She also said that the Fang family wouldn't provide that batch of grain, and if she wanted to donate it, she should use her own dowry.

Lin Yating was furious and thought about how to renege on the grain supply issue.

Unexpectedly, no sooner had she returned home than someone from the Ministry of Revenue knocked on her door, smiling and thanking her for donating grain to the Northwest Army.

Lin Yating almost vomited blood.

She has been strong-willed since childhood and is very concerned about her reputation.

If they are unwilling to donate, wouldn't they become a laughing stock in the entire aristocratic circle?

She went all in and donated 15,000 taels of silver. That was half of her dowry.

If you're going to donate, then donate more! Otherwise, you'll end up spending money and becoming a laughing stock again if you don't receive anything in return.

......

The Lin and Fang families were in complete chaos, but Ye Caiping's family was warm and cozy.

In the evening, Ye Caiping personally cooked a table of her signature dishes.

Shen Zhiyan and Shen Manman came, along with Ye Daquan and others, making it feel like being in a village.

Shen Manman ate a small chicken stew with mushrooms: "Delicious! When are we going back to Nanzhou Village? I love Nanzhou."

She loved Nanzhou, loved the village, and loved the sight of a group of people eating together.

Of course, she preferred the food cooked by her aunt.

Ye Caiping picked up a piece of chicken leg meat for her: "It'll be ready soon, after the New Year."

Shen Manman immediately smiled and her eyes narrowed.

Ye Daquan and the others were all smiles. It was wonderful! The initial novelty of arriving in the capital had long since worn off, and they were homesick.

After the meal, Ye Caiping served up Shen Manman's favorite coconut sago pudding.

Shen Manman took a bite, feeling utterly blissful: "Where did you find Xu Yu?"

Shen Zhiyan said, "Simple."

It's really simple; you can get it immediately through various channels.

Shen Manman said "oh," ate a few bites, and then rubbed against Ye Caiping's arm.

Ye Caiping was so charmed by her that her heart almost melted, and she patted her head.

She knew that Shen Manman had made a clean break today, and she must be feeling a little bad.

Some things don't need to be said or mentioned.

Ye Caiping specially prepared a table of her favorite dishes and quietly soothed her.

Anyway, it's all about being a painless mother.

Two is the same as three.

From now on, Shen Manman will be her biological daughter.

......

Early the next morning.

Ye Caiping sat down at the dining table. Today's breakfast was fried dough sticks, meat buns, and white porridge.

Ye Jin'er said, "I heard that Madam Fang donated grain and fodder."

Ye Caiping raised an eyebrow: "How much did you donate?"

Ye Huan'er: "I heard she donated over ten thousand taels, almost half of her dowry. Everyone outside is praising her generosity!"

Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Oh, that's great."

I never imagined Lin Yating would go to such lengths to save face.

She truly lives up to her reputation as a talented but arrogant woman! The key word here is "arrogant"!

In short, we can't lose our pride and face!

Regardless, it's always good that they can generously give more than 10,000 taels to the soldiers on the border.

Of course, there are no battles to fight now, and food supplies are plentiful; the imperial court has money. But money given away for free is money that shouldn't be refused.

Because of the donation, Lin Yating had people publicize it extensively, and suddenly became incredibly popular, with everyone praising her.

Fang family —

Lin Yating snorted as she looked in the direction of Ye Caiping's house.

She clutched her chest, suppressing the heartache she felt after donating the money: "So what if you can make glass? You say you can help ordinary people, but they can't afford it!"

"At least I used this money effectively!"

......

Soon it was time for Ye Caiping's family to move into their new house.

Ye Caiping doesn't plan to hold a big housewarming party this time, after all, she's young and not of high enough rank.

After thinking about it, he decided to have the young wife host a small birthday banquet and invite some compatible female relatives to his home.

More than forty people, including Madam Shen, Madam Shen, the Eldest Princess, Madam Liao, and others, came.

The few male guests included Shen Zhiyan, the Marquis of Dingguo, and his three sons.

In addition, Empress Dowager Shen sent her eunuch Yu to bestow a screen and five valuable ornaments upon Ye Caiping.

Ye Caiping thanked him, and Yu Gongzheng prepared to leave.

Ye Caiping hurriedly urged him to stay: "Father-in-law, please wait a moment. It's a rare occasion for you to come all this way. Please sit down and have a drink."

Eunuch Yu took it as her being impolite: "Thank you, Lady Ye. This servant must go back and report."

Shen Zhiyan stepped forward: "I have something important to report to you later."

The old monk was completely baffled. What was it that couldn't be said now?

But since Shen Zhiyan had already spoken, it proved that something was really wrong, so he could only smile and agree.

Ye Caiping quickly asked Duanwu and Changxi to take him to the flower hall to entertain him.

Ye Caiping chatted animatedly with Madam Shen and the others for a while, then the Eldest Princess grew impatient:

"Last time, Lady Ye said she wanted to show me something new and interesting, and I've been thinking about it for days."

Ye Caiping said, "I'll go take a look right away."

Everyone thought she had come up with something new and unusual, like glass, or some novel food like spicy soup.

Unexpectedly, Ye Caiping took them out.

Soon, they arrived at the northwest corner of the mansion.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Princess Fushun asked, "Is the scenery here... nice?"

This corner... is nothing special!

Madam Shen was slightly taken aback: "Huh... I remember there was a well here... Where did it go? Oh, what's this big iron lump?"

Following Madam Shen's gaze, everyone saw a large iron lump standing there, resembling a tall, thin kettle.

Ye Caiping walked up and said, "This is the well."

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