Just then, Aunt Jiang came over with a tray. "Come and have some water. It's freshly made brown sugar water, warm, just right for drinking."

Jiang Nuan personally served her son a bowl of brown sugar water, saying, "Drink up, and then get back to work quickly."

Huang Lao Er pursed his lips, but still took it and gulped it down in one go.

“I’ll take them there,” Grandpa Jiang said cheerfully. “You and your family can talk.”

"Use an oxcart to deliver it," Jiang Nuan directed as people unloaded the goods. "Dad can just point the way; Xiao Liu can walk by himself."

After the three people left, a group of women remained in the courtyard, talking non-stop and making a racket that hurt people's ears.

"Fatty," Huang Xiaosi said listlessly, "Let's go out and have some fun. These women are so annoying, they're driving us crazy."

"What are we going to play?" Huang Xiaopang frowned. "We're not familiar with this place."

"It's okay, I have a plan." Huang Xiaosi patted his pocket and said confidently, "I packed a lot of chestnut cakes, so we're not afraid of not having anyone to play with."

So, taking advantage of Jiang Nuan's inattention, the two of them held hands and crouched down as they left.

Jiang Nuan, engrossed in conversation in the courtyard, was unaware of what was happening. "Sister-in-law, are you feeling any better?"

Aunt Jiang suffered a serious illness a few years ago and has been taking medicine ever since, which is why Jiang Chao has not yet married.

"I feel much better," Aunt Jiang said with a relaxed smile. "Thanks to my eldest sister's five taels of silver, my husband took me to the county town. I had acupuncture, took medicine, and drank bone broth every day. I feel much better now."

“That’s good,” Jiang Nuan added. “Jiang Chao is of marriageable age, it’s time for him to get married.”

"It's already being arranged," Grandma Jiang said impatiently. "I've found a girl and asked a matchmaker to sound her out. We should hear from her in the next few days."

Grandma Jiang was more anxious than anyone else about her grandson's important matter. However, she had always struggled to afford the monthly medical expenses when there was a sick person in the family. Adding another person would be too much of a burden.

As soon as her daughter-in-law's health improved, she started inquiring everywhere and has now found a suitable candidate for her granddaughter-in-law.

“Mom,” Jiang Nuan gave a thumbs up, “you’re still as shrewd as ever.”

“Of course,” Grandma Jiang puffed out her back proudly, “Don’t underestimate your mother just because she’s old. She’s got a sharp mind. No one in the whole family can compare to her.”

“Yes, yes, yes,” Jiang Nuan replied enthusiastically, “Mother is the pillar of our family, the backbone.”

Grandma Jiang was so flattered by her daughter's praise that she was practically floating on air. She then proudly recounted how she had chosen her daughter-in-law.

Upon hearing that her own mother had disguised herself as a beggar to test the girl's character, Jiang Nuan completely knelt down before her mother.

These days, arranged marriages are all about matchmakers. Getting married is truly a blind marriage, relying entirely on the matchmaker's words. Even if someone has the best intentions for their child, they can only ask around to find out about the family's reputation.

The girls don't go out much when they reach the age to stay at home, it's really hard for me to think of this way to get them to meet people.

“This child is the eldest daughter,” Grandma Jiang began to say. “Her father is a bricklayer. He fell off the roof while building a house two years ago and injured his foot. He can’t do heavy work anymore. He kept his daughter for two more years to take care of his younger children.”

"That girl was very presentable, with bright, sparkling eyes, a fair complexion as if she had applied powder, a tall stature and a large bottom. You could tell at a glance that she was good at bearing children. She was upright, kind-hearted, and from a poor family. She didn't refuse me when I went begging for food and even poured me a bowl of warm water without showing any disgust."