The Ye brothers entered the main room.

Ye Caiping was drinking tea when she saw Ye Erquan and said with a smile, "Second Brother, why are you carrying two bundles of firewood in?"

Ye Erquan was taken aback, then realized that he hadn't put down the firewood behind him. He chuckled awkwardly, "I forgot to put it down."

Ye Caiping chuckled: "Today is the tenth of the month. Remember to come back next time to split the profits."

Ye Erquan was touched to see that she treated him the same way as before: "Okay, I won't forget next time."

Ye Caiping then gave him a silver note: "This time you were allotted 192 taels and 7 mace. I exchanged it for 190 taels of silver notes for you, and I'll give you the remaining 2 taels and 7 mace in loose silver."

As she spoke, she picked up the purse she had prepared earlier.

Ye Lizheng and the others just divided it in the same way. They exchanged it all for silver notes and some loose silver.

Ye Erquan took them and put them all in his pocket.

Ye Caiping asked, "How's business at the outhouse lately?"

Ye Erquan sat down to the side: "I took on two jobs a few days ago, and they're already finished. I do know a merchant who said he could introduce me to some jobs outside the prefectural city. I should hear back in a few days."

Ye Caiping nodded.

After chatting for a while, Ye Erquan went home.

Upon entering, I saw Yinhua still working; she had just finished chopping pig feed and was now feeding the chickens.

Ye Erquan thought of Wei Shi, who was still lying in bed pretending to be dead, and his face darkened, but he was too lazy to say anything to her. He only said to Yinhua:

"Starting today, don't bring food or water to those two in the room. Just pretend they're dead! Don't collect their dirty laundry either, do whatever you want with them."

Yinhua paused for a moment, then nodded.

After Ye Erquan finished speaking, he went to water the vegetable garden.

As soon as Ye Erquan stepped out, Wei's voice came from inside the house: "Yinhua, pour me a glass of water!"

Yinhua glanced at the house and continued feeding the chickens.

Mrs. Wei inside the house was furious.

She had overheard the conversation between the father and daughter.

Why don't you bring her water and food?

Isn't this just trying to starve her to death?

"Yinhua! Yinhua! You brat, come in here!"

Yinhua simply scattered all the chicken feed in her hand, turned around, went back to her room, and closed the door.

Wei called until her voice was hoarse, but Yinhua still wouldn't come in.

At dinner, Yinhua didn't serve her or Ye Peng any water or food.

Lady Wei herself had been starving in her room for a day and a night, and she was so angry that she gritted her teeth.

Knowing that things couldn't continue like this, and that he couldn't stay in bed forever.

The next morning, he got up early and silently began sweeping the yard.

Ye Erquan came out of the side room and saw that she had finally rolled off the bed, but he didn't say anything.

His not divorcing her doesn't mean he forgives her.

Yinhua came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of steamed buns: "Dad, you're up."

Ye Erquan suddenly remembered something: "Yinhua, why didn't you go to class?"

While sweeping the floor, Madam Wei said, "What's the point of having classes! Girls don't need to take exams. It's a complete waste of time. What have they learned after all this time?"

So what if someone comes along who's a snob and looks down on Peng'er?

The thought of this made Mrs. Wei feel resentful.

"What's it to you?" Ye Erquan glared at her.

Wei's face turned ashen from the shouting.

Ye Erquan looked at Yinhua again.

Yinhua paused for a moment: "Oh...it's not because of that. It's just...I don't want to go."

Why?

"Actually, I've always struggled with learning and often can't keep up."

He lowered his head as he spoke.

She was doing well in her studies, but when she got home, Jin'er and Huan'er were reviewing their morning lessons, while she was either feeding the pigs or doing housework.

Gradually, she began to fall behind.

And now she's too ashamed to go.

Ye Erquan patted her head: "Go if you like, don't go if you don't. It's nothing."

He doesn't like to force children.

Ye Peng used to dislike studying, so he simply stopped studying.

Yinhua doesn't like going to class now, so she won't go.

There's nothing wrong with being content with modest wealth and finding joy in simple things.

The problem is that Peng'er's sense of right and wrong is distorted.

Ye Erquan said, "After breakfast, go to the fields with your father."

Yinhua nodded and went into the main room with Ye Erquan.

When Madam Wei saw that the two men didn't invite her to eat with them, her face turned ashen, but she didn't dare to say anything and continued sweeping the floor.

After the father and daughter finished eating, they took their tools and went to work in the fields.

Only then did Mrs. Wei eat the remaining buns and send one to Ye Peng.

When she came out and saw the bathroom filled with dirty clothes, her face darkened.

Ye Erquan called Yinhua away just to make her do housework!

Fearing that Ye Erquan would threaten to divorce her again, Wei dared not refuse and had no choice but to take a basin of clothes to the river to wash them.

Several women were washing clothes. When they saw Madam Wei approaching, they all raised their eyebrows and whispered:

"She still has the nerve to show her face."

“Caiping helped her family earn so much money, hundreds of taels of silver! Yet she actually wants to eat up Caiping’s childless offspring!”

Mrs. Wei's face darkened as she roared, "Who...who wants to eat up an heir without descendants! I am...I am..."

"Tch, if you don't want to live off someone's family and don't want their money, why don't you marry a beggar girl!" The woman retorted directly with Ye Caiping's words.

"Caiping saw right through him. Besides, cousins ​​marrying will only produce an idiot! Hahaha!"

Mrs. Wei was so angry she almost fainted. Clutching her clothes, she simply turned and left.

The mocking voices behind me still echoed:

"I heard that her outhouse business hasn't been doing so well lately. I just heard it from Sanquan yesterday. Before, she was fully booked for a month. Now, she's lucky if she can get half a month's work. The price has also dropped."

"Also, I heard that Daquan and the village head divided up the money again today. I wonder how much it was!"

"It must be a lot. I heard from Ye Fulai's wife that Ye Fulai's wages alone amount to eight taels! And Hu Xiaosi's are even more! He might earn over a thousand taels from just one shop! Not to mention those who haul goods!"

"This workshop belongs to Cai Ping Lane. Da Quan, San Quan's family, and the village head all have a share, but Er Quan, who is a brother, has no share. It's clear that it was all done by Wei Siya."

The Wei family member, who had already walked away, almost coughed up blood.

They've distributed the money again! They've distributed it again!

Last time, my sister-in-law received more than two hundred taels of silver; she must receive even more this time!

His family originally had seven shares! If they had participated as well, they could have received over a hundred taels of silver by now!

But in the end...

Ms. Wei was filled with remorse. She regretted her foolishness at the time, and she hated Ye Caiping instead.

What does a village woman like her know?

If you're really keen to get them involved, you should be more sincere!

Such a large sum of money, and all you can say is a few words of advice?

Even though she blamed everyone else for the mistakes, Ms. Wei still felt like vomiting blood.

Besides money, there's also her reputation!

They're saying she's after money and that her cousins ​​will have an idiot child if they marry!

Ms. Wei was filled with regret and resentment, clenching her teeth tightly.