The people in the courtyard ate the watermelon with a devout heart. Although they didn't know the exact price of the watermelon, they were certain it wouldn't be cheap.

Mu Yi'an asked Jiang Qi to send a watermelon to the Jiang family's old house. Although she didn't want to give it to Jiang's sister-in-law, she had no choice.

After the watermelon feast ended, my aunt helped set out the food, and everyone sat down according to age. Jiang Shuyun also brought out a small jar of wine.

We've been busy all morning and are starving. Mu Yi'an bought pork yesterday and killed two chickens. My aunt and Jiang Qi cooked a variety of dishes with generous portions.

The meal prepared by Mu Yi'an was highly praised by the relatives and friends who came to help, who all said that Shuyun's wife was generous and sociable.

As for the watermelon delivered to the old house, Jiang's mother cut it in half, and the eldest son and his family, the third daughter and her husband, Jiang Lan and she each got two pieces.

"Grandma, the watermelon is so delicious! Is there any more? I haven't had enough."

Jiang Shaoqin licked his lips; it was his first time eating watermelon, and it was delicious.

"Grandpa and the others can eat the rest when they come back tonight. This is watermelon, it can't be eaten as a meal."

"But I still want to eat, I haven't had enough."

Jiang Shaoqin reached out and snatched the half-eaten watermelon from Jiang Shaoning's hand, causing Jiang Shaoning's eyes to redden, but he didn't dare to say anything.

"Shao Qin, what are you doing? Why are you taking your brother's things? Apologize to your brother, or Grandpa will punish you when he comes back tonight."

"sorry."

Jiang Shaoqin was still afraid of his grandfather, and reluctantly apologized, but he had already eaten the whole watermelon.

"Second sister-in-law is really something. She planted so many watermelons, but only took one. If she had taken more, the child could have eaten his fill. How could Shao Qin possibly take his brother's watermelons?"

"That's right, Second Aunt is too stingy."

Jiang's mother was so angry that her liver ached from listening to the mother and daughter's back-and-forth.

"Lin Wanru, what are you saying? The watermelon belongs to the second son's family. Bring one over; it's for me and your father. What right do you have to be picky? I really don't know how your Lin family raises its daughters. I need to ask your parents."

Jiang's mother was furious. What kind of person was this? How could anyone talk like that? How could a child be taught like that?

"Mom, I was wrong, I was wrong. Please calm down and don't hold it against me."

Seeing that her mother-in-law was truly angry, Sister-in-law Jiang chickened out. If her mother-in-law went to her family home, the Lin family would become infamous. There were still many unmarried daughters in both the direct and collateral branches of the family. If their reputation was ruined, she would truly have no family home to return to.

"Lin Wanru, this is the last time. If you continue to be so ungrateful and speak so recklessly, I really won't hold back and will have the eldest brother send you back to your parents' home."

"I understand, Mother-in-law, I will be careful."

Jiang's wife made her promises carefully and diligently cleaned up the watermelon rinds after eating them.

Jiang's mother was also helpless. Her eldest son had four children; could he really divorce her?

He sighed, turned around, and went back into the house.

As for Mu Yi'an, after seeing off the helpers and tidying up the yard, she asked Jiang Qi to watch the child for a while so she could get some sleep. She had been so tired these past few days.

"Wife, you rest first. I've put away all the money and notes, don't worry."

"Okay, I'm really sleepy, so tired and sleepy, I need to get some sleep."

Mu Yi'an fell asleep, and even her favorite silver notes couldn't stop her from sleeping.

Unaware that Mu Yi'an was asleep, Jiang's aunt had already arrived at the gate of the old house.

"Second brother, your aunt is here and wants you to go back."

Jiang Lan came over to call for someone, but didn't see her second sister-in-law, so she spoke directly to her second brother.

"My aunt is back. Is she looking for me?"

"I don't know, Mother wants you to go back."

Although Jiang Shuyun didn't want to deal with her aunt, she had no choice but to go back to the old house.

"Shuyun's here, where's your wife?"

"Auntie is here. Yi'an has been busy with the fields these past few days and is exhausted. She got up early today to catch up on sleep."

Jiang Shuyun looked at her aunt and cousin, as well as Jiang Lan's fiancé Zhou Zilin, in the room, wondering what they had come together for.

"Shuyun, I heard you planted watermelons this year, and they're all ripe. We just tried a piece, and it tasted really good."

"Shuyun, how much are your watermelons? Could you give them to my aunt's shop? Also, Jiang Lan's future in-laws own a restaurant and they'll need watermelons too."

Aunt Jiang looked at Jiang Shuyun with eager eyes. She had heard from others that a lot of watermelons had been transported to the county dock today, loaded onto ships, and shipped away. After inquiring further, she discovered that they were grown by her second nephew's family.

Watermelons are a rare commodity. After thinking for a moment, she ran to the Zhou family's house. The two families discussed it and then hurried back to Jiangjia Village.

“Aunt, we have signed an agreement with a merchant in the prefectural city to sell all our watermelons to them.”

"A signed agreement? Really? How did you get in touch with the Fucheng Trading Company?"

Aunt Jiang looked surprised; she never expected to hear such an answer.

“Aunt, Yi’an’s third uncle works as a clerk in the prefectural city, and he was the one who made the connection. Moreover, my brother-in-law helped us with everything related to growing watermelons.”

Jiang Shuyun couldn't detect the disdain in her aunt's words, which implied that they had no connections.

"Really? I didn't know that my second nephew's wife's uncle lives in the prefectural city. Couldn't you share a little less with my aunt and the Zhou family's restaurant? Watermelons are a rare commodity. If we had watermelons to sell, we'd be the first in the county."

Aunt Jiang didn't even realize that her tone had softened considerably, and she was no longer condescending.

"I'm sorry, Aunt, we signed an agreement. If we violate the agreement, the amount of compensation we would have to pay is beyond what we can afford."

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