After farming, I opened a family tree

Shen Tang's voice was not loud, but he spoke without mercy.

When Old Lady Shen met Shen Tang's gaze, she felt a chill all over her body. It seemed as if a girl in her teens could see through people's hearts.

Then she thought, yes, no matter how powerful Shen Tang was, she was just a fourteen-year-old girl.

Old Mrs. Shen instantly felt confident, stretched her neck, and pointed at Shen Tang.

"You are just a junior. You have no right to speak when the adults are talking!"

Look at the situation in this household run by Liu, it’s such a mess!

"I'm really sorry. Just now, I became the head of our family. All the elders, uncles, aunts and uncles present here are witnesses."

As soon as Shen Tang finished speaking, an aunt sitting there spoke up.

Shen Tang recognized her. She was Shen Mancang's wife, Aunt Hong Xing.

Ever since the rice fish and rice in Shen Mancang's family were destroyed by Shen Dahe and his wife, although the family said that they had forgiven Shen Dahe and his wife, they still kept cursing Shen Dahe and his family behind their backs.

So Shen Dahe helped Old Lady Shen in, and Aunt Hong Xing knew what the other party wanted to do at a glance.

Old Mrs. Shen had no good reputation in the village. She used to look down on everyone because Shen Wenhui was educated.

Shen Er and his friends have the same moral character as Old Lady Shen.

"Auntie, this is your granddaughter's coming-of-age ceremony after all. It's really inappropriate for you to say such things."

"This granddaughter is coming of age, and now you're here, I wonder what you've prepared for niece Shen Tang."

In Da Qi, as long as the children in the family have grown up and as long as the family is well off, they will prepare something for the younger generation.

For example, for girls, the elders in the family usually give them jewelry and cloth for use when they get married.

Old Mrs. Shen came in a hurry, and she only wanted to question her eldest son and Liu. As long as they admitted their mistakes, she would ask for something, and they would probably not refuse.

"Humph, you didn't call me, but you're actually trying to turn the tables on me. You all just look at them because they're rich, so you're all trying to curry favor with them."

Shen Tang had to admit what Old Lady Shen said.

The main reason why so many people come to this coming-of-age ceremony is because there is now a workshop.

But when Old Lady Shen said it directly, everyone's faces looked unhappy.

"What are you talking about? They are trying to curry favor with me. It was clearly me who asked all the aunts and uncles for help."

"If it weren't for all of you ladies willing to come and work in my workshop, I wouldn't be living the good life I have today. I might still be working in the fields to make a living! I have to thank you all!"

Shen Tang said this beautifully, and everyone's faces were happy. Aunt Fugui directly said loudly:

"That's out of the question. Even if we try to curry favor with her, so what? If it weren't for Shen Tang's niece, we'd all still be stuck at home this year! How could we make money and live such a good life?"

"That's right. Some time ago, my youngest son caught a cold. If it weren't for the workshop and the wages, we wouldn't have the money to hire a doctor for our son!"

"That's right. My niece is getting engaged this month, and I sent her a piece of fine cloth. My sister-in-law and my mother are being extremely polite to me now!"

"We are all from the same clan. I haven't been educated much, but I know that now when I go out and say I'm from Shenjia Village, people from other villages look at me differently."

......

With Aunt Fugui taking the lead, many aunts stood up and spoke.

Old Mrs. Shen was right. They treated Shen Tang's family much better because Shen Tang was capable and his workshop was profitable.

But Old Lady Shen also forgot that even when the Shen Tang family had not yet made their fortune, they were willing to associate with warm-hearted people like Shen Dashan and Liu.

Nowadays, whenever people from Shenjia Village go out, they are the envy of everyone.

For families with both sons and daughters, there are many matchmakers coming to visit this year. Shenjia Village is now a popular place in the surrounding area!

Shen Tang looked at the villagers and said, "You say a word, I don't need her to say a word."

Even Old Lady Shen was shocked.

"I didn't call you because I didn't want to. My parents naturally followed my wishes for my coming-of-age ceremony. I gave you a hundred taels of silver at the county government office that day."

"I'm sure the officer has told you that the one hundred taels will have nothing to do with the eldest wife, no matter whether we live, grow old, get sick, or die. Since you've forgotten, let me remind you again. This promise was made by my second uncle, and the document is still there."

One hundred taels, everyone gasped!

They would have to work for decades to save up a hundred taels a month.

Besides, at Old Lady Shen’s age, she’s already buried up to her neck in the earth, so she doesn’t need so much money.

This one hundred taels can be considered as a way to break off the engagement with Old Lady Shen.

"If you want my parents to be as filial as before, then you can return the 100 taels, and our eldest wife will continue to give you 500 wen and 100 kilograms of grain per year."

Shen Tang spoke without emotion.

Give it back!

How can it be!

This is one hundred taels!

Old Mrs. Shen refused without even thinking about it.

Someone at the table said,

"How much food and meat can I buy with this hundred taels?"

Old Mrs. Shen suddenly came to her senses. Yes, how much can one buy with one hundred taels!

There are too many to count.

"Either return the hundred taels or leave now."

Shen Dahe didn't know what Old Lady Shen was thinking, and when he saw that Old Lady Shen didn't say anything, he became anxious.

"Mom, there are so many of them now, let's go back. You must be tired after coming out today."

If the one hundred taels were returned, wouldn’t the second branch of their family gain nothing?

Old Mrs. Shen also understood what her youngest son meant. She immediately leaned on Shen Dahe, and the two turned around and left.

The party became lively again only after the two men left.

Because of Mrs. Shen's interruption, everyone lost their original good mood for the meal.

After drinking a glass of wine, Shen Tang stood up and spoke solemnly:

“Thank you all for your words just now, Shen Tang would like to thank you all here.

In addition, I have decided that Tangji Soap Shop will pay for the construction of a road in the village!"

"Build a wide bluestone road that leads directly to the county town!"

The table suddenly became quiet, and some people even stopped drinking with their glasses raised to their lips.

Then there was a burst of loud noise.

“Do we really need to build a road?”

"That's great!"

"The bluestone road is the same as the one in the county town!"

Shen Lizheng was also startled by Shen Tang's words. He stared at Shen Tang blankly, even suspecting that he was hallucinating.

If you want to be rich, build roads first.

Shen Tang had the idea of ​​building a road a long time ago, but he had been short of money before. Now that he had the capital, he naturally had to bring up this matter.

The workshop now has a large number of orders and needs to expand.

A few days ago, several shop owners in Lin'an Prefecture wrote to me, saying that the soap was selling very well and that their shops had sold out a lot of stock. They said they would come to restock in a few days.

The road in Shenjia Village is narrow and uneven, making it difficult for two carriages to pass each other.

Building roads not only benefits the community, but also makes things more convenient for ourselves.