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

She turned her face away, wiped away the tears that had accumulated in her eyes, took a deep breath and said, "Mom, I came back to tell you some good news."

"Azhi received instructions from the county magistrate to find someone to prepare and brew tea. She asked me to come back and ask if Dad and Jinzhu are willing to go."

"The wages are fifteen cents a day, and if you do a good job, there will be rewards later!"

When Xue heard this, she slapped her thigh with joy, "Just now the village was holding a meeting with us, and it was about the county magistrate wanting to harvest forsythia leaves. Could it be just one thing?"

Yang nodded. "Azhi has found three people in the village. The other two want Dad and Jinzhu to go. If Dad is willing to go, we can go directly to the county government office to meet up tomorrow morning."

Xue quickly expressed her opinion: "Go, go, go. Without you, how could such a good thing happen to your father and Jin Zhu and the others?"

Yang Shi herself was not arrogant. She said frankly, "This matter was Azhi's idea. Without her suggestion, it really wouldn't have fallen on our family."

Mrs. Xue nodded repeatedly, "Azhi is a good girl. Please thank her on our behalf when you return."

After saying that, he told his daughter that she had come a long way and that he wanted to make some noodles for her.

Having just had an argument with her sister-in-law, Yang was not in a good mood at the moment. If she hadn't wanted to tell her parents the news, she would have left long ago.

She hurriedly pulled her back, saying that she had a lot of housework to do and insisted on going back. Seeing that her daughter was determined to go back, Xue knew that she couldn't keep her.

He simply sent the person to the village entrance himself, watched the person walk away, and then returned home with a stern face.

Her daughter was present just now, so she couldn't scold her daughter-in-law in person.

Now that everyone had left, Mrs. Xue called her daughter-in-law into the house and scolded her, "Look at what you just said. You're even worse than a scoundrel."

Wang Shi wanted to defend herself, saying, "I just saw that the jelly business was doing well. My aunt's family can teach others, so why can't we teach them too?"

"We are still their relatives!"

Xue looked at her stubborn daughter-in-law and asked coldly, "We are in-laws. When Dashan's family had to sell their land, did we ever help them out with money?"

Wang grumbled, "That's because they haven't asked for anything. Even if they do, we can't really not help at all."

That sounds nice, but in the past, it was rare for my daughter and son-in-law to come home.

As a sister-in-law, you have a very long face and keep complaining about the difficulties of your family's life in front of your daughter.

Following in and out, guarding against people and everything else.

Mrs. Xue was too lazy to discuss those trivial matters with her daughter-in-law and only warned her:

"That jelly belongs to the Song family. Since they made it for the villagers, they must have reached a deal with them. Don't be so shallow and say unpleasant things to instigate Mei Niang."

"If she really had something good in mind and didn't think of us, she wouldn't have asked us to pick forsythia leaves and find work for your father-in-law and Jin Zhu!"

Wang shrank her neck after hearing what her mother-in-law said, and didn't dare to say anything more.

On the other side, Mrs. Wu saw her daughter-in-law coming home so quickly and jokingly said, "Why are you back so soon? You didn't even invite me to have dinner."

Yang turned her face away unnaturally, silently busying herself with the work in her hands, and did not answer her mother-in-law.

Mrs. Wu paused while picking up the forsythia leaves and looked carefully at her daughter-in-law's face. She looked like she had been crying.

Wu first spoke up to send the younger ones away, then asked, "What's going on? Your father and the others don't want to go to the county government office?"

Yang hurriedly shook her head and said in a low voice, "Yes, my father and the others went there?"

"Are you angry with your sister-in-law again?"

As soon as these words came out, the grievances that Yang had been holding back all the way burst out instantly, and her eyes turned red.

Seeing that it was indeed her eldest sister-in-law, Wu said with a little anger, "You too, you were bullied by her and you fought back. What are you afraid of now? We don't have to beg for favors or look at people's faces in our family now!"

"Next time you go back, bring Dashan, Aping and the others with you. Put on new clothes, stand up straight, and carry a few big pieces of meat. Then take them around their village and see what she has to say to you!"

Yang was amused by her mother-in-law's words, and her depression disappeared.

She explained to her mother-in-law that her sister-in-law was not being harassed by her because she didn't bring anything, but because of the jelly incident.

Mrs. Wu suddenly realized that now the villagers carried the jelly to various villages to sell, so it was not surprising that it was sold to her daughter-in-law's parents' home.

She patted her daughter-in-law on the shoulder and said soothingly, "No matter what your sister-in-law said, don't take it to heart. This matter has nothing to do with you. There's no need to nag about her and make yourself unhappy."

Seeing the daughter-in-law nodded in agreement.

Mrs. Wu couldn't help but sigh in her heart, alas, every family has its own problems.

She couldn't control other people's daughters-in-law, she just hoped that her family could unite as one, work hard to pay off the debt, and watch her children grow up healthily.

.....

The next day, Song Guangfa, Erji and Lu arrived at the Song family courtyard early, waiting to follow Song Zhi to the county government office to learn how to make tea.

The villagers looked at the three people with envy. Making tea and learning to make jelly are also skills. If you learn them, you can make tea by yourself and sell it to merchants in the future.

Although they were envious, no one really said anything sour. After all, these three people's families were indeed poor.

And the final decision on this matter was made by the patriarch.

After the incidents of making jelly and picking forsythia leaves, Patriarch Song's prestige in the village has greatly increased.

Everyone was convinced by what he said.

On the other hand, a noticeable change is that the villagers are more enthusiastic when they see the Song family.

Song Zhi led the three of them out of the village. As soon as the villagers saw her, they stopped what they were doing and greeted her.

I just hope I can leave a good impression in this child's eyes, or at least not offend him like Mrs. Hu did.

They all heard that Azhi girl could even have a say over the county magistrate.

If I follow her to pay taxes in the future, it will save me a lot of trouble.

Given this relationship, the officers would probably not dare to make things difficult for them.

At this time, Song Zhi didn't know that the villagers had already thought about such a long-term thing.

She just grinned and greeted the uncles, aunts and uncles who greeted her.

When the group arrived at the county government office, Old Man Yang and Jin Zhu were already waiting there.

Song Zhi first stepped forward and greeted them politely, "Sorry to have kept Grandpa and cousin waiting. We are a little late."

Old man Yang was stunned when he saw Song Zhi.

If the child hadn't called him, he might not have recognized that the person in front of him was the child who always went against his daughter!

The child's entire temperament has changed drastically.

With bright eyes, white teeth and a sparkling and lively gaze, she is completely different from before.

He smiled and said, “If you hadn’t called me, I wouldn’t have recognized you if we were walking on the street.

Song Zhi smiled and said, "That's because Grandpa doesn't come home often. Come over more often when you have time. Xiaocheng and the others often miss Grandpa and Grandma."

Old man Yang felt comforted by Song Zhi's words, and the smile on his face became even brighter.