The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

That's just Di Qinglin's temperament.

Jia Daoshi was a scumbag. If she hadn't kept him around and found him useful, she would have killed him long ago!

Now that she has accepted Jia Daoshi, she will devote herself to him wholeheartedly!

Her heart, and her body!

However, she will never become addicted to it!

Because she has not forgotten the blood feud that binds her!

Looking at the expressions of the two women, Jia Daoshi shook his head and smiled, "Alright, I'll listen to my wife. Let's go around to the back of the village and help out at my uncle's house while we're at it."

Jia Daoshi was also a skilled blacksmith; making ten iron plows and rakes was no easy feat.

As for catching fish, he decided to rest for a day tomorrow.

Just as they were about to turn around and take a detour, the villagers who had been sitting under the big camphor tree at the village entrance suddenly stood up and ran towards them at high speed!

Seeing that something was wrong, Jia Daoshi hurriedly shielded Di Qinglin and Murong Jiu behind him.

This subconscious action warmed Di Qinglin's heart.

Murong Jiu was deeply moved.

However, just as they were filled with doubt and surprise, it was a little kid who rushed to the front!

The child was in the lead, running until he was out of breath!

“Jia… Scholar Jia! You…they…”

Seeing the child's appearance, Murong Jiu asked curiously, "Hei Dou, what's wrong? Tell me slowly."

Black Bean was a nickname for the child. People from lowly backgrounds were easy to raise, and when a child was born in the village, they would just give him any name they wanted.

The village entrance has always been a gathering place for the village's elderly and gossipy women; the children rarely pay attention to these things.

Just as Murong Jiu finished speaking, a voice rang out from not far away.

"Jia Daoshi!"

"What do you want?" Jia Daoshi reached out and pulled Hei Dou aside, then looked at the group of people rushing towards them.

The person at the very front, Jia Daoshi remembered, I think his name was Jia Biao, he was a tough guy in the village, the kind of person who idled away his time.

"What? You want to cause me trouble? I suggest you save your breath!"

It's not that Jia Daoshi is arrogant.

After practicing the Dragon Elephant Divine Skill, these villagers were no match for him. He could easily take on ten or even a hundred villagers at once!

"Wait! Scholar Jia! Look at you, this is a misunderstanding!" Jia Biao waved his hand, forcing a smile. "We mean no harm."

"Yes! Scholar Jia, we've come to you because we need your help!"

"Scholar Jia! I heard from Jia Hu that he's catching fish for you now, and he gets a hundred coins a day! I can do that kind of work too! Let me help you catch some!"

The person speaking behind this is a married woman from the village named Hong Min. She married into the village from Da Hong Village. Her husband went hunting in the mountains three months ago and injured his leg. They have spent all their savings on treatment and recovery.

Upon hearing Hong Min's words, Jia Daoshi's expression gradually softened.

Since they weren't there to cause trouble, he lowered his guard.

However, the fact that he was selling grilled fish in the county town actually got out from Jia Hu's mouth, which made him both amused and exasperated.

That makes sense, considering Jia Hu's brain; he'd answer any question asked of him.

These past few days, Jia Hu has been helping Jia Daoshi catch and sell fish, and he knows quite a lot about it!

When the villagers heard from a simpleton that Jia Daoshi could make money selling fish, they didn't really believe it!

However, later, when someone from the village returned from buying New Year's goods in the county town and told them about Jia Daoshi selling fish in Yilan County, everyone had no choice but to believe it!

One fish can sell for ten coins, so a hundred fish would be a thousand coins!

How much does Jia An earn in a month?

It seems to be only one hundred coins!

Now Jia Daoshi is giving Jia Hu one hundred coins a day!

Even an idiot earns more than Jia An!

Later, Jia Biao also confirmed the news!

Jia Biao also strolled around the county town in the morning, and he personally witnessed the booming business of Jia Daoshi's fish stall!

Jia Daoshi took Di Qinglin and Murong Jiu to lunch, while Jia Biao returned to the village and spread the news at the village entrance!

Upon hearing this, the villagers were immediately thrown into a frenzy!

Everyone was incredibly envious!

They can't grill fish, but they're good at catching fish!

Earning a hundred coins a day, how wonderful!

They all want to make money with Jia Daoshi now!

Jia Biao held up a number: "Scholar Jia! Let me help you catch fish! I don't want a hundred coins, just fifty!"

"I only need thirty!"

"Scholar! Twenty is enough for me, just twenty!"

Jia Daoshi: "..."

This is way too curly!

It seems that no matter the time or place, the word "scroll" is indispensable!

"Scholar, why don't you hire all of us? We can all help you catch fish!"

"Yes, these days, I'm willing to do anything as long as I can make money!"

"Fellow villagers, thank you all for thinking so highly of me, but..."

"Wait!" Jia Dao hadn't even finished speaking when Jia Biao interrupted him, "Scholar! Don't rush to refuse! Think it over carefully!"

"Yes! Scholar Jia! You are the hope of our whole village!" Hong Min cried, snot and tears streaming down her face. "In the second half of this year, we spent all our savings to treat my husband's leg injury! Now we don't even have any food left. If this continues, our whole family will be doomed!"

As Hong Min spoke, she began to cry.

"Who can argue with that! We've scrimped and saved, paid the poll tax, and now we have no food left to get through the winter!"

"We have several babies in our family waiting to be fed milk!"

Finally, Hong Min suddenly knelt down on the ground, wiping away her tears, and said, "Scholar Jia! Let me go catch fish! I've never laughed at you before, and I've even helped your wife a lot!"

"Scholar Jia, I did laugh at you before! I apologize to you right now!"

"Me too! Scholar Jia! You are the benefactor the old immortal of Ziyue Temple spoke of!"

"Scholar Jia! I apologize to you too!"

"..."

The villagers chattered amongst themselves, all wanting to help Jia Daoshi catch fish!

Jia Daoshi: "..."

He's not Guanyin Bodhisattva; he hasn't even figured things out himself, so how can he care about others?

Besides, aren't these villagers a bit too materialistic?

"My lord, do you think we can help them?" Murong Jiu whispered in Jia Daoshi's ear, seeing how pitiful Hong Min was.

Her father, Prince Qing, practiced benevolent governance in the Great Qing Kingdom, loving his people like his own children, and she was influenced by him.

Although Jia Daoshi was somewhat skeptical, he couldn't simply refuse because he was surrounded by so many people.

After thinking for a moment, he said loudly, "Fellow villagers, everyone wants to help me catch fish, but I can't sell them at all! Let me think of something first. Once I come up with a way to sell this many fish, I'll hire everyone!"

Does anyone know if they can come up with a solution?

The key strategy is to stall!

"Scholar Jia! Let me catch him first! I only need ten coins a day!" Hong Min said hurriedly.

Jia Daoshi immediately realized something was wrong: "Auntie, this is not appropriate!"

If this continues, these people will start fighting amongst themselves!

Sure enough, someone immediately offered nine coins!

Then it was seven coins, then six coins!

Seeing that everyone was getting more and more excited, Jia Daoshi hurriedly raised his hand.

"Alright! What are you all yelling about? Let's hear what Scholar Jia has to say first!"

Jia Biao shouted loudly.