Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

Ever since Ye Xiaowu and Erlang were detained in the yamen last year, the old lady asked Da Niu and Silang to go to Ye Xiaolian's house to borrow money. After being sent away by Ye Xiaolian with ten taels of silver, the old lady's attitude towards Ye Xiaolian changed.

When the third branch of the Ye family moved, Ye Xiaolian had a quarrel with her natal family and parted ways unpleasantly. It took Ye Xiaolian a long time to repair her relationship with the old lady.

On the surface, the mother-daughter relationship between Ye Xiaolian and the old lady seemed to have been repaired, but the old lady still had a knot in her heart, and she no longer liked and indulged Ye Xiaolian without principles as before.

Ye Xiaolian found an excuse, and with the old lady, she avoided everyone and began to complain to her mother.

As a result, the old lady said that Ye Xiaolian had too high standards and was overwhelmed by the choices, which delayed the marriage of her two grandchildren.

Ye Xiaolian begged the old lady to help her think of a solution, but the old lady said that she could not help at all with the marriages of her grandchildren. Instead, she advised Ye Xiaolian not to be too ambitious and let Ye Xiaolian cross the river by feeling the stones.

It’s not that the old lady is unwilling to help, but she really doesn’t have any good ideas. If she had any good ideas, the marriages of Dalang, Erlang and Da Niu wouldn’t have been delayed until now.

The old lady also warned Ye Xiaolian not to set her sights on Sanlang again, because Sanlang is no longer the nerd who only devoted himself to reading books of sages.

Ye Xiaolian had been rejected by Ye Changyan several times. Her original purpose was to ask the old lady to find Sanlang and ask Sanlang to help Sun Yiming to arrange a manager in the processing workshop. Wasn't it because Dalang was a small manager in the processing workshop that someone took the initiative to propose marriage to him?

I don’t know if the old lady saw through my purpose, but she just interrupted me.

Ye Xiaolian was unwilling to give up and planned to go find Ye Changyan in person.

"Sanlang, your cousin and cousin are not able to help much at home all day. I heard that the processing workshop has been very busy recently. Can you talk to Boss Zhong and let your cousin and cousin learn how to manage things?"

Ye Xiaolian took advantage of the time when Ye Changyan went to the bathroom and started talking to him.

Hearing what Ye Xiaolian said, Ye Changyan felt amused. His aunt was really used to being the boss of the household. She would arrange for her children to help with other people's affairs as soon as she opened her mouth.

Ye Changyan pretended not to understand the hidden meaning of Ye Xiaolian's words and looked at Ye Xiaolian with enthusiasm.

"Auntie is really well-informed. I heard from Yunfeng that there is indeed a shortage of manpower recently."

When Ye Xiaolian heard this, she was delighted and her face was full of anticipation.

"These days, merchants from all over the country are in a hurry to deliver goods. The most in-demand thing right now is the handling of goods by the loading and unloading team. Although the work is a little tiring, if you do a good job, it is not a problem to earn two taels of silver a month."

"Look at your cousin's small body, I'm afraid he can't do it. Is there anything else that's easier?"

"That means going to the motorcade with my second brother. We will spend most of our time in the car, which will be much easier."

"Look, Erlang is tanned like charcoal. Is there anything else?"

"I haven't heard Yunfeng mention anything else yet, but I can ask for my aunt. If there is anything, I will tell her as soon as possible."

Ye Xiaolian sighed in her heart, but her face was still full of smiles.

"That's a big thank you. Sanlang, do you think there is anything suitable for your cousin?"

"You are too polite, aunt, but there is something suitable for my cousin."

Hearing Ye Changyan's straightforward answer, Ye Xiaolian felt a glimmer of hope again.

"Right now, the drawstring bags used for packaging are a bit tight. If my cousin is good at sewing, she can earn hundreds of dollars a day."

Seeing Ye Xiaolian shaking her head, Ye Changyan continued.

"There are also packers in the workshop. My aunt and elder sister used to do this. It's a relatively easy job."

Ye Xiaolian still shook her head, and Ye Changyan thought about it again.

"Also, the cattle farm is in need of people to take care of the cows before and after giving birth. Veterinarian Sun thinks girls are more careful, but don't worry, aunt, if a girl goes, Veterinarian Sun's wife will be responsible for teaching her."

"Your cousin is an unmarried girl, so it's probably not appropriate for her to do this."

Ye Changyan felt amused but seemed to be thinking about something, then he heard Ye Xiaolian finally tell him her purpose.

"I see that the big girl is doing quite well in your kimchi processing workshop. Why don't you let your cousin go to your kimchi processing workshop and learn how to manage it. Her aunt and cousin will surely be happy to teach her."

"This suggestion from Aunt is not bad, but there are some things I need to explain to her first."

Hearing that Ye Changyan agreed with her proposal, Ye Xiaolian showed joy on her face and nodded to Ye Changyan.

"This kimchi processing factory is not like the milk processing factory. It deals with salt water and acid water every day, and often comes into contact with chili peppers. My cousin has delicate skin and tender flesh. I am a little worried that she can't stand it."

After hearing Ye Changyan's reminder, Ye Xiaolian remembered that when they were having dinner, the hands of her elder sister-in-law Xu and the mother and daughter of Da Niu were a little rough. Sun Yitong had been spoiled by her since she was a child, and her hands would easily wrinkle when she washed clothes on weekdays. This really could not be compared with the big feet of Da Niu.

Seeing Ye Xiaolian in hesitation, Ye Changyan felt amused. His eldest aunt, who ran a small grocery store, actually raised her as a young lady from a wealthy family. How could she be qualified for the job in a kimchi processing workshop when she had never done any housework all day long?

The eldest aunt had a good plan. She actually wanted to let my cousin be the one in charge.

"Aunt, I think you should go and discuss it with your cousin first. If you decide to follow your aunt and the others to learn, just let me know."

Ye Changyan had no intention of arguing any further with Ye Xiaolian. While Ye Xiaolian was still hesitating, he said this and walked towards the crowd.

Until her aunt and her family left, her aunt never mentioned letting Sun Yitong go to the kimchi processing workshop.

Now that Ye Changyan is out of mourning and things at home are back on track, Ye Changyan feels that it is time to focus on his studies.

Old Cai and Liang Jingcheng have been staying in Wanshou County for a year. Old Cai originally planned that after Ye Changyan was out of mourning, the master and his disciples would take advantage of the current mild weather to travel and study all the way back to Shengjing.

Now that he has agreed to act as a matchmaker for Zhong Yunfeng and Erniu, as well as Li Rongxu and Da Niu, Mr. Cai will definitely wait and drink the marriage proposal wine from these people before setting off back to Shengjing.

Zhong Dingyi and Li Baolin acted quite quickly and soon chose a day to propose marriage.

The date chosen by the Zhong family for proposing marriage was September 6th, while the date chosen by the Li family was August 28th.

Now that the date for the proposal had been set, Mr. Cai and the Ye family discussed and decided to set off back to Shengjing on the eighth day of September.