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

Chapter 242 The First List of the Dead

Gao Zhi nodded in satisfaction, "Then let's do it that way. Now let's take stock of your family's belongings, discuss how to divide them, and have everyone put their fingerprints on it to avoid any disputes later."

Mo Laotian nodded heavily.

When the family divided their property, they argued over money and some unique items, and the family quarreled from day to night before finally settling down their affairs.

After seeing off the village chief and his entourage, Old Mo looked more than ten years older.

Mo Chunxiang, who had been hiding in the house, only showed herself after everyone had left. She then launched into a tirade against Mo Laotian, “Father, how could you agree to divide the family property? How are you going to live after everything is divided? How can the meager income from the land be enough?”

Old Mo glanced at her wearily. "If it's not enough, your older brother and sister-in-law will take care of us. You don't need to worry about it."

Mo Chunxiang stared anxiously, "What about me? Father, what am I going to do? How am I going to live after you've divided everything up? Mother said there's no money left to buy me fabric!"

"Liaozi, Liaozi, is that all you have on your mind! If you hadn't done nothing, you wouldn't have driven your sisters-in-law to such a state, and there wouldn't have been this family division!" Old Man Mo vented his anger on Mo Chunxiang.

Mo Chunxiang retorted, "When I was unmarried, I didn't do anything either, did I? Why didn't they complain or make a fuss then? Why can't they stand it now? What right do they have? They're clearly just opportunists, they can't stand to see me doing well now that I'm down on my luck, they're insidious women!"

Guan agreed wholeheartedly, "And your nephew, that traitor who only ever sides with outsiders, you don't need to give him a kind look from now on!"

"Mom! My fabric, I want my fabric! You said you'd buy it for me!" Mo Chunxiang used all sorts of tricks, from whining to crying.

Mrs. Guan was completely helpless against her. "Alright, alright! I'll buy it all for you! I really owe you one!"

Mo Chunxiang was happy. Looking at her figure, she felt a little regretful. Her figure had almost recovered, and with the right fabric, she could make beautiful clothes and dress herself up nicely.

Su Tai's figure must have been deformed and out of shape after giving birth to twins. She would look like an old woman and be unable to show her face in public. If Shen Yi were still here, she would definitely dress up beautifully and go to Shen Family Village to make Su Tai look like dirt and let Shen Yi know that she is the best.

Su Tai had no idea that Mo Chunxiang's hysteria was so severe.

Since giving birth to twins, she has been so busy that she can barely keep up with anything else. Often, she has just finished feeding one baby when the other wakes up, and just as she finishes taking care of one baby, the other gets hungry again.

They spend all their time with their children, and they even forget what year it is.

Han took care of her here for half a month, but seeing that the strawberries in the field were ready to be harvested, she had to go back to help with the farm work.

Xu and the others were also busy with work in the fields, so there was no one to come and help them.

Ms. Xu felt very guilty about this.

Su Tai, however, was eager for them to be busy, so she told others, "Although Madam Tang is in poor health, she can come over and help me prepare some food. I just need to ask her to come and help."

Everyone thought that although Madam Tang was not in good health, cooking was not a heavy job, and Su Tai liked to eat stewed soup, so it usually only needed to be made once and did not require much effort.

Everyone went to the ground with peace of mind.

Su Tai can finally catch her breath.

The harvested strawberries were transported to the capital city by Xiao Xi and her oxcart team. This was the first time Xiao Xi had taken on such a heavy task.

Su Tai and Ke Yunyun couldn't help but worry.

Unexpectedly, that girl was quite capable. Ten days later, she returned and not only sold all the strawberries she had taken out, but also sold some at high prices.

Because she made money, Xiao Xi was in high spirits and immediately set off again with the oxcart. This time, she sold fewer items than the first time, and the goods were sold even faster.

None of the unexpected events that Su Tai had worried about occurred, which truly delighted her.

In her view, strawberries are more likely to be difficult to sell, and if they can be sold smoothly, there will be less to worry about when it comes to watermelons.

Time flies by quickly through our hard work. In the blink of an eye, the two little ones are already a month old.

At this time, the prefect of Lizhou received the first list of those who died in battle. Along with the list, their bodies, belongings, and compensation money were also sent back.

Xiao Xi returned from the prefectural city and told Su Tai the news.

Su Tai's good mood vanished instantly, and her heart began to race for no apparent reason.

When Huang Xinghua and the others finished their work and came to return the farm tools and collect their money, they noticed that Su Tai was frequently distracted, so they asked her a couple of questions with concern.

Su Tai realized that the news wasn't a secret, so she didn't hide it from him. "A list of those who died in battle has been sent from the prefectural city. It should be distributed to the various counties in the next few days."

Huang Xinghua and the others turned pale instantly.

They pretended to be reassured and comforted each other, saying, "It's alright, it's alright. Everyone says our village is blessed, so they'll definitely be blessed too. They won't suffer the same fate."

That being said, this news is truly alarming.

After the group left, the news spread.

In an instant, all eyes that had been fixed on the harvest of Shenjiazhuang were shifted to the county government.

As soon as the list was posted at the county government office, it was surrounded by crowds of people. However, most of them were illiterate and could only feel anxious and panicked when they saw the densely packed list. Some even cried for no reason.

The crying seemed contagious; soon half of the people on the list were wiping away tears.

Dr. Li was surrounded and pushed his way in, and began to read out names.

Upon hearing the names of their family members, some people immediately closed their eyes and fainted.

Chaos reigned outside the county government office.

Su Zhan and Ruan Xiaoyu arrived early to wait for the news. After Doctor Li finished reading it, the couple breathed a sigh of relief.

"Husband, that's great! There's no name of our father or uncle, nor brother-in-law." Ruan Xiaoyu said with a look of relief.

Her palms were sweaty from being so nervous.

Su Zhan nodded. "I'll take you back first and then go to my older sister's place to let her know so she won't worry. Also, I just heard the names of a few people from the village. There must be quite a few families holding funerals in the village lately, so we'll have a lot to do."

Fortunately, the strawberries were all sold out, but the watermelons were still relatively safe.

Ruan Xiaoyu felt bad thinking about those people. "I understand."

In the following days, the most popular businesses were undoubtedly the coffin shops and incense and candle shops.

The shop was in such high demand that coffins were in short supply that even carpenters were forced to take on coffin-making jobs.

A deep sense of sorrow permeated the surrounding villages and towns.

Su Tai looked at the baby in the cradle, often hearing the sound of suona horns outside, and her spirits weren't very high.

Ke Yunyun didn't know how to comfort her, and Xiao Xi was even more at a loss, so she could only work even harder to help sell watermelons.

After Su Tai calmed herself down, she was shocked to realize that all the melons in the field had been sold, and summer was almost over.

Xiao Xi moved a box of money in front of her and said excitedly, "Madam Shen, this is the money I earned from selling watermelons recently. Please count it carefully."

Su Tai opened it and found silver notes, silver ingots, broken silver, and strings of copper coins inside. She felt a bit of a headache, but mostly she was happy. "Xiao Xi, you've really helped me a lot this time. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know what to do! Just wait, I'll give you your share after I've settled the accounts."