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

Chapter 391 Visiting Relatives on the Ice Plains
Su Tai and Shen Yi, as distinguished guests, were naturally treated as honored guests.

Yu Xinghai accompanied him throughout the entire process.

As soon as the couple entered the village, they saw Yu Mengzi returning from the beach and greeted him.

Upon recognizing the visitor, Yu Mengzi smiled broadly, "Is this distinguished guest visiting the village?"

"No, no," Yu Xinghai quickly stepped forward to explain.

Yu Mengzi was clearly very excited after learning the whole story, and he actually knelt down and kowtowed to Shen Yi and Su Tai again.

Shen Yi quickly helped him up.

Because they couldn't understand Yu Mengzi's words, Yu Xinghai had to translate them.

Yu Xinghai sighed, "Yu Mengzi's son and daughter-in-law went out to sea to fish and died, leaving behind three children. The eldest granddaughter is only eight years old, and the two grandsons are five and three years old, respectively. They are all crying for food and waiting for him to raise them."

He would grieve for a long time whenever this matter was brought up. Knowing that the villagers could fish with large boats brought him both joy and sorrow. Alas! Every year, many villagers perish at sea, and many elderly people die in agony from incurable illnesses. I once suspected that Qiongzi was a cursed place, but no matter what, I was born here, and I will die here.
Why say all this! Please don't mind me, sir. Come, come, come to our house for a visit."

When Su Tai passed by Yu Mengzi's house, she saw Yu Mengzi's eight-year-old granddaughter carrying her younger brother on her back, working in the yard. A little boy was sitting next to them. Their clothes were old and patched so badly that their original appearance was unrecognizable, but they were clean. It was clear that Yu Mengzi, the grandfather, was taking good care of his grandchildren.

There are many families like Yu Mengzi's in the village. Most of them are where the young people had an accident and left their children with the elderly.

Children who don't even have elderly relatives can only be entrusted to the care of their clansmen and grow up eating food from many different families.

Everyone seemed to take it for granted and didn't feel sorry for themselves.

Su Tai felt a pang of heartache watching this, but she didn't foolishly act like a saint and send them gifts.

She understands the saying, "A little kindness is appreciated, but too much kindness breeds resentment."

The couple spent the night at Yu Xinghai's house.

The next day, several unfamiliar faces came to Yu Xinghai's house.

Yu Xinghai explained, "They are all fishermen from nearby villages. After hearing about our cooperation with the adults, they also wanted to join and promised to give the adults 10% of the income, and they would never cheat us."

Shen Yi wasn't worried about this. "Village Chief Yu, we're confident in cooperating with you. We can handle the fishing boats. If there's a problem, you can only come to us for a solution. If you try to cheat us, we'll just terminate the cooperation, and you'll have to figure out the fishing boat problems yourselves later."

Yu Xinghai, his face pale, immediately pointed to the sky and swore, "Don't worry, sir, we believe in the sea god, we would never do such a heartless thing!"

Once a person has done something wrong, they are prone to suspicion and doubt, which makes them extremely vulnerable at sea. He certainly wouldn't risk his life.

“Of course I trust you. Since they all want to join, let’s sign the cooperation agreement first. I will bring the remaining fishing boats over in the next couple of days.”

Having received Yu Xinghai's assurance, Shen Yi naturally didn't want to delay any longer.

However, when drafting the contract, Su Tai made an additional request: "Village Chief, I only learned about the situation of the villagers today. I hope that the villagers can use one-tenth of the profits from fishing boats to help the elderly and children in the village, and distribute the remaining eighty percent among themselves. How about that?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Xinghai breathed a sigh of relief, and his face showed more gratitude. "To be honest, Madam, I have wanted to do this for a long time, but I was powerless to do so before. If I were to bring it up, some villagers would definitely have objections, but if you bring it up, the situation will be different."

He then called the villagers over and relayed Su Tai's message. Sure enough, many villagers gathered together and whispered among themselves. Even though Su Tai couldn't understand their words, she could guess their meaning from their expressions, and her face immediately darkened.

Seeing that she was unhappy, the chatter immediately subsided by half.

Su Tai said, "Village chief, if those people don't agree, we can just exclude them from using my fishing boat."

That tone was just like that of an angry and willful noblewoman.

Yu Xinghai quickly apologized and conveyed Su Tai's message again.

Now everyone shut up. Not only did they have no objections, but they even urged Yu Xinghai to quickly put his handprint on the document, lest the meat he was about to eat be lost.

Yu Xinghai pressed his fingerprint on the document with great pleasure, and the other village chiefs stepped forward to complete the contract.

Shen Yi took the contracts and left with Su Tai.

The fishing boats will remain in the harbor, and Yu Xinghai and his men will make their own arrangements.

As darkness fell, Su Tai took the other three fishing boats out to sea. The three boats were linked end to end and entered the harbor. The couple waited until dawn for someone to come and take them over before leaving.

When Yu Mengzi learned that Su Tai and Shen Yi had fought for the interests of the elderly and children who couldn't get on the fishing boats, he was moved to tears and often talked about it to his granddaughter and grandson.

At this time, Shen Yi and Su Tai had already taken a carriage to another fishing village and, following the same method, signed contracts with five other fishing villages.

The two locations are far apart, one in the east and one in the west, and they do not operate in the same sea area, so the possibility of them meeting is extremely small.

With the matter settled, the couple could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Putting everything else aside, at least the two places they chose were among the poorest fishing villages in Qiongzi. They could see how it went, and if it worked well, they could consider cooperating with other fishing villages in the future.

After finishing their business, the couple decided to head back. When they arrived, the ice field was desolate, but on their return, they found a lush green grassland.

The sky is high and the clouds are light, the grassland stretches as far as the eye can see, cattle, horses and sheep graze on the grass and drink the clear Tianshan meltwater, the air is fresh and even the wind blows more freely than in other places.

In this environment, Su Tai's depressed mood improved significantly.

As the carriage passed through the only town on the ice plains, Su Tai realized she hadn't visited Ke Dasong's family yet, so she immediately went into the portal to get a lot of things and asked Shen Yi to take her there.

When Ke Dasong visited Dongmen Village in his early years, he said that the town on the ice field was similar to the village in his area, only the population was a bit denser.

The couple didn't have high expectations for the town, but they were surprised to find that it was completely different from what Ke Dasong had described.

The town has a very wide main street, presumably designed to facilitate the passage of sheep and cattle. On both sides of the main street are shops with courtyards for living.

Perhaps due to the strong winds on the ice field, these buildings appear somewhat low, but they are all constructed of stone, making them exceptionally sturdy and cold-resistant.

Horse-drawn carriages were a rarity in town, and many people craned their necks to look at them curiously.

Su Tai had originally intended to ask Ke Dasong where his house was, but shortly after entering the town, she saw a familiar face and immediately shouted excitedly, "Sister-in-law!"

Just as Ye Xiaohua was about to enter the house, she suddenly turned around, met Su Tai's gaze for a few seconds, and then her eyes widened. She excitedly shouted, "Mom! My cousin and cousin-in-law are here!"