Men, listen, grab the top of the mountain and stand in the center position

"We had some food at home. Xiuyuan told him before he left that there were two bags of food. We couldn't eat it all by ourselves. Wangshu was in charge of a group of rice farmers outside the city. She offered us some food at a low price to cover her wages. We usually ate more vegetables and other foods. That's how we got by."

Ji's mother pointed to the rice cakes on the table and said, "This is made from the rice grown by Wangshu. The military camp collected the rice and dried it, then husked it. Her father bought it for 120 wen a dou."

After much twists and turns, I finally ate the rice grown by my daughter.

"Your family has never bought food? And you sold it to pay for your wages?"

Ji's mother nodded. "Wangshu likes to eat rice. We both have wheat at home and Xiuyuan's place. She is smart. She uses a large bowl. Three cents per bowl is her wages. It's more economical than the grain store, so the farmers are happy with it."

Farmers ate wild vegetables and grass all day long and drank water from the well, so Shushu would occasionally bring two pickled cabbages, tear them into pieces and share them with everyone, so that their mouths would have a little saltiness.

"...So she's also making money from wheat? Wheat was only 70 wen a bushel in the spring, but now she gets 3 wen a large bowl, so a bushel makes at least 300 wen. Her earnings here are several times higher!"

Mrs. Li was the housekeeper, well-versed in prices and good at math. Thinking about it this way, if Ni used grain to pay her wages, she would save on wages while also earning a lot of grain money, a win-win situation.

Ji's mother: ...

"Those times have changed! If we sell those bags of grain to the grain store, the price will be higher. Shushu is kind-hearted. She thought about the farmers who had nothing to eat and were working on the farm on an empty stomach. It just so happened that there was grain at home. It was a coincidence. There was a time when the family was half full, and the rations were left for the earth dragon. They promised to keep them full, and the clerk would rather eat less than he had to keep them full."

There was not much food left at home, and the harvest was only a week away. The family had to endure hunger and leave the food for those who were starving to death. Only Ji's mother could eat until she was 70% full.

If Wangshu's carriage wheel had not broken that day, and he had not driven on the city's main road, and seen the grain store owner with a fat belly, a round waist and a rosy face shouting that there was almost no grain and raising the price, while the people had to buy grain with tears in their eyes, who would have thought that most of the disasters were caused by hoarding!

"Oh? Is the new son-in-law's earth dragon ready? I heard he changed the owner?"

Ji Ersao quickly changed the subject.

"It's been done for ten days."

When they asked again, Ji's mother told them the time it took to lay the tiles in the two rooms and the number of workers. "...the six bricklayers at the back worked really well, getting up early and working late to speed up the work."

When Wangshu paid the bill, he gave each person three pounds of braised pork, and everyone was very happy.

"...I don't have the energy to hire someone to cook melons when I'm hungry!...If I guarantee the food, there will be plenty of people rushing to do it."

Fortune and wealth are achieved through risk. Give a hungry person a meal and he will do anything.

Seeing her sister's confidence and knowing her character, Ji's mother said truthfully, "Shushu paid for the work. The two land dragons totaled ten taels."

Ten taels is not a small amount.

But the Ji family was truly wealthy. Second Sister-in-law Ji asked quietly, "I heard from the grapevine that the general gave Wangshu twenty taels of gold?"

Gold! Two hundred taels of silver!

Several people opened their eyes wide and stretched their necks to wait for Ji's mother to confirm the information.

Ji's mother laughed, "Shushu said that was a business deal. The money earned from the four hundred acres outside the city, totaling twelve thousand kilograms of dry rice and straw, all of which cost money and labor, was not free."

That’s true!

Mrs. Ji became excited and said, "Farming doesn't cost much. Whether we can have food to eat depends on whether God gives us food!"

Ji Ersao nodded and said that if Suzhou and Hangzhou were prosperous, the world would be well-fed. Growing crops really depended on the weather and the careful cultivation of the people, and the cost was not much.

"Just digging the well cost four taels of silver, along with seeds, labor, and fertilizer. There were fifty households, at least two hundred people... My daughter has been going there for over four months, rain or shine. The servants and carriages... all that money. Hard work pays off, and a good harvest awaits. If she had lost the bet, she would have wiped out her son-in-law's entire investment... Of the twenty taels of gold, seven went to other people. Besides the original investment, she earned some, earned through risk."

According to the market price a while ago, another ten taels of gold would not be too much.

Everyone present nodded, "That's right, there's no such thing as something for nothing. I just saw Wang Shu, he's lost weight and looks weaker."

"I was thinking, since it's not too cold these days, we'll move to my son-in-law's house for the winter. We'll move back when it gets warmer. She's afraid of the cold, and it would be good to have a ground heating system here during her confinement. Then I'll invite everyone over for a simple meal."

It's the end of this month, so I told them in advance so that they don't miss out.

Is this possible?? ! !

"Third sister-in-law, I've never heard of such a thing..." Sister Ji hesitated. Her fiancée brought her expectant mother and father to live with her family at her fiancé's house, using the underground heating system and then going home again...

"Giving birth is unclean for women... Such filth will taint the family...bring bad luck to both families...and affect their children..."

Ji Ersao was also anxious.

Mother Ji shook her head. "The daughter is the boss. She can do whatever she wants, whatever she wants, to be comfortable and safe. We rely on our daughter, and she and her uncle make the decisions."

...I cannot persuade him with common sense, he simply won't listen.

A few of them happened to have company, so they stayed for dinner together. At the dinner table, they jokingly told Ji's father about this matter, saying that such a filthy thing was not good for the son-in-law's family or the whole family.

Father Ji shook his head. "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, sister-in-law, when your sons grow up and take charge of the family, you, as mothers, will listen to your sons. My wife and I will listen to our daughters now. Isn't it filthy to eat children in Jingzhou? Who cares..."

After living for so many years, I have become more open-minded and have no taboos.

Everyone was upset.

Wangshu ate silently and secretly gave his father a thumbs up under the table!

"...Hey, whatever you do is fine. My sister-in-law is not young anymore. Having Dilong will be good for both her and the second child...Shushu, you are so capable. Can you take your brother with you when you do business? He can read and write, he is young and energetic, and he learns quickly. Just follow him and let him do whatever is needed. You can relax a little..."

Ji Ersao spoke for her son, a little humbly.

"Sister, I can help you!" Ji Wangyue immediately changed her attitude.

Ji's father and mother looked at Wangshu, trying to guess what their daughter was thinking so as to respond accordingly.

... "There's not much business going on right now... And no matter what I do, others have to listen to me. Business is physically demanding and tiring! Whether I make a profit or a loss, it's not something I can control."

Before Ji Ersao opened her mouth, Ji Wangyue said hurriedly: "I can do it!"

"Your Highness can do that too!"

Wangshu had no objection. Her father would bring meat over from time to time, and the old lady would take the opportunity to show him how he had forgotten his roots after becoming rich and no longer cared about his brothers.

Father Ji is under a lot of pressure. In the eyes of his old mother, he is cruel and doesn't care about the life and death of his family just because he is rich.

A few days later, the eighth young lady of the Qin family sent someone to order two sets of winter flying fairy-style jackets with quilted lining.

Wangshu sent someone to invite Second Aunt and Ji Wangyue over. "I heard that you have good craftsmanship. If you do a good job, I'll take the order and work with you."

"Yes, my second sister-in-law is very good at martial arts. I am not very convenient now, so I plan to take a break for half a year. If you two come, I will take the orders."

Ji's mother took Wangyue's hand and said, "Sister-in-law is very strict in educating her daughter. Yue'er's movements are so dense and neat."

The three women were talking and laughing, and the east wing was bustling with activity.

Two quilts were rotated to dry in the sun, becoming fluffy and warm. Wangshu stayed in the quiet west wing all day, keeping account, rocking in the rocking chair, and when he felt sleepy, he would climb onto the quilt and sleep for most of the day.

When I am tired during the day, I fall asleep as soon as I lie down. At night, I hug a blanket and sleep until dawn. Insomnia does not exist. I never leave the house and don’t like to talk. I just sleep in a daze. My forehead is not hot and my body is not cold, as if I am suffering from hypersomnia.

Ji's mother would touch her daughter's forehead every other day, and Ji's father would ask his wife the first thing after leaving his post every day, "How is my dear daughter today?"

If I see my daughter, I will always ask her: "How are you today, my dear daughter?"

Ji Ersao and her niece Wangyue had an agreement that they would just do things and not talk too much. Although they were envious in their hearts, they usually went along with others and got along peacefully.