Chapter 31: Adopting Him to the Deceased (Page 1/2)
Huo Qingci didn't expect Lin Man to be such a good cook. He guessed that she must have suffered a lot in the Lin family in the end times. After the meal, he took the initiative to wash the dishes.
"Manman, I'll cook the meals at home from now on, so just take a good rest."
"Then I'm useless?"
"How can you be useless? Can't you make plants grow? She can also fish and cook. She's really capable."
Lin Man grinned, "You are very capable too. By the way, I have planted five fruit tree seedlings today. Do you want to go and take a look at the fields?"
I use the fruit to make canned fruit, preserved fruit, dried fruit and jams.”
"Well, I saw that the storage shelves in the next room are already filled with the things you mentioned. Manman is really amazing."
"Let's go!"
After saying that, Lin Man pulled Huo Qingci to the field to see the fruit trees she had grown using her supernatural powers.
Huo Qingci looked at Lin Man in disbelief, "Are you feeling better now? Are you no longer experiencing the electric shock?"
"Well, that's it. I'll soak in the medicinal spring and absorb the excess electricity in your body."
Huo Qingci was delighted. He could finally hold his little Jiaojiao to sleep together again tonight. He had just started eating meat and had tasted its deliciousness. How could he not be excited?
The two of them arrived at the field. Huo Qingci looked at the bayberry tree laden with fruit. "What kind of bayberry is this? It's as big as a ping-pong ball, and the fruit is so dark in color."
"This is called Dongkui Bayberry, and it's very sweet. Don't you like it? I didn't plant those small, sour bayberries for you."
Huo Qingci plucked a bayberry from the tree and took a bite. "Hmm, this bayberry is really sweet. If I hadn't eaten just now, I could eat a pound of this kind of bayberry."
"If you like it, eat more. It won't fall off if you don't pick it, so just leave it hanging on the tree! There are lychees and cherries nearby. Want to try some?"
"Let's grab a basket and pick some, and then we'll go to Grandpa's house sometime later."
Lin Man stretched out her hand, and two large fruit baskets appeared out of thin air. "Pick them, pick as much as you can of each."
While Huo Qingci was picking bayberries, Lin Man went to pick cherries and sent them back. Then they picked loquats, peaches and lychees.
Huo Qingci felt a little regretful. If he had known that the space could be used to grow fruits and grains, the old immortal would not have taken his space away. Then why didn't he try it secretly before?
Fortunately, over the years, he made a lot of money by secretly selling medicinal herbs, and also used the space to collect a lot of antiques and gold.
Since the old immortal allowed them to farm in space, it should be possible to raise chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cattle and sheep, right?
Twenty chickens, ducks, and geese, and five pigs and sheep each. I probably won't be able to buy calves, but raising one or two calves would be nice too.
After picking the fruits, Huo Qingci took Lin Man out of the space, and they prepared to take a walk to Xiao's house after dinner.
Looking at the gifts on the ground, Huo Qingci asked Lin Man with a smile, "You didn't buy these, did you?"
"Well, I didn't buy it."
"Then take it back to the space first, and then we can take it out secretly when we get there, so we don't have to carry it."
"Okay, then you take it."
Huo Qingci put his things away, locked the door, and took Lin Man downstairs. When they reached the second floor, Lin Man saw a familiar figure. What was Lin Shuang doing in the dormitory? Was she looking for that scumbag Ye Chen?
Are you trying to recommend yourself to me?
"Manman, what are you laughing at?"
"I just saw Lin Shuang go to Ye Chen's dormitory. I guess she's worried that the Lin family can no longer provide her with support, so she went there to sacrifice herself tonight, right?"
To put it bluntly, Lin Shuang, this little white flower, pretends to be weak to attract sympathy, and then drills into people's flesh like a blood-sucking worm.
There's going to be something interesting tonight. Doesn't the Ye family want to find a daughter-in-law with a promising future? Then just wait!
As soon as the two of them went downstairs, they ran into Huo Qingci's colleagues, who came over to greet them, "Doctor Huo, this is your wife!"
"Yes, this is my wife Lin Man. Man Man, this is Doctor Zhang and Doctor He."
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"Hello."
"Where are you going?"
"Let's go take a walk after eating."
After Huo Qingci and Lin Man left, Doctor He teased, "I didn't expect Doctor Huo to have this side of him. They even held hands while taking a walk. Is he worried his wife would get lost?"
Doctor Zhang laughed and said, "The girl is only eighteen years old and so beautiful. What if she gets taken away by someone if you don't hold on tight?"
"Hahaha, that's right. If my wife was this pretty and well-behaved, I would tie her to my belt."
"You might as well tie your wife to the bed."
Doctor He joked to himself, "I would like to, but unfortunately my wife is very strong and I don't have such a long rope at home."
Lin Man's ears were pointed, and she pulled her hand away from Huo Qingci's big hand a little embarrassedly, "Let's not hold hands and walk together. If we meet strangers later, they will probably report us both."
"We have a legal marriage certificate, so what's wrong with holding hands? It's immoral for those who aren't married to hug each other."
Lin Man changed the subject, "Isn't your grandpa's house far from here?"
"About five or six miles away. Grandpa and his family live in a courtyard with two entrances, and my two uncles live with them."
"Doesn't your uncle work in a hospital? Their company should also have a share of housing, right?"
"Housing is tight at work, so each person is assigned a one-bedroom apartment. I can only use that room as a dormitory. I sleep in the hospital dormitory when I'm on duty, and I sleep back at the Xiao family house when I'm not on night duty."
"The Xiao family's second courtyard is a bit crowded with so many people living there, isn't it?"
"The second courtyard of my grandfather's house is not too small. It has three east and west wing rooms, three east and west wing rooms, two large suites in the main courtyard, and two side rooms.
The east wing is given to my eldest uncle's family, the west wing is given to my second uncle's family, the left side of the main courtyard suite is for my grandparents, and the right side is for my eldest uncle. The side rooms on both sides of the courtyard are each given a room, which can be used for the owner or to store things.
"So, your eldest uncle got an extra suite than your second uncle."
"Grandpa said that after they left, the other suite would be given to my second uncle. And they both have two sons, but my eldest uncle only has one daughter, while my second uncle has two daughters."
Lin Man thought, both of her eldest uncle's sons are married, and her second uncle's two sons are looking for partners. By then, there will be seven couples in one yard, which will probably be very lively.
Lin Man asked Huo Qingci again, "My eldest uncle and second uncle's families have split up, right?"
"It was divided a long time ago. There are two stoves in the kitchen, one for each family. My grandparents take turns eating from the two families, and one family eats for half a year."
"Your uncle and his son haven't split up, right?"
"They haven't divided it yet. If they did, they would have nowhere to cook. My uncle asked his two sons to pay 20 yuan a month for living expenses, and they can save the rest.
My cousin's wife thought the payment was too much and said ten yuan a month would be enough. My aunt refused to agree and said if they only paid ten yuan, she would let them eat on their own.
Lin Man also felt that Huo Qingci's aunt was very capable. If she wasn't, wouldn't her two daughters-in-law be able to control her?
"Your Huo family has four courtyards. Did grandpa also split up the family?"
"My eldest uncle and second uncle passed away young, so my grandfather, in a traditional way, adopted me under my eldest uncle's name. I am the eldest grandson of the Huo family, and this courtyard is my inheritance."
Huh? So Huo Qingci was adopted by his deceased uncle?
"Then your second uncle doesn't have any adopted children?"
"At first, there wasn't one. My fourth aunt and my younger aunt weren't willing to adopt their sons under the deceased's name. And even if my cousins were adopted by my second uncle, they wouldn't get a share of the house.
After my youngest brother was born, my father gave my second brother, Huo Qingyan, to my second uncle. They are both buried in the Martyrs' Cemetery. I'll take you there to pay your respects when I have the chance."
Lin Man didn't expect that her father-in-law had adopted out his eldest and second sons. Huo Qingci was adopted by his uncle, and the Huo family courtyard was divided among him.
In twenty or thirty years, the courtyard house will be very valuable. Fourth Aunt and Younger Aunt won't come to make trouble, right?
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