After wearing it: I traded a pig for a man.

Jiang Yun Ning smiled. It seemed that Jiang You Cai had given him the idea; otherwise, Jiang Man Cang wouldn't have been able to come up with this idea.

"Can you recognize who those two people are?" Jiang Yun Ning looked up.

Changxi nodded: "I'm sure I'll recognize them when they come tomorrow."

Jiang Yunning: "Okay, go wash your hands first, and get some rest after you finish eating. For the next couple of days, you'll stay with Jiang Mancang."

Changxi left, and Dongmei and the others went into the kitchen, leaving only Jiang Yuntian and Liu Yuzhi.

"Jiang Mancang and Jiang Youcai want to steal the soap recipe?" Liu Yuzhi whispered, afraid that someone might pass by outside the door.

Wang Cuihua's face hardened with anger, her previous gentle smile completely gone: "This damned world, can't it just be peaceful? What are they doing, always watching our family?"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at Jiang Laosan: "Look at you, what kind of brothers do you have?"

Jiang Laosan, who was innocently implicated, curled his lip.

I feel wronged, but I can't express it.

Jiang Yuning smiled and put her arm around Wang Cuihua's shoulder to comfort her, "Mother, if it wasn't Jiang Mancang, it would have been someone else. Our family has earned so much money, there are too many people who are envious."

That's why she decided to get the villagers to work and earn money together; otherwise, her family might have become the village's public enemy by now.

"Who would give up such good treatment from our family to leak secrets?" Jiang Yuntian asked in confusion.

Jiang Yunning waved her hand: "You'll know tomorrow. Go wash your hands and eat."

At the dinner table, Wang Cuihua grew angrier and angrier, so much so that Jiang Laosan didn't get a good look from her either, and could only eat his food in front of him in a humiliating manner.

"Mother, please don't take your anger out on Father." Jiang Yun Ning said helplessly, picking up a few pieces of meat with her chopsticks and putting them into Jiang Lao San's bowl.

Jiang Laosan looked up, touched, then rolled his eyes at Jiang Yuntian, who was only serving food to Liu Yuzhi.

Daughters are the best; they're like a warm, comforting cotton-padded jacket.

At this moment, Jiang Youcai and Zhou Yulan sat facing each other at the dining table.

The atmosphere was somber and oppressive, except for Jiang Qiuyu, who was completely unaware of the situation as he ate his meal.

He was still holding a book in his hand and wouldn't let go of it.

After the meal, Jiang Qiuyu went inside, and only then did the couple dare to speak.

"Dad, what should we do now? Qiu Yu and Qiu Sheng are going to take the imperial examination next year, and the reward for their guarantee is still waiting for your monthly salary to buy."

Zhou Yulan couldn't help but shed tears.

In the past, she always listened to Jiang Youcai, but this time, Jiang Youcai's mess with the soap business has left the shopkeeper with nothing to do.

This is the main source of income for the family.

"I only have one tael of silver a month, how are we supposed to survive?"

At this moment, she felt extremely regretful, regretting that she hadn't stopped Jiang Youcai from embezzling the restaurant's money.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been fired and would be burdened with a debt of ten taels of silver.

Jiang Youcai frowned: "Stop crying. If all else fails, go ask your daughter for some."

Zhou Yulan paused, her heart aching even more: "Xing'er was sold to Master Qian as a concubine by you for twenty taels of silver back then, she must still hold a grudge against us. Besides, we haven't visited her for so many years, do you think she'll give it to you?"

"Then what do you suggest we do? If we can't pay back the money, our two sons won't be able to take the imperial examinations." Jiang Youcai was even more annoyed, and waved his hand haphazardly: "Forget it, ask tomorrow if we can get an advance on some money. Even just a few taels will do."

As night fell, Jiang Zhaodi escorted Fu Shaoli home and then hurried home with a bar of soap in her pocket.

As soon as he entered, he was stopped by Jiang Zhangshi.

"You little rascal, you've got some nerve coming home so late! Don't you know Baogen and I are waiting for you to cook dinner?"

Seeing her mother's angry face, Jiang Zhaodi smiled ingratiatingly and took out the soap from her arms: "Mother, I had no choice. Fu Shaoli insisted on going to town to play, and I couldn't refuse. Look, this is the soap she gave me today. I asked, and it costs several hundred coins."

Jiang Zhangshi's eyes lit up, and she dropped the broom handle in her hand, holding the square lard soap in both hands: "Oh my, this is a good thing. I heard that everyone in town uses this."

Jiang Zhaodi laughed and added, "Fu Shaoli is such an idiot. I follow her around every day, and she thinks I really consider her a friend."

Jiang Zhangshi put away the soap: "Alright, then you should try to build a good relationship with her and try to get her to marry your brother before the New Year."

Fu Shaoli is Fu Zhong's only daughter, and everyone in the village knows that Fu Zhong dotes on her. Once Fu Shaoli marries into the family, her son Baogen will be able to live off the family fortune and enjoy a life of luxury.

"I understand, Mother," Jiang Zhaodi replied meekly, carrying the firewood and hurrying towards the kitchen.

The next morning, before Jiang Yun Ning had even woken up, she heard the howling wind outside.

When I went outside, I saw that the gray sky was actually dotted with a few snowflakes.

Only when your fingers touch the cold snowflakes do you get a real sense of winter.

"You're dressed so lightly." Jiang Che took a thick coat and draped it over her shoulders, then took Jiang Yun Ning's cold hand and tucked it into his sleeve to warm it.

The snowflakes only drifted down a few times before stopping, and soon the sun came out again.

Changxi stood at the door, silently watching the women who came in one after another.

When she saw the two people who had been stopped by Jiang Mancang yesterday, she secretly told Jiang Yunning.

"Okay. I understand." Jiang Yun Ning nodded, then quietly told He Hua and Chun Mei to keep a close eye on Sister Cheng and Sister Yu.

It was getting late, so Jiang Yuning took the wild vegetables she had bought on the way yesterday and got into the carriage.

Jiang Anhe sat in the carriage, touching and looking around.

Jiang Che drove the carriage, and seeing that the horses had regained some spirit, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although his intuition told him he wouldn't be wrong, he was still afraid he might misjudge and buy a sick horse.

Upon arriving at the college, Jiang Yunning went to the cafeteria and handed Wang Qingqing a basket of wild vegetables: "Sister Qingqing, it's cold today, so let's replace the millet porridge with wild vegetable porridge, and add some minced meat and a few eggs."

"Okay." Wang Qingqing took the wild vegetables: "There aren't many wild vegetables available in this weather, they're hard to find."

Jiang Yun Ning nodded: "Yes, I bought this from an old lady. It looks quite pitiful."

Jiang Yun Ning was so busy that the students had already started eating that he began to observe the number of people eating hot and sour noodles and the increase or decrease in the number of people in the first few days.

I glanced at it briefly, and there were definitely more than that.

"Young lady, what are you looking at?" Shen Yan asked, holding a bowl and following her gaze.

Jiang Yun Ning hasn't been to the academy in a long time. Why is she staring at the people eating in the hall as soon as she arrives?