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

"She's Aunt Song, I..." a woman said hesitantly.

"You are really sick if you don't earn the money that comes to your door. You just follow others' lead without considering your own worth. Now that you are satisfied, just go home..."

Aunt Song left cursing.

When Ji Xiaobei returned home, the whole family was waiting for her in the yard for dinner.

"Bei, where have you been? Shitou looked for you everywhere but couldn't find you!" Lin came forward and said.

Ji Xiaobei's face was filled with anger, which scared Lin so much that she shuddered. What happened?

Fu Jichang looked at Ji Xiaobei, his face was even darker than the black pot in the yard.

"Mom, the women who were picking stones in the fields went on strike. I paid them their wages and went to the town to find some idle people to help us pick stones," said Ji Xiaobei.

"Ah! How could this happen!" When Lin went to the fields yesterday, she didn't find anything wrong. The women were still greeting each other with laughter.

She picked up Ji Decai's donkey whip, angrily whipped him and cursed: "Damn it, these people are all smiling tigers, they can't stand others living better than them.

If you don't do it, forget it. With so many of us, we can finish picking up all the trash in two days."

"Mom, we haven't finished the order yet. I have to go to the county to deliver the goods tomorrow. It will be troublesome if I can't deliver the goods."

Lin suddenly remembered that if he failed to deliver the goods, he would go to jail, and Xiaobei had written a document with them.

"Then finish your meal first. Go inside and eat quickly. Shitou will harness the donkey cart for your sister." Lin ordered tremblingly.

"Let me go with you and follow Ma Debiao. He walks faster than Decai." said Fu Jichang, who had been silent all this time.

After saying this, Lin pulled Ji Xiaobei and walked into the house.

"Mom, I don't want to eat anymore. Let's go early, otherwise I'll come back too late and have to pay people half a day's wages." Ji Xiaobei broke free from Lin's hand.

Lin thought: My daughter is right, we can’t let them take advantage.

She trotted into the house and brought out a large bowl, which was full of cured pork ribs and no rice was seen.

"Bei, take it and eat it on the way!"

Ji Xiaobei: I rode in a donkey cart, carrying a bowl of rice, eating as I went…

"No more eating. I'm leaving now. You guys eat." Ji Xiaobei waved to Fu Jichang and Ma Debiao who were waiting at the door.

He casually pulled down the gray headscarf hanging on the rope.

Riding in a donkey cart and eating dirt along the way, she would wrap herself tightly every time she went out to avoid washing her hair at night. Washing hair was a big project and too troublesome.

Ji Xiaobei sat on the donkey cart, and the cart swayed violently, and Ma Debiao was almost lifted up his front legs.

Fu Jichang was quick to act and pressed Ma Debiao's broad back with his big palm.

Ji Xiaobei leaned forward, and Ma Debiao was able to stabilize his position.

Ma Debiao: The master was too strong, and it almost ended its career of pulling a cart. It was doomed to die before it could accomplish its mission. It snorted and decided to fight for Brother Yaozi.

Ji Xiaobei silently glanced at Brother Yaozi and asked, "Are you sure you want to come with me? Are you not going to eat?"

Brother Yaozi said righteously: "Work is not as important as eating. Do your work first, and it won't be too late to eat when you come back."

Fu Jichang jumped onto the shaft of the cart, raised his donkey whip and hit it in the air.

Ma Debiao raised his hooves and ran wildly.

Before leaving the village, Ji Xiaobei felt dizzy and his stomach was churning.

Ji Xiaobei was also anxious, so she just let the car bump along. She squatted on the car, holding onto the sides with both hands, staring angrily at the front.

After leaving the village, the road became wider and Ma Debiao was tired from running, so he stopped running like crazy.

Fu Jichang drove the cart meticulously. This was his first time driving a donkey cart.

Ma Debiao ran very seriously. This was the first time for him to pull a cart and the first time for him to show off his skills in front of his owner.

The car speed stabilized and Ji Xiaobei could finally let go of one hand.

She took out the duck neck that she hadn't finished eating last night from the refrigerator and started to eat it.

A gust of wind blew by, Fu Jichang sniffed, and smelled a very familiar smell.

Hey! It’s the smell from last night!

He couldn't help but look back at Ji Xiaobei.

"Do you want to eat it?" Ji Xiaobei shook the duck neck in his hand.

"Give me two!" Fu Jichang reached out to take them.

Ji Xiaobei handed him the unfinished piece in his hand, considerately broke off the bitten part, and put it in his mouth.

Fu Jichang: I want the new one!

"Why don't you eat?" Ji Xiaobei saw Fu Jichang hesitated and didn't take it.

"Eat, eat!" Fu Jichang took it hurriedly, fearing that Ji Xiaobei would retract his hand.

Fu Jichang ate it in a few bites, chewed the bones into pieces, and swallowed them.

He turned around and asked, "Duck Neck, are there any more?"

"there is none left!"

Ji Xiaobei answered quickly. She wiped her hands with the hay on the cart and took out a pig's trotter to chew on.

"This pig's trotter..." Fu Jichang hadn't finished speaking.

Ji Xiaobei grumbled, "Just bear with it for a while. When you get to town and finish your business, you can go eat."

Fu Jichang licked his lips. This one seemed to smell better. He took out a small silver nugget from his body and handed it to Ji Xiaobei without even turning his head.

"I'll buy!"

Ji Xiaobei looked up and saw the small silver nugget shining with an attractive luster, and snatched it away.

"Deal!" She put the unbitten half into Fu Jichang's hand.

She took out another piece of dessert and swallowed it without telling Fu Jichang.

He cannot see this. His IQ is obviously higher than that of the Ji family, and it is difficult to explain.

Thanks to Ma Debiao's unremitting efforts, they soon arrived at the Cishui Town Market.

Next to the market there is a gathering place for idle laborers. People looking for jobs wait in the market, waiting to be selected by the employers.

Fu Jichang and Ma Debiao were waiting at the door.

Ji Xiaobei saw a dozen people gathered together. Their clothes were a little torn, and from the sound of their voices they didn’t sound like locals.

She walked right past them.

Recently, people from other places often come to the town to find jobs and rent houses.

She didn't want to find someone from another place because she didn't know his background and was afraid that she would get involved and cause trouble in the future.

There are several small houses in the market. They are the Bank of China, which is equivalent to a modern intermediary agency that introduces jobs to people.

However, you have to pay some agency fees.

Ji Xiaobei walked in directly. It would be safer to find someone in this place.

Ji Xiaobei explained the situation to a young waiter.

The boy looked at the person who was wrapped tightly, with only two eyes showing. He examined his figure carefully. The clothes were very loose, so it was impossible to tell whether the person was a male or a female.

He looked embarrassed and said, "We need someone right away. We don't have that many people. Where can we find someone for you?"

Ji Xiaobei's face darkened and he rolled up his sleeves. The waiter stepped back in fear and said, "Sir, I really can't find it. I'll find it for you tomorrow, tomorrow morning."

Ji Xiaobei took out the small silver ingot that Fu Jichang had given her, put it on the table and said, "You can't do it, call your shopkeeper out!"

The boy ran to the backyard as fast as he could.

After a while, a man with a red nose came out. He was stunned when he saw Ji Xiaobei, and he was muttering in his heart: Such a burly man must be a man, the boy is really blind...