Chapter 89 : The Light of Blessing Koi

It was already noon when the three of them returned, and Mother Xiao and Zhou had already prepared lunch.

Now that there was nothing to do and no need to work in the fields, Zhou went to the field outside to get some wild vegetables and mixed them with the cornmeal pancakes to eat. Mother Xiao also made a basket of two-grain steamed buns and fried two side dishes to eat with them.

In the current situation, everyone should eat until they are 60% to 70% full at each meal, as long as they are not hungry.

The main reason is that Father Xiao and his sons have big appetites, and the women in the family are full after eating just a little.

Seeing them come back with five small fish in their hands, Mother Xiao knew that these children never came back empty-handed.

“It seems you found some water and caught some fish. You’re lucky!”

Mother Xiao was no longer surprised. Her family’s luck had always been remarkably good. Besides, if there was no water, how could the fish be there?

“Yes, mother, there is still water in that pond, knee-deep, clean, and sweet. It shouldn’t dry up for a while. I don’t know what’s going on with my brother and the others, or whether they’ve found water, but for now, we have this pond. If we use the water sparingly, we won’t die of thirst.”

Xiao Lanlan didn’t rush to talk about the gold ingots but spoke about the water first.

Zhou happily took the fish, muttering. “Your second brother was still talking about wanting to eat meat last night, so now you guys can catch some fish today and have an extra meal for dinner.”

There was still a lot of wild boar and roe meat left that Jiang Sui had found before. they didn’t want to eat it even after it was pickled, so they hung it on the stove. It was smoked black and required a lot of water to process, so he simply didn’t eat it.

Xiao Mian and his brothers had already been suffering from poor food when they were working in the county, and they wanted to eat meat when they came back, but now every household was short of food, so they dared not eat too much.

Later, Zhou also found out about Mother Xiao hoarding grain. She was a smart woman and knew that she shouldn’t show off her wealth at this time, so as not to arouse people’s concerns.

Now every household in the village had little food stored, and everything was tight. After eating this month, they would have to worry about next month.

“Now that we’ve found water, I’ll ask your father to fetch some water first and fill up the jars at home, so we don’t have to fight with them for it later.”

Father Xiao did not follow them to the mountain to find water but went to the fields early in the morning. As they were talking, he came back with a sad face.

As a farmer, he felt really sad to see the crops destroyed in the fields.

When Mother Xiao saw him, she shouted. “Old Man, Suisui and the others have found water. You should fill your stomach quickly. We will go fetch water later. The land there is not close to our home. Let’s fill the water tank first to avoid competing with others later.”

When Father Xiao heard that there was water, he suddenly became energetic and temporarily put aside the unhappiness in his heart.

Carrying water is the most important thing right now, the rest can be dealt with later.

So, they ate at home first and left some for their three sons to eat when they came back. Father Xiao asked Xiao Hechuan to go fetch water with him. Although Hechuan was a bit slow-witted, he still had strength. He couldn’t let the women in the family do this hard work, right?

What did they need these grown men for?

Xiao Hechuan was not lazy either. He would go whenever his father called him, but if they wanted to fill up the two tanks, it would probably take more than ten trips back and forth.

Mother Xiao put a bamboo hat on each of them and told them to be careful on the road and watch out for snakes, insects, rats, ants, and so on.

After they left, Jiang Sui and Xiao Lanlan mysteriously led Mother Xiao into the room. At that time, Zhou had gone back to her room to rest, so she didn’t see it.

Seeing that they had locked the door, Mother Xiao wondered what else they wanted to say.

“What are you doing?”

There had been a lot of things going on recently, and this situation had made Mother Xiao a little scared.

Jiang Sui took out the gold ingot and brought it to her. Mother Xiao was a little confused. She stared at the gold ingot for a long time without reacting.

Until Xiao Lanlan reminded her:

“Mom, are you stupid? You’re indifferent to such a big gold ingot in front of you?”

“What? What did you say this is? Say it again?” Mother Xiao thought she had seen or heard it wrong and rubbed her eyes vigorously.

“This is the gold ingot that my fourth sister-in-law found in the pond. It’s genuine. We’ve made a fortune, my god!” Xiao Lanlan tried her best to suppress her excited voice.

Mother Xiao’s expression was unreal, full of disbelief, but her chest rising and falling showed how excited she was at the moment.

After a while, she finally held the gold ingot in her trembling hands.

She got closer to take a better look and then took it under the window to look at it in the light. Wow, this was the first time she had seen a gold ingot in her entire life.

You told her that you picked it up, how could she have picked it up? Even if she was lucky, she wouldn’t be that lucky!

She looked at Jiang Sui deeply, and at that moment, she felt like her daughter-in-law was emitting golden light, the kind of light that brought blessings koi.

Jiang Sui felt embarrassed by her gaze and smiled awkwardly.

“Mom, since we found this gold, it belongs to us. We must keep this well. With this money, when the situation gets better next year, we can rent a small shop in the county to sell hot and sour noodles. By then, the flow of people in the county will be several times that of Baima Town. Given the popularity of our hot and sour noodles, won’t we make a fortune?”

Jiang Sui had this idea on the way back. Now that they had the capital, she would find a way to make money. Nothing is difficult in the world as long as you are willing to work hard.

Mother Xiao wanted to scream loudly now. She was so excited that she felt uncomfortable and couldn’t calm down if she didn’t scream out the joy in her stomach.

However, she still had her sanity, and she returned the gold ingot to Jiang Sui.

“Suisui, you have done enough for our family. The twenty taels you deposited with me were all used to buy food. Mother already feels very guilty about it. You also helped the family run the business and earned so much. Now the family has no worries about food and drink. You picked up this gold ingot, so it belongs to you. Mother can’t take advantage of you anymore. Lanlan, you are not allowed to think about it. No one is allowed to tell anyone. Only the few of us know about it. I will also teach Hechuan a lesson. This child is tight-lipped and won’t say anything. So, Suisui, just keep this gold ingot safe and keep it for yourself!”

Under the huge temptation of money, Mother Xiao could still maintain her rationality, which is something that ordinary people cannot compare to. This also shows her character and that she is sincere to Jiang Sui.

In fact, Jiang Sui was very satisfied with her words. After such a long time together, she already considered herself a member of the Xiao family. Moreover, only when the Xiao family lived well could she live well with them.

“Mom, that being said, it’s still best for you to keep this gold ingot. I’ll come back to you if I need it. The most important thing now is to take care of the whole family, don’t you agree?”

“No, the gold ingots have to be kept with you. I can’t keep them for you. You have to learn to be the head of the household in the future. How can you let me keep everything for you?”

Mother Xiao was determined, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law refused several times.