A master of metaphysics is farming.

"There's not a single one of them who's easy to deal with..." Xiang He muttered a few words, took a few steps forward, raised her hand and waved, "Don't listen to her, I'm the boss, unload the bricks!"

Since the employer had spoken, they were just craftsmen and naturally listened to him. Ignoring the woman's objections, they carefully placed the mud bricks on the ground.

"Hey girl! How could you do this!"

Xiang He put her hands on her hips as Su Shi rushed over, saying, "What wind blew Second Sister-in-law here?"

The woman below was Zhang, whom I had seen yesterday. She rushed over in a flurry, not caring about her disheveled hair, pushing aside those blocking her way, and panting heavily.

"You, you want to build a house, why didn't you ask your second brother to hire people? How can you hand over your own work to outsiders!"

It was obvious he was looking for work. Xiang He smiled and spread his hands, "I can't think of anything right now, but I've already paid for someone. I'll have to ask my second uncle for help next time I build a house."

"Take the money back!" Madam Zhang glared at her irritably. "Giving away our own work to outsiders is just throwing money away! Make him return it. I'll go ask your second uncle to hire someone; they'll be cheaper and more reliable!"

Xiang He's second uncle was a broker, but much better than an ordinary broker. He ran a shop in the city that specialized in this kind of introduction business, which is commonly known as a middleman in modern times.

Through this business, I've also gotten to know a lot of shady characters.

Xiang He already knew, but she didn't want to go to their house, so she secretly went to ask the owner of the general store.

"Second Aunt, anyone in business knows that once you've paid the money and delivered the goods, there's no reason to ask for them back. As the manager's wife, you shouldn't be unaware of this."

The worst thing you can do in business is to go back on your word. She knew this was the rule, but she still wanted to make money off the third brother's family. She's a brainless person.

Xiang He ignored her and turned to look at Huang Laoliu, who was also unmoved as he pulled on the thatch on the roof. "Boss, do you still want this thatch? If not, I'll have them push it back so we can use it to make clay bricks."

"As you wish."

"no!"

When Zhang arrived, she saw the scene and heard them saying that this house was going to be built quite large, which would definitely cost a lot of money. How could she let others make money off her family?

She rushed forward to pull Huang Laoliu away, but Huang Laoliu was not one to be easily manipulated. He ripped off the thatch, raising a cloud of dust to force Zhang Shi to retreat.

"Oh dear, madam, this house is being demolished. You should stay away from it. If you accidentally bump into something bad, that would be troublesome."

Zhang was shocked; in her haste, she had forgotten about this!

She turned around and tried to pull Xiang He away, but Xiang He nimbly dodged her and went to pester Su Shi, saying, "Sister-in-law, how can you let outsiders earn your own money? Tell them to go back!"

Su pushed her hand away forcefully, her eyes completely calm, showing none of yesterday's talkativeness and "intimacy".

"Second sister-in-law, we have already separated the family property, and this money belongs to our third brother's family, not what you call 'our own money'."

These people are shameless. They come up to us and say it's their own money. Su is starting to doubt herself. How has she managed to put up with this family for so many years?

At this moment, Xiang Dayong limped over. When Zhang saw him like this, she couldn't help but ask in surprise, "What's wrong with Third Uncle?"

Madam Su hurriedly helped Xiang Dayong up, casually complaining, "He fell down the mountain and they didn't even give him money for treatment, and now he's limping like this."

"What?! He's injured like this, and you still won't give him money for treatment?!"

The injury looked very serious, which surprised Zhang. If it were her, Li would have made her husband divorce her!

The more she thought about it, the more terrifying it seemed. The reason she had come today was because of the division of the family property. Everyone in the family knew that Madam Li favored the eldest son's family. Even though her second son's family had produced a scholar who had passed the imperial examination, they were not as favored as the eldest son's son, Fusheng.

Zhang frowned in thought. Xiang Dayong recalled what Su had said about the city last night. His dark face remained calm. "Second sister-in-law, the money has been given... but you can't accept it. You have things to do today, so go home."

Zhang couldn't believe her ears. Her third son, who had been mute for half his life, had actually opened his mouth and started speaking!

While Su, who was supporting him, was slightly taken aback, she couldn't hide her smile. "Yes, Second Sister-in-law, this is my daughter He's decision, and it's also my decision as the head of the household. Don't you have things to do today?"

For so many years, he has been mute, and the Su family has endured it all for so long. Today he can finally speak, and he is speaking on behalf of his own family. How could he not be happy?

Xiang He, who had deliberately walked to the side, lowered her eyes and smiled lightly. As long as the head of the household was willing to raise his head, he would not be easily bullied in the future.

She had already made up her mind that once the family was settled, she would find a way back. Although the place was beautiful and had plenty of wild game, she still had her master and fellow disciples to take care of.

For now, she only needs to watch quietly from the sidelines, and only intervene if force is required.

Knowing Li's nature, if Zhang comes and sees the scene of pushing earth and bricks outside, she'll definitely come here again.

The moment she made the thought, someone started shouting below. At that moment, four burly men followed behind Aunt Si. Xiang He remembered them; they were all villagers.

As Fourth Aunt passed by her, she gestured downwards with her chin and said, "That old hag is here again. What were you two arguing about last night? That second son's wife was actually holding her back and wouldn't let her come up."

“That’s naturally in my best interest,” Xiang He said, slinging the hoe over his shoulder. “Fourth Aunt, go ahead and get busy. Try to expand the land as much as possible. Our family of five needs five houses!”

"Don't worry, just take it easy."

"it is good."

The conversation between the two was right next to Zhang's ear when she realized that she had been interrupted. She pulled Su again, urging her to take the money back and let her own family take over the business.

"Third brother's wife, that's not fair! We're sisters-in-law, your second uncle would never accept a bargain like this!"

Huang Laoliu, who was working silently, shifted his gaze to look at these people. They were called a family, but judging from the boss's attitude, they were deliberately avoiding their business. He understood the intricacies of the situation.

Despite her growing impatience, Su Shi pushed Zhang Shi's hand away again, saying, "Second sister-in-law, it really won't work. Maybe next time."

Zhang was already slightly annoyed by this unyielding attitude. Just as she was about to say something, she heard a familiar shout. She looked down the slope with a pout and saw Yu pulling Li to stop her from coming up. But Li was very strong and dragged Yu up the mud steps.

He continued to curse, "You heartless wretch, you don't even know how to give money to your grandmother!" He kept cursing as he walked upstairs.

Xiang He slowly walked down, carrying a hoe, his eyes filled with disdain. "What's wrong? Look at your face. Did you have a nightmare last night? I heard the boss shout. Turns out I wasn't wrong."

As if her secret had been exposed, Yu's already haggard face turned even paler. She was still holding Li's hand and didn't want her to continue walking.

But how could Li do as she wished?

I saw truckloads of mud bricks being delivered here early this morning. They must have made a lot of money yesterday and are now using it to build new houses!

That's a lot of hard-earned money! Buying so many mud bricks must have cost a fortune!

The thought of the big cat turning into silver yesterday and being pushed away right in front of her, just like silver placed in front of her, made her extremely regretful.

Growing angrier the more she thought about it, Li slapped Yu across the face, yelling, "Let go of me! You useless thing!"

Startled and in pain, Yu immediately released her hand to cover her face and turned to walk to the bottom floor. Her face was burning with pain. How could anyone feel comfortable being slapped in front of so many people? She decided to stop trying to persuade her and just watch the show!

Li rushed forward regardless of the danger. Xiang He sighed helplessly, gripping the hoe in her hand as a warning, "Grandma, you'd better stay put down here, or else..."

She pointed at the hoe handle, but Li Shi paid no heed to these threats. Her mind was filled with nothing but the prospect of getting rid of this girl!