"I like money now, really. I love watching you count money; it makes me feel so happy. Once I get back from the capital, I probably won't have time for you anymore. I'll be studying like a man with his head hanging from the rafters and his thigh pricking with an awl."
"Alright, let's work together. We should at least live a middle-class or better life in this dynasty. It can't be worse than in our previous life, right?"
"No way. With our intelligence, we can't afford to live too badly. This place has its advantages and disadvantages. Let's try to make the best of it and make up for our weaknesses."
Jiang Shuyun wasn't truly naive; it's just that he hadn't needed to think about so much before, as everything had already been taken care of. However, his education and the people he interacted with were ingrained in him, and once a switch was flipped, their influence was considerable.
Once the couple had opened their hearts to each other, things became simpler. What people fear most is not poverty, but rather a lack of unity and concerted effort.
It was getting late, and Mu Yi'an and the other person didn't say anything more. They prepared to go to sleep, as they had things to do tomorrow.
The next day, Jiang Shuyun got up early and sent watermelons to the old house, her third grandfather, her great-grandfather, her eldest uncle, her cousin, her third uncle, and several other families. There weren't many, just one watermelon to each family.
When Brother Mu arrived, Jiang Shuyun had just finished seeing him off.
"Yi'an, you deserve the most credit for the successful watermelon planting this time. Thank you, brother. Father said that the family will pay for the one thousand taels of silver to be sent to Third Uncle this time, so you don't need to pay."
“Brother, we worked together to do it. I only came up with the idea, you did all the work. We’ll each contribute 500.”
"No need. Your second brother has already made a name for himself with the county magistrate this time. That's an intangible asset. Don't argue about it. Just listen to your father's decision."
Brother Mu was undeniably grateful to his sister; without her idea, he could never have grown watermelons so well. She had also bestowed this honor upon him—such a great benefit could not be measured in money.
Mu Yi'an thought about it and then stopped arguing, afraid that her older brother would feel guilty. After all, to outsiders, she said that her older brother had taken her to grow watermelons, and that was already the established fact.
The siblings reached a consensus: they would no longer be so deferential to each other, and they would support each other in many ways from now on.
In ancient times, a daughter from a good family had a strong backbone after marriage; this was an unspoken truth, and she should keep it in mind.
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