Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty
Chapter 106 - 105: Need Treatment for Illness

Chapter 106: Chapter 105: Need Treatment for Illness

Today is the last day of double monthly tickets, everyone, what are you waiting for, vote if you have a ticket—

After Manager Luo left, Chen Afu looked at the two large bags of red dates, weighing about forty kilograms, and a small bag of glutinous rice flour, a small bag of high-quality rock sugar, a jar of candied osmanthus, and a small bag of sesame seeds, as well as a small jar of oil.

All the ingredients are ready, so much that at least a dozen pots need to be prepared.

Chen Dabao took out a jade pendant and said, "Mom, look, this was given to me by Grandpa Chu. He saw that Yan’er liked to play with me and thanked me, so I shouldn’t call him old Marquis, but Grandpa Chu, and Master Chu should be called Uncle Chu. Aside from her dad, Master Liao Chen, and of course, my brother and mother, Yan’er only likes Grandpa Chu." He added, "Also, Grandpa Chu really likes Qi Qi and Hui Hui and wanted to buy them for 600 taels of silver. Seeing that I couldn’t bear to part with them, he offered 800 taels. When I still couldn’t bear to sell them, he offered 1,000 taels. I told him they are like my brothers, and no matter how much money he offers, I won’t sell. He understood and said he will visit Tang Garden in the future. He asked me to bring Qi Qi and Hui Hui, preferably along with Jin Bao." He generously said, "I’ll give this jade to my mom."

He likes them very much and didn’t forcefully take them. In comparison to Jia She in the "Dream of the Red Chamber", who killed people over a few fans, he is a decent nobleman.

Looking at the jade pendant, it’s a thumb-sized white jade horse. The jade is warm and translucent, and it’s of high quality, worth at least 100 acres of land. The old man is the Marquis, and he gave such a good thing to a poor child, which is very rare. It seems that his class consciousness isn’t very heavy.

Chen Afu took it and smiled, "If it was given to you, it’s yours. I’ll help you keep it for now, and when you are older, you can wear it as an ornament."

She went to the kitchen to soak half of the red dates and then entered the respectful room. After locking the door, she entered the space.

Apart from her own family and Chu Hanyan, no one could make Chen Afu ask Jin Yanzi for agarwood. But this old man is not bad, and Chen Afu decided to go to the space to get some materials out.

Jin Yanzi was busy wagging her long tail.

Chen Afu said, "Jin Bao, are you still busy?"

Jin Yanzi paused and sung praises about her work, "Mommy, the song says, ’The swallow can’t sleep, the swallow builds a golden nest,’so I just have to keep building my nest."

It’s me who keeps her busy.

Chen Afu laughed and said, "Hardworking children are adorable, but remember to balance work and rest." She then discussed her plan of using some agarwood wood debris in the making of glutinous rice dates.

Jin Yanzi laughed and said, "Whether it’s for the beautiful little sister or the old Marquis, as long as it’s for the family of the backup male lead that you favor, I am willing to give." She expressed firmly, "I support your happiness, starting with me."

Chen Afu felt that she had some time that day, so she started engaging in productive dialogue with Jin Yanzi, "Jin Bao, there are many ’racial thresholds’ in the world, such as equal social status, social class, and countless unpredictable factors. In other words, everyone who you think is like a male lead can’t necessarily become Mommy’s male lead. This is why there are sayings like, ’it takes a hundred years to cross the same boat, a thousand years to sleep in the same bed’. Apart from social classes, marriage also depends on fate...I would appreciate it if you could stop associating me with this man in the future. The gap between us is too great. I feel pressured every time you say this."

Jin Yanzi disagreed and said, "Mommy, isn’t the gap between you slowly decreasing? You’re already acting as a mentor to the beautiful little sister and became a landlord. You have already taken two big steps in finding a husband. If you continue to work hard and I help you more, you will definitely become his female lead, and he will definitely become your male lead." She raised a wing and said, "Mommy Fu, I believe in you, the father of the beautiful little sister, will one day become Jin Bao’s Daddy Fu."

It’s sick, and it’s time it’s cured.

Chen Afu glanced at the obsessive little thing. It was impossible to reason with it, so she didn’t want to waste her breath. After she rubbed the agarwood crumbs on her handkerchief, she left the space.

After dinner, Chen Afu started to make glutinous rice dates with a small oil lamp. She was still worried about Chen Shi, not knowing how he was doing. Chen Aman was helping her while Mrs. Wang was busy making toys.

It got dark, and Chen Shi still did not return. They all thought he wouldn’t be able to make it back.

As night fell, there came a knock at the door. Ayu, scurrying to answer it, shouted joyously, "Father’s home!"

Chen Aman offered to prepare some food for Chen Shi, but he waved her off. "No need, I’ve already dined," he declared and called out loudly, "Sister-in-law, Afu, everything’s settled."

Chen Afu’s family of four soon joined them in the hall.

Chen Shi handed the two deeds to Chen Afu and Mrs. Wang, then gave the remaining two small silver dimes to Chen Afu. The mother and daughter beamed happily as they looked at the deeds. Delighted, Alu and Dabao grabbed the papers to have a look as well.

Awestruck with envy, Mrs. Zhang chuckled, "Sister-in-law and Afu are now landowners. They will never have to worry about food or clothing in their lifetime."

Chen Shi let out a hearty laugh. "If we all work hard and do well, we could all become wealthy and never want for anything," he teased. Everyone laughed at his joke.

That night, unable to contain their excitement, Mrs. Wang and her family laid in bed, wide awake, imagining their future of never experiencing scarcity again. Alu and Dabao, after much cheer, began to worry about their small home being unable to store the bounty of their harvest. They contemplated that after reaping the grains, Alu would move to the West Room in the New Courtyard to bunk with Qi Qi and Hui Hui, leaving his room free to store the harvest.

Chen Afu laughingly retorted, "Why bother rearranging rooms? Let’s build a big house, with several extra storage rooms."

The two boys cheered in delight.

Being a landowner felt amazing!

The next day, Chen Afu rose with the sun. Other than Chen Ayu, who’d gone to fetch water, and Mrs. Zhang, who was making breakfast, everyone else continued to slumber peacefully.

The autumn chill greeted Chen Afu as she tightened her clothing and made her way to the kitchen to soak red dates.

Once breakfast was done, Chen Afu began preparing glutinous rice dates. She aimed to finish before noon, so the stove could be used by the Chens to prepare Lu Chuan.

Having an abundant amount of dates, she made a large basin of candied osmanthus glutinous rice dates, a smaller, nearly identical dish of snowball glutinous rice dates, and dished out two big bowls for her family.

Noticing Mrs. Zhang hesitate, Chen Afu offered, "If Auntie Zhang likes them, she could sell them as well."

Surprised, Mrs. Zhang asked, "Could we really sell them?"

Chen Afu laughed, "Of course! The recipe isn’t a secret. Once others see it, they’ll know how to make it."

In the morning, Mrs. Wang didn’t assist Chen Afu. Instead, she stayed inside her cabin and finished all the remaining swallow dolls.

In the late afternoon, Uncle Qing arrived driving a carriage. Not only was he there to collect the glutinous rice dates but also to invite Dabao, Qi Qi, and Hui Hui to the Chus’ Mansion at the request of the old Marquis. He would return them home after dinner. Chen Afu packed a few swallow dolls she had made into a cloth bag and gave them to Dabao, asking him to present them as a gift to the youngest Ms. Chu.