting the poisoned soy sauce case.

After Zou Xing and Zou Fu understood the instructions, they solemnly thanked Pei Qin, took the blueprints, and went back home with Sun Tiezhu.

Watching them leave, Shen Songming asked, "Is Zou Xing now back home forging? Is he not working with Sun Tiezhu anymore?"

"The things that need to be done require the smelting of iron and the production of steel, and it’s too much work for just one person. So Zou Xing went back home. Sun Tiezhu is now doing root carving, which is just starting out and doesn’t make money, so having an extra person would be wasting manpower." It was only because Grandma Sun and Lady Zou often came around, and her embroidery skills were taught by Lady Zou, that Pei Qian didn’t say much about Lady Zou teaching Sun Tiezhu to do root carving.

"Root carving is a decent occupation, indeed many people like to engage in this craft," Shen Songming nodded. He was initially thinking that Pei Qin could take Sun Tiezhu and Zou Xing under her wing, to have them as her trusted aides to help her with the business.

The group chatted until noon, ate lunch, and then Pei Wendong went back to the county school while Pei Yuan returned home as well.

Madam Zhao was waiting for her to eat lunch, and seeing that it was already past noon and she hadn’t returned, she knew she had stayed for half a day.

"Brother Songming came over, and I stayed late to discuss business with him," Pei Yuan explained apologetically when she got home, looking at the leftover dishes.

Hearing it was Shen Songming, Madam Zhao wasn’t angry but even happier, "He came to transport the preserved eggs and soy sauce, right!? His business is growing bigger and bigger, and it’s also expanding the soy sauce and preserved eggs your elder sister makes!"

Pei Yuan nodded with a smile, and showed her the Kaleidoscope, "This is a Kaleidoscope made in Brother Songming’s workshop, he gave me one as a gift."

Madam Zhao and Old Master Zhao were both amazed and praised it again and again. They regretted that Pei Qin had not chosen Shen Songming as her husband. Although Mo Heng was incredibly handsome, well-learned, and had shed the label of a pretty boy, compared to that, Shen Songming seemed like the better choice.

Shen Songming was sitting in Mo Heng and Pei Qin’s study, supplementing Pei Qin’s English dictionary, while disdainfully belittling Mo Heng, "Are you planning to just stay at home compiling dictionaries and teaching? Really great ambitions!" This guy was too scheming; who knew what he was doing behind closed doors.

Mo Heng replied coldly, "Mind your own business." It was now impossible for him to pursue a civil career. Being a small Ninth or Eighth Rank official was one thing, but once he was promoted, unless ordered by the Emperor, the Mo family would definitely oppress him. He was only concerned that the Mo family might extend their reach to the people around him.

"Being an Inspector isn’t exactly an idle position, though. You could still find some pathways through it, right?" Shen Songming scoffed.

"You’re very good at finding pathways," Mo Heng turned away.

Shen Songming sneered at him, "It’s even better if you don’t want to find pathways! Strive to achieve real work!"

Mo Heng’s expression stiffened slightly. The Inspectorate Office managed local security and arrested thieves. It had almost no administrative power, and even less military jurisdiction.

Shen Songming teased him relentlessly, watching his uncomfortable expression, and felt a covert sense of satisfaction. With so many tricks and such a dark mind, he didn’t believe Mo Heng couldn’t achieve real results. He was just trying to secure his position, afraid that if he left, his family would be vulnerable, and Mo Heng would take advantage!

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