Takumi and Ayaka Kamisato gathered.
Immediately, they headed toward Qingcezhuang on a transport ship.
The ships moved upstream.
Passing along the river, through Dihua Marsh, they soon reached the bridge near Shimen.
After passing the bridge, they entered the Qingcezhuang area.
Upon arriving, under Takumi's directions, the transport ships moved toward the small pier in Qingcezhuang.
When the river was widened earlier, Takumi had intentionally built this small pier.
Klee and the others stood beside Takumi, looking around curiously.
Everything here felt new compared to before.
A huge change.
"It's changed a lot here."
"Did big brother Takumi make this?"
Klee was shocked.
Takumi nodded.
"Correct."
"Surprising, right?"
He rubbed Klee's head with a smile.
Klee nodded repeatedly.
"Right!"
"Klee is shocked."
Seeing her cute expression, Takumi chuckled.
When the boat docked, Takumi got off with the others.
Then he said to Ayaka:
"Next, find people to load the grain."
"Then ship it out."
"There are carts at the warehouse for transporting grain. Just pay a small fee."
Ayaka nodded.
"I understand."
"You go handle your work first."
"When the loading is done, I'll come find you."
After agreeing, Ayaka headed toward the granary.
Watching her leave, Takumi turned to the children.
"Klee, you guys can go play. But don't run off and fall into the river."
"The water here is very deep."
"Understand?"
"And don't fry fish here. If you must fry fish, go somewhere else."
Takumi warned Klee.
She looked a little disappointed—at first.
But then her eyes lit up.
She thought he wouldn't allow her to fry fish at all.
Turns out she could—just elsewhere.
She hurriedly nodded.
"Got it!"
"I'll go see if Grandpa needs help!"
"I can help reclaim the river!"
Then Klee ran off with Qiqi and the others.
Takumi shook his head helplessly.
He ignored them.
They were familiar with Qingcezhuang by now.
Their classmates were here too.
Soon, half the village's children would probably be running around.
Thinking this, Takumi walked toward Mr. Zhang's house.
At this time, the Zhang family was waiting.
Seeing Takumi, Mr. Zhang grew excited.
"Master Takumi, you're here."
"How's the wine?"
Takumi smiled.
"It's basically fine."
"Next, let's talk about the winery."
"I'll build a liquor factory here in Qingcezhuang, and Mr. Zhang, you'll be the technical master."
"As for Xiao Zhang, how about you manage it?"
Xiao Zhang, who was on his phone, froze.
Mr. Zhang also looked over.
Xiao Zhang put his phone away, startled.
"Me?"
"Master Takumi, that's not good…"
"I don't know how to manage a winery…"
He was confused.
Why him?
Wasn't this too sudden?
Takumi chuckled.
"You managed a warehouse for others in Liyue Harbor, didn't you?"
"Managing a winery isn't difficult."
"Why not try?"
Xiao Zhang was stunned.
He scratched his head.
"But I…"
He still wasn't confident.
"Don't worry. Learn slowly if you don't understand."
"I'll send people to help you."
"It's not suitable for the General Affairs Department to run a winery."
"It's best to have a local manage it."
"And since you're free at home, you might as well help."
Xiao Zhang hesitated, then nodded.
"Alright."
"I'll try. If I can't do it, then Master Takumi, please find someone else."
At least he knew his limits.
He told Takumi in advance.
If he failed, someone else should take over.
Takumi nodded.
"No problem."
"The winery won't require heavy management."
"Mostly just purchasing materials."
"You'll need to run errands sometimes."
"As for funds, don't worry. Use the Liyue government terminal."
"Write an application for what you need. The funds will arrive quickly."
Takumi explained everything simply.
Xiao Zhang finally understood his responsibilities.
He felt more confident.
After confirming the role arrangement, Takumi said:
"Next, I'll discuss with Granny Ruoxin about getting land to build the winery."
"You all come with me."
"After the winery is built, Xiao Zhang, you'll start hiring workers."
"Asking if villagers want to work at the winery is your job."
Xiao Zhang nodded.
He had no objections.
Then everyone stood up and went together.
They headed to Granny Ruoxin's home.
Granny Ruoxin happened to be working inside.
Seeing Takumi, she quickly greeted him.
"No need to stand on ceremony, Granny Ruoxin."
"I'm here today to ask for a plot of empty land to build a winery."
"We'll use it to brew wine."
Takumi explained quickly.
Granny Ruoxin wasn't surprised.
She nodded and asked:
"Where do you plan to build it?"
"As for the land in the village, use whatever you like."
"Most of it is under Liyue's ownership."
"Only the village area belongs to everyone."
"But Takumi, you wouldn't build the winery inside the village, right?"
She chuckled.
No need for him to explain too much.
If Takumi wanted a piece of land, he could just take it.
No need to ask.
Takumi was slightly surprised.
But he quickly accepted it.
"Then I'll build it behind the village!"
"It's perfect for fetching water!"
The brewing water would come from the back mountain.
That water was the purest.
After all, it came from the domain of the pure water spirit.