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

Chapter 244 The Tenant Farmer's Marriage

"Hiss! Didn't Shen Yi go to fight in the war? Why is he still talking so much nonsense?" Ke Zhengping asked, puzzled.

Su Tai chuckled and explained, "Cowhide has many uses, and it can come in handy later. Beef is even better. Once I make more braised beef, I might be able to find a way to send it to the border. Even if I can't get it across, I can keep it for myself or make guokui (a type of flatbread)."

"Alright! Since you already had this in mind, I'll put you in the cowshed. Do you want me to help you with that?" Ke Dasong asked.

Su Tai nodded hurriedly, "Uncle and cousin, please stay with me for a couple of days and help me finish cleaning the cowhide before you leave!"

"Easy to say!"

The Ke brothers quickly drove the cattle and sheep inside.

Seeing that Su Tai was busy, Fang Wei was about to take his leave.

Su Tai, on a sudden inspiration, told them to wait a moment, then looked at Ke Dasong and asked, "Uncle, are there any good girls on the Ice Plains who want to marry into our area?"

"How did you know?" Ke Dasong looked like he had seen a ghost, extremely shocked.

"There really is one?" Su Tai was also surprised.

Ke Dasong laughed heartily, “It’s always been there, but it wasn’t obvious before. Now, ever since my Yunyun left the Ice Plains, our family’s life has improved, and everyone has been tempted to marry a woman from outside the Ice Plains and marry their daughters off to increase their connections with the outside world and find more opportunities for their families. Ideally, they could be like our family.”

"Uncle, if I may ask, are your family's living conditions good in the Ice Plains?" Fang Wei asked with a curious expression.

Yan Yongxing muttered, "I heard that the climate on the ice plains is bad, people have no fixed abode, and there's no food to eat."

Ke Dasong nodded repeatedly, "That was indeed the case before. Ever since my daughter married out of the Ice Plains, we have been selling cattle and sheep every year and have earned more money than we ever dared to imagine before. Now, our family has not only settled down in a town on the Ice Plains, but has also bought thousands of acres of grassland. As long as we take good care of the grassland and ensure that the cattle and sheep have enough resources, we don't need to migrate around."

We've built more and more houses, and our living conditions are getting better and better. Everyone around us is envious! Oh, and by the way! Last year we had two new additions to our family—two big, chubby grandsons, hehe!

"Congratulations! Uncle, I'll have to prepare a lot more things for you this time, especially for my cousin-in-law and the children. You can't refuse." Su Tai interrupted Ke Dasong in advance.

Ke Dasong chuckled sheepishly and scratched his head. "By the way, why did you ask about those girls?"

Su Tai quickly pointed to Fang He Yan Yongxing, "They are my family's tenant farmers, sixty people, all living on the estate. Most of them are single, only a few are married with children."

"Well, now that the autumn harvest is over, everyone has saved up some money and wants to find wives. Their situation is very similar to Shen Yi's; without the help of elders or clansmen, it's difficult to find a suitable wife here. It's perfect that you've come; that's why I was thinking of going to the Ice Plains!"

Ke Dasong stroked his chin thoughtfully, "This situation should be alright. People in the Ice Plains are used to leaving their parents once they start a family. Usually, parents only follow one child, while the other children go their separate ways. Sometimes, they lose track of each other and there are many parents and children who never see each other again in their entire lives."

"If they're willing, they can come with us to the ice fields. There are quite a few families there with women of marriageable age. If we can reach an agreement, we can get the marriage arranged this year."

Fang was overjoyed to see Yan Yongxing and quickly thanked Su Tai and Ke Dasong, and made an appointment for the departure date.

After Fang He and Yan Yongxing left, Su Tai quickly told Ke Da to relax the courtyard and close the gate.

"Uncle, Yunyun is living in my house now. Not many people know about this. I'll let you meet her in a bit, but please don't tell anyone."

Ke Dasong's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets in shock, he was so excited, "Where is it? Where is it?"

The mediator quickly went to the cellar and backyard to call for help. When the father, daughter, and siblings met, they inevitably had a good cry.

Ke Yunyun brought Zhu Kangcheng over so that Ke Dasong and the others could meet him.

The three men from the Ke family had their eyes light up when they saw Zhu Kangcheng.

Ke Dasong even took out five hundred taels from the silver Su Tai had just given him and gave it to the child, but Ke Yunyun stopped him.

“Father, I don’t lack money. The Zhu family is a respectable family. Young Master Zhu gave me a lot of silver before he left, enough for my mother and me to live comfortably for the rest of our lives. You should put the silver away quickly.”

Five hundred taels was almost half of their income from this trip.

Ke Dasong put on a fierce face and pretended to be angry, "Your money is your money. This is just a little something from me, your grandfather, to the child. What does it have to do with you?"
Besides, who would complain about having too much money? Who knows what's going on with the Zhu family? What if Young Master Zhu comes back healthy and marries a woman of equal social standing, and they have a healthy son? What will Kang Cheng mean to him then? You have to plan for your child's future!"

"Dad!" Ke Yunyun's eyes were red, and tears fell down her face. She felt guilty and remorseful.

She has been a worry for her whole family since she was a child, and even now that she has children of her own, her parents still can't let her go.

Ke Zhenliang then advised, "Sister, listen to your father. Our family's success today is also thanks to you. Now we have thousands of acres of grassland and a huge house that we can't even live in all of them. The money we earn every year is of little use. If you need to spend money, just keep it safe."

Ke Zhengping also meant the same thing.

Ke Yunyun couldn't refuse any longer, so she let the child accept it.

The three of them were in a great mood after seeing Ke Yunyun and her son, and they were especially motivated to help Su Tai with her work.

Because Shen Yi was not around, Su Tai had to buy firewood from the villagers.

Ke Dasong took his two sons to the back mountain to chop firewood. It took them five days to fill the woodshed with firewood before they took their flock of sheep to Dongmen Village.

On the return trip, the three of them sold all the cattle and sheep they had brought, and set off easily. Halfway there, they picked up Fang Wei's group and headed straight for the ice field.

Fang Wei brought twenty-six tenant farmers with him this time. When they returned, it had already started snowing, and each of them had a harvest.

So they quickly turned their attention to the ground, and before it froze, they turned it over and burned it as needed.

It's said that couples working together makes the work easier, and they were no exception. With his wife's help, they worked much faster.

When Su Tai learned that they had all brought their wives back, she went to visit them and brought them many gifts, including brown sugar pastries and meat, which once again won the unanimous gratitude of the tenant farmers.

Su Tai was also delighted.

It wasn't because of the tenant farmers' gratitude, but because it had snowed heavily in the winter, and the Lunar New Year was approaching in December. According to custom, the border should be at peace until after the spring planting season. This year, she hadn't received any news from Shen Yi, which was good news, meaning that he was still safe and sound.

She longed for the return of the person she yearned for.

Just then, a sound came from the portal.

Su Tai quickly entered the transfer station, only to see that the door of the Earth Dimension was emitting strange noises, as if it had been upgraded again.