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

Ji Xiaobei handed him the yellow paper and said calmly: "I can't read, but I'm not blind! And remove the "you". I'm only two years older than you!"

Malacca put the yellow paper away and said no more, fearing that he might say something wrong and be chased away by her. It was quite far from here to County Yamen Street.

"My family is in need of a teacher. Do you want to give it a try?" Ji Xiaobei asked.

Malacca's eyes shone with a light, but it went out in an instant, and he asked in a low voice: "Am I, for you, no, to be your husband?"

The man in front of her had a very bad temper, was as strong as an ox, and didn't look like someone who could sit down and study. It would be life-threatening for him to be her teacher.

He'd better ask clearly.

"No, I have a younger brother and two younger sisters at home, and you are their teacher." Ji Xiaobei said, "How much do you want?"

Malacca felt that her brothers and sisters would not be easy to deal with, so she gritted her teeth and said, "One tael of silver a month, with food and lodging provided!"

The wealthy families in the county usually hired scholars as teachers. They thought that someone like him who had failed the exam for several years was unlucky and did not want to hire him even if he offered little money.

The scholar received one tael of silver per month, with food and lodging provided.

He didn't mean to deceive the woman, but he wanted to use the high price to make her give up hiring him.

What if I go there and get beaten half to death after only a few days of teaching?

Ji Xiaobei certainly didn't know what Malacca was thinking, so he agreed without even thinking: "Okay, but my family is just an ordinary farmer, and our food and accommodation are definitely not as good as those in the county town. If there is anything big or small at home that I can help with, I will."

Malacca: You agreed so readily? You're on the pirate ship just like that.

I have a place to stay for now and I don’t have to go home and face my mother’s sad face. The important thing is to survive first.

He also felt that he was shameless because people were kind enough to take him over, but he still demanded a high price.

At worst, I can go to her house and help with more work.

"This is three months' salary, take it first!" Ji Xiaobei put a few pieces of silver on the cart.

Malacca was dumbfounded again: We haven’t even arrived yet, the children don’t have to take a trial class, and they are still paying three months’ worth of money…

After a bumpy ride, the silver coins began to slip away. Malacca hurriedly covered them with both hands and clenched them in his palms.

"Thank you, thank you, Master!"

"Don't call me master. We country folks don't call me that. My name is Ji Xiaobei, so you can just call me Sister Xiaobei!"

Malacca grinned, laughed, and called out, "Yes, Sister Xiaobei!"

Ji Decai stepped loudly with his little hooves, clacking, clacking, ah...uh, ah...uh: Brother Liujia, I was also taken over by the master in the county, and we will be good brothers from now on!

Ji Xiaobei swung the whip in the air, making a deafening noise. Only then did Ji De understand the signal and ran towards the outside of the city.

There was something very important to do today, and she happened to have a laborer, so she went straight to Cishui Town.

At the shop where they went to buy the item first, the old couple were looking forward to it. They saw Ji Xiaobei driving a donkey cart from afar and were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.

"Girl, I knew you wouldn't break your promise. You can't take the things at home with you, so I'll leave them all to you!" said the old woman with a smile.

There are several cabinets and chairs in the shop.

"What is this?" asked the old woman.

"My cousin, help me pack my things!" said Ji Xiaobei.

On the way, Ji Xiaobei told him that the villagers were gossipy, so he said that he was a distant cousin and came to stay at his house for a few days.

Malacca hurried forward and said sweetly, "Hello, grandma, thank you!"

"Look at this boy, he is delicate and gentle, if you don't know him, you might think he is a scholar.

If he was really a scholar, he might have won the first place in the imperial examination. What a pity! "My mother-in-law praised me sincerely.

Malacca: You really don’t know, I am indeed a scholar!

The old man standing on the side saw that Malacca's face was red, so he kicked the old woman and whispered: "If you don't know, don't say it. That's the second place, the third place, and the corns, the hair..."

"Uncle, let's go write the document!" said Ji Xiaobei.

"I asked someone to write it. Can you take a look at it, girl?" the old man said as he took out a piece of yellow paper.

Ji Xiaobei took it and handed it to Malacca.

The old woman was so surprised that her eyes almost fell out: Wow, he actually can read!

Malacca read it to Ji Xiaobei, who thought it was okay. He took the brush on the table, dipped it in ink, and clumsily wrote the three words "Ji Xiaobei" with his left hand.

Malacca stretched his neck and looked over secretly. Yes, the three words drawn on the left hand really looked like Ji Xiaobei.

He couldn't help but look up to this illiterate boss. Most of the women he knew couldn't write their own names in their entire lives.

It’s amazing that my boss can actually write his own name with his left hand.

Ji Xiaobei took the document, took out the silver and gave it to the old man, and the payment was settled.

Ji Xiaobei walked around the room. Malacca had placed the tables, chairs and benches high against the wall, making the room look quite spacious.

"Let's go to the grain store!"

Malacca just saw a generous female boss who bought a shop in just a cup of tea, and he still hasn't reacted.

He climbed onto the donkey cart and followed his boss to the grain store.

Standing at the door was the young man I saw yesterday.

Seeing Ji Xiaobei coming, he turned and ran into the shop.

After a while, the shopkeeper stood at the door and greeted us with a smile.

"Young lady, I knew you would come!" The shopkeeper stared at the huge dark circles under his eyes and said with a smile.

Malacca: The old couple said this when they saw her just now. Why did the grain shop owner say the same thing?

"Let's go and check the grain!" Ji Xiaobei said, pointing to Malacca behind him, "This is my cousin, let's go check it out together!"

"Okay, okay, young lady, young master, please follow me."

They went to the warehouse, and the shopkeeper had already stacked the food that Ji Xiaobei wanted aside.

Ji Xiaobei pointed at a few bags and asked the waiter to open them.

The quality of this rice is average, but it is not moldy. No wonder he is in a hurry to sell it. If the county government really opens a liquidation order, he will definitely not be able to sell this rice.

Ji Xiaobei put the rice back and said with a smile: "Boss, this batch of goods you bought is not very good."

The shopkeeper's face was already covered with sweat. Yesterday, he thought a woman knew nothing and placed an order without even checking the quality of the rice.

Judging from her attitude just now, it seemed like she knew more about this than I did!

The shopkeeper smiled awkwardly and said, "We didn't ask for a high price, did we?"

Ji Xiaobei said, "Boss, let me put it this way. Next month the county government will close its warehouses, and you won't be able to sell this rice. When the new rice comes in, you'll have to sell it at a loss."