Reborn in the Great Northern Wilderness in 1982, I farmed and hunted to support my whole family.

With Li Mu's words, Sun Erxi felt even more confident.

In fact, she had long understood that no matter how good you are to someone else's son, he is still someone else's son. Even if they are your own brothers, it's the same.

Moreover, this brother treats you like a dog to be summoned and dismissed at will; how can you expect his son to take care of you in your old age and see you off in your final days?

"Alright! Then I, as Xiangnan's mother, will make the decision regarding her marriage today."

As he spoke, Sun Erxi turned to Xiang Nan and asked, "Xiang Nan, would you be willing to marry Li Qianjin of the Li family?"

Yes, of course she was willing.

Zeng Xiangnan nodded shyly, then looked up and met Li Qianjin's delighted eyes, immediately lowering her head in embarrassment.

Sun Erxi was not satisfied with her answer and shouted even louder, "I'm asking you a question! Speak up!"

Zeng Xiangnan was so embarrassed that she looked up at Sun Erxi with a reproachful expression.

But her mother had a stern face and her eyes were even more stern as she pressed her mother again, "Speak up, stop dawdling."

"I do!" Zeng Xiangnan replied without hesitation, her eyes now fixed on her mother's increasingly sharp gaze.

My heart was pounding, and I dared not hesitate for even a moment.

As soon as she finished speaking, Li Mu immediately followed up with his own words.

“Since my sister-in-law agrees, and my mother has already had someone check it out, today is an auspicious day. The sled is waiting at the door. Brother, take your sister-in-law to the county to get the marriage certificate first.”

Upon hearing this, Li Qianjin immediately took Zeng Xiangnan's hand and said, "Come on, Xiangnan. We've got our marriage certificate, so we're legally married. Even the King of Heaven can't separate us."

Zeng Xiangnan had no reason to object.

She desperately wanted to marry Li Qianjin, but unexpectedly, her grandmother and second uncle's family forced her to accept a dowry from a widower.

She had been on tenterhooks these past few days, fearing that the Li family wouldn't send anyone to propose marriage because they couldn't afford the bride price.

She also considered escaping and going directly to Li Qianjin.

But her second aunt was like a watchdog, practically wanting to lie in front of her bed and watch over her.

only……

Although Zeng Xiangnan was willing, she still cautiously looked at Sun Erxi.

In this family, everyone else can ignore her, but her mother can't.

"Why are you looking at me! If you want to get a marriage certificate, just go get one. Once you're married, I'll have a huge weight lifted off my shoulders."

Although Sun Erxi felt reluctant, she knew what was going on.

If she doesn't seize this opportunity, she might ruin her daughter's life.

But before anyone else could speak, Liu Cuizhu started wailing.

"This is outrageous! How can you drag someone to get a marriage certificate without even giving a betrothal gift? Isn't this tantamount to abducting a woman?"

"That's right! You can't just take my granddaughter away like this."

Grandma Zeng then spoke up.

Li Mu ignored the two men completely and directly took out five hundred yuan from his pocket and handed it to Sun Erxi.

“Aunt Sun, please take this two hundred for my sister-in-law’s wedding. This three hundred is the betrothal money we agreed on earlier.”

"As for the three turns and one sound that we agreed on before, you can rest assured. I will definitely find a way to make it up to my sister-in-law before the New Year."

Sun Erxi took the money, feeling both surprised and delighted.

But she was also a reasonable person, and she would definitely not keep all five hundred yuan.

Before she could even find a chance to speak, Liang Meizhen, at Li Mu's prompting, stepped forward and affectionately took her hand.

"Mother-in-law, today is the auspicious day for the two children to register their marriage. Although the wedding date is still pending, we should still celebrate."

"Let's go, have someone invite our in-laws, and we'll all go to a state-run restaurant for a meal."

As she spoke, Liang Meizhen supported Sun Erxi with one hand and took Zeng Xiangnan's hand with the other, and walked out of the courtyard.

Upon seeing this, Liu Cuizhu instantly became furious, stamping her feet and shouting at Old Lady Zeng.

"Mother, you're just letting the eldest daughter of the eldest son leave like this! What about all the betrothal gifts and other things we received?"

"What do you suggest we do? If you can stop them, then go ahead and stop them."

Grandma Zeng wasn't stupid; she had already prepared for what the Li family had just said.

Looking at the sleds already sliding outside the courtyard, there were not only members of the Li family, but also six tall and strong men following behind.

The Zeng family were outsiders; how could they possibly handle the local men?

Besides, if the Li family were really as the second son said, they would be a goose that only lays golden eggs.

Although her grandmother was biased, she didn't want to be a foolish person who killed the goose that laid the golden eggs.

Li Mu's family entered the county town, but this time they came not only to register his elder brother and Zeng Xiangnan's marriage, but also to deliver wild delicacies to the Hubin Hotel and the supply and marketing cooperative.

Knocking on the small door to the kitchen of the Lakeside Hotel, it wasn't Jin Dachuan who came out, but a young man who looked no older than Li Mu.

"Who are you? Do you even know where you are? Why are you knocking on the door like this?"

The young man frowned, casually sizing up Li Mu with his eyes, his face full of disdain.

"I'm looking for Jin Dachuan, Chef Jin!" Li Mu got straight to the point, and casually pulled a bag of Changbai Mountain cigarettes from his pocket and stuffed it into the pocket of the young man in front of him.

"Alright, you wait and see!" The young man's expression softened slightly, and he turned around and closed the door again.

The people following behind Li Mu noticed this and all looked on with surprise.

"Muzi, why did that person leave?"

"Is that right? You don't want our things?"

……

None of them knew the relationship between Li Mu and Jin Dachuan. Even though they had heard that the items were to be delivered to the Lakeside Hotel, they were all somewhat skeptical.

After all, the Lakeside Hotel isn't a place that just anyone can enter.

But before they could even voice their questions, the small door that had just been closed opened from the inside again.

Then a plump, middle-aged man, who looked to be close to forty, walked out from Li Mu with a smile.

"Young man, you've finally arrived. Did you bring me something good?" Jin Dachuan said with a smile, glancing behind Li Mu.

His eyes were gleaming with anticipation.

Li Mu didn't waste any words. He walked directly to the sled, picked up a cloth bag, and untied the rope.

The dark, white, and fluffy stuff is all top-quality black fungus.

"Great! The quality is really good."

Jin Dachuan picked up a piece of dried wood ear mushroom, sniffed it to confirm it was all fresh dried goods, and then turned to look at the remaining large cloth bags in the car.

"Where is this place?"

Li Mu smiled, then raised his hand and handed a knife to Jin Dachuan, saying, "Take a look for yourself, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

"You're being quite mysterious, aren't you!" Jin Dachuan grinned from ear to ear, though he already knew there must be something good in the bag.

But the anticipation of personally unpacking the package made him even more excited.

However, Li Mu spoke up at this moment: "However, there isn't much this time. I can't give it all to you; I still need to send some to the supply and marketing cooperative."