When Yang heard Shen Jiahao say that something had happened, she became even more suspicious.

Madam Yang said, "Mother, when I saw you hadn't returned yesterday, I guessed something must have happened. We were short on time, so we stayed in the city temporarily. Could something really have happened?"

Liu asked, "What happened? Why did that carriage come right up to our door?"

Mrs. Chen followed up with, "Yes, and why haven't all the mushrooms been sold? Do city people not like them? And what about the Ganoderma lucidum?"

"It's sold."

"real?"

"Great, as long as it's sold!"

The younger ones were the first to breathe a sigh of relief.

They discovered this by following Lili, so of course they were happy that it was sold!

Old Mrs. Shen then took out a cloth bag from her bosom, opened it layer by layer, and all the family's eyes fell on the cloth bag.

"What... what is this?"

Old Mrs. Shen paused, then asked, "Guess what's in here?"

The group exchanged bewildered glances. Chen tentatively asked, "Twenty...twenty taels?"

Old Mrs. Shen smiled.

Liu guessed again: "It's not just twenty taels? Could it be thirty or thirty taels?"

Madam Chen then said to herself, "No, no, this is so big, it must be at least... fifty taels!"

Old Mrs. Shen smiled and opened the cloth bag.

After seeing what was inside, the Shen family members all gasped.

"No, no, I'm not seeing things, am I? That piece of paper is a banknote?"

Chen could hardly believe her eyes, and shook Shen Lao Er beside her: "Shen Lao Er, look, I didn't see it wrong, did I?"

Shen Lao Er leaned closer for a look and was even more shocked: "One hundred taels, it really is one hundred taels!"

"My goodness, there's silver over there too! This must be over a hundred taels!"

"No way, really? Over a hundred taels?"

"Did it really sell for over a hundred taels?"

"One, two, three, four, plus all the odds and ends around here, it must be close to one hundred and fifty taels, right?"

The whole family suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

Aside from the sound of Lili quietly sipping her wild vegetable soup.

Old Mrs. Shen smiled and glanced at the young hero, nodding: "That's right, it's one hundred and fifty taels. That Ganoderma lucidum sold for a full one hundred and fifty taels!"

The main room fell silent once more.

"Oh my god..."

Chen broke the silence first: "Did I hear that right? One hundred and fifty taels?"

She had never seen so much money in her entire life!

Keep in mind that her dowry only amounted to ten taels of silver!

A family only needs a few taels of silver a year. For a large family like the Shen family, it's only five or six taels a year, plus the fact that Shen Laosan's tuition is a bit expensive.

At most, he could earn ten taels of silver a year.

This 150 taels is enough for their whole family to live on for ten years!

Lili has kept her merits hidden. It seems she should spend more time wandering in the forest and bringing back more good things.

The whole family was in a daze, immersed in this huge surprise.

Old Mrs. Shen showed the silver to the whole family, and then said, "Everyone knows how this silver came about, right?"

The whole family tacitly understood that the money came from selling Ganoderma lucidum, which was found by Lili.

It can be said that this money was earned by Lili!

Without Lili, the 150 taels of silver will vanish without a trace!

"Yes, yes, this money was brought by our little lucky star!"

He's truly a lucky star; with each and every one of these achievements, he's now transformed from a lucky star into a god of wealth.

Ever since this little pear came to the Shen family, life has become more and more hopeful!

Old Mrs. Shen nodded in satisfaction, then took out the one hundred tael silver note: "I'm going to put this one hundred taels into Lili's dowry. Do you have any objections?"

As soon as Old Lady Shen finished speaking, everyone shook their heads and said in unison that they had no objections.

This 150 taels was all earned by Xiaolibao. Is it too much to use 100 taels as a dowry?

That's not excessive!

They even felt it was too little; they felt it would be right if all 150 taels were given to Lili.

Who can blame them for earning this money?

Yang was overjoyed. One hundred taels of silver as a dowry was the most they could afford in a family like theirs!

With such a generous dowry, who in her husband's family would dare to look down on her?

Lili didn't think there was anything wrong with it. She was lucky to find the Ganoderma lucidum, and the 150 taels of silver were taken by Old Lady Shen to sell. Wasn't this money meant to improve the family's meals?

How did it become her dowry?

Lili doesn't want to get married.

Old Mrs. Shen carefully put away the one hundred taels of silver note, keeping the remaining fifty taels.

Old Mrs. Shen then gave out two more large silver ingots.

"The third son is going back to the academy. This twenty taels can be used for his studies. Is that alright?"

These days, it's not easy for a family to produce a scholar. In this era, all other professions are considered inferior, only studying is considered superior.

Having a scholar in the family is a source of great pride and can be key to changing the fate of a family.

The Shen family had been farming for generations, and it was only in the third generation of Shen Laosan that a scholar emerged.

Therefore, even though education was expensive, the entire Shen family did their best, tightening their belts to support Shen Laosan's education.

Fifty taels were left for the family, with Shen Laosan alone taking twenty taels, but the whole family had no objections.

The eldest brother, Shen, said, "My third brother will be returning to the academy at the beginning of next month, which will be just in time for the provincial examination in August. With the examination approaching, wouldn't twenty taels be a bit insufficient?"

Shen Lao Er also said, "Yes, yes, in the past, we were always not well prepared because we didn't have enough money, which caused problems. Now that we have more money, we should prioritize our third brother's exam. We'll just continue living our lives as usual."

Hearing his two older brothers' words, Shen Laosan was deeply moved: "Eldest brother, second brother, I have not been able to get by without the support of my family, especially you two... But this silver, twenty taels is too much, I think ten taels is enough!"

The Shen family worked together, and the brothers lived in harmony and happiness, which made Old Man Shen and Mrs. Shen very gratified.

When people get old, their only wish is for their children and grandchildren to be safe, healthy, happy, and fulfilled.

They are farmers, they don't ask for great wealth or status, being able to live peacefully and happily is already the best thing.

Lili watched this scene with some curiosity. There are advantages to living in a small, humble family.

Although the Shen family were farmers, the brothers were friendly and respectful, the sisters-in-law were harmonious, the family atmosphere was good, and the family members were united in heart.

This is the simplest kind of happiness.

Old Mrs. Shen smiled and said, "Alright, alright, there's no need to argue. It'll be twenty taels. Use it for now, and we'll get more from home if needed later."

Shen Laosan was deeply moved. His family was struggling financially, yet they still supported his education, for which he was extremely grateful!

He must make something of himself and strive to pass the imperial examinations as soon as possible, so as not to disappoint the people!