After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 64 The Ke Family Arrives
Ruan Xiaoyu looked terrified and shook her head in refusal, "Auntie, you are my great benefactors for helping me bury my grandfather and taking me in. I am already very content with the good food and comfortable living conditions in this home, and I do not need to buy jewelry."

"I said I'd give it to you, so I will!" Madam Han laughed happily, then turned to Su Tai and earnestly advised, "Shen Yi has no elders in his family. After you marry into the family, you'll have to rely on yourself in everything. The only thing your parents can do is prepare more dowry for you. There's really nothing else we can do. Just accept it with peace of mind."

Since things had come to this point, Su Tai naturally wouldn't refuse the money, since there would be plenty of opportunities to repay her parents' kindness in raising her in the future.

Early the next morning, Su Chunlin drove the oxcart, taking the women of his family, to Moshi Town.

There are only two jewelry shops in Moshi Town. One shop is larger and sells more expensive items, while the other is a small shop catering to women, selling common items such as rouge, face powder, hairpins, wooden hairpins, and copper hairpins. Silver jewelry is also available, but not much, and the styles are outdated.

Since Madam Han had money and was preparing a dowry for her daughter, she naturally didn't want to make Su Tai feel wronged, so she went to a larger jewelry shop.

After looking around, I found that the silver hairpins in the shop came in various thicknesses, with the expensive ones weighing five or six taels and the cheaper ones weighing one or two taels. Most of the silver bracelets were a pair weighing a little over one tael.

Having been frugal for half her life, Han hesitated to buy the items. After much deliberation, she bought Su Tai and Ruan Xiaoyu each a two-tael silver hairpin, a pair of silver bracelets weighing a little over one tael, and a necklace weighing a little over one tael.

That cost ten taels of silver.

Han felt bad and refused to spend any more money after paying the silver, even refusing the silver hairpin that Su Chunlin had chosen for her.

Su Tai observed silently from the side, then stepped forward and said, "Father, Mother, you go look at the cows first, I'll take a stroll."

Han immediately dragged Su Chunlin away.

As soon as they left, Ruan Xiaoyu asked, "Big sister, where are we going to go?"

Su Tai pulled her along to the shelf, and after looking at them carefully, she chose a silver hairpin inlaid with jade, a pair of exquisitely crafted silver bracelets, and two dark-colored but very elegant wooden hairpins for the shopkeeper to wrap up.

Then he picked out five pairs of pearl flowers, a small box of silk flowers, and a pair of jade hairpins, which brought him twenty taels of silver.

When Ruan Xiaoyu saw her pay the money without even blinking, she was dumbfounded and murmured in a daze, "Big sister, why are you buying so much jewelry?"

Su Tai chuckled and tapped Ruan Xiaoyu on the head. "Silly! Of course they're for everyone. This jade hairpin and these pearl flowers are for you. Pick the silk flowers yourself, choose whatever you like."

"No, no, no need, Auntie has already bought me a lot." Ruan Xiaoyu shook her head like a rattle drum.

Su Tai didn't stand on ceremony with her and said to herself, "These precious silver hairpins, bracelets and wooden hairpins are for Mother. When she got married, her maternal grandparents were very poor and didn't give her any dowry. Over the years, she has been working hard because of my illness, and she doesn't even have a decent piece of jewelry. Father wanted to buy her some, but she was reluctant to spend the money."

Since Mother is reluctant to spend the money and won't let Father spend it either, then I'll buy it for her. You'll cover for me later and keep it a secret until I get married. Then she won't be able to return it."

Ruan Xiaoyu nodded repeatedly, promising to cooperate.

After Su Chunlin and Han Shi had selected the cattle and obtained the contracts, they left Moshi Town.

On the way, Han indeed asked Su Tai what she had bought.

Ruan Xiaoyu helped change the subject, so Han didn't press the matter further.

Two days before Su Tai's wedding, the Ke family, who lived far away in the icy plains, finally arrived, bringing with them thirty-six sheep.

Such a grand spectacle alarmed the entire village, young and old, and everyone followed behind the flock of sheep, marveling at the sight.

Su Chunlin and Han Shi came out to see what was happening. When they saw that it was Su Nizi and her brother-in-law Ke Dasong, they quickly went to help.

Huang teased, "Little Tai's mother, did you bring all your belongings back with you, sister-in-law?"

Han was flustered and looked to the weathered-looking Su Nizi for help, "Big sister, what are your plans for these sheep? Where is their feed?"

Thirty-six sheep, not three or six, she was completely unprepared.

Su Nizi felt uneasy and gave an awkward smile, saying, "We originally planned to sell the sheep along the way, but we only sold fourteen out of fifty sheep, leaving more than half of them."

Su Tai, who had just run out, overheard this and immediately looked at Huang Shi, "Auntie, why don't you ask Uncle Village Chief if there are any families in the village willing to buy sheep?"

This year, everyone has made some money, so it's time to nourish the elderly and children in the family. Goat milk is a great tonic. Drinking a bowl every day in winter will make you energetic when you go to work in the fields in spring!
Even if you don't buy a milk-producing ewe, you can buy a ram. Several families can pool their money and buy one together; it won't be expensive. Just think how expensive meat is during the Lunar New Year! Pork costs seventy or eighty coins per pound, and mutton is even more expensive, selling for over a hundred coins. If you buy one now and raise it until the Lunar New Year, it can gain a few more pounds, and the price will definitely be cheaper than during the Lunar New Year. You definitely won't lose money.”

Su Tai's little mouth really brainwashed quite a few villagers. Before Huang Shi could even speak, some villagers asked Su Ni Zi about the price.

It took Su Nizi a while to react, and she replied somewhat awkwardly, "Live meat is 60 coins per pound, and slaughtered meat is 80 coins per pound."

"Of course we have to buy live ones!" the villagers exclaimed, and some had already started picking them up.

The family, which has many elderly members and children, prefers ewes that produce milk, so they asked Su Nizi to help them choose a ewe.

Ke Dasong immediately separated the ewes and rams, letting everyone choose for themselves.

Within half an hour, fifteen sheep had been bought by the villagers.

Su Chunlin helped Su Nizi collect money and do the accounting, while Han helped the villagers choose sheep. They were so busy that they didn't even have time to look at the luggage on the cart.

Su Tai took the initiative to help push the cart into the yard, and only when she got close did she discover the little girl hidden in the pile of luggage.

The two locked eyes, and Su Tai blinked hard before tentatively asking, "Cousin?"

Ke Yunyun smiled slightly at Su Tai, her eyebrows curved, her eyes sparkling like stars, her delicate nose framing her lips, and a pair of adorable dimples, leaving Su Tai completely mesmerized.

What a beautiful woman, like a dodder vine!

"Cousin?" Ke Yunyun called out weakly when she saw Su Tai lost in thought.

Su Tai then realized what was happening and quickly went over to pull her out from a pile of luggage.

When Ke Yunyun was next to her, Su Tai felt the girl's frailty again. Remembering what Su Chunlin had said earlier, she frowned subconsciously and asked, "What's wrong with my cousin's health?"

Ke Yunyun pursed her lips and lowered her eyes. "I'm not in good health. I can't stand the wind or the cold. When we were on the ice plains, I couldn't even leave the house. I started coughing incessantly in the fall. I've seen a shaman and taken medicine, but nothing has cured me. So my parents thought of taking me to my uncle's house this time to find a doctor outside to take a look."

Su Tai asked in surprise, "I don't think my cousin has had any cough since she came in."

Ke Yunyun's cheeks flushed slightly, and she was a little excited. "It's strange, but since leaving the Ice Plains, my cough has been much better. I only cough when I catch a cold. My parents and brothers are very happy. They said they should have sent me out earlier if they had known this would happen."