A blessed wife leads her husband to wealth and prosperity!

With so much money in her hand, Lin He'er didn't dare stay in town any longer. She went to the market, bought some meat and vegetables, and then took an oxcart to the village.

Uncle Chen, thank you for bringing me back. Here's the fare I owe you for the ride. Please take it. I'm heading home now.

Okay, okay, Heya, slow down.

Lin He'er carried her things back to her own home. There was no one home at the moment. She simply took the key and opened the door herself. Her mother and younger brother mostly stayed at the house by the stream during the day. The house was rather quiet and deserted.

After tidying up her things a bit, Lin He'er took the meat and vegetables to the workshop.

Lin He'er: Mother, I'm back. Open the door.

He's back? I've already sent the bag over?

After paying the bill, we bought some meat and vegetables at the market. Everyone has been working hard lately, so let's have a good meal today.

Lin He'er walked into the main room and clapped her hands. "The delivery went smoothly today, and the bags you made are all of good quality. Thank you all for your hard work lately. We're off today, so I bought some meat and vegetables. Who can cook today? Let's treat ourselves to something nice."

Okay, thank you, young lady. Hearing that the goods that everyone had been working on for so long had finally been shipped, everyone was very happy. They were glad that they hadn't let the young lady's teachings down.

Li: Today it's my turn to cook. I'm going to the kitchen now, and you'll all be waiting to taste my cooking.

Perhaps because everyone works together regularly, they've become quite familiar with each other, and their interactions are no longer as awkward as they were at the beginning. They speak much more casually now.

After Li Shi finished cooking, Lin He'er tasted it and thought, "Mmm, it's really delicious!" Li Shi and Zhang Shi always managed to make the dishes look different. Lately, after eating their cooking, she didn't even want to eat her mother's anymore. The difference was just too great!

After the meal, the Lin family went back to their own home.

As soon as they arrived home, Madam Lin looked at her daughter eagerly, and Lin He'er understood perfectly. "Mother, guess how much silver we got this time?"

"How much, He'er?" Madam Lin asked cooperatively.

Lin He'er hooked her finger at these.

Seven taels? Seven taels of silver?

Lin He'er nodded.

When Lin Niangzi saw her daughter nod, she stood up happily, walked around in circles twice, and muttered, "We're rich! We're rich!"

"Mother, please sit down." Lin He'er was both amused and exasperated to see her mother spinning around so excitedly. "Let's first discuss how to use this money."

Yes, yes, Madam Lin suppressed her excitement and sat back down on the stool.

Mother, let's calculate how much money we owe outside.

Okay, besides the several dozen coins we paid back to the Feng family, we still owe the village chief one tael, Granny Qian two taels, and Chen the basket maker 50 coins.

Okay, I'll give the money to Mother. Mother will settle all the accounts today. Remember to take back the IOU from the old woman.

Madam Lin: Don't worry, He'er, I won't forget this.

After paying off the debts, we have less than four taels of silver left. Mother will keep this money for household expenses. Once the next batch of goods arrives, Mother will consider whether to send Dongdi to school for his early education.

Dong'er wants to go to school? Isn't he a bit too young? Madam Lin hadn't considered the matter of her child going to school. After all, they had always lived a frugal life and had never dared to think about such a thing. Now, suddenly hearing her daughter say that she wanted to send her son to school, she was a little unsure of what to do.

Dongdi isn't young anymore; now is the perfect time for him to start school. Seeing her mother's continued worry, Lin He'er couldn't help but think to herself, in her past life, if her own little brother were that age, he would have been in kindergarten long ago. What child can play in the mud until they're six or seven?

"Then next time we get the money, we'll send Dong'er to school." Madam Lin didn't have her own opinion on this matter, thinking that if she didn't understand something, she should just listen to her daughter.

Heya, don't go to work at the workshop these next few days. You'll be getting married in a few days, so stay home and rest well. You'll look beautiful as a bride then.

Mom, I can't just stay at home like an idiot. Crocheting bags isn't tiring. I'm doing them slowly every day, and I'm not in a hurry to ship them out.

Lin Niangzi couldn't dissuade her daughter, so she could only tell Lin He'er that she must not stay up late.

"Hey, take a nap. I can't sleep. I'll go pay back the money right now." Madam Lin, clutching the silver in her hand, was eager to repay the debt immediately.

Lin He'er: Okay, Mother, go ahead. I'll stay home and look after the house.

Lin He'er really wanted to rest at this moment. She felt much more relaxed after earning money and paying off her debts. She climbed into bed, pulled the covers over herself, and quickly fell asleep.

Lin He'er felt like she hadn't slept for long when she seemed to hear her younger brother shouting from outside the courtyard: "Big sister, big sister, come out quickly, something's happened!"

Lin He'er suddenly opened her eyes, turned her head and listened carefully. It really was her younger brother calling from outside the courtyard gate. She quickly responded loudly, "Don't worry, Dong-di, I'm coming right now." After replying, she hurriedly got up, put on her clothes and shoes, and ran towards the gate.

As soon as she opened the courtyard gate, her younger brother, panting, said, "Big sister, hurry to the workshop! Aunt Li, Aunt Mu, and Aunt Zhang are arguing!"

What? Why are you arguing? I'm coming right now. Dongdi, don't rush. Take a breath and walk back slowly.

Lin He'er ran all the way to the workshop. When she got to the courtyard gate, she could still hear people arguing inside! She quickly pushed open the door and walked in.

What's going on? When Lin He'er arrived at the main room, she saw Li Shi standing with her hands on her hips, confronting Mu Sisi and Zhang Shi. When they saw Lin He'er, everyone fell silent and bowed their heads in greeting. "Miss has arrived!"

Why did you stop arguing? I heard from Dong'er that you two had a fight? You've only rested for half an afternoon and you still have the energy to argue?

"Tell me what happened. Who wants to go first?" Lin He'er asked in a cold voice.

Miss, let me tell you first, Mrs. Li is quite indignant right now; actually, this has been going on for many days, everyone knows about it. When you brought us here, you told us to take care of our own food and drink. So we took turns doing it.

Lin He'er: You've all been doing well these past few days, so why are you making a fuss today?

The original plan was for each person to cook for one day. Zhang cooked the first day, and then they took turns. When it was Mu's turn, she said she didn't know how to cook, so Zhang said she would take her place for that day. We knew that she used to be a young lady from a wealthy family, and it was normal that she couldn't do kitchen work after suddenly falling on hard times, so everyone accepted this explanation.

When it came to cleaning the back courtyard and all the other chores, Madam Mu claimed she didn't know how and just waited for Madam Zhang to do them for her. This servant couldn't stand it anymore. How could a woman in her twenties not even be able to sweep a courtyard or wipe a table?

Even the young maids here can do any kind of work, but she still acts like a young lady.

After everyone had lunch this afternoon, and after you, Madam, and Young Master left, everyone started packing up and cleaning the courtyard. Only she sat there for a long time without moving. I couldn't stand it and said a few words to her, but she said that if she didn't do it, someone else would do it for her, and told us not to worry about it.

Afterwards, Zhang came out of the kitchen and started arguing with the maids, telling me not to interfere in my mistress's affairs, and that she would do what her mistress wouldn't do. I was furious and started arguing with them!

After hearing what Li said, Lin He'er frowned. "Zhang, is there any error in what Li said?"

Miss, what Madam Li said is correct. My lady has never done these kinds of chores before. I thought I could take her place. As long as someone else does it, there's no need to fuss over such trivial matters.

Oh? These are just small things?