An Dashan drove the ox cart to the yard next door, and seeing that the gate was not closed, he drove the ox cart inside and saw Uncle Liu looking out of the yard. When Uncle Liu saw An Dashan coming back, he was visibly relieved and came to greet him.

An Dashan handed over the mutton in his hand and said, "I'm sorry, Uncle Liu, I was delayed today by something and came back a little late. I didn't cut the fodder yet. I'll cut two more bundles tomorrow."

Uncle Liu took the mutton and said, "You brought two lamb legs yesterday, why are you bringing more today? We don't need to cut the fodder, the children at home have cut several bundles."

An Dashan smiled and said, "How can that be possible? I will deliver the fodder tomorrow morning. My family is still waiting for me to eat, so I will go back first."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Liu said, "Then go back quickly. I'll ask Chun Ya to bring the bowl back to you tomorrow."

An Dashan agreed and turned back home.

As for the An family, after An Dashan left, An Ning simply told Gao what happened today. When Gao learned that not only did the Lingzhi sell for 2,400 taels of silver today, but her husband also saved the county magistrate's daughter, she felt extremely proud for a moment, thinking that he was worthy of the man she chose and the daughter she gave birth to.

Gao opened the box and took a quick look at the contents, then quickly closed the box and said to An Ning, "Daya, let's carry the box to our room and wait for your father to come back before we take a look."

An Ning nodded and helped Gao carry the box to the east room. After putting the box away, Gao closed the door and asked An Ning to wash her hands while she went to the kitchen to serve the food.

When An Dashan returned home, Gao and An Ning had already put out the food and were waiting for him to eat. An Dashan washed his hands, sat at the table, and the family of three started eating. After dinner, Gao quickly cleaned up the dishes and took An Dashan and An Ning into the east room.

Gao opened the box and carefully took out the four pieces of cloth. Looking at the prepared gifts, it was clear that the lawyer was a meticulous person.

The cloth was fine cotton, one piece was dark gray, one piece was water red, one piece was indigo, and one piece was light green. Under the cloth was a small box of jewelry, and under the jewelry box was a layer of silver ingots. Gao counted them and found that there were fifty in total, each weighing ten taels, for a total of five hundred taels of silver.

Gao asked An Dashan to take out the silver ingots and find a place to hide them. Then she carefully opened the jewelry box and saw a golden hairpin with a magpie climbing a plum tree, a pair of gold bracelets of the same style and color, a pair of silver bracelets carved with koi carp patterns, and a pure silver necklace neatly placed inside.

Gao put the silver bracelet and silver necklace on An Ning, and they were the right size. Gao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Daya, you are still young and cannot wear gold. You should wear these silver ones first. I will put these gold bracelets and gold hairpins away for you as your dowry."

An Ning picked up the gold hairpin and put it on Gao's hair, saying, "Mother, you don't have to keep it for me. I think this gold hairpin fits you perfectly." As she said that, she was about to put the gold bracelet on Gao's wrist.

Gao pulled her hand back and said, "Mom is so old, why do you wear this?"

An Ning pulled Gao's hand over again, forced her to wear the gold bracelet, and said, "Mom is not that old, look, how beautiful it is!" Then she turned to An Dashan and asked, "Dad, don't you think so?"

An Dashan looked over and said with a smile, "Yes, yes, mother, just listen to Daya! It's so beautiful!"

Gao touched the hairpin on her head, smiled a little embarrassedly, and said, "Okay, then I'll wear it. I'll buy you a few more that suit you later."

Gao touched the pieces of cloth again and said, "Such fine material would be wasted on us. We can use the light red and light green pieces to make you some clothes. A little girl should dress up beautifully."

An Ning said, "Mom, this fabric will become bad if it is kept for a long time. You can also make some nice clothes for yourself to wear when you go out."

Gao nodded and said, "That's right, let's do it one by one first."

After discussing this, An Ning said, "Mom, I'm a little sleepy. I'm going back to sleep first."

Gao nodded and said, "Go to bed quickly, and don't forget to soak your feet. There is hot water in the pot."

An Ning agreed and went to wash up. After washing, she went to bed. Maybe she was very tired today, so she fell asleep soon.

The next day, while Gao was making breakfast, An Dashan went to cut two bundles of grass to deliver to Uncle Liu next door, and also cut a bundle of grass for his own rabbit. When An Dashan was delivering grass to the backyard, he found that the rabbit had given birth. He quickly shouted, "Daya, come and see, this rabbit has given birth."

An Ning ran over when she heard the noise. Seeing the five pink little rabbits, An Ning was overjoyed. But after the excitement, An Ning started to worry again. When will these little rabbits grow up? When will she be able to raise rabbits? This won’t work. An Ning immediately had an idea. She had so many rabbits in her space. She could pretend to catch them in the back mountain! She made up her mind and smiled again.

After the father and daughter saw that the little rabbit was fine, they returned to the main room. Gao had already brought up breakfast. Today, Gao made a pot of fragrant hot soup noodles. An Ning liked softer noodles the most, so she ate two big bowls today. Gao was so scared that she didn't dare let her continue eating.

After breakfast, the family went about their own business. An Dashan wanted to build the house before the weather got cold, so today he planned to go to the village chief's house and buy the vacant land next to An's house. An Ning didn't know much about ancient architecture, so she only made two suggestions. The first was that the house should be built bigger, and the second was that it should be installed with floor heating. An Ning was very afraid of the cold, and in winter he liked to stay at home.

After listening to his daughter's opinion, An Dashan immediately patted his chest and said, "No problem, I will build it according to your request."

Seeing An Dashan leaving, An Ning wanted to take advantage of An Dashan's absence to go to the back mountain to "catch" a nest of rabbits, so she said to Gao: "Mom, I'm going to the back mountain for a walk, and I will definitely not go into the deep mountains."

Gao nodded and said, "Okay, you must be careful."

An Ning agreed and walked towards the back of the mountain with her backpack on her back. On the way, she met a few women from the same village. After greeting each other, An Ning continued to walk into the mountain.