After dinner, before it was completely dark, Aunt Wang, who was usually never visited, made an exception and came to visit today.

Seeing that the door was open, she went straight in, greeted Tian Laosi, and then headed to the kitchen to find Zhang Shi.

"Oh, Sister-in-law Wang, what brings you here? Please come in and sit down in the main room!"

While washing the dishes, Zhang saw that the visitor was Wang, the only person she could talk to. She politely invited Wang to sit in the main room for a while, and said she would go and chat with her after she finished her work.

Sister-in-law Wang didn't care and watched her do things by the door.

"No, I'll stand here for a while and then go back."

Tian Sangui helped Zhang wash the dishes and chopsticks for the second time.

Sister-in-law Wang started gossiping: "You know about your in-laws' affairs, right?"

Zhang straightened up, tucked a stray hair behind her ear, and asked, "I overheard some things this afternoon, did you go see them, Sister-in-law Wang?"

Upon hearing this, Sister Wang immediately perked up: "Oh my, it's not just me who went, you're probably the only ones in the whole village who didn't go. Let me tell you, your third sister-in-law is really something!"

Tian Sangui stood to the side, listening intently as Wang Saozi gestured wildly, imitating Liu Shi's mannerisms and mimicking Liu Shi's voice as she asked Yun Shi for money.

"Ouch, she bit that third brother so badly, blood's everywhere. Sigh, how come I never realized Liu was so formidable before?"

When they first saw her bruised and swollen face, many villagers felt sorry for Liu and cursed Tian Laosan as a scoundrel.

After witnessing Liu's ruthlessness, everyone began to side with Tian Laosan. Liu had no gentle and kind qualities whatsoever; who would want a woman like that in the future?

"So, in the end, did the Tian family give her money?" Zhang asked curiously.

Sister-in-law Wang gave Zhang a dramatic look, then burst out laughing: "Hahaha, Yun is so worried about her son that she can't refuse him even if she wants to."

Oh dear, I never thought that old woman Yun would be controlled by her daughter-in-law. Seeing her arrogant attitude at the village entrance every day, she disliked Yun from the bottom of her heart.

Relying on her son's academic ability, she flaunts herself all day long, acting superior to everyone else, which is really infuriating.

Tian Sangui finally understood that Madam Yun still cared about her third son. If it were her father, she probably wouldn't have given a single copper coin, no matter how much others tried to kill her.

After receiving the hundred taels, Liu returned to her parents' home and no one dared to bully her; in fact, they treated her like royalty.

In this remote and underdeveloped mountain village, having one hundred taels of silver is equivalent to being the richest person in the world.

If it weren't for Tian Laosan's recent business dealings with a restaurant in Yangzhou, he could have come up with even ten copper coins, let alone a hundred taels, and would have been considered a person who had escaped poverty.

It must be admitted that Liu paved a path to wealth and prosperity for herself.

The old house was finally closed with the Liu family receiving the money.

Tian Laosan rushed to town overnight with his new wife to treat her injuries. Yun Shi was the same as always, sitting on the ground crying and wailing, heartbroken over the loss of one hundred taels of silver.

I'm afraid I won't be able to get over it for several nights.

The rooster crowed at the usual time, and Tian Sangui got up as usual, taking his time getting ready today.

The ingredients are all readily available; they can be cooked at the restaurant and the business can start operating immediately.

Tian Sangui tried to persuade Tian Laosi not to see them off, but he insisted, so Tian Sangui had no choice but to let him go.

Many shops had poor business yesterday, and quite a few were closed this morning.

There were fewer customers this morning than yesterday. It was almost noon, and the older brothers were all listless. Tian Sangui sat behind the counter, calculating the losses.

At this moment, the young apprentice of Jishantang entered the shop.

The siblings immediately greeted them with smiles.

"Young Master Lu, what would you like to eat today?"

The young apprentice smiled back at Tian Er and returned the bowl and chopsticks to him.

"The white jade dish that the third manager sent yesterday was very much to the master's liking. There have been many patients recently, and the master is inevitably anxious and stressed. That white jade dish was just what relieved his anxiety. He repeatedly instructed that this dish must be served today!"

Tian Sangui's eyes darted around, and he looked troubled: "This..."

"Is there nothing left?" The apprentice doctor asked anxiously when he saw Tian Sangui's expression.

The old man finally had a bit of an appetite, and he was counting on that dish to make his rice more palatable; we couldn't do without it.

"Young man, don't worry. That white jade dish isn't made at our Jueweizhai restaurant. If you want to eat it, you can buy it at Yangzhou Restaurant. It's their famous signature dish and has won praise from many diners."

Tian Sangui lured the medicine boy into the trap.

"I see. Thank you for informing me, Third Manager. Today's meals are the same as yesterday's. I'll go buy some white jade for the gentleman and come back to pick up the meal later!"

After bidding farewell to Tian Sangui, the young apprentice headed straight for the Yangzhou Restaurant.

Tian Sangui watched the medicine boy's departing figure, took a deep breath, and thought, "The source has been delivered, and this will soon be over."

At noon, only five or six customers came into the restaurant to eat. After Tian Er finished serving the dishes, he was about to turn around when he caught a glimpse of a gray figure beckoning to him at the door.

"Fifth Uncle?"

"Haha, Tian Er, here you go. Uncle Wu always keeps his word!"

Tian Er opened his hand and saw a string of copper coins. Had he come to return the money to him?

Old Tian finally remembered this matter.

He quickly started counting the copper coins.

"Twenty, forty...eighty, ninety, one hundred?"

Tian Er stopped smiling and reached out his hand in front of Tian Laowu.

"What?"

"What about the remaining four hundred?"

"Uh... hahaha, Tian Er, for the sake of our uncle-nephew relationship, let's just take four hundred less!"

He only took five hundred coins from home. If he gave them all to Tian Er, how would he treat his classmates to meals in the future? If people found out that he didn't have any money, wouldn't he lose face?

Besides, he's an uncle, and the fact that his family gave him 100 coins is already a great favor. How can you expect your uncle to pay for a meal?

Tian Laowu convinced himself that the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed, and the more he talked about it, the more he felt that giving 100 coins was too much.

Which uncle is as generous as him? Tian Er was still not satisfied and reached out to ask him for more. He had really been corrupted by that wicked woman.

What? Four hundred less? Does he even know how many nights he hasn't slept well, all to help him cover up his debt?

Tian Er was furious with Tian Laowu: "Stop talking nonsense, are you going to give it to me or not?"

Seeing Tian Er's attitude, Tian Laowu used his elder brother's temper to suppress him: "What can you do if I don't give it to you?"

"Are you really not going to give it to me?"

"No way!"

He'd like to see what they can do to him if he doesn't give it to him!

"Fine, I'll go to your school and ask your teacher for it. I want to hear how he teaches his students. They eat our food, then try to pay on credit and then refuse to pay. Their words are like farts. How can such students pass the imperial examinations?"

After saying that, Tian Er bypassed the still stunned Tian Lao Wu and strode towards the school across the street.

When Tian Laowu saw that he was serious, he was furious. After being stabbed like this in the school, how could he ever face anyone in the school again?

We can't let Tian Er's words ruin the face we've finally won back.

"Here you go, all five hundred is yours. You're something else, really impressive. Learn from your sister, or you'll grow up to be a heartless and wicked bastard, hmph!"

Tian Laowu stopped Tian Er from walking by. In order to prevent the matter from escalating to the school, he angrily poured all the copper coins in his pocket onto the tray in Tian Er's hand.

Finally, with trembling fingers and a look of utter disappointment, he berated Tian Er before angrily storming into the school.

If he lost money, he could find other excuses to get by. But if he lost face in front of his classmates because of Tian Er, it would ruin his academic career, which would be worse than losing face.

Tian Er didn't care about any of that. What were they working so hard for every day?

How could he possibly lose several hundred coins just because of a word of kinship? Besides, he wasn't very familiar with Tian Laowu; they were only related by blood.

After the customers left, Tian Sangui packed up the shop and closed it for the day.

She was going to see the village head in the afternoon; the matter of acquiring land needed to be handled as soon as possible.