Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 49 Call Me Sister

This was Li Jin's first time meeting Yun Yi. He had noticed Yun Yi glancing at him several times before, which made him a little nervous. So he worked very hard. Now, while eating, he noticed Yun Yi glancing at him again, which made him even more nervous. He then tugged at Shen Ying's sleeve and asked, "Brother Ying, does the boss not like me?"

"It would be strange if the boss took a liking to you." Shen Ying patted him on the shoulder. "Hurry up and eat, there's so much good food."

"No, you didn't introduce me when you came. I'm afraid the boss won't want me in the future," Li Jin said, sounding a little anxious.

Shen Ying was taken aback, then nodded: "Right, I forgot to introduce you." Then he looked at his older brother Shen Hu, "Brother Hu, we didn't introduce Ah Jin to the boss."

Shen Hu blinked and swallowed the meat in his mouth with difficulty: "Will you introduce me later?"

"Now," Li Jin put down his chopsticks, "otherwise I can't eat."

"If you can't eat, then get out." Shen Hu glared. "Everyone's eating now, will it kill you to wait a bit?"

Li Jin immediately fell silent, turning his grievance into food, and ate four large steamed buns in one go. Just as he was about to eat more, someone grabbed his arm. He looked up and saw Yun Yi. He quickly stood up and said, "Boss... Boss."

“If you eat any more, your stomach won’t be able to take it.” Yunyi looked at Li Jin. “There’s plenty of food. If you work hard, you can eat every day.”

"I..." Li Jin was a little embarrassed for a moment.

"Boss, don't worry about him. This kid has always had a big appetite." Shen Hu also stood up hurriedly. "He'll just throw up a couple of times if he eats too much."

Yun Yi frowned: "That's ruining your stomach." She then turned Li Jin's wrist around and took his pulse. "It's definitely a stomach problem. You can't eat like this anymore. You can only eat three at most. If you eat more and then vomit, you don't want to live anymore."

Li Jin shuddered in fright: "I...I won't eat it."

"Okay." Yunyi nodded. "I'll prescribe you two doses of medicine later to help you get better. After you get married and have children, you should live to at least seventy."

"Okay, thank you, thank you, boss." Li Jin's eyes were a little hot.

"Don't call me 'boss' anymore, it'll be bad if the villagers hear. From now on, call me 'sister'."

"Sister Yun." The group quickly changed their address.

Although they were older than her, in this world, strength speaks loudest. The girl had the bigger fist, and they would be willing to call her "grandma" even if she asked them to call her "sister."

“That old… Sister Yun.” Shen Hu felt it was a good time to introduce Li Jin. “Li Jin is an orphan. He used to live next door to us. Later, he saved Ah Long once in the casino. So, he has been following us ever since, at least he can have enough to eat.”

Yunyi's lips twitched. Old Sister Yun? Quite unique.

Li Jin nodded vigorously: "Sister Yun, please take me in."

"Fine, as long as you're obedient, I don't mind having a lot of people. But let me make this clear: if you cross my line, the consequences will be..."

"Don't worry, Tiger Head said I'll definitely listen to him."

"I judge by their performance."

……

After lunch, everyone continued working in the afternoon.

However, Yunyi noticed that the children seemed a little down, especially Da Bao. He was very happy in the morning, but in the afternoon he acted strangely, especially the way he looked at her.

If we hadn't discovered it, that would have been fine. But now that we have, we naturally need to figure it out.

But before she could even ask, Sixteen played a role by telling her what the kids had been whispering about.

They were both amused and exasperated when they found out that they were about to marry someone else, and that person was one of Shen Hu and He Wei's group.

"Da Bao." Yun Yi walked over, startling the few kids who were whispering among themselves, and Da Bao stood up reflexively.

"Step-mother?"

What are you whispering about?

"without……"

"Stepmother, are you going to remarry?" Er Ya asked directly.

"Who said that?" Yunyi frowned.

"Then why did you bring so many men over..." Er Ya glared.

"Hire someone to do the work, or you can do it yourself?"

"I……"

"This little girl is so young, but she thinks a lot." Yunyi slapped Er Ya's forehead. "Besides, do you think those people are good enough for me?"

"You're not good enough for me." Da Bao quickly shook his head. "Only Dad is good enough for you."

“But your father is missing.” Yunyi rolled her eyes. “Let’s not talk about him.”

All the children lowered their heads, but Qibao rushed over and said, "Mother, I want to follow you."

"Why are you following me?"

"I'll do whatever you do."

Yunyi chuckled: "Okay, as long as you behave, I'll take you with me wherever I go from now on."

"Hello, Mother." Qibao smiled, then reached into his mouth, scooped out the half-eaten candy, and, drooling, offered it to Yunyi's lips. "Mother, eat."

"Eat it yourself." Yunyi quickly took two steps back. "Be good."

Qibao took one look and stuffed it back into his mouth, his eyes crinkling with a happy smile.

Yun Yi breathed a sigh of relief. If that brat had actually stuffed it into her mouth, she would have definitely thrown up.

After a busy night, dinner was naturally plentiful, leading the workers to joke that it would be best if the house could be built indefinitely, so they would have work to do and meat to eat.

This provoked the village chief to yell and curse, which then drew laughter from everyone.

Finally, at the end of May, the house was completely completed.

Spanning more than four acres, the ten large tile-roofed houses are arranged in a staggered pattern, surrounded by a wall more than three meters high, making it look quite impressive.

During this time, Huang the carpenter and his younger brother continued to make furniture, but because they needed a lot, it would take about another month to finish.

Yunyi settled everyone's wages and gave each person an extra two catties of meat as a token of her gratitude.

After that, they had Lao Zhou stay in the kitchen and keep the fire burning every day to remove the dampness.

However, lighting a fire requires firewood, and since she needs to burn firewood every day, she needs a lot of firewood. Although the villagers have given her some, it's not enough. So, she either has to go up the mountain to cut firewood or buy firewood.

Although Yunyi could chop firewood, she didn't want to waste time on such trivial matters. So, she offered to pay for the firewood. Firewood in town cost five coins a bundle, and she agreed to that price, having the village chief announce it to everyone.

Everyone was naturally willing to accept the offer, since the town was far away, while selling to Yunyi wouldn't require leaving the village.

Yunyi handed over the task of collecting firewood to Er Ya and San Ya: "You two are in charge of collecting firewood. Pay them when you check it." As she spoke, she handed them a purse. "There are 102 coins in here. You'll get a 2-coin bonus if you collect 20 bundles."

"Really?" Er Ya and San Ya's eyes lit up immediately. "You're not kidding me?"