Jiang Yuwei was greatly alarmed. Could it be that the bandits had come knocking on their door so quickly?

Just as Jiang Yuwei was about to shout, she heard a familiar female voice.

"Don't shout, I'll just ask you a few questions and then I'll leave."

By the moonlight, Jiang Yuwei could finally see that the person who had come was Xu Qianqian. Just as she was wondering what Xu Qianqian wanted to talk to her about, she heard her speak.

"Hey Jiang Yuwei, I heard from Granny Chen that your second son is the eldest son of some royal family? Now the royal family has come to our door to claim kinship, is that true?"

Jiang Yuwei looked at Xu Qianqian on the weekend and asked in confusion:

"You dragged me into this woods, all mysterious, just to ask me this? You're so strange! Let go of me, I'm in a hurry to get home!"

Seeing this, Xu Qianqian pulled even harder.

"Stop talking nonsense and just tell me, is this true or not! I don't think that old woman Chen ever tells the truth!"

Jiang Yuwei forcefully shook off Xu Qianqian's arm and said impatiently:

"That's true, but what does it have to do with you? Why are you asking about it so intently?"

Xu Qianqian's eyes lit up upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words. She turned and left, muttering something under her breath.

"It's nothing, I was just curious and asking around."

Jiang Yuwei watched Xu Qianqian's retreating figure, feeling a little strange, but she didn't think much of it. Right now, she was in a hurry to go to Aunt Zhou's house to discuss Ning Wu and Ning Qiu's marriage, so she left in a hurry as well.

When Jiang Yuwei arrived at Aunt Zhou's house, the cold noodles that Aunt Zhou's family had cooked had just come out of the pot.

When Aunt Zhou saw Jiang Yuwei arrive, she immediately ladled out a large bowl of soup for her and handed it to Jiang Yuwei.

"Yuwei, sit down quickly and try my noodles."

Jiang Yuwei didn't stand on ceremony and took the bowl of noodles directly, then sat down. She had been busy all day and hadn't had a chance to eat a single bite, so seeing the cold noodles made her quite hungry.

Jiang Yuwei looked at Aunt Zhou and said with a smile:

"Aunt Zhou, I just came from the village head's house and rushed over to see you."

Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Ning Wu quickly put down his work and sat down at the table with Aunt Zhou, staring at Jiang Yuwei with a nervous expression.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei didn't keep them in suspense any longer and said with a smile:

"The marriage between Ningqiu and Ningwu is settled. The village head's idea is that our close relatives can get together and have a simple ceremony. The world is in chaos right now, so let's move the wedding date forward and set it for the day after tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Ning Wu jumped up excitedly and repeatedly bowed to Jiang Yuwei.

"Sister Yuwei, thank you so much!"

After saying that, he turned around and hugged Tiezhu, who came out of the house, excitedly shouting:

"Brother! Brother! Did you hear me?! I'm getting married! I'm getting married the day after tomorrow!"

Seeing this, Tie Zhu was happy for Ning Wu and just chuckled.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhou spoke with a worried expression:

"Yuwei, do you think the date is too close? I'm afraid we won't handle it properly, and the village head will be unhappy and then say that we've mistreated Ningqiu."

Jiang Yuwei took a bite of noodles and smiled:

“Aunt Zhou, don’t overthink it. The village head isn’t one to nitpick. We’ll do our best to handle it. We can’t skimp on the proper etiquette. They’ve asked for two taels of silver as a bride price for Ningqiu, and we can buy her a new set of clothes. That should be enough.”

Aunt Zhou nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

“Alright, two taels isn’t much, my family can afford it. The village head’s family is truly reasonable. How about this, tomorrow Ningwu and I will take the oxcart to town to buy supplies, and we’ll also take Ningqiu with us to town to buy her two new outfits.”

Jiang Yuwei was very satisfied with what Aunt Zhou said. Marriage is a matter of mutual benefit. If both families are considerate of each other and think about the young couple, then the marriage is a good thing.

Jiang Yuwei put down the bowl of noodles and looked at Aunt Zhou, saying:

“When you go to town to make purchases, if one oxcart isn’t enough, go to Aunt Zhang’s house and ask her to lend you one as well. By the way, things are too chaotic outside right now, so let Tiezhu go with you tomorrow.”

Aunt Zhou thought for a moment and nodded:

"Okay, I understand, Yuwei. I'm sorry to trouble you with Ningwu's marriage. Tomorrow, one oxcart from our family will be enough, so we won't trouble Aunt Zhang's family."

Jiang Yuwei nodded and smiled:

"Alright, I've finished eating and I'll head back now. Time's too tight. You should also hurry and send a message to your family. Make sure you decide who to invite and who not to invite. If anything comes up, come find me in the courtyard."

Aunt Zhou nodded hurriedly, got up, and saw Jiang Yuwei off.

When Jiang Yuwei returned to the courtyard, everyone was asleep, except for Ning Huaizhi, who was waiting for her at the gate.

"Yuwei, you're back. I've asked Liu to keep the food warm in the pot for you. Go and eat."

Jiang Yuwei patted her round belly and waved her hand, saying:

"I've already eaten at Aunt Zhou's house, and I really can't eat any more right now."

Ning Huaizhi nodded, looked at Jiang Yuwei, and slowly spoke:

"Yuwei, don't worry too much about the shop."

Seeing that Ning Huaizhi was worried that she might do something rash, Jiang Yuwei smiled and pushed Ning Huaizhi's wheelchair into the house.

“Huaizhi, the matter of the shop is over, I don’t care about it. Tomorrow I will go to the Sun residence and ask Master Sun to help me sell the shop, and then return all the money used to buy the shop to the members.”

Ning Huaizhi nodded in agreement and smiled:

"Well, it's good that you can think positively about it."

Jiang Yuwei and Ning Huaizhi talked for a while longer before going back to their rooms to sleep.

next day

Jiang Yuwei got up early and took Aunt Zhou's oxcart to town. Ning Wu took Jiang Yuwei to the gate of the Sun residence, and they arranged to pick her up in the afternoon before he left.

As soon as Jiang Yuwei entered the house, she was led to the main hall by the Sun family. When Chun Tao, who was there to serve tea, saw that the person who came was Jiang Yuwei, she hurriedly and secretly ran to Madam Sun to report the news.

Jiang Yuwei finished a pot of tea before Master Sun hurriedly came out.

After not seeing him for a few days, Master Sun had lost a lot of weight and had a lot more gray hair.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly stood up and bowed, saying:

"Second brother, you've lost a lot of weight. You should take better care of yourself."

Master Sun waved his hand, gesturing for Jiang Yuwei to sit down.

"I'm perfectly fine, Yuwei. What brings you here today?"

Jiang Yuwei looked at Master Sun and said:

"I have come today because I need your help. My shop was destroyed by fire yesterday. In these chaotic times, I don't want to keep the shop open anymore. So I came to ask if you know of any connections to help me buy it."

Master Sun was greatly surprised upon hearing this:

"How did the shop get flooded? Is anyone hurt?"

Before Jiang Yuwei could speak, Madam Sun, who had just walked in, said in a sarcastic tone:

"Ha, I told you long ago that you're not cut out for business. Look, you insisted on trying to hit a brick wall, and now even the heavens aren't on your side! Humph, all the help my master gave you before was for nothing."