Shen Jia took a look and saw green wheat seedlings covered under the thin snow. It was obvious that his wheat seedlings were healthier than those grown by other farmers.

It has been just over a month since the wheat seedlings were planted, and now we can see that they have grown about ten centimeters, which seems impossible to other veterans.

She whispered, "Our wheat seedlings look stronger than those in the other fields. It looks like we'll have a good harvest next year."

Shen Ci had been staying in the fields all the time and knew more about the growth of the wheat seedlings than Shen Jia. The unusual conditions in the fields naturally attracted his attention.

After asking the farmers, he guessed that this might be because no one had cultivated the field for a long time, and the soil was fertile and had sufficient fertilizer, so the growth was particularly fast.

With practical experience, Shen Ci talked about the wheat seedlings in front of him with ease, which really made Shen Jia look at him with admiration. After such a short period of time, she could feel that her brother was now more down-to-earth, and that feeling of being suspended in the air had disappeared.

"By the way, we followed your advice and planted the extra wheat on the dry land. Now it looks just like the wheat planted on the better fields."

This time, Shen Jia also wanted to try out the drought resistance of the wheat seeds she bred. If the seeds can grow well after this optimization, she can directly buy more dry land next time and plant wheat seeds. She might even become a well-known grain seed merchant.

Looking at Shen Ci, who seemed unaware and still observing the fruits of her labor, she replied in surprise:

"Well, I was just saying this casually. If this really works, we could buy some dry land to grow wheat. That's a good idea. What do you think, brother?"

"Maybe, but grain and tofu are very different. This concerns the well-being of the people, and Grandfather won't let us mess around. For now, you should focus on running your tofu shop well and don't worry about other things for now. There are other people in the family, so you don't need to shoulder the responsibility alone."

Shen Ci did not agree with Shen Jia's suggestion immediately, because he thought he knew his grandfather quite well. It was enough for him to grow his own food and he could not think about other things for the time being.

However, Shen Jia was not discouraged by his words, because she had already thought of a way to convince her family. With a way to make money, how could she be blocked from taking the next step?

After watching the same few people, they went home in the wind and snow. Mother Shen looked at the five people with snow all over their bodies and felt that her temper was getting worse and worse. If she hadn't cultivated her body and temperament well before, she would have scolded them now, saying that none of them knew how to take care of their bodies.

He quickly invited a few people in and sat around in the main room of Old Lady Shen. In order to save charcoal, most of the time the Shen family would sit here together by the fire, but the others were usually busy with something, leaving only Mother Shen, Old Lady Shen, and Shen Yue, the three of them, here.

Now there were eight people crowded in the small room. Shen Jia suddenly felt that the air she breathed was thinner, but the hot air blowing on her face still made her body warm. It was not time to leave yet.

As usual, Old Madam Shen asked about everyone's affairs one by one. While asking questions, she held Shen Yue's hands in her hands, looked at the restless Shen Yue, and patted her hands to signal her to be quiet.

"Now, you all have your own things to do, and the Shen family is also busy. On weekdays, only the girl Shen Yue is willing to accompany an old man like me to warm himself in the house.

I also know that it's not a good idea to keep a young girl by my side all the time, so today I'm going to put my old face aside. "Jia Niang, I just want to ask you, can you take Yue Niang with you?"

I think it would be much more fun for you three girls to be together than for an old man like me to be with you. Your sister also needs to go through some things, otherwise I don’t know who will take care of her in the future.”

Shen Jia, who was originally sitting comfortably by the fire, was bewildered by these earnest words. It seemed that he had no choice but to agree.

But seeing that Shen Yue looked like she had never suffered, she still expressed her worries, and said with embarrassment: "Grandma also knows that most of the work in our tofu shop requires hard work. My sister has never suffered any hardship since she was a child. I am just worried that she can't stand the work in the shop.

Besides, our shop is still in its early stages, and everyone's monthly salary is not much. I don't know if my sister can bear this kind of life."

After a well-reasoned explanation, Mrs. Shen was a little hesitant. She was reluctant to let her delicate granddaughter suffer by her side, but now this was her own wish.

She couldn't stop him, so she made a promise in front of everyone, "Don't worry, your sister will follow your example. If she complains about the hard work and is unwilling to do it this time, I will never mention such things to you again."

Having said that, what else could Shen Jia say? He immediately decided on this matter and told Shen Yue the time they would go out every day. From now on, everyone would set out together.

In fact, Shen Han had already had this idea in his mind. Before, Yue Niang always went to the fields with him and Shen Ci. But that place would become dirty when it rained. Not to mention that Shen Yue was unwilling, he couldn't bear to see his daughter suffer like this.

I originally wanted to bring it up with Shen Jia, but my daughter and Shen Jia have always been at odds, and the tofu shop is his own business. Although Shen Jia didn't contribute money, she was clearly the one in charge.

If he wanted to place his daughter there, he had to think of not skipping Shen Jia. Moreover, in his heart, his daughter was indeed someone who could not endure hardship, so he gradually gave up this idea.

Now it seems that his daughter is gradually getting tired of her current life and wants to make some changes. Don't ask why he guessed it, if Shen Yue didn't want to, she should have decisively refused when her mother mentioned it just now.

Now it seemed that she had come up with this idea herself and asked her mother to take the lead. Shen Yue's thoughts could not be concealed in a group of cunning people, but since Madam Shen was willing to be the one to do it, no one exposed it.

This time, Shen Jia really overestimated Shen Yue. Since she started working in the shop, she was able to control her temper and no longer confronted him.

She had no sympathy for Chen Yue and immediately arranged her to make soy milk to relieve Fuqiu's pressure and free up her hands to do other things.

The trouble with making soy milk is that you can't stop, and you have to stay by the stove the entire time, enduring the long hours of heat from the wood. Over time, your skin will feel dry, but you still can't stop, and by the end of the day, you're exhausted.

But after she came, Shen Jia could finally finish his daily tofu making early.

Taking advantage of this break, she once again visited the Yahang and spotted a piece of gravel land. Because it was on the edge of town and there was no potential for farming, the price was low. Another advantage was that it was only three or four hundred meters from the Shen's Tofu Shop, which perfectly met her current requirements.

This time she not only bought the land, but also brought back three sons and three daughters, saying that the family had suffered a disaster and were willing to sell themselves. After signing the death contract, the lives of the family were in her hands.

This time, buying people and land cost her a total of 20 taels, which can be considered a good value for money.

In front of the counter, the three people who knew Shen Jia was out doing business stood there blankly waiting for her to come back, looking at the six people following her, who looked no different from beggars.

The three of them immediately understood that this was the person she had bought. Previously, due to the shop's production problems, Shen Jia had been saying that she would find a suitable time to hire someone to work. Now it seemed that the right time had finally arrived.

Shen Jia looked at the six people who were following him timidly and shouted, "Follow me in!"

After everyone was standing in the yard, she picked up the contract of sale in her hand and showed it to the six people, "I think you all know now that I am the owner of Shen's Tofu Shop.

I bought you back to work for me. If you do a good job, I will reward you. It is not impossible for you to get rid of your lowly status and become a good person in the future.

However, if anyone dares to do bad things and not work diligently, I don't know where you will end up. Do you understand?"

After a combination of kindness and force, the six people standing quickly expressed their loyalty.

"Don't worry, Boss. My family has been farmers for generations. We wouldn't dare do anything sneaky or dishonest. Just give us food to eat. We don't need anything else."

Looking at the disheveled appearance of the six people, there were three men, one old man, two young men, and one who looked unwell. Among the three women, there was a woman holding her child, and a girl who looked about the same age as herself.

They figured it was hard to find work in winter, they had little money, and someone was sick, so they sold themselves to the public. And since they only wanted to sell the whole family as a package, they were finally able to sell it.

“Forget it, it seems you should recover some strength before working. From now on, your family will live here temporarily and look after the shop.

Wait until tomorrow or the day after tomorrow to clean yourself up before you start helping. For us cooks, cleanliness and hygiene are of utmost importance. Leave it like this for now, and we'll discuss other matters when we come back in the evening."

Because Shen Jia hasn't bought clothes for the six of them yet, it's not time to change clothes yet, so they have to wait until tonight.

As for bedding, pots and pans and so on, she had prepared them here beforehand, so it would be no problem to use them for the time being.

Taking another look at the pale man, Shen Jia asked, "Is your second son seriously ill? If so, please tell me in advance. If he's worth saving, I'll save him."

"No, no, no, boss, there's no need. My little son has had this condition since he was born. He just hasn't slept well lately and looks pale. He just needs a good night's sleep tonight."

Yang Shu quickly replied. He was very afraid that Shen Jia would ask him to abandon his son. Now their lives were not under their control.