There was still more than half a bucket of tofu left, but Daya didn't plan to sell it. She bought some soybeans and took her two younger sisters home.

Before Er Ya even entered the house, she loudly announced the news, but Li Shi was not as excited as she had imagined.

Daya noticed it too and quickly put the bucket down. "Has the Jiang family come to cause trouble?"

Li nodded, then shook her head.

When Wang Yi saw Li's appearance, his heart pounded even harder. Could it be that Li Mazi's family already knew about her injuring Shouhou and had come to cause trouble?

She felt a pang of regret. Why had she been so soft-hearted? She should have dealt with the person directly. Now she was going to implicate the Wang family.

Da Ya became even more anxious: "If the Jiang family is unwilling to take the initiative to annul the engagement, I'll just go and annul it myself." Saying that, she was about to run out.

Li quickly pulled the person back: "It's not what you think, let me explain slowly."

This morning, as usual, Li went to grind soybeans. The mill, which is usually not crowded, had quite a few people queuing up. Since it's a public facility in the village, it's always first-come, first-served, so she patiently waited.

After waiting for a long time, the number of people at the mill had not decreased at all, and some even cut in line. Li Shi, who had a short temper, immediately started arguing with those people.

Those people said that this was something from the village, and everyone just ground flour for their own homes. They were surprised that Li had made tofu to sell, and told her that she should either teach the villagers how to make tofu or buy a millstone herself.

She had only earned money for two days, and it all went to buying beans. How could she afford a millstone? Besides, a millstone also needs a mill frame and a mill pusher. Even if she bought it, she couldn't use it immediately. Li was even more unwilling to teach the villagers how to make tofu.

Wang Yi breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, it wasn't Li Mazi's family coming looking for them.

Er Ya stood with her hands on her hips, her little face puffed up with anger: "This is too much! Let's go find the village head!"

Li's brows furrowed even deeper: "Pretend I didn't try. The villagers are grinding flour as usual, what can the village head do? Don't worry, I've had your father and the others line up and wait. We'll get our turn eventually. Can they grind flour until dark every day?"

Daya thought further ahead. The villagers were obviously doing this on purpose. Even if they started grinding beans today, what would they do in the future? They couldn't do this every day. Most importantly, her third sister had already secured a deal for forty catties of beans every day. If they dawdled until night, they might not finish by dawn.

She made a quick decision: "Mother, while it's still early, let's use the money from selling the Solomon's Seal to buy a millstone."

Li hesitated for a moment: "That's for your dowry."

"The Jiang family is already breaking off the engagement, so why are they still thinking about the dowry? They can save it up later," Wang Yiyi interjected.

Daya also chimed in, "Third Sister is right. As long as our tofu sells well, we'll save up the money quickly."

After doing some calculations, Li realized that Daya's words made sense. She nodded and called out to Erya, "Go and call your father back."

Er Ya responded and skipped out the door.

Wang Dashan returned quickly, but his complexion was not good, and Er Ya followed behind him timidly.

"Not getting in line shouldn't make you look this dark," Wang Yiyi asked Er Ya with her eyes. Er Ya gently shook her head; she didn't know either.

She ran into her father halfway there, but she didn't even have a chance to say anything.

Li said, "Don't look so gloomy. Go buy a millstone now. The children made a big deal today, forty catties of tofu every day. We can't let it be delayed."

Wang Dashan's expression didn't soften at all; instead, it darkened even more: "The marriage between Daya and Jiang Chengzong must be called off as soon as possible. Even if you're not happy about it, this marriage still has to be called off."

"What's wrong, husband?" Only then did Madam Li realize that something was amiss. How did this get back to Daya's marriage?

Wang Dashan: "The Jiang family has climbed up to the county magistrate, and they really don't show any mercy. Wu openly and secretly told everyone to go to the mill, saying that if we went, Jiang Chengzong would owe them a favor if he became successful in the future. If my older brother hadn't secretly told me, I probably would have been waiting there like an idiot until dark."

It turned out that the Jiang family had instructed everyone to do this. Li was so angry that she cursed, "Resign! Resign immediately! They haven't even become officials yet, and they're already acting like officials. What will they be like in the future?"

Wang Yi quickly reassured them, "The Jiang family must have done this on purpose. If we go there voluntarily, wouldn't we be letting them say whatever they want? They're definitely getting impatient. We need to stay calm."

Wang Dashan's anger subsided a little, and he complained to Li Shi, "I told you not to marry into the Jiang family, but you wouldn't listen to me. Look at the mess you've made."

Li lowered her head and said listlessly, "I... I didn't know the Jiang family would turn out like this after gaining power."

Daya said, "Father, Mother, now is not the time for infighting. Let's live our own lives. As for the Jiang family, if they really go too far, the county magistrate will stand up for us."

"Yes, sir, hurry up and buy the millstone back." With that, Li took out the money and put it in Wang Dashan's hand.

Wang Dashan knew that arguing would be pointless at this point. Since the Jiang family had already broken off relations, he needed to remain calm. He took the money, borrowed a cart from Wang Dajiang, and took his eldest son to buy a stone mill.

Li was not idle either. She took her three daughters and Ertou to find some stones, intending to use them as a temporary millstone.

After they finished setting it up, Wang Dashan and Datou returned pushing the cart. Wang Dashan looked much better: "I bought it in Shitou Village. It was two hundred coins cheaper than in town, and they even gave me a millstone handle as a gift."

After saying that, he handed the remaining money back to Li.

After counting the money, Li immediately laughed: "I thought it would cost three taels of silver, but it only cost two taels. It's like picking up money from the ground."

After saying that, he straightened his back and said, "Now that we have our own mill, no one can gossip anymore. When I make a lot of money, I'll definitely buy ten or eight millstones to bring back."

"Alright, come and lend a hand."

Seeing his wife's expression, Wang Dashan finally smiled and told them to unload the millstone from the cart.

The millstone was made of stone, so its weight was self-evident. Fortunately, Wang Dashan had placed a layer of grass under the millstone beforehand, so it was easier to move it now.

The millstone was installed in no time, and Daya fetched water and carefully washed it.

The atmosphere at home finally eased a bit when the soybeans were actually being ground. Suddenly, Li remembered something and asked Er Ya, "You just asked how much tofu costs per pound?"

She hadn't paid attention to what Er Ya said, only remembering that it was forty jin.

Er Ya held up five fingers: "Five coins."

Li's hand trembled as she added the beans: "Goodness, city people are so generous, it's almost the price of a pound of beans."

Er Ya simply emptied all the money from her basket, her face beaming with pride: "That's right, the deposit has already been paid."

In the past, all the money she earned was used to buy beans. This was the first time she had brought money home. Li Shi couldn't stop smiling, and even Wang Dashan turned the millstone a little faster.

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