"Now do you believe me?"

Fan Jin nodded obediently. Although his eyes were terribly sore, his throat felt much better after drinking water. He replied softly, "I've thought about it. Its drawbacks are actually not a problem. Don't we still have stun guns? We can use these to immobilize most people, and then shock and tie them up one by one while they're unable to move. Wouldn't that be perfect?"

Shui Qing hummed in agreement, "These two work together very well."

Its main advantage is that it can take down a large number of enemies at once, making it suitable for group attacks.

"It's even more effective than lime," Fan Jin said proudly.

Lime needs to be applied close together, but this doesn't. Lime can only be used on one person with a single application, but this can be used on an entire area with a single spray. The items in the mall are really good.

Shui Qing's smile widened, and the pressure on her hands unconsciously softened.

In the west wing, Madam Hu tossed and turned, unable to sleep, so she got up and started counting her family's savings.

Mr. Hu didn't understand: "No matter how many times you count it, it won't increase."

“But I’ll be happy counting the silver!” Mrs. Hu said irritably.

What do men know? If she had enough money, she'd rather sleep with it in her arms.

Hu's father, though rebuked, was not angry. He chuckled and got up, sat down on the edge of the bed, and chatted for a while under the cover of night: "I was originally thinking that after the flood, we would go back and buy land to build a few bright brick houses so that we could arrange a marriage for Wenhua."

Mrs. Hu paused in her thoughts as she counted the silver, forgetting how much there was. Since she was no longer familiar with it, she focused on listening to her husband speak.

“Now that the King of Yan has rebelled, who knows how many years of chaos will last? We won’t be able to go back anytime soon. The son-in-law is a good man, so we can stay here with our daughter in peace.”

However, Wenhua is getting older every day, and we have money in our hands. Why don't we buy some land in the village, build a house, and find a marriage partner for Wenhua?

We have over a hundred taels of silver in savings. Forty taels should be enough to buy land and build a house. Seven or eight taels should be enough for the betrothal gifts. Sixty or seventy taels should be enough for the wedding banquet and the wedding clothes for the young couple. After Wenhua gets married, we can move out. Otherwise, it's not good for her to always eat and drink for free at her house. Living at her daughter's house is barely acceptable, but it's absolutely unacceptable for the brother-in-law to get married at his sister's house.

Even if the son-in-law is a kind person and has no objections, they still can't be so unforgiving.

Buying land and building a house is the biggest expense, but how can a girl get married without a house to live in? The money for the house cannot be spared.

Hu's mother agreed with what the child's father said, except...

“I’ve noticed that there are quite a few girls around the same age as those in Shanshui Village and Wenhua, especially those at Qing’er’s Herbal Medicine Shop. You should go around and ask around to see if there’s anyone in Wenhua you like.”

"Wenhua will be seventeen after the New Year. With Xinyue by our side, we can hurry up and buy land, build a house, and get started."

Remembering dinner, Mrs. Hu tentatively asked, "Honey, what do you think of Jiajia? The Ding family and we have a good relationship, and Jiajia is even more devoted to us. Last time Wenhua was injured, she not only came to see him in person, but also brought ointment, which worked really well."

In the darkness, Hu's father's eyes widened uncontrollably. "My wife, we can't repay kindness with enmity."

Mrs. Hu pursed her lips, unable to continue speaking.

To be honest, she felt the same way.

"The girls at the herbal medicine shop earn six hundred cash a month, which I think is very good. Jiajia gets a share of the profits with her family. The herbal medicine shop earns one thousand taels, and the Ding family gets three hundred taels. Brother Ding only has one daughter, Jiajia. How can we possibly have designs on her!"

Mother Hu couldn't help but ask, "What if Wen Hua is interested?"

"It's not about whether Wenhua likes Jiajia or not, but whether Jiajia likes Wenhua or not! Look at my son-in-law's nephews, which one of them doesn't like Jiajia? If we don't care, won't we end up like them?"

"Sigh, I'd better go to the herbal medicine shop more often and ask around about other girls."

With her own son's rugged appearance and robust physique, how could the delicate and gentle Jiajia possibly be interested in him?