Chapter 244: The Marriage of a Tenant Farmer
"Hiss! Didn't Chen Yi go to the war? Why is he so boastful?" Ke Zhengping looked puzzled.
Su Tai explained with a smile, "Cow hide has many uses. It will come in handy if you save it. Beef is even better. When I make more braised beef, maybe I can find a way to send it to the border. Even if I can't get it across, I can keep it for myself or make pot cakes."
"Okay! Since you have already made plans, I will send you to the cowshed. Do you want me to help you deal with it?" Ke Dasong asked.
Su Tai nodded hurriedly, "Uncle and cousin, please stay with me for two days and help me pack up the cowhide before you leave!"
"No problem!"
The Ke Zhengping brothers quickly drove the cattle and sheep in.
Fang Wei was busy seeing Su Tai, so he was about to say goodbye.
Su Tai suddenly had an idea and asked them to wait for a while. Then he looked at Ke Dasong and said, "Uncle, are there any good girls on the ice field who want to marry us?"
"How do you know?" Ke Dasong was shocked, as if he had seen a ghost.
"Is it true?" Su Tai was also surprised.
Ke Dasong laughed, "It has always been there, but it wasn't obvious before. Since my Yunyun left the Icefield, our family has been better off, and everyone has been tempted to marry a wife from outside the Icefield, and then marry their daughters off the Icefield to increase contact with the outside world and find more ways for the family, preferably like our family."
"Uncle, excuse me for asking, are the conditions in your home on the ice field good?" Fang Wei looked curious.
Yan Yongxing muttered, "I heard that the climate in the ice field is bad, there is no place to live, and there is no food to eat."
Ke Dasong nodded repeatedly, "It was indeed like this before. Ever since my daughter married off to the ice field, we have been selling cattle and sheep every year, and we have made more money than we dared to imagine before. Now our family has not only settled down in the town on the ice field, but also bought thousands of acres of grassland. As long as we take good care of the grassland and ensure that there is enough material for the cattle and sheep, we don't have to migrate around.
We have more and more houses at home, and the conditions are getting better and better. Who wouldn’t envy the people around us? Oh, by the way! Last year, we had two big fat grandchildren, hehe."
"Congratulations! Uncle, I have to prepare more things for you this time, for your cousin's wife and the children. You can't refuse." Su Tai interrupted Ke Dasong in advance.
Ke Dasong smiled awkwardly and scratched his head, "By the way, why are you asking those girls?"
Su Tai quickly pointed to Fang and He Yanyongxing and said, "They are tenant farmers of my family, 60 people, all living on the farm. Most of them are single, and only a few of them are married and have children.
Now, after the autumn harvest, everyone has saved some money and wants to find a wife for themselves. Their situation is very similar to Shen Yi. Without the help of the elders of the tribe, it is difficult to find a satisfactory wife here. It just so happens that you are here, so I thought of Bingyuan!"
Ke Dasong stroked his chin and thought, "This situation should be okay. People in the Icefield have to leave their parents once they get married. Usually parents only stay with one child, and the other children each have their own families. Sometimes they lose track of each other while walking around. There are many parents and children who have never seen each other again in their lives.
So, if they are willing, they can go with us to the ice field. There are many families with girls of marriageable age. If we can negotiate, we can arrange the marriage this year."
Fang was overjoyed for He Yan Yongxing, and hurriedly thanked Su Tai and Ke Dasong, and agreed on a date for departure.
After Fang Wei and Yan Yongxing left, Su Tai quickly asked Ke Da to tighten the yard and close the door.
"Uncle, Yunyun lives in my house now. Not many people know about this. I'll let you see her later. Please don't tell anyone."
Ke Dasong was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out of his head. He was so excited, "Where is it? Where is it?"
Su Diao hurried to the backyard of the cellar to call for help.
When fathers and daughters, brothers and sisters meet, they are bound to cry.
Ke Yunyun brought Zhu Kangcheng over for Ke Dasong and the others to meet.
The three men of the Ke family's eyes lit up when they saw Zhu Kangcheng.
Ke Dasong even took out five hundred taels of silver from the silver Su Tai had just given him and gave it to the child, but was stopped by Ke Yunyun.
"Dad, I'm not short of money. The Zhu family is also a well-known and prestigious family. Mr. Zhu gave me a lot of silver before he left. It's enough for my mother and I to live comfortably for the rest of our lives. You should quickly collect the silver."
Five hundred taels was almost half of their income on this trip.
Ke Dasong pretended to be angry and said, "Your money is your money. This is a small gift from me, your grandfather, to you. What does it have to do with you?
Besides, who would complain about having too much money? The Zhu family still doesn't know what the situation will be. If Mr. Zhu comes back in the future, he will marry a wife of equal status and give birth to a healthy son. What weight will Kang Cheng have in his heart? You have to plan well for the child's future!"
"Dad!" Ke Yunyun's eyes were red and tears were falling down. She felt guilty and blamed herself.
She has been a source of worry to the whole family since she was a child, and now that her parents have children, they still can't let her go.
Ke Zhengliang then advised, "Sister, listen to Dad. You have contributed to our family's success today. We now have thousands of acres of grassland and a large house that we can't even live in. The money we earn every year is of little use. If you need to spend money, just keep it."
This is also what Ke Zhengping meant.
Ke Yunyun couldn't refuse anymore, so she let the child accept it.
The three of them were in a good mood because they saw Ke Yunyun and her son, and they were particularly motivated to help Su Tai.
Since Shen Yi was not around, Su Tai had to buy firewood from the villagers.
Ke Dasong took his two sons to the back mountain to chop firewood. It took them five days to fill the woodshed with firewood. Then he took the flock of sheep to Dongmen Village.
On the way back, the three men sold all the cattle and sheep they brought with them. They set off easily, and halfway through, they picked up Fang Wei's group and headed straight for the ice field.
This time Fang Wei brought twenty-six tenant farmers with him. It had started snowing when they came back, and each of them had a harvest.
So they quickly turned their attention to the fields, and turned them over and burned them before the ground froze.
It is said that work is not tiring when a couple works together, and they are no exception. With the help of their wives, they work much faster.
When Su Tai learned that they all brought their wives back, she went over to see them and gave them many gifts, including some brown sugar snacks and meat, which once again won the unanimous gratitude of the tenant farmers.
Su Tai was also happy.
It was not because of the tenant farmers' gratitude, but because it snowed heavily in winter, and the twelfth month was the New Year. According to the rules, there should be a truce on the border until the spring ploughing. This year, she did not receive any news from Shen Yi, which was good news, indicating that everyone was fine.
She was looking forward to the return of the person she missed so much.
At this moment, there was movement from the gate of time and space.
Su Tai hurried into the transfer station, only to see unusual movements coming from the door of the Earth Spacetime, as if it had been upgraded again.
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