Deng Qiyue then provided Uncle Du with a detailed explanation of the plan, specifying that he would need to relocate to the Qian family’s orchard to oversee the subsequent operations of the workshop.
Uncle Du agreed without a moment’s hesitation. However, he did have one small request: "Master, I accept this position. But I have one condition—I hope you can find a chef who is excellent at cooking to accompany us to the orchard. After all, the people regard food as their heaven."
In his younger days, Shopkeeper Du had been a renowned scholar in Jinzhou, and he was also famously skilled at accounting. He had once had a wife and child, but unfortunately, fate was cruel; his wife passed away during a difficult childbirth, and neither she nor the baby survived.
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