"That's good. The watermelons have been well taken care of this year. I'll give you a big red envelope at the end of the year, and then your third aunt can arrange your engagement."

Who wants to get engaged?

Jiang Shuyun happened to come over and overheard the end of the conversation.

"I said that by the end of the year, Third Aunt should start arranging a marriage for Shuhe."

"We need to hurry."

Jiang Shuhe blushed, feeling a little embarrassed by the couple's teasing.

"Let's go check on the watermelons; they'll be ripe in a few days."

Mu Yi'an didn't want to tease the honest man, so she went into the melon field with Jiang Shuyun.

The watermelon already weighs five or six pounds. Among the lush green watermelon vines, the round, big watermelon is a delightful sight.

"Shuhe, be vigilant at night. This isn't our Jiangjia Village. Be careful and don't let any petty thieves ruin the watermelons."

"Uncle Li has already arranged for people to patrol the night: the Xu family father and son, the Wang family cousin, and several farmhands from the village, three people per group. Uncle Li has made the arrangements."

Mu Yi'an understood. Uncle Li was asking everyone to keep an eye on each other, so that with all three groups working together, no one would have any bad intentions.

“Alright, I’ll go back and tell my second brother, and ask him to bring his constables over here more often.”

Mu Yi'an was unaware of the county magistrate's plans; she had sold the watermelons to Manager Zhou this year as well.

"That would be even better. People around here will know we have connections with the government and won't dare to make a move easily."

Jiang Shuhe has learned a lot this year and is much more insightful than before.

The sun was setting in the west, and Mu Yi'an and the others had to go back.

I had a great time today. Such clear blue skies and water are something I've almost never seen in my past life.

The air is fresh, and everything is so natural, without any artificial embellishment.

The children were genuinely happy. Perhaps many years later, when they encounter difficulties in life and feel down, they will feel better if they think of this stream, this barbecue, and those three hairy creatures.