Shen's gaze remained fixed on the silver notes.
But she also listened to what Qi Mingyu said.
To be honest, no one knows their family's situation better than the elderly couple.
In the dead of night, she and the old man lay in bed and talked about this matter.
They felt they were too old to do many of the tasks.
It's impossible to go back to the old ways, working hard in the fields and risking your life to earn a few coins.
However, the eldest son in the family has died, the eldest daughter-in-law has been sent away to have a baby, the younger son's schooling is expensive, and they have also divorced.
With so much money owed to the clan, the family needed money for everything, from food to drink.
In addition, the eldest daughter-in-law also had to send money every three months.
Whenever they think about these things, they can't sleep at night, and their hair falls out in clumps.
Although the youngest son is promising, we'll have to wait until he passes the imperial examination to see how promising he becomes.
I'm just a scholar now, so no matter what others say, it doesn't matter.
Besides, she and the old man are now like this, only able to lie in bed and need to be taken care of.
This was undoubtedly adding insult to injury for someone who already had no money, no house, and was in debt.
However, she couldn't get over the mental hurdle of accepting a merchant's daughter as her wife, especially one whose family was involved in such unlucky business.
She felt that the reason she and the old man were like this was because they had been tainted by bad luck.
However, this family desperately needs money!!!
With the money, she could pay off her debts and build a house.
Most importantly, we don't have to worry about the travel expenses for our son to take the imperial examination.
And she and the old man no longer had to work themselves to the bone just to earn a few coins.
With her heart beginning to soften, Shen couldn't help but start to weigh the pros and cons.
Is the comfortable life brought by money more important, or the bad luck that may follow?
Because they couldn't determine the result immediately, they remained silent, pursing their lips.
Qi Mingyu knew his mother quite well and felt that her silence was because she hadn't seen enough money.
Therefore, he continued, "Mother, the Xue family has now helped me pay off my debt of one hundred taels, so I no longer owe anyone in the clan any money."
Also, they gave me another hundred taels, mainly for your and Dad's medical treatment and medicine, and for building a house in the village.
I've already given the money to the clan chief. Tomorrow, he'll help me hire a matchmaker, and the day after tomorrow, after the marriage proposal, he'll hire someone to build a house for our family.
He said that before my wedding, he would have the house built, just like the one that the Chi family had paid for to build before.
Upon hearing this, Madam Shen's heart began to tip in favor of marrying the Xue family's daughter.
However, she still didn't speak, but Qi Mingyu could clearly see the flicker of interest in her eyes.
"Mother, everyone is suffering from disaster right now. While everyone is struggling to earn money, do you know how much the Xue family has made during this time?"
Shen initially thought the money the Xue family earned was unlucky, but then she realized they were making money off the dead.
She didn't know how many people died in the county town during the earthquake, but she knew how many died in Qijia Village.
At times like these, families with some means will definitely prepare a simple coffin and buy incense, candles, and paper money.
In that case, the Xue family's business must be doing very well.
Good business means more money!
The second brother once said that the Xue family's business was quite large.
Are all the incense shops in Anning County and Anping County basically owned by them?
If they really make that much money, wouldn't that mean they're making a fortune every day and can't keep up with demand?
As Shen's mind raced with these thoughts, her breathing became rapid.
It seems that the Xue family girl isn't entirely against it, right?
After all, as the second son said, their family is rich, so why would they, as masters, mistresses, and young ladies, need to do this kind of work themselves?
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