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

Chapter 85 Unlocking the Gold Dimension

Things are expensive at the end of the year, and I heard that some people in town are selling them for 60 or 70 coins per pound.

Su Tai shook her head vigorously, hurriedly went to the kitchen to put the remaining fish soup into jars, and then asked Shen Yi to help them load the buckets onto the oxcart.

Finally, the bag of ginger and Sichuan peppercorns were added on top.

Han declined.

Su Tai put it away without saying a word. "We don't need these things. You can take them back and use them to make soup or boil water. It's getting late, so you should go now."

Shen Yi also offered a few words of advice.

Han then shut up.

By the time they left, the sun was already setting.

At this moment, Mo Laotian and his daughter had just returned to Ximen Village.

Mo Chunxiang was overjoyed to receive the silver hairpin and completely failed to notice her father's worries. Upon entering the house, she saw her mother-in-law, Niu Shi, and the children, but said nothing. She went straight to the inner room and boasted and complained to Xiong Kai, who was resting on the bed, "You said you would buy me whatever I wanted, but all I wanted was a silver hairpin, and you made excuses and ran off without a word. In the end, my father had to pay for it. You're really not a man!"

Xiong Kai suddenly sat up, his face dark as he stared at Mo Chunxiang showing off the silver hairpin in her hair. He roared, "I'm not a man, but Shen Yi is! What are you doing back here? Go find that wild man!"

Mo Chunxiang trembled twice in fright, her face full of indignation. "Why are you being so fierce? You were the one who made the promise to me, and now you can't keep it, but you're blaming me? What did I do wrong that you have to talk to me like this?"

"What did you do wrong?" Xiong Kai looked at him with disdain as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. "Look at all the married women in the village. Which one of them dresses up like you all day long, trying to outdo each other in beauty and flaunting their wealth? You don't care about your parents-in-law and children at home."

If you've made money today, have you thought about buying some food for your family, some fabric for your children, or some new things for the New Year?

"No! All you think about is silver hairpins, silver hairpins, silver hairpins! Since you like silver hairpins so much, then spend your life with your worthless silver hairpins! I, Xiong Kai, am incompetent and can't afford to support a vain woman like you! Get out! Go back to your Xiong family!"

Mo Chunxiang was both ashamed and angry. The little bit of guilt she had felt before was overwhelmed by anger. "What's wrong with me wanting a silver hairpin? You promised me that before. You said you were poor and couldn't give me anything nice, but you would make it up to me when you earned money! I didn't marry you because you were poor, but now you're complaining that I spend money too much!"
"As expected, a woman you've already married isn't anything special! Fine! Since you despise me so much, I won't stay here and get in your way any longer!"

Mo Chunxiang stormed out of the house in shame and anger. Niu Shi was frantic, holding the child but not daring to go out. She angrily went inside and berated Xiong Kai, "Why are you getting so angry? Anyway, you didn't pay for that silver hairpin. The Mo family bought it for her, and she was happy. Wouldn't it be better if everyone was happy? Why did you have to cause so much trouble to be satisfied?"

"Mom, I'm already annoyed, can you please stop talking?" Xiong Kai frowned and lay back down irritably.

Niu stamped her foot in exasperation, "What are you so upset about? We survived three years of drought before, what can't we solve? Nothing is more important than filling our stomachs and living a good life!"

You chose this wife yourself. Even if she has many faults, she never looked down on you and bore you children. It's not your place to complain about her now! Go to the Mo family and apologize to Chunxiang, and win her back.”

Xiong Kai's face flushed red and then pale. Under Niu Shi's intense gaze, he said unwillingly, "We ran into Shen Yi in town today. The way she looked at Shen Yi was off; she clearly regretted marrying me." Niu Shi's expression changed slightly. "Really? She was the one who absolutely refused to marry Shen Yi back then, and she kept saying he was bad luck. She was unhappy even when Shen Yi was mentioned. How could she suddenly change her mind?"

Xiong Kai let out a long sigh and closed his eyes. "Because Shen Yi has an oxcart, Shen Yi can catch fish to earn money, and Shen Yi even spent more than ten taels of silver at the silver shop to buy Su Tai a few bracelets, and I can't do any of these things. If she hadn't married me, all of these should have been hers."

As he spoke, Xiong Kai clenched his fists tightly. His dignity as a man was shattered at that moment. He would never forget the look in Mo Chunxiang's eyes at that time, as if she couldn't wait to rush into Shen Yi's arms and leave with him.

Niu Shi remained silent for a moment with a blank face before slowly saying, "That's her fate. Now that she's married to you, she's your wife. There's no use regretting it now. Life still goes on. Just don't regret marrying her."

Xiong Kai was startled, then suddenly looked up and met Niu Shi's somewhat cloudy eyes. He guiltily looked away.

Madam Niu sighed, "Now that things have come to this, think it over carefully. Once you've figured it out, go apologize to Chunxiang. You'll definitely have to buy something for your father-in-law and his family!"

We didn't need to spend this money, but my son acted impulsively and we're going to lose money again.

When it came to spending money, Xiong Kai's rationality gradually returned, and he became annoyed.

Before we knew it, it was early December, and the ten acres of water chestnuts that Su Tai had planted in the Earth Time Space were finally ready to be harvested.

She harvested 60,000 catties of water chestnuts from ten acres of land, of which 30,000 catties ended up in her hands. At three virtual coins per catty, she sold them all to the automated trading platform and got 90,000 virtual coins.

Her cryptocurrency balance instantly exceeded 100,000, which felt like becoming rich overnight.

Su Tai laughed and jumped around like a madwoman, venting her frustration.

With money in hand, she naturally wanted to buy, buy, buy. Fortunately, she still had two timelines that she hadn't unlocked yet, so she could unlock them all at once this time.

The first one to be unlocked is the Gold Dimension.

As the name suggests, the Golden Dimension is related to the element of metal in the Five Elements theory. She originally thought she would unlock good things like gold and silver jewelry, but she was surprised to find that it was actually a hardware store on the same street as the seed store and vegetable store. She was speechless.

This shop isn't small, but it has a very diverse selection of items. It has two floors, with the first floor filled with kitchen utensils, including pots, pans, scissors, knives, and more.

Since her family didn't have a complete set of pots and pans, she bought a complete set of kitchen utensils: a wok that could be used on a charcoal stove, a sharp cleaver for chopping meat, a knife for cutting vegetables, a fruit knife, two pairs of multi-functional wooden-handled scissors, a large-capacity kettle, and a pair of tongs. While browsing around, she also noticed an old-fashioned lock hanging on the wall.

It's a lock similar to the ones used in the 1970s and 80s, with four keys. It's not expensive, only thirty yuan a set. It looks very sturdy. Besides the front door, the main room, and the bedroom, which are all locked, the other rooms are only slightly ajar. She always felt that those brass locks were unsafe and that thieves could easily break in when no one was home. With this lock, she could at least be a little more secure.

After getting twenty locks from the shopkeeper, she set her sights on a telescopic iron ladder, which was much safer than a wooden ladder, and bought it for emergencies.

In total, it cost two thousand six hundred yuan.