Divorced woman with child travels through time

The youngest sister, who had appeared out of nowhere, silently picked up the knife the Japanese man had dropped and slashed it straight at his neck.

The Japanese man bled profusely, and his claw-like hand reached out to her, trying to grab something. Little Sister San remained motionless, letting the blood flow down the ground and onto her shoes. She watched the Japanese man slowly fall, her clear black and white eyes devoid of any emotion, as if it were simply her duty to do so.

"Well done!" Caiyun happily came over and patted her on the shoulder. The child was so quiet that she thought she was mute.

Cheng Niangzi hugged her with some tenderness and gently stroked her hair.

This girl is a good prospect! Caiyun thought excitedly for a moment. If only Miss Yue were here, she would definitely like her very much.

The women crowded around, and some of the bolder ones even kicked the corpse.

"Miss Caiyun, what do we do now?" Granny Qian asked, holding a knife with blood still on her hands.

"Girl, let's bandage this up first!" Madam Cheng said, cutting a section of her skirt with a knife and tying it to her back.

"That's right, let's go get bandaged up first." Granny Qian then remembered Caiyun and the other injured people.

"Are you alright?" Caiyun asked Wu Yu as they fiddled with her. Wu Xia was bandaging her wound.

Wu Yu gave a weak smile, "I'm fine. I've actually seen some blood today. I used to be too scared to even kill a chicken."

"That's good!" Caiyun turned to look at the women and said to Granny Qian and the coachman, "You take our whole cart of people back first. One of you go to report to the authorities, and the rest of you take them with you. Cut off their heads so we can collect our money later. Leave these corpses aside and wait for the officials to come and deal with them!"

"Alright! I'll stay, old woman!" Granny Qian also seemed to harbor resentment towards these Japanese.

"Then I'll stay too!" Cheng Niangzi felt a little ashamed of her earlier panic and decided to stay to test her courage.

"Alright! Let's arrange it that way!" Caiyun left behind about ten of the braver ones and departed with the carriage. However, she murmured to herself, "I seem to have lost a lot of blood..." before losing consciousness.

"Caiyun! Are you alright!" Caiyun, who had slept for a day and a night, woke up to find Chen Wenfang looking worried. Chen Wenfang had a furrowed brow and faint dark circles under her eyes. The old lady rarely stayed up late; she must have been exhausted and hadn't slept all night.

"I..." Caiyun's voice was hoarse as she was about to speak when she realized her mouth was extremely dry.

"Don't rush! Here, have some honey water first!" Chen Wenfang poured a large bowl of water from the kettle next to her and slowly fed it to her.

As soon as he received the news yesterday, Wang Erniu personally led people to the place, but there was still no news. Evening banquet was also hastily concluded. Caiyun and the two women who were sent over both took medicine. Caiyun was more seriously injured and developed a fever in the middle of the night. As usual, Chen Wenfang took some white wine to wipe her body. In ancient times, fever was very serious. If not treated properly, a person might die. She stayed by her side all night. Fortunately, she was alright.

Caiyun finished a large bowl in one go and anxiously struggled to sit up.

"Don't move, you'll aggravate your wound. Listen to me! Those two women are fine, don't worry. Focus on recovering first, they're both great." Chen Wenfang pressed her body down and kept talking, "The militia has already gone, they'll definitely find out where those Japanese came from. The militia said these women are quite brave. Once you recover, you'll lead them, and you'll be a female general in the future."

"That's great!" Caiyun exclaimed excitedly, then remembered something else. "Oh my! Hahaha!"

Seeing her so energetic and lively, Chen Wenfang smiled with relief.

That year, apart from Wang Erniu and his fellow officials who had to patrol the area every day, Magistrate Zheng felt that everyone would have a good year, as there were no more Japanese pirates or disasters.

The origin of the Japanese invaders has not been traced, but it has been found that the people who used to deliver grain to the Japanese were ships from Shanghai Town in eastern Annam. With the help of Wei Siyuan and Lü Xiong from the past, the truth should be found out soon.

In this incident, Chen Wenfang demanded that Wang Erniu take these dozens of women seriously. Caiyun needed to recuperate, so Wang Erniu arranged for Wang Xiaoguang to go over. He used to be a captain, so leading these dozens of women wouldn't be difficult for him. Moreover, he was even stricter with them. Wang Erniu also equipped them with long swords, which could be considered an upgrade in their fighting strength.

As the year drew to a close, Chen Wenfang took stock of the year's output. The workshop's output had nearly quadrupled. On the way to Chen's Grocery Store, the wharf in Huian County was always packed with people. The villagers here liked auspicious things, and the workshop's ovens and oil pans were frying and baking food, such as gold ingots and silver dumplings, in large batches every day. The coastal area made them easy to transport, and they didn't spoil easily in winter. The sweet and oily smell permeated the entire street.

They even set up a small workshop to make syrup. Every day, farmers would deliver truckloads of sugarcane. Uncle Hu was forced to manage the workshop, which had about ten people working every day to clean, press the juice, boil the sugar, and dry it. They were extremely busy.

Chen Wenfang was also busy, searching everywhere for artisans who knew how to make glass. After the New Year, he would go to Quanzhou with Wang Erniu to take up his post. By then, he would probably be able to make mirrors.

As usual, Chen Wenfang hosted a year-end banquet, the fourth time this year. Anyone who knew her was welcome to eat. There were large chunks of meat, large pieces of fish, and palm-sized steamed buns. Putting everything else aside, the portions were huge and everyone could eat their fill...

All the staff under Chen's shop received a bonus equal to two months' wages, excluding the seasonal clothes, shoes, snacks, and fruit they were entitled to. They also received a red envelope containing one month's wages, ensuring that everyone could have a good New Year.

On the 24th of the year, Wang Erniu was appointed as the Pacification Commissioner of Quanzhou. Through a bribe forced upon him by Ouyang Junyan and the connections of the Jiang family, he finally obtained the promotion and transfer order after going through several intermediaries.

Chen Wenfang was busy packing things in the mansion, while Aunt Hu and Uncle Hu helped her silently, tears streaming down their faces.

"Auntie, don't cry. Here, this is the house deed, and this is the workshop's! There are also some banknotes for easy cash flow." Chen Wenfang handed a small box to Aunt Hu. "This is all yours now, Juan'er. I've been taking care of you for the past six months. Go back and learn how to manage the household well from your mother. If you don't understand anything, go find Sister Caiyun. She's not far away anyway!"

"I know!" Juan'er sniffed and stuffed a bundle of her embroidered handkerchiefs into Chen Wenfang's hands. "Madam, I know you don't like doing these things, but I made a lot, so you can use them slowly."

"Good girl, Juan'er!" Chen Wenfang lovingly hugged her. "Grow up quickly and do what you want to do!"

Juan'er nodded seriously.

In the side courtyard, Xiao Bo was also saying goodbye to them.

"Xuanzai, you still need to practice your handwriting. It's too ugly."