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

Chapter 173 Su Zhan and Ruan Xiaoyu Get Married

Niu Cuihua, though puzzled, said, "It should be, right? In short, they're quite well-off. The Shen family gave Wei Daya a dowry of twenty taels and built her a large courtyard. Which girl in the village could have such a dowry? They're riding high right now. You're not from our village, so you'd better not get involved."

Then Niu Cuihua looked at Niu Youfu and said, "Brother, Akai's injury was caused by you, so you can't just leave without showing any gratitude."

Niu Youfu's expression changed. He looked at Xiong Kai and his mother, gritted his teeth, and said, "Don't worry, my own sister and nephew will definitely not be mistreated."

Niu was moved to tears, and her hatred for the Wei and Shen families grew even stronger. "The Shen family was born to bring us bad luck!"

The mother and son came with great enthusiasm, but returned injured.

On the way, Niu, carrying eight hundred coins, said with great concern, "You are badly injured. You must take good care of yourself during this time and cannot go boating again."

Xiong Kai's original plan was to disembark after returning from Liujiazhuang, but now all his plans have been put on hold.

He pursed his lips, staring into the distance with a deep, unsettling gaze. "Mother, why is our family so unlucky?"

"Huh?" Madam Niu was taken aback. Worried that her son would take his anger out on his maternal uncle, she quickly said, "Today's events are a mess. Nobody expected the Wei family to be so arrogant. It has nothing to do with bad luck. Don't overthink it."

Xiong Kai curled his lips in a mocking smile. "I'm not talking about today's matter. As you've seen, since the drought ended, many villages have become wealthy. Dongmen Village goes without saying, and Zhongmen Village has also benefited from Dongmen Village's prosperity. Among the villages near my uncle's place, only the Shen family is truly wealthy; the others have only just recovered. And the Shen family and the Su family of Dongmen Village happen to be related by marriage."

Madam Niu's expression changed drastically, her lips pressed into a thin line, and after a long while she asked in a low voice, "That doesn't prove anything! Son, let's not talk about the past. Let's just live our own lives. Since we can't row the boat, let's go back and take good care of the crops in the fields. You and Chunxiang should work harder and have another child."

Xiong Kai sneered, "Mother, you know Chunxiang's body was damaged during childbirth. Do you think my efforts will make a difference?"

Niu choked, then subconsciously retorted, "That's still much better than the Su family's! I heard she's been married to Shen Yi for so long and has only given birth to a daughter. At least Chunxiang gave you a son! I'm warning you, the Mo family is no pushover. Our family doesn't have any influence in the village. Don't cause trouble with Chunxiang. I want to live a peaceful life."

Xiong Kai fell silent.

Wei Laoqi became famous overnight, and news of the Wei family's affairs quickly spread to Shenjiazhuang.

Xu and Shen Liang visited Liu Jinhua with some gifts.

Liu Jinhua sat in the yard doing her work as if nothing had happened. Feeling guilty, she didn't want to talk about what happened that day, so she changed the subject to her two children's marriage.

After the marriage was arranged between the two families, Su Tai immediately turned her attention to her parents' family.

Counting the days, Su Zhan and Ruan Xiaoyu's wedding day is fast approaching.

To support the couple, Su Tai specially took the children back to her parents' home and instructed Han Shi, "I've prepared all the cakes for A-Zhan and Xiao-Yu's wedding. Each family in our village will receive a loaf of bread and a small sponge cake."

Han's eyes lit up at the thought of the bread and cakes. "Won't this be too expensive?"

Su Tai shook her head decisively, "I'll do it myself, why would I spend so much money? Besides, they are my younger brother and sister-in-law, so naturally I have to prepare everything properly for them. I'll also prepare the fish and dishes for the wedding banquet."

Knowing her daughter and son-in-law's capabilities, Madam Han didn't stand on ceremony with Su Tai. She went back to her room and gave her twenty taels of silver, saying, "Buy whatever you think is best, just don't lose money."

Su Tai didn't want it.

Madam Han was still displeased. "What? You're being polite to me now that I'm giving my daughter money! Why were you never polite to me when you spent my money before?"

Su Tai immediately accepted it obediently, like a grandson.

The day before Su Zhan and Ruan Xiaoyu's wedding, Su Tai went to the Fire Time and Space Bakery early in the morning and took away the bread and cakes she had ordered for 10,000 virtual coins.

Immediately afterward, the fishing nets and shrimp traps were emptied as the water flowed out.

With over a dozen fishing nets, each catching an average of over a dozen fish, this round of catch should be enough. The shrimp traps also yielded quite a few crayfish, as well as some freshwater white shrimp, loach, and eels.

Su Tai thought of snakes when she saw eels, and she forced herself to carry those things out despite feeling nauseous.

With the fish prepared, all that's left is to cook the vegetables.

Everyone likes corn, and tomatoes too. Those bright red tomatoes look festive, and if you sprinkle some sugar on them, they can be a dish in themselves.

Just then, Su Tai's ten acres of sugarcane were harvested at the end of April, yielding 50,000 jin, which, after processing, yielded approximately 7,500 jin of brown sugar.

She took out a portion and processed it into white sugar, just like last time; everything was readily available.

The two kinds of vegetables plus some leafy greens cost about five thousand virtual coins.

All in all, she spent about 20,000 virtual coins on this trip, but she didn't feel any heartache.

It's impossible to get all these things to Dongmen Village at once.

Fortunately, their family sold guokui (a type of flatbread), and they needed to deliver goods to more places. Someone in the village gritted their teeth and bought an oxcart to deliver goods for them, earning some extra money in the process.

Su Tai can find someone to deliver the goods by spending a little money.

One after another, oxcarts entered Su Chunlin's house in Dongmen Village.

The villagers all came to watch the spectacle.

When they learned that Su Tai had specially prepared these things for her brothers, everyone was so envious that their eyes turned red.

Who said Shen Yi is unlucky for those who cross the river? Look at what kind of son-in-law he is, he's practically moving all his wealth into his wife's family. If they had known Shen Yi was so good, they should have rushed to marry their daughters to him back then, instead of letting Su Chunlin get away with it.

Amidst the envious and jealous gazes of the villagers, Su Chunlin gladly accepted the gifts and urged his two sons to help.

The following day, Su Zhan and Ruan Xiaoyu got married.

Many villagers came to the Su family's courtyard to help.

Some went to the village to distribute bread and cakes, while others stayed at the Su family's house to kill fish and wash vegetables.

Looking at the fresh fish and crayfish, Huang couldn't help but praise them. She turned to Han and said loudly, "Please tell Xiaotai to prepare some fish and shrimp for me too. Yan'er is about to give birth and needs to eat well during her postpartum period. Also, I'd like to buy some more brown sugar."

Those who have never tasted brown sugar don't know how fragrant it is. Ever since her daughter-in-law ate brown sugar during her postpartum period, Huang has become quite interested in it.

Mrs. Han smiled broadly, "Alright, alright, Xiaotai will come over later and you can talk to her yourself."

The courtyard was bustling with activity, and it would become even more lively once Su Tai and her family arrived.

The two newlyweds were already a family; this was just a formality. After they completed their wedding ceremony, they would come out and eat, drink, chat, and laugh with everyone.

Everyone praised the Su family's wedding banquet for being so spacious and lavish.

Many people also buy fish, shrimp and vegetables from Shen Yi.

The couple were busy all day and naturally took on a lot of business.

(End of this chapter)