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

Chapter 140 Welcoming the Han Family to Their Door

"What nonsense are you talking about! This is sugarcane that I grew myself and processed. Do you want to try some brown sugar water?" Su Tai tempted him like a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Shen Yi decisively dipped his tongue in the mixture, licked it, and nodded seriously, "Sweet! Extremely sweet! Sweeter than malt candy!"

Su Tai smiled, her eyes crinkling. "If we replace the maltose in our guokui with brown sugar, it will be even more fragrant, believe it or not?"

"I believe you! My wife is like a goddess, I definitely believe you!" Shen Yi still looked amazed.

The couple heard a noise while they were talking.

"Someone's coming!" Shen Yi turned and walked out.

Su Tai quickly closed the box, locked the warehouse door, and went out.

Seeing that the visitors were Ke Dasong's family, Su Tai was somewhat surprised and quickly invited them into the house, "Uncle, cousin, and cousin-in-law, what brings you here?"

Ke Dasong stared at the flat ground, grinning as he said, "Your dad bought you six sheep. We're going back, and we'll bring them to you on the way."

Su Tai was very grateful and immediately went to the kitchen to prepare food for them.

We still have some dough and fillings at home, so we can bake some flatbreads for them to eat on the road.

While Su Tai was busy in the kitchen, Shen Yi stayed in the main room to keep her company, and chatted with Ke Dasong and the others about the situation outside.

Ke Dasong was impressed by the exquisite cleanliness of the Shen family's home, and his eyes were full of envy. "It's so much better here. Although there are many houses in the towns on the ice plains, they are small and low, not as comfortable as your place."

Shen Yi asked, puzzled, "Can't we make it bigger?"

Ke Zhengping shook his head. "The wind and snow on the ice field are strong, and it's cold and freezing. The houses need to be built smaller and more sturdy to keep them warm. Houses that are too big are easily crushed by the heavy snow and won't keep warm enough, so that won't work."

We also wanted to ask my cousin-in-law if he could help us buy some more quilts and cotton-padded jackets. Those clothes are comfortable to wear at home, and we won't wake up cold while sleeping.

Shen Yi immediately agreed, went to the storeroom and brought out four 20-pound cotton quilts, and then made another trip to get eight sets of cotton-padded coats and jackets.

"Do you think this is enough? If not, I'll get you more in a few days."

The Ke family members' eyes lit up when they saw what it was.

Ke Dasong nodded eagerly, "That's enough! There are only six people in our family, so three quilts are enough. We can take the last one back and keep it safe, it might come in handy later. The same goes for the cotton-padded jackets and trousers, we can never have too many!"

Upon hearing this, Su Tai, who was carrying a guokui (a type of flatbread), said to Shen Yi, "There is still some thick cotton cloth in the storeroom. We should prepare some for my uncle and his family as well. It will be excellent for making clothes and diapers for the baby in the future."

Upon hearing this, the Ke brothers didn't stand on ceremony and asked Shen Yi for some more.

Of course, a lot of money would be needed.

Shen Yi couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to accept it.

Shen Yi originally wanted them to stay for a while, but Ke Dasong was in a hurry to go back, so he had to give up.

Before they left, Su Tai packed twenty catties of brown sugar for Ye Chunhua and her sister.

"Sister-in-law, this is brown sugar, which is very good for women. If you are in postpartum confinement, you can use brown sugar to make sweet soup to nourish your body. Take it back and try it. If you want more, just let me know."

"Thank you so much, cousin!" Ye Chunhua and her sister thanked her sincerely, carefully tying the things to the cart before leaving with the Ke family father and sons. For the next eight days, Su Tai went to work at the Time Gate as soon as she opened her eyes. She spent three thousand virtual coins to rent a sugar-making machine to process all the sugarcane into brown sugar, totaling seven thousand five hundred catties.

She then rented a sugar-making machine again and processed 1,500 jin of brown sugar into 800 jin of white sugar.

With so much brown and white sugar, they can consume it until the next sugarcane harvest. At the end of the year, they can also use some to give as gifts or for business purposes, which is very beneficial.

After finishing this task, Su Tai will settle the hiring fees for the groundhogs, and she won't need to enter the Earth Dimension for a while.

However, not needing to enter the Earth Time-Space does not mean she can rest.

After the autumn harvest, the family's thirty-odd acres of land still need to be tended to. Huang Xinghua and her group have already burned all the wheat stalks, hay, and weeds in the fields. In order to ensure that the fields have enough fertilizer next year, they need to start fertilizing the fields now, so that they can save a lot of trouble next year.

The amount of sheep, chicken, and cow manure she had collected at home wasn't much, and even after spreading it in the vineyard, there wasn't much left. She had to scoop it up from the lake in the Water Dimension.

Now that she's heavily pregnant, she's not as efficient at working and has to rely on tools and mediums, so Shen Yi has to do all the heavy lifting.

By the time all the fields had been fertilized, it was already mid-October. Counting the days, the moss should have sprouted by now.

Shen Yi's eyelids had been twitching for the past few days, and he always felt uneasy.

Unable to sit still any longer, he simply asked Shen Xiang to stay home and keep Su Tai company for half a day. He then drove his donkey cart to Dongmen Village and invited Han Shi over.

When Han entered the village, she ran into Xu and secretly complained to her, "Xiaotai's due date is still about ten days away, but Shen Yi can't wait and insists that I come over to take care of her as soon as possible. It's no good to have an elder in the family."

Mrs. Xu wholeheartedly agreed, “That’s absolutely right! If we weren’t so busy with farm work, I would definitely go and keep an eye on the young couple.”

"What? You haven't finished your farm work yet? It's going to snow in a few days, you'd better hurry!" Han looked at the dark clouds looming overhead, thinking that the weather would change tonight, no wonder Shen Yi was so anxious.

Mrs. Xu sighed repeatedly, "There's nothing we can do. The business is too big, and with only four people, we simply can't handle it all. We're not as willing to spend money as Ah Yi and the others, so we have to do everything ourselves, which is why we're so slow!"

The two exchanged a few more pleasantries before parting ways.

As the donkey cart drew closer to the high courtyard wall, Madam Han became increasingly uneasy and couldn't help but say, "Son-in-law, this house of yours doesn't look quite the same as the one I saw last time!"

Shen Yi smiled and said calmly, "It is a little different. I am often away from home, and Xiao Tai is all alone. I am worried about her, so I specially built a high wall around the yard and also kept three dogs."

"Huh? Something's not right! The land next to yours has been bought? And it's right next to yours!" Han's eyes widened as she saw the layout of the yard.

Shen Yi smiled and said, "No, I bought it. Xiaotai likes peace and quiet. Making guokui at home is noisy with people coming and going. It will be even more chaotic after we have children. For their sake, I specially bought the land next door. My father-in-law and the others came to help me with the roof beam raising before, which was to deal with the rooms inside."

Han clicked her tongue in amazement. "Your father-in-law did mention this. I thought you had just expanded the courtyard, but I didn't expect you to build an even bigger one. Tsk tsk tsk, you really know how to make a fuss! This house is big enough to house several generations!"

Shen Yi chuckled and scratched his head, "Mother-in-law, you're joking. The yard can only accommodate one family. When the children grow up, we'll have to buy more land and build another house."

Han's mind was pounding, and she didn't know what to say.

When she entered the courtyard and saw the two gates of the Shen family, she was amazed again. But when she saw the floor of the main room, she was completely speechless.

If people have the time and energy to decorate their houses like this, it's not surprising that they'd build a big yard too.

"Xiaotai, where does Mother live?" Madam Han shifted her gaze from the house to Su Tai, staring at her belly for a while before asking the important question.