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

After comforting herself, she turned over and got out of bed.

There was a lot of chatter in the alley.

"Bei!" Aunt Song came with a dozen women.

"Aunt Song!" Ji Xiaobei tidied her hair and came out of the house.

"Bei, I have found the people, a total of 10 people, take a look and see if it's okay!" Aunt Song stood aside.

A group of people were reviewing their papers under Ji Xiaobei's supervision. They were all in high spirits, holding their heads high and their chests puffed out.

"The aunts are all experienced in farm work." Ji Xiaobei glanced and said, "Er Ya, Danier, you two stay here, the rest of you can go back first, and go to the fields early tomorrow morning. Did Aunt Song tell you? We don't provide lunch."

I can't take care of lunch anymore, otherwise Mrs. Lin will go crazy. Besides, cooking for so many people is too labor-intensive. Xiaoju and Ming'er's main job is to weave bracelets.

She now owes more than 100 orders of bracelets, all of which require money. Zheng Guo is still waiting, so she needs to make them as soon as possible.

The old women left happily.

Erya and Dani looked at each other angrily, not understanding what was wrong with them. They were both women, so why couldn't they do it?

"Sister Xiaobei, I'm very fast at picking up stones, really. If you don't believe me, ask Sister Erya!" Dani was so anxious that she was about to cry.

Erya ignored her and said unconvincedly, "Xiaobei, didn't you promise my mother that you would let me go? Why are you changing your mind now?"

"Stretch out your hand and let me see it." Ji Xiaobei said.

Erya had a cold face and reluctantly stretched out her hand, pouting and glaring at Ji Xiaobei.

"Not bad, not many calluses!"

Erya and Dani looked confused. What does picking up stones have to do with cocoons?

"Dani, can you do needlework?" Ji Xiaobei asked.

"Yes, Sister Xiaobei, I can embroider. My mother takes the embroidered handkerchiefs to the town to sell." Dani said truthfully.

"Arya, can you do it?"

Ji Xiaobei and Erya were childhood friends, so of course they knew that she couldn't do it, but she could do handicrafts. The straw mats she made with wheat straw were very durable. She could also make little rabbits, little turtles, and little houses with wheat straw...

It shouldn't be difficult for her to weave a bracelet.

"No!" Erya turned around and was about to leave, humph!

It's just ten cents to earn from their family. You picked up a broken stone and asked if I could do needlework. Are you crazy?

"Dani, go back and bring back a piece of embroidery you made." Dani was puzzled, but still obediently agreed and went back.

"Erya, go find some clean straw from the firewood pile and weave some fancy bracelets for me to see!"

"Ji Xiaobei, I grew up with you. There's no need for you to beat around the bush. Just tell me whether you need me or not. I'm still busy." Erya gritted her teeth in anger. If her mother hadn't forced her to earn money, why would she have to endure Ji Xiaobei's ridicule.

"Once you have finished writing it and show it to me, I can decide whether you can come!" Ji Xiaobei wanted to dampen her enthusiasm.

No matter how good your skills are, if you don’t have good character, it will be useless.

Erya shook her head, gritted her teeth and walked away.

After a while, Dani brought the handkerchief.

It's a bit rough and old-fashioned in style, but it's well made. I still need to let Haixia Niang take a look.

She took Dani to the ancestral hall and happened to run into Erya who was rummaging through wheat straw in a haystack.

Erya pretended not to see her and didn't even raise her head.

Ji Xiaobei called Haixia Niang aside and asked, "Cousin Aunt, look at this handkerchief. How is the embroidery?"

Haixia Niang took a look, touched it with her hand and said, "The material is rough, and the needle and thread are coarse. There is really no suitable one, but the embroiderer can make do with it."

Let's make do with it for now and slowly look for a suitable embroiderer. Most of the girls in the village do rough work, and their fingers are thick and big, so I'm afraid they can't do it.

Ji Xiaobei returned the handkerchief to Dani and said, "Dani, I want to hire an embroiderer. If you are willing, you can come to the ancestral hall tomorrow and let my aunt teach you how to embroider."

Dani didn't react and glanced into the house.

Xiaoju, Ming'er and the others were sitting around the table, not knowing what they were busy with.

"Yes, I do!" Dani said hurriedly.

"Go back and discuss it with your family. It's 10 cents a day. If you can get work done, you can earn piecework wages. Different embroidery products have different prices, so it will definitely be more than 10 cents a day."

Dani said excitedly: "Sister, are you telling the truth?"

Ji Xiaobei nodded and said, "But you have to protect your hands. If you scratch the embroidery, you will have to pay for it."

"Hey, Sister Xiaobei, I get it!" Danier turned around and ran happily, bumping into the door frame with a bang.

Ji Xiaobei rushed over and held onto the shaky door frame, and the dust on the roof fell off with a crackling sound.

"Yes, I'm sorry..." Danier ran away like the wind.

Haixia Niang looked at the wooden door worriedly. It was really dangerous to live here.

"Aunt, this house still needs repairs. You guys just sleep here tonight. I'll find someone to repair it for you tomorrow so it won't affect your sleep at night." Ji Xiaobei held the door frame and opened and closed it back and forth several times, and some more soil fell down.

Haixia Niang's heart tightened.

"Heita, after this pit is dug, go get some sand. Make sure to fill the pit today. I need it tomorrow morning!"

Black Tower: "Hey, got it, Master!"

"Heita, it's time to water the yard. Why haven't you gone to fetch water from the creek yet?"

Black Tower: "Hey, got it, Master!"

"Black Tower, have you cut down the pillars I need?"

Black Tower, who was sweating profusely while digging a hole: Master, what can I do a little bit?

"Cousin Yaozi, this house needs to be repaired. You and Heita should reinforce the roof! And this door also needs to be reinforced. If it doesn't work, make a new wooden door!" Ji Xiaobei walked out and said.

Fu Jichang: "The Black Tower heard it, please repair it..."

Heita had a bitter face. How could it be easy for me to have a stable meal?

Fu Jichang sat in the yard and watched Heita digging the pit.

Ji Xiaobei sat on the doorstep, thinking about the things at hand. It was a bit messy, so he sorted them out.

The ancestral hall was rented, and Haixia and his family now had a place to live.

The ancestral hall house needs to be repaired. If it collapses, it will kill Haixia's family at night.

So, this is a top priority!

There was no rush to clean up Shitou and his friends' training ground. They just repaired the house and let their cousin Yaozi clean up slowly.

There are currently five or six people making the bracelet, and it will be completed in a day or two. We will try to get it to my mother before she goes on a business trip.

This was done at the same time as repairing the house.

All that was left to do in the wasteland was picking up stones. A dozen women could finish the job in three or four days, and then they needed to plant the medicinal seedlings.

Just in time, the dragon robe in You Erjie’s tailor shop was finished!

Go buy some medicinal seedlings and bring back the dragon robe.

She slapped her thigh and stood up, which scared Fu Jichang who was lazily crossing his legs.

He turned around and looked at his dear cousin who had faked her death in surprise.

"Cousin Yaozi, stop what you are doing first!"

Fu Jichang frowned: Uh?

"Let's do it now!" Ji Xiaobei said with a wave of his hand.