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

Chapter 392 The Ke Family
As she spoke, she ran toward the carriage, grabbing whatever was in her hands, not even noticing the few things she dropped.

"What brings you all here?" Ye Xiaohua was overjoyed and reached out to help Su Tai, but when she opened her hand, the sunflower seeds in her hand fell all over the ground. "Oh dear! This is bad!"

Su Tai chuckled, amused by her. "Second cousin-in-law, why are you still so energetic! Hurry up and give me a hand to carry these things downstairs."

"What did you bring?" Ye Xiaohua asked as she helped.

Taking the large basket of bread and cakes, her eyes lit up instantly. "My goodness! Xiaotai, you're amazing! I was just thinking yesterday about asking your second cousin to get me some bread and cakes this year, and you brought them over today! It's incredible!"

Seeing how happy she was, Su Tai was happy too.

Shen Yi pulled the carriage and followed Ye Xiaohua to the shop. He parked the carriage neatly and brought out two large baskets of fruit and two large baskets of vegetables, all of which were things that could not be found on the ice plains.

The neighbors came to see what was going on, and they were extremely envious when they saw the things. They kept praising the Ke family for having such a good relative.

Ye Xiahua felt honored, but she was very modest in her words.

"Who's here?" Su Nizi's voice came from the backyard.

Su Tai and Shen Yi looked over and met Su Nizi's gaze as she lifted the curtain.

Su Nizi was stunned for a moment, incredulous, "Xiao Tai! You...how did you get here? Am I dreaming?"

“Auntie, I’m standing right here, how could I be lying?” Su Tai stepped forward affectionately.

After not seeing her for years, Su Nizi had clearly aged a lot, but she was in good spirits and looked much more prosperous than before, which showed that she was living a good life.

Su Nizi grinned from ear to ear, her gaze falling on Shen Yi, "This must be your man! I didn't even recognize him."

They had only met a few times, and Su Nizi couldn't remember what Shen Yi looked like.

Shen Yi hurriedly stepped forward to call for help.

Su Nizi was even happier, and kept holding their hands tightly. "I've been married to Bingyuan for so many years, and only your father has come a few times. You can count them on one hand. Now that you're here, you should stay a few more days so that your aunt can treat you well."

In the past, my family was poor, and we couldn't properly entertain Su Chunlin when he came over. This time, we must make it more grand.

Su Nizi had already started to think about it.

Su Tai quickly tried to dissuade them, "Auntie, we're just here to visit you. We'll only stay for a couple of days before heading back home. We have a lot of things to take care of!"

"What could possibly be wrong? You rarely come all this way, why stay for two days? You might as well not come at all!" Su Nizi said, somewhat displeased.

Su Tai smiled wryly and explained, "Auntie, I really want to stay here for a while. The ice plains in spring are so beautiful, they make my heart soar. But I still have four children to take care of at home. Besides, Shen Yi has just been promoted by the Emperor to be the Assistant Magistrate of Zhaohua County. He has to go to the government office to report for duty."

"What? My nephew-in-law became a county magistrate? Isn't he a town official?" Su Nizi jumped up in surprise.

Ye Xiaohua, who was packing her things, also looked over in shock, "When did this happen?"

This is absolutely fantastic news for them!
"When spring plowing had just begun, it was because Shen Yi had been promoted that he specially took me out for a walk. After he took office, it was not easy for him to travel far away."

Su Tai's explanation made Ye Xiaohua extremely envious. Su Nizi couldn't wait to spread the good news everywhere, so she called out Ye Chunhua, who was cooking in the backyard, to entertain Su Tai, while she went to find the man in the house.

Ye Xiaohua joked, "Judging from Mother's appearance, she won't be back for most of the day."

Ye Chunhua couldn't help but laugh, "I forgot to ask Mom how to cook, and she's vanished!"

“That’s easy. We have a leg of lamb and a piece of beef at home. Xiaotai brought a lot of vegetables over. How about we stew some beef and make a braised lamb leg?” Ye Xiaohua looked at Ye Chunhua hopefully.

Ye Chunhua nodded and said softly, "Okay, you stay and talk to Xiaotai and Shen Yi, I'll go cook."

"Thank you, big sister!" Ye Xiaohua smiled, her eyes crinkling.

After Ye Chunhua went to the backyard, she explained, "My eldest sister is the best cook. The whole family loves her cooking. You should try her cooking in a little while."

Su Tai nodded with a smile, looked around the shop, and asked, "What kind of business do you sell here?"

It was a shop, but it was empty inside with only tables and chairs, which looked really strange.

Ye Xiaohua immediately moved closer and slapped her thigh hard. "Thanks to you all, almost every household on the ice plains has made a lot of money in the past two years. With money in hand, the first thing everyone does is run to town to buy land and build houses."

After the town mayor heard the news, he specially planned a large new area for us to work on. My father-in-law often went to your area and said that this and that in your town were good. When he came back, he discussed with everyone about creating such a main street. Our house is also newly built. The two shops are connected together, and the backyard is also separate, but the middle has been opened up.

You can't tell from the outside. I'll take you inside for a look later; it's a huge place!

These shops are all new; everyone's trying to sell something. Only a few are open so far. One specializes in veterinary medicine for cattle, sheep, and horses; another has some carpentry skills; another sells shoes; and another sells fabrics. That's about it.

Su Tai found it increasingly interesting as she listened, "So even though there are many shops on this street, there's actually nothing there!"

"Hahaha, that's it!" Ye Xiaohua laughed heartily and said, "Please sit down for a while. I'll move these things to the backyard and make you some tea."

The couple didn't think much of it until Ye Xiaohua brought out a large box and showed them dozens of ingredients inside. Only then did they realize that this tea was extraordinary!
I was mesmerized when Ye Xiahua started stir-frying noodles with seaweed. Later, she poured in goat milk, filling the whole shop with a rich milky aroma.

Ye Xiaohua fiddled around for a while, then ladled a bowl for each of them. She said with great interest, "When I first married into this family, everything seemed strange and I couldn't get used to the food. But over time, I've discovered the wonders of these things. Eating a bowl of these in the dead of winter is incredibly warming."

Su Tai laughed, "That's right! Looking at you now, who would have thought you used to be so slim?"

Ye Xiaohua gave her a reproachful look, "You just know how to make fun of me! You've had six children over the years, how can you be the same as before!"

"Where are the children?" Su Tai finally realized the problem. They had been here for quite a while, but the house was so deserted!
Ye Xiaohua smiled helplessly, "They can't be kept at home. They all went with my father-in-law to herd cattle and sheep. The grassland is more interesting than home. They should be back soon."

As they were talking, Ke Dasong and his two sons led more than a dozen children into the shop in a swarm.

"Shen Yi! Xiao Tai! What brings you here?" Ke Dasong was overjoyed.

The Ke brothers excitedly announced, "Let's kill a sheep now and have roasted whole lamb for dinner!"

This is their highest level of hospitality.

Su Tai and her husband repeatedly declined, but the other party had no intention of discussing it with them at all and went off to do their own thing.