Rebirth: I became rich by farming-Chapter 23 - Apple Tree
Chapter 23: Chapter 23 Apple Tree
Chapter 23 -23 Apple Tree
“Ah.” Mei Mengchen’s little face visibly fell, his disappointment was rather amusing, “Sister is just teasing you. We’re making money every day now, so there’s no need to worry. Whatever you want to eat, we’ll buy.”
Mei Mengchen took her words seriously, but when it actually came time to buy, Mei Mengzhen started to feel a headache coming on.
Children love snacks, but mostly sweet treats, and she wasn’t a real child, so she couldn’t let her brother buy sweets as he pleased.
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As Mei Mengzhen put the sweets he had taken back one by one, Mei Mengchen complained somewhat angrily, “Sister is a liar, you said we could take whatever we wanted.”
“But I didn’t know everything you wanted to eat was candy. Kids can’t eat so much sugar; it’ll make them dumb. Do you want to be a dumb little brother? Sister likes you smart.”
Mei Mengzhen’s words had him at a loss. Mei Mengchen wanted to argue, but he opened his mouth and couldn’t find any words to counter her claim.
That’s what happens from a lack of education, if he’d even been to kindergarten he wouldn’t be so easily stumped.
Mei Mengchen went from angry to conflicted; his sister was more important than candy, but candy also held a significant place in his heart.
Mei Mengzhen found the situation somewhat amusing. She hadn’t actually removed all the sweets from the shopping cart: “Look, you picked too much candy, so I put some back. But I’ve left some for you. However, you have to promise your sister that you won’t eat too much candy, just one piece a day, deal?”
Mei Mengchen’s gloom turned to a smile as he thanked her profusely, “Thank you, Sister. You’re the best.”
The little episode came to a quick end, and after paying, the two left the supermarket.
Mei Mengchen was able to ride in the cart on the way there, but he had to walk back on his own.
Luckily, Mei Mengchen wasn’t fussy and diligently helped with whatever he could handle, just like in the morning when they sold vegetables. Even though he couldn’t really pull the vegetables, he tried his hardest to help her, and now he was helping her pull the goods they bought from the supermarket.
Back home, they stored everything in the kitchen. Seeing the house full again gave Mei Mengzhen a sense of reassurance. A home should be filled to the brim anyway.
Just as they had finished putting things away, someone knocked on the door. Every day, it seemed, someone was looking for them.
“Who is it?”
“It’s me, Auntie.”
Mei Mengzhen hurriedly went to open the door, “Auntie, why are you coming over at this time?”
Mei Yinan explained after entering, “You two are back. Your little aunt saw you at the supermarket and told me about it just now when I bumped into her, so I came to see how you were doing and to help you put things away.”
Mei Mengzhen was surprised, “Ah, I didn’t see little Aunt.”
Mei Yinan didn’t mind. Jiang Xiumei had insinuated that the child was ill-mannered for not greeting an elder, which almost infuriated her. However, she knew what her niece and nephew were like; if they hadn’t greeted their aunt, they must have not seen her. After a brief argument, Mei Yinan left, still miffed from the quarrel and thought since they had bought things, she might as well come over to check on them, “If you didn’t see her, you didn’t see her. It’s not like she’s someone that important.”
But as soon as she said it, she felt it was inappropriate and added quickly, “Still, you should greet people you meet on the road in the future. We need to have basic manners.”
Mei Mengzhen understood upon hearing this; the two had clashed. With her little aunt and big aunt at odds, it certainly wouldn’t end well, and her aunt might even leave in anger. She found herself rather pleased about the little aunt getting upset; she couldn’t help being a bit mean.
“What did you buy just now? Was it heavy? You should have asked me to go with you so I could help you carry it back.”
“There’s no need, Auntie. I took the cart, and I just brought back some grains and oil, nothing too heavy.”
Mei Yinan saw the unopened goods as soon as she entered the kitchen, clearly just bought, and sighed, “It seems you two are really set on cooking at home now.”
“Yes, we’ve been cooking at home these last few days.”
“The fault is mine for being so busy at work lately, otherwise I could have come home to cook for you at midday.”
“There’s no need, Auntie. I cook decently, and Chenchen isn’t picky. We have eggs, meat, and vegetables every day. As long as we’re getting nutrition, it’s good enough.”
Mei Yinan had nothing much to say after that, “Then come over to my place this weekend. I’ll improve your meals a bit, and you’re not allowed to refuse.”
That actually sounded good; so Mei Mengzhen agreed, “Okay, I’ll bring Chenchen over on the weekend.”
Mei Yinan was there just to check in, and having done so, it was time to head home. Just as she was about to leave, she noticed the cart in the yard and asked casually, “Where did this come from?”
“A classmate left it at my house.”
“Male or female classmate?” Mei Yinan asked sharply and sensitively.
Mei Mengzhen was taken aback, then remembered her age, at 17, it was indeed a time for misunderstandings. She quickly explained, “A female classmate. They use it for transporting goods when selling vegetables. It’s just here temporarily.”
Hearing it was a female classmate, Mei Yinan didn’t probe further. She reminded them to lock their doors and be careful before leaving.
Mei Mengzhen didn’t give it much thought. After she and her brother washed up, they went to their rooms.
She had moved Mei Mengchen’s small bed from their parents’ room to her own. Of course, she did it while Mei Mengchen was asleep, using the space to bring it up easily. Luckily, his bed was just a small one, which she could move without the space, but using the space saved her a lot of effort.
For now, Mei Mengchen had set up camp in her room, but he showed no discomfort. He ate and slept well, going to bed and waking up on schedule; everything was perfect.
Of course, this was all after drinking the Spiritual Spring Water. Before that, he was like any other kid, hating to go to bed and hating to get up, endlessly vexing.
After Mei Mengchen’s sleep routine normalized, the one who benefited the most was Mei Mengzhen. As soon as her brother slept, she lay down, then her consciousness entered the space and began her hard labor.
A day had gone by since she planted the apple seedlings. When Mei Mengzhen entered the space again, lo and behold, the apple tree was laden with fruit.
Mei Mengzhen was overjoyed, not only because the apple tree had borne fruit but also because it hadn’t harvested automatically. She had been worrying about that. Surely, she couldn’t keep planting and then harvesting the apple tree. Thankfully, the space was reliable, saving her the hassle.
With a thought, an apple from the tree appeared steadily in her hand. The apple was large and brightly colored, tempting just by the look of it.
She didn’t even consider washing it and wiped it on her clothes before biting into it.
With a ‘crunch’, she bit off a piece of the apple. Tart, sweet, and crisp, the flavor was many times better than any apple she had eaten before.
After she had devoured an entire apple, her stomach was full. And where she had picked from before, a new apple had already grown back.
