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

"But...if they go and ask the owner of Fenglai Tower, they'll know what we said is a lie. What should we do if they start making trouble in the village?"

She was worried about what would happen to her mother if the truth was revealed. Would her father's request for the treasure from the old immortal be exposed? Would her mother be targeted by everyone?

Shi Liu clenched her fists and said angrily, "I never thought that Uncle would team up with Zhou Dazhu to deal with us. We are family after all! He is Daddy's brother!"

That was their uncle. Now that their father was gone, not only did he not help them, he even colluded with outsiders to harm them. It was chilling to think about it.

Yang Xiuying comforted her two daughters: "Sometimes when you have a good life, the first people to be jealous are your relatives. Some relatives are even worse than an outsider."

Ever since Zhao Yun lost contact, her mother-in-law and uncle treated her and her seven daughters worse than ordinary people, and some of her relatives were not even considered human beings.

"Don't worry, Auntie has seen all kinds of storms and waves, so you don't have to take them seriously."

Taohua wiped her tears, looked at Yang Xiuying and nodded.

She naturally believed in her mother, but she was afraid that those people would hurt her mother.

After a moment of silence, Yang Xiuying continued to counsel her two daughters.

"The most important thing now is that we turn the money in the mall into silver. Once we have silver, you will find that the people around you are all good people."

Seeing her daughters all had sad faces, Yang Xiuying changed the subject, "There's a market in Yangliu Town the day after tomorrow. I haven't been back to visit your grandmother for a long time. Let's go see your grandparents the day after tomorrow and take a walk around the town to see if there are any larger restaurants. Then we can borrow the names of other restaurants to acquire them. We won't stick to just one. This way, even if Zhou Dazhu and your uncle want to inquire about the restaurant, it won't be so easy. Besides, others may not pay attention to them.

No business owner would allow others to know their connections and sources of goods."

The two girls responded softly that their favorite place to go was their grandparents' house.

The two older daughters thought of something and reminded

"Mother, Duobaolou has branches throughout Dayan, and there seems to be one in Yangliu Town, but it's not as big as the one in the capital.

I heard that the owner of Fenglai Tower is surnamed Chen, one of the richest businessmen in the Great Yan Kingdom, and their businesses are spread all over the country."

Shi Liu nodded slightly. She had also heard from Big Brother Li that although the Chen family was a merchant family, they were wealthy enough to rival a nation, and their status was high. He agreed, "Big Sister is right. A wealthy family like the Chen family would definitely not let anyone see them casually. That way, they wouldn't be afraid of Uncle and Zhou Dazhu finding someone to confront them."

Yang Xiuying agreed with her two daughters' ideas. The Chen family and the people in Futian Village had a huge gap in status and had no time to care about such trivial matters. If Zhou Dazhu and Zhao Cunliang really dared to go to the Chen family, they would probably be met with a cold shoulder.

Yang Xiuying stuffed a wrapped brown paper into Taohua's hand and said, "Dear, this is specially left for you by your mother."

Taohua held the brown paper in her hand and felt that there were pieces of things inside. She also smelled a sweet smell.

This is the mung bean cake that A Niang brought back. She swallowed her saliva. This portion was specially reserved for her by A Niang.

She looked at Shi Liu again. Just now, when her sisters were dividing the mung bean cakes outside, Shi Liu had been discussing things here. Taohua was about to ask Shi Liu to join them when she heard Shi Liu say with a smile, "Big sister, please try some. This is something that A Niang specially saved for you. A Niang and I already ate it on the way back."

"Ah."

Taohua responded softly. This time she did not refuse. She felt her mother's unique love for her with every bite. She felt so sweet and satisfied. Her mother loved her and cared about her so much.

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In the afternoon, the dam in front of Yang Xiuying's wooden house became lively again. The villagers brought the milk apples they picked and the ferns they dug to exchange.

Wang Shufen, the eldest daughter-in-law of the old village chief, is also among those who have exchanged their homes. Although the old village chief's family conditions are good in Futian Village, there is a scholar in the family, and the family expenses are all borne by the youngest son.

Yang Xiuying approached Wang Shufen, who was exchanging rice, and said, "Auntie, I need your help with something."

Wang Shufen held the six pounds of fern she had dug that morning and said with a smile, "Sister Xiuying, if you have anything to say, just tell me. Why be so polite?"

When the other villagers who came to exchange rice heard that something was wrong with Yang Xiuying, they all gathered around her.

"Xiuying, what's wrong?"

"What else could it be? That bastard Li Ergun must be here to cause trouble for Xiuying again."

"That bastard just can't stand seeing everyone doing well."

"We should have kicked him out of the village last time."

"Sister Xiuying, don't be afraid, we'll go find him and drive him out!"

As they were talking, everyone was already walking out, and Yang Xiuying hurriedly called everyone to stop.

"Uncles and aunts, wait a moment.

I want Shenghui, the son of Aunt Shufen, to teach my seven daughters how to read."

Hearing this, everyone took a step forward and then retracted their legs.

"It's good to know how to read! Xiuying has been getting better and better since the separation."

"The girls at home can also learn to read."

"Why would a girl learn to read?"

"What do you know? Look at Shenghui from the village chief's family. His words and actions are different from ours."

"Yes, and the rich girls in the city, their temperaments are different after they learn knowledge."

When it comes to this, families with daughters look at Xiuying with envy. They say that it is a lie to say that it is useless for daughters to study, and that the truth is that the family has no money to let their daughters study. Not to mention daughters, even in the whole village, only the village chief's family can send their sons to school.

They also want their daughter to learn to read and write, but they don't have the conditions. It costs money to hire someone to teach her, and we can only make ends meet now.

Wang Shufen handed the fern in her hand to Taohua to weigh, and smiled and agreed.

"What kind of help is this? Just ask a few girls to come over when you're free. Shenghui is just reading at home now, so he has plenty of time to teach the girls."

Yang Xiuying knew that Wang Shufen was being modest. Li Shenghui was preparing for the imperial examination at home, and the family's hopes rested on the shoulders of that young man.

She said softly, "The girls only need two hours of study in the afternoon. We can't let them delay Shenghui."

Yang Xiuying paused and said, "Let's calculate it based on one kilogram of rice per hour. Is that okay with you?"

Wang Shufen stared at Yang Xiuying with eyes wide open.

One kilogram of rice per hour, two kilograms of rice per two hours, and sixty kilograms of rice per month!

She put her hand over her mouth.

I didn't expect that my uncle could earn so much just by teaching a few girls to read. These days, my uncle wanted to help the family pick wild vegetables in the mountains, but was rejected. The reason was that he was a scholar trained by the Li family with great difficulty, and his hands could only hold a pen.