Transmigrated as A Farm Girl Making Her Family Rich-Chapter 231 - 230: The Ye Family Welcomes Excitement Again
Chapter 231 -230: The Ye Family Welcomes Excitement Again
Zhong Xingwang had also been growing steadily within the month, arriving as a pale scholar but becoming sturdier, growing taller, and getting tanned throughout his month of adventures.
Before he was set to return to the city, he went to the Ye family to buy some local specialties, including the county’s dried fruit and homemade plum wine and riberry wine, which he planned to bring back home.
He also purchased some local tofu skin and handmade noodles; these products, when bought in the Capital, would be more expensive and not as delicious as they were in this county.
When they learned he was leaving, besides the items he had purchased from the Ye family, the Ye Family’s sisters gave him some of their homemade specialties as well.
Ye Shiqi gave him some honey from her space and made a small deal with him before his departure, hoping that Zhong Xingwang, upon his return to the Capital City, could help her find some medicinal herb seeds.
Ye Shiqi did not dare to entrust the search for seeds to the Tang Family, though their families were collaborators and shared interests, it wasn’t appropriate to involve them too much in other matters.
Zhong Xingwang agreed to help Ye Shiqi find the seeds. His family had a medicine shop in the Capital City, and even if they didn’t, it was a small matter for some medicine traders to purchase the seeds while buying other herbs, providing the money was available.
Ye Shiqi asked Zhong Xingwang to look for medicinal herb seeds not only for her space, where she wanted to grow some herbs, but she also wanted to try cultivating them on her estate.
In their small area, high-quality medicinal herbs were too expensive to buy since they weren’t grown locally. Even wealthy families had to purchase them from other regions or rely on medicine shops to procure them.
If she could establish a medicinal herb plantation on her estate, it wouldn’t just be profitable, but it could also benefit the common people.
Ye Shiqi hadn’t thought that far ahead. If it were feasible, she would do it; if not, given her young age and the need to keep her space a secret, she could only wait until she grew up and was capable of handling matters herself before considering this issue.
Ye Shiqi had not considered learning medicine; such a thing couldn’t be forced. After all, learning medicine wasn’t achieved overnight. With her space, even assistance from others wouldn’t count as her skill, which depended on the chance to apprentice with someone.
Zhong Xingwang visited some temples to pray for peace and fortune for his family, preparing to return home with a cart full of goods.
Before departing, Mrs. Mo was reluctant to let her little brother go; Mr. Mo consoled her quietly. Having spent a month with his Young Uncle, he knew the young man wasn’t frivolous or looking down upon him like other rich heirs.
The two of them got along quite harmoniously. The Young Uncle was returning to the Capital, and he too felt reluctant to leave. Separated by distance from his family, since writing to them once before, he hadn’t received a reply and longed for them. He entrusted the feelings for his kin to his wife’s family.
Zhong Xingwang left reassured, aware that the Ye family treated his brother-in-law and elder sister well. They had food, shelter, and a decent salary teaching here.
He could take this good news home to reassure his family that his elder sister and brother-in-law were alright.
Although Mr. and Mrs. Mo were sad to see him go, they had to bid farewell to Zhong Xingwang, for he had to attend the academy and couldn’t neglect his studies.
Mrs. Mo wrote a letter for her brother to take with him, and that morning, the couple saw him off. Once he left, he took her concerns with him.
Tang Shunyan had gained quite a bit in this holiday season. Since the arrival of the two teachers, his musical instrument training had improved; he was able to practice the basics and could play an ordinary piece quite well.
Among these, Meng Zhaojun had played a significant role. The young girl visited every two or three days, catching the teacher early in the morning before his visit to the Ye family, resulting in him not going to the Ye family for a month. He missed his wet nurse and her daughters a lot.
With the start of the academy’s new term drawing near, Tang Shunyan felt anxious and wanted to visit the Ye family for a day before school started.
He was still unable to get his wish—Meng Zhaojun seemed to know his intentions, and she always stopped him before he could leave, which annoyed him and left him feeling helpless.
Tang Shunyan did not understand how Meng Zhaojun was so precise in discerning his travel plans, and simply thought this little girl was too smart and too domineering, always occupying his time, leaving him frustrated yet unable to vent his anger.
He did not know that Meng Zhaojun was able to learn of his movements immediately because someone had betrayed him.
Since he couldn’t go to the Ye family, he would have to wait for another opportunity. Tomorrow was the day school started, and after counting the days, Tang Shunyan realized that it wouldn’t be long before it was his youngest wet nurse’s birthday.
Tang Shunyan only remembered Ye Shiqi’s birthday and hadn’t kept to mind the birthdays of Mrs. Li’s other daughters, nor had he sent birthday gifts in this past year or so.
The sole reason he remembered Ye Shiqi’s birthday was, of course, because Mrs. Li went to Tang Shunyan to be a wet nurse one month after giving birth.
The reason Tang Shunyan remembered—and also felt a bit guilty—was because he had taken away the wet nurse’s love. At just one month old, Ye Shiqi not only lost her mother’s care but also lacked essentials, becoming a pitiful baby.
Tang Shunyan believed that his concern for Ye Shiqi and his affection for this younger sister stemmed from his guilt. Being young, he was unaware of other emotions present.
Having not visited the Ye family for a month, Tang Shunyan, who was under house arrest, could only ask the Young Master Tang to help bring over some trinkets.
Or to bring some pastries for them, and when Mr. and Mrs. Mo went to teach, upon their return, he would also hear about the Ye family’s situation from the two teachers.
From the teacher’s words, Tang Shunyan learned of the Ye Family’s sisters’ progress; Ye Shiqi’s learning ability was strong. Hearing the teacher’s praise, he felt he needed to work harder, otherwise, he would truly be outperformed by a little girl two or three years younger than him.
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He already felt suffocated and helpless being outmatched by someone his own age, like Meng Zhaojun. He kept studying hard, and at this moment, he pushed himself even more, knowing he would become worthless if he did not improve.
Ye Shiqi’s birthday hadn’t arrived yet, and during the school term, Tang Shunyan learned that one of his father’s housekeepers, a former Attendant Student, was to marry a lady from the Ye family— the youngest Ye Family aunt, Ye Shuzhen.
At that time, he was studying at the academy and could not simply attend a housekeeper’s wedding, not even for this young Master. Even if he asked, his family would not permit him to go.
Perhaps the family considered the issue of face; the family would send gifts, and his elders might attend, such as his father.
Tang Shunyan tried to say he wanted to attend, but family members opposed it. His family’s training did not allow such trivial reasons for him to ask for leave from the academy.
In his frustration, Tang Shunyan could only wait—wait for Ye Shiqi’s birthday.
The Ye family had been bustling since yesterday; yesterday was the day the groom’s family delivered the betrothal gifts. Even though Ye Shuzhen was only marrying a housekeeper from the Tang Family, they went through the civilian customs for marriage.
Moreover, they gave a hefty betrothal gift, delivering two pigs and various common gifts like chickens, ducks, and geese.
On the bride’s side, the festivities started yesterday afternoon. The betrothal gifts from the groom’s side prompted the bride’s side to start butchering pigs, chickens, ducks, and geese to begin cooking.
