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

Chapter 407: Another unexpected incident occurs.
Su Chunlin watched helplessly as the things they had worked so hard on for most of the day were carried away, his feelings a mix of emotions.

He worked even harder.

After working for half a month straight, the snow had reached their ankles, and the carriages and bodyguards that Su Chuan had found in the prefectural city finally arrived.

Baskets of packaged seafood were being moved out of the villa's warehouse.

All the villagers who were working came over to lend a hand.

This cart is loaded and will set off first, followed by the other carts. The first cart has already crossed the Daxun River, but the carts behind it haven't finished loading yet.

It was also a grand occasion.

Everyone was busy until after noon before they cleared out all the seafood in the villa. The remaining seafood was specially reserved by Suta, perfect for visiting relatives and friends during the Lunar New Year.

Several people from Shenzhuang helped to haul the remaining seafood back to the village.

Su Chunlin and Su Chunsen sat down to rest for a short while before clamoring to go back.

Su Tai couldn't let them leave empty-handed, so she quickly filled two baskets with seafood for them to take away, one basket for each family.

Inside were large yellow croaker, prepared bluefin tuna, turbot, red snapper, pomfret, ribbonfish, octopus, squid, and more, as well as abalone of various sizes, sea cucumbers, a few plump sea urchins that hadn't been opened yet, more than twenty pounds of mixed shrimp, and a few fresh blue crabs.

Each basket weighs about 70 or 80 pounds, and it's difficult to lift.

Su Chunlin had seen his share of big events, so he didn't stand on ceremony with Su Tai. The two brothers loaded the seafood onto the carriage and then turned around to tease the twins.

"Do you want to go back with Grandpa? The brothers, sisters, and younger brothers in the village haven't seen you in so long. Grandpa will roast some lamb for you; it'll smell so good and taste amazing!"

The twins were practically drooling.

Su Tai was speechless. "Dad, why are you teasing them for no reason? You're making them so eager, and I can't leave. Isn't that just making things worse?"

The light in the twins' eyes dimmed instantly.

Su Chunlin suddenly felt a little guilty and quickly promised, "I'll have your second uncle send over a whole roasted lamb later!"

With that, he quickly got into the carriage and sped away.

The twins pouted.

Su Tai looked around the house and found everything was fine, which made her somewhat relieved. She praised them generously, "Not bad! Not bad! You've improved this time. I'll give you a reward later!"

The twins cheered and ran around the house with the dog.

Su Tai had only been back in the house for a short while when she heard the barking of the three black dogs change. Startled, she quickly left the room.

Shen Congyu's door was wide open, and the growling of three black dogs came from there.

"What are you all doing now?" Su Tai frowned as she entered the room, and the scene in front of her almost scared her to death on the spot.

"Where did this snake come from? How did it get in this house?" Su Tai's legs went weak with fear, and she could only hide behind the black dog for a sense of security. "Quick! Big Black, Second Black, Little Black, get that thing out of here!"

"Mom! I found it. It's so cold outside. Please don't kill it, okay?" Shen Congyu pleaded.

Su Tai's mind was in a mess; all she remembered was Shen Congyu telling her not to kill the snake.

"Big Black, take this thing to the mountains, as far as you can!"

Big Black bit the snake's body, and the hibernating snake woke up, flicking its tongue, looking listless.

Even so, Su Tai still couldn't stand it.

After Big Black got the snake out of the yard.

Su Tai's spirits had just recovered somewhat when she pulled out a rattan cane and stormed into Shen Congyu's bedroom.

Another round of wailing and howling ensued. That night, all four children were punished by Su Tai.

Shen Yuezhang's resentful gaze fell on Shen Congyu, extremely annoyed, "Didn't I tell you to behave? Why did you make your mother so angry again?"

"Tell me! Where did you get the snake?" Shen Congrong was very confused. He and his younger brother and sister were inseparable, and the number of times they were separated could be counted on one hand. How did Shen Congyu manage to get a snake right under his nose?
The twins flinched and exchanged a glance.

Shen Congyu hurriedly said, "It was because we shook the snow off the trees that it came down."

Everyone: "."

Su Tai laughed angrily, "You shook this thing off and brought it home? Are you out of your mind?"

If it were just taking it home to cook, that would be one thing, but this kid actually built a nest for the snake and kept it in the house! Aren't they afraid that the snake will wake up and bite them? That's a venomous snake!
"Mother, elder sister, elder brother, I know I was wrong! I will never dare to do it again." Shen Congyu was very perceptive and saw his son bow his head, showing a very good attitude in admitting his mistake.

The three of them no longer dared to believe him.

After everyone returned to the house.

Su Tai turned off the lights and lay down to rest.

The door suddenly opened a crack, and a small figure crept furtively to the bedside, boldly calling out, "Mother, are you asleep?"

"What are you doing?" Su Tai got up to light the candles. Seeing that Shen Yue'an was wearing only her inner clothes and a cotton-padded coat over them, she quickly told her to get into bed. "Why are you here so late at night instead of sleeping?"

Shen Yue'an snuggled closer to Su Tai and said coquettishly, "Mother! I've come to apologize! Actually, I asked my second brother to bring that snake back to raise. I didn't know it was a poisonous snake."

"How dare you say that!" Su Tai glared at her angrily, then pulled her into her arms to warm her hands and feet.

Shen Yuean squinted her eyes happily and chuckled ingratiatingly, "Mother, punish me, don't be angry with Second Brother."

Su Tai was speechless. "You two siblings have such a strong bond. That idiot took the blame for you, and then you secretly came to me to beg for mercy. You've got such a clever plan, do you think I can't hear you?"

Shen Yuean shrank back, stuck out her tongue, and dared not utter another sound.

A moment later, the person in my arms began to breathe evenly.

A soft sigh came from the darkness.

Soon Su Tai also fell into a deep sleep.

The next day was another sunny and beautiful day.

Early in the morning, Su Tai asked the villagers for help to move some of the seafood to the wool processing workshop.

When Ye and Zhou's mother finally saw the legendary three- or four-hundred-pound fish, they were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out.

"Wow, it's huge! How are we going to eat this?" Zhou's mother circled the fish several times, jumping for joy like a child.

Su Tai explained, "This needs to be cut into pieces and eaten raw! The others can be fried, stir-fried, deep-fried, used in soups, or steamed. Everyone has worked hard this year. In a little while, everyone can choose a fish and some shrimp. I'll have someone prepare the tuna, so you can all take some back to try."

"That's why I say Xiaotai is so generous! Seafood is so expensive, a single fish can weigh several ounces! Tuna is even more expensive, ordinary families can't afford it!"

"We're all thanks to Xiaotai!"

Everyone chimed in with compliments.

Su Tai shamelessly accepted them all.

The tuna needed to be thawed first, so they divided the fish up in the meantime.

Ye and Zhou's mother each took a portion, but Zhou's mother refused, saying, "I'm just helping out here. One portion is enough for my daughter-in-law. I can't take any more."

Although her heart was bleeding as she pushed the goods away, she was still very clear about what kind of advantage she could take and what kind she couldn't. If the Zhou family wanted to gain a foothold in the village, they couldn't afford to be criticized.