I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

Ji Xiaobei glanced at Fu Jichang and immediately came up with a plan.

She walked over with a smile on her face.

Fu Jichang's heart tightened, and his hand that was brushing Ma Debiao's fur trembled: This expression on her face must mean something bad! She is either trying to extort money or is being unreasonable...

Fu Jichang was having a fierce struggle in his heart. Should he greet her with a smile, or greet her with a smile, or greet her with a smile?

Damn, he will definitely welcome you with a smile!

Because of the portrait, her face had been cold for several days, and she was only cold to herself. She was smiling to everyone else. That feeling was so uncomfortable.

Thinking of this, Fu Jichang immediately smiled like a flower and put down the brush in his hand...

Ma Debiao expressed his dissatisfaction strongly: Ah... uh... putting women before friendship...

Ji Xiaobei felt a little embarrassed when she saw Fu Jichang's look. In order to ease the embarrassment, she patted Ma Debiao's butt affectionately.

Ma Debiao's body trembled violently: The boss always gives him a sweet treat first, and then a slap in the face!

Ma Debiao tightened his buttocks and waited...waited...

It took a long time for the big hand to fall, and then he felt relieved and lowered his head to eat the grass quietly.

"Little cousin, you're busy..." Ji Xiaobei was laughing so hard that his face was about to cramp.

Fu Jichang immediately threw away the brush in his hand, stood up straight, and said with a smile: "Cousin Ji, I'm not busy, not busy at all... If you have something to say, just tell me, don't be polite!"

"I heard that you are quite familiar with the provincial capital?" Ji Xiaobei asked.

Fu Jichang: Who told you that?

Fu Jichang smiled but said, "I'm not that familiar with the place, I've been there a few times!"

Ji Xiaobei was delighted, thinking that a blind cat had caught a dead mouse, he actually guessed it right!

"I want to ask how many days it will take to get to the provincial capital and what the road conditions are like?"

Just as Fu Jichang was about to answer her question seriously, he heard Mrs. Lin shouting from the kitchen: "Little one, come here and help me carry the swill bucket out!"

Fu Jichang bowed slightly, then turned around and left immediately.

Ji Xiaobei hurried to stop him.

Fu Jichang: "Cousin, I'll go help Auntie take out the swill bucket first, it would be bad if I delay cooking!"

After saying that, he ran over hurriedly.

Ji Xiaobei: Auntie Lin, you did this on purpose!

By dinner time, Ji Xiaobei still hadn't caught Fu Jichang's men.

Ji Xiaobei is a stubborn person. If someone tries to stop her from doing something she has decided on, she will feel like she has something stuck in her throat and will feel extremely uncomfortable.

She walked around the yard several times but didn't see Fu Jichang.

In the yard, Heita and Aqi were making bunk beds at Aunt Wang's house.

Sawdust and shavings were flying everywhere, and the sounds of axes and saws made people feel irritated.

Ji Xiaobei walked over and took a look.

The fence has been built, and Heita and Aqi are squatting on the ground, busying themselves around.

Heita's skills are not that great, so the bed can just be called a bed.

It has four legs, one is thick, one is thin, and the other two are a little crooked.

Ah Qi stuck out his butt, closed one eye, and looked at the bed board to see if it was flat!

"Brother Hei, it's still not level. Your four legs are not the same height. How can the bed be level?" Ah Qi muttered.

"Brother Hei, I don't want to sleep on this bed. I'm afraid I'll slide off the bed in the middle of the night..."

Heita said angrily: "Is my craftsmanship so bad? I don't believe that the four legs can't be aligned!"

Ji Xiaobei walked over and pointed with his foot: "This slanted one..."

As he spoke, he tried to break the bed leg, and with a snap, it broke...

Heita: I cut the bed legs with great difficulty...

Aqi: My sister Bei is awesome! Let's beat down a few more big guys on the training ground today...

Ji Xiaobei said angrily: "I wanted to help you, but who knew that the legs of this bed are so fragile..."

Finally, Ji Xiaobei put forward the lowest requirement. She only asked that the bed be large enough for people to sleep in and be sturdy enough. It didn't matter if it looked ugly.

Heita: This is also my minimum requirement, I will definitely work hard!

Ji Xiaobei's mind suddenly brightened up. If he couldn't find Fu Jichang, then he could look for the Black Tower.

"Heizi, are you and your master from Anzhou Prefecture?" Ji Xiaobei asked.

There was a layer of sawdust on Heita's face, he grinned and nodded.

"Is Anzhou Prefecture far away? How many days does it take to get there?"

Heita said without hesitation: "First go to Wei County, then go north through Anqing County, Qingfeng County... through Qingzhou Prefecture,

It's just past Yanghua County, and it takes about three days to get there by horse carriage."

These place names are very unfamiliar to Ji Xiaobei.

She nodded ignorantly.

Three days is still okay.

"When will you return to the city?" Ji Xiaobei asked again.

Heita hurriedly covered his mouth, thinking that he had said too much and might have exposed his whereabouts.

He looked at the beggar, who seemed not to have heard him and was concentrating on measuring the size of the bed with a wooden stick.

"Well, Boss, I have to get to work. As for the city, just ask my master!"

Heita turned and left in a hurry.

Ji Xiaobei: He looks stupid, but he is quite alert!

I don't care where you are from or where you are going, I just want to know the situation in the capital...

Seeing that he couldn't get any more information out of him, Ji Xiaobei turned around and was about to leave.

When passing the backyard, I heard bursts of hens clucking.

Then the sound of voices was heard.

"Little brother, my mother asked you to watch the hen and see where it lays eggs. We haven't been able to find any eggs these past few days!"

Xiaohua's childish voice rang out.

"I have to go to the ancestral hall. People are waiting for me." Fu Jichang said anxiously.

"My mother said that you can only leave after my eldest sister leaves, and you are not allowed to encourage my eldest sister to go to the capital.

The city is in chaos, I heard there are murders and arson in the streets..."

Fu Jichang: How could I not know? You are a little girl who has never been out of Jijia Bay, how do you know?

Xiaohua: My mother said so!

Ji Xiaobei strode over, scaring the chickens in the chicken coop so much that they flew everywhere.

Xiaohua: "Sister, why are you here!"

Fu Jichang: I didn’t mean to hide from you…

Ji Xiaobei took out an egg from his arms and said, "Don't look for it, the two of you. I've already found the egg. The hen has moved to a different place to lay eggs, so of course you can't find it."

Fu Jichang was surprised: Impossible, you can lie to a child, but I don’t believe it.

Fu Jichang said: "It's impossible. We have checked it. It can't be from a hen."

Ji Xiaobei: "If it wasn't laid by the hen, could it be you?"

Fu Jichang shook his head and retorted, "It wasn't laid by me, but it definitely wasn't laid by the hen."

Xiaohua felt that there was no need for her elder sister to argue with Fu Jichang about this. It didn't matter who laid the eggs. What mattered was that they had eggs to eat now.

Ji Xiaobei touched Xiaohua's head and praised her for being sensible...

"Let's go. Everyone in the ancestral hall is waiting. Don't we need to train today?"

Ji Xiaobei asked Fu Jichang with a cold face.