A maidservant, holding an umbrella, approached the woman in pink and spoke.

The woman in pink stared intently at the departing Master Feng. "Xiao He, that person just now should be the admissions officer of Mishan Academy. What do you think about me going to ask him for help?"

The maid Xiaohe sighed softly, "Miss, don't be silly. I've already inquired. Jiang Changtian was smashed to pieces and barely survived when he got home. He might already be buried by now. Even if you beg and he's willing to take him in, what good will it do?"

The person is dead, or if they are not dead, they are a cripple or a useless person.

Upon hearing this, the woman in pink burst into tears. "It's all my fault. If I hadn't stopped him that day and insisted on giving him the gift, Guo Zhong wouldn't have been so heartless as to push someone off the cliff."

“Miss, this has nothing to do with you. It’s Guo Chong’s fault. The sun is strong right now, don’t let it get you sunburned. Let’s go back quickly.”

……

……

When Lin Shuyun returned to the Lin family home, a crowd of people had gathered in the courtyard; they were all villagers who had brought apricots over the day before.

"Yunniang, how's it going? Did it sell?"

The first person to ask questions was the village chief.

Seeing everyone's eager eyes, Lin Shuyun didn't waste any words and jumped off the donkey cart.

"Everyone can line up to collect their money!"

Hearing this, everyone was overjoyed.

"That's great! Our apricots from Xinghua Village can finally be sold. They won't rot in the ditch anymore."

"Yes, selling these apricots will allow us to buy some things for the house. This money is like a windfall."

Those who received the money huddled together excitedly, chatting away.

An old woman pulled Li aside and asked, "Li's mother, you bought apricots for three coins a pound. How much can you sell them for after they're dried?"

Ms. Li was taken aback by the question.

"It's...not much, it's just..."

Lin Shuyun, who was standing nearby, heard this and said, "Grandma Zhang, five coins. Take it to the shopkeeper after it's done."

"Five coins? You can make two coins just by reselling them. Is this money so easy to earn? We're all from the village, why don't you just let us make them into dried apricots and sell them?"

Old Mrs. Zhang stopped speaking softly and raised her voice to the top.

"We're all from the same village, this isn't very kind of you!"

The courtyard fell silent immediately.

Lin Hongwen was about to speak when Jiang Changtian stopped him.

"Grandma Zhang, I'll earn two coins from you. My whole family will work tirelessly day and night to wash and pit the apricots, then dry them using the method specified by the boss, and finally deliver them to the shop. If you think you can do it too, you can go find the boss and sell dried apricots yourself. Nobody's stopping you."

Lin Shuyun spoke softly and gently, showing no sign of anger.

Several villagers who had originally thought the same thing as Aunt Zhang blushed with embarrassment.

The Lin family also earns their money through hard work; they actually had the same idea as Old Lady Zhang just now.

The village chief's tone was unfriendly, "Sister Zhang, Yunniang is doing a good deed for our whole village. If it weren't for Yunniang, all of our apricots would be rotting in the mud. Don't talk nonsense."

If they could sell the apricots from Xinghua Village themselves, they wouldn't have gone for so many years without anyone wanting them.

Now that you finally have some income, why don't you all cherish it?

Aunt Zhang said sheepishly, "Oh, I was just saying. I still have dozens of kilograms of dried apricots that I dried last year. Do you want to buy them? If you do, I'll bring them all over!"

Lin Shuyun looked at her still smiling and said, "No, Grandma Zhang, the boss only wants the ones dried in the two kilns in our backyard. The color won't look good if they're dried by ourselves."

She wasn't lying; the color of the dried fruit she made was indeed poor, and it didn't look appealing.

"Oh, I see. Then I'll save it for my grandchildren to eat in the winter."

Aunt Zhang left after she finished speaking.

The other villagers left one after another. There were still plenty of apricots on the trees, so they had to hurry and deliver them.

With no outsiders in the courtyard, Lin Shuyun closed the door and spoke.

"Father, Mother, Hongwen, from now on, no matter who asks, just say this, understand?"

If the Lin family makes money, there's no guarantee that no one will be envious. To be on the safe side, it's best to keep it a secret within the family.

"Sis, I've got it. You're so smart."

Lin Hongwen was about to curse someone, but luckily his brother-in-law stopped him.

Now, the person he admires most is his sister.

Lin Shuyun took out the remaining money, and Li Shi and Lin Dahai hurriedly told him to keep it himself.

"Next time you sell to me, you'll definitely get paid. This is your wages for the past few days. Time to pay." Lin Shuyun said, distributing money according to each person's work.

"Sister, I have one too!" Lin Hongwen was extremely excited.

He's made money before, but never this much.

Waaaaah, my sister is so wonderful.

Old Xu was both happy and excited when he received the money. "I got some too, old man?"

He gets paid for picking apricot pits, right?

"You'll get paid as long as you do the work."

As Lin Shuyun spoke, she placed the last string of coins in front of Jiang Changtian.

"Husband, this is yours!"

Jiang Changtian helped with bookkeeping and inventory, and even pinched apricot pits; he did a lot of work.

Jiang Changtian, who was wearing a face mask, seemed to have a smile in his eyes. "You can keep it."

Lin Shuyun didn't stand on ceremony, "Alright, I'll keep it. Ask me when you need the money."

Xu Bo chuckled, "Girl, let's make a deal, can I use this money to buy you some wine?"

He's craving alcohol again.

He used to feel unwell after drinking alcohol, but ever since the Mountain Goddess appeared to him, his back and legs no longer ache, and he can live to be 108.

"Take this money and don't spend it. I'll buy you some ingredients to brew some wine later."

Lin Shuyun thought of wine and felt a little hungry. She just didn't know if there were any grapes here.

Xu Bo was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly stuffed the money into his pocket.

The old man was good at math; the wine in town sold for eighty coins a pound, but Yun'er could drink as much of her own brewed wine as she wanted.

Before they could exchange more than a few words, the apricot delivery arrived again, and the family was busy all day again.

at night.

Lin Shuyun lay down on the kang and looked at Jiang Changtian from the side. "Husband, Mishan Academy is recruiting students. Are you going?"

Lin Shuyun explained the Mishan Academy once again.

“Go.” Jiang Changtian’s tone was firm.

"Your leg isn't healed yet, is it okay for you to go to the academy?" Lin Shuyun looked at his leg.

She could cure it in one go, but it's a bit too unbelievable.

Even the injury on Jiang Changtian's face, if it weren't for Yin Han's medicine accidentally causing it, she wouldn't know how to explain it.

Jiang Changtian lowered his eyes. "My leg is injured, but it's not like I'm crippled forever. The entrance exams have already started, and there will be the provincial exams this fall. If I can't get into the academy now, I'll have to wait three years."

He had promised someone, and he couldn't keep them waiting too long.

"My husband has ambition; I believe in you!"

Lin Shuyun stared at the excessively handsome face in front of her, without blinking.

It's so beautiful! I want to...

"Ahem, it's getting late, go to sleep." Jiang Changtian turned to his side uncomfortably, the muscles in his back stiffening.

After falling asleep, Lin Shuyun had another dream...

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