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

"Aunt, 'Haixia' is the Chinese word for Malacca. Don't all educated people have Chinese characters? Calling him Mr. Haixia is a sign of respect for him." Ji Xiaobei said it without blinking.

Mrs. Ma looked ashamed. She didn't even know her own son's name. It was a bit hard to explain, but she had never heard her son mention it before.

She asked again: "Boss, what kind of clothes should I make? Do you have any patterns? Let me take a look first."

Ji Xiaobei rolled his eyes at Fu Jichang: I wanted to draw something fancy for you, but that damn man said that my drawing looked like a torn sack. Does his torn sack look like that?

Fu Jichang: You can’t draw well, so you blame me?

"Cousin, don't worry. I'll get you some silk thread later. You, Xiaoqi, and Haixia should think about making some bracelets first. The clothing patterns haven't been delivered yet. You can make them after they are delivered.

In order to reassure Ma Pozi, Ji Xiaobei took out a tael of silver from his pocket and stuffed it into her hand, saying, "Aunt, this is one month's salary. Take it first!"

"Boss, that's not what I meant. I didn't think..." Mrs. Ma waved her hands hurriedly, not daring to take the silver.

"Cousin, I know what you're thinking. Don't worry, I have written all the business documents. We will definitely make money. Take it first! Let's go to my house for dinner first." Ji Xiaobei stuffed the silver into her hands.

"No, boss, I have everything here, the pots and pans are all here. There is plenty of firewood in the yard, we can cook it ourselves! Let Liujia come back to eat later." Mrs. Ma was grateful.

In her heart, Ji Xiaobei is the reincarnation of Sun Erniang, a chivalrous man who is always ready to help others when he sees injustice.

Ji Xiaobei didn't force it. It was so peaceful for the family to have a reunion dinner together.

Fu Jichang watched from the side and thought to himself: Although this woman is greedy for money, she is still honest and not cunning.

He was thinking about the prepared food at home. After saying hello to Ji Xiaobei, he hurried away pulling Heita.

Ji Xiaobei and Lin said goodbye to Mrs. Ma and walked out.

Ji Xiaobei took the initiative to take Lin's arm. With the support of her eldest daughter, Lin held her head high and waved to the maids who greeted her.

"Mom, look, I've accepted the order, so I have to make the goods for them as soon as possible. If I'm late, they will ask me to pay compensation according to the document."

"What? You haven't made any money yet, and you're already losing money?" Lin's eyes widened in shock.

Now she is particularly sensitive to the two words "food" and "silver".

"Yes, mother, there is a document. If you don't pay, they will sue me to the government. I might even go to jail." Ji Xiaobei said seriously, which scared Lin.

"Oh my god! What kind of business are you running? You haven't even made a penny and you're going to be thrown into jail. Bei, talk to them and tell them that we don't want to do this business anymore. Send Haixia Niang back!"

Lin's legs were starting to go limp.

She felt like she was dreaming about what had happened at home recently.

But even if she dreamed, she didn't want to dream about something happening to her family.

Ji Xiaobei's tone softened: "Mom, that's not necessary. Why don't we just open the workshop as soon as possible? We won't have to go to jail and we can still make money. Don't you think so?"

Lin bit her lip and nodded with a pale face; "Bei, why don't we open it first and give it a try!"

"It's definitely not possible at our house. The place is too small. When buyers come to visit, our house is full of chickens, ducks and geese flying around, the ground is covered with chicken droppings, Decai and Debiao are screaming, and the yard is so small that there is no place to stand..."

"Girl, what do you say we should do?"

"Mother, this is easy. Look at this ancestral hall, it's pretty good. Let's rent it, clean it up, leave a room for Ma Po to live in, and use the rest as a workshop. I think it's great."

Lin nodded, but felt something was wrong.

Lin is a person with no good qualities. She is just afraid that something might happen to her family, she is stingy with money, and she listens to her daughter very much.

"I'll go talk to Ji Lizheng about this and see how much the rent is."

Ji Xiaobei let go of Lin's arm and left in a hurry.

Looking at her daughter's back, Lin came back to her senses after a while: "Bei, that's not right, Bei... the head of the village said that we can live here for free, don't mention renting..."

One of Lin's shoes fell off while she was running, and she turned back to pick it up. On the way, she met two old women, who pulled her aside and started gossiping.

"Daniu, I want to ask you, when are you going to plant something on your wasteland?"

"Daniu's wife, are you still short of people in the wasteland? My little grandson can go too. A young boy who can take the place of a woman will only cost 10 cents..."

"Mother Xiaohua, why are you running away in such a hurry..."

Lin finally broke through the numerous obstacles and ran to the door of Ji Lizheng's house. Before she could catch her breath, Ji Xiaobei came out with a smile on her face.

"Mom, let's go. Ji Lizheng has already agreed. He will tell the villagers about this. I'll rent it for a year, 5 taels of silver a year!"

"What, are you done?"

Lin felt that she was having difficulty breathing, as if a huge stone was pressing on her chest. She pinched her philtrum several times before she felt better.

"Mom, let's go home quickly. We have to deliver food to the people who are reclaiming the land. We also have to deliver the silk thread to my cousin's mother. We have to start paying the rent today."

Oh my God, five taels of silver a year, this is going to cost me my life!

Lin rolled her eyes twice and almost sat on the ground.

Ji Xiaobei helped her back home and painted big cakes for Lin along the way. The big cakes kept flying around Lin.

Lin was shaken by the ambition inspired by the grand blueprint, his eyes were shining and his legs were full of strength.

"Bei, hurry up and deliver the silk thread to Haixia Niang. It's okay if Haixia has fewer classes. It's also okay if Shitou and your sister learn less. Let's open the workshop first. If it doesn't work out, I'll learn cutting from Haixia Niang first. She might not be able to handle it all by herself..."

"Mom, don't be anxious. Let's take it step by step to avoid any trouble." Ji Xiaobei pressed her down with a few words.

"Okay, Bei, I'll keep an eye on the wasteland, and you please take care of the workshop!" Lin's eyes were full of determination, and a new chapter in her life began from then on.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Xiaoyao and Heita squatting at the wall, eating frantically with their heads buried in big bowls.

Lin's high morale was extinguished in an instant, and the smile on his face disappeared completely.

These two people are such big eaters that every time she sees them, her heart and lungs are twisted.

"Heita, are you full?" Ji Xiaobei said hurriedly when he saw that Lin's face looked strange.

"Miss Ji, just drink a bowl of cold water and you'll be full!" There were still grains of rice on Heita's mouth.

"After eating, help me take the food to the fields. The men are waiting to eat." said Ji Xiaobei.

"Sister, I'll go lead the way for Brother Heita." Xiaoju said as she took off her apron.

"Thank you, Miss Ji!" Heita smiled naively, and a grain of rice fell off his nose.

In order to avoid Lin's sharp gaze, Fu Jichang came over and asked, "Cousin, what should I do?"

"Go wash the pots and pans!" Ji Xiaobei pointed at the big pot.