The Zhao family deliberately leaked the information back then.
They originally intended for the Zhou and Yan families to fight each other.
It would be best to increase the bride price to 10 taels of silver.
Who knew that after Matchmaker Xu brought the news back, the Yan family never came again. Everyone thought they were short of money, but they were so generous in marrying an orphan girl, they didn't seem like they were short of money at all.
Zhao Zhengshi gets angry just thinking about it.
Fortunately, Zhou's son-in-law said that if Yuefang married him, he would immediately arrange for his brother-in-law to replace the original accountant in the shop.
She felt a little better after that.
The mother and daughter talked in the house all morning, and no one knows how Zhao Zhengshi persuaded her, but Zhao Yuefang finally nodded.
However, she harbored resentment towards Jin Fu.
She resented him for betraying her for that little bit of money, causing her to marry someone like Zhou Yiliu.
If Yan Xia knew this, she would definitely have a question mark.
Unfortunately, Yan Xia was unaware that her daughter-in-law had been married into the family for almost half a month, and during this time she was worrying about how to find a side job.
Although there are money shops here, not only do you not get interest when you deposit money there, but you also have to pay a 'management fee,' which is simply outrageous.
But we can't just sit around and do nothing.
At first, she thought of using the hundred-odd taels of silver to buy land. First-class fertile land in Baihua Village cost five taels of silver per mu, so she could buy at least thirty mu of land and save the rest.
But there are only two able-bodied men in the family, and she can't bear to let her daughter do farm work every day.
My two daughters are beautiful, well-behaved, and obedient. Why do they need to get so tanned?
The daughter-in-law is no good either. When we married her, we agreed that we would treat her well. Besides, Xiaohe can earn some money by embroidering handkerchiefs at home. Guihua followed her around to learn the craft, and Xiaohe was not unhappy at all. She happily taught Guihua everything.
Not to mention herself, Jin Fu and Jin Lu would never let her work in the fields.
Who will farm these thirty acres? Even if my two sons wield their hoes until the soil is smoking, they still can't finish planting them all.
My son died of exhaustion before my grandson was even born.
Hunting is even less advisable. Going to the high mountains all the time would give the villagers the illusion that they could find wild boars and grizzly bears once they entered the mountains.
Just a few days ago, someone was strolling around at the foot of the mountain, hoping to have the same good luck as her.
Become rich overnight.
But the mountains are truly dangerous. She herself has encountered jackals. Fortunately, she hid in her spatial dimension. Otherwise, if she had faced a pack of wolves, even she would not have fared well.
Not everyone has the same supernatural powers as her.
For the sake of the villagers' lives, she decided to reduce the number of times she went to the mountains.
Therefore, this path to wealth is also not feasible.
"Mother, I'm going to town to sell handkerchiefs today. Do you want to come?"
Just as she was thinking about how to find the next way to make money, Shi Xiaohe interrupted her thoughts.
“Go ahead, let’s go to town and see if there’s anything I can do. Your husband and your brother-in-law have taken care of all the work in the fields. I’m so bored at home.”
"Okay, then I'll go change my clothes."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, who looked like mother and daughter, walked hand in hand to the village entrance.
They boarded Zhao Dali's oxcart.
They drove towards Shuangqiao Town.
Upon arriving in town, after crossing a long bridge, Xiaohe led her to the entrance of a shop.
They sell small trinkets, such as purses, handkerchiefs, and embroidered shoes.
"Mother, I made a string of cash this time, give it all to me—"
With a big smile on her face, Xiaohe stuffed the money into Yanxia's hand.
"Oh my, my little He is so sensible. Come on, let me treat you to wontons. Just the two of us, mother and daughter, we won't bring any for them."
Yan Xia was very pleased to see that Xiao He was so cooperative.
She took Xiaohe to the wonton stall, where they each ate a bowl of fresh pork wontons and two meat buns.
The wontons were filled with a broth made from sesame oil and mushrooms, which the vendor used to make, making it even more flavorful than chicken soup.
The portions were generous; the two of them left with full bellies after finishing their meal.
They strolled around shopping, chatting and laughing like best friends.
Suddenly, Yan Xia stopped outside a shop.
It's a pastry shop.
Inside the shop, a familiar face made Yan Xia squint her eyes.
It was Zhao Zhengshi and her son.
I've met him at the Zhao family's house before. I heard that this kid is Zhao Zhengshi's only son, and he's spoiled rotten. He's already sixteen years old, and he hangs out with the village kids every day.
Aunt Xu told her all of this.
Ever since she learned her lesson from that incident, Aunt Xu has been keeping an eye on the Zhao family. Whenever there's any trouble, she loves to come to their house and gossip.
Of course, Yan Xia also loved listening to it.
Who doesn't love watching the drama unfold?
Therefore, apart from Aunt Xu, she is probably the one who knows the most about the Zhao family's affairs.
"Then it's settled. Yiliu, take good care of my Datou. He's still young and doesn't understand many things, so please explain things to him properly, okay?"
“Mother-in-law, don’t worry. With me here, no one in this shop will dare to bully him.”
The two were speaking rather loudly, and after Zhao Zhengshi finished speaking, she stepped out of the shop.
Yan Xia quickly pulled her daughter-in-law into the alley.
That's why it wasn't seen.
"Mother? What's wrong?"
Shi Xiaohe looked at her, puzzled.
“It’s nothing. I just saw a nemesis. Come on, let’s go to the shop across the street with your mother.”
Yan Xia led her daughter-in-law to the opposite side of the pastry shop.
It turned out that when she was hiding in the alley, she accidentally saw a "For Sale" sign posted on the shop's door.
"Shopkeeper, is this shop for rent or for sale?"
Upon entering the shop, Yan Xia asked loudly.
This shop is tiny, ridiculously small, a bit like a modern fried chicken shop that loves to be located in some nook or cranny.
It's at most five or six square meters.
There were two tables in the shop, and some jewelry on the tables looked rather cheap.
"I'm selling, not renting. I'm going to the capital to enjoy a life of luxury with my son."
The shopkeeper looked to be over fifty years old, with wrinkles and age spots all over his face, but he had a kind face.
"How much silver?"
Yan Xia thought that since the shop was so small, it probably couldn't be too expensive.
Why not take it over and sell it as food or something?
"One hundred and fifty taels! No bargaining!"
"What the heck?"
Yan Xia was dumbfounded.
Why is this tiny, booger-sized piece of meat so expensive?
The house her family built cost only a dozen or so taels of silver.
Although houses in town are expensive, this is outrageous! Five or six square meters, that's thirty taels of silver per square meter.
Damn it, this isn't like Beijing where every inch of land is precious.
"Haha, I love seeing you all get scared. My shop is a hidden gem, come in and you'll see."
The shopkeeper waved to Yan Xia.
He lifted the curtain behind him.
I went inside.
Yan Xia followed.
Behind the shop was a small and exquisite backyard. There was a stone table in the yard, and next to the stone table was a persimmon tree, which blocked the sunlight and kept it cool.
“There’s a storage room in the backyard, you can partition off half of it to sleep in, and there’s also an outhouse. As for cooking, look, there’s a small shed behind the persimmon tree. I built a stove there, so you can cook right there. Don’t let the size of my shop fool you, it has everything you need, and it’s even big enough for people to live in.”
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