Sun's mother didn't come out to eat, but the three of them seemed to enjoy their meal quite a bit.

After the meal, Sun Wei escorted Liu Cuifang out.

“Cuifang, I can’t see you off today. I have to go back and discuss the matter of hiring a matchmaker with my parents. Here are ten coins for you to take the oxcart.”

Sun Wei took out the money he had on him and stuffed it into Liu Cuifang's hand.

"How long will it take for the matchmaker to come to my house?"

Liu Cuifang accepted the money, but she was still a little worried about Sun's mother's attitude.

"It should be in the next few days, don't worry."

Sun Wei kissed Liu Cuifang's hand to comfort her.

"Okay then, I'll go back now."

Seeing that Sun Wei's attitude was sincere, Liu Cuifang nodded and went home.

"Daughter, how was your day?"

The village chief's wife immediately came over to check on her daughter when she saw her return.

"It's alright. His father was quite hospitable. He went to the restaurant and bought several dishes, which cost several hundred coins."

Liu Cuifang recalled that she had eaten a very large meal at noon today.

"So you mean his mother isn't very enthusiastic?"

The village chief's wife understood immediately.

"Hmm, he's cold and aloof, but Sun Wei said he's determined to marry me. He said he'll have a matchmaker come to our door in a few days."

Liu Cuifang disagreed, believing that as long as Sun Wei was resolute, she would definitely be able to marry him smoothly.

"We need to get this done quickly."

The village chief's wife, however, felt that things weren't going so smoothly.

"I see".

Liu Cuifang had made up her mind. If Sun Wei didn't come in a few days, she would go to see him.

Night~

"Boom!"

The loud thunder woke Wei Yuyan up, and she quickly got up to bring in the clothes outside.

Brother Zhang was right, it really rained heavily.

Wei Yuyan fell asleep again amidst the sound of rain.

When I woke up again, I realized that I seemed to have gone to bed late.

"Xiao Lei, Qianqian~".

Wei Yuyan seems to have noticed that the children are not at home.

"Sister-in-law, I'm here. I saw there were too many green beans, so I picked some to dry in the sun."

Xiao Lei's voice came from behind the vegetable garden.

Wei Yuyan went to the kitchen and saw a pot of white porridge, which Xiao Lei must have cooked.

"Hey, why is there so much water on the ground?"

Wei Yuyan looked at the kitchen floor, which was quite wet.

Since there were no pickled vegetables to eat with the porridge, Wei Yuyan washed a few chili peppers and stir-fried them to eat with the porridge.

"Sister-in-law, shall we go mushroom picking this afternoon?"

Xiao Lei came back with a basket full of green beans and eggplants; he could barely carry it.

"Hmm, do you guys want to go?"

Wei Yuyan didn't want them to go, otherwise they would be all dirty and the road would be slippery.

I want to go.

Since Wei Yuyan started her steamed bun business, Xiao Lei has been going up the mountain less often.

"Oh well".

Wei Yuyan finished her porridge and then worked with Xiao Lei to prepare the eggplant and green beans.

"By the way, sister-in-law, the kitchen leaked last night. Look how much water is on the floor."

Xiao Lei pointed to the ground.

"Oh, is this rainwater? I thought it was water you accidentally spilled."

Wei Yuyan looked at the roof. The kitchen was leaking, but what about the other rooms?

"Hmm, my sister's room is leaking a bit too, but mine isn't," Xiao Lei said when he went to his sister's room that morning.

"Okay, I'll have Brother Zhang help me fix it tomorrow."

Wei Yuyan dared not climb onto the roof, so she had to ask Brother Zhang for help.

"Sister-in-law, I'm back."

"Sister-in-law Wu~".

Qianqian returned with Xiaoya.

"Hey, you're back, Xiaoya. I was just about to ask you, do you have any dried mushrooms at home?"

Wei Yuyan thought that buying their mushrooms would help them improve their lives.

"Yes, quite a lot. Grandma said we can sell them to restaurants in winter, to see if they want them."

Xiaoya nodded.

"What price did you sell it to the restaurant for?"

Wei Yuyan wondered if the restaurant's prices would be higher than hers.

"It seems to be one coin for two catties, not worth much."

Xiaoya thought about it and realized that this seemed to be the right price.

"Okay then, you can sell your dried mushrooms to me from now on. Three coins for two pounds."

Wei Yuyan had originally agreed with Brother Zhang that the price for dried mushrooms was one coin per pound, but because she thought that Xiaoya's family was not well-off, she added half a coin.

"Really, Sister-in-law Wu? Then I'll go back and tell Grandma right now."

Xiaoya was so happy that she immediately ran home.

"Of course it's true, but there are two things to note: wash the mud off and dry it in the sun, and don't pick any poisonous mushrooms."

Wei Yuyan instructed that these things must be made clear in advance, otherwise it would be difficult to handle later.

"Thank you, Sister-in-law Wu. I'll go back and tell Grandma the good news right now."

Xiaoya happily ran home.

After Wei Yuyan and Xiao Lei Qianqian washed and dried the vegetables, Wei Yuyan started preparing lunch so they could eat early and go mushroom picking.

After we finished eating, before we even washed the dishes, Brother Zhang and his wife arrived.

"Sister-in-law, I brought the steamed buns over so they can play at home, otherwise it will get bored."

Xiuhua's sister-in-law threw the steamed buns into the yard.

"Yes, Brother Zhang is here too. We're running low on mushrooms; we won't have enough for next month."

I'm thinking of taking over your house and Xiaoya's house next month.

"With the mushrooms I picked today, it should last me one or two months."

Wei Yuyan usually couldn't bear to eat mushrooms, just to save them for selling steamed buns.

"Yes, sister-in-law, from now on, your brother Zhang and I won't have to pay for the mushrooms we pick. You already have a monthly subscription, so this is equivalent to helping you with the work."

Sister-in-law Xiuhua felt she had gotten a great deal; these mushrooms weren't worth much, so she should just give them to her younger brother and sister-in-law.

"That won't do. I can't offer a high price, but I can't let you work for free."

Wei Yuyan insisted on paying.

"Look at you, anyone who didn't know better would think you're a big landlord."

Xiuhua's sister-in-law felt that her younger brother's family actually had less savings than her own, so how could they be so extravagant?

Perhaps it's because they have a knack for making money.

"Alright, Sister-in-law Xiuhua, stop teasing me. Let's hurry up and go, or all the mushrooms will be picked clean."

Wei Yuyan took out two baskets, one for Xiao Lei and the other for herself.

"Let's go."

Brother Zhang didn't drive the oxcart today either; he was chopping firewood earlier because it was halfway up the mountain.

You can see where the cows are, so there's no need to worry about them being stolen. Today, we'll be going deep into the mountains to pick mushrooms.

Once they reached the mountain, Xiao Lei followed Brother Zhang, while Qianqian followed behind Wei Yuyan carrying a small basket.

Wei Yuyan saw it and pointed it out to her, telling her to pick it. Qianqian also recognized the poisonous mushrooms.

Wei Yuyan was reassured that she wouldn't pick any poisonous mushrooms.

While picking, Wei Yuyan encountered an elderly woman. She was about to change direction when the woman called out to her.

"Wu Chen's wife, right?"

The old lady called out gently.

"Yes, ma'am, you've come to pick mushrooms too."

Seeing that the old woman meant no harm, Wei Yuyan stopped and greeted her.