Happy Little Farmer
Chapter 163: The Sudden Relative

Chapter 163: Chapter 163: The Sudden Relative

Yang Fan was washing up when Ye Tong suddenly walked in, "Fanzi, what did you do to your cousin?"

"My cousin? What cousin?" Yang Fan, who was brushing his teeth, turned his head and asked in confusion.

"Don’t you know?" Ye Tong was somewhat surprised, "Your Fourth Uncle’s daughter, she and your Fourth Aunt came over early this morning, saying they were here to pay a family visit and honor the ancestors."

"They came to our house?" Yang Fan asked in astonishment. "I only knew of this Fourth Uncle by name; I’ve never even met him. How come they suddenly decided to pay a visit?"

Yang Fan’s branch of the family actually had many members. His great-grandfather had six brothers alone.

By his grandfather’s generation, there were a total of nineteen brothers, both close and distant.

His Fourth Uncle was the youngest child in the eldest branch of the family, ranked fourth among the cousins.

Compared to them, Yang Fan’s line was the thinnest, with his grandfather and father both being only children.

Looking at their true ancestral home, which was actually a grand three-section complex, one could tell that they were once considered landlords.

However, for various reasons, all his grandfathers moved out of the village one after another, leaving his smallest and youngest grandfather to stay in the ancestral home, guarding their ancestral land and the ancestors.

Yang Fan only knew about these matters because his father had mentioned them, but he had no clear understanding of the specifics.

Seeing the blank expression on Yang Fan’s face, Ye Tong couldn’t help but chuckle, "You’re not clear about these things, how could I possibly know? I thought you knew her; turns out you don’t even have a clue."

"I just know of these relatives; I’ve never met any of them," Yang Fan said, shaking his head. "So, the woman who cried because of me just now is my cousin?"

"If you haven’t offended anyone else this morning, then she probably is. What happened?" Ye Tong asked.

Yang Fan glanced toward the bathroom door and lowered his voice, recounting what had just happened, "Sister-in-law, can you blame me for this? She didn’t close the door when she was in the toilet, and then she started cursing people when she came out. Of course, I wouldn’t indulge such bad behavior."

Ye Tong stared at him with her eyes glistening like black jewels, then asked softly, "Did you see anything?"

"See what?" Yang Fan responded.

"You know, parts that shouldn’t be seen," Ye Tong asked somewhat shyly.

Although Yang Fan had seen everything clearly, he definitely couldn’t admit that now. He shook his head firmly, "She was squatting, how could I see? Sister-in-law, your mind is getting a bit impure now."

"I’m not interested in anyone else; right now, I just want to take a closer look at my sister-in-law. Give me a chance to get closer, will you?"

Ye Tong’s face, which was already fair, turned bright red like a ripe cherry.

She pinched Yang Fan’s waist gently and reprimanded him with a shy scold, "What nonsense are you talking about? What I mean is that it’s no big deal if you just happened to see her, but if she was exposed to you, it’d be hard for your cousin to continue staying at our place."

"A guest who has come from afar, if she leaves right after entering your home due to a conflict, you’d definitely be seen as a villain among your relatives, and it would be bad for your reputation."

Yang Fan was taken aback, "Sister-in-law, your thinking... is really far-sighted."

Shaking his head and chuckling, Yang Fan said with indifference, "Let them think what they want; I haven’t even met these relatives of ours. Nor do I expect to become one of the family with them in the future. What can they do to me? After all, it wasn’t my fault. Who told her not to close the door while using the restroom?"

Ye Tong gave Yang Fan a helpless and scornful glance, "You’re so stubborn. After all, she is a girl."

"Oh... back then I was still just a boy," Yang Fan said with a stiff neck and a huff.

"Forget it, I’ll go check on it," Ye Tong shook her head, "but you better not provoke them later, they are our guests."

Yang Fan didn’t say anything; as long as that girl didn’t bother him, he could pretend nothing had happened.

After Ye Tong left the bathroom, Yang Fan continued to brush his teeth leisurely.

Although that girl was unreasonable and bothersome, he had to admit that her Golden Valley was quite attractive. After all, she was young, looking to be only around eighteen or nineteen, and even that sparse little forest seemed to have a light brownish sheen, as if it was not yet fully grown.

After finishing his washing up, just as Yang Fan returned to his room, he received a call from Old Zhou.

"Fanzi, hurry, hurry, make a few more trips today, Codonopsis prices have skyrocketed!" Old Zhou shouted frantically, "Eighty now, eighty! And it’s fresh Codonopsis. I looked at the price this morning, and I was stunned; it jumped by twelve yuan overnight!"

"Fanzi, let me tell you, even if you don’t sleep today, you should collect as much as possible, exhaust yourself. The price hike this time is too steep, who knows when it might just crash, so you better secure it tight."

Hearing Old Zhou’s frantic words, Yang Fan’s breathing involuntarily quickened a bit.

If fresh Codonopsis reached eighty yuan per jin, wouldn’t the price of the dry ones shoot through the roof?

"What fresh Codonopsis is there this season, isn’t it all dry, how much is the dry going for?" Yang Fan urgently asked.

"Fresh Codonopsis is eighty, so the dry one has to be up twelve as well, you’re an old hand at this, why even ask. Hurry up and go buy," Old Zhou shouted as if his soul depended on it.

Yang Fan’s eyes lit up instantly.

The fresh Codonopsis was originally sixty-eight, and the dry fluctuated around ninety. With this spike of twelve, the price of dry Codonopsis broke through one hundred.

He was receiving this as first- or second-hand news, which should be fairly fresh.

After all, Old Zhou was in direct contact with the big buyers and medicinal factories; he had just gotten the news, which surely hadn’t spread widely yet.

As long as he moved quickly enough, adding to the small stock he already had, there was indeed a chance for a good profit today.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Fan quickly put on his clothes and rushed into the kitchen.

He planned to grab a couple of buns and head straight out.

But when he entered, he found two unfamiliar women eating breakfast at the dining table, with Ye Tong and Little Mother sitting beside them.

One of the two unfamiliar women was the girl Yang Fan had seen earlier.

"Fanzi, come eat quickly," Little Mother called out upon seeing him, "Oh right, you haven’t met your Fourth Aunt and cousin yet, have you?"

The girl glanced at Yang Fan, wrinkled her features, and snorted heavily, "Pervert!"

When Yang Fan heard this, his face darkened immediately, "Female pervert!"

"You!" The girl stood up abruptly, tugging at the arm of the woman beside her and yelling, "Mom, look, he’s insulting me again!"