Chapter 2424: Chapter 2424: Just like this, what else is needed?

“Tsk, tsk.”

The aunty watched An Jiuyue leave, clicked her tongue twice lightly, turned her head, and quickly walked over to another companion not far away.

“You think An Jiuyue is a big girl now, right? Yet she’s not getting married, just living in An Jiuyue’s house. Is she planning to become an old maid?”

“Who says she isn’t?”

The other aunty rolled her eyes, agreeing.

“A while ago, I even thought of matchmaking for her, but unfortunately, she wasn’t interested at all, didn’t even bother to pay attention.”

Thinking about that day, she felt frustrated. She meant well, thinking the girl was getting older and should find a good family. Her nephew was well-mannered and also a scholar.

She thought it would be a perfect match if they were introduced as a couple.

Who knew, An Jiuyue just declined after hearing her out, saying she wasn’t in a hurry and would wait for her big brother to make the decision for her when he returned.

Look at what she’s saying, already such a grown-up girl, yet not in a hurry at all.

“You’ve seen my nephew too, what a good person he is, sigh.” She sighed, feeling it was a pity.

“Yes, yes.”

The aunty agreed casually, but her thoughts were different.

Who doesn’t know that An Jiuyue comes from a wealthy background? She often sees people bringing food to the treehouse and addressing her as the young lady, making it clear that her life isn’t lacking.

It’s said that her brother is a prince. With such status, how could these rural folks match up to her? Even if the man is a scholar, he’s just a countryside scholar.

In their county, he might be mentioned, but if he were to go to the capital, he would be nothing.

With that, how could there be a match?

“Come on, let’s go pick more mushrooms today. I’ve heard Master Liu’s House in the town is planning to host an all-chicken feast for three days and nights. They need a lot of mushrooms, so we should gather more and send them over quickly.”

She didn’t want to gossip about An Jiuyue. She’s a proper young lady of a noble house, and if she said anything gossipy and it reached their ears, who knows what trouble might arise?

“Really? Then I need to gather some more too.”

The other aunty, hearing this, got excited, completely forgetting about her nephew, and hurried off to pick mushrooms.

During the continuous spring rain, what’s most abundant are mushrooms.

After they left, An Jiuyue emerged from behind a large tree, snorted coldly at the two figures, and thought to herself about introducing her to someone, what a joke.

She had already thoroughly understood the people in the nearby villages, and that aunty’s nephew was not a good person.

He seemed gentle and friendly on the outside, but he was utterly rotten inside.

With the title of a scholar, he registered a lot of the village’s land under his own name, claiming to waive taxes for everyone. But in reality, the villagers had to give him much more than they would have paid in taxes.

In the past, under the old emperor’s rule, taxes were heavy, but the Daqing Kingdom was no longer the same. The new emperor, though emphasizing agriculture, also placed great importance on commerce. Most taxes came from commerce, while agriculture was just a small part.

But what could ordinary folks know? They hadn’t paid taxes for years and were entirely unaware of the current tax situation.

Poor villagers still didn’t know, thinking this scholar was a great philanthropist.

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