The next day, after breakfast, Liu Fengya was preparing to take his bride home. When he saw the dowry covering the entire kang (a heated brick bed), he knew that his in-laws loved their daughter, but he was still very surprised to see so much dowry. Even the dowries given at the weddings that had just been held in his village were not this much, and some were not even half of what they were given at the weddings.

Just as they were wondering how such a small group of people would manage to carry so much stuff back, Gao Liang led a few people in, each carrying an empty basket on their back.

"That's all, guys, give me a hand." Gao Liang said to the people who had just come in, and they all started to put the things into their baskets.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and pack your things and let's go." Yun Zhiming saw that the few hotheads in his village were still standing there in a daze, so he quickly shouted.

Only then did they realize what was happening and quickly packed the rest of the items into their baskets.

"Brother-in-law, we're all coming with you, aren't you happy to see us?" After spending a day together, Gao Liang was already able to joke around with his newly appointed brother-in-law.

"They were all planning to go to our place to transport limestone back, and they just happened to come with us this time," Yun Zhiming explained to them.

"Thank you so much. Please come to our house for the wedding banquet at noon." Liu Fengya quickly extended the invitation after realizing what was happening. Seeing how considerate he was, the Gao family was even more relieved.

In another room, Yunqi took out a whole set of cosmetics from his bag and gave Gao Jie a beautiful makeover, making her look completely different.

When Gao Jie came out wearing a beautiful red dress, she was paired with flat boots because they had to get going. Liu Fengya was stunned by the outfit, and it was only when his companion tugged at his sleeve that he came back to his senses.

After saying goodbye to Gao's parents, everyone started heading back. Luckily, the young people from Gao's village accompanied them; otherwise, it would have been difficult to transport the things back. Although the quilts and other items weren't very heavy, they took up space. The heaviest item was probably the 100 jin (50 catties) of glutinous rice seeds, which were later divided into three portions for three people to carry.

At this point, you might be wondering, why didn't Si Cheng, who is so strong, help carry some of it? Does anyone know any girl who carries her own dowry? So Gao Liang was carrying everything empty-handed the whole way.

As Gao Liang walked towards Pinghe Village, he realized that the road was much easier to travel after the Yun family had cleared it. However, he felt very uncomfortable when he saw his newly appointed brother-in-law's dog paw tightly gripping his sister's hand. They hadn't even entered the house yet.

Yun Qi found it amusing to see his eyes repeatedly glaring towards his older sister, so he simply pulled him to the front to clear the way.

Because they needed to reach Pinghe Village by noon, they didn't rest much along the way. Even when they arrived at the lakeside campsite, Si Cheng simply handed the load to Gao Liang and ran over to check the catch in the traps.

However, this time they were probably lucky; a few wild rabbits fell in, and three of them were still alive, though their feet were injured.

When he lifted the rabbits up, he realized that one of the female rabbits was pregnant, as her belly was quite swollen.

He put all the other rabbits into the bag, and tied the mother rabbit's limbs separately, holding her directly in his arms.

When he caught up with the group, he tossed a whole sack of rabbits to Liu Fengya and the others.

"Take these back and add them to your dishes." After saying this, she ignored them and instead carried the mother rabbit to Yunqi's side.

"Xiao Qi, this is a mother rabbit. Should we keep her as a pet?"

Yun Qi glanced at the rabbit in his arms and was just about to suggest giving it away when the two siblings sitting in the bamboo basket noticed it and jumped up, shouting "Rabbit!" Their sudden movement almost tipped the load off Gao Liang's shoulders, but luckily he grabbed the ropes at the ends to steady himself.

Seeing this, Yunqi broke out in a cold sweat. She walked up to them and slapped each of them on the bottom to make them sit up straight.

"Mommy, bunny." Lele was still staring intently at the bunny in her father's hand.

"This is a mother rabbit, and she has babies inside her belly, so you can't play with it," Yunqi whispered to her daughter.

"I know that, just like when a mother sheep is heavily pregnant, a mother rabbit will also give birth to her own babies."

"Lele is so great, so we must protect Mother Rabbit, right?"

"Mom, can we raise it like a mother sheep?"

"Of course you can, but Junjun and Lele will have to find some grass for them to eat!"

"Don't worry, Mom, leave them to us. We'll definitely raise them to be fair and plump."

Hearing this, everyone was amused. Si Cheng put the rabbit into Gao Liang's basket, then took the load from Gao Liang's shoulder. Only after he had hoisted the load onto his own shoulder did he say to Gao Liang, "You're so clumsy."

Gao Liang felt completely innocent; it wasn't entirely his fault. What made him even more speechless was that his aunt and uncle both glared at him as they passed by. Seeing even his own sister looking at him with a disappointed expression, he realized he hadn't done anything wrong.

Seeing that everyone had gone far away, he quickly caught up. This time, upon arriving at Pinghe Village, he noticed a significant difference. Thanks to the villagers' efforts in traveling back and forth and constantly repairing the road, the entire section was much smoother. They had arrived in just half a day this time, meaning they could make a round trip in just one day.

The Liu family also held a grand banquet, which marked the completion of the marriage.

However, the day after the wedding, Bai Liangfen brought her older brother Bai Liangkuan over.

When the Yun family saw Bai Liangfen arrive so early in the morning, they were quite startled. Could something have happened?

Bai Liangfen quickly ushered them into the house and poured them each a glass of water before explaining her purpose.

The main point is that since their family already knows about this, it's better to come and tell them.

"Why isn't Ah Cheng home?" Bai Liangfen asked quickly when she didn't see Si Cheng.

"The job on the other side of the trench was almost finished, so the two of them went over to take care of it. Do you need to see Ah Cheng for something?"

“This is my brother from my maternal family. There’s something I need to tell him about.”

"Then I'll go and call him back right now." Yun Qi had a vague guess in his mind, so he stood up and said he would go and call Si Cheng back.

"That's for the best. It's better for you two to listen to things together." Hearing Aunt Liu say this, Yunqi felt reassured.