My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Although it is winter, in the countryside, men still like to work with their arms bare.

Seeing Zhu Dong'e, a woman, it's inevitable that some men will make a few teasing remarks.

But Zhu Dong'e, seeing the men's bare upper bodies, felt neither shy nor embarrassed, nor did she care about their teasing remarks; she simply buried herself in her work.

The men found the teasing uninteresting, and coupled with Zhu Dong'e's ruthless and fearless nature, they decided to stop.

Sometimes the mud was too heavy for her to carry, but she gritted her teeth, her face turning red and veins bulging on her forehead, and insisted on carrying the mud.

After several such incidents, the men began to look at her with more respect and stopped making casual jokes about her.

Ji Yunshuang also developed a greater appreciation for Zhu Dong'e.

She initially agreed to help Zhu Dong'e simply because she was moved by Zhu Dong'e's courage in trying to save her child.

Now, she has discovered even more of her own qualities.

She is not a bad person at heart.

She simply married into a bad family. Because she had too many concerns, she appeared too weak and dared not stand up to stop her husband's family from doing bad things.

In fact, many ordinary people in society are like this.

Those who, as beneficiaries of the system, dare to stand up and refuse to compromise their principles are ultimately only a small minority.

Now that she has mustered the courage to leave her husband's family, and possesses qualities of perseverance and gratitude, let's give her another chance.

When they went to Hongdu again, Ji Yunshuang brought Zhu Dong'e with her.

The shop has been renovated.

She also put the new kitchen utensils she had made at the blacksmith's shop into the renovated kitchen.

"Big sister, the renovations were all done according to your instructions. What do you think?"

When facing Ji Yunshuang, Wei Shen did not fawn over her like an all-knowing know-it-all, but he was more composed than usual.

Ji Yunshuang could tell that she had put a lot of effort into decorating the shop. He had even thought of all the little details that she might have overlooked.

She raised an eyebrow, smiled at him, and said, "Well done. What reward do you want?"

Wei Shen knelt down in front of her and said solemnly, "Elder sister, I would like to ask you to take me as your disciple and teach me kung fu."

"reason?"

Wei Shen said earnestly, "I want revenge! After I get my revenge, my life, Wei Shen's life, will be yours, and you can do whatever you want with it from now on."

Ji Yunshuang tapped the wooden board on the table with her index finger, her bright eyes sweeping over him indifferently as she said, "Who are you looking for revenge against? When you were hanging around on these streets before, you never thought of seeking revenge against him?"

Wei Shen seemed to be choked by her words. After a moment, he said, "I want to take revenge on my father. I wanted to take revenge on him before, but I couldn't beat him."

Unable to defeat him, he would think that after learning new skills, he would definitely go back and kill him. But every time he felt he had improved a lot and could beat him, he would go back and be severely humiliated by his father.

After being humiliated several times, he gradually became discouraged and felt that he might never be able to beat him in his lifetime.

Sometimes he even thought resentfully that he would just hang out on the streets, lose face, and let people know that he, Wei Zhenfang's eldest son, was a street thug.

He's embarrassed.

He couldn't beat him, so this was a form of revenge.

But he never expected to meet Ji Yunshuang, which gave him renewed hope.

He said solemnly, "Master, please accept me as your disciple."

"Don't call me master, I don't take disciples." Ji Yunshuang waved her jade-like index finger in front of him. "However, since you did a good job, I can teach you a few moves. Whether you can take revenge or not is up to you."

Wei Shen kowtowed excitedly and said, "Thank you, elder sister!"

"Alright, get up now!" Ji Yunshuang said disdainfully, "How can a grown man have such weak knees, always kneeling down to people? Today I'm going to teach you the first lesson, so listen carefully."

Wei Shen stood up abruptly, his handsome face showing a hint of sillyness, "Big sister, please speak. I will definitely write down what you say and remember it in my mind."

"Listen, blood may flow and heads may be severed, but our knees must not buckle, and we must not kneel down casually."

Ji Yunshuang said, "But I'm an exception. I'll forgive you for kneeling."

Wei Shen cupped his hands and said, "Master is right."

Ji Yunshuang raised an eyebrow and said, "I've already said I don't take on disciples, so why are you calling me 'master' now?"

Wei Shen readily agreed and started calling her "elder sister," then added, "But you taught me things, and in my heart, you will always be my master."

Ji Yunshuang waved her hand impatiently and said, "Alright, if you want to learn from me, go back and take good care of your health."

Wei Shen's ribs were broken by Ji Yunshuang that day, and he should have been resting at home to recover from his injuries.

However, in order to make a good impression on Ji Yunshuang, he took on the task of renovating the shop and did everything himself. As a result, his injuries not only did not heal, but also tended to worsen.

"Thank you for your concern, Master." After saying that, Wei Shen turned to run away, but Ji Yunshuang stopped him, gave him the money he had spent on renovating the shop, and then tossed him a bottle of medicine to take every day.

She gathered the herbs herself and made the anti-inflammatory solution herself. However, she had never had anyone try it on her, so she didn't know how effective it would be. It would be good to let this kid go back and give it a try.

Wei Shen was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly before leaving with the porcelain bottle.

Ji Yunshuang touched her nose, wondering why she felt inexplicably guilty for having tricked an honest person.

*

While Ji Yunshuang and Wei Shen were talking, Zhu Dong'e tidied up the shop again, making it spotless, before carefully coming over to ask if she had any further instructions.

Ji Yunshuang said, "Go outside and buy some flour. I'll teach you how to use the stove."

Zhu Dong'e was completely stunned. She looked at Ji Yunshuang in disbelief and asked, "Teach me?"

She was not very knowledgeable and didn't know what those unfamiliar iron utensils in the kitchen were for.

But this is Ji Yunshuang's newly opened shop, so it's obvious that these ironware items are related to her new shop.

Allowing her to move around inside was already a sign of Ji Yunshuang's trust in her.

For her, it was an unparalleled honor. She never expected that Ji Yunshuang would actually say she would teach her how to use those tools.

This shows that she not only trusts her, but also completely considers her one of her own.

After Zhu Dong'e understood, her eyes suddenly reddened.

Ji Yunshuang said, "What, you don't want to learn?"

"No, it's not that I don't want to learn, it's just... I can't believe it."

Zhu Dong'e knelt humbly before Ji Yunshuang and said, "Thank you for your trust, Master. Rest assured, Master, I swear on my life and on the lives of my two daughters that I will never betray you in this lifetime, no matter what."

Ji Yunshuang never believed in oaths.

She chose Zhu Dong'e partly because, through her observations over the past few days, she felt that Zhu Dong'e's character was acceptable.

The other party is also because she is counting on them to help rescue her daughter, and they are people she can easily control at the moment.

Moreover, the pastries she plans to sell in her shop are actually not difficult to make. An experienced chef could certainly figure them out after careful consideration.

The most crucial element is actually the raw materials.

And some of the key raw materials are controlled solely by her.