The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 198 - 194: Flowers Too Have Schemes

Chapter 198: Chapter 194: Flowers Too Have Schemes

Soon, Zhang Xiaoli was supported into the house, and Jia Shijie had no choice but to follow Ruo Chuan to fetch the medicine.

Ruo Xuan saw Zhang Xiaoli’s gritted-teeth expression and couldn’t help but frown slightly, thinking to herself, "This little sister-in-law from my aunt’s family showed a fierce demeanor; living with my aunt, I’m afraid trouble might arise in the future."

Although she had the Immortal Technique to protect her aunt, Ruo Xuan felt that constantly having such incidents could affect one’s mood.

It was said that a mother’s mood could also affect the unborn child.

To ensure the mental and physical health of her two future little cousins, she needed to find a way to get Zhang Xiaoli’s family to move out!

Having lived as a human for a few months, Little Xuanhua also learned to be cunning.

Liu Wenyao saw Ruo Xuan standing there with a small frown and asked softly, "Xuanbao, why did you come to the city? Is there something you want to buy? Your three cousins went out to play after eating; I will let your uncle go and find them to keep you company. My husband..."

"I’ll go right away," Zhang Chengye said immediately.

Ruo Xuan shook her little head with a worried face and said, "No, last night I dreamed that my aunt was bleeding a lot, and I was worried, so I came to check on her today."

Before Liu Wenyao could respond, Granny Zhang exclaimed in shock, "Really? Xuanbao, you had such a dream? What else did you dream about? Where did your aunt fall? Are your two little cousins okay?"

Zhang Chengye also turned back anxiously, "Xuanbao, can you tell us in detail? What else did you see in your dream?"

Ruo Xuan said with a worried face, "I dreamed of a snake and a monkey fighting in the yard, and they almost hurt my aunt. By then, my aunt’s belly was very big, and she was not nimble, moving back continuously, and then she fell, bleeding a lot."

Upon hearing this, Granny Zhang thought of her two grandsons Zhiwen and Zhiyong—weren’t they exactly born in the Year of the Snake and the Year of the Monkey?

Today they were playing with a ball in the yard, and when the ball flew toward Madam Liu, she dodged it but accidentally bumped into a table nearby that hadn’t been moved properly, and just as her daughter came out from the room behind her, she got scared, stepped back, tripped over the high doorstep, and fell, which provoked maternal distress.

Xuanbao had such a dream last night, and today Madam Liu almost fell, and Xuanbao’s dreams tended to be quite accurate.

Xuanbao had mentioned that Madam Liu’s belly was already large at that time.

When one is far along in pregnancy, a fall is no small matter.

Ruo Xuan added, "That dream was a bit strange; I also saw two injured little tiger cubs."

Zhang Chengye: "This year is the Year of the Tiger."

Upon hearing this, Granny Zhang’s thoughts went even further. Indeed, this year was the Year of the Tiger, and her grandsons, who would be born close to the end of the year, would be a pair of tiger cubs. She had previously thought it a strong and auspicious symbol!

That’s right, monkeys, snakes, and tigers conflicted with each other!

The more Granny Zhang thought, the more frightened she became. No, it wouldn’t do—her two grandsons were mischievous and playful, and had been playing in the yard every day lately, barely missing Madam Liu several times.

She scolded them a few times, and they obediently agreed, but as soon as she turned her back, they were back at it, nearly tearing the house down.

It was tough to manage children with a natural inclination to be active.

If there was an accident and her two grandsons were hurt, she couldn’t bear it.

Even if there was no harm, Granny Zhang was always superstitious and feared her two grandsons would hinder her own.

It wouldn’t do; she had to have her daughter’s family move out. It so happened that her daughter’s zodiac sign was incompatible with Madam Liu’s, so it would be better for everyone.

It’s quite possible that Madam Liu hasn’t given birth to a son over all these years because she’s been living with her daughter.

Granny Zhang quickly made up her mind and decided to have her son-in-law’s family move out.

Granny Zhang continued to ask Ruo Xuan about the details in her dream, but after several questions, Ruo Xuan said she couldn’t remember anymore.

Granny Zhang had no choice but to give up, and then she silently reminded herself that when Madam Liu’s belly grew bigger, she had to be extra cautious and absolutely couldn’t let her two grandsons appear before her.

Ruo Xuan didn’t need any mind-reading techniques to see through Granny Zhang’s intentions. She also had heard adults discussing things related to zodiac compatibility during the New Year and had been curious about it, so she specifically sought advice from Divine Lord Xuanyuan who gave her a book to read, which is where she had learned about it from.

Today, it came in handy!

Some things don’t need to be said too much—saying too much would seem too deliberate. Little Xuanhua promptly changed the topic and talked about business, "Mother-in-law, Auntie, we’ve grown several kinds of mushrooms at home. My mother sent me to give some to you and Auntie, Uncle, and to my cousins to try. These mushrooms grow very fast, you can harvest a lot of pounds in one day. If your grocery store starts buying mushrooms, our family will sell them to you for a cheaper price."

"Growing mushrooms?" Liu Wenyao said in surprise.

Zhang Chengye also looked at Ruo Xuan with astonishment.

"Yeah, I accidentally came across a method of growing mushrooms while reading a book, and then I tried it out. I didn’t expect it to really work," Ruo Xuan explained.

Granny Zhang had originally thought that Ruo Xuan misspoke and referred to mushrooms picked from the mountains as being cultivated, but to her surprise, they were indeed farmed. She couldn’t help but ask curiously, "You can actually cultivate mushrooms? How is that done? In the mountains?"

Ruo Xuan nodded her little head, "Yes, it’s possible, but it’s a bit troublesome. You need to build a mushroom house, and then the soil for growing mushrooms needs to be specially prepared. Different mushrooms need different types of soil, and some mushrooms even need to grow on wood,"...

Ruo Xuan briefly explained.

After listening, Granny Zhang couldn’t help but exclaim, "That’s really not easy, just cultivating that what-do-you-call-it fungus seeds must be difficult, right?"

"Yes, it’s not easy," Ruo Xuan agreed.

Granny Zhang added, "Although it’s hard to grow, mushrooms are expensive. During festivals and holidays, those rich folks can’t do without them on their dining tables, and restaurants often purchase them. If you can grow them, you can earn much more than growing vegetables or grains since mushrooms grow quickly. Especially those more precious mushrooms, they can be great gifts, and earn even more." Granny Zhang, being a businesswoman, knew the economic value of mushrooms.

Farmers grow grains for a year, sell them, but the silver they earn isn’t enough to last a whole year, not even enough to buy new cotton clothes for the entire family during the New Year, let alone meet other expenses, leading a very hard life.

They grow grains themselves, yet they lack food and clothing, living in hunger and cold, full one moment, starving the next.

The life of the commoners, tilling the soil for sustenance, is hard.

That’s why she was willing to marry a peddler rather than a country bumpkin back in the day, and luckily, things eventually got better.

After her two grandsons are born, she won’t have any other wishes, and she’ll be content just taking care of her grandchildren.

Granny Zhang was now very grateful to the Ruo Family for giving away their family heirloom. She said readily, "Xuanbao, when the mushrooms are ready, you and your mother just send them to our grocery store. Our families are relatives; we definitely won’t let you suffer any loss. We won’t take them for cheaper, this matter, whether making money or not, we should help. And your rice from the third harvest season is about to be reaped, right? Xuanbao, your family has so much land, you certainly can’t eat all the grains. When the time comes, also send them to our grocery store, we’ll help sell them, without taking profit from the silver."

The third harvest season of rice is just a gimmick, it has already attracted the attention of the entire county. When the time comes to sell the rice and rice seeds from the third harvest season, it will bring even more business to the grocery store.

Especially the seeds, if their grocery store could be the only one selling them, that would be perfect, but she felt embarrassed to bring it up directly with Xuanbao.

Granny Zhang glanced at Liu Wenyao, wondering if her daughter-in-law would take the initiative to ask.

If she did, the seeds would definitely become exclusive to them!