After separating from my mother-in-law, I raised my children, built a house, and filled the granary

It's only more than twenty taels of silver a year, and even if you work for several years, you may not be able to buy the hairpin on her head. What's the point of wasting time?

She just felt a little sorry for Sister-in-law Yun Wan, but for her lifelong happiness, she could only say sorry to Sister-in-law Yun Wan.

On the way back, Daya's mind was full of Du Yu's shadow, which could not be shaken off.

She was about to marry and become a lady in the county town. That was the county town, a lotus town, but not as big as the county town.

She touched the slightly cool hairpin on her head again. Even the wife of Mr. Meng in the town had never seen her wear it.

Maybe one day, she will be able to go to the capital, and she heard from Du Yi that the Du family also has businesses in the capital.

The capital city is where the emperor lives.

She must seize this opportunity. Besides, in the entire Lotus Town, apart from Brother Lin, there is no man more handsome than Du Yi.

Daya hired an ox cart. She couldn't wait to tell her mother to post her birth date and horoscope for the Du family to see.

"Why is Daya back?" Several middle-aged women gathered at the entrance of the village.

"I have something to do at home with my mother, Auntie."

Daya didn't stop and ran home quickly.

I saw Aunt Sun drying sweet potatoes in the yard.

"mother."

"Daya? What are you doing..." Aunt Sun looked at Daya's face full of spring, and she even put on lip balm for the first time.

My heart skipped a beat, and I asked myself why my eyelids had been twitching all day.

Looking at Daya, Aunt Sun felt a little uneasy.

Over the past year, Daya has changed so much that her mother can't even recognize her. She has reminded Daya many times not to be too ambitious and to be down-to-earth in doing things.

But Daya always complained about her nagging, but she never listened to anything she said.

Now her ideas are getting bigger and bigger, and she has more and more thoughts. She is really afraid that she will go the wrong way.

"Mom, where is my birth date sticker?"

"What do you want this for? You go and see someone else yourself? You shameless person!"

When Aunt Sun heard this, she thought, this girl would not secretly get married to someone, because only a girl without family education and no self-respect would secretly get married to a man.

Even for people in the village, marriage proposals would come from a matchmaker and the elders would look at each other. No girl would present her birth date and horoscope to the man.

This birth chart is as important as a girl's reputation and is usually kept by her mother.

"Mother, I am Du Yi, the only son of the Du family in the county. I want to marry into the Du family and become their young lady."

When Aunt Sun heard that it was the county town, and that the Du family was a wealthy family, and that they were marrying Daya as their main wife, it sounded impossible.

"Did you do anything private with him?" Aunt Sun pulled Daya back to the bedroom, her face so dark that ink seemed to be dripping out.

When Daya heard her mother ask so directly, her face turned red and she lowered her head.

Seeing that Daya was silent for a long time, how could she not know what had happened?

"Snapped!"

Daya looked at her mother in disbelief. This was the first time her mother had hit her since she was a child.

Even when the family was so poor, her mother had never treated her so harshly.

Now she just wanted to have a good future for herself, but it made her mother so angry.

Daya was very angry. She was used to being respected as the boss.

Aunt Sun felt sad when she saw her daughter's stubborn face.

"Daya, do you think you've married into a rich family? If a man truly respected you, why would he..." Aunt Sun raised her finger tremblingly, "settling with you before getting married?"

"How can it be considered an affair? We are in love with each other!" Not only did he slander her, but he also slandered Brother Yi. Daya was instantly furious.

They obviously love each other, so why can't they understand and support each other?

Because of the two of them being together, Brother Yi was punished at the Du family and was covered in wounds.

And now her mother also opposes it, what reason does she have to oppose it!

It is understandable that the Du family despises her background and her family, but what reason does her family have to object!

"You! You haven't even gotten married yet, and you're already..." Aunt Sun really didn't want to put those dirty things on Daya. "This is not something an ordinary girl would do!"

"Yes! An ordinary girl can't do that! Then an ordinary girl can't be in charge! You are just jealous of me, jealous that I have someone who loves and cares for me!"

Apart from her poorer background, how was she any worse than the girls in town, or even in the county? Her background was not something she could choose.

Aunt Sun was so angry at Daya's self-righteous attitude that she was speechless.

She kept stroking her chest with her hands, "You didn't give your body to him, did you?"

When she saw Daya remaining silent, Aunt Sun felt as if the sky had fallen.

Then he resigned himself to his fate and said, "What did he say? Will he marry you as his wife? Will his family agree?"

"His parents disagreed at first and even resorted to family rules, but they finally agreed to his proposal.

Mother, I will marry into the Du family and go to the capital in the future. When the time comes, I will rent out the land at home to others to farm.

You, Sanya, and Erya should come with me to the county town. We can also find matchmakers for them there when the time comes.

Mother, I really like him."

As he spoke, he took off the hairpin from his bun and said, "This is a gift from Brother Yi. It's so precious. I couldn't afford this even after working as the head of a household for several years."

Aunt Sun didn't go to take the hairpin and sighed.

Although she had always been in Ping'an Village and had little experience, she knew that human nature had always been like this.

If the Du family had such a good financial situation and Du Yi was such a handsome man, how could it be so easy for the young master of the Du family to marry a peasant woman?

She knew her daughter was not a bad person, but she knew nothing about being the mistress of a wealthy family, let alone the rules of a noble family.

Now her arrogance is only because Yun Wan gave her the opportunity to be the boss.

She had only been in charge for less than two years, and the skills she had learned were not as great as her ambitions.

"Talk to Du Yi and ask a matchmaker to come to our house to propose marriage. As long as you are going to be the Du family's legal wife, the betrothal gift can be given according to the standards of our Ping'an Village.

As for you, after you get married, you can live a good life in the county town. I am living well in Ping'an Village with your two sisters, so I won't bother you.

Living your life well is more important than anything else."

After hearing what Aunt Sun said, Daya finally smiled. "Thank you, Mom. I'll tell him when I get back. But the betrothal gift must not be based on the standards of Ping'an Village. It must be based on the standards of the county town."

"Then you can't continue working at Kelai'an anymore?" Aunt Sun felt a little regretful, but then she thought, "I heard Yun Wan say before that she was planning to open a Kelai'an in the county town. You can..."

"Mother, I'm the Du family's young mistress, how can I still show up in public and serve others? Although the boss is no different from an ordinary waiter, you also know that Ke Lai'an always treats customers as guests of honor. Brother Yi will definitely not let me serve others."

Aunt Sun wanted to say something, but she held it back.

It is indeed rare for the mistress of a wealthy family to show herself in public.

But she always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't figure out what it was.

She even felt a little regretful that she should not have been allowed to be the boss. Being a small servant would have fostered her ambition.

Whenever she thought of Shen Yunwan, Aunt Sun felt guilty.

Now that Kelai'an has just gotten on track, Daya quit. Yunwan has been guiding Daya step by step for so long, but before she has become a complete master, Daya got married.

If Daya could marry someone from this village or other families in Lotus Town, she would happily send Daya off.

Because she knew that with her status as the head of Daya and a monthly salary of nearly twenty taels per year, she would be pampered no matter which family she married into.

Even if one day she is disliked by her husband's family, Daya can still support herself with the income from being the head of the family.

But after marrying into the Du family, Daya's only advantage became a disadvantage, and her retreat was completely cut off. How could she feel at ease?

Daya was still immersed in the beautiful dream of becoming a young lady.

Now that the matter is done, Aunt Sun just hopes that Du Yu won't cause any trouble.

Look at the priceless hairpin on the eldest girl, which does not contrast with her somewhat withered hair.

Even if she changed into her best dress, the hairpin still didn't match her.

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