Reborn as a devoted sister-in-law, she leads the entire village to prosperity.

"Besides, what kind of cloth can't you buy at the cloth shop? How can you be sure that what I'm wearing is the one that was stolen from your house?"

"You're so careless! You didn't even pack your things properly before you left the house."

"Don't think I won't hit you just because you're a woman!" Zhang Quangui growled unhappily.

Upon hearing this, Madam Lan immediately flew into a rage: "You've gone too far! Your sister-in-law isn't wrong either. If your house is missing, then we're the ones who took it?"

"Besides, I am your mother. You little beast, if I had known you would be so unfilial, I should have thrown you into the latrine and drowned you when you were born."

"You unfilial little beast! You don't even know how to share good things with your mother. If I take them, I'll report you to the authorities. Go ahead and do it!"

"Arrest your mother, sentence her, and you'll look good!"

As he spoke, he was about to rush up and hit him.

Yu Bantao felt sorry for her man and stepped in to protect him, almost getting her face scratched by the Lan family.

Zhang Quangui was faster and blocked the claw attack.

Following Lan Shi, he went a little crazy, hitting Zhang Quangui, grabbing his face and neck, and cursing him as a little beast who should drown.

Zhang Quangui's eyes were bloodshot, and he was completely enraged: "You didn't lose me? If the latrine hadn't been dry and my grandma hadn't saved me in time, I would have drowned in the latrine long ago."

"Do you really think I don't know? Just because I had a difficult childbirth, you despise me and hate me. Does someone like you deserve to be a mother?"

“I’m a little beast, and you’re the old beast who gave birth to me!” Zhang Quangui ruthlessly tore away that veneer of shame.

Madam Lan was stunned on the spot; only she and her deceased mother-in-law knew about this.

The midwife and a woman from the village also knew, but those two would never tell anyone, otherwise it would have become common knowledge long ago.

It must have been that dead old man who said it. She felt a little guilty: "Don't listen to people's nonsense, it's not true."

"What goes around comes around. It's not that retribution won't come, it's just that the time hasn't come yet," Zhang Quangui said with a sneer.

"Go ahead and sneak around. Anyway, I'm not planning to stay in Xiaozhang Village any longer. I'll sell the house soon. If you get caught and go to court, it won't be my problem."

"You want to sell the house? Why!" Madam Lan was alarmed. Her eldest son was away from home all year round. If they left, who would do the work in the fields?

Who gave her money to supplement her household expenses?

"Where are you going? Are you planning to abandon your old mother and go off to enjoy a life of luxury? No way, you can't leave!"

“We have already separated. We will still give you your quarterly allowance, but there will be no more subsidies in the future.”

Zhang Quangui said coldly and was about to leave.

Lan rushed up and started hitting and cursing at the same time: "You little beast, I told you you were no good, how dare you abandon me and take your new wife and children to enjoy yourself."

"You unfilial son! Someone, please judge this for me... I don't want to live anymore..."

As she spoke, Lan Shi plopped down on the ground, slapped her thigh, and began to wail.

Before long, a crowd had gathered to watch the spectacle, but Zhang Quangui remained unfazed: "Even if you cause a ruckus, I'm still moving away."

"Perfect timing, everyone's here. I have a long-term job up my sleeve, and I'm wondering if anyone's interested in working with me..."

Hearing his words, the men present were instantly moved.

Daily pay: 15 coins for skilled workers and 10 coins for unskilled workers, plus one main meal and two side meals. Where else can you find such a good deal?

When helping build houses, skilled workers would only receive eight or ten coins at most, while unskilled workers would sometimes only receive three or five coins, and they would only be paid after the job was completed.

"real or fake?"

“We’re all from the same village, how could I lie to you? But let me make this clear from the start, there’s not much room to stay. The village chief said he can clean up an abandoned house and we can all squeeze in.”

"Furthermore, you can't be lazy or cunning; you need to be hardworking, quick-witted, and have a stable temperament."

Zhang Quangui specifically emphasized that those who try to cheat or be cunning should not be tolerated.

Is it really a long-term job?

"Of course it's true. My father-in-law's village is planning to set up a workshop, and his family will also rebuild their house later. At least from now until the New Year, there will be work to do."

"And if you need to come back, just let me know, and the accountant will make a record of it."

“The village chief in my father-in-law’s village said that if we work on the construction site for a whole month, there will be a reward.” Zhang Quangui said what his sister-in-law had taught him.

This excited not only the men, but also the women.

"Let's go to our house."

"My family is going too."

"Are you serious? You're going to help out at your father-in-law's house, then why are you selling the house? You're not coming back?"

"Also, didn't you say the foreman would give twenty coins? I'll have someone call your older brother back, and you can make him the foreman." Upon hearing this, Madam Lan stopped making a fuss and began to make arrangements.

Everyone else looked at her as if she were a fool, but Lan Shi was oblivious and continued rambling on.

Zhang Quangui ignored them and told everyone to come to his house the next day to register. He would then compile the list and recruit more people from other villages to go with him.

Xiao Zhang Village is small, with only fourteen households in the entire village.

Some people have already started asking his brother-in-law and nephew if they could come along.

Zhang Quangui agreed to all of them, saying that he would call the person over tomorrow, and after he had seen him, they would discuss it further.

He had seen most of the people who helped build houses in the neighborhood, and he knew how fast or slow they were. He definitely wouldn't hire the kind of people who were cunning and dishonest.

The people of Xiaozhang Village happily returned home, while Meng Shi grew anxious.

"Mother, what should we do? The second son and his wife are going to live a life of luxury at the father-in-law's house. You paid a dowry when you married the second son's wife."

"How can you turn a son-in-law into an live-in son-in-law halfway through the process?"

"Also, he didn't even think of his own brother when it came to this good thing. I have to go back and tell my brother and the others too. We can't let all the spots be taken by the villagers."

As she spoke, Meng was about to walk outside.

Lan grabbed her arm and said anxiously, "While you're at it, find someone to tell the eldest brother to come back immediately."

“Okay.” Madam Meng nodded quickly; this was all money.

The next day, Meng did indeed arrive with her brother and nephew.

Zhang Quangui refused to take any of them and almost started a fight again, but the village chief calmed things down and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law stopped making a scene.

The house was not sold afterward, but handed over to the village chief who could lend it to others at will, while the ownership still belonged to the couple.

Most of their belongings were left at home, and the keys were given to the village chief.

The Lan family was about to cause trouble again with the grain and other items, but the village chief got angry and stopped them from making a sound. They could only watch helplessly as the villagers loaded the grain and other items onto the oxcart and left Xiaozhang Village.

Yu Banxia scoffed, "Just wait, she'll come back to cause trouble."

"Big sister, how is your brother-in-law?" Yu Banxia asked Yu Bantao.

Yu Bantao replied, "It's alright. It's fairly fair and doesn't favor my wife and mother. Every time I come back, I bring some things for my children."