On October 20, the glass workshop was finally completed.

The ten craftsmen and materials that Shen Zhiyan had found have all arrived.

Ye Caiping hired another 30 workers, with wages varying depending on the job.

This recruitment drive targeted villages outside the area, and all positions were filled in less than half a day.

Ye Caiping plans to display the first batch of goods at the Marquis of Dingguo's residence in the capital.

She believes that as long as she showcases her products, orders will come in like snowflakes, and she won't have to worry about customers.

Prior to this, Ye Caiping had already purchased more than 30 acres of land nearby.

The smaller workshops started practicing and working first, while the larger ones were already expanding.

Ye Caiping plunged headfirst into the glass workshop, working so hard she barely had time to stand on tiptoe.

On October 22, Uncle Ye's house was finally completed, and a housewarming banquet was held on that day.

Ye Caiping, having finally found some free time, came to visit her second uncle's house.

Uncle Ye's family home consists of three courtyard houses built together, enclosed by a wall, with gates connecting each other. If they were to separate the family property someday, they could simply close the gates.

Each small courtyard house had five fen of land, plus vegetable gardens, livestock sheds, and other enclosures, totaling two mu of land. By all accounts, Uncle Ye's house had become the largest courtyard in the entire village.

Relatives and villagers alike praised it.

Walking at the very back, Madam Wei felt uncomfortable seeing that this courtyard was built even more grandly than her own home.

What's so great about it? Although this courtyard is bigger than hers, her second uncle only has four shares, while her family has seven. She receives more money from her second uncle's family every month.

Uncle Ye laughed and said, "It cost me more than a hundred taels of silver!"

Aunt Ye looked at Ye Caiping and said, "It's all thanks to Caiping's help that we have such a big courtyard."

Ye Caiping smiled.

Aunt Ye added, "Now that the big house has been built, Hu Fen and Xiao Yan should move back too, there are more rooms now."

"Hmm... well, my mother and I are also thinking of building a house!"

Xiao Yan already has money. She received 15 taels of silver in October and is expected to receive more than 30 taels next month, totaling 40 to 50 taels, more than enough to build a two-courtyard house.

Ye Caiping took her hand and laughed, "Then let's build it! After the new house is built, we'll buy two servants to take care of your mother."

Although Uncle Ye's family is related to him by marriage, he still feels more comfortable in his own house.

“Since you’ve all settled in here, you can stay until the new house is built before moving out. That way, you won’t have the hassle of moving back and forth,” Ye Caiping said.

Xiao Yan meant the same thing: "Thank you, Auntie."

Seeing their close relationship, Aunt Ye was naturally pleased: "Then you can bother Caiping for a while longer. If you're going to build it, start construction quickly. Once it's finished, you can get married from the new house."

Xiao Yan blushed immediately.

After touring the house, it was time for the banquet.

Ye Caiping and Grandma Ye sat down, and at that moment, Ye Peng and Wei Xiaojuan finally arrived hand in hand.

Wei Xiaojuan looked radiant; her originally dark face had become fairer from not having to do farm work.

She wore three silver hairpins in her hair, silver cloves in her ears, two silver bracelets on her wrists, and a bright pink silk dress. She also had two purses and a piece of jade hanging from her waist. As she walked along the village road, she was incredibly eye-catching and vibrant!

Du said in a low voice, "Why do I feel... a little... something I can't quite put my finger on?"

Ye Xuan sat at the next table, leaned over, and whispered, "Gaudy!"

"Ah, yes, yes, that's the word."

Ye Caiping said, "Has your sister-in-law's aesthetic sense been cultivated as well?"

"Really?" Madam Du said happily, "I see you and Jin'er every day, so I naturally know what looks good."

Previously, Du believed that the more gold and silver she wore and the brighter her clothes, the better she looked.

Gradually, I started to feel that it didn't look good, that it was too exaggerated, and that it was tiring to look at.

Only simple, plain designs like those of apples are pleasing to the eye.

Later, I met Miss Shen and Mr. Shen several times. They were officials, yet they weren't dressed in bright red or green. This proved that my feeling was correct.

The villagers were incredibly envious: "Ye Peng's wife's hairpins are all silver! And she has two silver bracelets on her wrists. Her clothes aren't cheap either; they're made of silk."

"This outfit is quite something, it makes you look like a flower or bird."

Wei Xiaojuan said smugly, "Because I married a good husband."

Ye Peng felt relieved upon hearing this.

Du: "..."

Grandma Ye: "......"

Ye Daquan said in a low voice, "Aren't all those hairpins and silver bracelets on her head gifts from us for the tea ceremony? Even the clothes she's wearing are made of silk fabric that my second aunt gave her."

But this one mouth of his was actually credited to Ye Peng.

The villagers watched Wei Xiaojuan praising her endlessly, and they were all filled with envy.

Sitting at the table, Madam Wei looked smug: "Marrying into my family is like entering a blessed nest."

Ye Peng pulled Wei Xiaojuan to sit down next to Wei.

I glanced at Ye Caiping's table, but I couldn't see Ye Jin'er.

Could it be that he found out how good he had been to Wei Xiaojuan during this time, and was so heartbroken that he dared not go out?

He felt a sense of vengeful pleasure.

"Oh, Jin'er and Huan'er are here. Please sit here," Xiao Yan, who was sitting at the same table as Ye Caiping, said with a smile.

Ye Peng couldn't help but look over, and saw Ye Jin'er and her sister walking over.

Ye Jin'er wore a beige jacket and skirt, without a single silver hairpin in her hair, only a lilac velvet flower. Her only gold and silver ornaments were a twisted gold necklace around her neck, with a jade peace lock hanging from it.

She walked slowly, exuding nobility and elegance, like a flower bud just beginning to bloom in the morning light. Her delicate beauty was captivating, making it impossible to look away.

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