"I heard there are steamed buns!" Ye Peng and Er Quan excitedly rushed out of the room.

The father and son stayed up all night keeping watch by the river, and they're still sleeping now.

But as soon as they heard there were steamed buns, they all woke up.

Even the Du and Wei families, as well as Jin Hua and Yin Hua, came out with expressions of surprise and delight.

They couldn't remember the last time they had steamed buns. Just thinking about their soft, fluffy texture, and the fragrant meat and broth inside when they bit into them, made their mouths water.

"Are there meat buns?" Ye Yinhua slurped her saliva.

"Yes." Ye Caiping smiled. "Sister-in-law, could you heat up the steamed buns, mantou, and porridge? Yinhua, where's your grandfather?"

"They're chatting with Grandpa Village Head."

"Go and tell him to come home for dinner."

Ye Caiping paid for the ride and told Ye Bajin how much meat to buy that evening before he left.

Just as Ye Caiping was about to take the wooden bucket to the river to rinse it, she saw Granny Zhao from next door swaying as she munched on a date.

"What kind of incredible luck have you been having lately? I keep smelling delicious food. I just heard you talking about meat buns, which are expensive stuff that cost two coins each. Are you sure you're not mistaken for steamed buns?"

Ye Caiping rolled her eyes at her and chuckled, "What my family eats is none of your business."

Granny Zhao's eyes widened: "Hey, you can still laugh. Let me tell you, your husband is getting a new bride today."

Ye Caiping was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a while, she realized that the "your husband" that Granny Zhao mentioned referred to her ex-husband, Li Zhiyuan.

Ye Caiping was speechless: "Let me correct you, I don't have a husband, he's just my ex-husband. We've already separated, and we're completely separate people. It's none of my business whether he marries a woman or a pig."

Ye Jin'er and Huan'er felt uneasy.

Old Mrs. Ye and Ye Daquan and others frowned.

Li Zhiyuan, that scumbag, swindled all of the Ye family's money. After passing the imperial examination, he turned his back on them and framed Caiping, divorcing her.

Only a month has passed, and he's already married a new wife!

"You bastard, I'm going to ruin his wedding right now! Erquan, let's go!"

Ye Daquan roared, and Ye Erquan immediately followed suit, about to rush out.

"Stop!" Ye Caiping immediately shouted. "I already said that we have broken up. Whether he gets married or not is his own business."

“But…” Ye Daquan said through gritted teeth, very indignant, “Why does he get more and more successful and live a better life?”

He simply couldn't stand seeing Li Zhiyuan doing well.

Ye Caiping said, "I'm doing better and better now. I'll only do better than him in the future, so we don't need to be envious of him."

Ye Daquan realized that Ye Caiping was indeed making money selling spicy soup, and could even pay her mother's wages, so it seemed to be really good.

Thinking this way made him feel a little better.

"Here, have some candy. Eat it and you won't be angry anymore, okay?" Ye Caiping said, taking out an oil paper bag from her basket and stuffing a piece of osmanthus candy into his hand.

When Ye Daquan saw her coaxing him like a child, he couldn't help but chuckle. He felt both embarrassed and happy, and most of his bad mood disappeared.

Ye Erquan felt a pang of jealousy: "What about me?"

"Yes, yes, we have them all. We bought them for everyone, but we forgot to take them out."

Ye Caiping gave one to Ye Erquan, then turned around and distributed them to Old Lady Ye, Jinhua, Yinhua, and others.

Everyone received a piece of candy. Although it was just a small piece, it made Grandma Ye and the others very happy, and their mood instantly brightened.

Ye Caiping had four pieces left, so she wrapped them up again with oil paper.

Granny Zhao came with the news of Li Zhiyuan's marriage, hoping to make a fool of Ye Caiping. But to her surprise, Ye Caiping didn't care at all and even started sharing candy.

Granny Zhao was both unwilling and greedy.

She smirked, "Oh, you've wrapped up all these candies, and you don't even know to share one with your elders."

Ye Caiping scoffed: "There's nothing more. The rest is for my father, Yong'er, Xuan'er, and myself."

The Ye brothers are probably watching the cassava by the river right now.

Granny Zhao pouted, "Other people are generous; they'd rather go without themselves than not share with their guests. How can you be so stingy?"

Ye Caiping sneered, "I've never seen anyone as shameless as you. What kind of guest do you think you are? What kind of guest would come to the host's door asking for food? You're practically begging for food!"

Granny Zhao was speechless, choked with embarrassment: "You..."

"What's wrong? Are you so poor that you can't even afford to eat and have to beg? I'll go ask Uncle Facai right now if your family is going to become beggars."

"You, you...stop!"

Granny Zhao was terrified; she was most afraid of her husband, Zhao Facai.

As she walked out, she said angrily:

"No wonder Li Xiucai divorced you, it was no wonder! His new wife is very virtuous, she's the daughter of the wealthy Zhang family."

As he spoke, he had already reached the door, but he still stopped to say a few more words:

"Do you know Zhang Fuhu? He's the richest family in Lijia Village."

"They have sixty or seventy acres of fertile land, a large house with blue bricks and tiles, and two maids to serve them. They are very impressive."

Granny Zhao looked proud, as if it were her own home.

Ye Caiping was speechless and was about to chase her away... wait!

Suddenly, Ye Caiping thought of something and froze on the spot.

Zhang Fuhu from Lijia Village... Li Zhiyuan... Li Xiucai?

Zhang the rich, Li the scholar?!

Ye Caiping stared at Granny Zhao in astonishment: "Zhang Fuhu's daughter... is her name Zhang Shuiniang?"

"Oh ho, you know quite a lot." Granny Zhao suddenly perked up.

Ye Caiping felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She stepped forward and hurriedly asked:

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