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Xu Qing thought of several plants that could replace Aiyu jelly, one of which was grass jelly, but the finished product was black.

There are also leaves from the fairy tree, which turn green when made, and they look very nice.

There is also a type of false groundcherry, also known as ice jelly seed, which produces the most transparent jelly.

I've been so busy lately that I haven't had time to go up the mountain to look for it. It seems I have to go tomorrow, otherwise I won't have any raw materials to make jelly.

She could buy ice jelly seeds directly from the online store, but she couldn't hide it from her family, so she decided against it.

Seeing Xu Qing's pensive expression, Madam Wen thought that her daughter was upset because of what happened during the day. She felt heartbroken and wanted to kill the Shi family.

Wen sent Xu Jian and his brother to peel and rub the aiyu jade. The two little girls went to sleep, and the one-armed beggar went to make roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).

He pulled Xu Qing aside to talk to her by the pigsty. Why the pigsty? Because it's the only place where no one is around. It's just that the house is too small.

“Daughter, you were wronged during the day. How about I find you another marriage, so that the Shi family won’t keep coming to our door?”

Xu Qing shook her head rapidly: "Mom, why are you suddenly bringing this up! I'm not aggrieved at all about what happened during the day, I was very impressive, you know?"

"Now, does everyone in the village know that Father is protecting me from below, and are they all afraid of our family?"

Ms. Wen nodded, then steered the conversation back to the marriage: "Once the house is built, we'll find a son-in-law to live with us this time, so he won't bully you again."

This way, you won't always have to face things alone, and after your mother passes away, you'll have someone to keep you company.

Xu Qing was most afraid of being pressured to get married by her elders, but she never expected that she would still be pressured to get married even after having two children.

She said helplessly, "Mother, you can know a person's face but not their heart. Even if I marry into the family, I might still meet the wrong person. What if that person tries to harm me for our family's property?"

"Don't worry about me. I just want to raise my daughters well. Aren't you and my brother enough for me? Won't you help me when others bully me?"

Ms. Wen quickly shook her head, explaining that she felt sorry for her daughter who was managing everything at home by herself.

She and her two brothers were basically just decorations; they didn't help at all.

That's why I wanted to find another man for my daughter.

"Then you must never keep anything to yourself. You can tell your mother anything, okay?"

Xu Qing hugged Wen Shi's arm and leaned affectionately on her shoulder: "I know, Mother."

She didn't suffer any loss during the day, so there's no need to bring it up again and make her family worry.

The next day.

The foundation has been laid and needs to be cured for a few days before the foundation stones are laid and the column cap stones are installed.

Xu Gong and Xu Jian then led the workers into the mountains to cut down trees.

Xu Qing and Xu Zhenzhen, a one-armed beggar, went to town together.

Xu Qing delivers jelly, while Xu Zhenzhen, a one-armed beggar, goes to sell roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).

After delivering the jelly, Xu Qing drove the oxcart to pick up Lao Shi so she could go buy bricks and tiles.

There are brick kilns in the town that specialize in firing bricks and tiles. The prices are a bit higher, with blue bricks costing 2 wen each and blue tiles costing 4 wen each.

Old Shi took her to a small brick and tile workshop in a village. A brick cost 1 wen and a tile cost 3 wen.

Xu Qing also wondered why the small workshops could be cheaper by one or one yuan. Could it be that the quality was substandard?

Old Shi explained that the reason was that the kiln had to pay land tax and even higher head tax, and it also had to hire more workers, thus increasing its costs.

Small workshops, often run by husband and wife, pay significantly lower taxes, resulting in lower costs, which they then use to attract customers with lower prices.

Xu Qing suddenly realized that her house was large and would require at least tens of thousands of bricks and tiles. With this comparison, she decided to choose a small workshop.

The oxcart slowly made its way to its destination. When it reached the entrance of a village, Xu Qing stopped the oxcart.

Something is wrong, very wrong.

But something felt off, though Xu Qing couldn't quite put her finger on it; it was just a gut feeling that something was wrong.

Old Shi asked in confusion, "Boss, why aren't we leaving?"

Xu Qing shook his head and said, "It's okay, you can continue giving directions."

As the oxcart drove into the village, the feeling that something was wrong grew stronger.

When the oxcart stopped in front of the workshop, Xu Qing finally realized what was wrong.

It's so quiet, it's like no one lives here. How can a village be so quiet?

Recently, the county magistrate taught the various villages how to treat rice and how to make konjac.

Every household was boiling Chinese medicine and digging konjac on the mountain, making it quite a lively scene.

From the moment they entered the village, they passed several houses, all of which were very quiet, and no one was spraying medicinal herbs in the rice paddies.

This small workshop is also closed, something must have happened.

Xu Qing immediately turned around and left.

"Madam, are you looking to sell bricks?"

An elderly man with a hunched back and white hair opened the door a crack and stood inside asking.

Old Shi also sensed something was wrong and stepped in front of Xu Qing, asking, "Why aren't you opening the door in broad daylight?"

The old man hesitated, as if he wanted to say something, then his body trembled:

"My granddaughter is sick today, so my son and daughter-in-law took her to see a doctor. No one was home, so the door was closed."

"Madam, please come in and choose whatever you need. I'll write it down for you, and my son and daughter-in-law will bring it to you when they return."

Old Shi looked at Xu Qing hesitantly.

Xu Qingqing stared directly at the old man, whose eyes were red and filled with tears. The old man shook his head almost imperceptibly.

She smiled slightly: "In that case, please lead the way."

The old man had no choice but to step aside and open the door.

Old Shi went in first, followed closely by Xu Qing.

The courtyard is filled with freshly fired blue bricks and tiles.

The old man explained, "The blue bricks and tiles are all ready-made. If my wife needs them, she can take them away immediately. If she needs other bricks and tiles, they will have to be custom-made and fired when my son and daughter-in-law come back."

Xu Qing: "My family needs a lot of bricks and tiles, and the ones in your yard probably aren't enough."

The old man said anxiously, "Then Madam, please take the ones in the yard away first. I will write down how many more you need and bring them to you after they are fired."

Xu Qing calmly replied, "It's alright, I'll wait for your son and daughter-in-law to come back and we can talk. I've bought so many bricks and tiles, I'm quite a big customer, shouldn't I get a discount?"

The old man suddenly became aggressive, opening the courtyard gate without giving a chance to explain and telling Xu Qing and Lao Shi to leave quickly.

Old Shi said angrily, "How can you do business like this? Boss, let's go, I'll take you to find another one."

With that, he walked out.

The old man seemed relieved and didn't stop them.

Old Shi walked out of the courtyard gate, then walked back in.

He said in a panic, "Master...Master...there are bandits outside! They've surrounded the whole courtyard, and they're all carrying big knives! What do we do!"

Xu Qing looked at the old man again, who waved his hand in a panic: "I didn't call you here, Madam. I warned you to leave quickly from the beginning!"

They stormed into the village, arrested everyone, and locked them in my backyard. They were just about to move the grain away when you arrived.

They saw you walking towards my house, so they threatened me with my family to force me to lure you in. I've tried my best... I'm so sorry... Waaah..."

As the old man spoke, he buried his head and wept bitterly.

"My granddaughter still has a high fever, these heartless beasts! Waaaaah..."