"Oh, then listen to me carefully," Granny Zhao said, pushing her luck.
Li Zhiyuan was so angry that his lips trembled, but he couldn't utter a single word.
"Cai Ping's workshop can earn over a hundred taels a month. Can your family earn that much?"
One hundred taels...
Li Zhiyuan felt as if his heart had been stabbed.
The batch of annotated books he handed over to the bookstore didn't sell very well; he only received a little over one or two ounces of commission each month.
He had to constantly produce new annotations in order to barely maintain an income of four or five taels of silver a month.
But this money was barely enough to cover their family's expenses.
You have to think long and hard before you can buy an extra piece of fabric.
In the past, if he wanted to buy new clothes, Ye Caiping would go back to her parents' home and ask her brother for money.
If he hadn't divorced her, he could have spent her hundred taels of silver however he wanted.
What's infuriating is that he divorced her!
No, he didn't regret divorcing her.
He never liked her; he loved Shui Niang!
What he resented was that she became incredibly wealthy after he divorced her!
"Look, she can earn one or two hundred taels a month. Can you earn that, Li Xiucai? Can you? Can you?"
Granny Zhao was like a persistent ghost; if he didn't answer, she would keep asking and asking and asking...
Li Zhiyuan was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Zhang Shuiniang gritted her teeth and said, "You shrewish old woman, this is not a place for you to run wild!"
"What? He can't earn it, but you can?" Granny Zhao looked at Zhang Shui Niang.
"Hmph, my mother is a rich young lady, she would never show her face in public to earn money," Li Jiaojiao retorted.
"Tsk tsk, a rich young lady indeed, how rich is your family?" Granny Zhao snorted. "Can your family earn one or two hundred taels a month?"
Zhang Shuiniang: "..."
“Oh, I forgot, your family can’t.” Granny Zhao chuckled. “I remember it all. Everyone praises your family, saying they have 30 pigs and 2 cows. But Cai Ping has all of those! I heard your family can earn fifty taels a month! So they can’t earn one or two hundred taels.”
Zhang Shuiniang was so angry she almost fainted.
She used to be very proud of the fact that her family could earn more than fifty taels of silver a month.
No, until just now she was very proud of herself, constantly saying that she was a rich girl.
Compared to the money Ye Caiping earns, her status as a "rich young lady" suddenly seems worthless.
Zhang Shuiniang felt a sense of crisis; she couldn't afford to lose her status and dignity as a wealthy young lady!
Li Jiaojiao was furious: "She relied on the money she swindled from me..."
"You spend those two hundred taels of silver so quickly?" Granny Zhao said, displeased.
“She gave 100 taels to her two brothers and parents, and the remaining 100 taels was only enough to build a house and a workshop.”
"They relied on themselves. You're quite capable, digging up ginseng from our Niutou Mountain and making so much money. But their ability is to make money grow! Your ability is to be 'cheated'! Hahaha!"
This time, Li Jiaojiao's claim that Ye Cai is spending her money is no longer valid.
"You crazy woman! Get out!" Li Jiaojiao's eyes turned red with anger, and she picked up the laundry tub on the ground and threw it at her.
"Ouch!" Granny Zhao jumped back a step.
Seeing Li Jiaojiao being bullied, Gu Han stepped forward with a gloomy face and said, "Get lost!"
Granny Zhao felt a chill run down her spine. For some reason, she felt a sense of oppression from this "rotten beggar," and was somewhat frightened. She turned around, twisted her waist, and walked away on her bound feet.
As she walked, she muttered to herself, "So stingy, can't even say a few words. A rich young lady, huh? A rich young lady who only earns fifty taels a month."
Zhang Shuiniang's vision went black, and she almost fainted.
"Mother!" Li Jiaojiao immediately went to help her.
Li Zhiyuan rushed forward and carried her back to the room.
Zhang Shuiniang lay on the bed and closed her eyes.
Li Zhiyuan was so anxious that he went to find a doctor himself.
Actually, he also had a bit of an escapist mentality.
In his mind, the Zhang family was a wealthy family, someone he couldn't possibly be worthy of, and Zhang Shui Niang, as the young lady of the Zhang family, was naturally noble.
But when Granny Zhao said that Ye Caiping could earn one or two hundred taels a month, compared to her, the Zhang family was instantly outdone and seemed just so-so, not so unattainable.
After taking his pulse, the doctor only said that his blood and qi were attacking his heart and that he needed to rest, without even prescribing any medicine.
Zhang Shuiniang hadn't actually fainted; she was just pretending.
He only "slowly woke up" after the doctor left.
“Shui Niang, you’re awake…” Li Zhiyuan said with concern in his eyes.
"Waaah... I never imagined that marrying you would mean enduring such humiliation!" Zhang Shui Niang pushed his hand away and got up. "Jiao Jiao, let's go back to my parents' home!"
Li Jiaojiao quickly stepped forward to help her.
"No, Water Maiden..."
Zhang Shuiniang, supported by Li Jiaojiao, quickly left.
If she didn't throw a tantrum and go back to her parents' home, Zhang Shuiniang really didn't know how to maintain her dignity and respect as a wealthy young lady.
"Water Maiden..."
Li Zhiyuan chased after him for a few steps, but then lost interest in chasing or coaxing him.
Thinking of Ye Caiping's current success, he was filled with envy, jealousy, and regret, to the point of almost going crazy.
...
Zhang Fuhu had just returned from outside when he heard Lu Ma say that Zhang Shuiniang and her daughter had returned.
He entered the main room with a dark expression and saw Zhang Shui Niang and her daughter chatting with Old Lady Zhang.
"Why did you run home again?" Zhang Fuhu sat down in the armchair and said coldly.
Zhang Shuiniang quickly stood up: "It's just... I missed my parents, so I came back to sit for a while."
"Hmph, what do you mean by 'come back and sit down'? You're courting death!" Zhang Fu slammed his teacup down on the small table. "I've heard that your son-in-law's ex-wife made money, and you're unhappy about it."
Zhang Shui Niang's expression changed slightly. She hadn't expected that Granny Zhao's word would spread so quickly. Now, the entire Li Family Village probably knew that the shameless woman was so powerful that she had overshadowed her own family!
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