Black Market Boss: His Beloved Wife's Lazy Life

"Alright, you two, stop arguing. The beam-raising ceremony is about to begin."

Shang Yanfang's words immediately silenced the two people who were on the verge of conflict. The captain then stood in the middle.

Several villagers building houses carried the main beams they had chosen earlier.

Then the brigade leader pasted a red paper with the words "Peace and Joy" written on it on the main beam.

Several uncles worked together to put the selected beams onto the roof and placed them on top.

"Crackling and popping, crackling and popping!" Firecrackers went off. The roof beam raising was complete.

"Yanfang, it's ready. We're going to distribute the candy now," Li Zhaodi called out to Shang Yanfang.

"Come on, ladies, let's share in the joy." Shang Yanfang said, grabbing a handful of candy and peanuts and scattering them to the side.

The women reluctantly left only after they had scattered all the sugar and peanuts they had prepared in their cloth bags.

"Why isn't it White Rabbit?" Shang Yanfang overheard someone muttering.

"Shang Zhiqing, why isn't there any White Rabbit candy today? This old woman has never eaten anything so rare before."

Shang Yanfang hadn't even recovered from the intense battle when an old woman, leading her grandson, was about to approach her.

"No, Grandma, those were brought from home when I went to the countryside. They're all gone." Shang Yanfang was somewhat rebellious.

She can give away her things freely, but if you ask her for them, don't blame her for being rude.

"Then why don't you ask your family to send some?" the old lady said without hesitation.

"Grandma, that requires money and coupons. It doesn't fall from the sky, nor does it just appear out of thin air. What does it have to do with me if you haven't eaten? Are you my son or my grandson?"

The old lady thought that young girls these days are shy, and that if she, an elderly woman, opened her mouth, she would surely get what she wanted.

Who knew this little girl would act so unpredictably?

"How can you be so disrespectful to your elders?" the old lady said angrily.

"You think you can be my elder? Get out of my way!" Shang Yanfang said and left.

She ignored the old lady who was jumping up and down in anger.

"You're awesome." Li Zhaodi gave Shang Yanfang a thumbs up.

"What?" Shang Yanfang looked at Li Zhaodi in confusion.

"That old lady takes advantage of her age and has gotten away with things at many places. This time she's been turned down by you, so don't you dare beat her to a pulp."

Li Zhaodi told Shang Yanfang everything she had learned about the old woman.

"Captain, Accounting book. Sit down, it's time to eat." Shang Yanfang quickly stepped forward to stop the two as they were about to leave.

"Zhaodi, go and settle the extra wages with everyone first, we'll talk about the rest later."

Shang Yanfang whispered instructions to Li Zhaodi.

"Uncle, sit down, sit down. Come and try our cooking today," Shang Yanfang said, pulling the two of them to the table.

"I'll go get the dishes, please wait a moment," Shang Yanfang said to the two of them with a smile.

Turning around, I saw Gao Jianguo's tone had become both cute and fierce.

"Gao Jianguo, you absolutely must keep Captain Uncle and Accountant Uncle here, or you'll be in big trouble."

Gao Jianguo affectionately ruffled the little girl's hair, only to be slapped back at him with a "smack".

Then he stormed off in a huff.

"Jianguo, are you and Xiaoshang really dating?" the captain asked.

“Yes, Captain, I will treat her well. In my heart, she ranks before my grandfather,” Gao Jianguo said earnestly.

"If your grandfather heard you say that, he'd definitely hit you with his cane. But remember, Xiao Shang isn't without backing. If you bully her, I'll have your Brother Lu and Brother Lu the Second beat you up."

Captain Lu also threatened.

"Come on, take a look at today's main dish." Liu Yan brought back a pot of braised pork, while He Lingling returned with a pot of chicken stew with potatoes.

Shang Yanfang then brought over another cucumber salad.

After distributing the money, Li Zhaodi pulled Lu Youyou along and walked back together.

"Brother Lu, please have a seat," Shang Yanfang invited the group to sit down.

"Here, let me serve you rice." Shang Yanfang said, picking up the bowls and starting to serve the rice.

But Gao Jianguo, who was sitting next to her, was sitting in that bowl and she just couldn't pick it up.

"I'll serve you some food so you can rest." Gao Jianguo got up, took the spoon from the little girl's hand, served her a bowl first, and then served others.

"You educated youth, your cooking skills are pretty good!" Captain Lu said after taking a bite.

"It's alright, it's alright, the main thing is that there's meat," Shang Yanfang said modestly.

"The food is good today; I haven't had rice in a long time," Captain Lu said after taking a bite.

"The grain harvest is good this year," He Lingling said innocently.

“Yes, the food is good,” the others echoed.

Farmers can praise him for nothing more than for growing good crops.

The group finished off all the food and rice.

The team leader gestured for the accountant to bring out their accounting records.

"You still have some money left. The adobe bricks were used for one wall between your two rooms. The roof beams are also shared by you."

I did the math: the single room cost thirty yuan, and the double room cost fifty yuan. Here's the rest of the money.

Captain Lu took a large wad of money out of his pocket and placed it on the table.

"Uncle, has the payment been settled?" Shang Yanfang asked.

"Alright, the smaller amount is what you're sharing, so we'll save on building two walls. The list is all here, you can take a look." Team Leader Lu pointed to the paper on the table.

"Thank you very much, Captain." The group quickly thanked the captain.

"Don't be so polite. You haven't installed doors and windows yet," said Team Leader Lu.

"How do I order the doors and windows?" He Lingling asked.

"Old Wang's house should have one." After giving all the necessary instructions, Team Leader Lu left.

The accountant and Lu Youyou followed the team leader.

"Here, twenty for each of us four," Shang Yanfang said, counting out the money and handing it to the group. It was just the right amount.

"How much does it cost for the Yanfang hot pot and the ingredients?"

Li Zhaodi asked.

"Let's each give two yuan. A chicken should cost about two yuan," Shang Yanfang said, stating her estimated amount.

After all, we'll be eating from the same pot from now on, so there's no need to be so fussy.

After everyone agreed, except for Li Zhaodi, the other two gave the money to Shang Yanfang.

After all, it was Li Zhaodi who switched the chicken.

"Let's go order doors and windows now," He Lingling suggested.

"Okay." The group cleaned up the kitchen and put away the bowl of meat that had been reserved for the old educated youth.

So we headed towards Grandpa Wang's house.

They had visited Grandpa Wang's house the day before they arrived, so they found it easily.

This time, with Gao Jianguo following along, the dogs weren't afraid anymore.

We went straight into the courtyard.

"Uncle Wang, Uncle Wang, are you home?"

"Yes, what's up?" It was Aunt Wang who greeted them.

"We just want to order doors and windows."

"Your Uncle Wang is busy in the backyard. Why don't you go find her?" Aunt Wang was incredibly enthusiastic when she heard that they had come to order something.