Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Before anyone entered the yard, her voice was heard from afar. Shen Nankui let the two children study on their own and got up and walked out of the main room.

When Liang saw her, she waved at her with a smile on her face.

"Come quickly, second brother and sister-in-law. Do you know how much the four handkerchiefs you gave me were sold for?"

"Four taels of silver?" Shen Nankui asked with a smile.

"not enough!"

Liang took out a purse from her bosom and poured the silver inside into her palm. "One tael and two cents for a handkerchief. We got five taels of silver in total!"

Shen Nankui was a little surprised, "Sister-in-law, why are there so many more?"

Mother Gu was also surprised when she heard this. "Hey, could it be that the buyer of this handkerchief is a fool? He actually miscalculated the amount and let us take advantage of him?"

"That's right!"

Liang smiled mysteriously, "Let me tell you slowly."

"Mrs. He from the town came to the city today, so I asked her to help sell handkerchiefs. She went to the cloth shop and showed people the handkerchiefs embroidered by my second sister-in-law. The shop owner was also impressed by my second sister-in-law's craftsmanship, so he bought all the handkerchiefs and gave her 200 more coins. He didn't make a mistake in the calculation, but told my second sister-in-law to bring her embroidered handkerchiefs to him to sell in the future!"

"So that's how it is. We made a profit after all." Mother Gu looked proud.

Liang smiled and nodded, "Yes, it's a blessing that my second brother and his wife have such a skill. If they can continue to sell at this price, will our family still have to worry about not having money to spend in the future?"

In the past half month, under the guidance of Shen Nankui, the two children of the family seem to have become much more sensible and are no longer as naughty and playful as before. Yuan'er is either reciting or practicing calligraphy all day long, and Qiao'er can also do some simple needlework.

She saw it all and knew that it was all thanks to Shen Nankui. In addition, her livelihood problem has now been solved, so she doesn't mind saying a few good words about Shen Nankui in front of her mother-in-law.

Mother Gu glanced at Shen Nankui and said, "Chuan'er, daughter-in-law, you should be more diligent and embroider more handkerchiefs to sell, so that our family can live a better life."

"My daughter-in-law understands." Shen Nankui did not refute.

Liang took the money and hesitated for a moment before handing it to Shen Nankui, "Second sister-in-law, this money is earned by you, you can take it."

Shen Nankui shook her head. "It was agreed that I would earn money to supplement the family expenses. My mother-in-law is the one who manages the Gu family, so the money should be handed over to her."

Upon hearing this, Gu's mother smiled and thought that her daughter-in-law was quite sensible.

"That's right, give it to me."

Shen Nankui took the silver from Liang and walked slowly towards Gu's mother, who stretched out her hand and waited.

Seeing that the money was about to be in his hands, Shen Nankui shook his head again.

"However, my husband and the first wife's two children are both studying, and the consumption of stationery is also high. Please allow me to withdraw two taels of silver for expenses."

This was the money she earned from her hard work in embroidery, and she also had to save it for business. Naturally, she couldn't hand it all over to Gu's mother, otherwise wouldn't she be controlled by others?

Mother Gu was stunned and frowned, "In the past, I always gave money to Chuan'er to take care of these things himself."

Shen Nankui smiled and said, "Mother-in-law, my husband has married me now. He has worked hard to study. How can I let him worry about these trivial matters?"

Gu's mother agreed and although she was a little reluctant, she still gave her the money.

Shen Nankui hurriedly said, "Thank you, mother-in-law."

Seeing her so obedient, Mother Gu felt less angry and just said, "Since you know Chuan'er is working hard, you have to take good care of him. Also, Yuan'er and Qiao'er, they are in your hands, and no mistakes can be made."

"Yes, my wife will remember this."

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A month passed in a flash.

It was hot in midsummer, and even though the windows in the main room were open, Shen Nankui still broke out in a sweat.

The two little ones were not much better. As they wrote, sweat dripped onto the paper.

But the brother and sister did not dare to relax at all.

Although Shen Nankui had a mild temper, she was very strict when teaching. If the two children made mistakes, she would punish them without mercy. Slapping their hands and making them copy from books were common occurrences.

After a long time, the two kids handed in the homework assigned by Shen Nankui.

After Shen Nankui finished reviewing the paper, he took out the ruler and said, "Gu Wenyuan, you made five mistakes in writing, so I'll spank you five times. Gu Wenqiao made three mistakes, but since you still have to do needlework in your spare time, I won't spank you. I'll punish you by making you rewrite this article three times."

Although the two were afraid of the power of the ruler, no one dared to argue and they just accepted the punishment silently.

Aqiao went to copy again, while Ayuan was slapped on the palm.

Liang, who was outside the house, saw her son being beaten and felt pained and angry. She herself couldn't bear to beat her son, but Shen Nankui beat the child every other day. When she thought of her son's swollen palms after being beaten, she couldn't help but wipe away her tears.

"Look at your lack of ability. What's the point of hiding here and crying?"

Suddenly, a mocking voice came from behind.

Liang looked back and saw that it was Song Dong'er who came over with Gu's mother. She wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeve and said, "It's sunny outside, why did mother come out?"

Mother Gu stared at the situation in the main room with an unfriendly look.

"The one who got beaten was your own son. Why don't you go in and take care of him when you have time to cry here?"

Liang sighed, "It's common for children to be punished by their teachers when they are studying. How can I embarrass my second brother and his wife because of this? Well, I will just come to the main hall less often in the future. I will just pretend that I didn't see it, and I won't feel bad about it."

"I think you are a coward!" Mother Gu spat at her.

She pointed at the main hall and said angrily, "You don't feel sorry for your son, but I feel sorry for my grandson. He's so young, his hands are swollen, how can he hold a pen and write?"

Song Dong'er echoed, "That's right. It's common for teachers to punish students, but is my second cousin's wife a teacher? As an aunt, can't she give her own nephew some kind advice? I don't know who she is showing off to, my eldest cousin's wife, don't let others bully you. You don't even know it yourself!"

"This……"

Liang wanted to explain but was interrupted by Gu's mother.

"Okay, you have been able to endure it for more than a month, but I can't. I clearly told her not to do it a few days ago. If Dong'er hadn't come to tell me, I wouldn't have known that she was beating my grandson again. Isn't this obviously trying to make things difficult for me, an old lady?"

Mother Gu walked into the main room with an angry look on her face. She first took A Yuan's hand and took a look. Seeing that his palm was red and swollen again, she immediately looked heartbroken.

"Ms. Shen, I warned you a long time ago not to hit the child, why didn't you listen?"