After finally managing to wash away the ants, Da Zhou's body was covered in scratches from all the ants.

Before she could even go buy the medicine, she was stopped by an angry Shen Pengfei.

"Son, what's wrong?"

The eldest Zhou family member was no longer just smiling at her youngest son; she was practically fawning over him.

Shen Pengfei is tall, not thin, but not too fat either, except for his large belly.

He has regular facial features and handsome eyes.

However, the arrogance and disdain in his eyes greatly detracted from his otherwise handsome features.

"Why did you go to my uncle's house and cause trouble?"

Shen Pengfei turned around and sat down on a chair in the room.

At home, he would rather sit than stand.

Seeing her son's displeasure, Madam Zhou asked, puzzled, "What's wrong? Don't you also dislike your uncle's family?"

In the past, the son would always talk about how he would make Shen Wanli's family pay.

Moreover, whether she went to Shen Wanli's house to make trouble, or had the old lady make trouble, it was all with the son's support.

What's wrong with me today?

"Fool! Don't you ever think about it? Is my uncle's family any better than mine? How could I, a scholar, have such a foolish mother? All you do is drag me down!"

Shen Pengfei cursed angrily.

The fierce look on his face startled Madam Zhou.

"What's wrong? Did I do something wrong? Tell me clearly, and I'll definitely change..."

"Are you brainless? What else do I need to say? My uncle's family is rich now. Who knows, I might need their money to take the imperial examination in the future. You're trying to ruin my future by offending them to death."

Although Madam Zhou disdained the idea of ​​relying on Shen Wanli's family, she treated her son's words as gospel!

She immediately bent down and said, "Son, don't worry, I'll go apologize to your uncle's family right now and make sure they calm down."

"Yes, go ahead, and remember to be sincere! If you can't even handle this simple matter, you don't deserve to be the mother of a scholar."

Shen Pengfei gave the Zhou family a friendly look.

Although it's stupid, it's definitely obedient and useful.

Upon seeing this kind expression, Madam Zhou seemed to have instantly drunk celestial nectar, straightening her back and raising her head proudly: "Son, don't worry, even if I have to kowtow and admit my mistake, I will definitely handle this matter for you."

After saying that, Madam Zhou walked out with a proud and imposing air.

Shen Tiantian, who was peeling garlic not far from the doorway, lifted her eyelids slightly but did not say anything.

When Shen Pengfei came out and saw Shen Tiantian, he cursed, "Useless thing, just eating for nothing all day."

Shen Pengfei had absolutely no respect for this younger sister.

But Chen Tiantian acted as if she hadn't heard a single curse and continued peeling garlic.

"Pengfei, Tiantian is doing well there and doesn't bother you, why are you scolding her?" Grandpa Shen came out from the backyard with a broom.

It looks like someone just swept the floor.

Shen Pengfei glanced at the old man, then turned and left.

Not a single word.

Grandpa Shen was used to this. He came to Shen Tiantian's side, bent down and reached out: "Tiantian, what did Grandpa pick?"

"Hei Tiantian?"

Shen Tiantian's eyes lit up immediately, and she quickly picked up a few from her grandfather's hand and put them in her mouth.

One bite and it bursts with juice!

"So sweet."

Shen Tiantian's eyes crinkled with laughter.

Grandpa Shen watched his granddaughter finish eating all the black sweets before continuing his work.

"Grandpa, if you go to my uncle's house, you won't suffer anymore. Why don't you go?" Five-year-old Shen Tiantian asked with great maturity.

If she could leave this family, she would have left long ago.

Grandpa is perfectly capable, so why does he insist on staying here?

Grandpa Shen did not answer, and continued walking.

——

The news of Shen Wanli's discovery of ginseng spread like wildfire throughout Lotus Village.

Several people sneaked up to the outside of Shen Wanli's courtyard wall and started digging something.

Another group of people were digging in their own homes.

They swung the shovels so hard they sparked, but they didn't find any ginseng! They did dig up a lot of snakes, insects, and rodents, though!

For a time, everyone became very attentive to Shen Wanli's family.

Even the Zhou family came to apologize and admit their mistakes.

Although Shen Wanli's family was still wary of the Zhou family, they would naturally speak politely and politely to avoid giving others cause for criticism.

After Da Zhoushi left, Tian Guifen fanned her daughter while kicking the old man and whispered, "Do you think your good sister-in-law wants to borrow money from us? Otherwise, why would she be so nice to us?"

The sun has risen in the west; the Zhou family can't possibly apologize to them.

Unless there is some ulterior motive.

"Hey, I thought the same thing as you. So, the ginseng's sold, time to spend the money." Shen Wanli didn't think his sister-in-law had suddenly become a better person.

Tian Guifen said, "Then let's buy the land, and as before, leave two taels of silver for our daughter's dowry."

“I’ll take more to save up for my daughter’s dowry! When we buried the daughter’s red wine, they all laughed at me, saying I definitely wouldn’t be able to afford a matching dowry.”

After all, many people in the village don't bury their daughters with "Daughter's Red" wine.

Some people bury one or two urns on the day of birth or the 100th day after birth.

Shen Wanli's family buried twenty-eight jars of Daughter's Red wine in one go, making them famous not only in Lotus Village but also throughout the entire Qingyang Town within a few days.

"Alright."

Tian Guifen wasn't unwilling to save more dowry for her daughter.

They were worried that if they bought too little land and kept too much money, people would figure it out and keep coming to their door to borrow money.

"Why don't we just go to town and find the eldest and second eldest brothers, and sell the land directly? Don't wait until tomorrow, I'm worried your sister-in-law will come tomorrow."

Tian Guifen viewed the Zhou family with the utmost malice.

It was not proven that Tian Guifen's guess was correct.

The next day, everyone was saying that the ginseng had sold for a full one hundred taels of silver.

So the Zhou family came to borrow money.

Not only was it Mrs. Zhou, but this time it wasn't Old Madam Shen who came along, but Old Master Shen, who never interfered in things!

Shen Wanli was astonished: "Father, what's wrong with you...?"

"Third brother, it's like this..."

Before her father-in-law could answer, Madam Zhou explained her purpose.

It turned out that Shen Pengfei wanted to buy a book, saying that a classmate from their college could get his hands on a secret scroll.

This could very well be the answer to this imperial examination!

If he buys it and makes the right bet, then Shen Pengfei will definitely pass the imperial examination and become a scholar!

"...When your nephew becomes a successful candidate in the imperial examinations and takes up an official post, will he forget his old uncle? Hahaha."

The Zhou family smiled smugly.

Shen Wanli looked at his father.

Grandpa Shen nodded, "Wanli, I know you're in a difficult position. But if Pengfei can pass the imperial examination, it will be a great honor for our ancestors, and..."

"If I could buy these kinds of exam questions, I wouldn't need to go to school anymore. I could just buy the questions every time I took the imperial examinations. Then I could become a successful candidate in the provincial examinations. My parents could even save their money to buy me these questions."

Five people shouted crisply.