My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

When Cui Ying and her sisters returned home, they could see Wang's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot, from afar.

"I asked you to go out and buy something, and you've been shopping all day. Did you empty the entire market? Or did you lose your way and fall into a pit?"

"What are you dawdling for? Hurry up and come inside. Aunt Mei has been waiting for you for two whole hours."

Cui Ying quickly put down her basket, stepped forward, and greeted Mei Gu with a smile, saying, "Cui Ying greets you. I was delayed on the way and kept you waiting. I'm so sorry."

Mei Gu's real name is Mei Rulan, and she is one of the matchmakers in Shuangling Village. Moreover, Mei Gu herself is also a Qi Refining cultivator with considerable strength, and she is respected wherever she goes.

Anita Mui waved her hand dismissively and smiled:

"It's been a while since I've seen Sister Cui. Not only has she grown into a more lively and beautiful young woman, but her cultivation has also improved significantly. In just a few years, she'll be catching up with us old folks. No wonder the Gu family's son rejected marriage proposals from the city and only has eyes for you."

Cui Ying smiled shyly, a rare occurrence, and took the things into the kitchen.

She first asked her sister-in-law to make several bowls of Hundred Flowers Honey Tea, and then she filled a plate with spiritual fruit and carried it in her hand.

"Aunt Mei, you must be thirsty after waiting for so long. Try this Hundred Flower Honey Tea and have some spiritual fruit to fill your stomach."

"Multifloral honey?!"

Mei Gu was somewhat puzzled upon hearing this: the Cui family had become quite large and troubled in recent years, and was not wealthy in Shuangling Village. If it weren't for the fact that she and Wang Rong had been close friends, she wouldn't have readily accepted this job.

But she still picked up the teacup and smelled it, and her eyes lit up immediately: the familiar fragrance of a hundred flowers mixed with an enticing sweetness, it was indeed a hundred flower honey.

"Wang Rong, when did your family become so generous?"

"Willing to give up? What do you mean by being willing to give up?"

Wang Rong was swallowing hard while looking at the teacup in her hand. Upon hearing this, she forgot all about when she would have wildflower honey at home. She picked up the teacup, took a small sip, and was immediately amazed.

At this moment, Anita Mui breathed a satisfied sigh of relief and said with a smile:

“I, Mei Rulan, have been a matchmaker in this village for decades, and this is the first time I’ve ever encountered someone willing to treat their guests to something as precious as honey. Wang Rong, you’ve finally made it through the tough times.”

As she spoke, she noticed the purple grapes and lilies on the table. She quickly picked a purple grape and popped it into her mouth, then grabbed a handful of lilies and put them in her pocket, intending to take them home for her grandson.

Wang Rong gave a dry laugh, not understanding what wildflower honey was, and could only stand up and say, "I'll go check if everything is ready."

"All right, all right, I'll wait."

Seeing Wang Rongshan step out the door, Mei Gu quickly grabbed a handful of lily fruits and stuffed them into her bosom. After thinking for a moment, she couldn't resist tearing off a bunch of purple grapes and carefully stuffing them into her bosom as well.

As Mei Gu savored the unique sweet aroma of wildflower honey, she felt a warm sensation in her dantian, which had been dormant for many years, and the wrinkles on her face eased a bit.

She suddenly realized: these are all expensive and valuable items. It seems that the Cui family has really become wealthy. No wonder they dare to try to establish a marriage alliance with the Gu family.

When Wang Rong entered the kitchen, she saw her daughter-in-law Yang, her daughters Cui Lin and Cui Yue, and her youngest son Cui Yan holding large bowls and gulping down their drinks.

The liquid in the bowl was the wildflower honey tea she had just drunk.

Without thinking twice, she hurriedly asked Cui Ying, "Is everything ready?"

While waiting for this moment, Cui Ying also divided the items in two, keeping one for her family and having Mei Gu take the other to the Gu family.

She nodded and brought out a bamboo basket, saying, "It's all here."

"So many?"

Wang Rong looked at the still full bamboo basket with surprise. But the next moment, she saw the red crystal sugar inside the basket.

"You also bought red sugar?"

The Cui family was poor and hadn't become wealthy over the years. She had never seen such a nourishing product as wildflower honey, but when she was recovering from childbirth, Cui Zhengming bought her a lot of red crystal sugar to help her recover.

Wang Rong carefully examined the items in the bamboo basket and discovered that there were quite a few good things inside.

She couldn't hold back and wanted to ask Cui Ying for clarification, while Cui Yue kept clamoring to eat purple grapes.

Wang Rong frowned as she listened, and then she whispered sharply, "You're not allowed to eat it. Save it for the New Year."

Cui Yue pouted, looking a little aggrieved, and said, "It's not even June yet, there's still a long way to go."

Wang Rong had no time to pay attention to her. She turned to look at Cui Ying, and just as she was about to speak, she saw Cui Ying lift the bamboo basket and stuff it into her arms, urging her:

"It's getting late, Mother, hurry and give this to Aunt Mei, we still have to go to the Gu family."

Upon hearing "Gu family," Wang Rong swallowed back all the words she had to say.

She took the bamboo basket, smiled, and went to the main room, handing the items to Aunt Mei, saying:

"Sister Rulan, I'm sorry to trouble you to make this trip. Our family isn't well-off either, so I hope you can put in a good word for Cui Ying."

After Wang Rong finished speaking, she reluctantly took out a handful of spirit stones that she had prepared beforehand and stuffed them into Mei Gu's hand.

She prepared five spirit stones as a reward for this marriage proposal, which is double the market price.

Looking at the spiritually radiant items in the bamboo basket and the five spirit stones in her hand, Mei Gu's smile never faded:

"Wang Rong, don't worry! Our third daughter is as beautiful as an angel, highly skilled, and sensible. I doubt this old woman will even need to say a word; things will be settled soon enough."

"Then I'll take your kind words, Sister Rulan."

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After seeing Mei Gu off, Wang Rong turned and headed towards the kitchen. But at that moment, apart from her daughter-in-law Yang Shi, who was preparing dinner in the kitchen, there was no one else in sight.

Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly saw the ground covered with fruit peels and candy wrappers.

"You brat, you've really grown wings."

In her haste, she went to the door and shouted at the top of her lungs, "If you're so capable, don't come back for dinner tonight!"

"Hmph, fine, I won't eat it then."

In the woods behind the Cui family's house, Cui Yue sat cross-legged on a rock, eating sweet red crystal candy while muttering resentfully.

On the other side, Cui Lin glanced at the purple grapes and golden dates she was holding and said somewhat shyly:

"Third sister, these contain a lot of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, you should eat some too."

Cui Ying hugged her second sister's arm and said coquettishly, "I've eaten outside before. Second sister, you should eat more; it will improve your cultivation."

After speaking, she took out a red jade ruyi hairpin that she had picked out at the market that day from her bosom, but actually from her storage bag, and placed it next to Cui Lin's black hair bun:

"The shopkeeper said that there are runes engraved in the hairpin, and when attacked, it can be activated with magic to spew out flames to fight back."

"This is too precious, and you only gave me a talisman pen once, so I absolutely cannot accept it this time."

Knowing that Cui Lin would refuse, Cui Ying was prepared and said:

"Third sister, don't be so polite with me. This hairpin can only be used five times and isn't worth any spirit stones. The most important thing is that it can protect my second sister."

Seeing that Cui Lin was still hesitant, Cui Ying started to act coquettishly:

"Second sister, please accept it. I won't leave if you don't."

"In that case, thank you very much, Third Sister."

Unable to refuse, Cui Lin had no choice but to let her younger sister insert the hairpin into her hair. Enjoying her sister's care, her words were filled with comfort and sweetness.

A faint smile appeared on her lips, completely unlike her usual cold and indifferent demeanor.

"We're all family, it's only right."

"Yes, we are family. Third Sister is good to us, and we are good to Third Sister in return. Tonight, I will warm the bed for Third Sister."

"Hahaha."

Unlike the Cui siblings' constant laughter, the Gu family looked at the large pile of things on the table with surprise.

"Grandma, there's sugar."

Gu Shiyin's four-year-old nephew was snuggling in his mother's arms, biting his fingers, with drool dripping from the corner of his mouth.

"Snapped."

Mrs. Gu patted her grandson's hand and said in a low voice, "No manners."

Although the Gu family was wealthier than most of the independent cultivators in the village, they didn't eat spiritual sugar, melons, and fruits every day.

She glanced at the things on the table again and saw the words "wildflower honey" clearly.

She raised an eyebrow. If she remembered correctly, this small jar of wildflower honey would cost at least thirty spirit stones.

"Aunt Mei, who asked you to send all these things?"

Seeing Gu's mother's surprised and furrowed brows, Mei Gu's eyes revealed a hint of smugness.

It was no secret in Shuangling Village that Gu's mother looked down on the Cui family. Now, let's see how she slaps her in the face.

“We’ve known each other for a long time, so please speak frankly, Aunt Anita.”

It was Gu Qinghong who spoke. He was also somewhat surprised that there was nowhere else in the village that was so willing to part with so much.

What pleased him even more were the two jars of Jade Bamboo Wine and the glass tobacco on the table. The wine had a cool and light aroma, while the tobacco had a mild and mellow aroma. The combination of fine wine and tobacco was just to his liking.

"Could it be that the Wu family from the city sent you again?"

"Fellow Daoist Gu, that's a ridiculous statement! Does your young master have no other suitors besides the Wu family's daughter?"

Mother Gu's eyes widened, and she asked incredulously, "Really from our village?"

Anita Mui tugged at the corners of her mouth, her face almost blooming with a smile, and said:

“The third daughter of Cui Zhengming’s family in the north is as beautiful as a fairy. She has already reached the third level of Qi Refining at a young age and is also very capable. She and your third young master are truly a match made in heaven.”

"Cui Ying!?"