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Mrs. Xun's face turned ashen as she turned and walked away without another word.

"Hey, cousin, hey!"

Zhou Wuniang chased after her for a couple of steps, but seeing Mrs. Xun storm off swiftly, she gave up and turned back to apologize to Wei Pozi. "...Please don't take offense, Auntie. Actually, my cousin is usually quite easy to get along with. It’s just that both she and my cousin’s daughter had their hearts set on Siyang, so they might be having trouble accepting the rejection..."

Wei Pozi replied indifferently, "Well, it’s normal for a matchmaking attempt to fail if one side isn’t satisfied. But your cousin is a piece of work—just because we’re not interested, she acts as if we’re the ones being unreasonable. Does she think her daughter is God's gift to men, and we should be honored just because they took a liking to us?"

Wei Pozi snorted.

Think they're too good for her son for being a fool?

Her family hadn’t even mentioned the Xun girl being lame!

Seeing Wei Pozi clearly angered, Zhou Wuniang didn’t press the matter. After a few more apologies, she hurried off to catch up with Mrs. Xun.

Wei Pozi pursed her lips.

Xingxing, who had been watching the whole scene, was completely lost.

She was still too young to grasp the hidden meanings behind the adults’ seemingly polite words.

Noticing her beloved granddaughter’s bewildered expression, Wei Pozi’s mood lightened a little. She hugged Xingxing and chuckled softly, "Sweetheart, even though your Fourth Uncle says he won’t marry... Grandma still thinks it’d be nice if he could find himself a wife someday."

Xingxing said earnestly, "Don’t worry, Grandma! Fourth Uncle will definitely marry a very, very beautiful auntie in the future!"

Wei Pozi couldn't help but laugh. Comforted by Xingxing’s words, she felt much better.

What will be will be!

As long as her youngest son was healthy, that was enough for her.

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That day, Yu Sanbao returned from his business trip to the prefecture city.

After days of traveling, he had visibly lost weight, and his complexion had darkened considerably.

But his eyes shone with energy and sharp wit—clear signs of a successful venture.

"I spent a few days scouting the market in the prefecture city and bought a batch of good-quality fabric at a reasonable price as a trial run. After transporting it to a slightly farther county town and reselling it, even after deducting the costs for the carriage and labor, I still made eight coins per bolt! I sold thirty bolts in total, so that’s two hundred and forty coins in profit! Once I get more familiar with the trade, the profits will definitely be higher!"

At the dinner table, Yu Sanbao animatedly shared amusing anecdotes from his trading adventures, keeping the Yu family hanging on his every word—sometimes tense, sometimes in stitches.

Especially Bai Ge'er.

His eyes shone with excitement, and he was so engrossed that he forgot to eat.

For this meal, he had deliberately sat next to Ju Geer to be closer to his Third Uncle.

From the moment Yu Sanbao started talking, Bai Ge'er hadn’t taken a single bite.

Yu Sanbao noticed Bai Ge'er’s enthusiasm. Reaching past Ju Geer, he patted Bai Ge'er’s shoulder. "Focus on your studies for now. Once I’ve gotten the hang of it, I’ll take you along next time!"

Bai Ge'er nodded vigorously, beside himself with excitement.

Yu Daniu felt his chest swell with pride. Bai Ge'er had always been fascinated by numbers and buying-selling since he was little, but Yu Daniu himself just worked the land with no expertise in business. If his third brother was willing to mentor Bai Ge'er, it would be a great opportunity.

Chapter 77: Holding On Tight

The wheat in the fields had ripened these past few days, and the strong workers of the Yu family took time off from other work. Taking advantage of the good weather, they harvested all the wheat in one push.

This year, the Yu family's wheat grew exceptionally well. During the busy harvest days, the strong laborers didn’t seem tired at all—they were bursting with energy!

Because they knew that, putting everything else aside, just looking at this harvest, they definitely wouldn’t go hungry next year!

None of the Yu family could have imagined that just a few months ago, they were tearing their hair out over food shortages. In just a few short months, not only had their finances improved, but their crops had also had a bumper crop!

Not worrying about food anymore felt amazing!

The entire Nantuo Village was a hive of harvesting activity.

After years of famine, everyone guarded every grain carefully. Even after the main harvest, leftover wheat stalks remained in the fields, and the children ran around collecting them.

They aimed not to waste a single grain.

While the adults were busy drying and processing the wheat, Xingxing and Ju Geer ran to the fields to help.

Xingxing wore a small cloth pouch around her neck, made by Bai Xiaofeng, and together with Ju Geer, they were bent double in the fields, picking up wheat ears.

After gathering a few ears, Ju Geer started feeling proud. He turned to brag to Xingxing, only to find her pouch already full. She was fighting to cram one last big ear of wheat into it.

Ju Geer’s eyes nearly popped out of his head: "!!!"

Unaware of Ju Geer’s silent competition, Xingxing let out a disappointed little sigh when she realized her pouch couldn’t hold any more.

That's all that would fit!

"Ju Geer, should we head back?" Xingxing asked, turning to look at him.

Ju Geer also wore a cloth pouch made by Bai Xiaofeng, but his was practically empty, holding only a few ears of wheat.

Xingxing’s eyes widened in surprise.

Ju Geer: "..."

Xingxing exclaimed happily, "Ju Geer, your bag's got so much room left! Let’s swap!"

She took off her own pouch and offered it to Ju Geer. "Xingxing will go pick more!"

"..." Ju Geer felt totally dissed!

He clenched his tiny teeth and glared at Xingxing.

Was this bratty little sister looking down on him?!

Xingxing stared back at him, utterly clueless and innocent.

"...Fine, let’s swap." Ju Geer lowered his head and handed his pouch to Xingxing, feeling like he was taking one for the team.

Hmm, he'd used another fancy phrase!

Ju Geer cheered up again.

Xingxing happily took Ju Geer’s empty pouch and handed him her heavy one. "Yay! Now I can gather way more!"