The four children were so happy to hear that they could wear new clothes that they almost wanted to fly away.

Great! They have new clothes to wear. None of the other children in the village have any, which is really exciting.

Sister-in-law Yulan smiled and took out all four pieces of clothing, all made of uniform black coarse linen, and all four pieces of clothing were the same style.

He Tiantian also came over and took the clothes for the children to wear. The clothes were made a little too big and didn't fit well now, but they could still be worn for another two or three years without any problem.

"Very good, perfectly done. Sister Yulan, your cooking skills are excellent." He Tiantian praised with a smile.

Sister Yulan was quite embarrassed by the praise, "Sigh, with my skills, I can only make clothes for my family. I can't compare to the ready-made clothing shops in the county."

With no need to work in the mine, He Tiantian suddenly had plenty of free time.

At noon, she took out all the pork she had bought last time, as well as the remaining pig's trotter. The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the meat would probably spoil if she didn't eat it soon.

"Kids, go out and gather some firewood. We'll make braised pork for lunch!" He Tiantian said happily, carrying a bowl of meat.

The four children's eyes lit up when they saw meat, even though they were eating meat much more often than before. They still couldn't help but drool whenever they saw it.

If they could, they would love to eat meat every day.

Sister-in-law Yulan took the bowl of meat from her. "Wanzi's mom, let me wash this. But what is this braised pork? I've never seen it before and I don't know how to cook it..."

"It's okay, you take charge of the cooking, and I'll teach you from the side." Just thinking about the bright red braised pork made He Tiantian's mouth water.

She could cook two bowls of rice with just this stuff by herself.

Besides braised pork belly, she also wanted fried chicken, pizza, hamburgers, and so on...

The more I think about it, the more I crave it, and the harder it is to resist. Fine, when she has the money and means, she'll definitely make and eat all of these things!

Wujin and Yezi have grown a lot and now they've learned to follow people around.

When the four children went out, Wujin and Coconut followed along eagerly.

He Tiantian asked Sister Yulan to cut the pork into small square pieces, and then she secretly bought some rock sugar at the mall. She would caramelize the sugar for the braised pork and then render some oil over high heat.

The fragrance was so enchanting that it completely overwhelmed He Tiantian.

The aroma of braised pork wafted far and wide from the low, dilapidated temple. Villagers passing by couldn't help but sniff the air.

It was midday, and everyone's stomach was rumbling with hunger.

Cheng had just returned from digging wild vegetables on the edge of the field, carrying a basket. When she passed by the dilapidated temple and smelled the fragrance, she couldn't help but stop and take a deep sniff of the aroma in the air.

The saliva couldn't be contained and spread in her mouth, and Cheng's stomach rumbled loudly.

Her eyes were almost red; the aroma of meat filled the air.

It's that bitch He again! How come her family's living conditions are getting better and better? They're even more impressive than the village head's family!

Cheng lingered at the door for a long time before leaving. If she wasn't afraid of being caught by He Tiantian and embarrassed, she would have liked to smell the aroma of braised pork a little longer.

Ever since Old Lady Zhao stopped letting her two sons work in the mine, they've been losing sixty coins a month!

The Zhao family's life became increasingly difficult. They had only one bowl of thin porridge in the morning, and the rest of the food had to be eaten before they could have their next meal, which would be eaten after dark.

It wasn't anything fancy, just some random wild vegetables growing on the edge of the field.

Cheng felt a constant bitter taste in her stomach after eating, and she was also dizzy and lightheaded from hunger during the day.

Cheng walked home resentfully when she suddenly saw Tian walking towards her.

She wasn't familiar with Tian, ​​a man of few words, and even when they met before, they didn't exchange many greetings.

However, Cheng noticed that the thing Tian was holding looked familiar. She quickly walked over and saw that it was a cross-stitch!

"Is this cross-stitch?!" Cheng screamed, feeling as if her hair was about to explode with anger.

Even someone as taciturn as Mrs. Tian is doing cross-stitch! Why doesn't her family have any?

Cheng was so angry she felt like she was going to vomit blood. She felt a tightness in her chest, and jealousy made her look ugly.

Startled by Cheng's strong reaction, Tian froze on the spot, opening her mouth but unable to utter a word. She had just finished embroidering these two cross-stitch pieces and was about to deliver them to the village head's house for Sister Liu.

Ever since Sister Liu gave her this thing, Tian Shi has been able to earn money for the family on her own.

Her mother-in-law had initially disapproved of her embroidery, thinking that Tian was wasting her time and not doing anything productive. But when she handed forty coins to Granny Yuan, Granny Yuan's attitude towards her improved dramatically.

The old woman is greedy for money, and now Tian's main job at home is embroidering these things.

Granny Yuan even told her not to do any more farm work, fearing that her hands would become too rough and she wouldn't be able to do such delicate work.

Hearing from Sister Liu that the two embroidered pieces could be exchanged for two taels of silver, Tian was extremely excited.

"I'm asking you a question, Shuanzi's mother. Is this cross-stitch?" Cheng asked impatiently, seeing Tian's blank expression.

But Tian remembered that Sister Liu had told her to keep this a secret, so she couldn't tell anyone.

So no matter how Cheng asked, Tian's face turned red and she refused to say a word.

"I...I'm leaving, don't stop me." Tian hugged her cross-stitch and turned to leave.

But Cheng reacted quickly and stepped forward to block her way, saying, "Then tell me where you came from, and I'll let you go."

"I can't say, it has to be kept a secret..." Tian stammered.

After a brief struggle, Cheng suddenly had a good idea and let Tian go.

However, she quickly turned back halfway and secretly followed behind Ms. Tian.

Then she saw Tian enter Zhao Tingzhang's house carrying her cross-stitch. A short while later, Tian came out empty-handed. Then she also saw two strings of cash in Tian's hand.

Cheng was so angry that her teeth itched... So that's how it is!

This cross-stitch work actually belongs to Zhao Tingzhang's family! Such a lucrative job, and he, as the village head, is secretly doing it all by himself. Not leading the whole village in is a disgrace to his title!

When Cheng returned home, she told Old Lady Zhao everything she had seen.

She was always good at stirring up trouble. "Mother, I think that Zhao Tingzhang has a problem with our family. Even Granny Yuan's family has such a good employee who makes money, why don't we have one?"

"Two cross-stitch pieces cost only two strings of cash! Two strings of cash! Mother, these two strings of cash are enough for our whole family to eat, wear, and use for a whole year!"