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

"If someone from her husband's family comes, we won't let him take her away. We can just keep her son-in-law in the village, right..."

Ji Sannai scratched her clever head.

The other two people's eyes lit up and said, yes, this is a good idea.

"However, we just hope that her husband doesn't come. If Xiaobei really has a baby, we in Jijiawan can guarantee that we can afford to raise it..."

"Yes, yes, that's right. Sister-in-law, you finally got smart today."

……

"I heard from Shugen last night that everyone in town has spread the word that there was a big earthquake in the county government office!"

The tree root wife said casually.

"What? There was an earthquake. How come we didn't feel anything at all?"

Ji Ernai looked at the roof in fear.

"No, the officials in the county government were dismissed. Magistrate Shen who came to our village said they were exiled, and the others will be executed in the autumn..."

Second and Third Wife Ji also listened carelessly.

The officials are so different from me, there is nothing like them at all.

Ji Xiaobei, who had changed his clothes, was standing at the door. When he heard it, he went in and asked Shugen's wife.

"I heard what you and I said last night, Shugen. We don't know either..."

Shugen’s wife said with a red face.

Ji Xiaobei went to ask Shugen about it.

Shugen said that he heard from people in the town that the new county magistrate had already taken office and was sent directly by Anzhou Prefecture.

Magistrate Shen was dismissed from his post and investigated, awaiting punishment in the autumn.

That sharp-tongued lawyer and his bunch of hooligans were all arrested. They were said to be executed after the autumn. It has already been the beginning of autumn, and no one knows when they will be executed.

Ji Xiaobei strode home without finishing his speech.

"Bei, what's wrong? What happened?" asked Mrs. Lin.

"Mom, I'm going to the county tomorrow." said Ji Xiaobei.

"Ah, what are you going to the county for? Why are you in such a hurry?" Mrs. Lin pulled her over worriedly and asked her to sit down.

Ji Xiaobei was sitting on the bench. She heard a click and was so scared that she squatted down with her legs apart.

"Oh, oh, this stool was thrown away by Shitou the other day. That damn kid insisted that he could sit on it. What the hell can he sit on it..."

While cursing Shitou, Mrs. Lin threw the stool into the yard.

Jidecai was so frightened that he stood up straight.

"Mom, I'm going to the county tomorrow to get some fabric. Haixia said that some of the patterns are running out, so I have to go buy some in advance."

Ji Xiaobei talked nonsense.

Mrs. Lin suddenly remembered a question that had puzzled her for a long time.

"Bei, where are all the finished clothes we made?"

Ji Xiaobei: Where did you go? How do you explain this?

"Mom, I'm a little hungry!"

"Ah, it's only now. Didn't you have two bowls of rice at noon? You're hungry so soon..."

Mrs. Lin muttered to herself and turned to go to the kitchen to get some bread with soybean paste for Ji Xiaobei.

The white pancake wrapped in soybean paste made by Xiaoju is so delicious.

Ji Xiaobei ate a piece of cake in a few bites, and looked up to see Mrs. Lin still staring at her persistently for an answer.

"Mom, I'm thirsty... burp..."

Mrs. Lin went to pour some water again, and the few hens that had just been bought in the backyard were clucking.

"Oh no, Mom, the hen has laid eggs. I said that the hen I bought this time is also a breed that lays eggs easily..."

Ji Xiaobei put down the rough porcelain bowl and rushed out...

Mrs. Lin cursed: "You are holding your fart, running so fast, my door..."

He cursed as he quickly stood up and held onto the shaky door.

Ji Xiaobei walked over with a dozen red-skinned eggs in his pocket and smiled.

Mrs. Lin then put down the door and cursed with a smile: "Damn it, these hens still recognize people. They laid so many eggs when you were gone, and one hen laid two eggs. When I was gone, they just left chicken shit..."

"Mom, I told you, you can rest assured about the chickens I bought. They will definitely lay eggs. It's also because you feed them well. Look at their fat bodies. I'd be sorry if they didn't lay eggs..."

"No, I'm telling you, I treat these chickens better than stones..."

The mother and daughter flattered each other and went into the kitchen to put the eggs in.

Coming out of the kitchen, Ji Xiaobei let out a long sigh...

Fortunately, Mrs. Lin is not a stubborn person.

Just as she was about to go into the house and lie down, she heard Mrs. Lin calling behind her: "Bei ah ..."

Ji Xiaobei's heart rose to his throat again, and he turned his head away with a look of despair: "Mom..."

"Let Shitou go with you tomorrow. After Xiaoyao left, I feel uneasy when you go out... By the way, Grandma Huang, please check Xiaobei's pulse to see if he is feeling unwell. We can go to the county tomorrow to get some medicine..."

Mrs. Huang stuck her head out of the window and agreed.

But I thought in my heart: Your daughter is as strong as a bull, she really can’t be nourished anymore…

However, she still took Ji Xiaobei's pulse with a smile.

Mrs. Huang's face suddenly became serious, and her hands were shaking with panic.

"Boss, do you feel uncomfortable?"

Ji Xiaobei shook his head and looked at Mrs. Huang in surprise.

Hearing that the voice was wrong, Mrs. Lin flashed over and rushed over.

"What, it's not good?" she asked nervously.

Mrs. Huang frowned and took her other pulse.

"What did you say just now? Did it irritate the child?" asked Mrs. Huang.

"No, no..."

Mrs. Lin was so frightened that her legs went limp.

"My heart is beating a little fast... thump thump..."

"Oh, my God, I just said something." Mrs. Lin racked her brains to recall.

"Are you sure you didn't say anything that would upset the child?" Mrs. Huang confirmed again.

"Ah, I just asked about selling goods. Maybe, maybe I made my daughter anxious..."

Mrs. Lin murmured.

"It's just these words, why can't they be sold? The child is already in this state, how can you say something that will make him upset? You don't pay attention at all..."

Mrs. Huang gave Mrs. Lin a lecture.

Mrs. Lin looked regretful and nodded repeatedly.

"I will never ask again, Bei, you are the one who decides..."

Ji Xiaobei: …

She was secretly delighted, thinking that her mother would definitely not ask her questions again:

Where did the finished clothes go?

Where did the woven bamboo products go?

After a while, she will adapt and accept it.

Just like at the beginning, she didn't believe that a chicken could lay two eggs a day.

Now she is not surprised if the chickens lay five eggs a day.

Time is the best medicine to cure all doubts...

The next morning, she and Shitou drove a donkey cart to the county.

Ji Xiaobei asked Ji Decai to go because the last time he took Ma Debiao to Anzhou, he caused some romantic incidents.

Ji Xiaobei was going on a long journey and didn't want it to go.

Ma Debiao was licking Xiaocai's fur at home when he felt his nose itchy and sneezed twice.

Xiaocai was so scared that he ran away...

Ji Decai ran all the way. Last time I didn't take it to Anzhou Prefecture, it was depressed at home and didn't eat much for several days, and it lost a lot of weight.

Thinking that the boss no longer favored him, he was particularly excited when he was called upon this time.

Ji Xiaobei hasn't been to Wei County for several months. It seems to be even more desolate than the last time he came. There is no life at all...