A peasant girl travels through time with a hospital, rising to become an empress.

Huang Yijin and Huang Yiyin never expected that the two who usually seemed the most honest and easily bullied would dare to speak out.

The two of them had been slacking off quite a bit since they started working. When Liu Xiong was around, they worked diligently, but once he left, they just talked a lot.

She would tell the workers every day how good the Huang family was to Liu Xiong, how much the old man had helped Liu Xiong's family when he was alive, and how Huang Zhenzhu listened to the two brothers. She also said that although Liu Yan's family had some money to build a house, the woman would have to rely on her brother Liu Xiong after the divorce.

The implication was that, despite being just another worker, these two brothers were different from others; they could work whenever they wanted and slack off whenever they wanted.

The villagers of Qinghe Village believed these words after hearing them repeated over and over again, thinking that the two had come to support Huang Zhenzhu's family. They turned a blind eye to the two's laziness.

When Liu Xiong asked about their work, they both gave insincere answers that they were working diligently.

The two brothers were slacking off but getting the same wages as everyone else, which made everyone uncomfortable. But no one wanted to speak up and offend the two brothers, who were Liu Xiong's brothers-in-law. If they said something unpleasant, would Liu Xiong really fire them? They might get bitten back and end up being the ones who suffered.

Today's incident started because Huang Yijin and Huang Yiyin wanted to bully the two Ma family members so they would continue to work for them. Little Ma was still young and couldn't stand it, so he said a few words. Unexpectedly, the two were not only lazy but also couldn't stand being criticized, so they started pushing and shoving each other, knocking down the courtyard wall.

Nie Qianqian took everything in. She originally thought that the two of them wouldn't cause any trouble under Liu Xiong's supervision, but she didn't expect them to cause so much trouble.

Just then, Liu Xiong and Huang Zhenzhu rushed over.

Liu Xiong went to the county early in the morning to pick up materials. As soon as he returned to the village, he heard that something had happened at the new house, so he quickly came over with Huang Zhenzhu.

Liu Xiong looked exhausted, with dark circles under his eyes. Looking at the collapsed courtyard wall, his face was full of anxiety. "What happened?"

Although Liu Xiong had experience building houses, he had only worked as a laborer for other people. This was the first time he had been asked to lead more than ten people in a project, so he inevitably panicked when things went wrong.

When Huang Yijin and Huang Yiyin saw that Huang Zhenzhu and Liu Xiong had arrived together, they felt more at ease. They had been pampered in the Huang family since childhood, and Huang Zhenzhu, their older sister, always did what they wanted.

Huang Yijin's arrogance grew even more intense. "Sister, brother-in-law, you've finally arrived! These two broke into the courtyard wall, and my brother and I caught them red-handed. They still won't admit it and are even slandering us! Humph, there are all kinds of people out there."

Da Ma and Xiao Ma were furious at Huang Yijin's blatant lies, feeling like their lungs were about to explode.

It was clear that Liu Xiong and Huang Zhenzhu's arrival had relieved them. Since they were relatives, their presence would naturally help their two younger brothers.

Liu Xiong frowned and asked Da Ma and Xiao Ma, "Da Ma, Xiao Ma, is that right?"

He knew these two children somewhat. Their parents had passed away early, leaving only an elderly and ailing grandmother. The two children were young and responsible for the household, and were both sensible kids.

Xiao Ma blushed and was about to say something when Da Ma suddenly tugged at his sleeve.

Xiao Ma thought for a moment and could only keep quiet, biting her lip hard, tears welling up in her eyes.

Dama was considering that the construction work would pay a lot, and he could use the money to treat his grandmother's illness. If he lost his job because of a moment of anger, it would be a loss.

He was equally resentful, but he had no choice but to bow to reality. What did it matter if he suffered a little humiliation for the sake of money?

Da Ma said in a low voice, "Uncle Liu, I'm sorry, we didn't mean to."

It was definitely not intentional; someone pushed him against the courtyard wall.

However, he swallowed the rest of his words.

Liu Xiong was a rough and simple-minded man. Seeing Xiao Ma's aggrieved look, he assumed they were overwhelmed with guilt and remorse. Although the courtyard wall had collapsed, the bricks were still there; it just needed some effort to rebuild it.

He comforted them, saying, "The materials are still there, so don't worry about it. Just rebuild it."

Seeing that Da Ma had admitted it, Huang Yijin was secretly pleased, but he still retorted, "Brother-in-law, we can't just let this go like this, can we?"

Huang Zhenzhu quickly interrupted, "Yijin, stop talking. Your brother-in-law said to just lay the bricks. Let's get to work."

She thought to herself that after work today she should remind her two younger brothers not to act like this, to work properly, and not to cause trouble for their husbands.

Huang Yijin shrugged. If they didn't want to talk about it, they didn't. Anyway, they had the upper hand today. After this incident, who among the workers would dare to mess with the two brothers again?

Seeing that the matter was left unresolved, the villagers of Qinghe Village were not happy. What could they say? They could only remain silent and prepare to disperse and get back to work.

Looking at the expressions of Da Ma and Xiao Ma, Nie Qianqian didn't want to let it go so easily, so she called out, "Wait a minute."

Everyone paused, and Liu Xiong asked, "What's wrong, Qianqian?"

Nie Qianqian asked, "Uncle, this courtyard wall was just built yesterday, how come it collapsed with just one bump?"

Liu Xiong was taken aback. The new house was built with blue bricks, and the materials were all of the highest quality. Each blue brick was mixed with mortar and laid layer by layer. In theory, it should be very sturdy. If it would collapse if someone touched it, then why build a brick house at all? Just cover it with some yellow soil.

His attention was focused on the horses, but after Qianqian pointed it out, he immediately realized that something was wrong with the wall.

He personally brought the materials back from the county town. If the materials are fine, then the problem lies with the construction.

He was receiving payment from Nie Qianqian for overseeing the work, and now that something's gone wrong, he's naturally losing face.

He looked at the dozen or so workers who had started work and asked, "Who was responsible for repairing this section of the courtyard wall that collapsed?"

The wall was the responsibility of Huang Yijin and Huang Yiyin. The two of them were lazy and sloppy in their work. They didn't take the construction seriously and just put the bricks on with some mud. That's why it was a shoddy construction project that collapsed at the slightest bump.

The dozen or so people looked at each other, exchanging glances, none of them daring to step forward and claim that they were the two Huang brothers.

Seeing this, Nie Qianqian knew that although Liu Xiong was supervising more than ten people building the house, he had not established any authority in the hearts of the workers.

Others dared not speak up, and Huang Yijin and Huang Yiyin were too embarrassed to say it, but Huang Datao hesitated for a long time before speaking up, "Uncle, this area should be the responsibility of Uncle Yijin and Uncle Yiyin."

During this period, Liu Xiong has been taking Huang Yijie and Huang Datao back and forth to the county to pick up materials. Building a house involves a lot of materials, and they are not all concentrated in one place. Liu Xiong definitely can't handle it all by himself. Huang Yijie is currently waiting for the materials in the county.

The two men hadn't been working in the village for long and were unaware of what Yijin and Yiyin had been doing. Huang Datao only found out yesterday afternoon when he returned a little early and saw Uncle Yijin and Uncle Yiyin building the wall on this side.

Huang Yijin glared at Huang Datao. Was his nephew stupid? He was siding with outsiders and betrayed them both in one fell swoop.

Huang Zhenzhu's heart skipped a beat. She was both angry and anxious, wondering if the two brats hadn't been working properly and that's why the courtyard wall collapsed.