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"How old is that wealthy businessman?"

Liu Tianbao asked.

If he's young and comes from a well-off family, his younger sister can enjoy a comfortable life by marrying into the family and also help him out. Wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone?

"Si Lang, that wealthy merchant seems to be in his early forties. Although he is a bit old, he has more money than he can spend."

Jiaojiao is already twenty, which is considered old maid in the countryside. If she doesn't get married soon, she might have a hard time finding a husband.

You know her personality; keeping her at home isn't a good idea.

I also heard that the wealthy businessman only had one father, and his mother had passed away.

She won't have to suffer from her mother-in-law's mistreatment after marrying into the family; she can be in charge as soon as she enters.

Wei's exaggerated and embellished remarks.

In short, it means that apart from being a bit old, there's nothing wrong with him.

"Being in your early forties isn't old. For someone like Jiaojiao to be able to marry into such a well-off family is already incredibly lucky."

Go and arrange this matter; make this marriage happen as soon as possible.

Liu Tianbao didn't think the man was old at all; he was secretly pleased!

If my sister marries into a family like that, she will definitely become his financial support in the future.

As for the younger sister, sacrificing a little bit is no big deal.

"Understood, Silang. I'll go talk to the matchmaker tomorrow."

However, I'm afraid my mother will be the biggest obstacle.

As you know, she's always doted on Jiaojiao the most, and I'm afraid she'll absolutely refuse.

Although Wei loved money, she genuinely cared for Liu Jiaojiao.

She would never agree to her daughter marrying a man in his forties.

"You don't need to worry about this daughter-in-law; I'll take care of things with Mother."

That's settled then. It's getting late.

Go to sleep!

Liu Tianbao waved his hand, closed his eyes, and went to sleep.

The next day, after Tao'er got up, she heard her parents talking to others in the yard.

She opened the window and saw that Qingge was talking with her parents in the yard.

The two children sat at the stone table eating breakfast. Tao'er smiled, surprised that the two children had gotten up so early.

After she got dressed and washed up, she went to the yard.

"Sister Tao'er, you're awake!"

Come and have breakfast with us.

Sister Qingge cooked some delicious porridge and steamed egg custard!

Ayan shouted joyfully.

"Me too, me too..."

Huanhuan pointed to the porridge and steamed egg in front of her.

"Ayan, Huanhuan, eat more so you can grow tall."

Tao'er said with a smile.

I must say Qingge did a good job in this regard; I told her that both children would eat eggs tomorrow morning.

The girl remembered her order: either boiled eggs or steamed eggs.

"Miss, there's still some porridge, side dishes, and boiled eggs in the kitchen. I'll go get them for you."

Qingge said with a smile.

Tao'er nodded. "Okay."

After saying that, he sat down next to the two children.

Then he said, "Father, Mother, why are you up so early?"

Have you had breakfast yet?

"have eaten."

They both spoke at the same time.

"Mother, after I washed your eyes with the eye drops last night, how did you feel?"

Yesterday was the first time Tao'er washed her mother's eyes and also gave her acupuncture.

"Much better, Peach Girl, Mother can see much more clearly today."

Zhang Su'e couldn't hide her smile.

Tao'er nodded. "That means acupuncture and washing the eyes with medicine are effective."

If we keep going, your eyes will fully recover.

"Dad, is your leg feeling any better?"

Tao'er then asked her father.

She also gave her father acupuncture last night.

"I feel much better. I feel full of energy. I even want to go out and work in the fields today."

I'll go work on that wasteland this afternoon, otherwise I'll get moldy sitting here every day.

How could we farmers sit idly by!

He wanted to go this morning, but his two sons stopped him, so he couldn't go.

Tao'er smiled helplessly, "Father, if you go out to work now, won't everything you did before be exposed?"

You should stay home and take good care of your health.

If you really can't stay idle, you can plant some vegetables in the vegetable garden in the front yard.

I happen to have some vegetable seeds.

"My daughter is right, husband. You've been working like a slave in Lao Liu's house all these years, it's time to take good care of your health."

Listen to your daughter, plant some vegetables in your own yard, it'll be a good way to get some exercise.

The wasteland outside can be left to my two sons; they can finish it in two or three days.

This will also save you from having people from the old house see you doing things outside and gossip about it.

"Okay, I'll do as you say. I'll prepare the land in the yard and plant some of the vegetables you like."

Liu Daniu stopped insisting on going out to work.

"Peach Girl, you should find some work for your mother to do. Now that I can see again, I can do some chores at home without any problem."

I can't stay idle either!

My bones feel sore from staying indoors all day.

She didn't want to be idle either.

Qingge made breakfast for us today; she fed four chickens and two geese.

Even the courtyard was cleaned by Qingge.

"Mom, I'll go to town and buy some chicks and two piglets later, then you'll have something to do."

Sigh, my parents can never sit still.

"Okay, we can catch a few more pigs. Two piglets are too few."

Your older brothers are getting on in years; we need to save some money for them to get married.

And you, Peach Girl, are of marriageable age now; it's time to prepare your dowry.

Zhang Su'e's mind is now filled with saving money to prepare dowries for her children's weddings.

Back in the old house, with Wang Shi and the others around, she never dared to think about this.

Because Wang's mind was entirely focused on the third and fourth wives, she never even thought about the first and second wives.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, Mother. We'll catch a few more pigs. The pigsty in the backyard is big enough. Raising three or four, or even seven or eight, won't be a problem."

"Dad, once your leg is fully healed, you can use our mule cart to transport passengers in a few days."

Our mule cart has a canopy that can shelter us from the wind and rain, and it's spacious enough to seat eight or ten people at a time.

This kind of work isn't tiring; you only need to make one round trip a day.

Although you can't make a lot of money, you can still earn ten or twenty coins a day.

Five or six hundred coins a month isn't bad.

Tao'er felt that arranging such a job for her father was much better than doing manual labor in the past.

"Okay, I'll listen to my daughter. From now on, we'll use a mule cart to transport passengers."

Earning a few hundred coins a month is already quite good.

He wouldn't have dared to even think about it before.

Even if I used to work odd jobs in town, doing hard labor, I would only earn twenty or thirty coins a day, and I had to hand it all over to them.

Sometimes he would secretly leave a few coins for his wife, but she would never spend them.

Just then, the two older brothers returned; they had come back for breakfast.

Because their younger sister told them, "You must eat breakfast every day from now on, so you'll be healthy!"

They listen to their younger sister.

There was no breakfast in the old house, except during busy farming seasons.

The two men returned carrying hoes and two baskets on their backs.

As soon as he entered, Second Brother Tiechui shouted, "Little sister, look what your second brother caught!"