Hearing what his son and daughter said, Zheng Changhe finally put his mind at ease. He was happy—with his son not having to go to the schoolhouse every day, their family finances would naturally be less strained.
So, the family discussed the summer harvest for a while longer, only going to rest when their eyes were heavy with sleep.
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The Fang family's farm tool workshop was a bustling affair. They recruited all the blacksmiths and carpenters in Xiatang Market, and not only did they manufacture rice threshers, but they also produced other farm tools.
Manager Song figured that in a place like Xiatang Market, rice threshers were unlikely to sell in large numbers. It would be better to transport them to Linhuzhou and Qinghui to sell to the major, wealthy households. Common farm tools, on the other hand, had a huge market, so he decided to add them to their production line.
