On the chosen date, the Yang Family’s fish pond officially opened for business. Early every morning, fresh fish would be caught and sent to Shanshi County and its various towns.

Since the fish were local and didn’t have to be transported from afar, not only were they fresh, but most importantly, they were priced fairly, the same as prices in other counties.

The locals no longer had to pay high prices for fish, so business naturally improved.

Previously, the Han Family had dominated most of the market in Shanshi County. But now, they managed to push out fish traders from other counties, effectively monopolizing the entire fish market in Shanshi County.

In Yang Family Village and the neighboring village, whenever there was an event or guests to entertain, families would directly go to the fish pond to buy fish, saving everyone a lot of trouble.

After this affair concluded, Han Yongsheng and Guo Feng returned to Lin County.

For a while, the gossip in Yang Family Village switched from Yang Dong and Xiaocui to the matter of the Yang Family fish pond.

In short, the gossip was still about the Yang Family; the Yang Family couldn’t escape the fate of being gossiped about.

"Did you see that? The Yang Family’s fish pond sends out truckloads of fish every morning. How much Silver must they be making from that?"

"They must be making a ton of Silver. We’ve never seen so much Silver ourselves."

"Exactly! The Yang Family is definitely prosperous now."

"Heh, they’ve been prosperous for a while now."

"It would be great to marry into their family."

"Wouldn’t it? But the Yang Family doesn’t have any sons left now."

"Ah, are you silly? No sons left, but there’s still a daughter, Yang Qiu is still at home."

"But Yang Qiu is a woman who has been married before."

"So what if she’s been married? She has Silver, and besides, she can find someone who’s been married before too."

"Hey, I heard that this year, Yang Erzhu’s family stopped making sauerkraut and spicy pickled cabbage, letting Yang Dazhu and Yang Sizhu take over."

"What? Yang Sanzhu isn’t involved? Can Yang Sanzhu’s wife manage?"

"Who knows? But it seems like every Yang Family household is thriving, it’s just that all of their sons are married now. The only one left is Yang Sizhu’s child, but that child is too young. In the future, anyone wanting to marry into the Yang Family will have to look to the grandchildren’s generation."

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As soon as Li Chuntao entered the village, she heard all these updates. It was quite a lot to take in. She had only been gone for half a month and the Yang Family fish pond had already begun selling fish.

Xiaoxiao hadn’t talked to her about Yang Qiu’s situation, but she had heard about it. After all, having a daughter return to the Yang Family was quite a sensation at the time. She didn’t expect people to be planning on Yang Qiu now. She quite liked Yang Qiu, and choosing a spouse was a big deal. She’d have to remind Xiaoxiao not to choose someone who was only after their Silver.

Xiaoxiao was truly impressive, leading her entire in-law family to wealth. She couldn’t have done it if it were her. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

The carriage arrived at her house, and she and Alu entered the courtyard. Currently, there was no one around; the corn had been harvested and sold already.

No one around made it easier for her to keep an eye on Xiaocui.

She sent the carriage away; it had been driven by someone hired to help with the land, not a dedicated coachman. Now that no one was here, there was no need to keep anyone around. When it was time to leave, she’d find a carriage then.

When Li Chuntao entered the courtyard, she didn’t notice Yang Dong standing not far off at the roadside, who was somewhat surprised: why had she returned again?