“It’s true, trust me, I’ve already done my best to prepare,” Jian Xiu said.

“Mm, I believe you!” Zhang Zixuan said firmly.

When Zhang Zhiyong and Zhang Haifei’s families returned with the plantain grass, the three families began dividing the silver money earned from the wild boars and plantain grass.

“The plantain grass was sold at Renhe Hall. There were a total of 124 jin (about 62 kilograms). Manager Qin said that our grass looked good, was clean, and dried well, so he paid us 16 wen per jin. In total, we earned 1 tael and 984 wen. If we divide this equally among the three families, each family will get 661 copper coins. The extra copper coin will go to Zhiyong’s family. Do you all have any objections?”

Hearing Jian Xiu’s words, the two families were so excited they were rubbing their hands together.

Just a few days, and they were about to get more than 600 wen!

Moreover, this plantain grass was just a small portion of what they had. The yard was still full of plantain grass!

If all of it dried out, they could easily get several taels of silver.

Not to mention the plantain grass that was still out there waiting to be dug up.

The families got more excited the more they thought about it.

With the copper coins in hand, they still couldn’t believe it.

Seeing their excitement, Jian Xiu couldn’t help but shake her head.

“Also, regarding the three wild boars, we’ve brought back half of one today. I sold 12 taels and 100 wen at Yuexiang Lou. As agreed, I keep 60%, and you get 40%…”

“Sister-in-law, as we agreed earlier, we can’t take the money from the wild boars. If you really feel we should get something, give us 15 wen per day. This way, we’re still earning. The work at the docks in the county only pays 14 wen, sometimes even 13 wen. We can’t accept this much silver,” Zhang Zhiyong interrupted before Jian Xiu could finish.

The three wild boars were all dug up by Jian Xiu alone, and the two families had only helped drag them back.

They couldn’t accept such a large amount of money, as it would feel wrong to them.

Zhang Haifei, standing beside them, nodded and added, “Sister-in-law, 15 wen is enough for us. We only spent most of the day on it. If we calculated properly, it’s not even 15 wen. Besides, we’ve already taken advantage of the plantain grass, so we really can’t accept the silver for the wild boars.”

Seeing their sincerity, Jian Xiu helplessly shook her head.

She realized that they were truly simple-hearted.

Knowing that if she forced the money on them, they wouldn’t accept it, Jian Xiu finally decided to give each family one tael of silver.

When they tried to return the money to her, Jian Xiu had to threaten, “Alright, if you don’t accept this, next time something good comes up, I won’t help you!”

Hearing this, Huang Chunzhi and Lin Xia immediately retracted their hands, shaking their heads helplessly, mimicking Jian Xiu’s previous gesture.

Then, Jian Xiu prepared to divide the wild boar meat.

The half-boar she brought back weighed over 100 jin.

In addition to some for her family, she set aside portions for the two families.

But when she looked at the already divided boar meat, she immediately understood.

The meat had been cut into four large pieces.

Two were the same size, while the other was particularly large.

It was obvious that Zhang Zixuan had divided it this way.

The larger piece was certainly for her parents.

The two same-sized pieces were likely for Zhang Zhiyong and Zhang Haifei.

The remaining piece, neither too big nor too small, was left for their own family.

Thinking about this, Jian Xiu subconsciously glanced at the man sitting in a wheelchair not far away.

She couldn’t help but feel touched. For the first time, Jian Xiu, who had never been cared for in the post-apocalyptic world, realized how warm it felt to have someone think of her and do these small things for her.

When it came to dividing the two equal portions of boar meat, Jian Xiu asked Zhang Zhiyong and Zhang Haifei’s families to take theirs.

Once only the two families remained, Jian Xiu finally took out all the silver.

Liutou and Qitou’s eyes widened in disbelief at the sight.

Not just them, even Zhang Zixuan looked incredulous.

“Did we really earn so much silver in just these two days?” Liutou looked around and asked quietly, his cautious expression making Jian Xiu laugh.

“There’s nothing much here. I feel it’s still not enough. I’ve already asked Manager Wu to inquire at Xuewen Academy. If there’s no problem, I’ll send you to the academy,” Jian Xiu said.

“Really?” Qitou asked eagerly.

“Of course. Today, I even bought the Four Treasures of the Study and rice paper, all to help you study more. When the time comes, you can take the exam in front of Principal Mo,” Jian Xiu said.

“Do we really have to take an exam?” Liutou asked gloomily.

They couldn’t even read big characters; how could they pass the exam?

“Don’t worry, I’ll teach you all of that,” Jian Xiu replied calmly.

As for her own identity, she hadn’t planned to hide it anymore.

Of course, this was just for Zhang Zixuan. For the three children, she could easily come up with an excuse to distract them.

But Zhang Zixuan was different. He had likely noticed her recent behavior.

As Jian Xiu spoke, she immediately felt Zhang Zixuan’s strange gaze lingering on her.

“Mom, can you read?” he asked.

“Of course. It’s just that back at the old house, I didn’t have the chance to use it. I can do a lot of things,” Jian Xiu said proudly.

Jian Xiu then gathered the silver earned over the past few days and, under Zhang Zixuan’s suspicious gaze, said, “Come on, let’s count how much silver we’ve saved up.”

“Okay, Mom. I’ll count the copper coins, and you count the silver,” Liutou eagerly said.

“I want to help too! Let me help!” Er Ya cheerfully ran over and began gathering the copper coins into piles.

Looking at her three children, Jian Xiu felt a warmth and contentment she had never experienced before.

Under the dim oil lamp, the five of them gathered in their small room, their occasional bursts of laughter filling the air.

This was something Jian Xiu had never known in her life as a secret agent.

Having lived in a world where danger lurked at every corner, she now understood how precious and peaceful life could be.

“Mom, did I make a mistake in the count? Do we really have almost 80 taels of silver?” Liutou looked up at Jian Xiu.

“No, you didn’t make a mistake. We really have this much silver now. That’s why I’m planning to send you and your brother to the academy to study,” Jian Xiu patiently explained.

She knew that if she didn’t let them know about the silver, her sensible sons might never agree to go to the academy.