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

"It's Mrs. Song's brother Lei Qi."

"Governor Song Lu's brother-in-law?" Ji Xiaobei was extremely surprised.

"Yes, Madam Gui and Madam Lei Qi were very close a while ago. They often went to Cuijinlou together to pick out jewelry. It's no wonder that she knows Lei Qi!"

"What does Lei Qi do?" Ji Xiaobei asked curiously.

"Lei Qi works as a minor official in the government office and lives in a manor in the east city."

"Oh!" Ji Xiaobei seemed to be thinking about something.

She suddenly remembered that Fu Jichang said last night that he went to the government office to handle official business, so he might know Lei Qi, so she asked Jiaojiao: "Jiaojiao, what does Fu Jichang do in the government office?

Jiaojiao was surprised and asked: "Sister, don't you know what he does?"

Ji Xiaobei asked seriously: "I don't know, I haven't asked, and he hasn't said anything."

Jiaojiao: Ji Xiaobei has a really big heart!

"Girl, girl, An An has woken up and spit up milk. Please come and have a look!" Caixia shouted.

Mrs. Lin was also yelling in the wing room: "It's so cold, why are you two women walking around in the yard? Why don't you go inside and look after the children?"

Jiaojiao hurried into the house.

Ji Xiaobei was scolded by Mrs. Lin, so he stopped walking and went back to his room to sleep.

At worst, I can add more tomorrow morning.

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The end of the year is approaching and water turns to ice.

Ji Xiaobei went to the workshop, paid them their wages, and also gave them holiday allowances.

Let them all go home to celebrate the New Year.

Aunt Song and Second Aunt Ji have been out for so many days, they must have wanted to go home a long time ago.

Unexpectedly, Aunt Song and the others found Ji Xiaobei and said:

"Xiaobei, we can actually work during the Chinese New Year. We have so many orders. Can we not take a holiday?"

Ji Xiaobei: Do you really not miss home?

What about the men with children at home?

Aunt Song said frankly: "Bei, I have an idea. After the Chinese New Year, I want your uncle Hei to come over and find a job outside. Bring the children with you, and we can find a house to live in outside..."

When Ji Xiaobei heard this, he thought it was a good idea, as this way the family could be reunited.

Haixia's mother and Shugen's wife also nodded and said that it was a lie that they didn't miss their husbands at home. They were not together all the time and they still missed each other.

Especially children, they really miss it when they can’t sleep at night.

Ji Xiaobei slapped his thigh and said with a smile:

"Let's do this. After the New Year, send a message to ask all the family members to come. Mom, Xiaoju and Xiaohua can come too. The men don't have to go out to find work when they come. They can all work in our shop. If it doesn't work out, we can open another shop..."

Before he could finish his words, he was hit on the back of his head.

Ji Xiaobei hissed, it hurts... and turned to face Mrs. Lin’s dark face.

"Mom, what's wrong? What did I say?" Ji Xiaobei felt aggrieved.

"I'm going to beat you up, you brainless bastard. We already have two shops, and you and Jiaojiao are going to open another jewelry store. I was so scared that my legs were shaking when I heard that..."

Mrs. Lin was really scared.

Not to mention opening a jewelry store, she couldn't even afford anything in there.

It is not allowed to purchase goods in advance when running a jewelry store. Doesn’t it require silver to purchase goods in advance?

It’s fine if I can sell it, but if I can’t sell it, do I have to keep it at home and wear it myself?

When the women in Jijiawan heard that Ji Xiaobei was going to open a jewelry store, Ji Sannai fell off the kang.

"Oh my!...Mrs. Lin, are you serious?" Second wife Ji's eyes almost popped out.

"I am the one who found the sources of the colored glass in Cuijinlou. Why can't I open my own shop?" Ji Xiaobei asked puzzledly.

"No, Xiaobei, do you need money? I have some here, spend it first. You can't just open a silver shop. How much silver do you need?"

Aunt Song said while shaking her legs.

"Yes, grandma has some here too, take them first..."

The women in Jijia Bay donated generously.

Ji Xiaobei was moved by them and turned to the women of Jijiawan at the critical moment.

The money is not much, but the affection is great!

"Aren't you afraid of losing money?" Ji Xiaobei asked.

"What are you afraid of? We earned all the money from you. If we lose it, we lose it. You will always make money. We are not afraid! Besides, we came to you to support you. We will support you no matter what you do."

Ji Ernai said.

Ji Xiaobei has never let them down. In their hearts, Ji Xiaobei can do anything.

If Jiaojiao didn't own half of the silver shop, she would have taken their money immediately as original shares.

But she held back. The women in Jijiawan earned their money through hard work, and she was reluctant to use their money.

"After the Chinese New Year, when my family comes, we have no place to live. There is a place in Dongcheng Village. We will look for a house after we settle down." Ji Xiaobei said.

The village is large and people from Jijiawan can live comfortably there if they move in.

People were even happier when they heard Ji Xiaobei say this.

After all, the workshop didn't get a holiday and had to go to work as usual every day. Only Guo the tailor and Luo the embroiderer went home on holiday.

Ji Xiaobei and Mrs. Lin went to the textile workshop.

On the way, Mrs. Lin said, "In my opinion, we can't even take a holiday in the textile workshop!"

It’s true, what Mrs. Lin said was right.

"Boss, our family is here. We can go back home tonight and prepare things for the New Year. We don't have to take a holiday."

Aunt Xu said with anticipation.

Ji Xiaobei: ...Okay, then let’s go to work as normal.

They don't want to take a holiday because they want to make money so much.

Neighbors all said that it was hard to find a job, hard to make money, and that the year was not as good as last year.

In early winter, a lot of people came from nowhere.

They heard that it was easy to make money at the emperor's feet, so they all came.

Travel permits to enter the capital must be strictly checked. Some of them are here to escape famine and cannot enter the capital at all.

He settled down in Anzhou.

Anzhou is a tiny place, but with so many people coming here to compete for jobs, the people from Anzhou who used to live there can’t find work anymore.

The only option is to reduce wages.

In the past, working as a temporary worker in a rich family could earn 20 cents a day, but now the pay is 15 cents and a lot of people are scrambling to do it.

Others would go for 10 cents.

As a result, many local people in Anzhou are unable to find short-term jobs.

People in the textile workshop value their jobs very much, and this salary is considered high in South City.

Ji Xiaobei didn't want to let them rest either. Anyway, she could sell all the fabrics they made and she could make money, so why not?

However, they worked very hard for several months in a row.

Ji Xiaobei waved his hand and ordered the textile workshop to add another meat dish five days before the New Year and ten days after the New Year.

If you don’t want to rest, you can ask for leave at any time.

None of the workers asked for leave.

Now, He Ye's yard has become Huang Po and Lian Feng's pharmaceutical factory, where they dry and prepare medicines.

He Ye is very busy these days. As the year draws to a close, more and more refugees are coming to Anzhou.

Their guard post must do a good job of guarding the capital.

There have been more and more thefts and robberies in Anzhou recently.

Many workshops in South City were robbed.

Ji Xiaobei asked Shitou Haixia and Dongniu to take turns to keep watch at night.