I have been farming since I crossed over.

In the evening, Mrs. He came to Yang Mingxi's house and happened to run into the Yang family having dinner. They called Mrs. He to join them and talked while eating.

Mrs. He said, "Sister Wu, you have a good daughter-in-law! Your second son is a lucky one."

Mrs. Wu looked at Mrs. He with a smile and said nothing.

Mrs. He ate another large piece of braised pork, smacked her lips, and then said, "I went to the Wan family, didn't I? I told him the purpose of my visit, and Father Wan was very happy. Mother Wan was a little unhappy. She said that if the eldest daughter got married and her family came, what would they do? What do you think Miss Wan would say?"

Mrs. Wu remained silent. She placed two more pieces of braised pork into Mrs. He's bowl and said to Yang Mingxi, "Xi'er, this braised pork suits your Aunt He's taste. Bring me a large bowl and fill it up for you to take away."

Yang Mingxi responded by standing up and filling a large bowl directly from the kitchen. She brought it over and said, "Auntie He, there's some left in the kitchen, so I'll fill it up for you. You can cook more when you take it back. I'll come to your house to get the bowl tomorrow."

Mrs. He smiled so much that her mouth was visible but her eyes were not. She said, "That's too much. You've already eaten it, why are you still taking it? But this braised pork in your house is authentic and delicious."

Mrs. He took another piece of braised pork from the basin and ate it. Then she put down her chopsticks and said, "Ms. Wan said that if her uncles come again to ask for food, they should take it back to Mrs. Wan. She also said that Mrs. Wan is lazy and greedy and the Wan family can't afford to support her. As a result, Mrs. Wan got angry and stood up to hit Miss Wan. Miss Wan also said that if Mrs. Wan didn't have enough to eat, she would hit anyone she caught."

Mrs. He took a sip of water and continued, "Father Wan slapped his thigh and agreed. He also told Mother Wan that when the people came, she could beat up whoever she caught. Father Wan guaranteed that Mother Wan would not be taken back. Do you think Miss Wan is smart?"

Yang Mingxi smiled. This second sister-in-law was quite to her taste!

Mrs. He took a sip of water and approached Mrs. Wu and said, "But Miss Wan said that we should still pay tribute to our grandparents. From now on, she will take Wan Xiaobao with her to deliver festival gifts. Before Wan Xiaobao comes of age, she will pay for all the Wan family's festival gifts together."

Wu was a little unhappy after hearing this. Yang Mingxi quickly said, "It's only natural. After all, Xiaobao is still young, and the festival gift won't cost much. Besides, it was paid for by my second brother and his family. I believe my second sister-in-law can earn it back."

Mrs. Wu smiled and said, "This is their own business. We as parents will not interfere."

Mrs. He smiled again and said, "I was told, it's because of your kindness that you were able to marry such a good wife. Miss Wan also said that since she will be preparing the gifts for the uncle's family for the next ten years, then the Yang family can only ask for three taels of silver as a betrothal gift. In the future, the gifts she gives to the Wan family will not be any less than those given to the village chief's family. If that doesn't work out, then the gifts she gives to the Wan family will be used to reduce the gifts for the uncle's family."

Wu also laughed when she heard this and said, "This daughter-in-law is good. The second son is also blessed."

Mrs. He continued, "Who says it's not true? Miss Wan also said that if she and her family could continue to cultivate wasteland and compost, her family's rice seeds could be exchanged for fertilizer. She would also continue to keep Xiaobao by her side, teach him more skills, and make life better for her family. This time, Father Wan directly agreed, and she also forbade Mother Wan from asking for money from the Yang family."

Mrs. Wu smiled and said, "It's also thanks to Mrs. He's ability. Have you got the birth date and horoscope? My eldest brother will be back in a few days. Let him choose a date and go over to propose marriage!"

Mrs. He said, "I got it. I'll give it to you. Good thing, good thing. Just agree with me when the time comes."

The matter was basically settled, and Mrs. He went back with a bowl full of braised pork.

The Yang family is busy pulling up the seedlings today. They have already been loaded onto the mule cart of Lu Jintang's family. They will be delivered before dawn tomorrow and will have to rush back after planting the seedlings. Especially the boys of the Wu family, they will go to participate in closed training together the day after tomorrow.

Yang Mingxi found Yang Mingyang and said, "Second brother, take Wan Xiaobao with you! Let's practice with him first. He's a bit crippled from his mother's upbringing, and it'll be hard to manage him later."

Yang Mingyang blushed and said, "I understand. I'll go find him the day after tomorrow morning and take him away."

The next day, before daybreak, the Yang family drove their mule carts to Uncle Wu's house. After a busy day, they planted rice seedlings in all the paddy fields of Uncle Wu's family. When they came back, they brought almost all the rice from Uncle Wu's house, leaving only enough for them to eat until the next rice harvest. The total amount was given to Lu Jintang for unified arrangement.

After the morning training on April 28th, the boys from Changshan Village who had been selected before, as well as all the boys over eight years old from the Yang and Wu families, Wan Xiaobao, Mei Tingzhou, and the newly bought people were taken away by Lu Jincong. The training lasted for one month.

When the Wu family returned, aside from the younger generation, only Uncle Wu, Uncle Wu II, and Uncle Wu III were present. My fourth and fifth aunts were expecting, so they stayed home with me until after the babies were born. My youngest aunt was also pregnant and had a severe reaction, so my youngest uncle stayed home with me for a few days.

After everyone arrived, Uncle Wu found Yang Mingxi and said, "Your aunt is also pregnant. She's a little further along than the third and sixth sons. But I see she's in good spirits. Your aunt asked me to thank you."

Yang Mingxi said, "Uncle, why should you thank me? It's my aunt who has worked hard."

Uncle Wu laughed heartily. Then he talked about a good date for Yang Mingyang: the second day of May would be a good date for engagement, and the sixth day of June would be a good date for marriage.

After knowing the date, Mrs. Wu immediately got busy, buying what needed to be bought and making what needed to be prepared. Even though Yang Mingyang was not at home, she would make sure the engagement was properly arranged.

That afternoon, Yang Mingxi accompanied Lu Jintang and took a mule cart to her aunt's courtyard, where they brought back 2000 acres of paddy fields of rice seeds, chickens, ducks, pigs and dairy cows, and returned to Changshan Village.

This time it was not like the last time when chicken and ducklings were distributed. Instead, everyone came forward to ask for as many chickens and ducklings as they wanted.

Each family was allocated a corresponding amount according to their requirements. Uncle Six's family requested a few more pigs and dairy cows. Yang Mingxi briefly explained the precautions for breeding them and then returned.

As soon as Yang Mingxi walked out of Old Yang's yard, Old Yang called her.

Yang Mingxi smiled and said, "Grandpa, what's wrong?"

Old Man Yang said, "Girl Xi, please leave us 500 chickens and ducks each. You can help us raise them for a few days, and we will take them over after we move."

"Grandpa, why do you have to raise so many? You and grandma will be exhausted."

"It's okay. We only have three acres of land and a small vegetable garden. If we don't exercise every day, we will feel uncomfortable!"

"Okay, we'll keep it at home and send it to you when the time comes. Have you decided on a moving date?"

"Let's pick a date, the third day of May. Let's come over for dinner then." said Old Man Yang.

Yang Mingxi nodded. She thought it was pretty good. Her grandparents had built five large tiled houses and some side rooms, making it spacious and comfortable to live in.