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

Chapter 93 Kengximen Village
Seeing that Madam Sang was truly angry, Sang Yong had no choice but to put aside his pride and coax her gently, "Don't worry, I'm trying to come up with a solution! We bought those firecrackers for ten coins each, and if we couldn't sell them for fifty coins, we'd sell them for twenty or fifteen coins. We'll definitely be able to sell them!"
"Before it gets dark, I'll go to the countryside. News doesn't travel as fast from the villages farther from town, so I'm sure I can sell out."

Sang's expression finally softened a bit. "Then you'd better hurry up. At least you have to return the money you took from me."

"I know, I know." Sang Yong ran off as if his feet were greased.

He only calmed down and started thinking of a solution after leaving Moshi Town.

Sang Rong frowned. "Father, those people from Dongmen Village must have done it on purpose. What should we do?"

All the family's money was spent on fireworks and firecrackers, but if they couldn't sell them, they would starve this winter.

Sang Xingchang and his companion were even more anxious. "Mayor, we lent you the money because we trusted you. Now it's almost the New Year. It's one thing if you can't keep your promise to let us make a lot of money, but you can't let us lose everything!"

If that's the case, he doesn't care about being a township head or town mayor; he'll definitely make a scene with Sang Yong.

Sang Yong's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. "What's the rush! It's not even the New Year yet! Let's go! We'll go to the countryside now and try to sell all this stuff."

As he spoke, he walked ahead angrily. No one else had ever become a township head like him. What was infuriating was that he couldn't even vent his anger. Luckily, this wasn't Fufeng Township, otherwise he would have no face to see his fellow villagers.

As they walked, the group passed through Dongmen Village.

Sang Yong spat on the ground, cursed a couple of times, and didn't go in. Further ahead was Zhongmen Village. This time they went into the village to have a drink, but no one came out no matter how much they called.

Sang Xingchang was extremely anxious, so he knocked on a random door and asked, "Hey folks, wanna buy some fireworks?"

The other person glanced at them, shook their head, and kindly advised, "You should sell elsewhere! Everyone in our village has bought them."

Sang Xingchang's face paled. "So fast?"

The other party nodded directly, "Old Han's daughter brought back a bunch of fireworks and firecrackers early this morning. Everyone should go to Old Han's to buy some. How much is one firecracker?"

"No, fifteen coins." Sang Xingchang changed his mind at the last minute.

The other party immediately became unhappy, "Old Han's daughter only sells a string of firecrackers for ten coins, and a single firecracker is also ten coins, which can keep them going for a while! What kind of stuff do you dare to sell for such a high price!"

With that, the door slammed shut.

With a sullen face and expressionless expression, Sang Xingchang said to Sang Rong, "Let's go, no one in this village will want firecrackers."

So they had no choice but to head to the next Ximen Village.

They thought the situation in this village was similar, but to their surprise, someone actually opened the door when they wanted a drink.

When Mo Laotian saw Sang Xingchang, he was a little surprised. "Aren't you guys supposed to be setting up stalls in town? What are you doing in our village?"

Sang Xingchang quickly smiled apologetically and said, "We still have some stock left to clear out. Do you want to buy firecrackers?"

"How much?" Guan asked, poking her head out of the house.

Seeing that there was a chance, Sang Xingwang quickly said, "Twenty coins, selling cheap!"

Sang Xingchang felt uneasy.

Guan's eyes lit up, but she still hesitated, "Can't you make it any cheaper?"

"This..." Sang Xingchang feigned difficulty, gritting his teeth as he said, "Eighteen coins, no less." "Alright! Give me two." Guan hurriedly went back into the house to get the money.

They even helped them get a shout of praise, and then half the village came out to pick out firecrackers.

Sang Yong, who had been maintaining his composure and standing aside, couldn't care less about anything else and hurried over to help.

With the support of the people from Ximen Village, a third of the firecrackers were finally sold before dark.

They then went to the next village, and gradually became bolder. They raised the price from twenty to thirty coins, and then slowly bargained down the price. Finally, they sold all the fireworks and firecrackers in the cart and recovered some of their losses.

Having tasted success, Sang Rong suggested, "Tomorrow morning, let's continue selling goods in the nearby villages and get rid of everything we have left at home. Even if we don't make a lot of money, we can still make some."

Sang Xingchang nodded excitedly, "That's right, that's right, we can't make money, but we can't lose money either!"

Sang Xingwang hurriedly flattered Sang Rong, saying, "The township head is truly amazing; he can even turn a desperate situation into a life-saving one."

Sang Yong shook off the gloom of the day and seemed much more relaxed.

Before dawn the next day, every household was busy preparing for the family reunion dinner that night.

Su Tai took the fish out of the Water Dimension early in the morning. Some of them were to be sent to Liu Tiechui in town, who would then pass them on to County Magistrate Lu. After that, she also had to send a batch of fish to Dongmen Village, which was ordered by the Han family earlier.

After Shen Yi left, Su Tai didn't dare to slack off any longer and hurriedly got up to go into the kitchen to work.

After a year of hard work, she wanted to treat Shen Yi tonight.

You can buy fresh vegetables at the vegetable shop in the Wood Dimension. Three hundred coins can buy several kinds of fresh vegetables, and you can also send some to the Su family and your second aunt.

There were fish and shrimp in the water, and Xu had also sent over a slaughtered chicken. Of course, she also sent two fish in return.

Shen Yi will probably go to town and buy some meat later, then it should be about time.

Shen Yi, who was on Su Tai's mind, was almost at Moshi Town.

This trip was mainly to deliver fish to Liu Tiechui. It wasn't a heavy load, and the donkey cart sped along, undeterred by wind and snow.

After handing the goods to Liu Tiechui, he took the money and immediately went to the butcher's house in town to ask for twenty catties of pork, some fat, some lean and some with bones.

He then went to a restaurant and bought four catties of mutton and a basket of eggs before hurrying home.

Su Tai grinned from ear to ear at the sight of the meat and suggested, "We can render some lard from the fat, so we can change things up once in a while. Fried pork cracklings in pancakes or steamed buns would be great. Braised pork ribs or stewed mushroom soup would be excellent. We could also make a pot of braised pork, braised chicken, and steamed fish. Or I could make some chive and lean pork dumplings! You've never had them before, so you can give them a try."

Since they got married, the two have been focused on making money and haven't really paid attention to food.

Hearing about all the delicious food, Shen Yi didn't want to leave. He was afraid of being late and missing the sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner. He hurriedly said, "Whatever you say, it's delicious as long as you make it. I'll go to Dongmen Village first and come back before dark."

Right now, I feel incredibly energetic when I'm working.

When he arrived at the Su family's house in his donkey cart, he found Han Shi solemnly reprimanding Su Zhan and the other two in the main room. Su Chunlin helped him unload his things, but he didn't look very happy.

During the Lunar New Year, people put aside even the most important matters for the time being in order to bring good luck. Why is that?
Seeing Shen Yi's puzzled expression, Su Chunlin sighed and said, "Yesterday, someone was injured when firecrackers were set off in Ximen Village. I heard that one of them was blinded in one eye on the spot. Several families also got up early this morning to set off firecrackers, only to find that they were duds and they were cheated. The whole village is in an uproar. I don't know if the firecrackers they bought were from our family."