“Uh…” Shen Yuan raised an eyebrow. These two chickens don’t usually lay eggs, do they?

How come you laid four eggs in one go today?

Granny Liu took out four eggs from the chicken coop and said with a smile, "Why don't we stir-fry a bowl of country-style fragrant food? Let's cut some pork belly, crack in two eggs, add some mushrooms, and mix in some of my pickled chili peppers. It'll be a great dish to eat with rice!"

Shen Yuan: "Done!"

Shen Yuan emptied half of the mushrooms from the bamboo basket, washed them clean, and took them into the kitchen. Tian Shi, not wanting to be idle either, went into the kitchen to help chop and prepare the vegetables.

Granny Liu took charge of cooking, while Shen Yuan went to tend the pot. The three of them worked together and soon prepared a large table of dishes.

After the meal was prepared, Shen Yuan called Tian Tian and Xiao Hu Zi to come and eat.

The group sat down at the table and began to eat and chat.

"I ran into Chu Yuning on my way here. Was he here to buy medicine?" Madam Tian suddenly asked.

Shen Yuan shook her head and told Madam Tian and Granny Liu about Chu Yuning's visit to the pharmacy.

Madam Tian said, "The Zhao family paid for his trip to the city to take the imperial examination this time!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan remained indifferent, as if she didn't care about Chu Yuning's affairs, or as if everything about Chu Yuning was within her expectations.

Tian continued, "I heard from the people in Zhao Village that the Zhao family is quite wealthy now. They've demolished their old house and built a new one, a large tiled house made of blue bricks!"

Shen Yuan: "The money they used to build the house should have come from the landlord's mansion."

“Yes!” Madam Tian nodded and continued, “When Jinzhu and Mingzhu first went to the Zhao family, the Zhao family wanted to send these two young ladies back after only a few days, but the master’s mansion never sent anyone to pick them up… Unexpectedly, after a few months, the Zhao family no longer wanted to send Jinzhu and Mingzhu back to the master’s mansion!”

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan smiled knowingly: "Because these two children are with the Zhao family, the wealthy man's mansion sends them money from time to time. How could the Zhao family bear to let these two cash cows leave?"