hops.Unfortunately, she later married into the Zong family. Old Madam Wu constantly ridiculed her as a pampered heiress who couldn't lift a finger or carry anything heavy.No one appreciated her embroi...Fang Jinxiu doesn't need to prove herself, she laid out the current state of Nomura clearly. If evidence is needed, the iron pillar beside her is the village head's son, he is living proof.

"If the Magistrate doesn't believe us, when the time comes to measure the area of the barren mountains, you can have your officers go to our village and take a look."

If a woman were to utter even half a lie, may heaven strike me dead with lightning.

She made a rash vow on impulse, since she was telling the truth anyway and had nothing to fear from swearing. But her companion beside her disagreed.

Zong Yu glared fiercely at Tie Zhu, and at the same time pushed him forward.

He is the village head's son, he can testify.

It was only then that Tiezhu reacted, nodding repeatedly. “Right, right, right. My Lord County Magistrate, the people in our village have managed to survive until now thanks largely to Zongyu and Jinshu. It's because of them that we were able to dig a canal and have clean water to drink.”

"But now the village is running short of food, and everyone's going hungry. My lord magistrate, I beg you to sell the barren mountain to Sister Jinxiu. She isn't buying it just for herself."

"Sister-in-law Jinxiu told my father that in the future, the jobs on the mountaintop will prioritize employing villagers. She can also preemptively distribute grain and silver to everyone."

Fang Jinxiu appeared calm, but in fact, she was very nervous inside. She wasn't actually thinking that much about it either.

But if they actually bought that huge mountain, it would be impossible for just their family to do all the work. They wouldn't even be able to finish it without hiring people from the village.

Even if I'm exhausted, there's still so much left to do.

I never thought this could become a reason to convince the county magistrate at this critical moment.

"Oh Is that true"

Tie Zhu nodded vigorously, "Of course it's true! Sister-in-law Jinxiu has done so much for the village."

This silly boy is truly a newborn calf unafraid of tigers, chattering away even in front of the magistrate.

When someone simply asked if it was true, he started listing off all of Fang Jinshu's deeds one by one, as if reciting them from memory.

She was mortified hearing that.

She herself didn't even know she had done so many things.

"If it hadn't been for Sister Jinxiu's help, Chang He's mother would have almost died!"

"Until now, his mother has been getting her medicine free of charge from Jinxiu's sister-in-law. She doesn't charge us for seeing a doctor, not even for dispensing medicine."

"If you don't sell the mountaintop to her, you want to see all of us in the village starve to death. Sir Magistrate, you can't be so cruel!"

The magistrate burst out laughing. “So, it seems disagreeing with her purchase of wasteland is my fault”

Tie Zhu nodded vigorously.

Fang Jinshu hurriedly remedied, "Lord Magistrate, please don't listen to this silly boy's ramblings. We're all from the same village. Although I didn't charge them for seeing a doctor and medicine, they also worked hard for me here. It's actually a fair exchange."

She usually has a thick skin and enjoys compliments. Hearing praise makes her feel good, but too many compliments can make her feel uneasy.

Just went straight to the direction of Mother Mary, she's not that selfless!

Fang Jinxiu was uncomfortable all over, but the county magistrate suddenly smiled.

Since they arrived, he hadn't even given them a proper look, and his face was very serious. Then suddenly, he smiled, which made everyone feel a little uneasy.

What did he mean by suddenly laughing after speaking his own words

"I see."

"Looks like you guys aren't really what I'd call shady merchants after all."

The magistrate saw Fang Jinxiu's nervousness and softened his tone.

"I'm not trying to make it difficult for the people who come to buy and sell wasteland, but the lessons of the past cannot be ignored."

"I will have people verify what you said. I just glanced at the county gazetteer map, and the hill in your village is no ordinary one. It's connected to several other hills."

"To buy it up is not a small matter, you need to measure the scope first before pricing."

Fang Jinshu saw that the county magistrate had relented, and his heart also felt relieved. "Of course, we all listen to what the county magistrate says."

Things were resolved smoothly, Fang Jinshu was over the moon. She grabbed Tie Zhu and Zongyu and excitedly dragged them off to go shopping.

Finally feeling up to it, they decided to go shopping for household supplies. Just as the three of them reached the street corner, they came face-to-face with Zhao Xingzhou's carriage.

Zhao Xingzhou saw Fang Jinshi in the carriage and hurriedly stopped the coachman from getting down. He rushed to her face with urgency.

He grabbed Fang Jinshu's wrist without saying a word and pulled her toward the carriage.

"Finally found you, come with me right now!"

Zhong Yu's face darkened, his eyes turning as cold as ice.h they never explicitly defined their relationship, Fang Jinshu thought Zong Yu probably had feelings for her.He must have truly treated her as his daughter-in-law to kiss her with such passion, right...