Dressed as a farmer's widow, she brought her daughter to stock up on food and reached the top

The younger sisters lowered their heads. This was something they dared not even think about. Even in the city, only the daughters of wealthy families could read and write.

I heard from Uncle Qingfeng that studying requires the four treasures of the study, and they are very valuable.

Learning to read not only makes you superior to others, but also allows you to do many things in the future, such as copying books in a library, working as an accountant in a restaurant, or writing letters for others. No matter what you do, it is better than digging for food in the fields.

Thinking of his daughters working in the fields for food, he became worried. Although they had grain, they had no vegetables, and the livestock at home also had to be fed.

"Mother, I have to cut grass and feed the chickens and ducks in the morning."

"My mother has planted the vegetables in her field, but she still needs fertilizing and weeding."

"Mother, is it time to plant the rice?"

"Mother, I want to feed the little rabbit."

It’s not that they don’t want to study, but they spend their time on studying. Who will do these things? Mother is busy with purchasing things every day, and grandma comes to make trouble, which is already busy enough.

Taohua looked at her sisters who were unaware of the situation. Now the family just needed to keep the acquisition business firmly in their hands. This acquisition business could not be taken away by anyone. As the eldest sister in the family, she made the decision on behalf of her sisters and said, "We can do farm work in the morning. After the work is done, we can use the remaining time to learn to read."

As women, they naturally cannot enter the official career by studying like men. They just need to learn to understand, and there is no pressure in thinking this way.

The little girls lowered their heads and ate the food in their hands silently. Being able to study is good, but where can they find a teacher? It would cost a lot of money.

"Grandma said that girls will eventually belong to someone else's family. Even if we can read, we will still live in someone else's family in the future."

Yang Xiuying put down the roasted sweet potato she was eating and said, "How is your grandma doing? The Zhao family originally had more than 50 acres of land, but now it's only 14 acres. They used to have nine chickens, but now there's only one. Why doesn't she do better since she can't read?"

The ultimate beneficiary of learning to read is yourself. Look at your uncle and the village chief's youngest son. After a few years of schooling, aren't they different now? Even their perspectives on things have changed."

Several girls nodded, especially Uncle Qingfeng, who became more refined and gentle, and even looked more handsome.

"Even if you are going to get married in the future, you will still be my daughters for life. Auntie will definitely hope that you can understand right from wrong in your husband's family."

Hearing this, the seven girls looked moved.

Isn’t the reason why their mother and grandmother separated was for these seven girls?

At first, grandma scolded them as money-losing goods, and my mother followed her to bully them. Now it seems that my mother was just giving in at that time.

When grandma wanted to sell them to an old bachelor, mom took them out to separate from the family.

A'niang cared about them in her heart. Not only did she not let them go hungry, she also taught them to read and write.

Yang Xiuying didn't know what her daughters were thinking, so she counseled the girls who had complicated expressions on their faces, "You must study hard, so that our lives will get better and better. Although you won't take the civil service exam, you will be the ultimate beneficiaries.

I have already decided to let the village chief's youngest son, Li Shenghui, teach you how to read."

The sixth child was the first to react and said to Yang Xiuying, "Mother, don't worry, I will study hard and learn to read, and give you a good life when you grow up."

Seeing that the sixth child had expressed his opinion, the seventh child rushed to say, "Mother, I will learn to read and write, and when I grow up and make a lot of money, I will give it all to you."

The quiet third child also said excitedly: "I want to study hard and show grandma that we girls are no worse than boys. I want to not only study but also learn."

Yang Xiuying looked at her daughters with relief and said gently, "Leave the money-making to me. Don't worry, I will make a lot of money before you get married and give each of you a generous dowry."

In this era, dowry is a woman’s confidence in her husband’s family.

She wants to be the richest person. Now, once the acquired business becomes stable, she will convert the money from the space into silver. The richest person is just around the corner.

The eight of them, mother and daughter, were very excited about the meal. The seven girls had their own ideas. They no longer focused on the land. Yang Xiuying also went from making money to making a lot of money, and then to the goal of becoming the richest person.

After lunch, people from the village came to Xiuying's house one after another to exchange for rice. Everyone wanted to pick more and exchange the remaining rice for the rice at home. They felt at ease looking at the white and moist rice, and they could take it to the market to exchange for what they needed when the time came.

Looking at the rising balance in the balance column of the space mall, Yang Xiuying couldn't help but smile.

This acquisition business is so easy to do. I didn't do anything, but I made so much money just by exchanging. It won't be long before I can activate the storage function.

Taohua assisted on the side while the second child took the sisters to plant the remaining vegetable seeds. After the buyers left, Taohua stood in front of Yang Xiuying, who was smiling, and whispered, "Mother, are you going to ask Brother Li to teach us how to read?"

Yang Xiuying raised an eyebrow and looked at Taohua: "Although Li Shenghui has not passed the examination to become a scholar, a student is more than enough to teach you how to read."

With Li Shenghui's talent, it is not impossible for him to teach these girls. It will only take a while for him to pass the examination and become a scholar.

Hearing that her mother thought she doubted Li Shenghui's talent, Taohua quickly waved her hands and said, "Mother, we seven sisters are very happy to learn to read from Brother Li. How could I dislike Brother Li?

But we need pen, ink, paper, and inkstone to learn to read, and I heard they're expensive. Even the cheapest set would cost close to one or two taels of silver."

When Taohua was talking with Mrs. Li, she heard Wang Shufang mention that the family spent nearly one or two taels of silver to buy the four treasures of the study for Li Shenghui.

Yang Xiuying looked at her eldest daughter in amazement. In those days, prices were low. One penny could buy a steamed bun, and two pennies could buy a meat bun. Yet, a set of the worst writing brushes, inkstones, and paper would cost one tael of silver! That's 1000 pennies.

The best angelica sold at the pharmacy only costs more than 300 coins, which is more valuable than angelica!

Taohua looked at Yang Xiuying's surprised eyes and thought that her mother was scared.

My mother had never been exposed to these things, so naturally she didn't know about them. I only found out about it after hearing Wang Shufen say that the difference was quite big at that time. No wonder the village chief's family asked everyone to live frugally, and no wonder Brother Li was under so much pressure.

She explained to Yang Xiuying: "Mother, these things about reading are very valuable. We seven sisters only need one copy. We can take turns writing."