Wealthy beyond measure, yet you call me a sister-supporting-brother demon?

"Third Grandfather, don't you know my father? Once he makes up his mind about something, he won't change it. He told me before I came that you just need to witness the severance of ties. There's no need to persuade him anymore. He's completely cut ties with the Zhou family."

Zhou Hanjiang tapped his cane, "Pah! What nonsense are you spouting? What do you mean by cutting ties with the Zhou family? Am I not a member of the Zhou family? Your father should also cut ties with me."

Uh……

“If your father is determined to sever ties with his relatives, then he is severing ties with Zhou Chunqiang and Zhou Changshui, not with our Zhou family. So, tomorrow I will ask that your father be adopted by your grandfather Chunsheng. From now on, you will be on my lineage in the family genealogy, and after you die, you will be buried in our Zhou family ancestral grave. We will not be wandering ghosts.”

Zhou Chunsheng was Zhou Hanjiang's eldest son. Because he was literate and knowledgeable, he was elected by the Zhou family as the head of the Zhou family.

Zhou Yuchuan wasn't quite sure what this meant. "Alright, Third Grandfather, I'll go back and tell my father right now."

"Wait a minute," Zhou Hanjiang said to his wife. "Old woman, go and get ten eggs for Changlin to take back and help him recover."

Grandma Zhao turned around to go to the kitchen to get eggs.

"Third Madam, please don't rush to take it. If you take it now, the relationship might be severed tomorrow. Grandpa and Grandma won't let us take it. You should wait until tomorrow when the relationship is severed before giving it to us."

Old Mrs. Zhao smiled like a chrysanthemum, patted Zhou Yuchuan's head and said, "You're such a clever little devil. Okay, then Third Madam will give it to you tomorrow."

Grandma Zhao fully supported her husband's decision. The Changlin family were filial, sensible, and reasonable. Yu Chuan was clever and quick-witted, Yu Zhu was adorable, and although Yu Feng was simple-minded, he was shrewd. These people would all be her family from now on.

Zhou Yuchuan ran home shyly.

He returned home excitedly and said, "Dad, my great-uncle said that you can sever ties with Zhou Chunqiang, but you can't sever ties with the Zhou family. My great-uncle wants to adopt you under Grandpa Chunsheng's name, so that you won't be listed in the Zhou family genealogy. He also wants to bury you in the Zhou family ancestral grave after you die, so that we won't become lonely ghosts."

Upon hearing Zhou Yuchuan's words, Zhou Changlin's nose tingled, and tears streamed down his face.

By severing ties with Old Man Zhou, he would lose his roots. He was worried about this, but he didn't say it out loud. Now, his third grandfather had resolved his worries. His third grandfather had even considered everything for him! How could he not be moved?

Zhou Yuchuan said, "Father, is it really that important to be listed in the Zhou family genealogy and buried in the Zhou family ancestral cemetery after death?"

Zhou Changlin nodded. "It's very important. It will allow us to return to our roots after we die."

Zhou Yuchuan nodded.

……

Yuansheng's demand for goods is increasing. After processing the pork in the morning, Li Changshun hurriedly took his son to collect pigs. They went to five villages and only managed to collect ten pigs. By the time they put the pigs in the pigpen, it was already dark.

He hurried to Yuansheng's house by moonlight, having not yet asked Yuansheng how much meat he wanted to order.

Since he got on the good side of Yuansheng, he's been busier and busier, so busy he barely has time to breathe, but he's overjoyed! He's making lots of money every day, and his life is getting better and better; he's so happy!

Yuan Sheng waited for Li Changshun in the courtyard, accompanied by his young wife Zhu Chenxi.

The full moon hung in the treetops, and starlight sprinkled across the courtyard, creating a serene and mysterious atmosphere. Two people sat on small stools; Yuan Sheng was having Zhu Chenxi teach him to write with a twig.

Yuan Sheng has a strong wrist, excellent pen control, and great comprehension skills. Zhu Chenxi doesn't understand why Yuan Sheng's handwriting is so ugly.

"Wife, don't waste your energy. Why don't you sit on my lap, take my hand, and teach me stroke by stroke?"

A warm breath enveloped Zhu Chenxi, making her ears burn.

Zhu Chenxi grasped Yuan Sheng's hand, her voice as melodious as a clear spring, "This character should start with a horizontal stroke..."

"My lord, pay attention to the vertical stroke of this character; it's a hanging needle vertical stroke..."

"And for this character, you need to pay attention to the pause in the downward stroke..."

At first, the lesson wasn't taken seriously, but as his wife taught with great enthusiasm and intonation, Yuansheng gradually got into the swing of things.

His handwriting was ugly before, but he did it intentionally. However, even when he took it seriously later, his handwriting was still ugly, although the strokes were still straight, but it had no aesthetic appeal whatsoever.

Uh……

Yuan Sheng rubbed his forehead; it seemed he had to overcome this major hurdle in calligraphy practice.

Paper isn't cheap, and achieving beautiful handwriting would probably require a lot of paper. Yuan Sheng suddenly had a brilliant idea! He could write storybooks; he didn't write them to make money, but to practice his calligraphy.

Of course, he wouldn't mind making a fortune while practicing calligraphy; that's just his style.

That's a good idea. He should put writing the storybook on his agenda as soon as he has time.

Just then, an untimely voice rang out, "Brother Yuansheng, are you asleep?"

Yuan Sheng thought to himself, "Are you blind? With such a bright moon, can't you see that he's holding his wife and studying with her?"

Yuan Sheng immediately stood up. "I haven't gone to sleep yet. I've been waiting for you."

Li Changshun suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a bit awkward. It seemed that he had appeared at the wrong time. They were newlyweds, why was he so inconsiderate?

Li Changshun coughed awkwardly, "Brother Yuan, how much meat should I deliver tomorrow? I'm really sorry, I got back from collecting the pigs too late today."

"It's alright, I understand, brother. I guess you'll have to expand your pig purchasing area later, as Donglaishun's orders are constantly increasing."

"Okay!" Li Changshun loved hearing this.

"Tomorrow I need two hundred catties of pork belly, five hundred catties of leg meat, and twelve pig heads. By the way, brother, how much is your set of head, trotters, and offal? That is, head, trotters, liver, intestines, heart, lungs, stomach, and kidneys." Yuan Sheng wanted to hand over the braised head, trotters, and offal business to his sister and brother-in-law. Of course, to avoid the secret recipe being leaked, the braising could only be done at home.

Hearing about the order quantity, Li Changshun was overjoyed. "Heads, hooves, and offal are worthless, only the head is valuable. The heart, liver, and lungs can be sold for a little money. You want the intestines, stomach, and kidneys too? Normally, we can't even sell them for two coins, sometimes we sell them for one coin. If we really can't sell them, we just throw them away and feed them to the dogs."

"Okay, how much is one set for you?"

"Brother, I'll give you fifty coins for this set. If you want more, I'll go buy it from other butchers, and I estimate it will cost seventy coins."

"Okay, I'll let you know if I need anything later. By the way, brother, I remember Li Changgui, the village head of Dongshan Village, is your brother?"

"Of course, that's my own brother."

"Brother, my brother-in-law is signing a divorce agreement with the Zhou family tomorrow. Ask your brother to help out. Also, have your wife go watch the show and maybe offer some encouragement."

Although he was surprised by Zhou Changlin's intention to sever ties with his family, Li Changshun immediately straightened his chest and patted his chest, saying, "Leave it to me, brother, just you wait and see! Tomorrow, when we sever ties, I'll have Chunjiang go too."

Originally, Li Changshun was a little apprehensive about cooperating with Yuansheng in the long term. After all, Yuansheng could easily replace him with someone else when it came to supplying meat. Now that Yuansheng was willing to ask him for help, it meant that his younger brother valued him and considered him one of his own!

I have to do a great job for my younger brother!

"Brother, then I'll thank you in advance."

"Don't be so polite with me! Just let me know if you need any help."