A blessed wife leads her husband to wealth and prosperity!

We followed the master's instructions. After we finished eating, we went to the village chief's house and asked him if there were any empty houses in the village that no one lived in, so we could borrow them to house the women.

Alright, Madam Lin knows she has nowhere to live. Since she bought those women, she needs to take good care of them and arrange things as soon as possible so that they will have a place to stay when they arrive.

After eating, Lin He'er followed her mother toward the center of the village. The village chief's house was relatively close to the center of the village, and since it was night, they didn't encounter anyone else along the way.

When they arrived at the village chief's house, they knocked on the door. A woman came to the courtyard and opened the door. Lin Niangzi smiled and stepped forward, calling out, "Sister Lianhua, is Uncle Village Chief home?"

"Oh, it's Lin Wang's family. Father-in-law is here. If you need anything, come in and I'll call them for you." Saying this, she went into the yard and shouted towards the main room: "Father-in-law, Lin Wang's family is here to see you!"

Hearing the shouts from outside, the person inside replied, "Come in and talk."

Upon hearing the response, Lin Niangzi led Lin He'er into the main house. It seemed that the family had just finished eating, and everyone was sitting and talking in the main house. When Lin Niangzi arrived, the village chief waved to the family, and everyone greeted the mother and daughter before taking their children back into their houses.

Is it something you, from the Lin family, have come to see me so late at night?

"Uncle, I've come today to ask you for a favor." As he spoke, he placed the bag of pastries he was carrying on the table.

Village Chief: If you have something to say, just say so. Your family isn't well-off either, so take your things back with you.

Lin He'er: Grandpa Village Chief, this was given to me by someone from their shop the other day. My family all said it was delicious, so I brought it for you to try as well.

Lin He'er then echoed her mother's words. "You can't come empty-handed when you're asking for a favor. I'm sorry to have troubled my younger brother, but I'll take his snacks."

Thank you, He Yatou. Hearing that the things were free, the village chief didn't refuse anymore. "Tell me what it is?"

Lin Niangzi: My maid and I were working on some embroidery a while ago, and we took it to town to exchange for money. Unexpectedly, the owner of the embroidery shop took a liking to our skills and wanted to make a large batch to sell elsewhere. I signed a contract with the owner to teach his workers this skill.

The landlord thought it was inconvenient for me, a widow with a child, to keep going to town, so he wanted to rent a place in our village to open a small workshop, where I could work there.

So I thought I'd tell Uncle Village Chief to see if there were any empty houses in the village that no one lived in, since the landlord said he wanted to rent them to house the women.

Village Chief: Ah! That's good news. It's good that you can have another job to support your child. Since they're paying rent, I'll go to the village tomorrow and look for one for you.

Lin Niangzi: Oh, thank you, Uncle Village Chief. Please let us know when you've found a place to stay. It's getting late, so we'll head back now.

Village Chief: Okay, go home and wait for news.

After Lin Niangzi left, the village chief sat on a stool in the main room, squinting as he thought about which family in the village had an empty room and he would ask them tomorrow.

The next morning, Madam Lin began her preparations early, for it was an auspicious day. Today was the lucky day for the Wen family to come and request a wedding date.

Because Lin He'er and Wen Yuning were betrothed since childhood, although they had a marriage certificate, they did not exchange betrothal gifts at the time.

The two families had already agreed on a wedding date a few days ago. However, in ancient times, to show respect to the woman's family, the groom's family would send the matchmaker to visit again after the engagement to ask if the woman's family agreed to the wedding date chosen by the groom. Today, the Lin family will meet with the matchmaker again and, incidentally, accept the betrothal gifts from the groom's family.

Lin He'er only remembered this matter last night after her mother reminded her. This morning, her mother woke her up early and she started getting ready. In ancient times, weren't young ladies supposed to avoid the wedding day? She wasn't going to show her face to anyone, so who was she dressing up so beautifully for?

Madam Lin disagreed with her daughter's idea. After all, it was an important occasion, and she couldn't be unkempt; she had to be dressed neatly and cleanly.

After breakfast, Lin He'er estimated it was almost nine or ten o'clock when she heard someone knocking on the courtyard gate. She guessed it was the matchmaker who had come to visit.

After Madam Lin welcomed the man into the courtyard, the matchmaker began her work for the day.

First, he praised the girl from head to toe, then he explained his purpose and took out a date selection form he had been carrying, handing it to the girl's family to see if they agreed to the date chosen by the man.

Madam Lin already knew the date, and smilingly accepted the red paper, indicating her agreement to the auspicious day chosen by the groom's family. Then, the matchmaker read out the betrothal gifts to Madam Lin one by one. At this point, Lin He'er couldn't help but lean against the door, listening carefully to what betrothal gifts the Wen family had given her.

"Madam Lin, your daughter has certainly pleased our groom's family. Look at this betrothal gift; in our farming family, it surpasses that of countless other girls." Lin He'er heard the matchmaker in the main room announcing: "Today, the groom's family is presenting betrothal gifts for the Lin family's daughter. The gifts include: 5 taels of silver, 2 bolts of fine cotton cloth, 4 kinds of fruit, 2 packets of candy, a pair of silver earrings, and a brocade box that the groom's son, Mr. Wen, asked me to give to the young lady."

Wow, that's quite a dowry! Lin He'er thought to herself, after hearing the matchmaker read it out, that they really valued her. After all, this was a farming family, and five taels of silver alone was a considerable sum.

When Lin Niangzi heard the matchmaker read out the betrothal gifts, she couldn't contain her joy. The betrothal gifts from her in-laws were all genuine and high-quality items, which showed that they cared about their daughter.

After the matchmaker finished reading the gift list, Madam Lin put away the gifts. She noticed that there was still a box on the table that her son-in-law had asked the matchmaker to bring, but she didn't know what was inside.

Madam Lin, Young Master Wen specifically instructed me the other day to personally deliver the item to the young lady. Would you like the young lady to come out and retrieve it?

"Alright, alright." Madam Lin agreed with a smile. Since it's a gift from her son-in-law to her daughter, she should accept it. "Hey, come out quickly, Wen's eldest son brought you something."

When Lin He'er heard that she had to go out and get her things herself, she was very glad that she had listened to her mother and dressed herself up this morning, otherwise she would have been too embarrassed to face people now!

When Lin He'er came out of her room, the matchmaker took a closer look at the girl. No wonder the groom's family was satisfied; she looked young, but was quite pretty, with a pair of beautiful, large eyes that were particularly captivating on her fair face. She was probably shy, as her face was flushed, truly a picture of rosy cheeks and delicate beauty. No wonder that young master Wen had gone to such lengths for her.

This must be Miss He'er. She's really pretty. Young Master Wen asked me to give you this brocade box and pass on a message, saying that he hopes you'll like the contents of the box!

Lin He'er bowed to the matchmaker and said, "Thank you for coming to my house today. Please also pass on a message to Brother Wen: I have accepted the gifts, and I thank him for his kindness." After saying this, Lin He'er returned to her room with burning cheeks.

Once inside, Lin He'er touched her face, feeling rather embarrassed. Wen Yuning had actually prepared a gift for her separately. Was it true that men a few years older than her were more thoughtful and romantic?

Upon opening the box, she saw a semi-circular jade pendant inside. The material appeared to be just ordinary jade, but Lin He'er was still deeply moved. The value of the item was secondary; the sentiment behind it was what mattered most.