The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 419 - 408: Decision Making

Chapter 419: Chapter 408: Decision Making

Bai Shanbao reluctantly agreed, "Alright, then let’s calculate how much money we need to get these wheat seeds back."

Manbao asked timidly, "Since we are buying wheat seeds from your family, is it possible to owe the payment first? I see some people in the county town eat at the restaurant and put it on a tab, settling the bill at the end of the month."

Bai Shanbao’s eyes lit up, "How did I not think of that? I’ll talk to Grandmother about it when I get back."

The three of them went over the details again, making sure their stories were straight, before one went to open the door and another the window.

They were in no hurry to call Old Master Bai, and after putting their heads together, the three found themselves hungry again, so they sat down to continue eating the leftovers.

It was only when Old Master Bai could no longer contain his curiosity that he found out they were brazenly eating with the doors and windows wide open.

If it were not for these three children, if he had not just witnessed them closing the doors and windows and sneaking around to discuss matters, he would have almost thought it was a posture they had deliberately put on.

Old Master Bai sighed, resigned himself to getting up and headed to the study to find the children. When he arrived, they had just finished the food on the table and were rubbing their stomachs as they rested in their chairs.

Old Master Bai couldn’t hold back and patted his son’s belly, saying, "Eating so much, you should go out later to digest it, be careful not to have trouble sleeping tonight."

Manbao glanced outside unconsciously and only then realized it had gradually grown dark. She cried out, "Ah, I forgot to go home!"

Old Master Bai smiled and said, "No rush, I’ll have someone send you home in a bit. Speaking of which, how did your discussion go?"

The three children glanced at each other and then guiltily looked away. Bai Shanbao spoke on behalf of everyone, "Uncle, we think we need to seriously consider it for a few days, after all, this is our first big business deal."

Manbao and Bai Erlang nodded vigorously in agreement.

Old Master Bai was slightly puzzled, asking, "A few days is how many days?"

Bai Shanbao thought for a moment and said, "Maybe one or two days, or it could be three or four days..."

Old Master Bai: ...

Bai Shanbao, feeling guilty, lowered his head and said softly, "I need to ask Grandmother’s opinion."

Manbao also feeling guilty, without looking at Old Master Bai, looked around and said, "I also need to ask my parents."

Bai Erlang looked left and right, feeling guilty as well, and said, "I, I also need to ask my mother."

Old Master Bai: "... Come here, what do you want to ask your mother, why don’t you ask your father first?"

Manbao stepped on Bai Erlang’s left foot, and with an "Ah" from him, then Bai Shanbao stepped on his right foot.

Bai Erlang burst into tears, lunging forward and hugging his father’s hand across the table, tearfully saying, "Father, I’ve thought it through, I want to study hard, so please let me go and live with Shanbao."

Old Master Bai was certain of it now; the three children must have concocted some remarkable scheme in the study, for now they were even keeping secrets from the adults, right?

However?

Old Master Bai thought of Daji, who always followed Bai Shanbao and never interfered with his actions, so he suppressed his boundless curiosity and reluctantly nodded in agreement, "Alright."

He wanted to see what the three children were planning to do.

Later, Old Master Bai deeply regretted the decision he had made that evening.

Once they finished exchanging views and agreed to discuss it later, Old Master Bai waved his hand and called three servants to send the children away.

One took Manbao back to Old Zhou’s house, another took Bai Shanbao next door to Bai Manor, and another led Bai Erlang to pack his belongings and send him next door to accompany Bai Shanbao that very night.

Well, the Bai Family quieted down all at once, which felt... unsettling yet wonderful!

As soon as Manbao returned to Old Zhou’s house, she made a beeline for her father’s room. Old Zhou was about to lie down when he saw his daughter barge in, pausing in surprise, "Don’t tell me the Bai Family didn’t feed you enough?"

He thought his daughter had come to ask for food.

Manbao said, "Father, I am full. I have something very important, very important to tell you."

Old Zhou then sat seriously on the edge of the bed and said earnestly, "Tell me, what’s the matter?"

"Father, what do you think about exchanging the wheat seeds I have for this year’s winter wheat that people in the village have harvested?"

"Huh?" Old Zhou asked, "What do you need to exchange for?"

"For seeds."

"But, how much wheat are you planning to plant that you need so many seeds?"

"It’s not for me to plant, it’s for others. Just tell me if you can do it."

"Sure, why not? As long as the wheat isn’t short on weight, and it’s new wheat that’s full of grains," Old Zhou yawned, leaning back on the bed and said, "I thought it was something serious. Alright, tell me how many pounds you want to exchange, and I’ll talk to them. By the way, we have plenty in our house, so you can just exchange ours."

Manbao thought about it and felt she should not swindle her own family, so she said, "Father, I won’t exchange ours. From the village, as long as it’s the winter wheat they planted with seed exchanged from our house last year, I want all of it. Just keep enough for their own planting; I want the rest."

Old Zhou blinked and asked, "Who needs so many seeds, Manbao? Don’t get cheated by someone."

After thinking, Manbao said, "Old Master Bai should be one of them, and there might be many other old masters."

Old Zhou felt reassured upon hearing it was Old Master Bai, "So it’s Old Master Bai who wants it. I thought he was asking you for something. Alright, I know about it. Just have him prepare the wheat; one pound for one pound, no shortchanging allowed."

Manbao perked up, "Don’t worry, Father, there won’t be any shortchanging. Oh and, Father, Old Master Bai might also ask you about farming. When that time comes, keep the seed exchange a secret."

Old Zhou felt something was off, "Isn’t it Old Master Bai who asked you to exchange it?"

"No," Manbao thought and said, "It was the decision of the three of us, but in the end, Old Master Bai will take them for planting," right?

Old Zhou thought he understood, "Is it because their Second Young Master wants to surprise them? You kids are too much, always giving adults surprises; don’t you know they can’t take much of a shock?"

Obviously, he was still haunted by the shock of Manbao bringing a cow home on credit back then.

However, he didn’t object further and lay down on the bed yawning, ready to sleep.

Ms. Qian, on the other hand, glanced at her daughter and stood up, saying, "Come, mother will walk you back."

Manbao happily took her mother’s hand and went out, having accomplished something important.

By the time they reached the small courtyard, the sky was completely dark, and her brothers and sisters-in-law were enjoying the cool air or whispering quietly among themselves. Mother and daughter walked hand in hand back to the small courtyard.

Once in Manbao’s room, Ms. Qian adjusted her daughter’s hair and asked, "What do you need so many wheat seeds for? Are you really exchanging them for Old Master Bai?"

There were some things Manbao would not discuss with her father, knowing he would definitely object, but she would talk to her mother.

Manbao, with a sly smile, whispered their entire scheme into Ms. Qian’s ear.

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