I have been farming since I crossed over.

As if by magic, a thin, dark figure walked into Gao's Cloth Shop, interrupting the warm chat between Yang Mingxi and Yang Laosan.

"Sir, what do you need?" Yang Laosan hurried over to greet him and waved to Yang Mingxi.

Yang Mingxi's heart skipped a beat as she stared at the man in black. He looked strikingly like her ex-husband, not in appearance, but in his demeanor and temperament. His seemingly unruly demeanor blended perfectly with his confident demeanor, a man who could hold up the world even if it fell. It was exactly what she wanted.

A thin, dark figure, hands behind his back, tiptoed to the low table where the cloth was displayed. He turned over a few pieces of cloth and said, "I'd like to order some farm clothes for the people on the farm. Does the shopkeeper have any recommendations?"

"Ah!" Yang Mingxi cried out softly, then covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes widening in fear. The voice, deep and magnetic, was her husband's. He murmured, "Pig?" This was how she used to call her husband, unless there were elders present.

The dark, thin figure looked toward the store entrance and said, "Why do I hear someone yelling 'pig'? Did a pig escape from somewhere?"

Hearing this, Yang Mingxi calmed down immediately and said with a smile: "Third Uncle, we are here to sell wild boars. Do you want to go back with us? We haven't been home for several days."

"Okay, you wait a moment. I'll talk to you after I finish entertaining the guests." Yang Laosan said to Yang Mingxi, then turned to look at the dark and thin figure and said, "The best clothes for people to wear when going up and down the farm are short ones. They are generally made of linen, and the better ones are made of fine linen. They are breathable and durable." While introducing, Yang Laosan took the sample cloth to show the dark and thin figure.

The dark, thin figure looked at the cloth, touched it carefully, and said, "Okay, two sets of each for each person, for 100 people. How much is it?"

Yang Laosan calculated and said, "That's 200 sets of clothes. One piece of cloth can make 4 sets of clothes, so that's 50 batches of each type. Since you bought a lot, the linen will be 65 yuan per piece, and the fine linen will be 95 yuan per piece. I guarantee you good quality and a low price. In total, it's exactly 8 taels of silver."

The dark and thin figure shook his head and said, "I want ready-made clothes, not cloth."

Yang Lao San rubbed his hands awkwardly and said, "I wonder if you are in a hurry, sir. What size do you want?"

The dark and thin figure paused, forgetting that the clothes needed to be measured. He touched his nose with his hand, hummed a few times, and was about to say something when he was interrupted by Yang Mingxi.

"Clothes for farm work don't need to be tailor-made. Clothes made this way won't be easy to use for farm work. You can make them in three sizes: small, medium, and large. Try to choose looser ones to make it easier to work." Yang Mingxi interrupted.

Yang Laosan suddenly realized and said, "That's right. If you want to make ready-made clothes, if there's no rush, then I'll charge 20 wen per set. If there's a rush, then I'll charge 30 wen."

The dark and thin figure replied, "No rush, come and get it after the fifteenth day of the lunar year."

Yang Lao San said, "Okay, the total is 16 taels. I'll take 12 taels as a deposit first, and pay the rest when you come to pick up the clothes."

The dark figure nodded, paid 12 taels, and prepared to leave. Yang Mingxi continued, "Hello, take a look at how your large, medium, and small sizes are distributed. For example, if you are 8 feet tall, you would use the large size. Those who are about the same height as you are considered large; those who are feet tall are medium; and those under feet tall are considered small."

The dark and thin figure thought for a moment and said, "6% for large sizes, 3% for medium sizes, and % for small sizes."

Yang Laosan took the money and wrote a receipt before the thin, dark figure left.

Yang Mingxi approached Yang Lao San and said, "You can take this job back and give it to your aunt or the villagers to earn some pocket money."

Yang Laosan suddenly reacted, nodded with a smile and said, "Xier is smart, just do it this way." Gao's Cloth Shop itself produces ready-made clothes, but they are all mid-to-high-end. No embroiderer is willing to make short clothes like this one, because the labor cost is relatively low and it is not complicated. Generally, it is done by family members.

But for the villagers, 20 cents for a set of clothes is not a low labor cost, and there will be some scraps of cloth left over that can be used to make shoes!

Seeing that the work was done, Yang Laosan gave some instructions and went to Zuixianlou with Yang Mingxi to meet up with Yang Mingyu and Zheng Huairen, sell the prey and go home together.

Yang Mingxi and Yang Laosan came to Zuixianlou. Yang Mingyu and others had already transported the wild boars and roe deer. The wild boars had been weighed. The three of them weighed a total of 1320 jin. Today the normal price has returned to 12 wen per jin, a total of wen; the roe deer weighed 1036 jin, 10 wen per jin, a total of wen, a total of wen.

After collecting the silver, the five of them drove the ox cart to Changshan Village. Along the way, Zheng Huairen surrounded Yang Mingxi and talked about the problems that had occurred during the day's hunting, and also talked about the advantages. They also discussed whether to change positions tomorrow. The two of them kept talking during the whole journey home. Zheng Huairen took good care of Yang Mingxi, and Yang Mingxi naturally accepted Zheng Huairen's care. Yang Laosan looked at him several times and made up his mind.

After returning to the village, we had dinner and divided the money as usual, and then went to Zheng's house to help with acupuncture and medicinal baths.

In the Yang family's third house, Yang Lao San told his wife Gao what he had discovered today. Gao was silent for a long while before she said, "I've noticed too. The eldest son of the Zheng family listens to Xi'er very much. I also asked Jie'er about his opinion of the eldest son of the Zheng family, but Jie'er is still the same as before and doesn't care at all. So I told my mother not to mention Jie'er's matter for the time being and to consider other families."

After hearing this, Yang Lao San smiled and said, "That's perfect. I heard from Ah Yang that everyone in the village has gone to the old house to help reclaim the wasteland, and Jie'er has gone too. You should also look around and see if there are any outstanding ones, preferably those who can marry into the family."

Gao nodded and said, "Listen to what Xi'er said, rice can be harvested three times a year. Does our family really not farm?"

Yang Lao San thought for a moment and said, "If we don't farm, you don't know how to do it, and I don't have much time at home. If we farm, we'll definitely burden our brothers with their help, so it's better not to farm. By the way, Xi'er has a job for you to make 400 sets of shorts today. You, Jie'er, and Juan'er can take a look and find a few sisters-in-law to see if you can make them by the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. If you can, we'll make them ourselves. If not, we'll find someone in the village to do it. The labor fee for each set of clothes is 20 wen."

Gao thought for a moment and said, "Let's do it as a family! Now we help to open up the wasteland during the day, and do some at night when we have time. At least we can do one set a night, and then we can do a few more during the New Year. I'll talk to my sister-in-law and the others then."

Yang Lao San nodded and talked about building his own house. He suggested building it near the village entrance, close to Fifth Brother's house, so that he and Yang Mingxi could do things more conveniently. However, the land just below the village entrance had been chosen by Seventh Brother, so the only land left was the one next to the Zheng family. It was possible to build a house there, but the way to get there was uphill.

Gao nodded in agreement. The location was not bad. It was next to the village chief's house. She and the village chief's second daughter-in-law were close friends and could get along well.

Not to mention the Yang family, in Zuixianlou, a thin, dark figure, who had just returned from a long absence, was sitting in a private room on the second floor, in a very good mood, chatting casually with the person sitting next to him. The secret guard behind him clearly felt that his master's mood had improved after his absence, and finally went to eat with peace of mind.

Back in Changshan Village, the village chief, Grandpa Zhang, had finally completed a count of the families who wanted to join the transplanting. Yang Mingxi reported 68 mu (approximately 48 acres) of land, a few more than Yang Mingxi had expected, but that wasn't a big deal. Everyone was just watching, essentially each family contributing one mu (approximately acres). Yang Mingxi had previously estimated that Changshan Village had around or families, but now the exact number was in: including the old Yang family, the total was .

There are five families with patriarchs. They are the Zhang family, also known as the village chief's family. They are the 11 families that have not yet produced the Five Blessings. Next is the He family, which is composed of 9 families split from one grandfather. The patriarch is He Dashan, and the families are very united. There is also a family called the Niu family, which is also one of the 8 families that have not produced the Five Blessings. The patriarch is Niu Lao Da, and they are not well-known in the village. The remaining two are the Mei family and the Liu family. The Mei family has a bit of a scholarly air. Currently, there is a child in the county school who has already become a student. The patriarch is his grandfather, and everyone calls him Mei Wuye. There are 7 families in total. The Liu family is Aunt Juhua's in-laws' family. They are also 6 families, but there is internal disunity and infighting. The patriarch is Aunt Juhua's father-in-law, Old Man Liu. The rest all have the same surname: the Old Yang family, the Zheng family, the Wan family, the Zhou family, the Tang family, the Wu family, and the Duan family.