After wearing it: I traded a pig for a man.

"Sister-in-law, don't say that." Jiang Yun Ning instantly understood what she meant.

"If it weren't for you staying home with Chunmei and Hehua making soap, how could we have delivered the goods smoothly? My older brother runs errands for me every day. Without the two of you, how could I have managed all this on my own?"

Her words were sincere, and she did not seek credit for herself in the slightest.

"The idea was mine, but without your support, it would all be meaningless. Our family's current life is the result of everyone's hard work."

Jiang Yun Ning, holding Liu Yu Zhi's hand, deliberately asked, "Don't you want to help me make soap anymore? Or does your older brother not want to run errands for me anymore?"

Jiang Yuntian panicked: "How could I not want to help you!"

"Hehe." Jiang Yun Ning laughed: "Then you guys don't need to look for work. After we build our house, I'm thinking of opening a snack shop in town. I'll be very busy then."

She had long wanted to rent a small shop in town and sell modern snacks like fried chicken and roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).

I hadn't originally planned to tell them this soon, but in order to dissuade them from going to work, I had no choice but to tell them in advance.

"Okay." Jiang Yun Ning nodded: "I'll listen to you, brother."

Anyway, he's not very bright, but Jiang Yun Ning is useful enough.

He can't go wrong as long as he follows his sister.

Jiang Yun Ning was relieved that the couple didn't bring up the matter of going out to work again.

She was just about to go check on the fat pig when Wang Cuihua took her under her thumb, not letting her do any work, not even washing her face herself.

"Take good care of your hand for a few days, you can't let it leave a scar," Wang Cuihua said, wetting her handkerchief as she spoke. "If anything happens, just call for your mother."

Jiang Yun Ning sighed helplessly and shook her hand, which was wrapped up like a dumpling: "Mom, there's no need to be so careful."

She even felt that bandaging was unnecessary.

"No way." For the first time, Wang Cuihua retorted so resolutely, "Listen to Mother."

Jiang Yunning pouted, looking somewhat unhappy.

But the next second, she raised her hand with a grin: "It's so hot, wrapping it up too thickly won't help the wound heal."

"Really?" Wang Cuihua was somewhat skeptical. But remembering Doctor Li's praise of Jiang Yun Ning, she asked with a hint of doubt, "Then I'll re-wrap it for you."

"Mmm. Just one layer will do." Jiang Yun Ning eagerly stretched out her hand, as obedient as a child waiting for candy.

Jiang Che took in everything, not even missing Jiang Yun Ning's little pout when she was unhappy.

This was the first time he had ever seen Jiang Yun Ning act so girlishly. Although she wasn't showing it to him, it made his heart skip a beat.

Jiang Che felt like a voyeur at that moment, and somewhat guiltily raised his hand to touch his chest.

My heart is still pounding; that last moment felt like an illusion.

He unconsciously swallowed, then quickly got up and went back into the house.

The days of recuperating were boring. Jiang Che stayed in the room all day, only coming out to eat.

Jiang Yuning's hands no longer needed to be bandaged, but Wang Cuihua still wouldn't let her do any work.

Liu Yuzhi, along with Chunmei and Hehua, were making soap; Wang Cuihua was doing the housework; and Jiang Laosan and Jiang Yuntian were gathering firewood. She could only idly watch Jiang Che from her room every day.

For some reason, Jiang Che never looked at her directly, only glancing at her quickly every now and then before looking away.

"Jiang Che? Why aren't you looking at me?" Jiang Yun Ning asked, somewhat puzzled. "Are you still angry? I was really wrong. I won't be reckless anymore, and I won't hurt you again."

She's been serving me tea and water these past few days, what else can I do to coax her back?

"I'm not angry." Jiang Che lowered his head somewhat guiltily.

He didn't know how he had become like this; whenever he looked at Jiang Yun Ning's face, his gaze couldn't help but linger on her lips. He looked exactly like a monk who had just broken his vows.

He knew in his heart that this was wrong.

However, I can't control it, so I can only reduce eye contact.

"Forget it." Jiang Yun Ning waved her hand. "If you say you're not angry, then you're not angry."

Jiang Che's wounds have healed somewhat, and she has no problems with her daily activities. She also needs to start planning how to build a house.

The bear bile, bear paws, and roe deer meat sold for a total of over eighty taels of silver, enough to rebuild a new house.

However, the soap supply cannot be stopped while the house is being built. Although the relationship with Xie Shengan seems good at the moment, it is all based on mutual benefit.

Once interests are damaged, it is easy to be counterattacked.

At noon, the family was eating around the table when Jiang Yun Ning suddenly said, "We need to make more soap."

"Okay." Liu Yuzhi nodded: "Then I'll make more with Chunmei and Hehua these next few days."

Jiang Yun Ning shook his head and voiced the question he had considered many times: "It's not enough. We need to find some more people from the village and bring them along to make money."

"What?" The firewood in Jiang Yuntian's hand scattered instantly. "Make the whole village do it? What if they learn the skill?"

"Brother," Jiang Yun Ning said seriously, "the houses in our village are all made of adobe now. Once we build a tiled house, people will definitely be envious. Only by letting them make money from us can we avoid causing trouble."

That's how life is in the village; you can have money, but you can't be rich all by yourself.

If she weren't short of money right now, she would have moved to the county town already.

"That's money we earned ourselves. If they're jealous, let them earn their own money. We're living an honest life, why should we be afraid of them?" Jiang Yuntian said angrily.

Why should they be so envious that they want to share their family's profitable business? Before, when our family was dirt poor, no one ever helped us.

"Big brother. Too many lice will bite." Jiang Che understood Jiang Yun Ning's concerns.

They also understood that Jiang Yun Ning's approach was extremely useful to the villagers. It instantly transformed them from the target of everyone's ire into highly sought-after commodities.

Jiang Yun Ning nodded: "Moreover, with soap orders reaching 10,000 yuan a month, Chunmei and Hehua alone can't handle it."

Jiang Laosan, standing to the side, frowned deeply, and the cigarette in his hand suddenly lost its flavor.

Having lived in the village for most of his life, he naturally knew that Jiang Yun Ning's words about Jiang Che were correct. He put down his pipe and said, "Boss, listen to your sister."

Although Jiang Yuntian was still somewhat indignant, he didn't argue further. He knew that Jiang Yunning's actions were correct, but he still felt wronged.

"There are more than sixty households in the village. We'll find twenty people to help us, and we'll pay them twenty coins a day. We'll divide them into two teams, with Chunmei and Hehua in charge of leading them. The eldest brother and sister-in-law will be in charge of patrolling and inspecting."

As for the most important alkali water, Jiang Yunning had already come up with a solution in advance.

"Tell the villagers that we're collecting firewood. Then we'll have my uncle and aunt come over to help with the alkaline water. When we're burning firewood, we can easily separate the broad-leaved trees from the pine trees, and no one will discover our secret about the alkaline water."

After he finished speaking, the whole family was stunned.

Even Jiang Che was somewhat surprised.

He had to admit that Jiang Yuning's perspective on problems was truly comprehensive, and there were some issues that he himself had not even considered.

"Then..." Jiang Yuntian frowned, "Do the twenty people who come to make soap also need to sign an agreement like Chunmei and Hehua?"

Jiang Yun Ning shook her head: "No need."

"Why?" Jiang Yuntian asked, puzzled.