Divorcing your wife might feel good for a moment, but seeing me make money will make you regret it f

The person was bought back without costing a penny, as long as she is honest and has no bad intentions.

Xu Qing would never actually exploit or oppress this poor woman.

"Come on in. The child is asleep. Are you really going to carry him all the way like this? It'll be more comfortable for both of you in the car."

Hui Niang smiled gratefully, and without further hesitation, she got into the oxcart, curling herself and her child up into a small ball, and sat down next to Xu Qing.

There were some villagers on the oxcart, looking at Xu Qing with envy.

"Hey Qing, this man calls you 'master,' is he the servant you bought?"

"Your family's life is getting better and better. Is this servant you bought to serve your mother or you?"

"Qing, how much did you pay for this woman? With her looks, she probably didn't cost much, right? If she's not expensive, I'll buy one for my son to be his wife someday."

Hui Niang flinched, glancing at Xu Qing with some fear. Could her master be planning to sell her to someone else...?

Xu Qing looked at Hui Niang reassuringly, signaling her not to worry.

He turned to the villagers in the car and said, "These are the helpers I hired. They're too busy cooking at home."

She originally wanted to hire someone to make milk tea toppings, but she happened to meet Hui Niang and couldn't bear to part with her, so she decided to take her in.

But she was worried that Hui Niang was a bad person, so she signed a contract to sell herself into servitude with her.

The villagers were even more envious.

"Why are you hiring outsiders? With so many people in our village, can't we find suitable people? How much per day? Can we go?"

Xu Qing: "This girl is a refugee. She doesn't need money, just food. If any of you ladies also only need food, you can come and work at my house."

Everyone immediately fell silent. If they weren't paid, they'd be working for nothing; only a fool would go!

Back at the Xu family home, Xu Qing was faced with another headache: where to stay? The two rooms in the house were simply not enough.

She slept in one room with Xu Beibei, Wen Shi slept in another room with the two girls, her two older brothers and Zhou Chenggong lived in the kitchen, and the one-armed beggar lived in the firewood pile next to the pigsty.

Let's make her sleep on a makeshift bed in her room for now. There are men everywhere in the house, we can't let Hui Niang stay in the hospital.

After settling in, Xu Qing told Hui Niang and the child to rest first, and then they could get back to work in the evening.

Hui Niang wanted to refuse, but she hadn't slept for several days because she had nowhere to stay. Nighttime was the most dangerous time, as those men all wanted to take advantage of her.

Under Xu Qing's resolute gaze, Hui Niang fell into a deep sleep, holding her child.

At lunchtime, Xu Qing told everyone in the family about Hui Niang's situation, and everyone sighed with emotion.

After finishing their meal, Xu Jian and Xu Gong had to get back to work. They needed to finish building the house as soon as possible, because the house was just too cramped.

The one-armed beggar and Xu Zhenzhen went up the mountain to chop firewood. They made roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) every day, and cooking at home required a lot of firewood.

Zhou Chenggong continued his hunting expeditions, setting traps all over the mountains and plains.

Xu Qing went into the house and looked at the silver he had collected from the bandits the night before.

There were a total of over 40 taels, plus the 50 taels given by the county magistrate. Staying up all night last night was totally worth it!

She put the money back into her shopping cart with satisfaction, intending to take a nap.

"Boom boom boom, boom boom boom."

There was a knock on the door outside the courtyard.

Xu Qing listened intently to the sounds outside; it seemed someone was going to open the door.

In the courtyard, Xu Baobao looked at Ding Guihua's solicitous smile and felt nauseous.

In the past, her aunt would only beat and scold her; when had she ever given her a kind look?

Now, they're just pretending to be nice to their mother because she built a big house and made money.

Knowing her mother was asleep, Xu Baobao's face darkened, but she lowered her voice and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Ding Guihua reluctantly took out the remaining pastries from her bosom and said ingratiatingly:

"Little Grass, these are some snacks that Grandma asked me to buy for you. They were bought in town and were quite expensive. Try them."

Xu Baobao stood still, her face cold, and said, "I'm not eating. I'm no longer Shi Xiaocao. My household registration documents say I'm Xu Baobao. If you have nothing else to say, you should leave now."

Thinking about the purpose of her visit, Ding Guihua suppressed her anger. "She's just a little bitch. Does she really think she's a treasure?"

Once we get back to the Shi family, I'll see how I deal with you!

"Your grandma is sick, you know? She misses you and your sister terribly. She knows she did some wrong things in the past and regrets them now. Grandma asked me to apologize to you on her behalf. Can you come back with me to see your grandma?"

Xu Qing, who was listening from inside the house, raised an eyebrow. Zhenzhen was right. What was so interesting about that old hag? She was sickly and shouldn't have given her child any bad luck.

She got out of bed and went to the yard.

When Ding Guihua saw Xu Qing come out, she was a little scared, but then she remembered that she hadn't come empty-handed and hadn't said anything she shouldn't have, so she straightened her back.

"Brother... Sister Qing."

Meeting Xu Qing's cold and stern gaze, Ding Guihua's words abruptly changed direction, and she said with a dry laugh:

"Hehehe, I didn't come here for any other reason than that the baby's grandma misses her granddaughter and wants to take her back to see her."

Ever since the advisor said those words at the village entrance, the villagers have been plotting against the Xu family.

However, none of the families had yet found a suitable man or daughter. Therefore, they were paying close attention to the Xu family's situation.

As soon as Ding Guihua entered the village, everyone knew and followed to see what was going on. What if Ding Guihua was there to coax Xu Qing back to the Shi family? That wouldn't do.

Xu Qing can only be from their village.

When they heard Ding Guihua tell Xu Baobao to go back and see Ding Shi, everyone couldn't stand it anymore.

"Since your Shi family has already divorced Qing'er, it doesn't matter anymore. If you miss your granddaughter, why don't you come and see her in person?"

"I think she doesn't really want her granddaughter; she just wants to coax her back since she's become successful."

"Exactly, would someone who loves their granddaughter throw her into the chamber pot?"

Xu Qing was surprised that the villagers would speak up for her.

The villagers who were swept by Xu Qing's gaze couldn't help but get excited:

"Qing'er, don't be afraid. We people from Xujia Village will not let outsiders bully us. Your aunties will all help you!"

Xu Qing thanked the aunties who spoke up for her, then turned to Ding Guihua and said:

“You heard it too, go back to where you came from. And these snacks, my daughter is tired of them, they’re nothing special. Take them back with you.”

Ding Guihua blushed deeply, feeling both ashamed and angry. How could these people help a divorced woman like her?

She gritted her teeth and said, "Even if this girl changes her surname to Xu now, she still has the blood of my Shi family flowing in her veins. Her own grandmother is sick, and she should go back to take care of her!"

Xu Baobao immediately became excited: "Fine, I'll return the Shi family blood I shed to you now, just stop bothering my mother! You only care that she can make money now! I'll give it back to you!"

I don't know where Xu Baobao got a knife from, but she just kept slashing at her wrist.

Xu Qing's eyes widened in fury as he quickly tried to snatch the knife from Xu Baobao's hand, but Xu Baobao's wrist was still cut.

Xu Qing hurriedly pressed the wound and shouted, "Mother! Mother, come out quickly! Go and get a doctor, baby is hurt."

Ms. Wen stayed up all night taking care of the baby and was worried about Xu Qing, so she didn't sleep at all. She's sleeping soundly now.

Hearing Xu Qing's shrill scream, he sat up abruptly in bed. Seeing that Xu Beibei was still asleep, he blocked the edge of the bed with something to prevent her from falling if she woke up, and then immediately ran outside.