"Dad, don't be sad."
Cheng Yue patted Cheng Shun's back gently.
"Fatty, I don't know what happened to you when you were having fun outside, or if it's because you're a natural cook, but I want to ask you to do me a favor."
Cheng Shun wiped his tears and said seriously.
Cheng Yue suddenly felt that her father had aged several years in an instant, and his back seemed to have become a little hunched.
"Dad, I'm your daughter. Is there any need for us to help each other? Just tell me what you want me to do. As your daughter, I will do it if I can. Dad and Mom have spoiled me so much over the years, making me the envy of every girl in the village. Naturally, I should do something for the family."
Cheng Yue said.
"Good boy, Dad doesn't want you to do too much. Yesterday you said your eldest brother could quickly learn the taste of your cooking, so can you teach him more? Your eldest brother is the eldest son, and because he was sick when he was young, he is different from normal people. I want to say, if possible, you can teach your eldest brother more and let him have a skill. Even if his brain is not very smart, I am not too worried with your sister-in-law watching over him."
Cheng Shundao.
"Dad, I would have wanted to do this even if you didn't tell me. Dad, don't you know I'm lazy? I don't want to do things that my big brother can do alone!"
Cheng Yue tried her best to make her words witty to make the atmosphere less heavy.
"That's good, that's good. I've already let your grandfather down, so I can't let your eldest brother down. I've already found a stable job for your second brother. What happens to him in the future is up to him to fight for it. Dad has also prepared a dowry for you. I'll give you twenty acres of our family land as a dowry, and the silver in the bottom of the box is also prepared for you..."
Cheng Shun talked for a long time, and Cheng Yue was a little confused about what he was trying to say. It was already dawn, so she interrupted Cheng Shun.
"Dad, let's not talk about this for now. Tell me what's on your mind."
After Cheng Yue said this, she suddenly felt as if she knew what her father was going to say.
"Well, ..., Fatty, I, um, that..."
Cheng Shun hesitated and was unable to speak.
"Dad, are you trying to tell me to work hard with my eldest brother and his wife to earn back all the money our grandfather had left?"
A light bulb went off in Cheng Yue's head, and she completely understood what Cheng Shun meant.
Cheng Shun was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head embarrassedly.
Just like a little kid who did something wrong.
He really felt that it was wrong for a father to make this request to his daughter.
But after this month, and considering what Cheng Yue said yesterday, he felt that there was still hope for his daughter to earn back her father's fortune.
Of course, he was also very confident in his eldest grandson, but the road to the imperial examination was too long, and he didn't know whether he could wait.
A poor scholar, a poor scholar. Even if Cheng Jinyan passed the examination to become a scholar next month, he would still have to go through a lot, and the family expenses would be even greater.
Even if the eldest grandson becomes an official in the end, he may not be able to earn so much all at once. He will need to work in the officialdom for at least several years to have this ability.
Seeing Cheng Shun like this, Cheng Yue smiled and said, "Dad, that's what I said, don't worry, my brother and sister-in-law and I will work hard. By the way, Dad, hasn't your uncle written to you in these decades?"
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