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

Chapter 78 Su Yan's Marriage

Han rushed out, pulling at the hem of her shoes as she ran, "Oh! They even got peanut oil in there? I heard it smells amazing, but I never got to try it!"

Shen Yi's lips gradually widened. "Mother-in-law, Xiao Tai told me to save twenty catties of peanut oil and twenty catties of soybean oil for you. You can use them freely when cooking or making pancakes. They'll be very fragrant."

Han opened the package and smelled it, exclaiming exaggeratedly, "It really smells amazing! It's so fragrant it's intoxicating! This stuff isn't cheap! Why did you send us twenty catties all at once? We're not short of money. Honey, you'd better give the money to your son-in-law later, or we can't let outsiders gossip!"

Shen Yi panicked, "No need, no need, Xiao Tai said she would give you some to eat."

Han pretended to get angry, "If you don't take the money, I won't take any of your things in the future! Really. What kind of married daughter keeps bringing things back to her parents' home? People who know you will say you are filial, but people who don't will definitely say we are taking advantage of our son-in-law! Even if you don't think about yourselves, you should at least think about us, right!"

After a long lecture from Han, Shen Yi was left speechless and could only hang his head and obediently listen.

Now Han was satisfied and asked Shen Yi to help take the oil to the warehouse.

Before long, Su Changfu and Su Changxi arrived with their wives, and more people followed.

Su Chunlin kept hawking his wares from the side, "I'm telling you, this peanut oil is really fragrant! No wonder it sells for 160 coins a pound in town and you can't even bargain. Let me tell you, my son-in-law is giving it a 5-coin discount a pound. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Su Changxi picked at his ear, speechless. "You've said that a million times! Even if we don't trust you, we can't distrust Shen Yi! He's a great benefactor to our village."

Su Chunlin was left speechless and glaring at the wall.

Everyone laughed.

Su Changxi was relieved and brought out the oil jug and half-sized wine jar from the house. "Shen Yi, fill them all up for me. Uncle won't shortchange you a single penny."

Han gasped, "Why did you buy so much oil?"

Su Changxi chuckled, raising his chin with a smug look on his face, "Our Yan'er's marriage is settled, and she'll be getting married before the New Year."

"Huh? When did this happen?" Madam Han looked at Madam Huang in shock.

Huang explained with a happy expression, "It's Song Yongnian, who settled in our village with the Ye family. You forgot? He's that tall, thin boy who looks like he has no meat on his bones."

After racking his brains, Han finally figured out who Song Yongnian was.

Some of the people who fled to their village together back then had no place to belong. They squeezed into the old house of the Ye siblings. After the spring, the man with his daughter married one of the sisters-in-law. The two of them and their three children formed a new family and moved to an abandoned, dilapidated house in the village.

Another woman married a widower in the village, leaving behind the five Ye siblings and a boy.

The boy had no relation to the Ye siblings and moved away to avoid damaging their reputation. It was said that he built a thatched hut in the village to make do with his living. Since it was quite far from Su Chunlin's house, Han Shi didn't run into him again and forgot that such a person existed.

"Why did you decide to marry Yan'er to him?" Madam Han was very puzzled.

In her opinion, although Su Yan was rejected by the Sang family, she was still the village chief's most beloved daughter. Su Changxi had also earned a lot of money in the past two years and had a wealthy family. Why couldn't they find Su Yan a good husband? Why did they have to choose an orphan with no relatives?

Huang chuckled and said to everyone, "Naturally, it's because Song Yongnian is of good character. You don't know this if you haven't met him. My husband is the village chief, and everyone in the village has to keep an eye on him. He's been observing him for two years."

Song Yongnian was a clean-living, hardworking, and honest young man. When he first settled down, he was penniless, but he managed to take good care of three acres of wasteland all by himself. In the past two years, he has accumulated some wealth. During the autumn harvest, he bought three acres of wasteland, three acres of dry land, and three acres of sandy land, and he also built a house with everyone else.

My husband went to help out and saw how Song Yongnian had built up his fortune from scratch. He thought he was reliable, but most importantly, it was your Xiaotai. "My Xiaotai?" Madam Han looked at Shen Yi, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Huang's smile deepened. "That's right, it's Shen Yi. Shen Yi has a good personality, is steady and responsible, and is also very capable. Xiao Tai is happy with everything after marrying him. Originally, you were worried that Xiao Tai would have a hard time without the help of her in-laws, but she lives a comfortable and carefree life. She took charge of the household right after marrying into the family. How could Yan'er's father not be tempted?"

It's said that a daughter-in-law eventually becomes a mother-in-law after many years of hardship, but if given a choice, who would willingly endure such suffering?

They love their daughter dearly and naturally hope that everything will go smoothly for her in the future, so that she won't have to suffer those hardships.

Su Changxi chuckled to himself and praised Shen Yi once again.

Su Chunlin and Han both looked proud of themselves.

Shen Yi poured a five-jin bucket of peanut oil into Su Changxi's oil jug and wine jar, and instructed, "Uncle, take this. It's a total of seven hundred and seventy-five coins."

The villagers nearby kept watching Shen Yi pour the oil. Seeing that the peanut oil was fragrant and had no impurities, they immediately rushed to let Shen Yi pour the oil.

Seeing that his younger brother had bought so much, Su Changfu also ordered five jin.

It wasn't that his family had a happy occasion, but as the township head, he often had people visiting him, and some of them had to be treated to good food and drinks. Naturally, the oil in his house was going to run out quickly, so he couldn't miss the opportunity to buy some cheaper peanut oil.

The township head and village head bought so much, and other villagers also clamored for two or three jin. In just two hours, all one hundred jin of peanut oil that Shen Yi brought was gone, and fifty jin of soybean oil was also sold, leaving only ten jin.

Just as Shen Yi was preparing to pack up and go back, Ye An and his two brothers arrived.

They each held an oil jug and looked somewhat nervous.

Madam Han hurriedly said, "We're out of peanut oil, only ten catties of soybean oil left."

Ye An interrupted somewhat awkwardly, "Auntie, it's alright, we just need the soybean oil."

“Yes, yes, soybean oil will do,” Ye An’s younger brother quickly replied.

"How much do you want?" Shen Yi opened the lid and poured in the oil.

The three Ye brothers exchanged a glance and said in unison, "We want them all."

Han: "Why did the three of you buy so much oil?"

Under Han's persistent questioning, Ye An had no choice but to confess honestly, "It was Brother Song who asked us to help. He just went into the mountains to look for traps, and he has to go to town later to buy fabric for the wedding. He really doesn't have time."

“Going into the mountains in this heavy snow is not safe.” Han shook her head, gaining a new understanding of Song Yongnian’s “desperate” efforts.

Ye An chuckled and said, "I knew you wouldn't agree, that's why Brother Song wouldn't let us tell the truth."

Just as Shen Yi finished packing the remaining oil for them, a strange man rushed in, panting, and asked, "Is the village chief here?"

"No! I went back a long time ago," Shen Yi replied.

Song Yongnian slapped his thigh, looking anxious. "Oh no! Wild boars have entered the village. Don't go out yet, I'll go find the village chief."