Disaster Apocalypse: Farming, Family, and My Hidden Secret Space
Chapter 141. Smooth talker

Chapter 141: 141. Smooth talker

"There’s really no need, I already have enough clothes. On the other hand, Grandma and Mom should make a few more for themselves, look, there are patches on yours," Hua Jinjiao said as she reached out and hugged Grandma Hua and Madam Qi, pouting while touching the patches on their clothes.

"Silly child, your mom and I have new clothes. These aren’t old, just with some patches. They’re better than most in the village, who have patch upon patch. These clothes are for working in, anyways. Wearing new clothes in the fields would just dirty them. And how did making new clothes for you end up about us two old folks? You’re such a sly girl."

Grandma Hua clearly understood her granddaughter’s intentions. But at her age, with not many days left, what’s the need for so many new clothes? It would be better for her daughter-in-law to make more for herself.

"Grandma... Grandma, am I wrong?" Hua Jinjiao protested, burrowing into Grandma’s arms, playfully acting spoiled, knowing this always leaves her grandma helpless.

Her mom too, because she is their most precious child.

"Alright... alright, you’re right. In the future, clothes will be made, will be made." Looking at her granddaughter squirming like a little worm in her arms, Grandma Hua surrendered immediately, having no other choice.

"That’s more like it," Hua Jinjiao said, retracting her clingy demeanor, her face immediately lighting up with a smile.

"Grandma, think about it, earning money is to make our lives better, isn’t it? Life is short, after all, if we never care for ourselves, what’s the point of living? Living a whole life, isn’t it frustrating? Besides, now we’re not short of a few pieces of clothes’ worth of money. Your granddaughter can earn money, and the rabbits at home have been sold several times, with quite a bit of income..."

Saying this, Hua Jinjiao earnestly looked at the two most important women in her life, "Grandma, Mom, listen to me, don’t always think of others. Be selfish for yourselves sometimes. Otherwise, if you don’t mind me wasting Silver Coin, I’ll prepare it personally."

Hua Jinjiao used her trump card. As soon as she finished speaking, her mom and grandma’s expressions changed immediately. Thinking about how this child spends money since she started earning, without hesitation they agreed, nodding.

It’s just making a few clothes for themselves. The family has materials, it won’t cost much. But if left to the child, she’ll surely go to the tailor shop for ready-made clothes. Thinking of her spending so boldly without blinking, her mom and grandma felt heartache even before she bought anything.

No way, absolutely not.

"Make them, they must be made," fearing her granddaughter would return from town with a pile of things, Grandma Hua decided immediately, leaving no chance for the child to act up.

Hua Jinjiao sighed regretfully, still hoping to pick out some nice clothes for her family on this trip to town.

Grandma Hua and Madam Qi saw this clearly and quietly sighed in relief, glad they blocked the child’s excuse for acting up.

Next, the mother and daughter decisively changed the topic.

Seeing the child didn’t have replacement shoes, they prepared an extra pair, wrapped them up, and put them in the bag, then thought of taking a few more straw hats and raincoats from home to the daughter’s room. To be safe, two more quilts were prepared, all stored in the blessed land space for the child.

This little busy turn took a while. Realizing it was getting late, as they prepared to leave, Madam Qi suddenly remembered she hadn’t given her daughter Silver Coin yet.

The saying goes, a rich family goes out with confidence from having Silver. They needed to leave some ready money in the child’s space to feel at ease, although they knew the daughter’s space wasn’t short of Silver. But that was untouchable.

Ignoring the daughter’s protests, Madam Qi hurriedly went back to the room to fetch dozens of liang of Silver, in such a hurry she didn’t even hear Hua Chengtian calling her.

Hua Chengtian: "..."

His heart felt a little chilly, his aggrieved gaze following his wife’s figure.

Looking at the whole and broken pieces of Silver in front of her, Hua Jinjiao couldn’t help but laugh bitterly.

"Mom, I really have enough, haven’t you forgotten my share from the commission?"

"That doesn’t count. That’s yours. What Mom gives you is from Mom. These are for emergencies, all yours should be saved for yourself."

Hua Jinjiao pouted, "So they’re not to be spent!"

Seeing her daughter causing a fuss again, Madam Qi gave her a sidelong glance, "Don’t worry, you’ll have plenty to spend. Buy whatever you want and ask your dad for it. Your dad has some."

"Yes, if your dad disagrees, tell Grandma when you return, and Grandma will deal with him."

Standing outside the daughter’s room, Hua Chengtian just happened to hear this, followed by the laughter of the mother, daughter, and wife from inside. He intended to go in and clarify but stopped at their happy sounds.

Forget it, forget it, who says being a son is easy? Being scolded by one’s own mom isn’t disgraceful.

And as a man, one should be broad-minded. Hua Chengtian listened to the laughter, shaking his head with an amused grin, returning to his room.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and put it away, you did say we’re not short on money now, don’t be silly and use your own."

"Okay, okay, I’ll listen to Grandma and Mom." Unexpectedly, Grandma used her own words to block her, so she had no choice but to accept, also to ease Grandma and Mom’s hearts.

Not using her own money made Hua Jinjiao a little happy.

Well, even though she seems bold when buying, thanks to her childhood, she’s actually very thrifty.

Anyway, the family can afford this Silver, and in a few days, there will be more rabbits to sell.

The family’s wild rabbits, after more than half a year, have grown from a few initially to hundreds now, not counting the ones just starting to reproduce again. Never underestimate the breeding capacity of wild rabbits. With enough space and without human intervention, they could multiply endlessly.

Thinking of how one turns into a few, a few into dozens, by this logic, if wild rabbits weren’t regularly sold off, the Hua family would become a wild rabbit paradise, overrun completely.

So, reaching a certain number, since last month, batches have been sold off almost monthly, easily earning more than ten liang a month.

So indeed, the family isn’t short of Silver. Even if they spend a lot, it’ll be earned back in a few months, so Hua Jinjiao just hesitated briefly. Once the Silver was stored in the space, she accepted it gladly.

Grandma Hua and Madam Qi both nodded in satisfaction, turning to look outside at the sky, realizing the child had to get up early tomorrow. After reminding her a few more times, the mother and daughter quickly left to let the child rest early.

After returning to the room, Madam Qi was bewildered by the resentful gaze from the child’s father. Seeing the spread-out bags on the bed, she immediately understood, giving a playful glare at the man who was acting like a child, and resigned to pack up.

Hua Chengtian cheerily came forward to help, saying flatteringly, "Wife, you’re still the best."

Who knows why? Even though he knew the clothes his wife packed were in the drawers, every time he looked, he couldn’t find the piece he needed. Not daring to mess up the neatly organized drawers, he could only wait eagerly.

"Smooth talker." Though Madam Qi felt pleased inside, she verbally chastised him, otherwise her own husband, when given an inch, would take a mile, showing off excessively in front of her.

"How did you know my tongue is smooth, wife..." As he spoke, Hua Chengtian casually slid the room door shut, eyes sparkling with a mysterious light as he walked towards his wife, who had packed the clothes and shoes.

He pressed her onto the bed, murmuring, "Wife, see if your husband’s tongue is smooth."

The response was a gentle slap.

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