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Xie Kang felt that his life had become complete. Following Xiao He’s lead allowed him to earn money, and now with a child, others could no longer mock his wife for not being able to bear children. His wife no longer had to feel sad and distressed about this matter.
“Xiao He, thank you. I’ll take my wife back now. By next spring, Uncle has to build a house. I can’t let my wife have children with me in the old house,” Xie Kang said happily.
“Once Uncle’s vegetables are all sold, we can start preparing,” Wang Jinhe knew that Xie Kang’s family grew the most. At the very least, they could make several dozen taels of silver, and building a house for a family of four was entirely feasible.
“Alright, then I’ll be going.” Saying this, he carried his wife and headed back.
On the way back, he also thought about buying a hen from the village chief to help his wife recover.
Xie Kui had been waiting at the door. When he saw them coming back, he quickly asked, “How is it? Everything okay?”
“Village Chief, my wife is pregnant,” Xie Kang said with tears in his eyes, looking at Xie Kui choked up.
“What? Pregnant? That’s great news!” Xie Kui clapped his thigh and happily exclaimed.
Both of them were orphans, and now with a child, their lives had a new hope.
“Village Chief, our chickens at home are still small. Can I buy a laying hen from your house? I want to help my wife recover,” Xie Kang requested.
“Why not? After you send your wife back, come to my house to catch a chicken,” Xie Kui said joyfully, with a smile on his face.
Xie Kang nodded and, with a light step, carried his wife back home.
“Wife, hurry up and catch our egg-laying hen. I’m going to give it to Xie Kang,” Xie Kui shouted as soon as he got home.
“What’s wrong? Has something happened to someone?” Rong Shi became somewhat worried upon hearing this.
Xie Kang’s wife, Xiao Lin, was a good person, and Rong Shi had a good relationship with her. Seeing Xie Kui like this made her a bit concerned.
“Good news, she’s pregnant.”
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Rong Shi was stunned when she heard this. “Is this… is this true? You’re not tricking me, right?”
“Why would I trick you? Quickly, I’ll take the chicken to them. This can be considered turning adversity into good fortune after so many years of hardship,” Xie Kui said happily.
“I’ll go with you.”
When the village chief and his wife took the hen to see Xiao Lin, the news spread among the villagers. Initially curious about what was happening, some speculated that it might be a terminal illness, while others suggested it was because Xiao Lin was pregnant.
This news left those who used to envy and mock her in disbelief.
No one believed it was true, but everything turned out to be real, and they could only watch helplessly.
In addition to the news of Xiao Lin’s pregnancy, there was also the announcement that Wang Jinhe and others were prepared to buy the villagers’ vegetables, offering a high price of eight cents per catties
This news made those who didn’t have crops to harvest jealous to the point of contorting their faces.
However, they dared not cause trouble at this point. The current Wang Jinhe was not someone they could easily provoke.
On the day before the harvest, Wang Jinhe stood in the kitchen, looking serious at the vegetables placed there.
“What have you figured out after looking at them for so long?” Su Yu, standing next to Wang Jinhe, teasingly asked.
“If I don’t sprinkle the Lingquan water on the vegetables I grow in the later stages, they can last for about twenty days before wilting. As for the ones grown by the village chief and Uncle, it’s around five days. If we sprinkle diluted Lingquan water once, it can extend the preservation time by seven days, and the taste will be better than those without Lingquan water,” Wang Jinhe explained the results of the experiment to Su Yu.
“I understand. We will send all yours to the capital, and have the village chief and the others send theirs to another big city. The people there may be a bit foolish and easy to deceive,” Su Yu said, rubbing his chin. “They will surely buy the vegetables at a high price if they’re sent over. As for the strawberries, we will send them all to the capital. After the New Year, well sell them to other places. In the next few days, my wife will use diluted Lingquan water to irrigate them, with a slightly higher concentration.”
Wang Jinhe looked at Su Yu, who was scrutinizing him, and said, “You’re really cunning.”
This was a plan to make those people suffer.
“You flatter me.” Su Yu not only wasn’t angry but also whispered, “We’ll pick the best basket for the Empress Dowager and then send some wine as their New Year’s gift. Oh, and for the Empress, what do you think we should send?”
“Anything will do.” Wang Jinhe felt that whether it was strawberries or wine, she would like it. These were the best things they had in hand.
“What about Duan Chenxuan and the others? Do you want to send them something?” Duan Chenxuan and the others had left two days after the wedding, and they might need to send some gifts now.
“Yuanbao, did Duan Chenxuan and the others send a New Year’s gift?” Su Yu didn’t answer Wang Jinhe but went to ask Yuanbao.
“They sent some, and it’s in the warehouse.”
“Okay, Yuan Bao, have someone pick some strawberries and vegetables. Send ten catties of strawberries per person and twenty catties of each vegetable,” Su Yu instructed. “Oh, and make sure to deliver them directly to their hands. Don’t let some ignorant people take them away.”
“Got it.”
“Is it necessary to do this?” They were all family, was it really necessary?
Su Yu reached out and rubbed Wang Jinhe’s head, saying with a wry smile, “Xiao He’s family is different from ours, with lots of illegitimate sons and daughters. The purpose of sending these gifts to them is to let them stand out in front of their elders during the New Year.”
Wang Jinhe nodded understandingly. “I see, then let’s do as you said.”
The next day, as the harvesting began, each family had people going over, and there was no need for them to find additional help.
The village chief helped in the fields, watching the people quickly gather the vegetables. Xie Kui couldn’t help but sigh, “They’re really fast.”
“Yeah, we were thinking of finding some help, but it seems there’s no need for that.”
“Indeed.”
On the first day of harvesting vegetables, people from the village gathered to watch, especially when it came time to weigh and pay. The onlookers’ eyes turned envious, some even teary.
After Yuan Bao weighed everything, one by one, they started paying.
Even the ones harvested the least today earned at least two taels of silver. Xie Kang’s family harvested the most, selling over ten taels. Xie Kang was delighted, his eyes curved with happiness.
Xiao Lin did not come today. Since learning about her pregnancy, she had been very cautious, fearing a repeat of the previous incident. Xie Kang didn’t want her to join in the excitement today.
After all the money was paid, there were carts full of vegetables in front of them. Yuanbao brought over the vegetables and strawberries to be sent to Duan Chenxuan and the others, instructing them to deliver them personally, directly into their hands.
At the same time, Wang Jinhe gave them Lingquan water, instructing them to use it diluted with water and spray it on the leaves and roots of all the vegetables after five days.
After sending off the other vegetables, Su Yu looked at Wang Jinhe and said, “Xiao He, I’ll be leaving with Yuan Bao and the others tomorrow after picking the strawberries. I won’t be able to come back for the New Year this year.”