She felt like she was in a daze, and for a moment she didn't even know where she was.

Her thoughts stretched out little by little, and after a long pause, Ah Nuan finally remembered that she had been saved by this family.

She looked at the little girl sitting at the table in the room, her back to her.

He seemed to be a little older than her, and he was muttering to himself as if he were reciting something.

Ah Nuan listened carefully for a couple of sentences and then realized that the girl was reciting the Book of Songs.

Anuan was quite surprised, wondering what this family did for a living. Even the children in the family were learning the Book of Songs.

She lay in bed listening for a long time until Zhao Wanzi turned off the light and prepared to sleep.

Ah Nuan hurriedly closed her eyes, afraid of being discovered.

The next morning, He Shitou and Zhao Xiaohe were the first to get up.

The two worked hard for more than half a year, and after the New Year, they had saved a lot of money.

So all in all, it came to almost a hundred taels of silver.

A significant portion of this money was accumulated with He Tiantian's deliberate assistance. Otherwise, relying solely on their small business, it would have taken them countless years to save up.

Actually, the reason for letting these two children earn money to fulfill their dreams is twofold: firstly, to let them gain experience through hardship, and secondly, to temper their willpower.

Getting up in winter is indeed very difficult. He Shitou is older, so it's not too bad, but Zhao Xiaohe, who is younger, needs endless willpower.

He was being pulled along by He Shitou with his eyes half-closed, muttering to himself: "When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it first tests their will, strains their muscles and bones, and starves them..."

Before he could finish speaking, He Shitou promptly cut him off.

"Pah! Shut up! Shut up! The other two are in charge, but they said we can't go hungry!" He Shitou cursed.

Zhao Xiaohe then realized, "Oh right, we can't go hungry."

After a night's rest, the two of them, now hungry, headed towards the shop.

The winter dawns very slowly, and before you know it, it's time to get light.

If you want to run a business, you have to be prepared to get up early and go to bed late, working year-round without a break.

In the morning, Mrs. Chen stayed at home with Xiao Mingzhu and didn't need to go to the shop.

Cheng Ying originally wanted to help, but He Tiantian kept her behind.

Because the little girl they found was still asleep, an adult had to stay at home.

Because she had to study, Zhao Wanzi couldn't go to the shop all the time.

It was still dark outside, so Zhao Wanzi could only turn on the desk lamp and sit on her warm bed to start reading.

There was a rustling sound in the courtyard, the sound of people washing up.

Early in the morning, everyone was busy getting ready to go to work at the shop.

Zhao Wanzi glanced outside every now and then, and when Zhao Denglong finished packing and was about to leave, she asked, "Sister, are you coming back this afternoon?"

As Zhao Denglong put on his hat, he said, "It depends on how business is in the shop, whether it's busy or not."

"Hey? Can I bring back the shop's ledger to take a look?" Zhao Wanzi has been learning arithmetic recently.

However, it was all just theory; she couldn't wait to put it into practice.