In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

What does four taels of silver mean?

In peaceful times, four taels of silver were enough for a family to live a comfortable life for two or three years. But in these years of famine, although silver can buy less grain, it is more precious than before!

After the cold disaster swept through, the people could no longer grow crops in their fields and completely lost their source of income. Under such circumstances, every copper coin was extremely important to the people, and they would do anything to earn it, let alone silver.

"Old Zhao."

Li Qiang stared into Zhao Kang's eyes and said earnestly, "You must agree to this marriage."

"What?"

Zhao Kang was puzzled as to why Li Qiang and Li Mu reacted so strongly simply by mentioning Chen Cheng's name.

Do you know who Chen Cheng is?

"I don't know!"

"Chen Cheng is Chen Dao's bodyguard!"

Li Qiang said slowly, "Of course, that's not the most important thing! The most important thing is that he can earn two taels of silver a month!"

Two taels of silver!!!

Zhao Kang and Li Shi's pupils contracted. Two taels of silver was just the cost of a meal for someone like Li Ying, but for Zhao Kang and Li Shi, who lived in Xiahe Village, it was a huge fortune, so much so that they didn't know how to spend it!

"Can Chen Cheng really earn that much money?"

Li swallowed hard and asked incredulously.

"of course it's true."

Li Mu replied, "That Chen Cheng is Dao Ge'er's bodyguard. By the way, do you know Dao Ge'er?"

"I don't know!"

Li and Zhao Kang shook their heads.

Seeing this, Li Mu explained to the two of them: "Dao Ge'er is Li Ping's son. Dao Ge'er is a very capable person. His family is very rich. Not only does he provide the villagers of Chenjia Village with plenty of white flour steamed buns every day, but his family lives a life as good as gods. Dao Ge'er doesn't even like eating steamed buns. He has to eat eggs or chicken every meal."

At this moment, Li Mu was practically a die-hard fan of Chen Dao, praising Chen Dao to the skies.

Zhao Kang and his companion were completely dumbfounded!

They never expected that Li Ping, who had just come to propose marriage, had such a background—she was actually the wealthiest person in the entire Chenjia Village…

"Old Zhao, you too."

Li Qiang shook his head from the side: "Li Ping came to our door in person, and you didn't even treat her properly, saying you needed to think about it."

Li Qiang sighed softly. Despite Li Ping's usual peasant woman attire, she now held a higher position in Chenjia Village than the village chief. For someone like her to personally come to propose marriage, Zhao Kang was still hesitant... even suspecting that Li Ping was deceiving him...

However, this cannot be blamed on Zhao Kang; it can only be said that he knew too little about Chenjia Village.

"How would I know any of this..."

Zhao Kang said embarrassedly, "I just treated him as a matchmaker."

After saying that, Zhao Kang continued, "I'll go find Li Ping tomorrow and agree to this marriage."

After hearing Li Qiang and Li Mu's description of Chenjia Village, Zhao Kang and Li Shi were determined to agree to the marriage. Life in Chenjia Village was so good, and Chen Cheng could earn so much money. If they didn't agree to the marriage, they would be fools.

"That's good!"

Li Qiang smiled and nodded, then asked, "You just said that Li Ping wants to find wives for all three of Chen Cheng's brothers?"

"Correct!"

Zhao Kang nodded, then realized something and frowned, saying, "I only have two daughters, we're still short one?"

"This is not a problem!"

Li Qiang smiled and looked at Li Mu, saying, "Brother Mu, go find your aunt later and tell her about this matter, see if she is willing to marry her daughter to Chenjia Village."

Li Mu's aunt, Li Qiang's sister Li Qian, also has a daughter who is about to get married. She is a good match for marrying into Chenjia Village, so that the three Chen brothers can have three wives.

As for whether Li Qian would agree... Li Qiang thought it was definitely true. With such a good life in Chenjia Village, Li Qian would definitely be willing to marry her daughter there unless she was a fool.

"I'll be there right away."

Li Mu's eyes lit up. His cousin marrying into Chen Cheng's family would be a great thing for his family. So, Li Mu immediately took action, ignoring the two guests in the house, and headed straight for his aunt's house.

Meanwhile, Zhao Kang and Li Shi bid farewell to Li Qiang and returned to their own homes.

Zhao Xiaoyun and Zhao Xiaomei sat in the living room, watching Zhao Kang and Li Shi return. Although they didn't speak, the expressions on their faces revealed their thoughts.

It's impossible for the two of them not to care about their own marriage; they're just too reserved for the young woman to show any eagerness.

"Xiaoyun, Xiaomei."

Back inside and sitting down, Zhao Kang said to his two daughters, "I plan to marry you both off to Chenjia Village."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiaoyun and Zhao Xiaomei's expressions became exceptionally complex, a mixture of joy and trepidation at the prospect of marriage, as well as unease about the unknown. In short, their emotions were difficult to fully express in words.

"Xiaoyun."

Li gently stroked her eldest daughter Zhao Xiaoyun's hair and said with a smile, "Your father and I have already inquired with the village chief. Life in Chenjia Village is very good. Every household can eat white flour steamed buns. You will definitely live a good life after you marry there. You won't have to go hungry with your father and me anymore!"

Although Zhao Kang's family wasn't starving, they were going hungry for two meals every three days. Under these circumstances, it was an incredible stroke of luck that his two daughters were able to marry into Chenjia Village, where they could have plenty of white flour buns every day.

"mother."

Zhao Xiaomei asked in surprise, "Is Chenjia Village really that wealthy? Can they eat white flour buns every day?"

As she spoke, Zhao Xiaomei licked her lips, a feeling of hunger rising in her stomach. She had never eaten steamed buns before, but since they were called white flour steamed buns, they must be made with white flour.

As for the taste of white flour... Zhao Xiaomei hasn't tasted it in a long time!

"I heard this from the village chief."

Li smiled and recounted what she had learned at Li Qiang's house.

After hearing this, Zhao Xiaoyun and Zhao Xiaomei were both shocked. They had plenty of white flour steamed buns at every meal. Were all the families in Chenjia Village landlords? They were living such good lives!

What shocked the two women even more than the lives of the villagers in Chenjia Village was Chen Cheng's income!

Earning two taels of silver a month...

It's no exaggeration to say that Zhao Xiaoyun and Zhao Xiaomei, in their twenty years of life, had never seen anyone with such a high income. They couldn't help but wonder...

Earning two taels of silver a month, even if you eat white rice every meal, you wouldn't be able to spend it all, right?

Yes, white rice every meal—that was the limit of Zhao Xiaoyun and Zhao Xiaomei's imagination. As for fancy dishes like fish, meat, and delicacies, that was something they might only learn about many years later.