Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

After the Deng family's steward went back, he waited until nightfall, and only then did Deng Kang, who had been drunk a lot, recover.

After meeting the steward, he was shocked to learn about Wu Xingwang's relationship with the Su family.

After a moment, Deng Kang burst into laughter and said three good words in a row, "What an accident! I didn't expect that we actually knew each other!"

"Should we call our daughter-in-law over to ask her?" Mrs. Deng asked.

Deng Kang rolled his eyes at his wife and said, "You are obsessed with money. Today is their big day. Let them have a good rest and don't disturb them. There is no rush for this matter. Let's talk about it after we recognize the relatives tomorrow."

The next day, Su Yunru followed her newlywed husband Deng Shifa to serve tea to Deng's relatives.

During the tea ceremony, the aunts and uncles of the Deng family were whispering to each other and discussing Su Yunru, the new daughter-in-law.

"As expected of someone who comes from a family of scholars, his figure and behavior are not comparable to those of the lesser families."

"Big brother is so lucky to have such a good wife."

"The children born in the future will also be able to read more books under the influence of their grandparents."

Su Yunru's face flushed, and her hand under her sleeve was holding a handkerchief.

Suddenly, a big warm hand held her hand. Su Yunru glanced slightly, and Deng Shifa gave her a reassuring look.

I don't know when he came closer, and under his wide sleeves, their hands were tightly clasped.

With his unique warmth, through his palms, her cold heart was warmed inch by inch.

At this moment Su Yunru deeply realized that this was the man who would accompany her for the rest of her life.

Everything that happened last night came to her mind, and when she saw how he defended her in front of the relatives, even the tips of Su Yunru's ears turned red.

Listening to the praises from her relatives, Mrs. Deng became more and more satisfied with the new daughter-in-law. She noticed the master next to her winking at her, so she came out with a smile to smooth things over.

"My daughter-in-law has just come in, my sisters-in-law and elder sisters, please don't scare her."

"My sister-in-law has forgotten the old one because she has a new one. Now she even thinks we talk too much."

The person who was speaking was Deng Kang's biological sister, who had a very good relationship with Mrs. Deng before she got married.

A woman next to her tapped her forehead and said, "You are always good at quarreling. Haven't you seen how embarrassed the new bride is? Let's go to your eldest sister's house to see your nephew."

The host spoke, and seeing the blushing face of the new bride, the aunts and uncles decided to stop and said a few more nice words before reluctantly leaving.

After breakfast, Deng Kang and his wife called the young couple to the study and asked the servants to guard the study door.

"Dad, is there something wrong that you asked us to come here?" Deng Shifa was puzzled.

He just got married, and his parents have important matters to tell him now.

Deng Kang looked at Su Yunru with a smile, "Daughter-in-law, does your family know a businessman named Wu Xingwang?"

Faced with the father-in-law's sudden question, Su Yunru was slightly stunned, a little surprised and didn't understand why he asked that.

The bad memories of fleeing south to escape famine suddenly flooded into her mind, and her face turned pale. She thought about how her father and Wu Xingwang often talked together on the road. Without the constraints of their status, the two became very good friends.

Now that she has married into a merchant family, she has gotten rid of the world's prejudice against merchants.

There was no hidden secret that my father was on good terms with Wu Xingwang.

Su Yunru quickly collected her thoughts and answered truthfully, "Uncle Wu is a very good friend of my father."

"What do you think of him?" Mrs. Deng couldn't help asking as the deal was huge.

Su Yunru said without hesitation, "We went all the way south. Uncle Wu was a kind and trustworthy person. He generously helped the team through difficulties many times. He is a very good person."

Hearing their daughter-in-law's affirmation of Wu Xingwang, Deng Kang and Mrs. Deng looked at each other and felt relieved.

There was a knock on the study door, followed by the butler's voice, "Master, Madam, Master Wu and his men are here."

Deng Kang said, "Please ask them to come to the study."

Su Yunru was a little surprised, with an expression of disbelief on her face. Wu Xingwang had expanded his business to Cangwu County so quickly?

In order to show his importance to the cooperation negotiations, Deng Kang arranged for the steward to go to the inn to pick up Wu Xingwang and his son early in the morning the day before.

Wu Xingwang and his son were invited into the study, followed by Wu Peng.

After the two sides greeted each other, Wu Xingwang saw Su Yunru was also there, and handed her the box that Wu Yuan was holding.

"My niece is here right now, this is some extra makeup from your uncle."

Su Yunru stood up hurriedly and took the box with both hands, but her hands felt heavy and she almost dropped it.

"Hold it firmly." Wu Xingwang looked at her with a smile.

Su Yunru's nose suddenly felt sore, and she felt that this additional makeup was extremely heavy.

When she got married, her parents spent almost all of their fortune on her dowry. Not only did the side branches of the ancestral family not give any dowry, they even wanted to withhold the betrothal gift from the Deng family.

She finally realized that a friend in need is a friend indeed. "Thank you, Uncle Wu!"

"Live a good life with the men of the Deng family." Wu Xingwang said sincerely.

After the greetings, Mrs. Deng and Su Yunru returned to the backyard.

Su Yunru followed Mrs. Deng to the main courtyard. She wanted to find out what business Wu Xingwang came to discuss with the Deng family.

"Mom, what kind of business does my Uncle Wu want to do with our family?"

Madam Deng paused, took her hand and whispered, "Your uncle Wu is a capable man. They have set up a salt field in Nanman Prefecture, and the salt they produce is of excellent quality. Your father wants to cooperate with him to obtain the sales rights in Cangwu County."

Su Yunru was shocked. After all, she was well-read in poetry and law, so she quickly advised, "Mother, selling salt privately is a serious crime!"

Mrs. Deng told her all this about her trust in her new daughter-in-law. Su Yunru knew that this matter could be punishable by death.

"It's okay. No one in Cangwu County can touch our Deng family." Mrs. Deng comforted her.

Su Yunru was feeling uneasy and prepared to go back to ask her father what was going on.

Seeing that she looked unhappy, Mrs. Deng pulled her to sit on a chair, looked at the box on the table, and changed the subject.

"Your uncle Wu sent you some extra dowry. Why don't you open it and take a look?"

Su Yunru put the box on the table and opened it. Inside was a set of dazzling red gold headpieces inlaid with rubies.

"Mom, this, this is too expensive?"

Su Yunru was so frightened that she could hardly speak clearly.

Mrs. Deng glanced at him and her smile deepened. She patted Su Yunru's hand.

"Your uncle Wu's kindness, just accept it."

Wu Xingwang gave such an expensive gift because of his friendship with his father. The meaning behind this was profound, and Su Yunru must have known it.

Unlike Su Yunru's nervousness, the Deng and his son and the Wu and their sons in the study were chatting happily.

After Wu Xingwang told them the purchase price and selling price of the two types of salt, Deng's father and son agreed without thinking.

"Aren't you worried that other noble families will come and cause trouble after releasing this batch of salt after the New Year?"

“Then they’ll have to think about it.”

Deng Kang was extremely confident about this. Although their Deng family was not the top-ranked aristocratic family, no one in the entire Cangwu County dared to mess with them.