Chen found Yu Yuan very interesting. She teased him, "You are nodding your head randomly. Do you agree or disagree with your uncle's words?"

Yu Yuan, who is usually easy-going and generous, actually ran away after hearing this.

Chen and Yu Wen laughed, packed up, and then went to Yu Bo's house.

Yu Tang stood blankly under the osmanthus tree, not coming to his senses for a long time.

In her previous life, her eldest cousin did not mention marriage so early.

Because her parents had passed away and there were no male descendants in her family, her eldest cousin took the initiative to take on the responsibility of being the mistress of both houses and observed mourning for her parents for three years.

Three years later, the Yu family had fallen into decline in the eyes of the world, and the marriage of my eldest cousin became a concern for my uncle and aunt. Those who were well-educated and willing to marry their daughters to their families because they despised their poor family had obvious disadvantages. However, because her parents had passed away, the family was very small, so my uncle and aunt were anxious to get my eldest cousin married, and they married him to the Gao family in Heqiao Township.

Who knew that although Gao was very beautiful, she had a very bad temper. After she got married, she had many conflicts with her uncle and aunt. Later, she disliked Yu Yuan for not being able to make money and would not let Yu Yuan get close to her. Finally, she simply moved back to her parents' home.

Although Yu Yuan has a wife, it is the same as if he has no wife, not to mention the grandson that his aunt and uncle have been looking forward to.

When Yu Yuan made money, Gao returned to Yu's home. She felt that Yu Yuan was too stingy with her and was unwilling to help her family.

No matter how tolerant her aunt and uncle were, she would not give in when it came to money and insisted that Yu Yuan give her the management of all the family property.

At the persuasion of my aunt and uncle, my eldest cousin handed over the family property to Gao, and the relationship between the two reached a freezing point.

The eldest cousin was doing business outside and was not at home all year round. Gao was at home inviting friends to drink and play games.

The house is filled with smoke and miasma.

Eventually, Yu Yuan died unexpectedly, and Gao took the family property and a traveling merchant and ran away.

This is why my aunt had no place to live after my uncle and cousin passed away...

Thinking of these past events, Yu Tang sighed bitterly.

In her previous life, she couldn't help Yuyuan, but she always hoped that her eldest cousin could have a happy family, someone who understands her and doesn't have to be entangled with Gao. After her rebirth, she thought she would still find a way to change this, but unexpectedly, her eldest cousin's marriage suddenly took shape and had nothing to do with her.

Yu Tang regretted that she had not inquired about the cousin of the Wei family when her parents mentioned her. So when Yu Wen and Chen came back from Yu Bo's place, Yu Tang could not wait to go to her parents' room.

"What did the eldest aunt say?" She sat on the armchair by the window in the inner room and watched Shuang Tao helping her mother change her clothes. "Did the matchmaker leave?"

Chen nodded with a smile and said, "Of course your aunt is willing to do it! Your uncle has met the cousin from the Wei family before, and I heard from the matchmaker that the cousin will have fifty acres of good farmland as a dowry."

"Ah!" Yu Tang was very surprised.

A dowry of fifty acres is not a small amount in Jiangnan.

It seems that the cousin's family is better off than the Yu family.

After changing her clothes, Chen sat down next to Yu Tang with a smile and said, "When the matchmaker mentioned this, your aunt and I were also shocked. Your aunt was afraid of what others would say, so she hesitated whether to agree to the marriage. But your uncle was decisive. He said that a man of integrity has nothing to fear. Besides, how could your elder brother not be worthy of the cousin of the Wei family? So the matter was settled." At this point, Chen gently touched Yu Tang's head and said, "However, our two families will meet in two days. Do you want to go with us?"

Yu Tang was a little surprised and asked, "Before the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Chen nodded and said with a smile, "Mrs. Wei wants to finalize this matter after the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Why are you in such a hurry?

Yu Tang recalled that Yu Yuan's marriage in her previous life was arranged too hastily, which led to problems. She couldn't help but say, "Mom, should we go visit her? Although you have all met the cousin of the Wei family, your status was different at that time, and your understanding was different. If you want to marry a daughter-in-law, you should still follow the requirements for marrying a daughter-in-law."

"You have a point." Chen smiled and said, "It's getting late, you should go to bed! Your aunt and I will be busy with the blind date with the Wei family tomorrow." Her tone was perfunctory, and it was obvious that she didn't take Yu Tang's words to heart.

Yu Tang was secretly anxious, hoping that Wei Xiaochuan would find her earlier so that she could ask around.

But until the two families set a date for the meeting, Wei Xiaochuan did not come to see her.

She got anxious and occasionally talked about this with Mrs. Chen: "I don't know why the Wei family wanted to arrange the marriage so quickly?"

Mrs. Chen obviously knew more than she did. She laughed and said, "The Wei family must be very anxious! The cousin of the Wei family is three years older than our young master!"

Yu Tang was surprised.

Mrs. Chen whispered to her, "The cousin of the Wei family is surnamed Xiang, and her father is a big landlord in Fuyang. After her biological mother passed away, Mr. Xiang married the daughter of the Shen family in Hangzhou. It is said that Mrs. Shen has a bad temper and can't tolerate Miss Xiang. Miss Xiang's father had no choice, so he entrusted Miss Xiang to Mrs. Wei for upbringing. Although Miss Xiang grew up in the Wei family, the Xiang family is not a poor family, and Mrs. Wei can't make the final decision on Miss Xiang's marriage. As a result, Miss Xiang's marriage was delayed. I think that this time, the marriage between Miss Xiang and our young master Yuan was most likely decided by Mrs. Wei, so she was so anxious."

Yu Tang asked, "Do my mother and aunt know about this?"

"Even I know about it, how could the Madam and the first Madam not know about it?" Mrs. Chen glanced at Yu Tang.

Shuang Tao happened to come in from the kitchen with a small basket of fresh mustard greens to make pickled mustard greens. She interrupted and said, "If that's the case, why doesn't Mrs. Wei keep Miss Xiang at home?"

"Why else would you say that you little girls are ignorant?" Mrs. Chen said as she instructed Shuangtao to wash the mustard greens in the well water. "Mrs. Wei is such a strong-willed person, why doesn't she dare to decide on a husband for Miss Xiang? That's because marriage is not like buying clothes or shoes, where you just like whoever you like. Let's not talk about anything else, just look at our neighbor Mr. Wu, who was also a good match for Mrs. Wu. Yes, they look alike, and are an enviable couple. But you see, over the years, Master Wu's business has grown, but there are more and more women in his family." She lowered her voice and said, "I heard from Master Wu's maid that Master Wu has been in Hangzhou these days and has raised an actor. Mrs. Wu was afraid that Master Wu would have a child, so she planned to pretend to be sick at home and trick Master Wu back."

"There is such a thing?!" Shuang Tao's eyes widened.

The topic has completely gone off track.

Yu Tang smiled.

In her previous life, she thought Mrs. Chen was a chatterbox who liked to talk about everything, but after being reborn and listening to her nagging again, she only felt that she was kind.

Moreover, whether it was Mrs. Chen, Shuangtao, or A Tiao, they all treated the Yu family as their own. Mrs. Chen and Shuangtao later followed her into the Li family, and A Tiao stayed with Yu Yuan. After Yu Yuan passed away, he went to work as a shopkeeper, got married, had children, and although his life was not very comfortable, he still remembered to visit his aunt and to visit Yu Yuan's grave...

Yu Tang's eyes were moist.

Chen's voice echoed in the backyard: "What are you doing? Didn't I ask you to buy two sweet-scented osmanthus chickens? I'm going to take them to my sister-in-law's place to entertain the matchmaker."

Mrs. Chen stood up in a panic, wiped her hands with her apron, and said hurriedly, "I'll go right away, I'll go right away!"

Yu Tang laughed heartily.

Chen looked at her frowning face and said, "Don't laugh. How are you doing with the handkerchief I asked you to embroider? When your sister-in-law comes home, will you, as her younger sister-in-law, not even embroider a handkerchief for her?"

Yu Tang also ran away in panic.

She met Wei Xiaochuan the day before Yu Yuan and Miss Xiang met.

Wei Xiaochuan was holding a school basket, leaning against the wall at the back door of her house with his head down. When he saw her coming out, he weakly said hello, "You're here?"

Yu Tang looked at her as if she were his own brother, and asked hurriedly, "What's wrong with you? Were you bullied at the county school?"

"No!" He pursed his lips tightly, and it was obvious that he was in a very bad mood. "With Mr. Shen in the county school, who dares to bully me?"

"So what are you doing..."

"I have already found out." His eyes were somewhat gloomy. "That night, someone saw my second brother and two tall and strong men walking on the ridge of my field. They thought they were my second brother's friends, so they didn't take it seriously. But in a town not far from our home, two gangs disappeared. According to them, these two men were tall and strong, and they disappeared the day after my second brother passed away. As for the rest, I didn't dare to check..."

Are you unhappy because you didn't dare to check?

Yu Tang held him in his arms and patted his back gently.

Wei Xiaochuan struggled for a while but failed to break free, and his body gradually became limp.

"Tell me, why are those people so evil?" He choked up a little, "If they just want to ruin someone's marriage, there are many ways to do it, why do they have to take someone's life?"

Yu Tang thought of the painting "Fishing in Songxi" and said sadly, "Some people judge others by their own standards. They are greedy in the face of huge wealth and think that others will be the same."

Wei Xiaochuan didn't say anything, but snuggled closer to her.

"Sister," he suddenly changed his address to Yu Tang, "what should we do?"

With their abilities, further investigation would only bring harm to the tribe.

Yu Tang sneered and said, "Respond to all changes by remaining unchanged."

Wei Xiaochuan was puzzled and looked up at her.

Yu Tang whispered to comfort him: "They won't just let it go, but in order to avoid suspicion, they certainly won't do the same thing twice. This time, I'll just wait for them to come to my door."

She didn't want the Wei family to get involved in the matter of Yutu, so she didn't plan to let Wei Xiaochuan know.

Wei Xiaochuan asked: "Sister, what can I do to help you?"

She didn't need Wei Xiaochuan to help her with anything, but Wei Xiaochuan was smart and sharp. If she didn't find something for him to do, she was afraid that he would accidentally break into the trap she had set, causing the Wei family to suspect Wei Xiaoshan's death.

"Please keep an eye on Li Jun for me." Yu Tang decided to find something for him to do. "If this matter is related to the Li family, there must be some movement on Li Jun's side."