The Fierce Farm Girl Has A Secret Space

Yang Ruxin furrowed her brows deeply: "Are you saying the Qiu Family is deliberately stringing along Brother Tie Dan?"

"Otherwise, why has it been so long without hearing any mention of the Liang Family proposing?" Li Jiamei pouted, "But this is all just our speculation. I told my mother about it when I got home today, and my mother asked me to tell you first. After all, Aunt Xinghua is a good person, but she's worried there might be some kind of misunderstanding along the way…"

"Thank you, Sister Jiamei." Yang Ruxin nodded with a smile, "You did the right thing by telling me. Don't worry, I'll get to the bottom of it." She had been thinking of waiting until the transport team returned to ask about this, but now it seemed to save her some effort. She also finally understood why Tie Dan had been so resistant to the matches Aunt Xinghua arranged for him.

"That's good, then." Li Jiamei let out a sigh of relief, "Tie Dan is a good young man; we can't let a family like that ruin him… Now that you're stepping in, I feel much better."

Yang Ruxin chuckled: "I'm not all-powerful, though."

"My parents think you are," Li Jiamei laughed. "Look, without you, where would everyone get to enjoy such good days? That's why everyone respects you."

"I can help everyone make money, but when it comes to matters of the heart, I can't promise anything. Still, I'll do my best…" Yang Ruxin sighed.

"If I didn't know, it'd be one thing, but knowing and doing nothing feels wrong somehow." Li Jiamei smiled, "It makes one uneasy."

"Kind people will always be rewarded," Yang Ruxin smiled warmly. "Sister Jiamei, your good days are still to come."

"I'll remember your words," Li Jiamei laughed.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, although it was still quite hot at noon, the early mornings and evenings were already cooling off, and one needed to put on a light coat.

Over the past few months, the lands around Xiaohong Building had become vibrant with life. The wild fruit trees on the mountains had been transplanted and grafted. Although there was no fruit this year, there was sure to be a harvest next year. The lands below, following Dao Xuzi's instructions, had been planted with a variety of medicinal herbs, some of which were already being harvested.

The plot of wasteland that had been entrusted to Li Datou and his team to clear had also been cultivated and entirely planted with herbs.

On the eighth of September, the triennial village-level exam known as the Autumn Examinations began, referred to by locals as the Autumn Fair.

Dapu East Village had two participants in the exam: Guan Qingshu and Yang Rusong.

Actually, there was another scholar in the village, Li Yi's son, Li Jiajun. He had previously attained the scholar status but failed to pass the Scholar exam this year, so he wasn't qualified to take the Autumn Fair this time and would have to wait for the next academy-level exam instead.

It was said that the Autumn Examinations involved three rounds of tests, taking about half a month to complete, with the results posted roughly ten days later.

Yang Ruxin wasn't particularly interested in the exam, as no one in her family was participating. What she was more focused on at the moment was the newly developed drug by Dao Xuzi—not just his, but a collaboration between him and Tang Wanqian. It was specifically targeted at the herbalists.

The two herbalists who had been trapped in the underground chamber with Tang Wanqian before were moved to the stone cave where the Shadow Guards previously resided. Since then, Dao Xuzi and Tang Wanqian had been experimenting on them with the drug, and now the medication finally seemed to be eliciting a complete reaction from them.

This was the first time Yang Ruxin had seen them since they had been brought to the stone cave. The two of them sat there quietly, and the most noticeable change was that the blackness on their bodies had faded significantly.