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

Next, Ji Yunshuang and Gao Lan discussed the cooperation method in detail.

Simply put, Ji Yunshuang handles the shipping, Gao Lan provides the labor, and the revenue from the sales is split 50/50 between them.

Gao Lan bluntly stated that Ji Yunshuang was being taken advantage of. The cost of peas was not low, and making them taste so delicious required an immense amount of effort. Ji Yunshuang was only contributing her own effort; how could she possibly receive 50% of the profits?

After much polite refusal, the two finally decided that the cost of buying peas would be shared between them. After deducting costs, Ji Yunshuang would get six percent of the profit, and Gao Lan would get four percent.

This was Gao Lan's suggestion. She believed that Ji Yunshuang put in more effort and skill in making stir-fried peas, while she only needed to exert some physical strength, so she should get a smaller share.

In fact, for Ji Yunshuang, selling fried peas cost her zero money.

These fried peas were all stockpiled by her during her frantic hoarding of supplies before the apocalypse.

Besides stir-fried peas, her space also contains many small twisted dough sticks, rice crackers, and other snacks for waiting in line at hot pot restaurants.

However, those processes seem much more complicated than stir-frying peas, so it's not convenient to show them now.

Stir-fried peas, on the other hand, seemed simple and easy to make. So, after thinking it over, Ji Yunshuang took out some stir-fried peas to test the waters first.

After the two agreed on the terms, Ji Yunshuang gave Gao Lan five taels of silver and asked her to buy peas.

After they had bought all the peas they could find in the area, they started trading again.

Gao Lan felt that this was too risky.

But Ji Yunshuang said that this was to prevent others from figuring out how to stir-fry peas and then imitating them.

Or perhaps they were jealous of their business and prevented them from buying peas so their business could continue.

After hearing Ji Yunshuang's words, Gao Lan immediately gave her a thumbs up and said excitedly, "Sister Ji, how did you grow such a bright mind? How can you be so clever? Even if I had a few more heads, I couldn't have come up with these ideas. You're amazing!"

After praising Ji Yunshuang profusely, Gao Lan took the silver and left in a hurry.

Having received countless compliments, Ji Yunshuang touched her nose somewhat embarrassedly.

In reality, it is not easy to make stir-fried peas using modern techniques by hand.

She doesn't have to worry about others thinking that stir-frying peas is simple, and then figuring out a way to do it and stealing their business.

She sent Gao Lan to buy peas because of the psychological problems she developed ten years after the apocalypse.

She needs to stockpile food to feel secure.

Since I've taken out some roasted peas from my spatial storage to do business, I should buy some unprocessed dried peas to replenish my stock.

She also wanted to slowly replenish the flour and other items she had been secretly taking out of her space during this period.

However, for now, she plans to repair the house first.

When everyone was home that evening, Ji Yunshuang told them about the house repairs and asked for their opinions.

After pondering for a moment, Grandma Zhao said, "I want to build a few mud-walled houses like you do. My family isn't large, so I'll build two or three to live in first."

In fact, she had enough money to build a large brick house.

But at this time, she felt that she should follow Ji Yunshuang's example, keep a low profile, and just build a mud-walled house.

Ji Yunshuang thought for a moment and said, "I already asked Gao Lan to help me find workers today. We agreed to take the workers to see the foundation tomorrow. Why don't you come with us tomorrow? Anyway, our two families' foundations are close to each other."

Grandma Zhao expressed her gratitude profusely once again.

Considering the ongoing war outside and the uncertainty of what the future held, Ji Yunshuang chose a relatively secluded location at the foot of Heshan Mountain as her foundation.

Grandma Zhao felt that Ji Yunshuang was a benefactor to their family. If it weren't for her protection, they might not have been able to get this far!

Therefore, without much hesitation, they chose the nearby wasteland as the foundation.

The Mu family and the Zhou family also chose two sites not too far from them as foundations, thinking that once the houses were built, the families would be close together and able to help each other.

However, this time, neither family planned to repair the house.

Mu Zhigang and Zhou Dalin both planned to go to the city to find work after renting a house and settling in. They planned to repair the house later when they had more money.

Each family has a different situation and their own plans.

The next day, Lu Yinheng did not lead any more people into the mountains to cut timber. Instead, he and Ji Yunshuang took people to inspect the foundation and discuss building the house.

The Mu and Zhou families went to the village to see if there were any suitable houses for long-term rental.

Fang Zijian, however, took a book and began reading it in the courtyard.

At the beginning of yesterday, he was restless and kept wanting to go to Kong Xiufang, but later Liao kept asking him to do chores.

The work in the fields was hard, and he was so tired that his back ached, and he gradually stopped thinking about so many things.

Yesterday has passed, and today he's inexplicably able to calm down.

It was Kong Xiufang's sudden appearance that surprised him. Along with the surprise, a sense of panic and disappointment inexplicably rose in his heart.

Kong Xiufang had never taken the initiative to contact him before.

Even when she took the initiative to ask her father to help move the Kong family's household registration to Shuanghe Village, it sounded like he was begging for help.

But now, only one day later, she, who is usually not proactive, has actually come to my door.

We came to his house again...

Could it be that Ji Yunshuang's prediction was right? She had only ever used him, never had any genuine feelings for him, and never even considered marrying him?

"Brother Zijian, why aren't you at school? Why are you reading in the courtyard instead?"

Kong Xiufang was furious when she saw Fang Zijian sitting peacefully in the courtyard reading.

She waited for him at home all day yesterday, and went to the school to find him again early this morning.

Upon learning that he had not gone to school, they immediately called a horse-drawn carriage to Shuanghe Village.

He was actually sitting leisurely in the courtyard reading.

Whether he got it done or not, he should at least give her a word!

What does he look like?

At this moment, Kong Xiufang could not control her expression, and her tone carried a hint of questioning.

Fang Zijian was taken aback again when he saw her face, which was tinged with anger, and her questioning tone.

She used to be so gentle and vulnerable in front of me. Was it all just a facade?

Seeing Fang Zijian's stunned expression, Kong Xiufang realized that she had been too anxious.

She quickly squeezed out two tears and said, "I went to the school to look for you today, but I didn't see you. I thought something had happened to you!"

Her explanations only fueled Fang Zijian's suspicions. He said, "I'm perfectly fine, what could possibly happen to me?"

Kong Xiufang bit her tongue, realizing she had misspoke, and quickly explained, "No, what I meant was, I'm worried that Uncle won't agree to your offer to help me the other day, and he might beat you up..."

In the past, Fang Zijian would have believed her explanation.

But now, after seeing how every one of her reactions matched Ji Yunshuang's analysis, he couldn't help but overthink.

He said, "You mean that matter? My father didn't beat me, but he said he would help me once I passed the imperial examination. I'm working hard for our future!"

Kong Xiufang's face darkened. Wait for him to pass the imperial examination? That would probably be in his next life.

She forced a stiff smile, wanting to say something to praise him. But she was so angry inside that she couldn't bring herself to say anything. Instead, she said with a worried expression, "But I heard there's a war outside! Won't your exams be delayed?"

Fang Zijian said, "What's there to be afraid of? It's not like I'm going to the capital to take the exam next year. By the time I'm going to take the exam, the rebellion might have already been quelled."

Kong Xiufang clenched her fists, trying to calm her anger, and said, "Did you later ask your uncle about the price of that young lady's prescription?"

Fang Zijian said, "My father asked for me, and she said that because of my father's influence, he could get a discount if he bought it, but it would still cost one hundred taels of silver per prescription. But if it's someone else, it won't be that price."

Kong Xiufang cursed Ji Yunshuang in her heart.

One prescription costs one hundred taels, so two prescriptions would cost two hundred taels.

They changed the person, so the price is different now!

Why didn't she grab it?

In her eyes, Fang Zijian had no further use.

Too lazy to argue with her any longer, she simply said to Fang Zijian, "Brother Zijian, you should study hard at home. I'll head back now," and left the Fang family.

After leaving the Fang family home, Kong Xiufang glanced venomously at the old house and thought bitterly, "You bitch, you forced me to do this."