Chapter 59: The Book Contains a Golden House

  Niú Xiǎo Huā hung her head, thinking sadly that other people's daughters didn't want to get married early and were reluctant to leave home. But she really wanted to get married as soon as possible, maybe life would be better than now, maybe she would be lucky enough to meet a good man who would care for her. At home, she couldn't get any favor, especially from her mother, who treated her worse than the stepmother. Everywhere she looked, she was displeased with herself, and sometimes she even doubted whether she was adopted or not. If it weren't for her facial features being so similar to those of Niú Lǎo Gēn, plus Niú Lǎo Gēn's genuine affection for her, she would really think that way.

  But in this household, Niu Laogen couldn't do much about it either. Even if he could make decisions on big matters, he was mostly busy with things outside the house and didn't have the attention to detail for household chores. Even if he noticed something, he couldn't always manage to take care of it. Niu Xiaohua's life was really too difficult. She did all the heavy and rough work in the house by herself, and even when she had free time, she still had to do needlework. Tian Guilhua wouldn't even let her rest for a moment. Thinking about this, and adding to that her empty stomach, her eyes were puffy from crying. She was afraid of being scolded by Tian Guilhua for being unlucky, and didn't even dare to shed tears...

  She thought painfully that it would be better to marry far away, but marrying close by, with such a mother-in-law, her future days might be unpredictable.

  Thinking about the future, Niu Xiaohua is at a loss.

  After walking to the end of the village, the three brothers turned back and couldn't see that swollen-faced boy anymore. The three of them let out a sigh of relief at the same time and threw away what was on their side, happily returning home.

  When they arrived home, Zhong Gensheng and He Ashu had already returned. They had worked hard in the morning and had cleared all the grass from the field. The remaining work was just to boil some water in the afternoon, and tomorrow they could accompany the children into town. Zhong Gensheng decided to go with them tomorrow, while He Ashu would stay home to help the children trim their hair, which was also good.

  "Dad, Mom, I sold one hundred and ninety coins today..." San Bao excitedly said.

  Zhong Gensheng and He Axiu were shocked, "So many?!"

  Actually, looking at the things bought yesterday and the day before, it's clear that a lot of money was spent. They were also very happy when they heard how much money was made.

  "Yes, we can sell it for five cents a catty. It's just that we can't carry much, otherwise we could have sold more..." San Bao said with a smile.

  "Dad will go with you tomorrow..." Zhong Gensheng said with a smile: "You guys stir-fry more in the afternoon, and I'll carry it on my back tomorrow..."

  "Great, Dad..." San Bao's eyes lit up and he said: "Tuniu said that she earned money to save up for us to buy books. She said that there is gold in the books, and after we read them and come out, will our family have meat to eat every day?!"

  Shen Sisi's face turned black, and this kid just blurted everything out. She was suddenly embarrassed and smiled awkwardly, just wanting to explain, but Zhong Gensheng looked at her in surprise and said: "Good, you have ambition. From now on, you three brothers should study hard and take the imperial examination. Our family will be better off..."

  He Yaxiu's eyes were burning, after years of bitter days, now she seemed to have seen hope, she stroked Tuni's hair and smiled: "My dear daughter is really a sensible one."

  Shen Sisi smiled awkwardly, "I just heard that the Wang family in the neighboring village is very wealthy, with a lot of land, and they are also exempt from taxes, so I thought it would be good for their three brothers to study more..."

  Zhong Gensheng thought to himself with a sense of relief that even if he couldn't pass the imperial examination and become a scholar, being able to recognize a few characters would allow him to work as an accountant in town, which was still respectable. At least it was better than tilling the soil for food, and stronger too.