The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 249 - 245 The Demon Lord Almost Lost Hope

Chapter 249: Chapter 245 The Demon Lord Almost Lost Hope

The next morning, Granny Lei went to find matchmaker Zhang to have her propose a marriage.

Matchmaker Zhang thought it was He Xinghua’s marriage proposal that had succeeded, but to her surprise, it was actually the youngest son of the Ruo Family whose marriage was brought up first.

However, proposing for the youngest son first and then the eldest was fine, since neither was marrying for the first time, so there was no need to be particular about seniority.

"Granny Lei, rest assured, I will handle this marriage proposal properly. By the way, have you sent someone to inquire in Xinghua Village?"

Granny Lei laughed, "I have already inquired; Miss He is quite good. It’s just that my eldest is still in the military camp and I don’t know when he will return, so I plan to invite Miss He and her family to work as contract workers at our home first. By the time the third son gets married, the eldest will surely be back, and then the two of them will naturally meet."

Matchmaker Zhang laughed, "Granny Lei, you are clever to have thought of such a method."

Granny Lei chuckled, "Originally, I planned to visit Xinghua Village today to ask the He family if they are willing to work as contract workers for our family, but because of the third son’s matter, I have to delay it."

Matchmaker Zhang immediately drummed up business for her own husband, "Are you hiring all four members of the He family? You know my husband is a broker. If you trust me, let my husband handle it. He will definitely be able to invite the whole He family to work."

Granny Lei had indeed forgotten that matchmaker Zhang’s man was a broker. She laughed and said, "My third son is going to Xinghua Village today, and I’ve asked him to invite them, but I don’t know if his awkward speech will do the job. If he can’t bring them back, then I’ll have to trouble you and your husband."

"What are you saying, Granny Lei? I would be happy to help with this trouble!"

The two of them then discussed the details of the marriage proposal and the wages for inviting contract workers, as well as holiday gifts.

When matchmaker Zhang heard that the contract workers’ initial wage was three taels of silver per month, increasing to four taels after a month, including board and lodging, one day off after every three days of work, seasonal clothing, and holiday gifts, she even wanted to take her whole family to work for the Ruo Family.

With four family members, they could earn sixteen taels of silver a month, enough to save for building a house in a year, and possibly enough to buy a shop in the town after working ten or eight years. Such good work was hard to find even with a lantern.

If it wasn’t for the fact that being a matchmaker and a broker could sometimes earn more from gratuities, and because speaking could bring in silver without the toil of a contract worker, she would really have gone to the Ruo Family to work.

"Granny Lei, you are generous. Rest assured, this will surely work out. Only a fool would refuse such good work."

After agreeing on the arrangements, Granny Lei went back home.

Matchmaker Zhang was very reliable in getting things done. After Granny Lei left, she immediately went to the manor to propose a marriage to Nanny Shen.

Nanny Shen asked Yichu for her opinion and, when she refused, inquired about her reasons.

Yichu then revealed her biological parents were from Xishui Village, and she also explained the true nature of the Zhen old man and Granny Tan as parents.

When Nanny Shen learned that she was worried about her biological parents getting involved with the Ruo Family, she laughed, "So that is what you’re worried about. Well, you can rest easy now! Even if the Ruo Family has now a Commandery Princess, people from the Zhen Family wouldn’t dare to provoke. Even if the Ruo Family were ordinary folks, now that you are my daughter, I have a hundred ways to keep the Zhen Family from bothering the Ruo Family. There’s no need to worry about this. The sons of the Ruo Family are indeed quite good, and the Ruo Family is known for their honesty and kindness. It would be a pity to miss out, even if the third son of the Ruo Family has been married before, which makes him somewhat unworthy of you."

Upon hearing this, Yichu hurriedly said, "Ruo He was deceived by the Zhao family into marriage previously; he never touched Zhao after getting married, so it doesn’t count as him having a wife. How could he be unworthy of me? It’s me who is unworthy of him."

Nanny Shen laughed, "Alright, my child, if you think you are worthy, then that’s all that matters, and I will go and accept this marriage proposal right away!"

Nanny Shen had known about Yichu’s situation from Lady Xuanyuan early on. In fact, the reason she purchased and adopted her as a daughter was to give Zhen Yi a new identity to facilitate her future marriage into the Ruo Family.

Of course, she was very happy to have such an obedient daughter as Yichu in her old age.

Yichu’s face turned bright red, and Nanny Shen walked out briskly. She was unable to stop her, and truthfully, she didn’t really want to.

To marry Ruo He was beyond her wildest dreams.

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In the evening, Ruo He returned, driving the horse cart. He had gone to Xinghua Village that morning to transport timber and also to ask the He family if they were willing to become contract workers at his home.

Granny Lei was busy washing rice to cook. Seeing Ruo He return, she quickly asked, "How did it go? Did the He family agree to work as contract workers for us?"

Ruo He: "They didn’t agree outright, saying they’ll consider it for a few days before giving an answer. They’re probably looking to find out more about our family."

Granny Lei nodded her head, "That’s very normal, after all, we’re far from Xinghua Village, and no one dares to agree lightly without asking around."

Ruo He opened his mouth, wanting to ask if his mother had asked the matchmaker to propose today.

Granny Lei saw that Ruo He had something to say but stopped himself, pretending not to have noticed, as she turned around with the rinsed rice and went back to the kitchen to cook.

Ruo He: "..."

He stood in the courtyard for a while, agonizing over whether to ask or not.

Then Granny Lei’s voice came again, "By the way, Xiaohong is about to give birth, you should go check on her!"

Tonight Xuanyuan’s old lady and her grandchildren were having dinner at home, and since Granny Lei, Madam Liu, and Madam Jiang were busy preparing dinner, they didn’t go over.

Having heard that Shopkeeper Gu had delivered foals before, she wasn’t worried.

Hearing this, Ruo He didn’t care about anything else and hurriedly ran to the stables in the backyard.

Xiaohong was the sickly Ferghana horse that had come with the one Xuanbao bought from the store.

In the backyard stable, Ruo Xuan, Xuanyuan Que, and Shopkeeper Gu were crouched beside Xiaohong, with Ruo Xuan gently stroking the horse’s belly to ease its pain.

Xuanyuan’s old lady and Aunt Yu Hua stood outside the stable, anxiously watching Xuanbao and Xuanyuan Que, fearing the horse might kick out and injure the two children.

No one knew why the kids were so daring, completely unafraid of the horse giving birth and insistent on helping out.

The Demon Lord as the Little White Dog squatted next to Ruo Xuan and barked twice.

("What do you think, should I kill that pig and turn myself into a horse? Being a horse is definitely better than being a pig!")

Ruo Xuan responded happily, "Sure! Then I can ride you every day."

A horse with the soul of a Demon Lord would certainly be extraordinary!

Demon Lord: "..."

On second thought, forget it, he didn’t want the Little Flower Demon to ride him!

Being a horse meant being ridden by people every day, while being a pig meant he could just eat and wait for death.

Thinking it over, being a pig was better!

With Ruo Xuan’s comforting, the horse soon gave birth to a colt without any pain, a male.

The colt’s coat was red, shining all over without a single impurity, barely resembling a just-born horse.

"What a great horse!" As soon as Ruo He arrived, he saw the newborn colt and couldn’t help but praise.

Shopkeeper Gu nodded happily, "Indeed, a rare good horse!"

This horse might even be better than The Emperor’s steed.

Xuanyuan’s old lady chuckled, "With such a fine horse, once it’s grown, using it for breeding will surely yield us many good horses!"

Demon Lord: "..."

Fortunately, he had not lost his head just now!

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