Su Hua raised an eyebrow and shook her head in perfect cooperation.

"I can't guess."

"I knew you wouldn't guess." Aunt Zhou waved her hand and chuckled. "Meng Yun'er may have run away, but the matchmaker's trip wasn't in vain!"

Finally, Meng Yongfu, using some unknown method, managed to get the matchmaker to go to Xiahe Village to propose marriage for his precious son, apparently because he had his eye on the girl from the Liang family.

"We're getting married in seven days!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the courtyard became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

It was Qian, who was sitting to the side washing her underwear, who was the first to exclaim in surprise, "Aunt Zhou, are you saying that Liang Siyu is going to marry Meng Fu?"

How is that possible!

"How could that girl possibly marry Meng Fu!"

Although she was a girl from Qianjia Village, which is quite far from Xiahe Village, she had been married to Shanghe Village for nearly four years and knew the situation of the nearby villages quite well, if not completely.

There's only one family with the surname Liang in Xiahe Village.

Apart from Liang Yaozu, the Liang family only has one daughter, Liang Siyu.

Just a few days ago, the Su family went to the Liang family to propose marriage, and they said they would only marry if the bride price was twenty taels.

Now, she turns around and marries into the Meng family without saying a word?

How could that be?

Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhou couldn't help but reveal a meaningful smile. "The day before yesterday morning, didn't Mudfish and his buddies climb over the Meng family's wall and see two naked bodies inside Meng Fu's house?"

Everyone is saying that the girl in the picture is most likely a maid from the Liang family.

"After making such a big fuss, what can she do if she doesn't marry into the Meng family?"

The villagers love to watch a spectacle.

After Meng Fu caused such a commotion at home that morning, many people have been waiting outside the Meng family mansion to see who that person is.

When it got completely dark that day, many people couldn't stand it anymore and went home.

The neighbors next to the Meng family noticed a small, thin figure sneaking out of the back door of the Meng family's house and walking along the small mountain path behind it.

Although I couldn't see their faces clearly, I knew that the mountain road led to Xiahe Village.

Furthermore, the fact that Meng Yongfu asked a matchmaker to propose marriage to Meng Fu today makes the cause and effect clear to anyone with discerning eyes.

Mudfish Girl nodded. "In the past, I thought Liang's girl was quite pretty, with clean clothes and a neat face, and she was also very hardworking."

Many young men from these two villages want to marry her.

I never expected her to behave like this in private. She's not even engaged yet, but she's already offered herself up and forced the issue.

"Sigh, if Meng Fu were a reliable person, this young lady from the Liang family would be quite fortunate to marry him," sighed Da Mai Niang. "But the villagers have seen Meng Fu going to brothels more than once or twice!"

Even if your husband's family is wealthy, it's all for nothing if he doesn't have a loving heart!

"This young lady from the Liang family is probably going to have a tough time from now on."

She and her husband have only had one daughter, Damai, all these years. She has doted on her since she was little. If she grows up to behave like Liang Siyu, she will probably be driven to her death by anger.

Madam Qian was stunned. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but then felt a weight in her arms.

Looking down, I saw a basket full of plump mushrooms.

"Second sister-in-law, we need these shiitake mushrooms for tomorrow's spicy hot pot, so hurry up and wash them clean."

Remember to wash it with leaves mixed with water.

Be gentle; the cap and stem mustn't break, otherwise it won't look good, and the customers won't like it.

"Okay, I understand. Wash it with leaves, be gentle, and make sure the caps and stems aren't damaged." Qian listened to Su Hua's instructions as she held the basket of shiitake mushrooms, nodding her head unconsciously.

I only realized something was wrong after I stepped out of the courtyard.

How come she's doing all the work for such a big basket all by herself?

She glanced at the family in the courtyard, who didn't seem very excited. No wonder Su Baishi hadn't looked well since she returned; it turned out that her intended third daughter-in-law had run away.

Moreover, they went to their arch-rival's house.

Who would be in a good mood if they were in that situation?

Qian bit her lip, but in the end she obediently carried a basket of mushrooms to the riverbank.

Compared to kneeling on the ground for three days and three nights, washing mushrooms is more cost-effective. Su Baishi, unusually, didn't argue with her anymore. She couldn't afford to provoke her at a time like this.

Distracted like this, Aunt Zhou and the others forgot about the Meng family's affairs and stared at the mushrooms in the yard with great curiosity.

"Big Tiger Mom, are these weird mushrooms really edible?"

"I've heard people say that the mushrooms at Tianxianglou Restaurant in the county are more expensive than meat and taste even better than meat. Is this the kind of mushroom they're talking about?"

"I must say, these shiitake mushrooms smell really good..."

As Su Hua listened to the conversation, her gaze swept over the somewhat stunned Su Sanhu, and she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

In the past, in order to protect Liang Siyu's reputation, he and Liang Siyu always met in secret. Occasionally, when Liang Siyu came to see him, she would say that she was looking for the original owner of the body.

Therefore, apart from the Su family and the Liang family, no one else knew about their affair.

Discovering Liang Siyu's affair with Meng Fu is one thing, but suddenly learning from others that Liang Siyu is getting married is another.

The word "love" is the most heart-wrenching.

"Third Brother, there are still some mushrooms left on the mountain. Why don't you go and pick them and bring them back? And pick some linden branches while you're at it too." Su Hua shook her head and subtly stuffed the empty basket into his arms.

"Okay." Su Sanhu snapped out of his daze, managing a forced smile.

He turned and walked towards Fuhu Mountain.

His footsteps were swift yet somewhat chaotic.

By this time, Su Dahu and his brother had already weighed the vegetables. Aunt Zhou and Mudfish Mother's families had brought more, thirty catties each, while Big Wheat Mother's family had brought twenty-five catties.

The old village chief, Su Chengde, received thirty catties of green vegetables, plus fifteen catties of pea shoots that were delivered later.

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