The three vendors felt heartbroken and wanted to cry. They had saved up this much money in a month by deceiving and cheating, and now it had all become someone else's.

But no matter how good money is, it's not as important as life!

Just when they thought they had successfully "paid to avoid disaster" and were about to breathe a sigh of relief, the woman got up, found a stone nearby, and then broke one of their legs each...

Screams immediately erupted from the beach, their piercing cries startling a flock of seabirds into flight!

The woman threw a stone, clapped her hands, and whispered a warning to the three vendors.

"I'll spare your lives because you haven't committed any truly heinous crimes. But if you dare to bully women again, and I find out, I'll definitely come after you and personally send you to meet the King of Hell!"

After saying that, she kicked the injured legs of the vendors a few more times, causing them to almost faint from the pain. Only then did she pick up the seafood and turn to leave.

From beginning to end, she didn't say a single word and didn't let the three of them see the whole picture.

He can be described as decisive and ruthless!

Just as the woman disappeared down the path beyond the beach, a person emerged from behind the rocks.

It was none other than Jiayi, who was searching everywhere for his future wife.

And that woman from just now, needless to say, was Coral!

Jiayi stared blankly for a long while with a strange expression before suddenly laughing, revealing a set of white teeth.

I remember when I saved Coral, she was fighting among the villains with both hands wielding knives, and her expression didn't change even in the face of danger.

It was at that moment that he fell for this extraordinary woman...

But afterwards, she entered the wounded soldiers' camp. It seemed that she had lost her spirit after taking revenge, and became an ordinary woman who endured humiliation and was cautious, unable to lift her head under the weight of rumors.

But looking back now, perhaps marriage has given her renewed hope to live, and the heroine she once was is slowly returning!

From now on, we should encourage her to go out more, otherwise, if she's kept locked up in the backyard, such an interesting and rare woman will be buried...

Coral was unaware that her little secret had been discovered. When she returned home with the silver from selling the seafood, she even had a smile on her face.

Twenty taels of silver wasn't much, but it was enough for her to buy herself bedding and clothes.

Although compared to the Li family's social standing, this dowry was still quite meager.

But she believed that the Li family would not look down on her or despise her for it.

All that's left is to prepare a nice gift for the Li family.

She'll probably have to look for opportunities to try her luck in the sea more often...

When Sister Mi saw her mistress return, she quickly went to greet her. Before she could speak, she smelled a strong fishy smell and asked, "Miss, did you go to the beach? You smell so salty!"

Afraid of giving herself away, Coral was about to take a shower when she casually asked, "Is everything alright at home?"

Sister-in-law Mi quickly replied, "General Li came shortly after you left, brought you two boxes of pastries, and then returned to the barracks."

Coral, who had been on edge, immediately relaxed and happily ate a pastry before taking a shower.

The next day, she used the same excuse of going shopping to go out alone, went to the fishing village to retrieve her belongings, and then went back to diving.

She didn't see that two veterans were following her from a distance, ready to protect her at any moment...

The Li family is making orderly preparations to welcome their new daughter-in-law.

Tao Hongying was in charge of food and miscellaneous items, while Zhao Yuru was in charge of needlework and fabric, so they weren't too busy.

He could occasionally lend a hand to Sister Liu.

Unlike Suijintan, Quanzhou is not a place where you can stroll through the fields or visit neighbors for casual conversation.

Although the sea is vast and the local customs are diverse, they become less novel after a while.

In this way, with some things keeping everyone busy, people barely feel that the days are passing by faster.

Coral went into the sea several times, but wished that time would pass more slowly.

But her hard work paid off. She's been having good luck lately. The docks have seen a surge in merchants from the north visiting, and her seafood has been sold at high prices several times, earning her over thirty taels of silver.

As a result, her dowry became more generous, and all the necessary gifts for the first meeting were prepared.

Needless to say, those merchants were all Jia Yi's doing.

He considered giving the money his family gave him to Coral several times, but each time he saw her skipping home after selling seafood, he gave up the idea.

He was willing to carefully protect this girl's self-esteem; such a girl is worthy of liking and even more worthy of respect.

Grandma Li found it strange, so when her grandson was home, she pulled him aside and secretly asked him about it.

"Jiayi, I see your money box is still at home. Why didn't you take it to Shanhu?"

You love your child so much, you're probably worried sick about the dowry. Take it sooner rather than later, so she can get things ready!

Jiayi thought for a moment, then, without hiding it from his grandmother, said, "Grandma, these past few days, Miss Coral has been secretly going to sea to catch seafood, trying to save money for her dowry..."

Grandma Li got anxious halfway through the conversation. She had seen it at the seaside before. Those fisher girls carried spherical bags made of fish skin and fish glue, filled with air, and tied them around their waists to go diving.

When you're underwater and feel really suffocated and need air, you take a breath through the bag.

If the fish skin bag breaks on the seabed or something unexpected happens, the person could drown.

You could say that every dive is a brush with death.

"How can this be! You must stop them! If something happens, it will be too late to regret it!" Old Mrs. Li grabbed her grandson's hand and was about to leave.

Jiayi quickly reassured her, "Grandma, don't worry, I've already found someone to secretly protect her. And I've also had someone buy the seafood that was fished out at a high price."

Grandma Li breathed a slight sigh of relief, and Jiayi continued, "Grandma, I hope you won't stop Shanhu from going to sea. She wants to earn a dowry through her own abilities, perhaps feeling that this way she can enter our Li family with confidence and hold her head high."

“Even if I gave her money, she wouldn’t accept it. Besides, she has already saved enough money and hasn’t gone to the beach these past two days.”

Grandma Li was finally relieved and patted her grandson on the back.

"You brat, couldn't you just finish your sentence at once? You made me anxious!"

Jiayi chuckled, his face unusually flushed as he boasted to his grandmother, "Grandma, don't I have good taste? I found such a wonderful wife!"

Grandma Li glared at her grandson reproachfully, "You've never been obedient since you were little. Luckily, you've had good fortune!"

With such a capable wife to keep you in check, you won't have to worry about things at home.

Grandma Li spoke from the heart.

As the saying goes, "Mountains crumble when you rely on them, and people run away when you rely on them."

Only yourself is truly someone you can rely on!

Although she had previously praised Coral for being loyal and righteous, she still felt somewhat dissatisfied.

Now, after hearing what her grandson said, she realized that Coral's temperament was exactly what she wanted!

Such a woman is worthy of her grandson and is capable of helping the Li family to truly establish themselves here!

Meanwhile, in the small courtyard where Coral was temporarily staying, Dr. Sun, who hadn't visited in a long time, was also welcomed.

Compared to before, Dr. Sun was much thinner and darker, but the smile on his face was very happy.

He didn't even bother to drink the hot tea his daughter poured for him; he simply took out a money pouch from his pocket and stuffed it into her hand.

Coral was startled and asked, "Godfather, where did you get so much money?"

Two updates~~ My head is throbbing. When I'm sick, I suddenly realize how important health is. Take care, everyone.