A blessed wife leads her husband to wealth and prosperity!

The next morning, Lin He'er opened her eyes early. Today was her first day of marriage, and she couldn't afford to oversleep. She gently pulled away the arms that were wrapped around her and was about to get out of bed.

Why are you up so early? Why not sleep a little longer?

When Wen Yuning opened her eyes, she saw the little girl about to get out of bed.

"I'm not going to sleep. Isn't it the first day and I have to serve tea?" Lin He'er remembered her mother telling her that not only did she have to serve tea, but the new bride also had to cook breakfast for her husband's family on her first day. She had to make a good impression on the first day.

Come back in and lie down for a while. I've gone to get you some water; it's still a bit chilly outside. He said, pressing her back onto the bed and tucking her under the covers.

I had Mom put all your clothes in the closet yesterday, in the left drawer.

Lin He'er: Okay.

While waiting for someone to go out to fetch water, Lin He'er got out of bed, took the clothes she needed to change into from the wardrobe, and hurriedly put them on. Luckily, no one was around at the moment. She wasn't thick-skinned enough to change clothes in front of Wen Yuning in broad daylight.

After changing her clothes and combing her hair, Wen Yuning brought in water from outside.

Lin He'er stepped forward to take the basin, quickly washed up, and then gave the space to Wen Yuning.

After they had both finished getting ready, they left the room and went to the main house together.

In the main hall, Madam Liu and her husband sat on stools, waiting for the young couple to come and serve tea.

Upon seeing the two of them approaching together, he smiled and asked, "He'er, did you rest well yesterday?"

According to Mother, I slept quite well yesterday.

Okay, okay, good child. From now on, when you come to our house, feel at home. If there's anything you don't understand, just ask your mother. If Sanlang ever bullies you, just tell me, and I'll definitely teach him a lesson!

Wen Yuning: ...I will not bully the weak!

Lin He'er: Thank you, Mother, I've remembered.

"Mother, let's serve tea," Wen Yuning said, interrupting her mother and wife who were so engrossed in their conversation that they weren't moving on to the next step.

Okay. Okay, tea is served!

Lin He'er poured two cups of tea from the table inside the room, and she and Wen Yuning knelt down at the same time, raising the tea above their heads; "Father and Mother, please have some tea."

"Yes, yes," the two hurriedly accepted the tea. After drinking the tea offered by their son and daughter-in-law, Madam Liu and the head of the household took out red envelopes from their pockets and handed them to Lin He'er.

This is a token of your father and mother's affection; He'er, please accept it.

Lin He'er: Thank you, Mother!

After the family has completed the rituals for the bride's entry into the household, everyone should go about their own business.

Mother, I'm going to the kitchen to make some breakfast. Please wait a moment while we eat.

Seeing that her daughter-in-law, though young, was well-mannered and remembered that a new bride should make breakfast for her husband's family on her first day of marriage, Madam Liu smiled and said, "He'er, you probably don't know where the things are in our kitchen, right? Let me take you there to familiarize yourself with it."

Lin He'er: Okay!

The mother and daughter chatted and linked arms, leaving the father and son to face each other.

Wen Yuning: ...Dad, I'm going to read a book. Call me when dinner is ready.

Old Man Wen...

Upon entering the kitchen, Lin He'er noticed that the Wen family's kitchen was much larger than her own, although the layout was similar.

Liu Shi: He'er, we don't need to make anything too complicated for breakfast. Just something simple will do.

Let's have some noodle soup then. A bowl of hot noodle soup first thing in the morning is good for warming up.

Liu: Okay, there's flour in the jar, you make it, and I'll help you stoke the fire.

Lin He'er; Alas!

I opened the small jar containing flour, scooped out two scoops of flour with a ladle and poured them into a basin. I added some warm water from the pot and kneaded it into dough to set aside.

Lin He'er chopped some scallions on the cutting board. Seeing that there was still some leftover pork belly from yesterday's banquet in the cupboard, she scraped the water out of the pot and slowly laid a layer of pork belly along the bottom of the pot. After the pork slices released a layer of oil in the pot, she added the chopped scallions and fried them until fragrant. Finally, she added a few ladles of water and simmered it.

Mrs. Liu was tending the fire in the stove, watching her daughter-in-law cook with such skill, and she felt happy. Yesterday, when the villagers went to see the bride, she was busy entertaining the guests. Later, during the meal, she heard the village women praising their daughter-in-law, who was as beautiful as a fairy, saying that it had brought them a lot of pride.

Lin He'er, unaware of what Liu was thinking, was rolling out noodles from the prepared dough. Once the noodles were cut and the broth in the pot was boiling, she added the noodles and used chopsticks to loosen them slightly. After the broth boiled a couple of times, the noodles were ready to be scooped out.

Mom, dinner is ready. Go and call Dad and the others to come eat.

"Okay," Liu replied, extinguished the fire in the stove, and got up to go to the main room to call people for dinner.

The family sat down at the table and finished breakfast, finding it very delicious.

After finishing their meal, the two men from the Wen family left the table first. One said he was going to read a book, while the other went out to check on the fields. It was already spring, and it was time to prepare the fields for spring planting!

Lin He'er didn't want to go back to her room and disturb Wen Yuning's reading, and she didn't know what she could do now. Just as she was at a loss, Liu came out of her room and waved to Lin He'er with a smile.

He'er, come here, let's have a talk!

Lin He'er: Okay!

The men are busy with their own things, we'll talk about ours. You've just married into our family and don't know much about our situation yet, so today I'll tell you all about it!

There are five people in our family. Your father and I had three children, and Sanlang is the youngest. There are also two older sisters who are married; you saw them last night, right?

"Yes, I've met the older sisters!" Lin He'er replied.

There are four of us living in the house now. Your father and two brothers live in this village. Our family separated from our uncles and aunts a long time ago. Your grandparents don't live with us either. We don't visit each other much except for holidays.

Our family now makes a living by farming. We also raise some chickens and ducks. We have five mu of land, two mu of which are paddy fields, and the rest are dry land. Your dad is very concerned about our land, and he often goes to the fields to take a walk when he has nothing else to do.

There aren't many villages around here, so it's quite remote. Behind the village are mountains, and the villagers usually only stay at the foot of the mountains. You must never go too far into the mountains, because there are wild beasts in those mountains!

I understand, Mother. Don't worry, I don't usually go out.

Liu: Alright, now that Sanlang is studying at home, please take good care of his three meals a day.

"Hmm, Mother, do you know about my husband's studies at the town school?" Lin He'er asked somewhat nervously. After all, Wen Yuning wasn't studying there because of her!

You said Sanlang told me and your father about that matter. It's not your fault, He'er, don't blame yourself. Your mother was also very angry when she heard it. That teacher's family is morally flawed, and it was right for Sanlang not to study there. It's just that he can only study at home from now on. Thinking about her son's studies, Liu couldn't help but sigh!

Lin He'er didn't have any good opinions about Wen Yuning's studies for the time being, and could only ask him for his own thoughts later!

Mother, do we usually just stay at home and take care of chickens and ducks?

Liu: Besides working in the fields, I also tend to the vegetable garden and the chickens and ducks. I used to raise pigs, but they ate too much and smelled too strong, so I stopped raising them! If He'er is willing to take care of those animals, I'll have your father go to the village and bring one back.

What Liu didn't tell Lin He'er was that raising pigs required going out to gather pig feed every day, and after her two daughters got married, she didn't like doing this work anymore, so she simply stopped raising them!

"No need, Mother. Back when I lived with my parents, we never raised pigs, and I don't know how!" Lin He'er waved her hand dismissively when her mother-in-law suggested she raise pigs. "Mother, raising chickens and ducks is fine!"

"Do you raise a lot of chickens and ducks? I want to go and see!" Lin He'er heard that besides farming, the family only raised chickens and ducks, so it seemed that their income was limited. If there wasn't someone in the family who was educated, they could probably manage with the income from the land and the poultry.

However, if Wen Yuning wants to continue her studies, the family's current income may not be enough to support her later on! It would be better to have more sources of income!

Alright, upon hearing that her daughter-in-law wanted to see the poultry raised at home, Liu got up and led her people to the backyard.

The chickens and ducks we raise are all in the backyard. There isn't enough space in the front, and keeping them there is not only noisy but also smells bad.

Lin He'er and her mother-in-law arrived at the backyard, where they saw two fenced-off plots of land against the wall, with sheds and chicken coops built inside. There were quite a few chickens and ducks there at the moment.

"Mom, we raise quite a few chickens and ducks! You raise them so well!" Lin He'er looked around and saw that there were at least dozens of chickens and ducks in the backyard, making them one of the largest poultry farmers in the village!

Hearing her daughter-in-law say that she raised these chickens and ducks well, Liu proudly boasted to her daughter-in-law: "If we're talking about raising poultry in this village, your mother is definitely the best!"

"Mother, you're amazing!" Lin He'er looked at the chickens and ducks in the pen, all full of energy, and knew that Liu had put a lot of effort into this.

Mother, these chickens and ducks must lay a lot of eggs!

"They do lay some eggs, but not many," said Liu, looking at the chickens and ducks in the pen.

That shouldn't be the case. Lin He'er noticed there were so many chickens and ducks. Although it's still a bit cold now and they don't lay many eggs, they should lay quite a lot when it gets warmer. It seems she'll have to observe them more closely in the future.

Looking at all these chickens and ducks, Lin He'er had another idea for making money!