I started out with seven husbands, and I worked hard to support my family while crying.

He agreed that if possible, he would build the house according to her design drawings, and as for the money, that was negotiable.

She did this to experiment for future development.

In ancient times, the one thing that was never lacking was land.

Fang Xiao had a plan in mind about hoarding land and building houses.

If it's really implemented, then the money will come rolling in.

You know, she had to pay a head tax every month, which was 500 coins per person, so seven people would cost more than three ounces.

Fortunately, she has a lot of money on hand now. After calculating everything, aside from the 100 taels needed to build the house, she can save 220 taels.

Li Renyi and Long Jinyan brought out many stools from the inner room and arranged for the fat cook and the others to sit down.

Seeing that so many people had arrived, Murong Changqing roughly counted that, including his own group, there were a total of fifteen people.

He was incredibly miserable; just rolling out the noodles was enough to make his hands raw.

"!"

Fortunately, Fang Xiaoxiao knew that he alone could not possibly prepare enough food for fifteen people in such a short time.

So she asked Long Jinyan to help, and even dragged Pei Yan, who was usually reluctant to move, into the process.

It can truly be said that brothers fight together, and fathers and sons go to war together.

A group of grown men huddled around the stove, clumsily preparing the ingredients.

Russian qing.

Bowls of steaming hot noodles were finally made.

Since there were only a limited number of bowls and chopsticks, Murong Changqing and the others squatted in front of the large pot on the stove, each holding two freshly shaved twigs. They shared the delicious food in the pot—plain noodles—in this harmonious environment.

……

The next day.

Fang Xiaoxiao took Li Renyi to town to do business, leaving Murong Changqing and Long Jinyan at home to assist her chubby cook cousin and her group in building a house.

She worked through the night to create a house construction plan.

The plan is to demolish all the existing houses and rebuild them in the style of a traditional courtyard house.

However, it certainly cannot compare to a real courtyard house; it can only be considered a simplified version.

Li Renyi was very curious about the courtyard house his wife had mentioned.

He couldn't help but ask.

"My lady, the sketch you drew is quite strange. It looks a bit like a mansion, but it's also different."

"It's somewhat like a restaurant design, but it's also too peculiar."

Fang Xiaoxiao sat behind him, her arms tightly wrapped around his waist.

Although she was used to riding horses, she would still subconsciously reach out and hold onto the other person, afraid that she would fall off at any moment.

"It may be strange, but as long as we're comfortable, that's all that matters. Hurry up and ride your horse, sell out quickly so we can go home sooner and bring them more food."

"Oh, oh!"

Li Renyi nodded in reply, raised the reins in his hand, slapped the horse's belly with both legs, and scolded it.

"drive!"

The horse was instantly filled with power, like an arrow released from a bow.

"hu~hu~"

Fang Xiaoxiao suddenly felt dizzy, and could hear the rapid sound of wind in her ears.

……

In less than half an hour, the two had arrived in front of the brothel.

Feeling dizzy and lightheaded, Fang Xiaoxiao needed her sisters, Xiaojiao and Xiaojiao, to help her dismount, otherwise she would have definitely fallen off.

"Ugh~ Li... Renyi!"

"Hey, my lady here, what are your orders?"

"Fuck off!"

"Good."

Li Renyi obediently listened, then immediately carried the bamboo basket on his back and dashed off towards the main hall of the brothel.

The woman was left alone, clutching her stomach, her face pale and lips purplish, feeling nauseous but unable to vomit.

Fang Xiaoxiao lay on the recliner that the twin sisters had prepared in advance.

She closed her eyes slightly, sensing the noisy sounds around her.

Although the noise was quite chaotic, I felt much more relaxed at that moment. All that was missing was a pot of Biluochun tea and some osmanthus cake.

"Oh, look who this is! Isn't this Fang Xiaoxiao, the one from our village who married seven men?"

"What, you're broke now? Are you planning to go to this brothel and earn money to feed those weak-willed husbands?"

Yu Donglei, accompanied by three guards and a maid, pointed at Fang Xiaoxiao, who was lying on a rocking chair with her eyes closed, and said sarcastically.

"!"

Fang Xiaoxiao, who was about to fall asleep, suddenly heard that familiar yet irritating chattering sound. She frowned slightly and slowly raised her eyelids to look down at the person.

"I thought it was some ill-mannered dog that was disturbing the peace and quiet. I never expected it to be you, Village Chief Yu's precious daughter, Miss Yu Donglei."

"What, your foot injury is healed, so you can jump around again now!"

Yu Donglei's lips trembled with anger at these words. She pointed her finger and said fiercely.

"You—now that your Long Jinyan isn't around, let's see if you still dare to be arrogant."

She had already figured out his background by now.

In Fang Xiaoxiao's family, only Long Jinyan knew some rudimentary martial arts skills. She hadn't been prepared at the time, and most of the people she brought were good-for-nothings, which is why she fell into his trap.

Now, the three people behind her are all top-notch experts. Even if ten Long Jinyans came, they would definitely not be a match for them.

Moreover, since Fang Xiaoxiao is the only one here now, there's no need for her to say anything more.

Today, she is determined to make him disappear from this world.

The other party has thwarted my plans time and time again. I failed to kill her last time, but I will definitely not let her go this time.

Yu Donglei was fully prepared and had no worries that someone would come to her rescue.

Fang Xiaoxiao looked around and found that it was noon and there were almost no pedestrians on the street. Even the vendors had gone home to rest.

"Oh no, what should I do? I didn't expect Yu Donglei to be so vengeful; she's been following me all this time."

After thinking it over, she realized that this was a dead end.

Even if Li Renyi were to appear at this moment, it would only be to deliver himself into the enemy's hands.

You should know that the things she said in the courtyard back then were only because Long Jinyan was there to back her up, which is why she dared to speak so recklessly.

Now that I'm out in the world, even if something unexpected happens, as long as the traces aren't too obvious, it's not impossible to take someone's life.

These are all the information she obtained from her predecessor's memories.

What should we do now? At the very least, we need to find a way to get into a brothel and seek shelter from the people there.

It's important to know that in ancient times, the establishment of such a venue meant that there must have been a very important person backing it up.

Time waits for no one; we need to find a solution quickly.

Fang Xiaoxiao remained silent, still lying in the rocking chair, but his mind was racing, thinking about how to advance by retreating.

Yu Donglei crossed her arms, her face full of arrogance, her tone laced with disdain.

"What, still want to play dead? Since you're so eager to die, then I'll grant your wish."

"Someone, throw her off the chair and let me see her disgusting face properly."

If it weren't for her, she would have already married the village chief's son from next door, and taken that young master Pei Yan as her concubine.