After farming, I opened a family tree

At this time, Wangjia Village.

"It's said that scholars have very useful brains!"

"After selling this batch of soap, guess how much we made?"

Wang's brother Wang Dafu spoke with a smile, his eyes full of pride, and he looked at his nephew and sister with even more admiration.

"How many?"

Wang couldn't help but ask.

"A full one hundred and eighty taels!"

Wang Dafu gestured with his hands and laughed.

"This matter is thanks to my uncle's efforts."

Shen Wen also had a smile on his face. Looking at the tools in the Wang family yard, there was a hint of complacency in his eyes.

The first wife's family can make soap, and so can the second wife's family.

A bar of Tangji soap would cost at least two taels of silver, so they would sell it for one tael of silver.

Even so, the production cost of this soap is very low, and you can still make a lot of money with one or two taels of silver.

The footprints left in Shen Tang’s workshop belonged to Shen Dahe.

Shen Dahe has been idle since he was a child and has been doing some sneaky things in secret.

The second wife had been jealous of the first wife's family for a long time. She held the hundred taels of silver in her hand and watched it closely, and no one knew where she hid it.

So after listening to what his eldest son said unintentionally several times, Shen Dahe thought that if they knew how to make soap, they could also make money and live a good life.

However, there were patrols around the workshop on weekdays, and Shen Dahe could not find the time to take action.

But who would have thought that the workshop would be closed for the Dragon Boat Festival, and the whole family of the eldest wife would go to the town. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

So Shen Dahe took advantage of the time when everyone was having lunch and quickly sneaked into the workshop.

After listening to Shen Wen, Shen Dahe did not take a single cent from the workshop, although he really wanted to.

Shen Wen told Shen Dahe to make sure to see clearly what was in the workshop and what tools were used.

Although Shen Dahe was unreliable, he did not disappoint Shen Wen this time and indeed brought back a lot of useful information.

Since Shen Tang's family was already making soap in Shenjia Village, Wang suggested that they go to her parents' home.

So Shen Er's family cooperated with the Wang family, Shen Wen was responsible for the materials, and the Wang family provided the venue.

However, because the clues provided by Shen Dahe were limited, Shen Wen spent several days pondering before he figured out the low-quality soap.

Although the quality was far inferior to Tangji's, it still made the second family happy for a long time.

After the soap was made, Shen Dahe suggested that they could pretend to be Tangji's products and go to Qingshan Town as a peddler selling them from door to door. This matter was then handed over to Shen Dahe and his uncle Wang Dafu.

Today is the day to divide the money from the sale of all the soaps. According to the agreement, the Wang and Shen families will split the profits 30% and 70%.

Shen Wen took the silver from Wang Dafu, weighed it, and said casually:

"Uncle, this silver doesn't feel right."

The portion feels wrong.

"Well, Awen, your uncle is having a hard time these days, your brother also needs to go to school, and your sister is also planning to find someone else. This time, let your uncle take an extra 10%, just as a gift to your sister. Your sister will remember your kindness."

Wang Dafu smiled innocently, but the words he said were not pleasant to the ear.

"Besides, my uncle originally planned to raise some chickens, ducks, and geese in this yard, which would have fetched a lot of money in a few months. But now you're using this yard to make soap. Isn't this a bigger loss for my uncle?"

"You are still young, and there will be plenty of opportunities to make money in the future. I will consider this extra money as a filial act from you, my nephew!"

The smile on Shen Wen's face faded.

The Wang family is really greedy.

"Now that my uncle has said so, how can I, as a nephew, refuse?"

"It's just that, just this once, my uncle knows that since I can come to him for cooperation, I can naturally find others to cooperate with me, right? It's just that we feel that outsiders can never compare to real relatives like my uncle, right?"

You threaten me with the venue. If I can cooperate with you, I can naturally cooperate with others.

As soon as Shen Wen said this, Wang Dafu's expression changed.

I originally thought that this nephew was easy to control, but after so many years of studying, he is different after all.

"What nonsense! Uncle is confused. 30-70 split, that's right. It's the first time Uncle has seen so much money, and he was dazzled for a moment."

As Wang Dafu spoke, he hurriedly took out a few more silver ingots from his waist and pushed them in front of Shen Wen.

"In that case, thank you very much, uncle."

Wang was also unhappy watching this. He had made his brother's family rich, but he was still greedy and wanted more.

But when I saw Wang Dafu coming back, I felt a little better.

"Stay at your uncle's house today and have a simple meal before leaving. Have your aunt stew a chicken to celebrate!"

Shen Wen was in a good mood after receiving the remaining silver, so he naturally agreed.

Wang thought it would be better to stay here for dinner so that she wouldn't have to go back and cook for Old Lady Shen, not to mention that her brother had stewed a chicken here.

The two people who came to Wangjia Village today were Wang and Shen Wen. Originally, Shen Dahe also wanted to come.

It would be too conspicuous if Shen Wenyong and his whole family went to Wangjia Village, and he was also asked to keep an eye on the eldest family, so he agreed to stay at home.

Wang went to the kitchen to help her sister-in-law, and Shen Wen started making soap again in the yard.

Just after Wang and Shen Wen finished their meal and Wang was about to pack up the remaining half chicken to take back, there was a knock on the door of the Wang family's courtyard.

Wang Dafu opened the gate and was dumbfounded.

"Chasing Master!"

Two yamen runners in their official uniforms, with knives on their waists, stood at the door.

Behind the two men were many villagers from Wangjia Village.

"Is this Wang Dafu's house?"

"Yes, it's me."

"Come with us to the county government office. The county magistrate has summoned you."

The two yamen runners looked stern and spoke in a cold voice.

"Officer, you can't just arrest people randomly! I, Wang Dafu, am a very honest and upright person!"

"Someone sued you for selling poisonous soap, causing serious harm to others."

"Wha...what?"

"Sir, is there any misunderstanding?"

Wang Dafu's wife, Lin, rushed forward to explain something, but was pushed away by the yamen runner with a scabbard.

"Awen, sister-in-law, please say something!"

Wang was already panicking when she saw the yamen runners, and when she heard them say something about poison and harming people, she was even more frightened and stood there, one hand still tightly clutching her son's sleeve.

Shen Wen was even more nervous. Could it be that what he had done was discovered so quickly?

What, soap can harm people and is poisonous?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Nothing happened to Tangji Soap Shop, so how could something happen to him?

He made it according to the materials available at Tangji, so how could there be a mistake? There must be a misunderstanding, or someone must be trying to harm him!

When the yamen runner heard Lin's words, he looked at Shen Wen and Wang suspiciously.

"Are you from Shenjia Village, Shen Dahe's family?"

"Yes, I am..."

Before Shen Wen finished his words, he heard the yamen runner's voice become even colder.

"Then take them together!"