"What did that old man do?"
"I'm not entirely sure. All I saw was him seeing those people off with a huge grin on his face. I'm pretty sure he's plotting something. You should be careful. They might be targeting the watermill workshop since you refused to let them work there."
"Any other weird stuff?"
"I see them outside the workshop all the time."
"Oh?"
"But, the chief has guards keeping the workshop safe all the time. No one can enter without permission."
Zhao Chuchu wasn't really worried that people might steal the secret to making tofu skins.
As the market grew bigger, just the watermill workshop in Lengshui Village alone wasn't enough to meet the demand.
The other reason was that they were also contracted with the Yuan clan. Not many people were able to land such a contract.
As long as her relationship with the Yuan clan remained friendly, no one could cooperate with the Yuan clan directly.