Severed ties and living in a dilapidated house? No worries, the poor thing has a space.

Fang Yu put down the meat skewers in her hand and rummaged through Fang Xin's hands, asking, "Are you hurt? Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

"No." Fang Xin lowered her eyelashes. "A beggar helped me. I didn't expect them to find this place. Sister, have I gotten into trouble? Will we no longer be able to set up our stall at Tianxiang Restaurant? Will we no longer be able to build our big courtyard?"

The more she spoke, the more intense her worry became.

She didn't know this man at first either. It was only when she was hiding in the kitchen earlier that a waiter from Tianxianglou told her that they had offended someone they couldn't afford to offend.

She had never met Zhang Shicong in person, but she had long heard of his notorious reputation.

After hearing what Fang Xin said, Fang Yu suddenly felt that selling that jar of wine for 300 taels was a bit cheap.

She had assumed that Zhang Shicong had come today because their stall had taken away some of Jujufulou's business.

It seems that it's more because of the medicinal herb that Xin'er picked last time.

Fang Yu held Fang Xin's hand tightly and comforted her, "It's okay, I'm here for you. Don't be afraid, I'll take care of everything."

Seeing Fang Yu's confident demeanor, Fang Xin's initial unease subsided.

After selling the remaining barbecue, Fang Yu looked up at the private room above her. The window was closed, and she thought to herself that Xiao Jingqi was probably not there.

On the way back, Fang Xin kept turning back every few steps, feeling uneasy: "Sister, I feel like someone is following us."

Fang Yu took her arm and continued walking forward: "Trust me, there's no one here. Let's go home and not keep Mom waiting. We still need to go to the next village to buy bricks tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Fang Xin banished all her suspicions, a smile crept onto her face, and her steps became much lighter.

Li spent another day washing clothes at home. Not only were there a lot of clothes hanging in the yard, but a clothesline was also specially set up at the entrance, which was also full of clothes.

Pushing open the courtyard gate, a fragrant aroma of stewed meat wafted out; Li had just finished cooking a pot of stewed meat.

"Yu'er, Xin'er, you're back. It's time for dinner."

The two rushed over to help.

Since leaving the Fang family, the meals at this household have become increasingly lavish, with meat at least every day, and the rice in the porridge has become thicker and thicker.

"Mom, once this laundry job is done, don't take any more jobs. After the house is built, you can stay home and enjoy your life. We'll take care of the money."

This is what Fang Yu said; that's what she thought. Li Shi has worked hard for half her life, and it's time for her to take a break.

"Washing a few clothes is no trouble at all. It's not good for you two sisters to keep showing your faces in public all the time. Every little bit helps."

Fang Yu knew she couldn't persuade Li Shi right now, so she decided to wait until the house was finished before trying again.

There was a sudden knock on the courtyard gate. Fang Yu guessed it was the village chief and got up to open the door.

The village chief brought the land deeds: "Yu'er, this is the land deed for the part of the land your grandfather sold, and this is the land deed for the courtyard where you live now. Take them both."

"Grandpa Village Chief, come in and have some water. Let's sit down and talk." After taking the two land deeds, Fang Yu stepped aside to let him in.

The village chief glanced back at the sky and said, "It's getting late, so let's skip the water and take a look at the land deed first."

Fang Yu knew that there were only three women in the family. Although they were from the same village, there was a lot of gossip in the village, and the village chief was just thinking about them.

Fang Yu didn't say much, just glanced at the land deed in his hand: "No problem, thank you for your help, Grandpa Village Chief."

The village chief then asked, "Sister Yu, when do you think you'll start building your house? I'll ask around in the village to see who's available."

The village chief was indeed quite concerned about their affairs, and Fang Yu was very grateful. After thinking for a moment, she said, "I will go to the next village to buy blue bricks tomorrow. If it is convenient, Grandpa Village Chief, please help me gather the people I trust tomorrow."

The village chief nodded: "Okay, I'll take care of it first thing tomorrow morning."

After dinner, Fang Yu went to Uncle Liu's house again and asked him to take her to the neighboring village to buy bricks early the next morning.

When she returned, Fang Xin was sitting on the straw bed, counting the money she had earned from selling barbecue that day, looking both earnest and comical.

Li was mending a garment that was three years old, and she would occasionally smile at Fang Xin.

Fang Yu closed the courtyard gate, poured a cup of tea, and a little bit of white powder fell from her fingertips into the tea.

"Mother, have some water. Don't mend these clothes anymore. I'll go buy two bolts of cloth later, and you can make us new clothes."

This time, Li wasn't worried about spending money like before: "Alright, it's time to get you some new clothes."

Not long after drinking the tea Fang Yu poured, Li felt a little sleepy. She rubbed her temples, and the drowsiness became even stronger.

Fang Yu knew the medicine was working, and helped Li Shi up, saying, "Mother, look at you, you've been doing too much laundry lately, you're exhausted. You should rest early."

Fang Xin quickly moved the pile of copper coins aside to make room.

After Li lay down, she fell asleep in just a few breaths. Fang Xin thought of something, pushed the copper coin aside, and asked Fang Yu in a questioning tone, "Sister, are you going out again?"

Fang Yu also shook her head seriously: "No, this time it's not me who wants to go out, it's us who want to go out."

"Me too?" Fang Xin looked puzzled, but also clearly pleasantly surprised. "What are we going to do there?"

Fang Yu helped her up, blew out the candles on the table, and walked out of the courtyard.

As soon as he stepped out the door, Fang Yu stopped and said to the haystack that could hide a person not far away, "Come out, aren't you tired after guarding it for so long?"

Fang Xin's lips parted slightly, somewhat incredulous that someone had been sitting in that spot for half a day without her noticing.

A black figure swayed out, and before it even got close, Fang Xin recognized it at a glance: "Sister, it's the man's attendant from earlier in the day."

Zhang Shicong originally intended to have the two sisters kidnapped and brought back, but an unexpected accident occurred during the daytime surveillance, so he could only keep watch until night.

The attendant stepped forward, a sly smile on his face: "I didn't expect we'd been discovered. So, are you going to leave on your own, or do I have to do it for you?"

The attendant reached out as he spoke, but a hand was faster, and a dagger, gleaming in the moonlight, was placed against his neck.

"You...you..." The attendant's wide eyes trembled slightly, because Fang Yu's move was too fast, and he hadn't seen it clearly at all.

Fang Yu tapped his cheek with the dagger and asked in a less-than-friendly tone, "So, you're the one who scared my sister today?"