"No matter who did it, Ali took action and turned the waste into treasure." Shen Li said proudly.

Liu Dahua looked worried at this time: "Ali, how much oil and flour did you use?"

Shen Li knew that she was worried about not having the next meal after this one, so he comforted her, "Mom, we have to eat well and get enough food once, and we can earn money to buy more if we run out."

"Alas! That being said, money is not easy to earn. It mainly comes from your eldest brother's salary."

"I know. Don't worry. I will definitely let my eldest brother go to the academy to study."

"Pointing at you? That elder brother is too old to go either." Shen Xing said after swallowing the food in his mouth.

Shen Li didn't hear any sarcasm in his words, she just didn't believe it. That's right, if she were a girl from the village, there would be no way for her to make money. She could only wait to marry into a good family when she grew up, but she was not an ordinary person.

"Brother, Third Brother doesn't believe me, you must believe me."

Shen Han was suddenly called out, and said a little slowly: "Ali, I know you are different now, but you don't have to worry about making money. We three grown men don't need you."

"Yes, as long as you stay like this, you don't have to do anything more." Shen Liang put down his chopsticks and said.

Shen Li didn't believe that Shen Han didn't want her to care about him because he loved her. To put it bluntly, he still didn't trust her.

Shen Liang was even more direct. He just wanted her to stop causing trouble by sending things out: "Don't you all believe me? Just wait and see."

"We have harvested all the rice in the next two days. I plan to go to the county to see if there is any work available." Shen Xing said after wiping his mouth after eating.

"You don't practice martial arts anymore?" Liu Dahua asked.

"It doesn't interfere with my practice. I can practice in the morning and evening and work during the day."

"Then after I'm done with my work, I'll continue making some small things to sell." Shen Liang said.

"Then I..."

Before Shen Han finished speaking, he was interrupted by Shen Liang: "Brother, you don't have to do anything, just study at home."

"Yes, brother, just focus on your studies. We are at home." Shen Xing said.

"Alas! As the eldest brother, I feel ashamed that I still need to be supported by my younger brothers."

"Brother, you are the hope of our family. As long as you pass the imperial examination and become an official, we won't have to work for anything. Now we are supporting you, but in the future you will support us, so don't think too much." Shen Liang said.

"Okay, we are all family. There's no need to distinguish between you and me. We should work hard together and live a good life together. Boss, studying is not easy for you either, so don't feel bad about it." Liu Dahua said.

Shen Han's eyes were red, and he said with emotion: "I know, mother."

Shen Li looked at these people talking here and didn't include her at all.

It seemed like she was an outsider, and she didn't know whether they didn't trust her or didn't consider her as a family member.

"You've all finished eating, right? Then you guys should go back to your room and rest. I'll wash the dishes." After saying that, she stood up, stacked the bowls together, and then carried them to the basin on the stove and began to wash them.

"What's wrong with her? Is she unhappy?" Shen Xing wondered.

"She must be unhappy about what we said just now." Shen Liang confirmed.

"Is she angry because she thinks we don't trust her?" Shen Han guessed.

"Maybe neither. Maybe what we said just now didn't involve her, and it seems that we still haven't forgiven her." Liu Dahua said.

It has to be said that no one knows a daughter better than her mother, and she knows the truth.

"Okay, all of you go back to the house. I'll go talk to her." After Liu Dahua chased the three people away, she took the remaining bowls on the table and put them in Shen Li's basin: "Ali, are you unhappy?"

"No, there's nothing I'm unhappy about." Shen Li didn't want to show her emotions. She had already prepared herself mentally.

It is a long process to get them to forgive her and truly treat her as a family member. If you think about it, the current situation is already very good and you can't force it.

"You're still saying no. Look at this bowl of yours. I don't know how many times you've washed it. Is it because your brothers don't let you take care of the household affairs, and you feel that they haven't forgiven you yet?"

Shen Li was startled, and changed another bowl to continue washing: "Mom, I know it will take time for them to forgive me. I can wait. I believe that sooner or later they will treat me as a real family member."

"It's good that you can think it through. You know they loved you very much before. Even though they can't be compared to before, they will return to the way they were before sooner or later."

"I understand, Mom, I'm really fine, you should go back to the house and rest."

"Okay." When Liu Dahua walked to the door of the room, she turned around and looked at Shen Li who was squatting there washing dishes. This child was completely different from before.

Now she doesn't know what is in her mind. It seems that she has really grown up.

Three days passed quickly and finally the time for the appointment with Dr. Liu arrived.

After Shen Li finished breakfast, he and Shen Han went to the village entrance. Uncle Wang's carriage was already waiting there. The two found a seat and sat down. Then Shen Han took out six cents and gave them to Uncle Wang.

Shen Li put the big basket he was carrying on his left hand side: "Brother, is this the money mother gave you?"

"Well, my mother gave me forty cents and told us to buy some salt and other things, and of course, the fare."

Shen Li still had one or two taels of silver, but she didn't say anything, and no one in her family asked. Fortunately, she had paid for the fare, otherwise she wouldn't have had any change.

Gradually, the ox carts were filled and then set off.

When we arrived at the outskirts of the county again, Uncle Wang said the same thing.

Shen Li and Shen Han walked into the street. When they reached a big intersection in front, Shen Han turned right. Shen Li remembered the way. This was not the way she took to the pharmacy last time. She should go straight to the pharmacy: "Brother, we should go this way."

But Shen Han acted as if he didn't hear it. He turned around and kept walking forward.

Shen Li was puzzled. What happened? She followed behind him. After a while, she found that Shen Han stopped and stared at a door in a daze. She looked up and saw Hongru Academy.

Then she walked to Shen Han's side and finally saw his eyes, which were full of expectation and yearning. It seemed that Shen Han himself also loved reading very much.

"Brother, do you want to come to this academy?" Shen Li asked.

Shen Han came back to his senses and said, "What are you talking about? This is the best academy in the county. How can ordinary people come here?"

"Why can't you come? Is the tuition here too expensive?"

Shen Han looked at the plaque above and said, "This is only one aspect. On the other hand, it depends on your knowledge. Every year when it is time to enroll, there will be teachers here to test your knowledge. If you fail, even if you are rich, you cannot enter here to study."

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