"Giggle."
The little guy was picked up by his older sister and laughed happily. He grabbed something in his hand and stuffed it into Han Luoxue's mouth.
Han Luoxue opened her mouth, and the thing fell into her mouth with a gurgle—it was a grape.
"Sister, it's delicious."
Han Luoxue then realized that the little guy had come in to bring her grapes because they were delicious. What an interesting little fellow.
"You should just eat it yourself."
"Sister, have some..."
The little one pointed outside with her tiny finger, meaning there was more outside. Han Luoxue carried her outside, while Yunniang was still choosing fabrics.
The two went out and ate grapes for a while. Then Yunniang called for help again. Han Luoxue hurriedly ran in, put away the remaining fabric, and took out cotton and fabric for making quilts.
Yunniang was very satisfied and immediately began cutting.
At this time, Aunt Wu and the others also arrived. Most of them were women of similar age to Yunniang. They came to help make bedding.
In rural areas, these kinds of things are very particular. The wife who helps the newlyweds make their bedding is expected to have both a son and a daughter, and that the children in her family are always obedient, hardworking, and reliable, symbolizing that the newlyweds will also be like that.
The Han family wanted to come and join in, but since Han Mingyuan's family hadn't invited her, they didn't dare to provoke them. Especially the Han family; when they heard that Han Luoxue was getting married to Han Yuchen, she thought Han Mingyuan would be able to get her to come no matter what, after all, she had arranged so many weddings for children and knew the procedures better than anyone else. Unfortunately, she was overthinking it.
She waited at home for several days, and when she heard that they had started making bedding, she went to the door to take a look, but unfortunately no one let her in.
"The third brother still won't forgive us."
Han Datou sighed. He now knew he was wrong and wanted to reconcile with Han Mingyuan's family, but unfortunately, the child wouldn't give him that chance.
It's not really Han Mingyuan's fault; they truly broke his heart. It was Han Laosi's fault from the start. If they had punished Han Laosi or sold the pig to pay for Han Mingyuan's leg treatment, wouldn't Han Mingyuan have held them in high regard?
Even though they went so far, Han Mingyuan never considered severing ties with them, until Old Madam Han wanted to sell Han Luoxue, and even her second daughter. Could Han Mingyuan tolerate that?
His children and wife are his bottom line. If anyone crosses his bottom line, he will definitely fight back.
"I used to treat the other children better than the third one, but unfortunately they're all ungrateful wretches."
Grandma Han also sighed. She recalled that when she was at her second daughter's house, she never imagined that Jinghua would treat her like this.
She was so hungry she couldn't stand it anymore; she even worried she would die there.
“Hey, let’s both behave ourselves from now on. Let’s support Mingyuan’s family more and stop causing trouble. The child will forgive us in time.”
"Besides, we live in the same village and aren't far from each other. Do you think the old couple would let us starve to death?"
Han Datou saw things more clearly than anyone else. He used to dislike interfering in family matters and let Old Lady Han do whatever she wanted. Now he understood that he had to remind Old Lady Han at all times, otherwise their future life would definitely be miserable.
"Are those companies out of their minds? They actually don't support Mingyuan's family's work."
Old Mrs. Han spat as she thought of the families who had left earlier.
"They'll regret it soon, but knowing Xue's personality, I don't think they'll get a second chance."
"I'd rather see them regret it."
Thinking of the regret and distress on the faces of those families, my old lady felt a strange sense of relief. In truth, she herself was filled with regret. Unfortunately, there's no going back.
"Jinghua's family probably won't give up so easily."
Han Datou looked distressed as he thought of his second daughter.
"We've chased them away every time, how dare she come back?"
Grandma Han gets itchy fingers whenever she talks about her daughter; all the suffering she's endured was caused by this daughter.
"Hehe, take a look."
This time, the village planned for a double harvest, and everyone was very happy. Although it came at a cost, they gained much more.
Only a few families who left early were watching the others make fools of themselves. They could have bought the seeds themselves for very little money; they had all been brainwashed by Han Qiang.
However, to everyone's surprise, several county magistrates arrived in a grand procession the next day.
A row of horse-drawn carriages was parked in front of Han Mingyuan's house. They were packed full, stretching for more than half the street.
Several county magistrates, upon hearing that Han Luoxue was getting married, all said they would come to the wedding banquet. Since the officials had said so, Han Mingyuan naturally felt honored.
Upon hearing that it was merely a room partitioned off from Han Mingyuan's house to serve as the new home, several county magistrates expressed their disapproval.
Getting married is a big deal, how can we just settle for something like this?
The county magistrate of Wuling Town even offered to give Han Luoxue a large plot of land so she could build a new house or do other things.
Upon hearing this, Han Luoxue's eyes lit up. "That's a good thing!"
"You don't need to give me much. I want to buy a piece of land to raise livestock. I don't know if there is a suitable place, preferably close to the town."
Han Luoxue seized the opportunity to ask. Actually, you could raise livestock in the village, but it's quite far from the town, and transportation back and forth is troublesome.
"There are actually a few pieces. I'll have my advisor tell you about them in a bit, and you can see which ones you like. The price is negotiable."
"Little Xue, there's some vacant land in our town too."
“We have them in our town too.”
Upon hearing that Han Luoxue wanted to buy land for livestock farming, several county magistrates couldn't sit still. They also wanted to sell their land, as it could be exchanged for grain.
"Okay, tell me the location and size of the land in a bit, and my husband and I will go take a look before deciding where to go, okay?"
The county magistrates hurriedly agreed; they dared not refuse, for they were still waiting for Han Luoxue's seed.
"Snow Girl, what have you thought about what we discussed with you last time?"
Han Luoxue knew they had come to ask about this, so she didn't waste any words and simply told them about the seeds she had mentioned to the villagers.
Even though they already knew that Han Luoxue's seed was extraordinary, their expressions still changed when they heard about the maturity period.
“If we plant now, we need to carry water manually to irrigate the seeds. If we plant them directly without managing them, the yield will definitely be affected. So I suggest you ask the people below for their opinions.”
The villagers have all benefited from the sweet potatoes, so they are willing to do anything else, even if it means some extra work.
But people in other villages don't know this, and Han Luoxue even doubts whether they might be willing.
"Moreover, my seeds were not provided free of charge; my village gives me 20% of the harvest."
The county magistrates didn't have much of an opinion on this matter. Han Luoxue had no relation to those people, so it was impossible for her to provide it for free.
"However, considering that everyone is short of food right now, the seed money will be paid after the harvest."
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