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

The workers on the mountain were all looking forward to dinner.

However, at most they would just assume that the host was a good cook and made the food taste good.

But to my surprise, the host was really generous. There was actually real chicken and duck meat on the table.

The group of men stared wide-eyed, filled with disbelief.

Ji Yunshuang smiled and invited everyone to have dinner.

With the hired workers and members of the Lu family, there were more than thirty people in total, and the table in the house was simply not enough to accommodate them all. So Ji Yunshuang had Lu Yinheng disassemble some wooden planks and piece them together to make a table.

The three main dishes—braised duck, braised chicken pieces, and braised pork belly with preserved mustard greens—were placed in the middle of the table that had been joined together.

In addition to several main dishes, Ji Yunshuang also stewed a large pot of radishes with pork bones and stir-fried some green vegetables.

The staple food is a mixture of whole grains and rice.

Although it consisted mostly of coarse grains with only a small amount of rice, it was still a considerable amount of food that the villagers had never seen before.

Although Shuanghe Village has more connections than ordinary villagers due to its proximity to Hongdu, and its residents live a slightly better life than those in remote villages, it only means they don't go hungry.

No one here has ever tasted such good food.

No, not only had they never eaten these dishes, they had never even seen them before.

The steamed pork belly is golden in color, and just looking at it makes your mouth water and whet your appetite.

And the aroma of the braised duck was so enticing, it made my mouth water. Not to mention the large chunks of braised chicken.

Because the food was so delicious, everyone suddenly became awkward, and no one dared to touch their chopsticks.

Thinking that the customs of this era are different from those of modern times, Ji Yunshuang took a spoon and used it to serve the food to everyone.

Each person gets a spoonful of chicken and duck, while each person gets two pieces of braised pork with preserved mustard greens. As for the other vegetables and rice, everyone can eat as much as they want.

Someone whispered to Ji Yunshuang, "Could I take the food home so my family can try it?"

"Sure, it's yours now that it's been allocated to you. You're free to do whatever you want with it."

After saying that, Ji Yunshuang considerately handed him a bowl and told him that he only needed to bring it back the next day.

The one who asked the question was a young man of eighteen or nineteen. When he saw the bowl that Ji Yunshuang handed him, his face turned completely red.

With a flushed face, he took the bowl from Ji Yunshuang's hand and carefully placed the braised pork and chicken/duck into the small bowl.

Seeing this, several other villagers asked Ji Yunshuang for small bowls, divided the food into portions, and prepared to take them back to their families.

Some people simply went outside, picked a few vegetable leaves, wrapped the two pieces of braised pork in the vegetable leaves, and took them home.

While seeing someone off, Lu Yinheng quietly spoke a few words to Wang Erniu and another worker.

The gist of the request was to ask him to say a few good words to the villagers who came to work with him, saying that his wife was a kind and honest person, and that although their family was not well-off, they were genuinely grateful for everyone's help in building the house, and had tried their best to prepare a meal.

However, their family had just gone through a period of hardship and was in dire straits. They might not be able to have such meals every day in the future, so they asked the two of them to put in a good word for them with their coworkers and hope that everyone would not mind.

Li Mancang said, "Sister-in-law Lu is too kind. This meal she prepared was better than any wedding in our village! We'll remember this meal for a lifetime. We can't expect to eat like this every day. If there are people like that, they're just being unreasonable. Don't worry, we're all sensible people and wouldn't be so unreasonable."

“Absolutely! I’ve never eaten such good food in my life.” Wang Erniu praised repeatedly. “This meal alone has broadened our horizons. Sister-in-law, you’re too kind. Don’t worry, Brother Lu, I will talk to them properly. Everyone will put their heart into building your house and make sure it’s built quickly and well.”

Lu Yinheng then put on an air of naiveté and a hint of worry, asking if they were being too flashy and might cause trouble.

Wang Erniu and Li Mancang quickly patted their chests and assured everyone that they would not only explain the meal arrangements to everyone, but also remind the workers who came to work not to boast about what happened today.

Lu Yinheng then revealed a hint of relief.

Feeling a great sense of responsibility, the two bid a brief farewell to Lu Yinheng and immediately went to find their fellow workers who would be working that day.

Lu Yinheng composed himself, turned around, and saw Ji Yunshuang looking at him with a smile, having been leaning against the door frame for who knows how long.

Thinking about his behavior just now, his face stiffened slightly. "What were you doing there?"

"Look at this, how your facial paralysis has healed itself without any treatment!" Ji Yunshuang said quietly.

Although Lu Yinheng didn't know what "expressionless face" meant, he inexplicably felt that it couldn't be a good thing.

"Um, just now..."

Ji Yunshuang wanted to say thank you for your hard work, but then she felt that although he had helped her, he had saved her a lot of trouble.

But this was what he was supposed to do. She changed the subject, patting his shoulder as if praising a schoolchild, and said, "You did a great job just now. Keep up the good work!"

After saying that, she hummed a little tune and leisurely returned to the courtyard.

Lu Yinheng stood there, stiff as a board.

All his senses were focused on the places her hand had touched.

She was patting his shoulder, but it felt as if she had patted his heart, causing it to pound uncontrollably.

A strange sense of joy flashed through her heart because of her praise.

When he finally came to his senses, his heart began to beat uncontrollably for her again, and his emotions were easily swayed by her. A resolute glint flashed in his clear, cold eyes.

*

Today, Ji Yunshuang not only used the excuse of going to the city to bring back a lot of pork, chicken and duck from her space, but also a lot of flour and glutinous rice flour.

Ji Yunshuang wanted to cook something delicious to treat herself.

Just yesterday, Fang Lizheng's family delivered a lot of old pumpkins. After thinking about it, she picked out two pumpkins, peeled them, and planned to make steamed pumpkin cake with milk flavor tomorrow morning.

Just as they were busy, the Mu and Zhou families returned.

Seeing the two families return, Ji Yunshuang put down her work and asked about their situation, "Did you find a house? Why did it take so long? Did something not go smoothly?"

Niu Dahua said with a smile, "Found it. There's an old house at the west end of the village. That family's old house has been empty for several years and it's quite old."

"It's moveable after a little tidying up, and the price is cheap. Our two families discussed it and decided to book it. We tidied it up there today."

Ji Yunshuang said, "You haven't had time to eat yet, have you? We hired some workers today, and there's a lot of leftover food. Please feel free to eat some."

Niu Dahua and Aunt Zhou both waved their hands repeatedly, saying that they didn't need it and that they had already eaten.

But no sooner had they finished speaking than Mu Qiongyin's children's stomachs rumbled inappropriately.

Looking at the dirty children, Ji Yunshuang knew that the Mu and Zhou families were definitely not willing to take advantage of them, so she deliberately said that she had already eaten.

She laughed and said, "These are all leftovers. They'll go bad if left uneaten, so please don't be shy."

As she spoke, she brought out the rice and vegetables that had been kept warm in the steamer since early morning, urging both families to eat quickly.

Looking at the neatly arranged braised pork belly and the duck meat that was clearly half a duck, both the Mu and Zhou families knew that this was food she had specially saved for them early in the morning. Saying it was leftovers was just to appease them.

Both families have seen and remembered Ji Yunshuang's kindness.

The next day, after the two families moved their belongings to the old house at the west end of the village, Village Chief Mu and Zhou Dalin took their tools and went to help with the foundation work at the Lu family's house.

Niu Dahua and her family's wives, along with Aunt Zhou, came to the Fang family's old house to see if Ji Yunshuang had any chores to do in the kitchen.

However, after helping Ji Yunshuang wash the vegetables, the group ignored her attempts to persuade them to stay and went home.

Seeing that none of them wanted to stay for dinner, Ji Yunshuang took out the leftover steamed pumpkin cake with milk flavor from breakfast and gave it to them so that their children could take it home.

The two families couldn't refuse, so they accepted the steamed pumpkin cake with milk flavor from Ji Yunshuang. But both families knew that although they seemed to be helping out, the Lu family was actually the one who would suffer.

That steamed pumpkin cake with milky aroma smells amazing, and it looks good too. If you took it to the street to sell, I wonder how much it would sell for. What's the point of all the work they did for you?

On the way back, Niu Dahua sighed and said, "Dalang's wife is so capable and kind-hearted. She is so good to us, but our family... the old are old and the young are young, and we can't help them much... I really... don't know how to repay her!"

Aunt Zhou understood her feelings.

Her family's situation wasn't much better than the Mu family's.

She thought for a moment and said, "She has been sincere to us, so we should repay her sincerely in the future and not waste her kindness."

Upon hearing this, Niu Dahua and her wives nodded repeatedly, making a firm decision in their hearts that they would always remember Ji Yunshuang's kindness to them.

What they give back to her may not be as much as what she has given, but as long as they have a clear conscience, that's enough.

In reality, Ji Yunshuang didn't care about those things at all; what she wanted was their sincerity.

Partnering with Gao Lan to sell roasted peas was just a small trial run. She had so much more she wanted to do.

She needs help, lots of help. And the Mu and Zhou families would be perfect helpers.