Dahuang Village wasn't large, and matchmakers weren't common. Most young people fell in love with each other, and only when both parties expressed interest would the elders sit down to discuss matters. Ever since Jin Bao and his friends saw Ye Nuan's scarred right cheek, everyone in the village knew she wore a headscarf because she was ugly.

As someone who only cared about growing vegetables and cooking, the young men in the village had no way of approaching her. Furthermore, due to her appearance, no young men took the initiative to approach her. Now that she was so successful, families with sons could no longer sit still and urged their sons to take action.

However, for some reason, their sons didn't dare approach Ye Nuan. In their words, although Ye Nuan was not good-looking and easy to talk to, she always had a distant and cold temperament that was incompatible with them. Standing in front of Ye Nuan, they were like ignorant children.

No one else can describe cowardice in such a refreshing and refined way!

Since their son was unwilling to come to Ye Nuan, they could only ask someone to act as a matchmaker. If there was no matchmaker, they would find the most talkative person in the village.

It was the first time Ye Nuan had seen this kind of scene. Four or five women were praising their people to the skies, almost saying they were Pan An and Song Yu reincarnated. If Ye Nuan hadn't met these people before, she would have believed them.

"I'm sorry, my daughter isn't planning on getting married yet. Please don't come any further." Seeing her daughter's impatience, Mrs. Su immediately stood up and kicked them out. Four or five women tried to say more, but Mrs. Su pushed them out and closed the door, blocking them from entering.

"I say, girl from the Ye family, please think about this carefully." The few people who were driven out were still shouting outside the yard.

Ye Nuan simply hid in the kitchen and refused to come out. After Su had driven everyone away and walked into the kitchen, she saw her daughter, who was busy making pancakes, suddenly smile.

"Mom, what are you laughing at?"

Mrs. Su was still laughing: "This group of people, they don't want to marry you, they want to marry our vegetable garden. My Ah Nuan is so good, they are not worthy of me at all. Marriage is a lifelong thing, we are not in a hurry. Ah Nuan, you can choose slowly in the future, there will definitely be better people waiting for you."

Ye Nuan stopped what she was doing and suddenly asked, "Mom, would you be sad if I never got married?"

"What's there to be sad about? It's better not to marry someone like your father. Marry a man, and you'll have clothes and food. Ah Nuan is so capable. Not only can she support herself, but she can also support mother and Xiaohu. In the future, she can marry someone else. She doesn't have to marry. Mother is reluctant to let her go."

Su chopped and placed the firewood with swift movements. The firelight reflected her beautiful eyes. Ye Nuan smiled with her eyes curved: "Mother, you are so kind!"

"You're just sweet-talking."

Ye Nuan put the pancake into the pan and slowly fried it. The hot oil sizzled, and the aroma of the pancake became stronger and stronger as time went by. After frying one side until golden brown, she quickly flipped it to the other side, her movements quick and neat.

Su sat by the stove, staring at her seriously, with tenderness in her eyes.

The pancakes were filled with chives and tofu. The crust was golden and crispy, and the inside was fresh and tender. Each one was small and could be finished in a few bites. Ye Nuan ate a few and then started planting sweet potatoes and peppers, and also planted some spinach.

The watermelons were already in bloom. The yellow flowers had no fragrance, but there were plenty of bees flitting back and forth to collect nectar. The grape trellises were covered in green leaves, creating a large patch of shade on the ground. Ye Xiaohu loved it, treating the trellises like his own little nest, even bringing a stool to sit over them when he ate a sesame cake.

Ye Nuan looked at him while planting vegetables. When she looked over again, she was almost frightened to death. Two emerald green snakes were coiled on the grape trellis, spitting out their cores and stretching their bodies out to move towards his head.

Ye Nuanxin's heart was in her throat. She said to Xiaohu, who knew nothing about it, "Xiaohu, don't move. Sister has something to tell you."

Ye Xiaohu tilted his head, still chewing on a sesame seed bun. Su Shi had noticed by now and held her breath, afraid he would move. Ye Nuan looked relaxed, but her steps were extremely fast. She took three or two steps to reach him, and then reached out just as the bamboo leaf green snake launched its attack.

"A Nuan!" Su screamed in fright, and then she saw the bamboo green snake that was originally attacking kissed Ye Nuan's wrist, and then swam back and forth along her wrist, looking happy, but it had no intention of biting her.

Su was still watching cautiously, afraid that Ye Nuan would get bit. Ye Nuan was also afraid. She was born afraid of these slippery, sticky, cold things. They were not cute at all. She even dared not eat loaches and eels.

She pulled Ye Xiaohu aside and placed her hand on the grape trellis, trying to shake the snake off. The snake clung to her wrist and wouldn't let go, looking incredibly aggrieved. Ye Nuan was helpless, but she mustered up the courage to pull the snake away with her other hand, whispering, "Don't bite anyone! Don't bite Xiaohu, and don't bite my mother."

The bamboo leaf snake twisted its body, looked at Ye Xiaohu who was looking surprised, and then looked at Su. It seemed that it understood, but also seemed not to understand.

Ye Xiaohu suddenly stretched out his hand: "Sister, I want to catch a snake too." He accurately grabbed the snake's tail, and the snake wrapped around his wrist, but surprisingly didn't bite him.

Su was so scared that she rushed over, shook off Zhuyeqing, pulled Ye Xiaohu over and beat him up, saying angrily: "You kid, do you want to die? Don't you know how dangerous snakes are? Didn't you catch them? If I don't beat you today, you don't know whether you will live or die!" She beat Ye Xiaohu hard, and he cried loudly. When he thought that his tears would turn into raisins, he held them back, and tears welled up in his eyes.

The bamboo green snake that was thrown to the ground was stunned and seemed to have forgotten to crawl away.

"Sister, sister, help!" Ye Xiaohu cried and called Ye Nuan.

Ye Nuan ignored him and said angrily, "Well done! What did I tell you before? Snakes are dangerous. Run away when you see them. Why are you still trying to catch them?"

The snake felt wronged, and to show it wasn't dangerous, it swam back and forth near Ye Nuan's feet. Ye Nuan suddenly realized something, jumped twice, and accidentally stepped on the snake's tail. The bamboo leaf green snake no longer dared to circle around, and it disappeared in a flash.

Su was still frightened and asked Ye Nuan, "From now on, you and Xiaohu should stay away from the grape trellis. How could there be such a poisonous snake here?"

These snakes must have been attracted by the scent of the spiritual spring. They didn't do anything to Ye Nuan and were even very friendly to her. It didn't seem like they bit Xiao Hu just now, but just to be safe, I'd better keep Xiao Hu away from here in the future.

After planting the vegetables that day, Ye Nuan grabbed her brother and talked about safety knowledge for an hour. Ye Xiaohu was very well behaved after being beaten. He nodded to everything she said.

On the first day of the new year, Ye Nuan made a lot of red bean cakes, intending to wait for Gao Zangfeng to come and bring them to Qi Ya. But she waited and waited, and even when it was completely dark, no one showed up. Not even the hunting falcon came at night.

Although Ye Nuan was curious, she couldn't find out anything. Her mother asked her twice, and she just said: Maybe he was delayed by something.

The sunset glowed magnificently, veiled in thick clouds. It had rained the night before, but the ground was barely wet. A falcon perched on the fence, pacing back and forth. Fortunately, Ye Nuan was still awake, and upon hearing the noise, she hurried outside. It was dark, and only its gleaming eyes were visible. She groped for the bamboo tube at the falcon's feet and removed the note.

I went to the kitchen and blew out the fire stick before I could see the words written on it: Ye Nuan, medicine?

Followed by a question mark.

It seems that since she sent him food last time, he guessed that the previous food was also sent by her.

The question in his mind arose again: Why did the falcon only come after so many days? It had been coming frequently before. If he had guessed it long ago, why did he ask now?

It wasn't that Qi Wuze didn't want to ask, it was just that he'd been incredibly stressed out lately. Wei Qian, reeling from the loss of his hand and the previous incident, was constantly looking for trouble. He was either raiding Luomu City or ambushing caravans heading there. And these guys were incredibly cunning, shooting and then moving on.

The soldiers of Luomu City clashed with the bandits several times, with both sides suffering losses. They had agreed to come to get the medicine on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, but now they couldn't come. They could only try to have the falcon deliver the message to see if it was her.

Ye Nuan packed the medicine, punctured the bag several times, and hung it around the falcon's neck. The medicine was quite heavy, so she hadn't planned to put anything else in it, but on second thought, she decided to put two tomatoes in.

The falcon rubbed her hand, flapped its wings and flew away.

Most of the merchants from the interior were killed or wounded. After being rescued by Qi Wuze, he took them to a secluded inn for the time being, instructing the city doctors to ensure their recovery and take good care of them. Many of his own soldiers were also injured. Injuries are common in protecting the peace of the city, and they're nothing serious. Apply some medicine and recuperate.

But Qi Wuze wanted to try the effect of Ye Nuan's medicine. On the night that Lie Falcon brought the medicine, he distributed twenty bottles to each general and kept the remaining ten bottles for himself.

Gao Zangfeng came running in early in the morning, his face full of excitement. He strode towards the study, but when he was almost there, he suddenly stopped and quickly took a few steps back, only to find that their city lord was actually sitting on the roof.

He uttered an "eh" and looked around, but couldn't see any ladder. He simply shouted at the top of his lungs, "City Lord."

However, the city lord ignored him. Gao Zangfeng scratched his head, went around to the southeast corner, and soon climbed onto the roof. He walked up to Qi Wuze, exposed his hairy thighs, and shouted excitedly, "City lord, the medicine I applied last night has scabbed over!"

Qi Wuze frowned, turned away with an expression of disapproval, and cursed: "Take your monkey legs away! Also, can't you step more gently? If the tiles are broken, will you pay for it?"

Gao Zangfeng retracted his leg in frustration. He hadn't done it on purpose; he was used to heavy hands and feet, and couldn't change. He noticed two bright red fruits in his city lord's hand and asked in confusion, "What are these?" He had never seen them before.

The two fruits were already warm in Qi Wuze's hands, emitting a pale glow in the rising sun. He casually said, "Tomatoes." There was a smile and arrogance in his voice that he himself hardly noticed.

It seems to be saying: Only this city lord has it.

Gao Zangfeng uttered an "oh," seemingly uninterested. Qi Wuze was displeased, and unconsciously raised his voice a bit: "Have you seen it?"

"No."

Qi Wuze's lips just curled up when he heard him say, "I seem to have heard Aya say that. By the way, he also brought a lot of dragon fruit that day." After saying that, he immediately shut up and slapped his mouth in regret.

He promised Aya not to tell the city lord.

"Aya?" Qi Wuze's face was gloomy. That kid must have gone to look for Ye Nuan. The atmosphere was awkward when Qi Ya hurried over. In a few seconds, he was in front of him and stretched out his hand to him, "Red Bean Pastry."

Qi Wuze looked puzzled: "What red bean pastry?"

"Red bean pastry!" He raised his voice a few degrees.

Qi Wuze said, "If you don't explain clearly, there will be no red bean pastry." He wanted to force Qi Ya to speak.

I thought Qi Ya would remain silent as before, but after a moment, he started to blurt out words one by one: "Mother, agree, I, next time, Hong Dou Su."

Qi Wuze's face darkened, and he angrily said, "She's not your mother. She's just a few years older than you. How could she have given birth to you? Call me sister!"

Qi Ya tilted his head and thought about it. What did Gao Zangfeng seem to have said that day? - You might have a sister-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law..."

Qi Wuze's face suddenly flushed, and he asked with his back teeth bitten: "Who taught you?" There was no way Aya himself knew this word.

Gao Zangfeng touched his nose and silently turned to leave. Then Qi Ya pointed at his back. Qi Wuze sneered and kicked him off the roof. The entire City Lord's Mansion was filled with Gao Zangfeng's screams.

Qi Wuze grabbed two bright red tomatoes and swiped them over. Qi Ya was so anxious that he shouted, "Red Bean Pastry."

What's so red! Didn't I tell you not to do it again, and not to have any messy thoughts anymore?

Qi Wuze was very angry, Qi Ya was also very angry, and Gao Zangfeng was very sad. Why was he always the one who got hurt?

The bandits were still rampant, but Wei Qian's men had recently noticed something strange. For example, an enemy who had been scratched on the face by them a few days earlier didn't even have a scar. Someone who had clearly injured their leg was now running at full speed in a fight, and someone who had injured their hand had no problem drawing a bow and arrow.

In the village, upon hearing the report, Wei Qian was so angry that he smashed the wine jar on the table. The strong smell of wine flowed along the jar fragments and stained a pair of snow-white shoes. Wei Qian sneered at the sight of the extremely white shoes and said impatiently, "If Master Chu doesn't think I'm dirty, why did you have time to come here today?"

As soon as the feet moved off the ground, someone handed them a pair of brand new snow-satin boots, which they put on in an orderly manner in front of Wei Qian. Wei Qian sneered again, his eyes moved to Chu Xuesong's gentle and kind face, and his brows were tightly furrowed.

Damn it! A bandit is made to look like a scholar!

After changing his shoes, Chu Xuesong began to tidy up his snow-white collar. Wei Qian scolded him impatiently, "Are you done yet? If you have something to say, say it. If not, get out." He had to be so fussy like a woman. No, even women are not as fussy as him.

Chu Xuesong smiled elegantly, "The Qi family army recently got a medicine that is said to be very effective for wounds. No matter how severe the wound is, it will scab over the next day after applying it." He spoke slowly and his voice was as clear as sweet spring water. It was obviously a relaxing voice, but every time Wei Chu heard it, he sounded very irritable.

Wei Qian snorted coldly and cursed, "No wonder! Have you found out where the medicine came from?"

Chu Xuesong shook his head.

"I don't know what you're talking about!" Wei Qian turned his face away and ignored him.

Chu Xuesong was not affected by his irritable mood at all, and continued to smile brightly. "You can go check it out. This medicine is amazing. It hasn't appeared in Luomucheng for so many years. Maybe it's from outside. Think carefully about Qi Wuze's recent strange behavior and who he's been associating with. You'll definitely find some clues."

Wei Qian's eyes turned, and he thought carefully about the recent movements in Luomu City. There seemed to be nothing special. Apart from the ugly woman who was in charge of maintaining Dahuang Village, she went out to buy vegetables and went to mine. It was impossible for merchants from the interior to come.

He pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked up and asked suspiciously, "Hu Ni Chu, why don't you check it yourself? What's going on? Do you want to reap the benefits again?"

Chu Xuesong really resembles a fox in both temperament and appearance. He is tall and strong, with gentle eyebrows and eyes, but he also has a pair of peach blossom eyes. His smile is so charming that it can attract the hearts of young girls. He even does not let go of the fire-burning woman in his village.

He looks warm, but he is actually insidious and cunning. Wei Qian has no idea how many losses he has suffered at his hands, and he has to be on guard against being bitten by him all the time.

"Why do you think so? I, Chu, came here specifically to remind Mr. Wei." He spoke sincerely, with a pure and upright look.

Tsk, I'd be surprised if I believed you!

Wei Qian put down his raised feet, leaned over to face him, and said with a smile: "How about we wipe out Dahuang Village together?"

Chu Xuesong's eyes curved slightly, his light-colored eyes showing a hint of disapproval: "You know, I don't kill people casually. Besides, you and I have sworn an oath, and I still believe in it."

"Humph! It's not like we won't kill people. What does the oath of the older generation have to do with us? We are all bandits, so why are we afraid of going to hell? You are always pretending. I hate people like you the most. Get out!"

Chu Xuesong straightened his clothes and stood up. There was no sign of annoyance on his handsome face. Instead, he smiled as lightly as a willow catkin, "I will tell Master Wei another secret..." He did not finish his words, but beckoned. Wei Qian wanted to listen, but was wary of him. Seeing that he did not move, Chu Xuesong smiled indifferently, stood up and left.

"Wait." Wei Qian hurriedly chased after her, then he slipped and stepped on the broken wine jar he had dropped, falling flat on his face. When he stood up, he could only see the corner of the snow-white clothes going away.

"Fuck, Chu Xuesong, damn it! How could there be someone like you!"

Wei Qian used his left hand to support himself on the ground, and suddenly fell down again, with a ferocious look on his face: Qi Wuze, the ugly girl of the Ye family!

Damn it!

Of course, the damned woman is now living a more comfortable life than the boss Wei. Early that morning, a hunter suddenly ran to Ye Nuan's house and told him that the wheat and rapeseed were ripe.

Ye Nuan was the first to run over. Behind the house, golden wheat waves swayed in the wind, their ears so heavy they almost bent over. The moment her hand touched the ripe wheat, a warm current flowed through her wrist and her whole body, and the mechanical sounds in her mind began to ring non-stop.

"Congratulations, host! Your Spiritual Spring has been upgraded to level five. You have obtained four Spiritual Fields, including baby cabbage, eggplant, chrysanthemum, pumpkin, and poplar trees. Please work hard on your planting today."

Ye Nuan became more and more excited. There were already many seeds in her space.

The hunter informed Ye Nuan and then went to the village to spread the news. Soon, the villagers all ran to see it. When they saw the vast fields of wheat and the dark yellow rapeseed, they were stunned. Behind their ears, they were excited and chattered as if it was their own food.

Jinbao even brought a few helpers to harvest the wheat and rapeseed. All the laborers he had previously accumulated also came to help. Aunt Wu, who had just recovered from her illness, heard about this and was so frightened that she quickly pretended to be sick. Ye Nuan didn't actually ask her to pound the wheat, but simply borrowed a pestle and mortar and led a group of people to get busy.

It was the first time so many people from Dahuang Village had joined together for the harvest, giving everyone a taste of life back inland. The villagers not only didn't mind the hard work, but they also worked incredibly hard. Ye Xiaohu was delighted to see so many people and insisted on helping pound the wheat. He was so strong that the mortar would probably break with just one pound, so Ye Nuan quickly grabbed him and asked him to help hold the wheat ears.

Ye Xiaohu was full of energy, running back and forth all over the ground.

After a long day of hard work, the wheat had been hulled and ground into flour, and the rapeseed had been fried into oil. Besides saving the seeds for herself, she also shared them with the people who helped her, and sold the rest.

Originally, many people owed her for their labor and didn't need to give her anything, but Ye Nuan thought that she would have to share the profits with Jinbao and the others anyway, so she didn't care about it.

All those who had worked all day gathered at Ye's house, and Ye Nuan specially prepared a few large watermelons.

When the villagers saw the watermelons, their eyes widened and their mouths watered in surprise. But Ye Nuan said nothing, and no one dared to go up and take one first. It was Jin Bao who squeezed to the front and said in surprise, "Ye Nuan, how come you have a watermelon? I only had one last year."

Watermelon is a rare thing and is rarely delivered to the Creation Pavilion. No matter how rich his family is, his father rarely buys it. Not to mention other villagers. They haven't had one for many years, and some have never even seen one.

"I've been planting for a long time, and it's only ripe today. Thank you for your hard work today. You're welcome."

As soon as she finished speaking, Li Gan rushed over and took a knife: "Let me cut it. I cut this all the time." He smiled flatteringly. Before Ye Nuan could react, the watermelon opened with a snap.

He worked quickly, and in no time at all, he had cut five large watermelons into evenly sized pieces. The green skin and red flesh were studded with black seeds, juicy and sweet just by looking at them. Jinbao took the lead and took a piece, and the others followed suit.

It is the hottest time of the year in autumn.

One bite made my tongue and teeth salivate, and another bite revealed the crisp, sweet, juicy watermelon, a refreshing sweetness that reduced dryness, leaving me feeling refreshed. For a moment, the only sound in the yard was the crunching, crunching sound of watermelon being bitten, until I'd even eaten the rind.

After finishing five watermelons, the group still felt a bit unsatisfied. They looked towards the watermelon vines in the yard, where there were still watermelons of various sizes growing on them, which looked very tempting. But Ye Nuan had already given them a lot and gave them oil, so even if they wanted to eat more, they couldn't take advantage of it.

"Ye girl, how do you grow your watermelons? They're so sweet."

"Can we plant the watermelon seeds we take back?"

Ye Nuan chuckled, "It should be able to grow, just water it more. I have a lot more at home. If you want to eat it, you can bring something to exchange for it tomorrow."

A group of people walked out with the flour and oil they were given, their eyes occasionally glancing at the emerald green watermelon.

Ye Nuan threw all the leftover fruit peels together, and the chickens immediately came over to pick at them. Su Shi put the extra flour and oil into the sleeping room and came out with a smile on her face.

"A Nuan, let them turn over the land tomorrow so we can plant wheat and rapeseed."

Ye Nuan shook her head and said, "Mom, the land will only be fertile if the crops are rotated. Tomorrow we will change to planting mung beans, red beans, and soybeans, and plant more cabbage." Chestnut trees can also be planted on both sides of the land.

Mrs. Su didn't quite understand, so she just followed her daughter's advice. She added, "Those people were really greedy just now. Tomorrow, there will definitely be a lot of people coming to exchange for watermelons. Remember to leave two for City Lord Qi."

Ye Nuan discovered that her mother really cared about this savior, and reminded her to leave whatever she grew for City Lord Qi.

Su's thinking was simple. If she'd been in Kyoto before, she would have definitely looked down on warriors. But after this experience, she felt that character was paramount. So far, City Lord Qi was her most satisfactory son-in-law. If her daughter paid more attention, perhaps the two of them would become a couple.

"Mom, I know. I've kept two." She put them in the space, where they wouldn't get old or go bad for several months.

"Mom, I'll make you something delicious tonight to reward you."

Su smiled and asked, "What?"