Shen Xiangnan was stunned when he saw the final total in the account book.

"Brother, you and sister-in-law, how much money did you earn in two months?"

Du Juan not only admitted it, but also took out the money they earned and showed it to Qin Jinlian and the Yang family.

Only when they see the money will they truly believe that they can make a lot of money by selling egg cakes.

Shen Mingzhu's subsequent plan can be implemented.

Sure enough, looking at the stacks of banknotes tied tightly with thin linen ropes, Qin Jinlian's eyes lit up and she wished that all the money was hers.

The Yang family members also stared at the money with excitement on their faces.

Oh my goodness, I earned more than 300 yuan in just two months, so I must be earning thousands in a year, right?

I dare not think about it. I dare not think about it at all.

The other villagers who were watching were envious. The Shen family was going to make a fortune! Even Yang Lizhen couldn't sit still. She stood up and asked Du Juan, "Sister-in-law, what conditions does Mingzhu have? Just tell me."

Qin Jinlian also came back to her senses, "Yes, tell me quickly, what does Mingzhu want?"

Du Juan looked at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, then at the Yang family, and said calmly, "Mingzhu means that she will sell the egg cake craftsmanship to Xiangnan and your Yang family. In the future, she and I will never touch the egg cake business again. You two families will jointly pay for it, 250 yuan each, a total of 500 yuan."

"What? Five hundred!? Is she crazy about money?!" Qin Jinlian screamed anxiously.

Yang Lizhen responded quickly, "The Yang family doesn't want to buy this craft, so Xiangnan can do it alone."

Du Juan looked at the other party with a sarcastic look on her face, "Lizhen, this is Mingzhu's intention. Either you and the Yang family buy it together, or she won't sell it. Anyway, she has this skill, so she is not afraid of not making money."

Yang Lizhen understood almost instantly.

Shen Mingzhu did this specifically to guard against her.

Shen Xiangnan is a henpecked husband. When this skill is in Shen Xiangnan's hands, it is equivalent to being in the hands of her Yang family.

Shen Mingzhu didn't want the Yang family to take advantage, so she insisted that the Yang family pay half of the money! This sister-in-law of hers was too calculating!

Yang Lizhen was very upset, but when she saw the heavy pile of more than 300 yuan in Du Juan's hand, her heart warmed up again.

It's okay if you're stupid. If you master this skill, are you afraid that you can't make back the money? Qin Jinlian cursed Shen Mingzhu for being heartless in her heart, while secretly plotting against Shen Chaobei and his wife.

"Chaobei, lend the money you've earned in the past two months to Xiangnan first. He'll pay you back when he makes some money selling egg cakes."

Du Juan's eyes turned red and tears started to fall. "Mom, can you please be kind and spare Chaobei and me? We endured it when you didn't give us a penny when we divided the family property. We also endured it when we asked you to borrow money to start a business and you didn't give us a penny. Now you are jealous of the egg cake business and are instigating the Yang family to prevent us from living in peace. Okay, Chaobei and I will give up the business.

How hard did Chaobei and I work to save this money? We get up earlier than the chickens and sleep later than the dogs. We carry a load of dozens of kilograms and walk for five or six hours every day. Our feet are covered with blisters. We have worked so hard to save this little fortune, and you want to take it all away. Don’t you want to leave us a chance to make a living?”

The onlookers were indignant by Du Juan's crying.

"Jinlian, you should be more kind. I have never seen a mother like you. Could it be that you picked up Chaobei?"

"The two brothers Chaobei and Xiangnan have such a good relationship, do you really want to make them turn against each other and become enemies?"

Qin Jinlian looked at the second brother who was squatting on the ground, covering his face and not daring to look up, and then looked at the eldest brother who looked dull, and said stammeringly: "I'm borrowing it, not not returning it..."

"Come on! Don't we know what kind of person you are? When you asked me to lend you money, you talked better than you sang. But asking you to pay me back is probably as hard as cutting off your flesh."

"If you can't come up with the money, you can use the gold chain on Xiangnan's wife's neck as collateral."

"If you want to eat well, dress well and wear a gold chain, then find a way to earn it yourself. You just suck the blood of your big brother and big sister, and you are not afraid of retribution in the future. How shameless!"

No matter how thick-skinned Yang Lizhen was, she couldn't hold it in anymore and her face turned red and white.

The village chief also couldn't stand Qin Jinlian's behavior. He was also a father-in-law. Compared with the lazy Yang Lizhen, he obviously liked the hardworking and virtuous Du Juan more and was willing to support her.

"Jinlian, Lizhen, you two have been struggling for so many days, and now you have got what you wanted. Chaobei and his wife have passed on their egg cake making skills to you. You should be content and stop plotting against them. God is watching what you do, and God will judge you if you are not kind."

Given Yang Lizhen's selfish character, she naturally was reluctant to take out the gold chain.

But she had to take it even if she didn't want to, because she couldn't bear to give up such a good opportunity to make a fortune.

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Three days later.

Du Juan took Shen Xiangnan and Yang Lizhen into the city to find Shen Mingzhu.

Qin Jinlian also wanted to come, but was stopped by Du Juan with a sentence, "Mingzhu said she doesn't want thieves in the house."

Qin Jinlian felt deeply hurt by her daughter's words, hiding in the house and wiping her tears, "This heartless girl, I just took her thirty yuan, but she actually called me a thief..."

"You deserve it! You asked for it! You stole it from my daughter and you still have the nerve to say that!"

Shen Jianguo sat on the kang and scolded her harshly, then walked out with his hands behind his back, making Qin Jinlian so angry that she cried.

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"These two hundred and fifty yuan belong to our Yang family."

Yang Lizhen put the money in front of Shen Mingzhu and said in a pleading tone: "Mingzhu, Xiangnan and I can't take out so much money for the time being. Can we owe it to you first? Don't worry, we will definitely give you the money in three months at most."

Shen Mingzhu smiled, "I'm not in a hurry. Wait until you have raised the money and then come to me. I won't see you off. Bye."

Seeing that Shen Mingzhu was not showing any mercy, Yang Lizhen could only take off the gold necklace around her neck in anger.

"Forget it, I'll use this necklace to pay you off."

Shen Mingzhu took the necklace, shook it, and took out the precision electronic scale that she had prepared in advance from under the coffee table.

This thing is hard to find, so she asked Pei Wenping to borrow it for her.

Gold necklace 6.8 grams.

Shen Mingzhu took out her calculator and calculated, "...I still need 8 yuan."

Seeing Yang Lizhen's unhappy face, Shen Mingzhu smiled and said, "I will still calculate it based on this year's gold price. If it's based on last year's gold price, you still have to give me 35."

Hearing this, Yang Lizhen immediately took out 8 yuan and gave it to Shen Mingzhu.

Shen Mingzhu stood up and prepared to teach Yang Lizhen and Shen Xiangnan how to steam egg cakes, but Yang Lizhen asked her to write a letter of guarantee, promising that the skill of making egg cakes would not be passed on to others and that she would no longer make money from this skill. If she broke her promise, she would have to pay ten times the compensation.

To be honest, Yang Lizhen did have some brains, but she didn't use them in the right way and instead only thought of evil things.

Shen Mingzhu handwrote a sale agreement to the couple in person.

After learning the craft, before leaving, Shen Xiangnan said to Shen Mingzhu with shame on his face, "Little sister, come back to Shenjiagou often when you have time. Mom and Dad miss you very much."

Shen Mingzhu looked at him quietly, "Second brother, live a good life in the future. If it's not a big deal like birth, old age, sickness or death, don't come to the city to find me. I won't care if you come to me."

Hearing what she said, Shen Xiangnan's tears suddenly fell to the ground.

"Little sister..."

Shen Mingzhu showed the guest away without any mercy and closed the door.

Sitting on the sofa, staring at the money and gold necklace on the coffee table, Shen Mingzhu felt unhappy.

She couldn't tell whether it was the blood relationship between the original owner and the Shen family, or because she herself was a sentimental person.

After feeling sad for a while, Shen Mingzhu stood up and prepared to put the money away. Her eyes suddenly stopped on the sofa cushion where Yang Lizhen had sat.