After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

Ye Dalang sat upright and answered seriously. "My family has built a house and has settled here."

Wang Dagui raised his eyebrows, "You are the eldest of several children in your family."

"There are four children in my family. I am the eldest, and I have two younger brothers and a younger sister."

Wang Dagui showed an impatient look on his face. "If you want to marry my daughter, you must separate the family after the marriage. My daughter cannot be your slave and serve the whole family."

The smiles on Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhou's faces disappeared. None of the children in their family were married yet, and they couldn't accommodate their sister-in-law and brother-in-law before they even entered the house.

Matchmaker Liu said with an embarrassed look, "Brother Wang, the children are still young, how can they separate right after getting married? They have never lived on their own, so they should live with the old man for a few years first."

Li also spoke up, "Nephew, my Chenchuan is the eldest, and his parents will have to live with him in their old age."

The elderly live with the eldest child, and the other children provide food. This is a common situation nowadays.

Wang Dagui's face darkened. "Since you don't want to, then give me fifty taels of betrothal money."

Zhou was furious. This was even worse than the one from the Xu family. No matter how good this girl was, the Ye family couldn't afford her. Even if they could afford the fifty taels, they wouldn't take it.

"I have some things to do at home. Let's go back and discuss it."

After hearing what Zhou said, Li and Ye Dalang stood up, said goodbye and left.

The three of them went to see off Matchmaker Liu first, and Zhou took her hand to thank her.

"Sister Liu, thank you so much for this time, but our two families are not compatible. Please pass these two packages of cakes to him."

"Sister Ye, this is not appropriate. I'll look for it for you. The Wang family's request is indeed a bit excessive, but they are also a family that loves their children."

"Sister Liu, I'll leave this matter to you. We are new to this village and we are unfamiliar with the place. There are still many young men in the village who are of age. If you meet a suitable one, please ask someone to bring a letter over." Zhou said sincerely.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it." Matchmaker Liu took the three bags of cakes given by the Ye family back home. One bag was as a thank-you gift, and the other two bags were for the Wang family according to the rules.

The three of them drove the ox cart home, feeling a little depressed.

"It's okay, Dalang. Let's meet more people. I'm sure we'll find the right one." Mrs. Li comforted her grandson.

"I'm fine, don't take it to heart."

The three of them stopped talking on the way, and only the sound of cow hooves could be heard.

Ye Dalang was driving the car attentively and saw someone walking on the road with a backpack in the distance.

Ye Dalang slowed down slowly, worried about bumping into the person in front of him. Looking at the back, it seemed to be a woman.

The person in front heard the sound, turned around and looked back, but the backpack was too big, blocking his view, and he fell to the ground in fright.

Li and Zhou screamed in fright. Ye Dalang quickly parked the car and went to help take down the backpack.

After taking the backpack off, I could see the person in front of me clearly. "Miss Wei, why is it you?"

Wei Xin heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the person coming. "Brother Chuan, it's you. I'll cut some grass to feed the rabbits."

Li and Zhou also saw the girl's appearance clearly. Zhou got off the ox cart and helped Wei Xin up.

"Miss Wei came out by herself, I hope you didn't fall. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, we can take you to see a doctor."

Wei Xin hurriedly greeted Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Li, "Auntie, I'm fine. It's just that the backpack was a little heavy, so I couldn't get up for a while."

"Next time, bring Wei Jia with you, so that someone can help you." Zhou felt that it was not very safe for a girl to go out alone, as there were wolves on the mountain.

"I asked Wei Jia to go back first and drop off his things before coming back to pick me up. We're almost at the village now, so it's nothing." Wei Xin felt a little embarrassed to be seen in such a disheveled state by outsiders.

"Da Lang, put the backpack on the cart. We will send Miss Wei back first." Zhou instructed her son.

Ye Dalang helped put the backpack on the cart. It was quite heavy to carry. "Miss Wei, carry less next time. This is too heavy."

"The weeds in the place we found this time were particularly tender, and we accidentally cut too much."

Li looked at Wei Xin with love in her eyes. Such a capable girl, sweet-mouthed and good at talking, if anyone could marry her home, it would be a great bargain.

Wait, this advantage can’t be given to others, I still have a few kids at home.

Li smiled more kindly, "How old are you, Miss Wei? Are your grandparents in good health?"

Wei Xin didn't think much about it, looking at Li, who was as kind as his own grandmother. He replied gently, "I am sixteen years old, and my grandparents are in good health. The land at home was cultivated by my grandfather, Wei Jia and Wei Xiu."

"Both boys are good kids. I haven't met Wei Xiu. I met Wei Jia last time. He is a handsome and capable guy."

Wei Xin was happy to hear her brother being praised. "Grandma, you are too kind. When we two boys are naughty, we really are naughty."

Ye Dalang spoke up, "I've seen Wei Xiu. He's smart and capable. He helps with housework at a young age."

"How old is Wei Xiu now? There is a private school in our village. You can send him there to study for a few days." Zhou liked the child when she saw him, and she also loved to worry about him.

"The private school has opened. Will it accept students from other villages?" Wei Xin's eyes lit up.

Zhou then realized that she had forgotten to ask whether the village would accept people from other villages. After all, there were already many children in the village, and Master Gu would not be able to teach all of them.

"I'm not sure about this. I'll go back and ask. I even forgot to ask about this." Zhou hated herself for speaking too hastily. It would be so embarrassing if she didn't accept it.

"I'll take Wei Jia to ask tomorrow. Wei Jia and Wei Xiu studied there for a few years before, so we should let them continue studying now if conditions permit."

Li heard this and thought that the family was a scholarly family, and it was a good match for her. The two children would grow up in a few years, and there would be no burden.

As they were talking, they arrived at Ji Village and met Wei Jia who came to pick up Wei Xin.

"Wei Jia, get in the car. I'll take you back."

"Brother Chuan, just send it here. Wei Jia and I can take it back."

Li invited Wei Jia to sit up, "It's only a few steps away. We'll go back after you get home. There's nothing to do at home."

Zhou was a little confused, wondering if her mother-in-law was too enthusiastic. But she couldn't let Li down, so she greeted her warmly.

Wei Jia got on the ox cart, and they chatted as they walked towards Wei's house.

"Grandma, we're back." Wei Jia shouted from the door.

Wei Xin got off the ox cart and asked the three people to sit inside.

Li got out of the car without hesitation and followed the Wei siblings to the Wei family's home.

Zhou and Ye Dalang looked at Li who had already entered the room and had no choice but to follow her in.

"Grandma, we met Brother Chuan and his family on the way. They were sending my sister back." Wei Jia first explained the situation.

"Come in quickly, Wei Xiu, get some water." Grandma Wei instructed her little grandson.

"Don't fall, I just came in to say hello and I'll be leaving soon. My home is in Kaoshan Village. You should know me. We did the rabbit business last year."