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As soon as Shen Mingzhu drove the ox cart into the yard, everyone in the Shen family ran out, even Shen Laoer and Shen Mingshan ran back from the fields.

"Is this really our ox cart? Do we have an ox cart at home?"

Shen Mingshan couldn't let go of the calf and wanted to observe every part of the calf.

When Shen Mingshan and his son heard that their family had bought an ox cart, they stopped working in the fields and ran back to look after the ox cart.

Shen Mingzhu looked at him and the two little guys surrounding the ox cart and found it funny.

Is this why men love cars? It seems that whether in ancient times or modern times, men's love for cars is the same.

Old man Shen couldn't stop smiling when he looked at the ox cart. His Shen family also had an ox cart, which was bought by his granddaughter. The granddaughter was so capable!

Shen Mingzhu felt her grandfather's loving gaze, and somewhat embarrassedly took Old Lady Shen's hand and walked towards the main room.

Seeing that everyone in the family was at the ox cart, Shen Mingzhu took out a cloth bag and handed it to Old Lady Shen. Old Lady Shen opened the bag and looked at the white silver and several banknotes in the bag. She was so surprised that her mouth couldn't close.

Shen Mingzhu explained with a smile: "Grandma, today my father and I went deep into Phoenix Mountain and dug three ginsengs, one of which was fifty years old. We took it to Ping'an Medicine Store in the county town and sold it for 280 taels of silver. We spent 30 taels of silver on the ox cart, and we still have 250 taels of silver left."

"Grandma, these 250 taels of silver are for your household expenses."

Old Mrs. Shen took a deep breath. Her granddaughter was so lucky! She could easily dig up three ginseng plants, two of which were over a hundred years old.

Looking at the silver on the table, Old Lady Shen took a deep breath, took out a 50-liang silver note, and said to Shen Mingzhu:

"This 50 taels of silver note can be used as your allowance for your family!"

"You can keep all the rest and give 50 taels to your family. If it weren't for the fact that my family is in financial difficulty, I wouldn't take your banknotes. I don't want to use your hard-earned money to subsidize the whole family."

Shen Mingzhu did not refuse and put the silver and banknotes into the space. Remind Old Lady Shen,

"Grandma, the news of us buying a bullock cart will probably reach uncle's ears. He might come back in the next two days."

Old Lady Shen snorted coldly: "Come back if you want. Am I afraid of him?"

Shen Mingzhu returned to the courtyard of the third room and saw her mother embroidering something. She took a small embroidery frame and began to learn embroidery from Su.

Su was very pleased to see Shen Mingzhu volunteering to learn embroidery.

Zhuzhu took the initiative to learn embroidery without being urged, so the embroidery tradition of their Su family will not be cut off.

"Zhuzhu, this stitch needs to be hidden. The most important thing about double-sided embroidery is to hide the thread. Look at this."

"Is that so? Hide the thread on this side?"

"Yes, Zhuzhu, you hold the needle very steadily and have a talent for embroidery."

Shen Mingzhu followed Su and practiced slowly. When it was dark, Su lit the kerosene lamp and said to Shen Mingzhu, "Don't embroider Zhuzhu anymore."

Shen Mingzhu inserted the needle into the embroidery cloth, stretched, twisted her neck, stood up and said:

"I miss modern electric lights and bright cities. Mom, let's light candles from now on. I have some recipes for making candles, but I don't dare to take them out now."

"From now on, we will all light candles at home. There are candle sellers here. You can tell others that you bought them in the county town. But now is not the right time to make candles."

Shen Mingzhu understood what Su meant and walked towards her own room, swinging her arms.

Maybe it was because of the purchase of the ox cart, the atmosphere at the Shen family's dinner was particularly good today. Even the usually serious old man Shen was smiling.

Old Lady Shen told Shen Mingzhu about the ginseng she found on Phoenix Mountain. She didn't tell her how much she sold it for, but only said that she only took 50 taels of silver from Shen Mingzhu for living expenses.

When the second wife’s family heard the number 50 taels of silver, they took a deep breath. 50 taels of silver!

They dug in the soil for food and had never seen 50 taels of silver in their lives, but Mingzhu dug up a ginseng and took 50 taels of silver for household expenses.

Why are there such big differences between people?

While Shen Laoer and Shen Mingshan were excited, they felt that they were useless and were not even as good as the little girl at home.

Shen Mingzhu saw through their thoughts and said with a smile: "In the future, our family will work together to get rich together."

Old Mrs. Shen also continued, "As long as our family works together, we will not be afraid of not having a good life. Second brother and Mingshan, you should farm hard, third brother and Mingshu, you should study hard. If we all work together, our family will definitely get better and better."

Shen Mingyu picked up a piece of fat meat and ate it until his mouth was full of oil. He agreed: "Well, I will eat meat every day from now on."

Shen Mingbao also nodded, and everyone in the Shen family nodded in agreement with what Old Lady Shen said.

Old Lady Shen continued, "From now on, you only need to give half of your earnings to the public. As for the earnings of women and children, each room should keep them for themselves and do not need to give them to the public."

Old Mrs. Shen's words caused a huge uproar, shocking the second branch of the Shen family, including Old Man Shen.

"Can we save money ourselves?" Shen Mingbao asked first.

"Sure. After school you can go dig wild vegetables to earn money. You can save the money you earn."

After receiving the affirmative reply from Old Lady Shen, everyone in the Second House was overjoyed, especially Mrs. Zhong. The usually submissive Mrs. Zhong's eyes suddenly lit up, and she whispered to Old Lady Shen:

"Mom, can I also go dig wild vegetables and sell them in the future?"

Zhong was just an ordinary farm girl. She didn't have embroidery skills like Su, nor was she the daughter of the town's cloth shop owner like the eldest wife, Li.

Zhong had neither dowry nor any ability. She only knew how to farm and do housework, and her presence in the family was always low.

In the past, because Zhong did not have a strong family background, the former old lady Shen looked down on her identity as a peasant girl and always suppressed her, causing her to feel inferior.

She used to see that the first and third wives had their own savings, but the second wife had none of her own. It would be a lie to say that she didn't envy them. But due to her humble status, she didn't dare to bring it up.

What Mrs. Zhong didn't expect was that today her mother-in-law actually changed the rules for the first time, so she could make money on her own. This was truly a godsend!

Old Lady Shen noticed everyone's reactions and continued:

"Sure. After you finish your housework, you can go dig wild vegetables to earn money. You can keep the money you earn and don't have to give it to me."

Then she dropped a bombshell:

"From now on, no matter which room you live in, you have to pay for your studies. The public will not pay for it."

When these words were spoken, not only the second branch of the Shen family was surprised, but even Old Man Shen was shocked.

Shen Mingzhu glanced at everyone's expressions and took the lead and said:

"No problem, grandma. We can earn money to send dad and my brothers to school."

Shen Mingshu also nodded in agreement: "I earn money to study by myself, and I don't use money from my family."

The second wife was shocked. The old lady didn't send the first wife and the other two to school? Would life at home be any better?

Then he thought, if he didn’t send the eldest daughter to school, what about Mingbao’s education?