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

Chapter 393 I Want to Go to My Aunt's House Too

Ke Dasong gave a shout, and the dozen or so children immediately lined up obediently, calling out to each of them one by one.

Su Tai jokingly counted them, then exaggeratedly exclaimed, "Thirteen! Uncle, your family is truly thriving!"

"Hahaha," Ke Dasong said proudly, "We work hard all our lives just to have a large and prosperous family, and to bring blessings and longevity! This year, our family has raised another thousand sheep, and next year we plan to buy more land and build houses to support all seven of my grandsons."

Shen Yi laughed, "In that case, Uncle will have to work hard for another ten years or so."

Given Ke Dasong's current financial situation, buying land and building houses for his grandsons shouldn't be a problem, but he might fall back into poverty overnight.

Ke Dasong clenched his fist with great enthusiasm, "Not only that! We also have to find them wives, and prepare a dowry for our granddaughter. How much does it usually cost to marry off a daughter and get a wife in your area these days?"

Su Tai nearly spat out the tea in her mouth. "Uncle! The children are so young, it's far too early for you to ask these questions!"

Ke Dasong chuckled twice, stopped the conversation, and then asked about Ke Yunyun.

Su Nizi immediately took it to heart. She sent more than a dozen children to play in the backyard and chased after Su Tai to ask, "I don't know how that girl is doing now. I only hear about her from your uncle and cousin. I'm worried that they will only tell me the good news and not the bad."

Su Tai shook her head, "That won't do! Yunyun gave birth to a daughter for Tang Yu, and Tang Yu is now a minor official. There's also my godfather Shen Yi in the capital. Besides, my god-sister Xiao Xi is very capable and takes good care of them. If you're worried, Aunt, you can go to the capital with the caravan tomorrow to see your cousin and broaden your horizons. That would be a good idea."

Su Nizi immediately refused in fear, "Why would I go to the capital! No way! Hearing you say it yourself puts my mind at ease. So... Acheng's biological father really didn't ask about it?"

Su Tai and Shen Yi exchanged a glance and nodded slightly. "He's not in Zhaohua County anymore, and our two families have completely fallen out, so he wouldn't have the face to ask us about him again."

Su Nizi's eyes reddened with anger, "He has ruined my only precious daughter!"

Su Tai couldn't help but comfort her, "Aunt, you can't say that. At least in that situation, it was better for my cousin to be with the man surnamed Zhu. Even though he abandoned her and her child, my cousin didn't suffer much. She met a good man again. Let's put our minds at ease."

It took Su Nizi a while to calm down.

Meanwhile, Ke Dasong was already discussing opening a shop with Shen Yi.

After speaking to them, Ke Dasong also made his decision.

“Honey, I’m thinking we should open a grain shop! Shen Yi can get a lot of grain there, good quality and cheap, including rice and glutinous rice that are only found in Longxia Kingdom. We really can’t find them here. If we can’t sell the grain, we can keep it for ourselves. It won’t go to waste.”

After thinking about it for a moment, Su Nizi agreed, "It's up to you, I don't care."

She was only responsible for taking care of the children's eating, drinking, and toileting needs.

During dinner that evening, the men brought up the topic again, but the women ignored them and continued their own conversations.

The children were especially enthusiastic towards Su Tai because of the bread and cakes, calling her "aunt" and "uncle" affectionately.

Within half a day, Su Tai had become one of them.

The next day, he went horseback riding on the grassland with some children.

It has to be said that the grasslands are vast; you can run wherever you want, just don't go too far or you'll easily lose your way.

She played for the entire day.

I didn't go home with a group of children until it was almost dark.

Su Nizi was speechless. "How can you, a mother, still be so playful!"

Su Tai didn't take it seriously, "Auntie, can you ride a horse?"

Su Nizi was bewildered. "Why are you talking about horseback riding? Why would I want to learn that stuff?"

Su Tai shrugged and spread her hands, "I learned to ride a horse in just one day! The kids taught me, isn't that amazing!" Su Ni laughed so hard she almost fell over, shaking her head repeatedly, "Amazing, amazing! Our little Tai is the best!"

Su Tai was so flattered by the praise that she practically swayed in the air. She shared some of her roasted lamb with the children and said to Su Nizi and Ke Dasong, "We have to set off back first thing tomorrow morning."

"Huh? Auntie is leaving so soon?" Ke Zhengping's eldest son, Ke Jiafu, looked dejected, his eyes filled with reluctance, and even the roasted mutton in his mouth didn't taste good anymore.

Su Tai rubbed his head vigorously, "Your uncle has something to do! Your grandfather is going to your aunt's house in the fall. He'll take you there to play, but you'll have to be able to endure hardship, as the journey won't be easy!"

“I’m not afraid! I can ride a horse!” Ke Jiafu said crisply, raising his chin.

Her proud and charming little face amused the adults.

Ke Zhengping cursed, "Where are you going! We're going to sell sheep, don't cause trouble."

"No, no, I want to go, I want to go!" Ke Jiafu ran to Ye Chunhua's side and acted spoiled and unreasonable.

Ye Chunhua was powerless to help.

She turned to Su Nizi again, pleading, "Grandma, Grandma, please let me go!"

Su Nizi hugged Ke Jiafu and kept trying to coax him, but to no avail.

Ke Jiafu then set his sights on Ke Dasong.

Facing Ke Dasong, he obviously didn't dare to be so presumptuous, and stood properly to make his request, "Grandpa, I want to go with you to sell sheep."

"Didn't you want to go to your aunt's house?" Ke Dasong said with an expression that said, "I saw right through you."

Ke Jiafu chuckled awkwardly, "That doesn't conflict with anything!"

Ke Dasong pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly, "Take good care of the cattle and sheep these next few months, and I'll take you there in the fall."

"Oh! Grandpa is the best! I love Grandpa the most!" Ke Jiafu jumped up and down excitedly.

The other younger siblings were so envious their eyes turned red.

They all clamored to take care of the cattle and sheep and to go find their aunt.

Ke Zhengping and Ke Zhengliang immediately became anxious.

"Dad, you're not serious, are you? We're going to do business, what kind of image would it be if we brought a few kids along?" Ke Zhengping frowned.

Ke Dasong immediately glared at him angrily, "Your father has been making a living since he was ten years old. There are times when I drove a few sheep all the way by myself. Now that we have too many good days, are you being pretentious? You're making a lot of fuss over nothing!"

The two brothers were severely scolded and dared not object anymore.

Shen Yi almost laughed out loud, but he managed to hold it in.

The next morning, the couple bid farewell to the Ke family and set off quickly in a carriage.

Once you leave the town, you'll find yourself in a vast grassland.

Su Tai took out the dry food that Su Ni had prepared for her. There were a lot of milk particles in it, like candy cubes. They weren't very sweet, but they were rich in milk flavor. She could chew one when she was bored, and it would make her more energetic.

She took one and put it in Shen Yi's mouth.

The two chatted casually, and on the way they could vaguely see the silhouettes of several wolves, and in the distance they could also spot a leopard hunting, which indicated that they had left the pastoral area.

The couple had to pull themselves together; they couldn't spend the night in the wild in this environment and had to find a place to stay.