I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Su Mo sneered and said,

"Who do you think she is? You expect her to share some of the profits with you?"

As she spoke, Su Mo looked at Madam Lin.

"I have a job in front of me and I'm looking for someone to partner with. It all depends on whether you want to do it."

Upon hearing this, Lin's eyes immediately widened.

"What kind of job are you talking about? Can you make money from it?"

Su Mo glared at Lin Shi.

"Of course it will make money. I only thought of partnering with you because I saw Su Banxia making money."

Lin quickly moved closer to Su Mo and whispered:

"I don't know if Su Banxia has any other ways to make money."

Su Mo smiled slightly.

“What other work could there be? Of course, it’s selling candied hawthorns. My mother and the others made candied hawthorns in the backyard before, and I secretly remembered it. I’ll make candied hawthorns in the old Su family’s yard, and you and my third uncle will be in charge of selling them. What do you think of this job?”

Lin frowned slightly upon hearing this.

“But we don’t have any capital right now. You know how strict your grandma is with money. Ever since that incident happened, I’ve been told not to go to her room since I came back from my parents’ home.”

As she spoke, Madam Lin sighed.

“Now your third uncle isn’t popular with your grandma anymore, and he’s not as close to us as he used to be. Right now, only your fourth uncle is your grandma’s favorite.”

Su Mo smiled.

“I know you all want to separate from my grandmother’s family as soon as possible, otherwise all the money will be controlled by her, and your own little family won’t get a penny. In the end, you’ll all be doing all the work for her.”

"Isn't that right? You really understand my suffering!"

Su Mo picked up the teacup and took a small sip.

“Right now I have some capital on hand, so I can go and buy the goods first. You can provide me with the venue, and then you can sell them as we agreed before. Each candied hawthorn costs eight coins, and I will give you a commission of two coins for each candied hawthorn sold.”

Upon hearing this, Madam Lin frowned.

"You sold it for eight coins but only gave me two. Isn't that a bit too little?"

Su Mo raised an eyebrow and looked at Madam Lin.

"Why don't you say you didn't invest a single penny? I made these candied hawthorns myself. I just need you to help me sell them. If you don't do it, there are plenty of other people waiting to do this kind of good thing."

As she spoke, Su Mo got up to leave.

Seeing this, Lin quickly got up and grabbed Su Mo's arm.

"No, don't go, don't rush. You're always getting anxious. I'll do it, how can I not do it?"

Seeing this, Su Mo sat down again.

"What, are you planning to do it again?"

"Let's do it, of course we'll do it! A fool wouldn't pass up a chance to make money. When do we start?"

Su Mo pondered for a moment, then spoke:

"I'll go shopping tomorrow. Have my third uncle come with me. Once we've got everything, we'll move it directly to the Su family's courtyard. We can't let them know that this was my idea, otherwise they'll definitely be wary of me."

As she spoke, Su Mo looked at Madam Lin.

“On the surface, we’ll say it’s your third family’s property, but I need to make it clear that the money must be paid daily, and not a penny less. You also need to make it clear to my grandmother that this money has nothing to do with your Su family.”

Mrs. Lin nodded repeatedly.

"I understand, I understand everything. I was planning to use this as an excuse to separate from your grandmother. If she makes a fuss, I'll have even more reason to do so!"

Upon hearing this, Su Mo spoke up:

"Alright, now that you say so, I'm relieved. I'll head back now, and we'll take Uncle Niu's oxcart into town first thing tomorrow morning."

After saying that, Su Mo got up and left.

After seeing Su Mo off, Lin immediately slapped her thigh in delight, then went to the village entrance and called Su Congxian, who was chatting outside, back home.

"Wife, why did you call me back in such a hurry? Is there something you can't say outside?"

Seeing this, Lin glared at Su Congxian.

"You're such a brainless person. If you really have something good to say, why don't you say it in front of outsiders? That would just let someone else beat you to it."

Su Congxian asked in confusion:

"What good things could possibly happen to our family? Why would we be afraid of others?"

Lin slapped Su Congxian on the head.

"You're such a fool. If I say there's good news, then there's good news. Su Mo came to see me today."

"What is Su Mo doing here? We're not that close to her. Could it be that she wants something from us?"

As he spoke, Su Congxian sat down and took a large gulp of tea.

“I think you’re the one who’s confused. These days, the second wife’s family members are not easy to deal with. Why can’t you see that? Why do you have to drag them into this?”

Su Congxian put down his teacup and looked at Madam Lin.

"You only see how nice and splendid the second wife's house is now, but do you know how much money it cost? We're poor right now, and if you get too close to them, they'll inevitably ask you for money!"

Seeing Su Congxian's disappointing state, Lin couldn't help but pat him hard on the back again.

"You're just overthinking things. Where would you get the money to lend to someone? Everyone knows we haven't separated from the family yet, and all the money is in your mother's hands. Have you seen a single coin?"

Speaking of this matter, Lin felt upset.

"Besides, your mother doesn't care about you, her third son, anymore. All she thinks about is her youngest son who's studying in the city. I heard that tomorrow she's going to the Lianxiang Pavilion in the city to propose marriage to him."

As she spoke, Lin poured herself a cup of tea and took a big gulp.

"They say she's the eldest daughter of that rich man Li. What kind of status does that rich man Li have? How could he possibly look up to us peasants? You tell me, now that your mother has a little money, she's just showing off. She even wants to become related to that rich man Li through marriage. She doesn't even know her own worth."

Upon hearing this, Su Congxian couldn't help but sigh.

“You know my mother, she’s always been a proud person. She’s always comparing herself to the neighbors, asking what we ate today and what they ate tomorrow. Or she’s comparing what her children are wearing and what they have. Now that her children are all grown up, she’s started comparing her grandchildren.”

As he spoke, Su Congxian approached Lin and whispered:

"Don't get angry with my mother. She wants to arrange a marriage for my fourth brother. It's none of your business. We should just focus on living our own lives."

Upon hearing this, Lin rolled up her sleeves.

"Your mother is confused, and so are you? We haven't even separated our households yet, so how can we manage to live our own little lives?"

As she spoke, Madam Lin got up, peeked outside, and then closed the door again.

He walked up to Su Congxian and whispered:

"However, I do have some good news to tell you today."