Lin Hai immediately got upset: "Mom, you can't be so partial. My brothers and sisters all know, but I don't. This is too sad."
"...I didn't mean to hide it from you. They found out by accident. I just wanted to give you a surprise if it really works." Li Yu explained.
Lin Mei quickly handed the book to Lin Hai and said, "Brother, don't be sad. Here, you should be the first one to read my book."
Seeing Lin Mei like this, Lin Hai smiled and said, "I was just joking. I didn't expect my sister to give me the book first. So I respectfully obey your order."
Only then did Lin Mei realize that she had been deceived by her elder brother.
"Mom, look at him! He doesn't act like a big brother at all."
Li Yu watched the brother and sister playing with a smile.
Comforting Lin Mei: "It's okay, Mom has something good for you."
After that, she opened the bundle and put it aside: "You and your sister-in-law will each have one. Yours is the plum blossom one, and your sister-in-law's is the orchid one. I saw this today, so I'll put together a set for you two."
As he spoke, he handed over two silver hairpins.
Lin Mei was so happy. She liked jewelry more than the storybook at that time. After giving Yang's jewelry to her, she went to look at her own.
Li Yu picked it up and stuck it in her hair, praising her: "It looks beautiful. You are worthy of being my daughter."
Yang was a little at a loss when she held the hairpin. Her mother-in-law had just bought her earrings last time, and not long after that, she bought her a silver hairpin.
Whose mother-in-law always buys jewelry for her daughter-in-law? The mother-in-law is such a good person.
Seeing Lin Mei admiring herself, Li Yu began to get to the point of today.
"I made some money from this storytelling book. I plan to put 100 taels into the public treasury as our family's future expenses. Other mothers can save it as their own private money. You are not allowed to be jealous," she said.
Lin He quickly said, "Mom, what are you talking about? I'm the one who spends the most money in our family. Even though I'm already grown up, I still rely on mom and my brothers and sisters to support my studies. I can't even give a penny back to the family. I feel so guilty already, how can I still be thinking about your private money?"
Lin Hai couldn't stand what he said: "What are you talking about, third brother? Our family has benefited a lot from your study.
Now everyone in the town knows that my brother is an educated man, and the ruffians and hooligans dare not cause trouble.
"When you pass the exam, our family will be better off. Don't let me hear these words again. Studying hard is the biggest help to our family."
"That's right. If there were no scholars, our family wouldn't be able to keep all the wealth we have," said Lin Jiang.
Li Yu nodded and said to them, "Third brother, your two brothers are right. Studying is the most important thing. Don't think about it in the future. When you pass the exam, our family will benefit more."
Others agreed with what Li Yu said.
Li Yu then continued, "It's getting colder, and it's hard for you to set up a stall. Mom is thinking of renting a shop in town. What do you think about us opening a restaurant?"
"Also, our house should be rebuilt. It would be too cold if it snowed in the winter, and I'm afraid it would collapse."
Lin Jiang patted his head and said, "Mom, how much does this cost? How much did your book sell? I don't mean anything else, I'm just curious."
Li Yu did not hide it from them and told them that it was 476 taels, and that he would continue to receive money every month.
What did they hear?
Mom made more than 400 taels of silver from one book in a month?
Several people felt extremely complicated.
They all feel like they are useless, useless people who rely on their mothers for support.
Li Yu warned them again: "Don't tell anyone about it. Don't show off your wealth. You should all understand what I mean by making a fortune quietly. I don't need to tell you. We are just an ordinary farming family, but we can't compete with some people. Do you understand?"
Everyone understood the truth and said they would not tell anyone. Even Yang Liu said she would not reveal a single word to her parents' home.
Only then was Li Yu satisfied.
"I plan to buy a shop in town, a big one with a backyard. We can live in the backyard and do business in the front. What do you think?" she asked everyone.
Li Yu has thought it through, and I'm sure everyone will have no objection.
Lin Jiang was always a home-loving and honest child. At this moment, he said, "Mom, what about our family? Don't you want it anymore?"
"Of course not. When we get to town, we'll ask someone to renovate our house. We can come back to visit your grandparents during the holidays, and we can stay here to burn incense for your father. Our family's roots are here, so how can we lose them?" Li Yu explained.
The children were happy at this, as they still cared about their father.
Lin He added, "Mom, if that's the case, from now on, if anyone asks, we'll just say we rented the house in town. We can't say we bought it. Our obvious source of income is the food shop, and we can't let anyone know that you make money writing storybooks. Be careful of people who might get jealous."
After saying that, Lin He looked around at everyone, including Xiaobao: "Have my brothers and Meimei remembered this? The same goes for my sister-in-law and Xiaobao. Don't tell anyone until I pass the exam."
Several people nodded quickly.
"Okay, it's getting late, go get some rest. Tomorrow we'll go to town together, and Mom will go look at houses for our family."
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