The Transmigrated Farm Girl's Journey to Wealth

Nonsense, the whole village knows it, how could he not know?

Fang Laosi rolled his eyes at the sky.

"What's wrong? Regretting it now? Feeling like you lost out by not marrying my niece? Didn't expect to lose such a gem, huh?" He particularly disapproved of Wang Defa's superficiality and judgment of character. Unlike him, he never looked at a woman's face when choosing a wife, only her inner qualities. Although she might not be the prettiest, he was at ease. If he wanted a beautiful woman, she'd be powerful and influential later on, no problem. Such women could only be concubines; as for wives, forget it! Now, the couple lived in perfect harmony and were incredibly happy. Unlike Wang Defa, whom he had heard about countless times—his family was always in turmoil.

How can a man build a career if his home is in turmoil? You idiot!

Before they even started their partnership, Wang Defa was already itching to break it off.

Take a deep breath, and then take another deep breath.

"Stop talking nonsense. Now that she's successful, I can't get a piece of the action, but you, her uncle, should be fine. Brother Fang, congratulations on your success in the imperial examination! Once you pass the preliminary examination and go to the city to study, becoming a scholar will be a piece of cake. Don't forget your old classmates in the future!"

Bah! With such stupidity, you'll never pass the imperial examinations! Maybe in your next life!

Who doesn't like to hear nice things, especially the praise of passing the imperial examination? Fang Laosi was getting a little carried away by the compliments. Wait a minute, that brat didn't promise to give him money; he couldn't buy exam questions.

Fang Laosi's smug expression visibly crumbled. Wang Defa saw it clearly. "Oh, what happened? Did he fail?"

"Brother Fang, is there anything troubling you? If you don't know where to buy the exam questions, you can rest assured and leave them to me."

He can even make a copy first, for free!

Wang Defa was excited!

I find Fang Laosi much more pleasing to the eye.

"Brother Fang, you can tell me anything you're having trouble with. We were classmates, there's no need to stand on ceremony."

Fang Laosi was in a dilemma. If he told anyone about it, he would lose face. But if he didn't tell anyone, he couldn't fool anyone, since they had already agreed to buy the exam questions together.

"Brother Wang, to be honest, Fang Xiaoning refuses to lend us money. As for the exam questions, you've already found a few people to pool our resources. How much should each of us contribute?" As for our private savings, let's forget about it for now!

"She won't lend it? You're her own uncle, and she still won't lend it? What did your grandparents say?" Wang Defa's dream shattered, and he was shocked.

“She’s married now. It’s a matter for the Song family and the Fang family. No matter what, it’s not up to a married-out granddaughter to worry about.”

No matter how nicely he puts it, it's just that he couldn't borrow the money, right? Fang Xiaoning is really heartless; he won't even help his own uncle. Wang De was extremely conflicted. On one hand, he was happy that Fang Laosi hadn't gotten any benefit either, just like him, but on the other hand, he was also angry that Fang Laosi hadn't handled this matter well, and as a result, he hadn't gained anything either.

“How could she be so heartless? You’re her own uncle! He won’t lend you a penny, and you’re just going to let it go? Tell your parents to go and beg him for help!” Wang Defa gave him a terrible suggestion.

Old Fang's face was so dark it could drip water. Did he think he hadn't tried complaining about being poor? Fang Xiaoning is an ungrateful wretch, a perfect example of someone who can't be tamed. She ate their food, lived in their house, and now that she's grown up, she shows no gratitude whatsoever.

No, it's his older brother who is ungrateful; everything was instigated by his older brother and sister-in-law.

Hey!

Fang Laosi waved his hand, not wanting to dwell on the embarrassing matter. "Stop talking about this. Tell me, how many people have we found, and how much will each of us share?"

What are you looking for? He hasn't even left the house, who can he look for?

"Right now, it's just the two of us, so I don't dare to make too much of a fuss about this. The less we know, the better. What do you think?"

Fang Laosi thought about it carefully and realized that it made sense. Just because everyone has exam questions doesn't mean they're commonplace and anyone can pass. This would inevitably attract the attention of the examiners.

“You’re absolutely right. In that case, we’ll each get five taels of silver. I wonder if Brother Wang has enough money?” He acknowledged that the Wang family was wealthier than his Fang family.

What a load of crap! His grandfather said he could manage a couple of ounces, but he was powerless to do anything more.

"We can't gather them all."

Wow, so poor too?

"Then we need to find someone. There's no time to lose. Brother Wang, you'd better get this done as soon as possible."

Looking at the absentee manager in front of him, Wang Defa really wanted to slap him across the face. Who was he to ask him to do anything?

"Okay, I'll go to town in the next couple of days and talk to two of my classmates about it."

"That would be best. I'll have to trouble you, Brother Wang. I await your good news." He knew his father could afford two taels of silver. At worst, they would just have to tighten their belts and tough it out.

He will make it up to everyone later.

After finishing his business, Fang Laosi turned and left. He was hungry; surely dinner must be ready at home by now.

Wang Defa stared at Fang Xiaoning's retreating figure with a dark expression. How could he possibly squeeze money out of her? No, why was she able to earn money after leaving him?

You despicable scoundrel!

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