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

"Shi Tou, go find your friends and see if they are willing to reclaim some land for us. We'll provide them with a meal," said Ji Xiaobei.

She originally wanted to give him five cents a day, but the head of the village rejected the idea. He said firmly that it was enough to just provide him with one meal and make it a little more greasy.

It should be possible given today's situation, Ji Xiaobei thought secretly.

Stone nodded.

"Xiao Ju and mother are responsible for preparing lunch every day, and they help with some chores when they have nothing to do."

Haixia scratched his head and was about to speak when he heard Ji Xiaobei say, "Haixia, get up earlier in the future, teach them first, and then go with Shitou and the others to open up wasteland, and you will get an extra 15 coins a day.

"Boss, no, no need to pay extra!" Haixia said politely with a red face.

"Okay, then I won't pay you. The study time in the morning is short, so I'll take time to review it in the evening."

Haixia: The boss is such an honest man. The 15 cents I got were just gone like that. Woohoo…

After dividing the tasks, the family couldn't wait to go to the wasteland.

Although Lin had expected this, he was still disappointed after seeing the wasteland.

The small trees were entangled with each other and grew crookedly, and none of them were usable.

The rocks, gravel, tree roots and grass roots looked so difficult to clear and I didn't know where to start.

Lin looked at Ji Xiaobei helplessly.

Ji Xiaobei didn’t know either, she looked at Mr. Haixia.

Haixia turned his face away. He didn't understand this matter. He was just a weak teacher.

Shitou's face also turned pale, and the excitement of occupying the land disappeared without a trace.

Just as the family was staring at each other.

Ji Lizheng was carrying the tree root when he met Song Laohei on the road. They came over to see it together.

When Song Laohei heard that Ji Xiaobei had bought the wasteland, he was so shocked that his mouth opened wide for a long time.

He has lived in Jijia Bay for more than 30 years, and has never heard of anyone reclaiming wasteland on the mountain to grow medicinal herbs.

Isn't this nonsense?

After he goes back, he will definitely have a good talk with his wife. We can’t just follow Ji Xiaobei and do things blindly.

Ji Xiaobei is an unreliable woman. She probably couldn't stand staying in her husband's family anymore, so she ran to her parents' home to do something bad.

He cast a sympathetic look towards Lin.

Lin's face had turned green a long time ago, and she no longer cared what others thought of her.

Ji Lizheng walked around the barren mountain for a long time and came back after a quarter of an hour.

"Xiaobei, let's start from the sunny slope over there. We can pile up the gravel and trees we have brought down at the bottom of the slope, so that the way down will be easier to walk on."

Ji Xiaobei nodded and just listened to Ji Lizheng since she knew nothing anyway.

"Bei, you should find some strong and experienced men. Some of them require skill. Children eat a lot and are not strong enough."

Ji Xiaobei just nodded and listened to Ji Lizheng.

"Mr. Lizheng, if Uncle Shugen has nothing to do, let him take the men in the village to do it. Give him 20 coins a day, and give the other men 15 coins. Is that okay with you?"

This child always talks about wages. If you don’t know her, you would think her family is a rich landlord.

But this job cannot be completed in a day or two, and you still have to pay for it.

"Your Uncle Shugen only needs 15 cents!" After saying that, he went to the village to find tools.

Men were coming this way, pushing carts, holding axes, and carrying sickles...

After working for just over an hour, it was getting dark.

The man worked very hard, mainly to let his boss see how well he was doing the job.

Ji Xiaobei waved his hand and agreed to let them all stay.

Shugen agreed with them that he would come over with his tools after breakfast tomorrow.

The meals were delivered to the fields by the Ji family, saving time going back and forth.

Lin nodded, thinking that the Shugen brothers were very thoughtful.

The news that Ji Xiaobei's family bought the barren mountain spread throughout Jijia Bay in just one meal.

At the Ji family's old house, Old Lady Ji finally realized that she had been deceived by the married woman.

She was so angry that her teeth ached and she pointed at her two daughters-in-law and cursed them.

"You two are the only ones who can't hold your breath. Your legs are shaking with fear. Can't you see that Ji Xiaobei is a liar?"

"Mom, didn't you also not notice it?" Ergou's wife muttered softly.

"But the documents are all there, how could there be any mistakes?" Sanhu's wife asked with a pair of silly big eyes.

Old Lady Ji ran over and poked her head: "What a fool! Can't she just find a piece of yellow paper? Why hasn't she figured it out yet?"

Old Mrs. Ji was almost moved to tears by her third daughter-in-law's stupidity.

"Mom, they bought that wasteland and hired people to clean it up. Humph! You can grow crops there? Dream on!" Sanhu's wife said sarcastically.

"Yes, mother, don't worry. Just wait and see the joke. They hired people to open up the barren mountain. In good years, no one would open up the barren mountain. People couldn't even get enough food, but they actually opened up the mountain."

Ergou’s wife agreed.

Old Mrs. Ji felt a little better. Ji Xiaobei had cheated her out of five taels of silver, and she was not much better off.

It's a disgrace, just wait for people to laugh at you.

Old Mrs. Ji was so angry that she groaned all night, feeling sorry for the five taels of silver!

Lin didn't sleep much that night. She spent five taels of silver and had to pay a hundred or so coins in wages every day.

In a few days, Xiaobei will have to go to the county to buy medicinal herbs seedlings, which will cost him money again...

Ouch, my liver hurts!

Ji Xiaobei walked on the barren mountain for half a day in the afternoon and felt a little tired. After washing up, he lay down on the kang and fell asleep.

My sleep quality has been very good recently. I can fall asleep as soon as I touch the pillow!

It seems like my appetite has increased and I’m always hungry. It must be the baby in my stomach causing trouble!

It's amazing how she doesn't feel anything.

She slept until dawn and felt hungry again. She opened the refrigerator to find something to eat and first read the note her mother left for her.

Her mother didn't mention Qiao Ming at all and gave her two boxes of gold and silver beads.

Ji Xiaobei felt a little sad. He cared too little about his mother in the past and spent all day eating, drinking and having fun. Now he felt a little guilty when he thought about it.

However, she knew in her heart that as long as she was well, her mother would be happy.

She is going to sell that batch of grain today. How much she can earn depends on the price in the grain shop today.

There are ten hired workers, plus her own family, more than a dozen people need to eat, so Xiaoju has to help prepare early.

Containers of all sizes in the yard were filled with water.

Haixia and his friends had just finished their morning class, Shitou was chopping wood, and Mr. Ma was tidying up the donkey shed for Decai.

Xiaoju was pickling eggplants and dried radishes, Lin was making breakfast, and Xiaohua was sweeping the yard. Everyone was busy.

The chicks were chirping in the yard.

"One of the chicks is missing. I wonder if it was eaten by something last night!" Xiaohua muttered while sweeping the yard.

"It should be mice. There are a lot of mice in our house!" Ji Xiaobei quickly replied.

"Yes, that's right. I went to the backyard to pee last night, and I heard some rustling sounds behind the house..." Shitou said as he put down the axe.

Lin: ...