Lu Shi turned her gaze to the two brothers from the Xuan family, finding herself a bit troubled.
"These two are twins, aren’t they?" After watching for a while, she suddenly pointed at Xuan Ming and said, "This one seems a bit more steady, how about..."
Seeing she was about to make random match suggestions again, Shen Qinglan quickly called out to her, "Aunt, matters like these depend on fate, you can’t rush them!"
Lu Shi nodded and said, "Let’s forget it, the young gentlemen in town may not be as good as they appear."
She thought for a moment and said, "In our Dong Family Village, there’s a young man, filial and capable. While he may not be as handsome as those young gentlemen, at least he’s honest. If you’re willing..."
"Aunt!" Shen Qinglan said, frustrated, "I’m really not in a hurry!"
Lu Shi said, "Even if you’re not in a hurry, you should at least settle the marriage first!"
She finally understood the feeling of those being pressed into marriage!
Jiang Shi beside her suddenly burst into laughter.
She gently patted Shen Qinglan’s shoulder and said, "Your aunt is teasing you. Our Qinglan is so sensible and can earn money; her future husband surely won’t be bad!"
Lu Shi couldn’t help but laugh lightly, but still regretfully said, "That little owner of yours is truly nice, it’s just a pity!"
Shen Qinglan chuckled quietly, without saying anything.
Just as the conversation finished, they saw a commotion arising among the queue.
Shen Qinglan looked over and saw Dong Zhong apparently saying something to the person registering, his face looking a bit unpleasant.
"What’s going on?" Lu Shi frowned.
Shen Qinglan hurried over, only to hear Shen Shan say, "Could there be a mistake? We just got in line, how could it have already been claimed?"
"Aside from Shen He and Shen Tang, Dong Zhong and Shen Shan have already been claimed!" Official source ıs novel_fіre.net
The registrar pointed at the names and said, "Look, it’s right here, both names and village are registered."
Shen Shan took it and saw that indeed it was all registered.
"What... what is going on?"
A person from another line shouted, "It was Liang Kun and his two sons from our village who claimed them; we overheard them stating your names."
Dong Zhong’s face instantly turned gloomy, he looked at the person and asked, "Where are they?"
That person shouted, "They just claimed the silver taels and grains; I bet they haven’t gone far."
Shen Shan and Dong Zhong left the queue, Shen Qinglan already circled around the crowd, heading toward where Liang Kun and Niu Shi had stayed previously.
"Ninety taels, hahaha, I’ve never seen so much money before!"
Just as Shen Qinglan reached outside the shed, she heard Niu Shi’s proud laughter coming through.
"Dad, we should leave early to avoid being caught by them and reported to the authorities, that wouldn’t be good!"
Liang Kun’s eldest son Liang Da reminded.
"What is there to fear?" Niu Shi said, "We just deny it; besides, how would those officials know who helped claim it?"
She looked at her two sons and said, "You two should leave first so you won’t be recognized."
"Mom’s right!" Liang Er said, "I’ll go back to the village with my brother later, and if the Government asks about the grain count, dad and mom can say we claimed it for relatives."
"When will the ox cart arrive?" Niu Shi asked Liang Kun.
"Soon." Liang Kun replied, "I promised to give them two taels each; they say they’re on their way now."
As Liang Kun finished speaking, Shen Qinglan heard the sound of the ox cart approaching from afar.
Shen Qinglan turned back, softened her pace, and walked in the direction the ox cart was approaching.