Yang Daniu only gave her three days. If she can’t get the silver within three days, her act of fainting might be exposed.

She wanted to ask her mother, but she really couldn’t find any reason to get silver from her, because her mother only cared about money and not people.

Even the food at home is divided up. Would she really be willing to take out silver to silence Yang Daniu?

If she tells her mother, not only might she not get the silver, she might even get a good scolding.

She should not take this risk. If her mother found out, or anyone in the family, she would be doomed.

After thinking it over, it’s more reliable to get silver from Yang Dong at the moment.

Now Yang Dong has even started sending her boiled eggs, which shows he has started to value her.

If she acts pitiful, maybe Yang Dong will feel sorry for her and give her silver.

Thinking this, she started to form a plan.

The next day, she finally waited until everyone at home went out to work, and she told Yang Dabao the same story as yesterday.

But this time, instead of going to Nanshan, she went to the fishpond. She heard that Yang Dong went to the fishpond yesterday, and should be going there today too.

It’s her first time at such a large fishpond.

The fishpond is surrounded by a fence; not just anyone can enter. Yang Xiaocui stayed outside, pacing back and forth.

Looking at the expanse of water inside, along with the flocks of ducks, she knew without a doubt that it would earn a lot of silver because Shanshi County had no rivers to fish. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

There are small streams on the mountain, but there are no big fish. The water is so shallow, just a thin layer flowing, shallow enough that it can’t even cover the feet but supports the mountain animals so they don’t die of thirst.

Now is a crucial moment because the fish in the pond have basically matured. In just a day or two, they will start selling, so the pond caretakers are very anxious about the fish, including Yang’s father. He keeps patrolling the bank frequently, hoping nothing goes wrong.

While patrolling, he saw Yang Xiaocui pacing outside.

He was a bit puzzled. Why was Yang Xiaocui here at the fishpond? Could she be looking for his fourth son? Thinking this, he walked towards Yang Xiaocui.

Yang Xiaocui saw Yang’s father approaching and shyly greeted him, "Second Uncle."

"Hey, Yang Xiaocui, why are you at the fishpond? Are you here for my fourth son?"

Yang Xiaocui shyly replied ’Yes’ and lowered her head.

Seeing Yang Xiaocui like this, Yang’s father felt it was inappropriate to ask more questions. After all, the two children were already engaged. It’s not his place to interfere, so he pointed to the opposite side and said, "My fourth son is over there; you can find him there."

Yang Xiaocui actually wanted to go inside the fishpond and take a look; she’d never seen such a big fishpond. But since she wasn’t allowed in, she didn’t want to ask, especially since she had other motives. So she said, "Then I’ll go over there first."

"Alright, you go ahead, and come back this way when you’re leaving."

Yang Xiaocui wasn’t sure why Yang’s father wanted her to come back, but she nodded in agreement and turned to walk towards the opposite side.

She didn’t walk far before she saw a crowd of people. So many people, and she began searching for Yang Dong.