Lin Shuang didn't know what to say for a moment. Aunt Li's behavior really touched Lin Shuang. Seeing how determined Aunt Li was, she thought that no amount of persuasion would work.

"Aunt Li, I'm going home first. Just give me the bowl back after you finish eating."

"Oh, okay, go ahead and get busy."

Aunt Li walked Lin Shuang out of the courtyard.

When Lin Shuang returned home, she saw Xiao Ce cleaning the pot.

"Xiao Ce, let me do it. You go and rest for a while." Looking at the sweat on Xiao Ce's forehead, Lin Shuang wanted to wipe it for him.

He walked over, stood beside Xiao Ce, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.

Xiao Ce's body was obviously stunned for a moment, but he continued to wash the dishes as if nothing had happened, but the tips of his ears turned red.

The morning passed slowly and Lin Shuang began to prepare lunch.

I bought some rice and flour yesterday, but no eggs or fish.

"Mom, we're back!" Before Lin Shuang decided what to cook, Xiao Jingyu's voice floated in.

It was right in front of me in an instant.

"Mom, we are back. These are our bowls." Xiao Jingyu took out two bowls, which were the bowls that Lin Shuang gave to the village chief's house to hold ice jelly.

"I'm back. Wait a minute, mother still needs your help."

Lin Shuang smiled, which made Xiao Jingyu and the others very happy.

"My mother asked me to help, and now I am a child who can help her." Xiao Jingyu thought happily.

"Stepmother, what do you want us to do?" Xiao Nanxin asked curiously.

Xiao Wangshu also looked at Lin Shuang.

Apparently, having them help and encouraging them is a really good idea.

"Today we are starting to eat something good. We are all very thin. This is due to malnutrition. We need to make up for it.

Look at you all, your hair is dry and yellow, your faces are sallow, and your bodies are as thin as ribs. A gust of wind can blow you away."

The children looked at each other, as if it was just as their stepmother had said.

"Mom, if we eat good food every day, we will go broke. It's better to eat occasionally." Xiao Jingyu was afraid that Lin Shuang would eat him into poverty, and then his mother would not want him anymore.

"How could that be? Mom always makes money. How could she go bankrupt?" Lin Shuang touched Xiao Jingyu's head with amusement.

"These are not things you should worry about, you just need to grow up well and understand things.

By the way, when I make some money in a while, I will send you guys to school."

As soon as Lin Shuang said this, several children looked at her in disbelief, and Xiao Ce, who was standing beside her, immediately turned around and looked at Lin Shuang.

Studying is very expensive. Does mother really want to send them to college?

Xiao Ce is now 9 years old. He still remembers the books he read before, but now there are no conditions for him to continue reading.

This condition really made Xiao Ce excited.

Xiao Nanxin stared at Lin Shuang blankly. Girls can also go to academy to study.

Xiao Wangshu also had the same doubts. She only knew that girls from wealthy families would hire tutors to teach them at home, and none of them would study together in academies.

Lin Shuang smiled and explained their doubts, "When I make money and our family's life gets better, I will send you to study in the academy.

Wangshu and Nanxin are also fine. If they don't accept girls, I will establish a girls' academy so that girls who have the conditions can go there to study."

"Mom, what if they don't understand what you're doing and no one comes to this academy?"

“Yes, it’s not easy for women in this world. As a woman, I want to do something for them if I can.

As for whether they come or not, I have no right to interfere; it is their own choice."

"Mom, I will be the first one to attend the girls' academy you founded." Xiao Nanxin smiled and supported Lin Shuang.

"Okay." Several people were full of hope for the future.

"Xiao Ce and Nan Xin, go ask who has eggs for sale and buy 40. Wang Shu and Nan Xin, you can ask who has caught fish and wants to sell them. I'll pay for them."

"Xiao Ce, take these copper coins." Lin Shuang handed the purse to Xiao Ce.

Xiao Ce watched as his stepmother handed the purse directly to him. She wanted to buy so many eggs, and why did she also buy fish? That thing was not tasty and had a fishy smell of mud.

Lin Shuang saw Xiao Ce frowning.

"What's wrong, Xiaoce?"

Xiao Ce shook his head, "Stepmother, the fish doesn't taste good. It has a fishy smell and a lot of bones. It's not worth it."

"So that's what it is." Lin Shuang touched Xiao Ce's head, "It's okay, I can do it. You forgot, my craftsmanship is pretty good."

He bent down and looked at Xiao Ce at eye level.

Xiao Ce looked into his stepmother's eyes and nodded, "Okay, let's go now."

"Okay, remember to slow down on the road."

"Okay." Several people followed Xiao Ce. Of course, the first place they went to was the village chief's house.

Many families will buy some chicks to raise, so that they can lay eggs, hatch chicks, and eat chicken.

Therefore, every household buys chicks at the market, which can be considered a source of income.

The hens lay eggs every day and save them so that they can be sold on the street at one time.

There is a big fair every month, during which the entrance fee to the town is reduced or waived. This day is the day when the most people come to the town.

Therefore, some families with very poor financial conditions would save their products and sell them on the big market day every month, so that they could get more money.

"Grandpa Village Chief, Stone."

Xiao Jingyu's temperament has changed from stubborn to more lively, and he speaks sweetly, no longer like when Lin Shuang first met him.

Maybe when a person's inner self and life get better, they will radiate confidence from the inside out.

"Jingyu, you are here." Shitou also ran out happily.

"Xiao Ce, Wang Shu, Jing Yu, Nan Xin, why are the four of you here?

The village chief felt a little uneasy because the children had come here once before. It was Lin Shuang who beat them, so they ran here.

But, thinking about it, it doesn't make sense. Lin Shuang was fine just now. It's impossible that she changed in just a moment.

The expressions on the children's faces didn't look like they had been crying. Instead, they looked quite happy.

"Grandpa Village Chief, my mother wants to buy eggs, so she came to you."

"Your mother wants to buy eggs. How many does she want?" The village chief laughed when he heard it.

Lin Shuang has really changed for the better this time.

"Grandpa Village Chief, I want 40 eggs and some fish."

Xiao Jingyu immediately spilled the beans.

The village chief was shocked that they wanted so much.

"Xiao Ce, tell me, your mother hasn't spent all the money she made from selling meat, has she? You have to be careful in the future. Your mother hasn't even started her ice jelly business yet."

The village chief is really worried sick. This Lin Shuang really doesn't know how to live.