Chapter 110: What a Huge Loss

Just as Xiang Xinyu was about to pack away the dresses that didn’t fit and prepare to alter them, Xiang Xinyao stopped her.

“Sister, don’t bother altering those. You can leave them for Chunhua’s daughters to wear.”

Xiang Xinyu nodded, “Alright, then I won’t alter them. I’ll work on the ones that are a bit larger.”

“The ones that are too big for me, you should be able to wear. Just keep them for yourself. There are already enough clothes that fit me, and I’ll wear those for a long time. When I outgrow them, you can make me new ones.”

Xiang Xinyu shook her head with a smile, “No, these dresses were all made for you. I’ll just adjust them a little. Also, I made two of each style—one for you and one for me.”

“Okay then.”

In reality, Xiang Xinyu was lying. She didn’t have many dresses, and she didn’t have any matching ones with Xiang Xinyao.

In her heart, Xiang Xinyao was the true daughter of the Xiang family; she was just an adopted daughter. She couldn’t wear the same dresses as her sister.

Her own clothes were made of fabric that wasn’t as fine as Xiang Xinyao’s.

The reason she did this was because she would never forget the kindness the Xiang family had shown her.

Now that she had found her sister, no matter whether Xiang Xinyao was willing to call her sister, she would do her best to treat her well.

If Xiang Xinyao didn’t like her as a sister, she would even be willing to stay by her side and become her maid.

But now, she never expected that not only did Xiang Xinyao call her sister, but she was also willing to be close to her. She was so happy.

Once Xiang Xinyu finished sorting the dresses, the two sisters walked out of the bedroom.

They sat together on a long bench, and Xiang Xinyao spoke up, “Sister, would you like to open a ready-made clothing shop with me?”

Xiang Xinyu’s eyes widened in shock, and her face lit up with joy. “Sister, can I really do that?”

“Why not? The dresses you make are so beautiful. The ready-made clothing shop will definitely do well.”

Xiang Xinyu instantly became confident, nodding firmly. “Yes, I would love to open a clothing shop with you.”

Xiang Xinyao nodded, “Then, whenever you have time, start making the clothes. When we come back next time, we’ll find a shop and open our clothing store.”

“Okay! I saw you bought a lot of fabric today. Once I finish altering your clothes, I’ll start making them.”

Xiang Xinyao shook her head. “No need to alter them. I have so many clothes, I won’t be able to wear them all. When the ones that fit me become too small, the larger ones will be just right.”

“That won’t do! You’re the daughter of the Xiang family, my only sister. I can make the clothes, and I want you to wear a different dress every day.”

“There’s no need to be so extravagant. Sister, listen to me, it’s better to save some money and earn more silver, right?”

“Well… alright then!” Xiang Xinyu agreed reluctantly.

She only had one sister, and all she wanted was for her to be dressed beautifully.

But her sister didn’t care much for dressing up; she just wanted to earn silver.

Since that was the case, Xiang Xinyu decided she would help her sister earn more silver in the future.

That night,

Uncle Ji and his wife, along with Ji Chunhua and her daughter, went to stay at Ji’s third son’s house. The Xiang family and Mo Jinnan were all crowded into Uncle Ji’s house.

Xiang Xinyao’s family bought new bedding, and the old bedding was sent to Ji’s third son’s house for use.

In the dead of winter, bedding was in short supply, and Xiang Xinyao was worried about the Ji family catching a cold or falling ill.

For the next few days, the Xiang family and Mo Jinnan followed Uncle Ji and his family to the small pine forest.

Everyone who could help did so, and especially Xiang Xinyao’s three brothers and Mo Jinnan, who took on almost all the work of chopping and transporting the wood.

Since Xiang Xinyao had watered the radish fields with the spiritual spring water, the radishes grew quickly and well.

Xiang Xinyao would sometimes take her parents and sister to the radish fields to pick a few radishes for cooking or making soup.

When they ate radishes that had been watered with the spiritual spring water, everyone praised their taste endlessly.

Xiang Xinyao felt a deep regret. The vegetables she grew in her space were all used to feed the wild boars and other small animals.

The vegetables they ate were the ones grown by Aunt Ji, which were of ordinary quality.

Such a waste!

Damn it, those wild boars and other animals had become so well-fed, their coats shiny and smooth, almost changing every day.

What a huge loss!

Angry, Xiang Xinyao woke up in the middle of the night and secretly watered all the vegetables in the Ji family’s yard with spiritual spring water. She also found time to sneak into other vegetable fields to water them.

The vegetables grown in her space grew incredibly fast. In just two or three days, the cabbage and other leafy greens could be harvested.

She often snuck out or hid in the bedroom and entered her space to pick vegetables.

The vegetables from the space tasted even better. After three days of eating them, everyone in the Ji family and the Xiang family became hooked. Not eating them for one meal felt worse than going without meat for several meals.

On the 28th of the 12th lunar month, Xiang Xinyao took advantage of everyone’s distraction and sneaked into the mountains again.

If her three older brothers and Mo Jinnan knew, they would definitely insist on accompanying her into the mountains.

This time, her main goal was to catch a wild boar from her space to slaughter for the New Year.

Under her careful feeding, along with the nourishment from the spiritual spring water, the largest wild boar in her space had already reached over 500 pounds.

Once she entered the deep mountains, Xiang Xinyao found a relatively secluded spot and quickly entered her space, leaving only an ancient jade bracelet on the ground.

Inside the space, she prepared some anesthetic and, with a syringe in hand, made her way toward the small forest where the wild boars gathered.

Because she fed the wild boars twice a day, they no longer attacked her when they saw her.

When she got close to the largest wild boar, she swiftly injected the syringe into its neck, delivering the anesthetic into its body.

Moments later, the boar collapsed, unconscious. She quickly exited the space.

The jade bracelet automatically returned to her wrist and concealed itself.

With a sharp whistle, she called for the wolf pack and, with a thought, pulled the unconscious boar out of the space.

Looking at the well-fed, sleek wild boar, Xiang Xinyao couldn’t help but smile with immense happiness.

With another thought, a thick rope appeared in her hand. She quickly tied up the boar, making sure it was secure before the anesthetic wore off and the boar woke up.

After tying it up, she waited a bit longer for the wolves to arrive.

Once they did, she instructed them to guard the boar and then hurried back toward the outskirts of the mountains.

However, as she exited the deep mountains, she ran into Mo Jinnan and Xiang Yanlin, who had come looking for her.

As soon as Xiang Yanlin saw Xiang Xinyao, he scolded her with concern, “Little sister, why didn’t you call me when you went into the mountains?”

Xiang Xinyao sweetly smiled, “Second Brother, didn’t I come to call you? I’ve drugged a big wild boar. We need to figure out how to carry it back and slaughter it for the New Year.”

Mo Jinnan asked, “How big is the boar?”

Xiang Xinyao replied, “At least 500 pounds.”

“That big?” Mo Jinnan was taken aback. “Wait here. I’ll go call your eldest brother and third brother to come help.” With that, Mo Jinnan.