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

Chapter 169 The Marriage is Set
Su Tai smiled reproachfully and lowered her voice, saying, "Grandma, you've been through more than I have, so I won't beat around the bush with you. Neither of Shen Yi's two cousins ​​are married yet. The older one is called Shen Liang, and you've met him."

This person is down-to-earth, hardworking, honest, and filial. He is a good young man with good character. Shen Yi's second uncle and aunt have earned a lot of money from farming and selling grain in the past two years. They built a whole courtyard every year. Now the courtyard has been expanded. As long as there is a wall in the middle, there are two families.

Da Ya's living conditions after marriage will definitely be good. In addition, Shen Yi's second uncle and aunt have also saved some money and prepared twenty acres of land for each of their two sons. The couple also has a few acres of land of their own. They may not be very rich, but compared to the average villager, their conditions are excellent!
Second Aunt was also frightened by Mo Chunxiang back then, and became suspicious and paranoid, and couldn't find a satisfactory daughter-in-law. But coincidentally! She took a liking to your eldest daughter!
Second Aunt knows your family's situation, so she specially prepared a betrothal gift of twenty taels of silver this time, only asking that Daya bring ten taels of silver as part of her dowry to make an appearance.

"What? Twenty taels? He... Shen Yi's second aunt is too generous! This..." Liu Jinhua was so stunned by the amount of the betrothal gift that she could barely speak.

Seeing that she couldn't believe it, Su Tai nodded firmly and took out twenty taels of silver. "Look, she gave it to me before I left. I brought all the silver with me."

Upon seeing the money, Liu Jinhua finally came to her senses and hurriedly said, "Xiaotai, I need to talk to my husband and Daya's parents about this. Please sit inside first, I'll be right back."

Although the busy farming season was over, there was still a lot of work to be done at the blacksmith shop. Old Wei was constantly hammering and banging away next door.

The work in the fields was all done by Wei Gang and his wife.

Wei Yi and Chen Shi took several children to clear the wasteland.

The wasteland was bought by Wei Laoqi with money borrowed from Shen Yi half a month ago. It totaled forty acres, and it took his whole family working day and night to clear it up.

Fertilizer is no longer an option; the only thing to do is burn some dry grass to turn the soil over, trying to burn away as many insect eggs and weeds as possible before sowing.

Just as the family was engrossed in their work, Liu Jinhua ran over.

"Hey! Eldest brother, eldest brother, stop what you're doing, I have something to tell you."

Chen stood up, leaning on her hoe, drenched in sweat. "Mother, what's wrong?"

Wei Yi continued working without stopping, saying, "Mother, just tell me what's wrong."

There's nothing more important than farming these days.

Liu Jinhua knew her son's despicable nature, so she didn't insist. She only said, "Shen Yi's wife came to our house to arrange a marriage for our eldest daughter. She is Shen Liang, the cousin of Shen Yi's second uncle. You met her when you were in Shenjiazhuang."

She's good-looking, and her family is much better off than ours. They're willing to offer twenty taels of silver as a dowry, saying that Da Ya only needs to bring ten taels with her when she gets married. What do you say?

Wei Yi stopped what he was doing in shock. "Mother, Shen Liang's mother really has taken a liking to our Daya? And she's even offering a twenty-tael betrothal gift?"

“Yes, Mother, I would believe you if you said they were interested in our eldest daughter, but giving twenty taels of silver as a betrothal gift is too much! If the Shen family were really willing to spend twenty taels of silver to help Shen Liang get a wife, why would they choose our eldest daughter?” Chen was the first to suspect.

Wei Daya was working not far away when she frequently heard her parents mention her name, so she stopped and listened carefully.

Liu Jinhua was displeased. "What's wrong with our Daya? How is she any less attractive than other girls? She's capable, obedient, gentle, and virtuous. Who wouldn't like her?"

Seeing that Liu Jinhua was unhappy, Chen quickly explained, "Mother, that's not what I meant. Daya is my own daughter, so of course she's good in every way. But twenty taels of silver is too much!"

Liu Jinhua scoffed, "Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it's fake! To tell you the truth, Xiaotai has already brought the betrothal gifts and was about to give them to me, but I didn't dare to agree casually, so I came to find you two. No matter how much I say, it's not as good as you seeing and hearing it for yourselves. She's at home now, so you two should hurry over and discuss it and finalize Daya's marriage."

"Da Ya, Grandma says she wants to finalize your marriage." Wei Er Ya, Wei Da Ya's cousin, whispered to her.

Wei Daya blushed and quickly lowered her head to continue working.

Seeing that the adults had left, Wei Erya hurriedly asked, "Big Sister, Grandma, Uncle, and Aunt have all run away. Aren't you going back to check on them?"

Wei Daya shook her head, looking at the vast expanse of forty acres of wasteland, feeling a little panicked. "Let's get to work first, we'll talk about the rest later. Anyway, my parents and grandma won't hurt me."

"That's true."

When Wei Yi and his wife returned home, Su Tai repeated what she had said earlier.

Madam Chen stared at the twenty taels on the table, finally believing her mother-in-law's words, and stammered, "Since Aunt Shen Yi is so sincere, I agree to this marriage."

Wei Yi glanced at Chen Shi and nodded, "I've met Shen Liang, he's a good kid. His family is kind and easy to get along with, so I agree."

Liu Jinhua breathed a sigh of relief and smiled brightly, "Xiaotai, since Daya's parents have agreed, I, as their grandmother, am certainly even happier. That's settled then, we'll have Shen Liang's mother find a matchmaker to come and propose marriage and exchange betrothal gifts."

Su Tai pulled out another red envelope from her bosom. "Grandma, there's no time like the present. I've brought Shen Liang's birth chart and betrothal gifts. Why don't we exchange the birth charts today, finalize the marriage, and then have the matchmaker come to discuss the date later? What do you think?"

"Oh? So rushed?" Chen exclaimed in surprise, then quickly added, "What I mean is it's too sudden, there's nothing left in the house."

Liu Jinhua hurriedly said, "I'll go borrow some red paper and ink, and find someone who can write to help me write it."

The birth chart in the village is simply a document with the birth date and time written on it; you only need to know how to write these commonly used characters.

Su Tai chuckled and said, "Grandma, I'll borrow it back and write it myself."

"You wrote it?" The three members of the Wei family were all astonished, and their eyes instantly showed more respect and caution towards Su Tai.

I thought Su Tai was just clever, but now it seems she's really hiding her true abilities. Shen Yi must be incredibly lucky to have married such a wife.

Liu Jinhua ran out excitedly, asked around at several places, and finally bought red paper and writing materials from a farming and scholarly family next to Shenjiazhuang.

After bringing the items back, Su Tai wrote down Wei Daya's name and birth date in front of the Wei family. "Grandma, I'll take the items back and give them to Second Aunt. You can keep Shen Liang's betrothal letter and the betrothal gifts. I'll be leaving now."

Su Tai, carrying the child, had just reached the door when she stopped and turned back, saying, "We'll send over some fabrics and jewelry once the wedding date is set. Don't rush to prepare a dowry for Daya yet."

If you're going to prepare anything, just get some bedside tables and similar items; nothing else.