Episode 10 recap: Lian Man Er's roasted garlic peanuts business is doing well.
Although Second Aunt claimed to be pregnant and unable to work, she was still afraid of Lian Man Er's grandmother. When she saw Lian Man Er's grandmother approaching, she quickly pretended to be diligently working. Lian Man Er's grandmother felt heartbroken seeing so many things being divided, and in the middle of the night, she wanted to secretly smash the wall and go steal chickens from Lian Man Er's place.
Lian Man Er heard the commotion and came out to investigate, but Lian Man Er's grandmother quickly ran away. Lian Man Er wanted to rebuild the wall, but Shen Nuo thought it would take forever if they did it that way. Lian Man Er felt that they couldn't just leave it like that, or else when their parents woke up and saw it, they would be saddened.
Shen Nuo said that she had a solution. She had planted some trees here and blocked the hole. Lian Man Er thought it was indeed a good idea, and as they worked together and talked, they felt a bit of a spark when their eyes met. Lian Man Er said that they finally separated from their families, and now she could finally go all out to make money.
Lian Man Er and a few others started making roasted garlic peanuts here and sold them to the restaurants. Business was good, and many restaurants bought their peanuts. The shopkeeper wanted to buy their recipe, but Lian Man Er refused, saying that they relied on it to make some money.
The shopkeeper mentioned that many people were already imitating their peanuts, and if someone else developed a more delicious recipe, their recipe would lose its value. Shen Nuo pointed out that if that were the case, the shopkeeper wouldn't be trying to persuade them to sell the recipe. The shopkeeper gave up and said that if they changed their minds, they should come to him first.
Aunt asked Uncle when he would return to town. She mentioned that their mother-in-law was very angry about the division of the family, but their second brother's wife was pregnant, so she had to deal with everything by herself. She complained that she had never experienced such hardship and that when she got married, she made it clear that she wouldn't tolerate any more mistreatment. Uncle talked to Lian Man Er's grandmother about returning to town, and she agreed but insisted that Aunt had to stay behind.
Uncle argued that Aunt needed to take care of herself, but Lian Man Er's grandmother said she knew Aunt's character and that he wouldn't take care of anyone. She wanted Aunt to stay and learn how to manage the household. She said that when Aunt learned, she could go back. As for Uncle, she would give him some money to hire someone to take care of him.
Uncle didn't say much and left Aunt very angry. Lian Man Er's business was doing well now, and they had run out of peanuts. Shen Nuo suggested that Lian Man Er could buy some peanuts from her grandfather. Lian Man Er said that if her grandmother found out she was making money by selling roasted garlic peanuts, she would definitely cause trouble. Shen Nuo pointed out that Lian Man Er's business was doing well now, and everyone knew that the girls from the Lian family were involved. So how could Lian Man Er's grandmother not know anything?
Lian Hua Er noticed that Aunt had been lazy all along and reminded Lian Man Er's grandmother to pay attention to Aunt's belly. Lian Man Er's grandmother discovered that Aunt was pretending to be pregnant and was very angry. Tax collectors came, saying they needed to pay ten taels of silver. Since the land in Lian Man Er's house had been separated from the scholar's name, they had to pay separate taxes for it.
Lian Man Er didn't have money, so she had to use the chickens and ducks from their house to pay the debt. Shen Nuo mentioned that the amount of tax they collected far exceeded what the government had set, indicating that these corrupt officials had taken the extra money. Aunt found out about Lian Man Er selling peanuts and informed the family. Lian Hua Er attended a gathering with her friends, and they bought some roasted garlic peanuts. When they mentioned that Lian Hua Er's sister made them, Lian Hua Er hoped her friends could help and not expose Lian Man Er's involvement.
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