"What's most depressing to me is not only this, but also the rumors that suddenly spread outside. They actually made everyone in our village into murderers! Isn't that outrageous?"

"My ancestors of the Lin family have never committed a crime for 18 generations. They have always been clean and honest! Suddenly, they were accused of murder, and the murderer was a police officer!"

"Let me know which bastard spread it. I'll burn paper money for my ancestors and ask them to seek justice from that bastard!"

Uncle Lin still gritted his teeth when he mentioned this matter. He has three beautiful daughters who are waiting for marriage.

Because of this incident, all the people who came to propose marriage were scared away!

After a moment of silence under the big locust tree, there was a burst of laughter.

The villagers laughed so hard that they pounded their bellies. They knew what happened in Uncle Lin's family, and it was not an isolated case in the village.

During that period, there was no matchmaker to be seen in the village.

Fortunately, now that the incident has passed, there are more matchmakers coming to propose marriages than before.

Mrs. Li laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her back and wiped her tears. "It's all over. Look at your temper. There must be a lot of good young men coming to your house to ask for favors now, right? You were angry when no one came, but now that someone came, you might not be willing to marry your daughter off!"

Uncle Lin cleared his throat. "Why are we reluctant to part with them? Our Chun'er, Xia'er, and Qiu'er are already 18 or 19 years old. If we don't find a good family now, it will be hard to find one in the future. Even if someone comes to our house, I don't like them. Marrying a girl is a lifelong event. It's good to marry the right person, but marrying the wrong person will make you suffer for the rest of your life. We can't be careless. I have to look carefully and choose carefully."

"That's right. If you three girls decide which family to marry, please tell me and I will ask for them!"

"If you ask me, it would be best to marry someone from the village, so that you can go back to your parents' home in just a few steps. Hahaha, but unfortunately, almost all the young men of marriageable age in our village have already been engaged. The only one who is not engaged is Jiang from the Lin family, and he is my cousin, so it's not a good idea either."

"Speaking of Jiang'er, the matchmaker really trampled the threshold of his house. Jiang'er was so annoyed that he started hiding in the workshop and didn't come home until midnight."

When Lin Jiang was mentioned, Granny Li clapped her hands, beckoned everyone's heads over, and said mysteriously, "I'm telling you, don't spread it out! Young people are shy and will be embarrassed! Some time ago, Jiang'er went to the Jin family to borrow a carriage to send someone off in the middle of the night! I happened to be up at night and saw him, do you know what happened? Miss Xu went with him, hahaha!"

It's the middle of the night! A man and a woman alone!

She had been secretly watching Jiang'er and Miss Xu since that night. With her decades of experience as a woman, she could see through all the clues and signs! She felt that these two young men might be able to succeed!

The heads gathered together moved closer and chattered.

"What kind of secret is this? Why are they being so mysterious? I've noticed something's wrong with them! Jiang'er and Miss Xu can't help but stare at people whenever they stand together! If you don't believe me, pay attention next time!"

"Tsk, I think they are just trying to see who will break the window paper first! It's a pity that both of them are too reserved! I have been waiting for half a year and there is still no result. I am worried about Jiang'er!"

Granny Li frowned and looked at everyone with disdain, patting her chest with her hands, "This kind of thing is something that I, an old woman, should do! Just wait and see! I'll go back and find out with Jiang'er's mother, if she agrees, I'll make sure Jiang'er and Miss Xu are together!"

After she finished speaking, she looked up and said, "Master, you can eavesdrop but you can't tell Old Xu about it, or else my dog ​​will be scolded and won't dare to go out!"

Jia Banxian was lying on a branch, holding a gourd wine pot in his hand and sipping wine leisurely. Hearing the call, he glanced down and said with a smile, "Ah? What? What did you say, sister? Oh no, this is not good. My ears are not open today. I can't hear what you are saying!"

Villager: "..." Phew, you are still the smartest one.

Mrs. Li gave him a thumbs up and said, "I'll warm up a bottle of wine for you later! Baixiang wine!"

After saying this, he hurriedly picked up his grandson and left, "I'm impatient and can't stay here any longer. I'm going to the Lin family right now! Wait for me to make a move!"

Everyone laughed again afterwards.

Lin Jiang was still hiding in the workshop, completely unaware that the gossips in the village were starting to worry about him.

The workshop has been very busy recently and everyone has been busy, especially him and Xu Enhui, the two managers, who even have to squeeze in time for meals.

As the boss, he has a lot of experience in employing people and is a hands-off manager.

"Since October, the number of orders has increased rapidly. According to the workshop's production schedule, the orders as of yesterday have been scheduled until the year after next."

Xu Enhui's deft hands made afterimages on the abacus, his eyebrows furrowed, "The production progress is too slow. I roughly calculated that the annual Baixiang series tea and wine are actually only enough to supply the people of the two cities. The supply is insufficient to meet the demand. Except for the local people in Yuanzhou who can take advantage of it, many people in other places can hardly get it."

Lin Jiang rubbed his swollen temples and sighed, "Fortunately, when the Jin family started selling the products, they also set a purchase limit order with all merchants, otherwise the Baixiang Tea and Baixiang Wine would have all been hoarded by the rich and powerful."

"Don't you know that there are countermeasures to every policy? We have a purchase restriction order here, and there are brokers in various places who buy low and sell high. In fact, the Hundred Phase Grass is too useful, and the quantity is too small."

"There's no way to solve this problem. Only Yuxi Village can grow Hundred-Angle Grass. There's nothing we can do about it."

The two looked at each other and sighed in unison.

After their eyes met, they inexplicably looked away quickly, smoothed their hair, and cleared their throats.

"... Stop coughing. Your throat is itchy. Drink some warm tea." Xu Enhui lowered his head again and wrote down the amount he had just calculated in the account book. He seemed to be talking casually, "The threshold of your house is almost being trampled down by the matchmaker. Are you planning to stay in the workshop until midnight and then sneak back?"

"The matchmaker is too powerful. She squats in the corner of my yard to catch people. If you don't hide, you will be pestered. My mother can't stand it."

"You are already quite old, and it is a good opportunity for a matchmaker to come to your house and settle your lifelong affairs. Why would the matchmaker still bother you?"

Lin Jiang raised his eyes and his gaze stayed on the woman's face for a moment.

She lowered her head, and from this angle, one could only see the tip of her delicate nose, and could not make out her expression.

Lin Jiang turned his face away and raised the corner of his mouth, "Well, you are right, I will think about it."

Xu Enhui applied a little force with the brush in his hand and added a slash on the account book.

It was not yet time to get off work, but Greg asked someone to tell him that someone was looking for him outside.

He walked out of the workshop suspiciously, and saw a man half crouching at the corner of the gate and waving at him stealthily, "Greli! Geli! Come here, I'm looking for you!"

"Aunt Li? Why are you looking for me? What's the matter?" Ge Li became even more suspicious. He and Aunt Li didn't interact much and were not very familiar with each other. Why did she suddenly come to him?

When he got closer, Mrs. Li pulled him to the corner and said, "Come in! You're too tall and too conspicuous! We can't let Jiang'er and Miss Xu see you! Ge Li, I have something to ask you for help. I've thought about it and asked everyone I know. Only you can help me with this! You won't refuse, right?"

Ge Li: "..." The back of my neck felt a little cold.

But he had sworn to protect Yuxi Village, so how could he refuse?

Ge Li nodded reluctantly, "Aunt, what do you want me to do for you?"

"Hahaha! I knew you would agree. It's no big deal! I just want you to let someone know that you like Miss Xu!"

"!!!" Ge Li ran away.

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