Therefore, after knowing that Shen Chaobei and his wife had returned, he immediately sent Shen Xiangnan to inquire about the news.

"Brother, sister-in-law, how was your stall today? Did you make any money?"

Du Juan smiled and replied, "I made some money. I made almost two yuan."

Shen Xiangnan is a little soft-hearted, but his personality is similar to Shen Chaobei's. They are both simple, kind and honest people with no ulterior motives.

Therefore, after knowing that Shen Chaobei had made money, he was not jealous. Instead, he was genuinely happy for the couple and hurried home to tell Qin Jinlian.

Qin Jinlian didn't say anything, but her mind was busy calculating.

There are 10 market days a month, which means 20 yuan. Excluding the busy farming season, there are at least 100 market days a year, which means 200 yuan? 200 yuan a year is not a small amount.

They all make money. The eldest son cannot be the only one to make money. The second son’s family must also make money. After all, she follows the second son. Only when the second son makes money can she live a good life.

During dinner in the evening, Qin Jinlian couldn't help but tell Shen Jianguo and Shen Xiangnan what she was thinking.

She thought both father and son would support her, after all, who wouldn't be greedy for money? As a result, Shen Jianguo scolded her and ordered her to stop targeting the eldest brother and his wife.

Although Shen Xiangnan didn't dare to scold Qin Jinlian, he also stated firmly that he would not take away his elder brother's "rice bowl".

"Mom, please just shut up. People in the village are gossiping about our family, saying that you are biased. It makes me embarrassed to go out."

Qin Jinlian was so angry that she scolded both the father and son, saying that they did not understand her. After that, she never mentioned the matter again.

It wasn't that she had a change of heart, but she wanted to save face and was afraid of being drowned by the villagers' spit.

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Shen Chaobei and Du Juan had no idea what happened in the next courtyard. The first day's successful start made the couple so excited that they couldn't sleep at night.

Shenjiagou belongs to Anping Town. People go to the town to go to the market, which is held every two days, or ten days a month.

Therefore, apart from the ten days during the market when they can set up their stall, the couple has to stay at home the rest of the time.

If it were anyone else, they would probably be very satisfied.

You can earn fifty yuan by working at the market ten days a month. In a remote and poor place like Shenjiagou, a monthly income of fifty yuan is already the ceiling.

But both husband and wife are hardworking and cannot sit still.

Especially after tasting the sweetness of making money, they are even more reluctant to sit around at home.

It hurts so much to earn only five dollars less by just hanging out for a day.

The couple discussed it all night and decided to set up a stall in the next town to sell egg cakes.

This is easy to say but difficult to do.

The two towns closest to Anping Town are Chishui Town and Pingqiao Town. It is thirty miles to Chishui Town one way, and forty miles to Pingqiao Town one way.

It takes an hour to walk ten miles, and three hours to walk thirty miles, and you have to carry a load on your back.

The couple could take turns carrying the burden, but then they wouldn't be able to take Daya with them. It would be such a burden to carry a child along on the journey of dozens of miles back and forth.

The next day, Du Juan found Qin Jinlian and asked her to help look after the child while the couple went out to do business.

Qin Jinlian asked for twenty yuan as "hardship fee".

"I heard from Xiangnan that you can earn two yuan a day by setting up the stall, and at least fifty or sixty a month. Twenty is not too much, right? Don't think it's easy to take care of children. Spring ploughing is coming soon. I dare not be distracted for a whole day. If I'm not careful, the child will fall into the ditch and drown."

Du Juan said she would go back and discuss it with Shen Chaobei.

After leaving Qin Jinlian's courtyard, Du Juan went straight to her aunt's house who was a cousin of the Shen family.

The other person's surname was Liu, and he usually took care of his grandchildren at home. He readily agreed to help Du Juan take care of Daya for only six dollars a month.

This matter soon spread throughout the village, and Qin Jinlian, the biased mother-in-law, was inevitably criticized by the villagers again.

Qin Jinlian had no time to pay attention to the gossip in the village because Yang Lizhen had returned from her parents' home and she had to be busy taking care of Yang Lizhen's belly.

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After breakfast, Shen Mingzhu took Pei Ziheng back to the house to find clothes.

Today is Zhou Shuhuan's father's 60th birthday. Just like last year when Zhou Shuhuan held his wedding, he invited a team of chefs to serve the banquet at the senior activity center in the staff quarters.

Pei Ziheng has always been relatively independent in his life, so after finding clothes for him, Shen Mingzhu was ready to go out and let Pei Ziheng change himself. However, when she reached the door, she was blocked by Pei Yang, who pestered her to find him some clothes, otherwise he would not let her go.

Shen Mingzhu had no choice but to go back to the closet, but after searching for a long time she still couldn't find anything she liked.

Pei Yang was at sea all year round and only wore work clothes. He didn't have many private clothes, and they were all old, some even had frayed edges.

It doesn’t matter what you wear on a daily basis, but it’s not very decent to wear this to a banquet.

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It was still early, so Shen Mingzhu simply took Pei Yang out to buy him a new set of clothes from head to toe.

Pei Yang is tall, so Shen Mingzhu chose a dark blue woolen coat for him, with a light brown high-necked wool sweater inside, khaki trousers, and finally a pair of brown leather shoes.

After putting on the whole set, even Shen Mingzhu sighed that being tall is an advantage. He is simply a natural clothes hanger. No matter what he puts on, he looks as handsome as a supermodel.

Of course, Pei Yang’s good figure is also a plus.

By the way, does this dog man have abdominal muscles? How many are they? He said before that he would show her enough when he got back, but she saw nothing.

Because they had wasted some time going out to buy clothes, when the family of three arrived at the birthday party, it was already a little late. Although the meal had not started yet, most of the guests had arrived and were all sitting around the round dining table chatting and laughing.

Pei Yang carried the birthday gift, Shen Mingzhu held Pei Ziheng's hand, and the family of three went to the main table first to pay their respects to the birthday boy.

Pei Yang has a good-looking appearance, handsome features, and a tall stature. He wears a crisp and stylish woolen coat and walks with his two-meter long legs, neither hurried nor slow. He is both stylish and fashionable, and is so handsome that all the women in the audience can't close their T-shirts.

As he walked along, women's eyes were almost glued to him.

Of course, Shen Mingzhu is not bad either.

She was wearing the same woolen coat, which was light camel in color, with a black sweater underneath, and a burgundy woolen skirt with a very large hem, like a lantern. On her feet, she was wearing small leather boots with tiny heels, which looked both fashionable and beautiful.

Pei Ziheng, who was being held by her hand, was wearing a royal blue winter jacket, brown corduroy pants, and black leather boots. He looked cool and beautiful.

There are three members in the family, and any one of them would be extremely good-looking.

Walking together at this moment, they are just as shining as spotlights.

At the main table, when Shen Baolan saw the tall, straight, and handsome Pei Yang walking towards them, she was so amazed that the melon seeds in her hand fell to the ground.

When she saw Shen Mingzhu walking behind Pei Yang, the jealousy in her heart suddenly erupted like a volcano.

After not seeing her for a month, Shen Mingzhu has become even more beautiful. Her palm-sized face is white and tender like a freshly peeled egg. It's obvious that she has been pampered by a good life.

She dresses very nicely, modernly and stylishly, and doesn't look like a country girl at all.

And such a good life should have been hers! Pei Yang, this man, should also be hers!

Shen Baolan stared at Pei Yang with all her heart and eyes, unwilling to move her eyes away. She had no idea how scary her mother-in-law Ma Sufen's eyes were.

If it wasn't the wrong occasion, Ma Sufen would have rushed up and slapped her a few times.

What an unfaithful and slutty thing!