Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 237 How can I live without you?
This person is now in his hands!

Chen Liang's eyes darted around, and he realized that there seemed to be something hidden in those words.

The person was handed over to him, not the patient.

Since he wasn't a patient, he naturally didn't need to treat him well.

Seeing that Chen Liang thought for a moment, without checking her pulse or asking any questions, Ren Si Niang took out a long and thick silver needle and was about to prick her daughter's philtrum.

"What are you doing? If you give my daughter this injection, will she even survive?"

Ren Si Niang cried out in surprise and stepped forward to stop her.

She had seen doctors use acupuncture, and they all used thin and short needles. Chen Liang's needles looked wrong at first glance.

Chen Liang said coldly, "Are you a doctor and I am a doctor? If you don't understand, don't shout nonsense and delay the best time for treatment. You'll regret it later."

Ren Si Niang immediately wilted after being yelled at like that.

Yes, she's not a doctor. What if she delays her daughter's treatment?

Seeing that she was no longer stopping him, Chen Liang immediately inserted the needle.

what--

Wu Shuihua screamed and jumped three feet high.

She covered her mouth in disbelief, staring blankly at the needle in Chen Liang's hand, which was as thick as a rolling pin, her legs trembling with fear.

Chen Liang chuckled and said to Ren Siniang, "See, isn't that perfect?"

Nie Tianlei praised, "As expected of my disciple, your medical skills have improved a lot."

Upon receiving Nie Tianlei's praise, Chen Liang almost jumped up. He pretended to be calm, scratched the back of his head, and said, "Not at all, it's all thanks to Master's excellent teaching."

The farce ended with Ren Siniang and Wu Shuihua working for the workshop for free for three months.

From then on, the people in the workshop became much more obedient, because they knew that those who went against the workshop would either be punished by village rules or go from earning money to becoming unpaid laborers.

Nobody's that stupid to give up a perfectly good opportunity to make money, only to end up doing free work for someone else after all the fuss.

In less than two months, the malt sugar workshop had bought up almost all the sprouted wheat from the surrounding villages.

Maltose, sesame candy, beer, and other products are selling exceptionally well at the Bai family's shop, with demand exceeding supply.

Chenjia Village is bustling with people every day.

Today is the day to tally up the income.

The village head's gate was tightly closed, and Hai Shi, Pan Dayan, and a few others arrived early to wait.

While rapidly calculating on his abacus, Fang Xingzhi said, "The malt sugar workshop earned a total of 20800 taels of silver last month. After deducting the capital of 500 taels and other expenses such as purchasing tools twice during the process, totaling more than 50 taels, we can see the results."

After deducting the daily wage of 25 wen for more than 200 people, plus the cost of meals provided several times during the trip, and the red envelopes given to the workers, the total cost was less than 200 taels.

The total amount was exactly 1 taels.

"Seize the young master?"

"You mean seizing the young master?"

Upon hearing this enormous figure, the group exclaimed in surprise at the same time.

Li Ruru also looked incredulous. She knew this business could make money, but she never expected it to be this much.

Even Chu Xiu, who had seen many big occasions, couldn't hide his excitement. "Master Fang, quickly calculate how much money I can get?"

He already had a rough idea of ​​the exact numbers, but he wanted Fang Xingzhi to tell him.

The others urged, "Yes, yes, Master Fang, quickly calculate how much money we can get!"

Fang Xingzhi put down the abacus and said, "According to the original shares, Pan Dayan, Hai Shi, and the village head will each receive 1500 taels."

"How much do you want?" Pan Dayan shouted, startling everyone.

She shouted at the top of her lungs, "Master Fang, why aren't you using the abacus? Is your calculation correct?"

Fang Xingzhi smiled and said, "I didn't miscalculate. You don't want that much money? You can give it to me if you don't want it."

Wang Tieniu and Wang Tiezhu carried out several large boxes, and Fang Xingzhi pointed to two of them and said, "These are yours."

Pan Dayan opened the box, saw the gleaming silver, and pounced on it to hug it.

At that moment, she truly felt that she wasn't dreaming; she really had earned 1500 taels in a month.

She initially thought 10 taels of silver was a lot, but later she earned 100 taels, and now she actually has more than 1,000 taels.

How could a peasant woman like her possibly earn so much money? In a daze, Pan Dayan rushed over and hugged Li Ruru.

Li Ruru was almost knocked over by her enthusiasm, and Fang Xingzhi silently helped her up.

Before Li Ruru could even express her gratitude, she heard Pan Dayan's increasingly loud wails.

"Aru, you are like my second parents, waaaaah."

"How can I live without you? Waaah!"

Hai and the village head also received the silver, and they could very well understand Pan Dayan's feelings at that moment.

Hai Shi also turned around and hugged Li Ruru, while Lü Da stood aside with tears streaming down his face.

He looked at his wife and said, "Our younger generation can all afford to go to school now."

Studying is a time-consuming, laborious, and expensive activity that most families cannot afford.

Occasionally, they can afford to support only one person.

In Lü Da's family, only Chen Xiucai was educated; the other men only knew a few characters.

Now that we have money, we have to send all our grandchildren to study and take the imperial examinations.

Lu Da's wife nodded and said, "Let our daughter-in-law learn to read a few words too."

Men can study, and women shouldn't go their whole lives without knowing how to write their own names.

She looked at Chu Xiu and asked tentatively, "Chu Xiu, could you teach my daughter-in-law?"

Chu Xiu, who was grinning as he counted his money, looked up and agreed without a second thought.

Seeing this, Chaochao quickly said, "Let me teach you. Although I don't have much knowledge, I can still teach people to read and write."

She had already learned the Four Books and Five Classics from Chu Xiu, and could write everyday characters.

Chu Xiu was a man, so it wasn't convenient for him to teach the women.

Peipei chimed in, "My older sister is amazing! She can write any character, and her handwriting is so beautiful."

Lu Da's wife smiled and said, "Okay, okay, whatever."

It doesn't matter who you learn from, as long as the daughters-in-law have someone to teach them.

Lu Da chuckled and said, "Alright, if possible, let all the women in the village come and learn."

Li Ruru said, "Okay, let's do it at the village school then. Everyone can go and listen after they finish their work in the evening."

Chaochao originally only wanted to help Chuxiu out of a predicament, but she never expected that she would suddenly have to teach all the women in the village to read.

This responsibility is huge; she's a little scared.

Just as I was looking down in confusion, something cold was suddenly shoved into my hand.

She unfolded it and saw, wow, what a huge amount of silver, a full 50 taels.

Chu Xiu grinned and looked at her with amusement.

He whispered, "Take it and spend it."

Xiao Wu sighed and said to Chu Xiu, "Young Master, if you're buying a gift for someone, you can't just give them money directly."

Chu Xiu thought about it and agreed. Chaochao wasn't short of money now, so he had to pick out a good gift for her.

But the money has already been given out; we can't ask for it back.

Seeing this, Li Ruru smiled and said, "You still owe me 75 taels last time. After paying back this 50 taels, you still owe 25 taels."

Chu Xiu hurriedly took out 25 taels of silver and respectfully handed it to Li Ruru.

Bai Lu also returned 75 taels to Li Ruru.

The maltose workshop earned 1 taels a month, averaging more than 300 taels a day.

But these were all small change in Bai Lu's eyes; what she earned most was naturally her family's shops and restaurants.

Li Ruru earned 4000 taels of silver at the malt sugar workshop, and several large boxes were carried home under the cover of night.

After distributing the silver, Li Ruru said to everyone with a solemn expression, "Although the malt sugar workshop is very profitable, we need to switch to another business."

Pan Dayan asked, puzzled, "The business is doing so well, why switch?"

(End of this chapter)