Old Man Qiao and Old Man Shen were childhood friends who grew up together. When Qiao Xi'er and Shen Liang were born, they arranged a marriage between them.
Ten years ago, Old Man Shen passed away, but the betrothal still stood, and the two families even exchanged betrothal letters.
Qiao Xi'er is now fifteen years old, and there's been no movement from the Shen family. They should probably wait until she's sixteen or seventeen before making any moves. After all, they're the same age, and boys need to be a bit older to shoulder responsibilities.
They could understand, and the Qiao family was poor, so it wouldn't be good to urge them. It would be like forcing them to help the poor, and the Qiao family couldn't do that. They would wait until their conditions improved before settling on the marriage, holding a small engagement banquet, and then choosing a time to get married.
That's what the Qiao family all thinks.
Shen Liang was also a handsome and talented man, and he was humble and polite. Qiao Xi'er liked him. Hearing her grandmother say this, her face flushed slightly.
"Grandma, there's no rush. I'll stay home for two more years to be with you. I can't bear to leave you."
Madam Feng laughed and said, "Silly child, talents like Shen Liang are rare. It's good to set a date first. Besides, we're in the same village, so you can go back to your parents' home whenever you want. If anyone dares to bully you, we'll come back with whips and knives."
One sentence made everyone laugh, but Old Man Qiao said with a straight face: "They are in-laws, don't keep shouting about fighting and killing, what if you scare them?"
"Father, I was talking about special circumstances, special circumstances," Madam Feng said with an embarrassed smile.
Qiao Lian'er lay on the bed with her eyes closed, using her mind to enter the farm space.
The green cabbage seedlings struggled to emerge from the soil, swaying gently, a very festive sight.
Although mushrooms can make a lot of money now, they are seasonal and will be gone in a while. What will the Qiao family do then?
Moreover, even within this period, the duration varies, sometimes more and sometimes less, and the situation on each hilltop is different.
There's still a long way to go before this home truly thrives, and developing farm space is one way to do that.
It will be very useful in the future.
The next day, Qiao Xier, Da Cheng, and Dayong went to sell mushrooms, and Song Laoda and Da Ming secretly followed them.
Knowing they were being followed, the three pretended not to see it and continued chatting and laughing.
This situation was quite jarring to the eyes of Song Laoda and his son.
Because they discovered that the three Qiao siblings were genuinely happy.
Moreover, their cheeks seemed to have become fuller; only when they eat and drink well can such a change occur.
Could it be that they actually made money?
But that's impossible; how can poisonous mushrooms make money?
They followed them all the way to Anning Lane, where they saw the brother and sister put down their baskets and the steward who had beaten them the day before came out.
Unlike their attitude towards them, the butler's three faces were full of smiles when he saw Qiao Lian'er.
They talked, and then Qiao Dayong took two jars out of his basket.
The Song father and son craned their necks, trying to see what was inside the jar.
The jar was quickly carried inside, and after a while it was returned, looking much lighter.
Then, the steward opened the box he was holding, which contained five silver ingots, each worth five taels, for a total of twenty-five taels.
The eyes of Song Laoda and his son were wide open.
There really is that much money!
They were certain that the Qiao family wasn't selling those white, bland mushrooms, which were difficult to put into jars.
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