Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

However, Fu Biao felt somewhat uneasy about receiving only 15 coins for working just one morning.

After all, they only earn 20 coins a day when they go out to work for others, but they earned 15 coins after just one morning of work, so they always felt like they got a good deal.

Seeing that Zhaolian and the others were weeding and building a fence, the two brothers picked up machetes and went to the foot of the mountain to cut bamboo without saying a word.

Their move also surprised Zhao Lian, which shows that relationships between people are reciprocal.

From this perspective, neither of them are greedy for small gains, so they can be good friends.

Zhao Lian was also thinking that she would have to cut bamboo and split bamboo strips later, which would be quite strenuous for her.

After all, I had never done anything like this before. Although I often watched my grandfather do it, I had never done it myself.

And with my small arms and legs, am I as nimble as they are?

With the help of the two brothers, he has solved a major problem.

Soon, the two brothers cut down more than 20 bamboo stalks and carried them over. Zhaolian explained the situation to them and asked them to build the fence two meters high.

The two brothers quickly got to work and worked until noon. Since the job couldn't be finished anytime soon, Uncle Gui and the others said they would go back for lunch and come back in the afternoon.

Zhao Lian told Chunju and the others to go back first and come back after lunch. After all, she had already paid them, and Wang Shi would be worried if they didn't go back at noon.

"Okay, Zhaolian, we'll head back now." Chunju said to Zhaolian with a smile, her face flushed.

"Hey, okay!"

After they all left, Zhao Lian started cooking lunch. She planned to make some dumplings for lunch, as it was simple and convenient.

I soaked a few pieces of termite mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms. After the water boiled, I put the termite mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms in first, and then poured in the prepared dough.

Finally, add some pork cracklings, so you don't need to add any more oil. Sprinkle with a little salt, and a delicious bowl of noodle dumplings is ready.

……

When Chunlan and her siblings returned home with empty vegetable baskets, Chen frowned as she looked at them.

"What's wrong with you kids? I asked you to find some mushrooms, and you didn't find anything. Tell me, did you all go out and sleep in?"

When Wang heard that they hadn't found anything and had spent the whole morning searching, she quickly came over and glared at them, saying, "Did you slack off like Grandma said?"

"Mother, no, we really didn't!"

"No, then where did you go this morning? How come you didn't find anything?" Wang Shi didn't believe it.

Seeing that her two sons, like Chunlan and the others, had nothing, Liu frowned and said, "Dawang and Erwang, tell the truth, what have you been doing? Children can't lie!"

"We helped Zhaolian weed, she needs to build a fence!" Dawang said matter-of-factly.

"What?"

Chen's eyes widened, and she glared angrily: "You bunch of brats have been helping her with chores all morning, why didn't you eat at her house before coming back?"

Chunju said excitedly, "Grandma, don't be angry. We can earn money by helping Zhaolian weed. She said she would pay us wages, five coins a day for each of us."

"Ah, is there really such a good thing?" Mrs. Chen didn't believe it.

"Yes! Sister Chunlan is right, we can make money now." Li Erwang said with a proud look on his face. He never thought that he could make money at such a young age.

"Chunlan, tell me quickly, what happened?" Wang Shi immediately perked up upon hearing this.

Seeing that they weren't angry, Chunlan told them the whole story.

Wang turned to Chen and said, "Mother, I think this is true."

Liu nodded in agreement: "Yes! I think so too. I heard from them that Fu Biao and Fu Gui also received their wages, so there's no doubt about it."

Chen quickly calculated in her mind that each of her grandsons cost five coins, and with five grandsons, that would amount to 25 coins. These 25 coins could buy about two jin of dark flour.

Hearing their mother-in-law's plan, Wang and Liu were overjoyed.

Anyway, they might not find anything even if they go up the mountain, so it's better to earn money, which is real money.

Now Wang could finally speak with her head held high. She smiled and said to Chen, "Mother, see? I told you, there are benefits to being on good terms with Zhaolian."

My mother used to say that she helped Zhaolian by doing things that only resulted in losses, but now she can finally stand up for herself.

"Hmm~ You're right. I can see now that Zhao Lian is quite capable. She actually made money and even gave us a rabbit the other day."

“Yes, she even made us make clothes for her to earn wages,” Liu continued.

Chen smiled broadly and said, "Alright, you guys hurry up and wash your hands and eat. You can go after you eat."

Luckily, she had sent some of her grandsons to pick mushrooms in the back hills today, otherwise this whole thing might not have happened. Thinking about the 30 coins she'd get tonight, she was overjoyed.

The two sons could only earn a maximum of 20 coins a day if they went out to the dock to move things.

It seems that in the future, we should let Wang Shi get closer to Zhao Lian and have her two sons help her with anything.

……

After lunch, Zhao Lian closed the door and dozed off for a while. She had a habit of taking a nap in her previous life, and even after transmigrating here, she would still take a nap whenever possible.

Zhao Lian didn't know how long she had slept when she was awakened by a series of cracking sounds, which seemed to be the sound of chopping something.

She then remembered the matter of building the fence, guessing that Uncle Gui and the others were cutting bamboo strips.

Not knowing how long she had slept, Zhao Lian quickly got up and opened the door.

When I opened the door, it really was Uncle Gui and his brother, splitting bamboo strips. Chunlan, Chunju, and a few others were also weeding there.

Zhao Lian looked embarrassed: "Uncle Biao, Uncle Gui, when did you arrive? Why didn't you call me?"

Fu Gui laughed: "Oh, we just got here too. We called you twice and didn't get a response, so we thought you weren't home!"

Although that's what they said, Zhaolian knew from the fact that they had opened many more bamboo strips than in the morning that they had been there for at least half an hour.

Zhao Lian went back into the house and boiled another pot of water, telling them that whoever was thirsty could come in and drink. Then she went to gather grass in front of the house.

The afternoon sun was quite scorching, and soon everyone was covered in sweat, but fortunately the mountain behind us was high.

Gradually, the sun moved to the other side of the mountain, and we were no longer directly exposed to its rays, which made things a little better.

The Fu brothers were farmers after all; they could do everything, splitting bamboo strips and making bamboo stalks with great speed.

Thankfully it rained these past few days, so the mud on the ground is wet, making weeding quicker and weeding easier. The damp soil also makes it easier to insert bamboo strips.

Finally, before sunset, the entire front yard was fenced off and the gate was finished.

By this time, Zhao Lian, Chun Lan, and the others had almost finished weeding. Seeing that it was still early, Fu Biao and his brother took the hoes from Chun Lan and the others and started weeding again.

With everyone's concerted efforts, the weeds were all cleared away.