To get rich quickly, you need to be simple and rough

Shen Fu spat out a mouthful of old wine. He looked up and saw that it was Shen Rong. He raised his hand and slapped Shen Rong in anger: "You scared your father to death, you little bastard! You wasted a good wine!"

Shen Rong hurriedly asked Shen Yujin to take the bowl: "My son knows that you are rich. If you have any good things in the future, please give your father a share. Without me, you would not exist!"

Shen Fu blew his beard and glared: "Don't act like a father in front of the child! How dare you go over me? Even drinking good wine can't stop you from talking!"

Shen Yujin and I are just a waiter. There's nothing we can do. With my grandfather on one side and my father on the other, I can't afford to offend either of them! Hurry up and get the wine and food for the two of you.

Shen Yujin took out a plate of fried river shrimp and a plate of air-dried beef jerky from the space.

The snacks were ready, and Shen Fu and Shen Rong were toasting each other, making for a lively atmosphere. Shen Fu showed how much a large family valued their eldest son.

The firstborn child of the legitimate wife's first wife carries all the family's hopes. According to tradition, the eldest legitimate son receives 70% of the family fortune, with the remaining 30% divided among the other legitimate sons. And this doesn't even include things like the ancestral home and sacrificial land, which aren't even part of the distribution.

Everyone in the Shen family knows that the old man favors Shen Rong and Shen Yujin the most, and everyone else has to stand aside.

Shen Yujin's grandmother, Zhang, accompanied Shen Fu through all the ups and downs, from humble beginnings to prominent positions. Shen Fu's feelings for Zhang were beyond the reach of his concubines.

In Shen Fu's eyes, Zhang was his beloved. In the past, Shen Fu caught a concubine in his harem making fun of Zhang's face.

The concubine was slapped in the face by Shen Fu on the spot. Shen Fu roared, "Who gave you the courage to disrespect the mistress? I usually don't bother with you, but you are getting more and more aggressive. Let's see who I can spare.

Come on, Wei Shi is disrespectful to the mistress. Let Ya Xing come and take Wei Shi away. My Shen family can't afford such people! "

These words frightened the concubines so much that their hair stood on end. Wei was very favored and gold, silver, jewelry and jade were usually brought into her room in plates.

But Wei's action offended Shen Fu, and she ended up being sold out.

From then on, no one in the Shen family dared to challenge Zhang's authority! On Zhang's memorial day, everyone was respectful and no one dared to pretend to be assassinated.

Shen Fu's favorite children are Shen Rong and Shen Wang, born to Zhang. Then there are his grandchildren. The eldest grandson, Shen Yujin, is the old man's favorite, and everyone else has to stand behind him.

The old man and Shen Rong both had red faces from drinking. It was strange today that they didn't feel uncomfortable at all after drinking so much. A warm current washed over the blocked areas in Shen Fu's body.

The cold legs I'd gotten from traveling as a trader in my youth were now much better. My knees were warm, and the cool air was slowly escaping from my skin pores. Even my head felt much clearer.

Shen Fu felt extremely distressed when he saw a piece of wine cream had gone down his throat. He quickly hugged the wine jar to his arms and said, "You little bastard, why are you so impatient? You wasted half a jar of good wine. Are you born in the Year of the Pig? Leave some for me!"

Shen Rong's eyes rolled, "Dad, this wine is really good. My son feels warm after drinking it. We have a rich family! It would be a shame not to drink from it!"

Shen Fu slapped his thigh and said, "My dear grandson, you will have to provide for Grandpa's wine from now on. I have raised you to this age, so it's time for me to benefit from you! It's settled. Your father's health isn't very good either, so give your second uncle a jar too! Grandpa has the final say on this matter!"

Shen Yujin had no temper and no one was more powerful than him, so he had no choice but to endure being fleeced. Although his second uncle was usually stubborn, he was very kind to his nephew. Whenever the second house had any good things, he would give one to Shen Yujin.

Every time Second Aunt made clothes for her children, she would give one set to Shen Yujin. Shen Yujin was not a heartless person. If you respect me one foot, I will respect you ten feet. If he had any good things, he would also give one to the second wife.

The children of the second wife were also close to Shen Yujin, after all, they were blood relatives. These days, everyone relied on their clan to survive in this world.

The Shen family's autumn planting has begun again. Shen Yujin is worried looking at the large piece of bare hillside land. This poor land is full of stones and nothing grows. The area of ​​more than 600 acres is like chicken ribs, which is very frustrating to look at.

Shen Yujin took out a sack of pumpkin seeds and five sacks of sweet potato vines, and told the servants and farmhands to dig a ditch with pear sticks and plant them. They could harvest as much as they wanted, otherwise it would be a waste to leave them idle!

The old butler was absolutely loyal. He would do whatever his master told him to do. Nothing would grow well on this crappy land anyway. In the past, he could only harvest a bucket of wheat for every bushel he planted. No one rented the land for farming, and the government didn't care about or collect taxes from the land.

The old housekeeper didn't want to embarrass the young master because the land was so shabby that he couldn't even afford the money for the seeds, so he ordered the farmhand to pick up the big rocks.

This land is half sand and half soil, so its fertility is really not that good! The old housekeeper also pulled more than ten carts of fermented pig manure from the pigpen and spread it on the broken land. If the young master wants to eat something new, he must collect enough for him to eat! Otherwise, it would be embarrassing for the housekeeper.

Young Master Shen Yujin had a bad temper. After giving the order, he threw the matter aside. Studying eight-legged essays every day was tiring enough. In ancient imperial examinations, the right time, place and people were all essential.

Besides the quality of your own writing, you should also keep an eye on the examiner's preferences. If you try to be unconventional, expect to be dismissed!

In a place like Shen Yujin's, where scholars gather, it is a hellish province for the imperial examinations. Those who can stand out in the imperial examinations are the best of the best.

Shen Yujin did not dare to be negligent at all. He just wanted to pass the imperial examination and bring honor to his family. Passing the imperial examination and serving an emperor like Zhu Yuanzhang would be really troublesome.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very good to the people and never increased taxes to burden them. If the people had any grievances, they could go to the capital to file a complaint with the emperor with a royal edict on their heads, and the prefectures along the way would provide free food and accommodation to those who filed the complaint.

But it was very difficult for officials to survive under Zhu Yuanzhang. Skinning and straw stuffing were the least severe punishments. In severe cases, three generations of the whole family would be exterminated. That means not only the whole family, young and old, but also the three generations of relatives would not be able to survive.

This thing is too scary. The Shen family has finally climbed out of the whirlpool, so don't rub it in their wounds. It would be great if he could pass the imperial examination so that the family can have some tax-free quota.

This is considered a scholarly family. Any marriage between brothers and sisters will be looked up to. The idea of ​​being well-matched is no joke.

Shen Yujin wanted to find a way out for his younger sister so that she could find a good family to marry into in the future.

Shen Yujin's head was dizzy from studying the eight-legged essay, and his hands were cramping from writing the official script. The old scholar was amazed at Shen Yujin's excellent talent, how he could master anything he learned quickly, and how he worked so hard.

I have used up a whole box of brushes just for practicing calligraphy. Now, the official script I write is of top-quality quality and can be shown off anywhere.