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

Last night, Yuansheng wrote a storybook by the light of an oil lamp until very late, and Zhu Chenxi stayed with him the whole time.

Yuan Sheng couldn't shorten his daily study time just because he had a lot of household chores. He also got up early to make braised meat, and he was a little sleepy.

Zhao Mingde drove the carriage, while Yuan Sheng dozed off in the carriage. As usual, there were two pig-slaughtering knives on the carriage, just in case.

In his previous life, Yuan Sheng learned some grappling and Sanda (Chinese kickboxing). As the world's richest man, it would be inconsistent with Yuan Sheng's cautious personality to not have any martial arts skills and rely entirely on others for protection.

Unfortunately, time was limited, and in his previous life, Yuan Sheng didn't have much time to spend practicing martial arts.

After his rebirth, Yuan Sheng spent his free time practicing military boxing, grappling, and Sanda at home, both to maintain his skills and to strengthen his body. As far as he knew, the imperial examinations had very high physical requirements; if one was not in good health, they might not be able to complete the exams at all, and there were quite a few who had to be carried out of the imperial examinations.

Zhao Mingde drove the cart steadily, and the oxcart swayed gently. Yuan Sheng slept soundly, and Zhao Mingde only woke him up when they were almost at Qingshan Town.

Yuan Sheng and Zhao Mingde switched places, and Yuan Sheng drove the oxcart to the house where he was meeting with Manager Cao.

Manager Cao and Zhou Qingchun were already waiting there.

Yuansheng and Manager Cao introduced their second brother-in-law and began handing over the braised meat and braised offal.

Manager Cao greeted Zhao Mingde warmly.

Zhao Mingde tried his best to remain calm, but his hands were actually trembling a little.

Yesterday, when Zhao Mingde went back to his parents' home with Nian'er, he wore his best clothes. The coarse linen clothes had no patches, but they were already quite old. When he saw the silk clothes and imposing manner of Manager Cao, he instinctively shrank back.

He was especially flattered by Manager Cao's warm greeting. He was just an illiterate farmer, and the head manager of Donglaishun was actually treating him so warmly. He tried to suppress his excitement, but his hands were still trembling a little.

After Yuansheng and Manager Cao finished handing over the braised meat, they received the silver, totaling one hundred and forty-five taels.

Watching from the side, Zhao Mingde was even more excited. Although there were costs involved in buying pork and offal, those costs were minimal; the main profit was all in the pockets!

He could so clearly sense that his brother-in-law had struck it rich! He was genuinely happy for Yuanbao.

Many shops hadn't even opened yet, and after selling out of braised meat, Yuan Sheng and Zhao Mingde went home first.

On the way, Yuan Sheng gave Zhao Mingde a thumbs up, "Second brother-in-law, you were quite calm today."

"Calm down? My calves are cramping, I'm just trying to control it."

"But you managed to control yourself, brother-in-law. You'll get used to this kind of thing after seeing it many times." People are not divided into high and low classes. Those so-called scions of noble families have simply seen and learned a lot. Everyone learns little by little and grows step by step. Yuan Sheng is willing to give his relatives opportunities and hopes that they can gradually grow through repeated trials.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Mingde thought, "I've seen this kind of scene many times before? Will I ever have another chance like this? I don't even dare to imagine it!"

When the two returned home, breakfast was already prepared. Normally, they would eat two meals a day and eat a little later. Today was special, as Yuansheng and the others were going to their second and third sisters' houses after breakfast. Zhaogezhuang was far from Shanhou Village, so they had to get there early.

Zhao Mingde wanted to learn how to buy pigs from Butcher Li, so he didn't come back with them. Yuan Sheng, Zhu Chenxi, and Yuan Nian'er, the three kids, went back together.

Before setting off, Yuan Laifu and Sheng Guihua instructed, "When you arrive at your third sister's house, you must remain calm and not do anything wrong with good intentions."

"Father and Mother, don't worry, I will never act impulsively."

The elderly couple asked them to bring boiled eggs and pancakes, as they were hungry on the way.

"Dad, Mom, when I go to town, I'll buy a few donkey meat sandwiches to eat on the way, so you don't need to worry."

Only after receiving Yuan Sheng's assurance did Yuan Laifu and Sheng Guihua let their son go.

Yuansheng is becoming more and more skilled at driving, and the family set off in their big yellow car.

Upon arriving in town, Yuansheng went to Daoxiangcun and bought two kinds of pastries, red bean paste pastry and almond pastry, two of each. He also bought some loose taffy for his three nephews and four nieces he hadn't seen before.

I bought another four pounds of sugar and packed it into two bags.

Yuansheng brought ten pounds of pork belly from home, divided it into two strips, each weighing five pounds, and put them in a small "refrigerator".

This makes a total of four gifts; one will be sent to my second sister's family, and one to my third sister's family.

Yuansheng bought another twenty sets of donkey meat sandwiches, wrapped them up, and put them on the oxcart. He couldn't finish the donkey meat sandwiches on the way, so he gave them to his four nieces. That's why Yuansheng deliberately bought more.

Zhao Youliang was already thirteen years old. He never expected that he would get a piece of candy. When his uncle handed him the candy, he took a piece, put it in his mouth, and sucked on it. It tasted really sweet, as if it made up for the grudge of his uncle taking away his milk.

Zhao Youxue's eyes lit up when he saw the chewy candy; it was chewy candy!

He remembered that when Wang Jinbao from the landlord's family ate, all his friends surrounded him, and everyone was very envious, their mouths watering.

Wang Jinbao looked around at everyone with a haughty air, chewing on a piece of chewing candy, and then turned and entered his family's brick courtyard.

Now, he too is enjoying the kind of chewy candy that only Wang Jinbao could have. He savors it carefully, and it's so sweet and delicious! Just as delicious as he imagined.

Zhao Youchen was still young, and Yuan Nian'er was afraid he would choke, so she put a small amount of the food into his mouth.

Zhao Youchen sucked on the food while drooling, his eyes shining with happiness.

Yuansheng took a piece and held it to his second sister's lips, saying, "Second sister, you should have a piece too."

Yuan Nian'er quickly stepped aside, "These are snacks for children, I, an adult, wouldn't eat them!"

"Second sister! You're not giving me face, I'm angry!"

Seeing Yuan Sheng throwing a tantrum, Yuan Nian'er felt as if she were seeing her younger brother when he was a child. But now her brother was throwing a tantrum because he wanted her to have candy. Yuan Nian'er was touched and put the piece of candy in her mouth.

What a sweet and delicious nougat! So this is what it tastes like!

The piece of chewing candy that her younger brother gave her seemed to travel through time and feed to Yuan Nian'er when she was a child. The young Yuan Nian'er had two pigtails and was happily sucking on the chewing candy, making up for the regrets of her childhood.

Yuansheng took two more pieces, put one into his wife's mouth, and put the other into his own.

Nougat is best enjoyed as a family.

Eighty li is indeed quite far. Only an hour and a half after breakfast, Yuan Sheng noticed that his second nephew, Zhao Youxue, was having stomach rumbling.

Yuan Sheng thought to himself, "This breakfast consisted of leftover pancakes from yesterday, boiled eggs, and fine white rice porridge. It's quite a substantial meal. How come my second nephew is hungry so soon?" But he still opened the package, took out the donkey meat sandwich, and handed it to Zhao Youxue.

Zhao Youxue blushed and quickly declined, "Uncle, I ate two eggs, a pancake, and two bowls of rice porridge this morning. I'm not actually hungry, I'm just craving something, don't worry about me."

"Take it. If you're craving something, just eat it."

Zhao Youxue glanced at his mother, who didn't object, before taking the donkey meat sandwich and taking a big bite. It was so damn delicious! No wonder people say that dragon meat is heavenly and donkey meat is earthly!