At Shen Liuliu's instruction, Shen Erming and Shen Yishan went out to buy things.

The two brothers had agreed not to stay in Qingyang Town, but instead went to other places to buy large quantities of goods.

In the Shen family's mind, even if their younger sister Shen Liuliu said she could do it, then it was impossible for her to fail.

So they're taking advantage of the fact that nobody knows yet to buy more things.

In addition, there are other ingredients needed for three other types of wine, such as osmanthus wine. As a result, the items purchased are numerous and varied. Even if someone wanted to guess the recipe for the wine based on the items they purchased, it would be difficult to do so.

The two brothers were gone for more than two hours, and it was dark when they returned.

"...It cost a total of one hundred and thirty taels."

"I spent one hundred and seventy-four taels here..."

Upon hearing this, Tian Guifen couldn't help but sob with heartache.

That's more than three hundred taels of silver gone!

“It’s alright. An’an left us five hundred taels of silver. The remaining two hundred taels are enough to build a house and a winery. We’ll pay An’an back the five hundred taels when we make some money.”

Shen Wanli, with an unlit pipe dangling from his mouth, spoke in a deep voice.

Using AnAn's money now is a last resort.

But his whole family is able-bodied and can't keep living off An An's money forever.

This money can only be considered a loan.

"Dad, I think we shouldn't return the money to An'an."

Shen Erming suddenly spoke.

These words immediately angered Shen Wanli.

Shen Wanli roared and stood up, ready to chase after his son and beat him!

Shen Liuliu was still anxiously calling out, "Father, ask Second Brother why he said that."

Don't rush to hit someone.

Her second brother wouldn't be so unreasonable; there must be another reason.

"My daughter is right, you should shut up for a bit."

Tian Guifen also quickly stopped the man.

She couldn't help but complain, "Don't you know what kind of person your son is? Why did you hit him right away? I think your temper is getting worse and worse."

Panting heavily, Shen Wanli shouted at Shen Erming, "Speak quickly!"

If he doesn't give him a proper reason today, he'll beat this unfilial son to death!

Shen Erming rubbed the bump on his head, utterly speechless, his tone tinged with anger: "Dad, can't you let someone finish speaking? You just start hitting me! Am I not your own son?"

That hit him so hard his head was spinning.

"Alright, stop joking around. What you just said is easy to misunderstand, but it's not your father's fault. Just say what you really mean."

Tian Guifen glared at her son.

These two have the exact same temper.

Shen Erming could only calm himself down before explaining, "Firstly, even if we return the money to An'an, he definitely won't accept it. This whole misfortune is because of him. He can only express his apology with money."

Secondly, now that everyone knows An An's identity and the relationship between our two families, whether we use An An's name or not, we will gain considerable advantages in doing business because of An An! This is something we can't escape.”

Whether you're doing business, holding an official position, or doing anything else, having connections at higher levels makes a huge difference.

Putting everything else aside, these past few days, hasn't the old ancestor been going to their house a lot, trying to get his father to become the village chief?

The county magistrate also sent a lot of things, saying that he had no choice but to arrest them before...

If it weren't for the presence of this great Buddha statue, would the county magistrate have apologized to them?

Are you still half asleep?

Therefore, Shen Erming is certain that he will continue to benefit from An An's identity when doing business in the future.

Of course, this might cause some trouble.

But the advantages definitely outweigh the disadvantages.

"...So you want to?"

"Use these five hundred taels of silver for An'an as an investment. As for how much of the profit An'an gets, that's up to you, Father and Mother. Just give An'an a share of the profits every year from now on."

Shen Erming truthfully expressed his thoughts.

Naturally, this made their family even more closely tied to An An.

In the future, I must be more careful in doing business, and never offend anyone. I must also treat my workers better to avoid giving others cause for criticism and creating trouble for An'an.

However, we'll have to discuss these things later.

"Erming, you've gotten much smarter, that's a good idea. This way, we won't be taking too much advantage of An'an."

Shen Yishan agreed after listening.

I was also surprised by my brother's recent changes.

They've really gotten much smarter.

“I’ve talked to my brother-in-law a few times, and I’ve also been thinking about it myself these past few days when I have some free time,” Shen Erming said truthfully.

If you want to do business, then you need to study and prepare seriously.

Someone in the family needs to learn these things.

Now the eldest brother has to take care of his sister-in-law and two children, so he is too busy to focus on anything else.

As the second son, he should take the initiative.

"Erming, you're so thoughtful. My second son is so clever." Tian Guifen was very happy to hear this.

The second son has grown up and knows how to think about the family.

She was very pleased.

With a little more training, the second child will be able to stand on his own.

That way, when they get married, the second son should be able to live a good life!

Shen Erming was very happy to receive praise from his relatives, but he pretended to be nonchalant, which was quite amusing.

“Then let’s discuss it properly when Dalinzi comes back tonight,” Shen Wanli said.

Evening came quickly.

After dinner, the family gathered together to discuss it.

First, Shen Wanli conveyed Shen Erming's meaning to Shen Sanlin.

"...Your mother and I have discussed it. Not only An'an, but everyone else in our family will also be divided according to their shares."

First, An'an will receive 20% of the shares, and then 66 will receive 40%. The remaining 40% will be divided among Shen Yishan, Shen Erming, Shen Sanlin, and Wu Tiao, each receiving 10%.

As for Shen Wanli and his wife, they did not have any shares, but they would withdraw living expenses from the account every month, and the remaining net profit would be distributed among everyone.

"I don't want so much, I'll share it with my parents."

Shen Liuli hugged her parents, unwilling to accept so much on her own.

His four older brothers combined didn't equal the number of people he had.

"Silly girl, if it weren't for you, where would this distillery be? Everyone gets a share of the money because of you. Of course you should get the lion's share."

Tian Guifen hugged and kissed her daughter.

This was something she and her husband had discussed long ago, and she believed her sons wouldn't object.

"I...I didn't do anything, I can't take it. Give my share to my parents," Wu Tiao refused, her face flushed.

Shen Sanlin also said that he wanted to give his share to his parents.

But Shen Wanli refused them all with a wave of his hand.

"Alright, I've already said it. From now on, household expenses will be deducted directly from the profits of the distillery, and only the remainder will be distributed to you. So don't refuse. And those who help the second son expand and manage the business will be paid wages. It's the same for everyone else. If you help out at the distillery, you'll be paid wages. That's fair."

Shen Wanli made the final decision, no longer wanting to argue about the matter.