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

Chapter 353 Still Didn't Bring It Back
"You wouldn't believe it, my mother-in-law saw Guan Shi yesterday morning. She was full of energy, scolding her son and daughter-in-law with a strong voice. She sounded even healthier than my mother-in-law. She said she knew something bad would happen when she got home that night!"

“My father-in-law also said that there was another fight in their family yesterday. It seems that Mo Erli’s wife wanted to sever ties with the old couple, and Mo Dali forced the old couple to drive Mo Chunxiang away.”

"Good heavens! Isn't Mo Chunxiang the apple of Mo Laotian and his wife's eye? How could they possibly drive her away?"

"What can we do if we don't kick them out? Our son and daughter-in-law are already cutting ties with them. Are we really going to let this money-losing girl make our later years miserable?"

"That Mo Dali is really something, how could he be so ruthless!"

"If you ask me, the Mo family was ruined by Mo Chunxiang. He's already had enough of enduring this long. It's those old couple who are out of their minds! Hey! Let me tell you a secret, I heard that before Guan Shi got into trouble, she went to make a scene with Mo Erli's wife, slapped her, and then she was gone."

"Hiss! You can't say things like that! But, was Mo Chunxiang really kicked out? Where could she have gone?"

Xiong Kai is dead, and his mother and children have disappeared. The house has been given to the eldest son of the Xiong family, so Mo Chunxiang definitely cannot go back to the Xiong family.

"I don't know! But she's definitely gone! She didn't even show up when the Guan family died!"

While working nearby, Xu listened to everyone's discussion and felt a sense of relief. "What goes around comes around! Old Mo is ungrateful and deserves this fate! His daughter is no good either. Luckily, our Shen Yi didn't marry that scoundrel!"

This statement was endorsed by a large number of people.

Su Tai interrupted their discussion, "Alright, my cousin and his family should be home in a few days. We need to hurry up and finish making the sweaters."

"Yes, yes, that's the important thing!"

Distracted by Su Tai, everyone fell silent and hurried back to work.

In early November, heavy snow fell in abundance, and the snow on the ground was already a foot thick, with a biting cold wind raging.

Normally, at this time of year, the villagers would almost always stay at home and hibernate, rarely opening the door to their main room. But this year is different.

Early in the morning, before dawn, there were already many oxcarts on the road, all heading in the same direction towards Shenjiazhuang.

The snow was too thick, so everyone took turns leading the way. Although the pace was slow, we chatted and laughed, so it wasn't too difficult.

When they arrived at the Shenjiazhuang workshop.

As soon as you enter, a wave of heat hits you in the face.

In the center of the large room, there was a circle of stone basins with a burning firewood. On top of the firewood were iron kettles, iron pots, iron basins, and earthenware pots, all kinds of soups and broths were being simmered, including milk and oatmeal porridge, pumpkin and millet porridge, white fungus and pear soup, bone broth, and fresh milk tea. There was also a steamer filled with hot buns and steamed bread.

The moment everyone walked in, it felt instantly warm.

Xu, who was in charge of the wool sweater workshop, immediately set out a table full of bowls and spoons and said, "Come, come, just tell me what you want to eat, and I'll get it for you."

The villagers of Ximen Village had never seen so many good things before, so they quickly came over to line up.

Choose any soup or porridge you like, and have a steamed bun too. Once you're warm and full, you can get back to work.

They come over for a breakfast, and another one at noon, with a balanced diet of meat and vegetables, and no two meals are the same. Although they don't have a meal before leaving in the evening, they will share some of the leftover food from the day.

They ate even better than they would during Chinese New Year. Everyone who could come wanted to bring their families to work.

Of course, older children and women could come over, but they were too embarrassed to bring little kids and the elderly. They could only carefully hide their own snacks and bring them back home for their children to enjoy later.

These days give everyone hope and make them work with extra enthusiasm.

After Mrs. Xu finished distributing the snacks to everyone, she was about to check how many were left when she heard a noise outside the door.

It turned out that there wasn't enough food for those who made the skins, so she quickly packed the remaining food for them.

He turned back and whispered to Su Tai.

"Your business is so big, paying wages is one thing, but why prepare such good food? It all costs money!" Xu felt a pang of heartache just thinking about the food.

Su Tai smiled and said, "Second Aunt, I know you're worried about the money for us, but Shen Yi is a town official now. We can't let people gossip when we hire ordinary people to work. Look, with our wages and food on the table, who would murmur a word behind our backs?"
Besides, when everyone is well-fed and in a good mood, things will go much better, right? Don't worry about the food; just focus on how much money I made!

Madam Xu waved her hand, "I can't argue with you. Just make sure you don't end up with a losing deal! What's going on this year? Why haven't the caravans returned yet?"

Xu muttered a few words. Although his children did not go with the caravan, the village's wool sweaters had to be taken out by the caravan to sell for money, which was closely related to everyone's interests.

It is said that people cannot stop thinking about things. Xu had just finished talking when Su Chuan and the others arrived in the evening.

Upon receiving the news, Huang Xinghua rushed back from the riverside workshop. As soon as she entered the door, she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Tian Tian! Tian Tian! Boss, where's Tian Tian?"

Huang Xinghua looked around but couldn't find Shen Tian, ​​and her smile gradually faded.

Shen Dagou hurriedly stepped forward to help Huang Xinghua sit down, "Mother, my sister might not be coming back."

Huang Xinghua rolled her eyes and fainted.

Everyone was terrified and quickly pinched her philtrum.

Huang Xinghua slowly woke up, then suddenly burst into tears, "Eldest brother, tell me honestly, is Tian Tian... is she gone! Waaaaah, my poor daughter! Waaaaah!"

She knew things weren't that simple; Shen Dagou's previous words were definitely just to comfort her.

Shen Dagou was completely bewildered, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Mother! What nonsense are you talking about! Second Sister is perfectly fine!"

Huang Xinghua was stunned for a moment, tears still on her face. "You lied to me! If she was alright, why didn't you bring her back! I've been having these dreams for the past few months. In my dreams, your sister keeps telling me and your father to take good care of ourselves. She's leaving and won't be coming back. Waaah, my poor daughter!"

Su Chuan couldn't stand it anymore and quickly explained, "Auntie, what Big Dog said is true. Shen Tian is perfectly fine, really fine! She didn't come back because...because..."

"Sigh! I don't know how to explain this!" Shen Dagou scratched his head, feeling conflicted.

Su Zhan stopped him, saying, "Let me tell you! Sister Shen Tian was all better, but the Marquis's old injury relapsed. It seems to be his leg injury. He was fine at first, but for some reason, it started hurting. For a while, he was in so much pain that he couldn't walk."

The Marquis asked Sister Shen Tian to come back with us, but Sister Shen Tian was worried. She said that one cannot be ungrateful. The Marquis treated her like his own daughter. Now the Marquis has no family by his side. She could not just leave like this. She said she would wait until the Marquis's condition stabilized before coming back with us.

"After delivering the goods, we'll also need to check on things. If the Marquis's injuries have almost healed, we'll bring Shen Tian back."