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

Ji Xiaobei wanted to know the wages Wang Wu received for hiring them.

The old women went back excitedly to get the documents. They all lived in the south city and worked here, which was close to home and very convenient.

Madam Fu turned around and asked Ji Xiaobei, "My daughter, have you bought them all now?"

Ji Xiaobei: "Ah, what else?"

Old Mrs. Fu nodded in confusion, then became excited again: "Okay, buy it! From now on, I want to stay here!"

"What are you doing here?" Ji Xiaobei asked curiously.

"I, I weave!"

Ji Xiaobei: ...I bought you a weaving factory to play with?

The maids outside rushed in with documents.

Ji Xiaobei took the document. Fortunately, they all looked the same, except for the number in the middle.

Some people earn more, some earn less.

"If you want to stay and continue working, come early tomorrow morning! If you don't want to work, you don't have to come tomorrow."

Ji Xiaobei said.

More than a dozen people stared at Ji Xiaobei at the same time and said in unison: "I'll do it..."

It was the first time for these workers to meet such a generous boss. He accepted the small amount of 200 taels of silver without even blinking an eye.

……

When Ji Xiaobei got home, Grandma Huang had already prepared dinner.

After staying outside for most of the day, Mrs. Fu was hungry and thirsty, so she ate two steamed buns and drank a large bowl of porridge.

Ji Xiaobei swallowed his last bite of rice and said:

"Mother, you and Mrs. Huang will follow me to clean up the weaving factory tomorrow!"

The bowl in Mrs. Lin's hand almost fell on the table.

"Weaving mill, which weaving mill? What weaving mill, whose weaving mill is it?"

Mrs. Lin asked a series of soul-searching questions.

Mrs. Huang also put down her bowl for fear of being unable to hold it.

"Mom, Mrs. Huang, don't panic, this is ours, Mrs. Fu and I just bought it!"

"No, buy this. What do you buy this for? Aunt Fu, did you pay for it?" Mrs. Lin asked with her eyes wide open.

Old Mrs. Fu shook her head and pointed at Ji Xiaobei.

Ji Xiaobei also pointed at Old Lady Fu.

Mrs. Lin’s eyes went dark.

Mrs. Huang held her in place.

"Boss, our Xiaobei can do this. It's the same whether you faint or wake up. She bought it!"

Huang Po advised.

Mrs. Lin struggled to sit up and asked, "How much did it cost?"

"I spent 200 taels, but it was paid by grandma, so I was responsible for buying it for her!"

Ji Xiaobei was afraid that Mrs. Lin could not bear it, so he lied.

"Ah, burp..." Mrs. Lin let out a long burp, and her expression instantly became much better. "Okay, as long as you don't have to pay!"

Old Mrs. Fu: ...you?

Ji Xiaobei: If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have bought the textile factory.

Old Mrs. Fu: It’s because you want to make some triangle undergarments.

Ji Xiaobei stopped arguing with Old Lady Fu with her eyes and turned to Old Lady Lin.

"But, mother, Grandma Fu bought the textile factory to help us. We should treat it like our own shop."

Ji Xiaobei said.

Mrs. Lin patted her chest and assured: "Of course, of course! We must manage it well."

Huang Po suddenly asked, "Who in our family knows how to weave?"

"she!"

"she!"

Ji Xiaobei and Old Lady Fu pointed at each other and said at the same time.

Ji Xiaobei: How would I know how to weave?

Old Mrs. Fu: You don’t know how, so I’ll teach you. Otherwise, why did you buy that weaving factory?

Ji Xiaobei wanted to cry: ...I...just want to lie down, I don’t want to learn how to weave!

After dinner, Ji Xiaobei lay on the bed and wrote a letter to Zheng Guo.

He has been gone for several days, but Zhengguo has not returned yet.

Ji Xiaobei was vaguely worried.

She told Zheng Guo and bought a small textile factory with five or six looms.

She also asked Zheng Guo to prepare some underwear.

Buy some of the more fashionable clothes on the market and use them as reference.

She wants to do underwear business in ancient times.

……

Aunt Song and her group followed the escort carriage to Anqing County.

Fortunately, Zhang Siyuan rented an extra carriage, otherwise they would have suffered. The weather was getting colder, and the closer they got to Anzhou, the colder it got.

At night, the escort vehicle rested at the inn, and Zhang Yiyuan also stopped at the inn.

When the women heard that it would cost 10 cents per person to sleep on a large bunk bed in the inn, they all shook their heads and wanted to sleep in the car.

Zhang Yiyuan advised that it was too cold in the car and if they got sick from the cold, it would delay the trip.

The women all said that they were as strong as bulls and were not afraid of the cold.

Zhang Yiyuan had no choice but to give their bed to the women. They slept in the car with Shitou and the others and watched over the goods for them.

Zhang Yiyuan sighed: There are some clothes and bamboo products on this car, and we eight grown men are guarding it.

The escort vehicle next door was guarded by only three guards.

In the middle of the night, Second Nainai Ji couldn't sleep well, so she called Third Nainai Ji to come out, fearing that the things in the car would be stolen.

I saw seven or eight young men sleeping in a mess on two carriages.

The two of them brought out the quilt from the inn and covered them with it.

It's not easy for these guys!

Fortunately, we will reach Anzhou City in two days.

Along the way, we were exhausted and encountered several waves of soldiers and officers for inspection, as well as two robbers. Fortunately, we followed the escort carriage.

Aunt Song tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep, so she squinted her eyes and asked what time it was.

"It's almost dawn, go to bed!"

Several women fell asleep again in a daze.

"Porridge is being distributed, porridge is being distributed... Come and eat the porridge. In order to celebrate the magistrate's reduction of taxes in Anqing County, the inn is distributing porridge..."

Someone shouted in the yard.

"Shit porridge?" asked Ji's mistress in a daze.

An unfamiliar lady next to her glared at her and corrected her: "Free porridge, free porridge!"

Ji Ernai glared back at her: "Shit porridge, who would drink it if they wanted money?"

Aunt Song pulled up Second Aunt Ji and said, "Second Aunt, hurry up, the porridge outside is free, no money required!"

Ji Ernai jumped up and said: No matter whether it is shit porridge or urine porridge, if others can eat it, I can eat it too!

Several women rushed to the front.

Haixia Niang pulled up a few boys and lined up together.

Before the guys could figure out what was going on, they had already stood in the line, with Ji's mistress stuffing bowls into their hands.

After receiving the porridge, the women were reluctant to drink a single sip.

All of them were left to Zhang Yiyuan and his brothers.

They felt very bad that Zhang Siyuan had rented a carriage for them.

They were very grateful to the four brothers for taking care of them along the way. As long as they didn't have to pay, they would rather treat them with all their heart and soul.

The women watched the four brothers drink up the porridge and then nodded with satisfaction.

In the yard, shouts for porridge distribution came one after another.

Some thanked the magistrate, some thanked the inn, and some thanked the emperor and God...

Ji Ernai couldn't help but say, "Zhang County Magistrate exempted our village from taxes. Could it be that this Tongpan has more power than Zhang County Magistrate?"

Zhang Yiyuan twirled his shoulder-length black hair with his hands and said, "Second wife, Fu Tongpan is more senior than our county magistrate. The county magistrate has to kneel down when he sees Fu Tongpan!"

The tree root's wife asked, "It's higher than the county magistrate, how high is that?"

"It's very big, very big..." Zhang Yiyuan gestured with his hand, then felt something was wrong, so he took his hand back and chuckled embarrassedly.