Then, Lu Mingzhu, holding Jiang Wanwan's clothes, led her to the backyard.

There is a bathroom and a latrine in the backyard.

Next to the outhouse was a large vegetable garden. Since it was already completely dark and the candlelight was not bright enough, Jiang Wanwan only glanced at it and could not see it clearly.

Not long after, Jiang Jialin came over with a large bucket of hot water and helped Jiang Wanwan put it in the bathroom. Then he left.

Jiang Wanwan opened the dilapidated door in front of her and carefully examined what the Jiang family called a bathroom. It was more of a simple bathroom made of bamboo and thatch, with wooden planks lining the floor, used solely for bathing.

Although simple, it did not appear dirty.

Unlike the north, the south is hot and dry, making people sweat easily. People here are more accustomed to taking a shower every night to remove sweat and cool down. Women usually heat water at home to shower, while men are less particular and often go to the village river in groups to wash.

"Wanwan, why don't you go in and take a bath first?" Lu Mingzhu looked at Jiang Wanwan gently.

"Yes, Mother."

Jiang Wanwan took the clothes Lu Mingzhu handed her and went inside to take a shower.

By the time Jiang Wanwan dried her hair, it was already very late at night.

The Jiang family's house was dark; they had all gone to bed to rest.

In ancient times, people had few forms of entertainment, especially those living in villages. Their lives were simple and unpretentious, with few ways to pass the time. Therefore, if they had nothing to do, they would go to bed early.

Moreover, they spend all day tending to the crops in the fields and rest very early.

Jiang Wanwan took out the clothes she had changed out of that evening and found 110 taels of silver, which she placed on the table. Then, she took out her undergarment and bodice, and pulled out a sharp pair of scissors from the table drawer. She deftly tore open the bodice, took out all the gold pieces hidden inside, and placed them on the table.

Next, she used scissors to untie the binding of the inner garment and took out the gold pieces hidden inside one by one.

After carefully counting several times to confirm that the number of gold pieces hidden inside matched the number of gold pieces taken out, Jiang Wanwan finally stopped searching.

Now, she has a total of 110 taels of silver and 58 taels of gold.

The money on hand is enough for an ordinary farming family to live on for sixty or seventy years.

The Jiang family is currently so poor that they urgently need money.

However, Jiang Wanwan did not intend to give this money to the Jiang family. Moreover, she would not let anyone in the Jiang family know that she held so much money.

When she first returned to the Jiang family, she knew nothing about the character of the Jiang family members. If she flaunted her wealth and the Jiang family members were greedy, they would probably cling to her like leeches, impossible to shake off.

Human nature is the most vulnerable to test; she cannot take risks.

Moreover, Su Wan'er will definitely take revenge on everyone in the Jiang family in the future. Only by uniting as one, growing together, and standing strong can the Jiang family have the ability to resist Su Wan'er's crazy revenge in the future.

If she were to give this money to the Jiang family now, they would likely lose all fighting spirit. When Su Wan'er seeks revenge in the future, she could easily crush the entire Jiang family with a few simple moves.

Having figured this out, Jiang Wanwan took out ten taels of silver and put it aside. Jiang Jialin knew about the existence of these ten taels of silver, so there was no need to hide them for the time being.

She knew the principle that you shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket.

Therefore, she carefully divided the remaining gold and silver into five portions and wrapped them in cloth.

Jiang Wanwan carefully examined the entire room and hid the five portions of gold and silver in five different places. She even dug a small pit for some of them and buried them in the ground.

No one could see anything amiss, so they stopped.