It's hard for my elder sister. I rely on the mountains to farm and pay off my debts.

When Song Zhi stepped into the house, it was still busy and bustling.

Nowadays, the time that my brother and others spend setting up stalls at the market has been shortened to half a day, and the remaining jelly is picked out and sold by the villagers.

At the end of the day, the villagers would pick out the jelly and sell it. At the best time, they could earn more than 30 cents a day!

This is an income that I couldn't even imagine having before.

Moreover, the clan leader just said that the county government will start hiring people to harvest Forsythia leaves tomorrow.

There were more than four hundred coins in half a month.

The villagers were so happy that they were beaming with joy, and each of them was happier than if they had received a good harvest.

With hope for the future, everyone worked with more energy. The millstones were turning with a whirring sound, and the shovels used to cook jelly in front of the stove were swinging vigorously.

Everyone was talking and laughing while they were working, and the whole farmyard was filled with laughter.

Seeing that it was Song Zhi who came back, they greeted her happily, and their attitude was even more intimate than before.

Song Zhi remained calm and composed, responded generously one by one, and went straight to the backyard to make tea.

Now the work in the front yard is left to the eldest son.

Mrs. Wu and her daughter-in-law went to the backyard to pick and sort the forsythia leaves they had just picked.

When Mrs. Wu saw her granddaughter coming back, she quickly put down the work in her hands and asked her about her visit to the yamen today.

In fact, she had already heard it once from the head of the Song clan, but Wu still wanted to hear her granddaughter say it again to feel at ease.

Song Zhi then recounted the story of the county office. Finally, she said to Yang, "Oh, by the way, the county magistrate needs someone to make tea tomorrow. I've asked the clan leader to select three people. Are they willing to go, grandpa?"

"The county magistrate wants to pay fifteen cents a day as wages first, and if your tea-making skills are good, there will be additional rewards."

Upon hearing this, Yang nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I did. It's just that I didn't have time to inform them this morning."

She turned her gaze to Wu and said, "Mom, I need to go back to my parents' home first."

Wu nodded and said, "Go, tell your in-laws the good news and make them happy."

Not to mention the wages, just learning the skill of making tea, if I can connect with that merchant in the future, maybe my family can also make money.

This is a good thing that you can't find even with a lantern.

In other words, her family doesn't have anyone to help right now, otherwise the whole family would have taken on the task of preparing and making tea.

It’s just that it’s hard to say this out loud, but my in-laws are not stupid. If you understand me, you will naturally understand.

After getting her mother-in-law's approval, Yang happily responded and went back to her parents' home happily.

But when she arrived at her parents' home, Yang's originally excited and happy mood was completely dampened by her sister-in-law's words.

When Wang saw Yang coming back, she enthusiastically brought her some water to drink.

Yang took the bowl and looked at her sister-in-law who was suddenly enthusiastic towards her. Without thinking much, she just asked, "Sister-in-law, where are Dad and the others?"

Wang said, "Muramasa said he was going to have a meeting, but I don't know what he was going to talk about. He hasn't come back in half a day."

She didn't give Yang a chance to continue speaking, but moved closer, her eyes sparkling as she asked, "Aunt, I heard that the jelly sold outside now comes from your house?"

Yang was drinking water when her sister-in-law suddenly asked about this matter. She choked on the water and started coughing for a while.

Wang curled her lips at this and said, "Auntie, you're so panicked. Are you trying to prevent us from knowing that this jelly comes from your family, or are you afraid that we might fail in borrowing money from you?"

Yang coughed so hard that she was out of breath and couldn't speak for a while. She just waved her hands repeatedly.

Seeing her wave her hand, Wang continued to ask, "Last time, when my sister-in-law brought some jelly, why didn't she say it was made at home? If the jelly vendor hadn't come to the village recently and asked about it, I really wouldn't have known about it."

"Aunt, just tell me if you are hiding this from us on purpose!"

Yang calmed down and looked at her sister-in-law who was a little aggressive.

She wanted to explain: "My sister-in-law didn't ask at the time. Besides, if I told her, someone might think I was showing off. It's just food anyway, so what does it matter whether I tell her or not?"

Wang was choked by these words.

She couldn't help but complain in her heart, when did this girl become so eloquent, she was trying to trick her.

But this is not the time to worry about it. She mentioned the jelly not to argue about these trivial matters.

She changed the subject and asked, "Why does it not matter?"

She smiled what she thought was a friendly smile and said, "Auntie, since you're making this jelly for people in your village, why don't you let us make it too?"

"Look, ever since your eldest brother went to serve at the border, life has been really hard for our family these past few years. We don't have much money to make, and your nephew is still unmarried even at that age."

"Aunt, we are your family. It makes sense for us to give money-making work to outsiders and not to our own family, right?"

Yang knew this very well. She had proposed it to her mother-in-law, but she had rejected it.

She could only explain, "This jelly matter is not something we can decide now. It also concerns the entire Xiaohezi Village. It's not for me to make the decision on my own."

When Wang heard her refusal, she became angry and said with sarcasm, "After all, a daughter who is married off is like spilled water. If you don't want to teach her, then don't teach her. Why are you talking so high-soundingly?"

"I'm just asking you if this jelly is from your family. Why can you give it to outsiders but not to your own family?"

"Humph, I just see that you don't want to teach!"

Yang was also angered by her sister-in-law's words. She suddenly stood up and said with red eyes:

"Sister-in-law keeps talking about outsiders, but do you know that it was these outsiders who helped us when we were in dire straits?"

"When we couldn't raise money for our children's medical treatment in the mountains, every family lent us 100 or 200 coins to tide us over."

"I don't understand what it means to be an outsider or not. I just know that when someone does me a favor, I must remember the favor and be grateful. I don't think there's anything wrong with what my family does."

"Sister-in-law, please stop provoking me with these words. I can honor my parents with whatever I have, and I am also willing to help my mother's family."

"But I can't, just to help my parents' family, use the things that my mother-in-law and the clan leader have agreed on and make my husband's family look like they're not trustworthy."

Wang was completely stunned by Yang's words and was about to refute.

"Mei Niang is right, stop being jealous and getting involved!" Old man Yang walked into the yard with his hands behind his back and a sullen face.

Mrs. Xue also hurried to her daughter's side, took her arm and comforted her, "Your sister-in-law is just a shallow-minded person, don't bother with her!"

Yang felt aggrieved, but she didn't want to cause another argument between her sister-in-law and her mother because of this matter.