After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 132 Su Chunlin Enters the City

Another bumper harvest came from the fields. Shen Mu sold all the high-yield grain seeds in his family and got 180 taels of silver. He then went to town to buy old grain and saved a lot of money.

The whole family had worked hard for more than half a month, and finally finished their work. They sat in the yard and talked before it got dark.

Huang Xinghua did some calculations and happily said to Shen Mu and Granny Chen, "I think we can buy the acre of wasteland next door and start building a house. We'll try to finish the house in the next two years, and then we can find a wife for Da Gou."

Shen Dagou blushed and said, "Father and Mother, I've earned more than five taels this year, so you don't need to spend money to help me get married."

"Hahaha!" The three adults burst out laughing in unison.

Granny Chen said with anticipation, "Alright! From now on, you can hand over half of the money you earn to the family, and keep the other half for yourselves."

Although this is somewhat unfair to her younger siblings, her eldest grandson and granddaughter were born the earliest and had the hardest life. Now that the family's situation is much better, she wants to make it up to her two children as much as possible.

Huang Xinghua looked at Shen Xiang and said, "Since your grandmother has said so, you'd better keep your dowry safe from now on."

Shen Xiang looked up in surprise and quickly thanked him.

After the autumn harvest, the villagers, who should have been resting, were now thinking about getting married or buying land and building houses because they had extra money in their pockets.

The threshold of village chief Shen Ying's house has been worn down by the villagers.

Even under these circumstances, no one was watching Shen Yi's house.

Shen Yi took the opportunity to continue building the house, and finished the house next door in just half a month.

The two-acre courtyard is extremely spacious, divided into two parts. The inner part is a two-courtyard house that can be lived in, while the outer part is a large, spacious courtyard with three rows of houses on three sides, resembling thatched huts. It doesn't look like a place for living; it can be used as a workshop or for raising livestock.

Some villagers passed by and took a look inside. Seeing the house, they became even more convinced that Shen Yi was going to raise pigs. As the word spread, the yard next to their house really did become a pigsty.

However, some people still gossiped behind his back, criticizing Shen Yi for being wasteful, saying that he had made a pigsty better than a house for people to live in, and who was he trying to embarrass?

Many villagers, determined to outdo the pig breeders, gritted their teeth and built large courtyards to compete with them.

Shen Yi knew nothing of these things; he was currently busy preparing for the raising of the roof beam.

Raising the roof beam was no easy task, and since he didn't want too many villagers to know about his family's situation, he had no choice but to go to Dongmen Village to ask Su Chunlin and the others for help.

When he arrived, he learned that Su Chunlin's family had just finished harvesting their grain.

The whole family was exhausted, looking like they'd been skinned alive, and they all looked like refugees.

"Father-in-laws and mother-in-law?"

Faced with Shen Yi's shock, Su Chunlin laughed like a fool, gesturing wildly as he said, "Son-in-law, guess how much grain our family sold this year?"

Shen Yi raised an eyebrow, silently doing some mental calculations, and tentatively asked, "Two thousand six hundred taels?"

Su Chunlin's eyes widened and his mouth gaped open. "You're amazing! You guessed so accurately! This time, even with all five of us working in the fields, we couldn't manage. We had to hire seven people to help us finish harvesting the crops in time."

It's tough work, but having money in our pockets makes us feel at ease, right? How's it going on your end?

Shen Yi smiled and said, "It's not as good as my father-in-law's side, but everything is going smoothly. I just got two more acres of land next door, built a yard, and am about to raise the roof beam. I don't want to make a fuss in the village, so I'd like my father-in-law and Yongnian to come and lend me a hand. It would be even better if I could find two more people." Although Su Chunlin didn't understand, it didn't stop him from being happy. He immediately called Su Zhan over, "Come with me to your brother-in-law's house to help with the work later. Also, call the three Ye brothers over. More people means more work."

After Su Zhan left, Su Chunlin explained to Shen Yi, "Ye An and his two brothers have earned quite a bit this year, but since two of them got married, they have completely separated their households. The youngest one will be getting married next year. Now they are all working hard to make money. If we ask them to go over and lend a hand, and give them some wages, they will definitely be happy to do so."

Shen Yi nodded and casually asked about the Ke family, "Father-in-law, will Uncle-in-law come to sell sheep again this year?"

Su Chunlin's eyes lit up slightly. "What? Aren't your two sheep enough?"

Shen Yi twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Those two sheep are getting old, so I plan to sell them to the butcher and buy two ewes and four rams. There are many people working in the family, so I can provide them with some goat milk. Also, Xiaotai will give birth at the end of next month, and she needs to eat well during her postpartum period. We also need to prepare one for the New Year. It's not that much."

Su Chunlin agreed, "Leave it to me, I guarantee I'll handle it perfectly. But before that, I need to go to the county town to see Yunyun, otherwise I won't be able to answer any questions when Xiaotai's uncle asks."

He already had a rough plan in mind.

That same day, Su Chunlin and his group followed Shen Yi to Shenjiazhuang.

With so many people coming, Su Tai will inevitably have to prepare a table of good wine and food to entertain them.

The next day, before dawn, a group of people went to work next door.

The wood for the roof beam was prepared long ago. Shen Yi specially went into the mountains to cut it, and it was left to dry in the backyard for a long time. Several layers of protective varnish were also applied, making it a high-quality material for the roof beam.

Su Chunlin praised them highly, and everyone worked together to install the main beams of each room according to their assigned tasks. Shen Yi was behind them, laying cement, so he was not easily noticed.

By the time all the beams were in place in all the houses, it was almost dark.

The remaining wood will be installed in the next two days.

Su Chunlin wanted to help Shen Yi finish the rest of the work, but Shen Yi persuaded him to leave.

As soon as they left, Su Tai immediately rushed to the Fire Time-Space and spent 10,000 virtual coins to buy a batch of tiles.

After delivering goods each day, Shen Yi would spend most of the day laying roof tiles. At first, he was slow, but as he got more familiar with the process, his speed increased significantly.

While the young couple were busy with their tasks, Su Chunlin also took some wheat, peanuts, and soybeans to the county town.

As before, he went to the back gate of the Bai residence to find Awang.

Awang remembered him and, without asking any questions, told Su Chunlin to wait in the side room.

Soon after, Su Chunsen, Wan Shi, and Su Chuan arrived one after another.

Su Chunlin exchanged a few pleasantries with them, then quickly took out a bag each of wheat, peanuts, and soybeans that he had brought. "The autumn harvest is over, and there's less work to do at home. I can take my time with the rest. That's why I had some time to come and see you all."

Mrs. Wan felt comforted, and her face remained warm with a smile as she asked, "Where is Xiaoyu? How is Xiaoyu's in-laws doing this year? Is the harvest good? We couldn't go back to see her when she gave birth; we only found out because our son-in-law came to tell us the good news."

Su Chunlin hurriedly said, "Xiaoyu is doing well, sister-in-law, don't worry. Their family had a bumper harvest this year and earned a lot of money. They have no worries about food and clothing. You don't know how chubby her son is! He's only half a year old, and it's hard for me to hold him. He smiles at everyone and looks just like a doll in a New Year's painting. He's so adorable."

Su Sheng named his child Su Yongzhang, and I heard that he consulted a literate scholar in town who gave him the name; it's quite a nice-sounding name.