The contract was signed, and as everyone left, smiles beamed on their faces, and everyone was full of confidence for the future.

"Jinlian, what are you laughing at? Did you find a gold ingot?"

"What are all of you doing at Chunmei's house? Chunmei probably has another way to make money and is going to take you all along."

"Tell us, what good news is there?"

When the villagers saw so many people coming out of Xia Chunmei's house, all of them beaming with smiles, they couldn't help but gather around.

Xia Qiang laughed and said, "What kind of way is there to get rich? You guys are just dreaming all day long."

The matter is still in its early stages, and no one wants to cause any further trouble, so everyone is choosing to keep quiet.

"Nothing good is going on. What are you all doing over to Chunmei's side?"

"That's right, Jinlian, just tell me the truth."

Xia Chunmei also heard the commotion and went outside to say, "I might be leaving the village for a while in the middle of next month. I called them here so they could help me take care of the family. If there really is a way to make money, I will definitely think of everyone."

"Chunmei, where are you going?" the villagers asked.

"The Jin family invited me to work in Xiangzhou City. I will be back after the New Year. While I am away, I would appreciate it if you uncles, aunts and uncles could take good care of the family."

"Oh, I see. Chunmei, then go ahead without worry. We'll take good care of things at home. But don't forget about us! Look at your Aunt Lihua and Aunt Jinlian, they eat and drink well every day, while my family barely has enough to eat."

“That’s right, Chunmei. If you have a way to make money, don’t just think about them, think about us too.”

"Okay, I'll definitely consider everyone if there's any money-making opportunity. By the way, my dad appeared in my dream last night and said that we should all go fishing tomorrow night. There's a high chance of catching a big fish, but like I said, how much you catch depends entirely on your luck."

These words immediately caused an uproar!

Everyone gathered around Xia Chunmei.

"Chunmei, are you serious?"

"Chunmei, should we go at the same time as last time?"

"Chunmei..."

Xia Chunmei: "Let's go at the same time as last time. It's cold now, so be careful when you go. No fighting over territory, or I'll make my dad stop appearing in my dreams, and then no one will have any fish to eat."

"Chunmei, don't worry, we definitely won't fight."

"Yes, yes, no arguing."

"We're all from the same village, how could we possibly quarrel as fellow villagers?"

...

Xia Chunmei successfully changed the subject.

It's not a holiday, and people rarely get to eat meat. Plus, after "Xia Ping'an" appeared in a dream, everyone in the village had tasted the sweetness of it, so this time everyone was even more eager to try it out.

When Xia Chunmei returned home, Xia Hongfen asked her, "Chunmei, are you really going to Xiangzhou? Can't you turn it down? You're a young lady, going so far away, how can I feel at ease?"

Xia Chunmei hesitated for a long time before deciding to tell her about her pregnancy.

"Auntie, I'm pregnant, almost three months along."

Xia Hongfen's eyes widened in disbelief.

Xia Chunmei then told Xia Hongfen in detail how she got pregnant.

"Beasts! Beasts! I'm going to kill them!" Xia Hongfen cried with snot and tears streaming down her face, wanting to kill Fan Baowen, Shi Zhenxiang, and Chen Sanhua's entire family.

Xia Chunmei held Xia Hongfen tightly: "Aunt, don't worry, they won't have a good ending. Don't dirty your hands for such people."

"Chunmei, my poor niece, what will become of you? Waaah... Big brother, if you have a spirit in heaven, please take those beasts away with you..."

Xia Hongfen hugged Xia Chunmei and wept bitterly.

"Now that this has happened, let's think about how to resolve it."

Xia Hongfen wiped away her tears: "The doctor said you can't abort, so what should we do? Why don't you go hide at my place? Nobody there knows you. Your sister-in-law is also pregnant. After the babies are born, just tell everyone that your sister-in-law gave birth to twins."

"Aunt, I know you're doing this for my own good. I've already made arrangements, so don't worry."

"Is everything arranged?"

“I made a deal with Jin Yuntian. He will arrange accommodation, a female doctor, and an experienced old woman for me. After I leave, I will write back a month later to say that I got married over there.”

"After the baby is born and I've recovered, I'll come back. I won't bring the baby back immediately; I'll tell everyone it was premature, the father died in an accident, and the baby was traumatized, so I'm taking the baby to Puguang Temple to be raised. I'll bring the baby back when the child is a little over a year old. No one will suspect anything."

Xia Hongfen wiped away her tears, thought for a moment, and said, "That's the only way. These damned bastards, I curse them to have sons without a penis, &％*￥￥￥％……&…"

After a string of profanities, Xia Hongfen finally calmed down a bit and then asked, "Chunmei, tell me honestly, does Uncle Jin have feelings for you? Chunmei, Uncle Jin is handsome, rich, and from a good family. His son likes you too, but being a stepmother isn't easy..."

"Aunt, what are you thinking? There's nothing between Jin Yuntian and me. Don't you even consider my family background? Do I have the qualifications to be someone's child's stepmother?"

"Then why did he give you the estate? Why did he help you?"

"That's because I gave him a way to make money, which I got in exchange for a secret recipe," Xia Chunmei told him truthfully about her cooperation with Jin Yuntian.

"So that's how it is. I thought..."

But this is good, at least you can preserve your reputation and the child can be born smoothly.

You've helped the villagers a lot, and with the Jin family backing you up, even if they have any doubts in the future, they won't dare to gossip. But my poor niece, how will you ever get married with your child in tow…”

Her dear niece is so outstanding, capable, filial and kind, how could she have such bad luck and run into such a bunch of bastards?

Xia Hongfen burst into tears, heartbroken, and cursed the ancestors of those instigators for eighteen generations.

After scolding him, she complained to Xia Ping'an: "What's the use of constantly appearing in your dreams to worry about whether the villagers have fish to eat? It's useless when it really matters. If he had appeared in your dream earlier to remind you, this wouldn't have happened."

Xia Chunmei: "..."

“Aunt, this is not my father’s fault. He couldn’t manifest his powers back then.”

"Hmph." Xia Hongfen wiped away her tears and snorted coldly, "Chunmei, if your father comes to you in a dream again, tell him to bless those beasts, bless them to be paralyzed on one side, bless them to have many children and grandchildren, but none of them are his own!"

"Okay, I will definitely tell my father this."

In fact, Xia Chunmei hadn't seen Xia Ping'an for several days, mainly because Fan Baowen was crippled and couldn't cause any trouble for the time being.

Xia Donglai knew that Xia Chunmei had the Jin family as her backer, so he didn't dare to do anything to her. Therefore, there was no need to monitor them now, and Xia Ping'an was free to do so.

Although she didn't see Xia Ping'an, Xia Chunmei knew that Xia Ping'an must be at the Du residence with that beautiful female ghost when he had free time.

Xia Ping'an has no other flaws and seems honest, but he likes beautiful women and is easily bewitched by them.

After the female ghost learned that Xia Ping'an's great-grandfather worked in the underworld, she begged Xia Ping'an to help her get in through connections and gave him a generous gift, so she was able to stay in the human world for the time being.