I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Su Banxia had no time to pay attention to Su Mo's little schemes. She quickly ate a few bites of food and got up to go check on Tie Niu. Seeing Su Banxia about to leave, Wei Kezhi hurriedly put down her chopsticks as well, anxiously saying:

"Wherever you go, I'll go with you."

Seeing this, Su Banxia laughed:

Are you full?

Wei Kezhi nodded.

Su Banxia naturally knew that Wei Kezhi wanted to come with her because he was worried about her safety. However, with Wei Kezhi there, Su Banxia felt at ease, so she did not refuse. She simply went to get two pieces of meat and then took Wei Kezhi to Uncle Niu's house.

Seeing the two leave one after the other, Su Mo felt too embarrassed to follow them, so she could only angrily tug at her sleeve.

Su Shiyan, who was standing to the side, was also unaware of what had happened. Seeing that Su Mo hadn't touched her chopsticks, he quickly brought her a bowl of food and whispered:

"Little sister, eat quickly, these villagers eat very fast, or there won't be any left to eat."

Su Mo glared at Su Shiyan, then angrily took the bowl and chopsticks and buried her head in her food.

Su Banxia led Wei Kezhi to Uncle Niu's house and found Uncle Niu heating the kang (a heated brick bed) in the kitchen, while Tie Niu lay motionless on the kang.

As soon as Su Banxia entered, she sat down on the edge of the kang (heated brick bed) and asked with a smile:

"Tie Niu, how are you feeling now that you're taking the medicine I prescribed for you? I figured it was time today, so I came to see how your recovery is going."

When Tie Niu saw Su Banxia arrive, he struggled to get up.

"Banxia, ​​you're here. I'm feeling much better now, and my legs don't hurt as much, but I still can't walk on the ground."

Seeing this, Su Banxia quickly patted Tie Niu's shoulder to comfort him:

"Tie Niu, just lie down. There's no need to be so formal with me. It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone. I see your leg is healing quite well, so there's no need to rush."

As she spoke, Su Banxia grabbed Tie Niu's wrist and took his pulse.

Standing to the side, Wei Kezhi frowned upon seeing this. Although he knew Su Banxia was only treating patients, for some reason, he felt incredibly angry whenever he saw her in intimate contact with other men.

Now, even looking at Tie Niu lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) is quite annoying.

Tie Niu, perhaps noticing Wei Kezhi's unfriendly gaze, swallowed hard and looked at Su Banxia, ​​asking:

"Miss Banxia, ​​who is this?"

Su Banxia glanced back at Wei Kezhi and said:

"Oh, him? He's my younger brother, Wei Kezhi."

Tie Niu dared not meet Wei Kezhi's murderous gaze, and simply lowered his head, scratching it sheepishly, and said:

"Oh, so you're Banxia's younger brother. Thank you for coming to see me too."

Wei Kezhi said coldly:

"I came with Banxia."

Su Banxia ignored what Wei Kezhi had said and stood up, smiling at Tie Niu:

"Tie Niu, your leg is recovering quite well now. Tomorrow I'll go to the market in town and get you seven days' worth of medicine. Once you take it, you'll be able to walk again."

Just then, Uncle Niu, who had just come out of the kitchen, overheard Su Banxia's words and hurriedly stepped forward to express his gratitude:

"Banxia, ​​thanks to you this time, our Tie Niu was able to recover so quickly. I really don't know how to thank you enough."

As he spoke, Uncle Niu secretly turned his face away to wipe his tears.

Seeing this, Su Banxia quickly waved her hand and said:

"Uncle Niu, you don't need to feel guilty. Tie Niu got injured while helping out at my house. These are things I should do, so you don't need to take them to heart."

Seeing his father cry, Tie Niu couldn't help but lower his head and wipe away his own tears, saying:

"Banxia, ​​you don't need to say anything. We've all seen how good you've been to our family. We've never heard of anyone being treated this way after getting injured while working for the master's family. Don't worry, just let us know if you need anything in the future, and I'll do my best to help."

As he spoke, Tie Niu wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, looked up, and smiled at Su Banxia.

"I'm so sorry, Banxia, ​​I've made you laugh at me. Right now, I can only rely on you to treat my leg."

Su Banxia felt embarrassed by Tie Niu and Uncle Niu's antics and quickly waved her hand, saying:

"Alright, we're all from the same village, no need for such formalities. I have other things to attend to, so I'll be leaving now. I'll still be taking your oxcart to town tomorrow, Uncle Niu."

Uncle Niu sniffed and nodded, saying:

"Alright, Banxia, ​​from now on you won't have to pay me to ride in my oxcart."

Su Banxia smiled.

"That won't do. We all live in the same village. If I don't give you money, how will you recruit people in the village in the future? Alright, Uncle Niu, you get back to work. We'll be going now."

As she spoke, Su Banxia hurriedly waved to Wei Kezhi, signaling her to leave quickly.

After seeing Su Banxia and the others off, Uncle Niu didn't go back inside until he saw them walk away.

In the courtyard of the Old Su family,

"Su Tao, get ready. There's a market in town tomorrow, and I'll go get some dowry for you. It's time to start preparing."

Su Tao reluctantly tossed the clothes in her hand.

"Mother, I don't want to marry Zhang Feng."

Upon hearing this, Madam Qin frowned, put down her work, and pulled Su Tao to sit down beside her.

“Su Tao, you’ve always listened to your mother since you were little. I have to make sure you get married properly. I can’t let you do whatever you want. Now that your father has brought such a vixen into the house, it’s not exactly something to be proud of. If word gets out, it will be even harder for you to find a husband.”

As she spoke, Madam Qin paused, looked at Su Tao's furrowed brows, and smiled helplessly.

“Now, you don’t have a better choice. Our family is engaged to the Zhang family. Last time, when Zhang Feng came to visit with Aunt Cai, Su Feng made a scene. Now everyone in Su Family Village knows that you are engaged to the Zhang family.”

After smoothing out Su Tao's furrowed brows, Madam Qin continued:

"So we can't easily call off the engagement. If word gets out, it will damage your reputation. Do you really want to end up like your aunt, staying at home as an old maid?"

Su Tao pouted unhappily and said:

"In the end, my aunt also got married, and she married into a good family. The dowry alone was more than ten taels of silver."

Upon hearing this, Qin glared at Su Tao and then tapped Su Tao's forehead.

“You silly girl, you don’t learn the good things, you only learn the bad things. Do you think you can have the same good fortune as your aunt? How many people can be as generous as Sun Da? You might end up staying at home as an old maid for the rest of your life. I can’t let you gamble your whole life.”

As she spoke, Madam Qin put her arm around Su Tao's shoulder and said softly:

“Good daughter, your mother has the best eye for people. Zhang Feng seems like an honest man. After you marry him, you can gradually manage his money, and his heart will stay with you. In the future, you can go to the city with him and you will definitely live a good life. After all, he has a skill.”

Madam Qin smiled slightly.

"If you can marry Zhang Feng, your mother will be at ease."