A small breakfast shop in the street market, supporting the family and making money

After everyone left, Leng Yan talked to his family, Aunt Liu and Zhan Ying, asking them to take better care of Aunt Yao and the other two in the future and to pay attention to any abnormalities they might have.

After all, we should always be on guard against others. When it comes to interests and before a trusting relationship is established, it is wise to be cautious.

Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing this, knowing what to do.

After cleaning up the shop, the group drove the ox cart back home.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day when Boss Tao would deliver the blue bricks and tiles.

Early in the morning of that day, the villagers of Lengzhan Village saw cartloads of blue bricks being transported to the second branch of the Leng family. Only then did they realize that the Leng family was going to build a house.

Seeing that more and more people were joining in the fun, Leng Yan and his grandfather looked at each other, and when the villagers gathered around, he said that he wanted to recruit bricklayers, with a salary of 30 cents a day, and a free lunch, and that he wanted villagers who were quick and skillful and would not cheat.

If you want to work, please go to Uncle Zhan’s house to sign up. I will notify you after you are selected.

As soon as these words were spoken, they caused a huge uproar, and the crowd was instantly boiling with excitement.

Thirty cents a day for a meal, money they could earn right at their doorstep, how could they not be excited.

"I, I, I, I am capable and hardworking. I will sign up!"

"And me, and me too. I have good skills and great strength, and I am a good worker!"

"Wait, wait, wait, wait, my husband has built houses for rich people in the city, and his craftsmanship is first-rate. I'll go back and ask him to sign up now."

There was an endless stream of villagers recommending themselves or others, and of course there were also those who mocked him.

"Pah, it's just a few shabby houses, what's so great about that?"

"That's right. My family just built ten big houses with blue bricks and tiles. I can't boast as much as they do!"

Leng Yan followed the sound and looked over, only to find that it was Aunt Han and another woman standing beside them, looking jealous and disdainful.

When seeing them, Leng Yan was inexplicably reminded of the marriage between Miss Wang from Tianxiang Tower and Sun Caiwen.

Now that I'm calculating the time, and I heard that the Sun family has built a new house, the day when Aunt Han's son, Miss Wang from the same city, will get married will be soon.

Because of the reputation and influence of the Wang family and Tianxiang Tower, when Leng Yan went to Xianju Pavilion last time, he specifically asked Manager Zhao about it.

I heard that this Miss Wang was probably the illegitimate daughter born to a concubine of unknown number.

Originally, according to the arrangement of Wang Shuqing, the owner of Tianxiang Tower, the future use of the countless concubines in the family was at most to be sent to high-ranking officials as concubines.

In this way, he could use nepotism and in-laws to preserve the glory of the Wang family.

This young lady from the Wang family is said to be the sixteenth daughter in the Wang family and her name is Wang Shiliu.

When Wang Shiliu was sixteen years old, her father, Master Wang, arranged for her to be married to a sick young master in the city as a concubine for the purpose of bringing good luck.

After Wang Shiliu knew about it, she naturally refused to give in. She tried every possible means, including crying, making a fuss, and even threatening to hang herself. It was said that she just didn't want to follow in the footsteps of her elder sister, Wang Yiyi.

Beicheng County, Wangjia.

Perhaps because the wedding date is approaching, Wang Shiliu has been feeling increasingly uneasy lately.

She walked back and forth in the embroidery building from time to time. It was very lively in the past when her sisters were still married, but now there were only her and her two younger sisters left.

In a few days, only the two sisters will be left here.

Wang Shiliu's mind drifted far away, and she unknowingly walked into her elder sister's boudoir before she got married.

She sat in front of the bronze mirror in a daze, as if trying to recall the past through the person in the mirror.

The eldest sister, Wang Yiyi, is the eldest legitimate daughter, talented and beautiful, but she was forced by her father to marry someone for the sake of good fortune. After becoming his wife, she ended up being a widow and was divorced. Finally, she was forced to become a nun, and ended up living a life of seclusion and worshipping Buddha for the rest of her life.

I remember that when my eldest sister got married, Wang Shiliu was only six or seven years old.

At that time, she didn't quite understand why her elder sister was crying even though she was wearing such beautiful clothes and such pretty jewelry.

Wang Yiyi opened her mouth several times with tears in her eyes, but finally couldn't stop sobbing. She grabbed the dried longan beside her and put it in her hand, telling her to take good care of herself in the future.

In the following years, several of her sisters got married one after another, and they all cried uncontrollably.

Although she was still ignorant at that time, she understood some things.

But at this moment, she suddenly heard that one of her sisters was beaten to death by her in-laws, but her father didn't even ask a question.

After that, the eldest sister was divorced and sent home. Because she was the eldest daughter, although she was saved, she was also covered with scars.

Hearing that the eldest sister's in-laws were very powerful, Wang Shuqing felt that it was useless and embarrassing to see his own daughter being sent home like this. He was even more afraid of offending the eldest sister's in-laws, so he sent his eldest sister to a nunnery overnight.

She called it atonement for her deceased husband.

Wang Shiliu was only eleven years old at the time. He was so frightened by what he saw that he fell seriously ill and developed a rebellious mentality.

She was unwilling to be treated like this. She and her sisters should not end up like this.

Therefore, when she was sixteen years old, when his father wanted to send her to be a concubine for good fortune, she resisted and ran away from the marriage. She made a big fuss and was beaten and scolded, but she refused to give in.

In the end, this marriage did not take place because the sick young master who was trying to get married couldn't hold on and died before she even entered the house.

Fortunately, the fact that Wang Shiliu was throwing a tantrum and was unwilling to get married was kept secret from Master Wang.

Therefore, the sick young master's family just thought that it was too late to get married, and did not make any ignorant connections or think that it was Wang Shiliu who brought bad luck upon him.

After all, the objects to be washed have all had their birth dates calculated, so it is impossible for them to conflict with each other.

But in fact, the birth date and horoscope that were calculated were all arranged by Mr. Wang. Otherwise, how could he marry his daughter off and get another favor at the same time?

So Wang Shiliu just dodged it.

Because of her intense personality, she hid for three or four years. She was already 19 years old at that time.

In this era, a girl who is not married or engaged at the age of 19 is considered a leftover woman and will be subject to criticism.

But Wang Shiliu herself didn't care whether the marriage was successful or not. Looking at the character of her father and how her more than ten sisters looked after they got married, she knew that all men in this world were bad.

Therefore, it was just right that she was not getting married, and the person she was with was just what she wanted. Of course, this idea only lasted until her father wanted to marry an old widower in his thirties or forties as his second wife.

She knew she might not be able to escape this time, and after thinking for a long time, she decided to strike first.

That day, by chance, she met Sun Caiwen.

After several conversations, she learned that Sun Caiwen was a scholar from a poor family, who was quite nice in his words and had great ambitions and scheming. An idea suddenly emerged in her mind.