Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 108: The Successful Cultivation of Sixty-Eight Plants - The Sparrow Turns into a Phoenix (2)
"You’ve been looking for so long, isn’t that enough?" she said, blushing and shy.
"Not enough, I could never get enough in a lifetime," he affirmed, propping up Feng Xuxu’s head with his finger, speaking tenderly.
"Hmph, you’re so smooth with sweet nothings, you must have said them often before," she teased.
"I haven’t, I swear to heaven, really," Xiao Chen promised in a panic to Feng Xuxu.
Pfft. "Alright, I was just teasing you." She pushed Xiao Chen away and walked to the bedside, picking up clothes and holding them up against him, "Hmm, the size seems right, but who knows what it feels like to wear them."
Xiao Chen took Feng Xuxu’s hand that was holding the clothes, "It’ll look good, definitely bewitching when you wear it."
"Of course, who do you think made it?" Feng Xuxu lifted her head high, proud like a peacock.
"Hahaha, it has to be made by my little treasure." It was the first time Feng Xuxu had seen Xiao Chen laugh so heartily, and she couldn’t help but stare.
"Miss, the shopkeeper from Haozailai is in the hall asking to see you!" Xia Lan’s voice sounded from outside the door.
"You go ahead and take care of it. I’ll come back tonight, wait for me." He kissed Feng Xuxu’s cheek reluctantly before vanishing in the blink of an eye, perched in a tree outside the house.
Feng Xuxu quickly tidied up her clothes before heading to the hall with Xia Lan to meet Shopkeeper Feng.
"Shopkeeper Feng, how have you been recently, did the wine I sent last time suit your taste?" Feng Xuxu greeted Shopkeeper Feng as soon as she entered the hall.
"Girl, it’s you who is thoughtful, remembering this old man," Shopkeeper Feng said, chuckling while getting up.
"The wine you sent last time was really good. Now, if you want to buy this kind of wine in town, you have to travel dozens of miles to the county and rely on luck," he continued, not to mention the cost, being able to buy it is already fortunate. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
"As long as it suits you, Shopkeeper Feng. I was afraid you wouldn’t be used to it," Feng Xuxu said, smiling slightly with courtesy.
"Girl, I’m actually here today because I have a matter to discuss," he said with a sigh.
"Shopkeeper Feng, you and I are not strangers; whatever it is, just tell me," Feng Xuxu replied, frowning slightly as her mind raced, guessing whether the grain from the Xiao family might have been sold to Shopkeeper Feng.
"Without hiding it from you, the grain has arrived, but when I went to find the Xiao family, the house was locked up tight. At first, I thought something must have happened and didn’t give it much thought. But after waiting at home for a few days and finding the doors still locked when I returned, I sensed something was wrong. I went to the estate, and the tenants said that they had a new master. I asked who, but they didn’t know. After I came back, I learned a little news from a distant relative’s cousin’s son – you apparently bought up all the land from Feng Village and Luo Village. I figured you must be the new master of the estate," Shopkeeper Feng said confidently, already having suspected as much before he came.
"You’re right, Shopkeeper Feng, I did buy the Xiao family’s estate," Feng Xuxu admitted, picking up a cup of tea from the table and taking a delicate sip.
"Then I’ll just be upfront with you. Most of the grain my family buys each year is from the Xiao family, but with the Xiao family gone, I’ve come to buy grain from you," he said.
"Shopkeeper Feng, I’m afraid I’m going to disappoint you. Although I do have quite a bit of grain stored on my estate, it’s reserved for brewing wine. If I sold it to you, then I wouldn’t..." Feng Xuxu said, finding herself in a dilemma.
"Xuxu dear, I know it puts you in a tough spot, but I’m out of options too. If I have to buy from other towns and account for the cost, there’s hardly any profit left," he sighed, looking downcast and worn.
Feng Xuxu thought it over; indeed, her estate had harvested quite a bit of grain. Maybe it was just as well, since grain could easily go bad if stored too long, and there was still plenty back at the space. Keeping enough for her use would suffice.
