Transmigration with QQ Farm

Chapter 69 part 2

Expansion of The House; A Deal Was Made (2)

The Liu siblings carried a basket each and arrived at the largest vegetable field of the Cheng's.

If the source of the Cheng's mystical beasts was a mystery, then the Cheng's vegetable garden was another mystery.

The Willow villagers could never figure out why the vegetables in the Cheng's garden always seemed to be inexhaustible no matter how much they pick . Or why their farm animals (they were also mystical animals, but from the eyes of the villages, they thought they were ordinary farm animals) were also inexhaustible no matter how many they slaughtered. They seem to always just replenish themselves.

Nobody could figure any of these out. Luckily, the villagers were well aware that these were the Cheng's family secrets so even though they were curious, nobody dare to ask,

Over the last several months, the Cheng's status in the villagers' minds had changed gradually. Nobody dare treat them the same way they used to anymore.

Although most people knew better than to ask, these didn't apply to Cheng Xiao Xiao's two new maids. Yecao, the younger of one them, blinked her limpid eyes and asked with curiosity, "Miss, how did we group these vegetables? How come they are able to grow so quickly?"

"Oh, that's simple, it was because we had soaked these land with our well water previously and now we water them daily with our well water. That's why our vegetables tend to grow faster than what you would see normally!" replied Cheng Xiao Xiao casually.

"Oh, but why?" asked Yecao again, baffled.

Yesu, noticing that Cheng Xiao Xiao didn't seem to be displeased, stopped herself from interfering with her cousin's questioning.

Cheng Xiao Xiao walked into the vegetable garden and put her basket down, "Because our well water is different. When a human drank it, they feel rejuvenated and rid them of the feeling of being tired; when we water the vegetables with them, they grow faster!"

"Why is it so amazing? How come my family's well water doesn't have the same effect?"

"Because ours is a mystical spring, and yours are not!"

"What is a mystical spring?"

Seeing that her cousin had no intention of stopping with her questionig, Yesu quickly tugged at her and said, "How do you come up with so many questions? Hurry up and help pick vegetables and stop slacking!"

"I am not slacking!" said Yecao with a pout.

Cheng Xiao Xiao, humored by the two sibling, said, "Okay, one of you on each side, pick all the vegetables!"

"Yes, miss!"

The two replied obediently, Cheng Xiao Xiao responded back to Yecao, "I can explain the mystical well to you now, but you won't be able to fully understand it just yet. You will figure it out later on. For now, just remember that the water from the mystical spring is of a better quality, okay?"

"Oh, okay, miss. I understood!"

Yecao has a more simple and straightforward personality and always spoke her mind. Quite the contrary, Yesu was older and remembering all the lessons from her parents and her grandfather, observe more of the difference in their statuses and was less casual with Cheng Xiao Xiao.

The three of them continued to chitchat as they picked away at the vegetable field. As for little Yecao's question, Cheng Xiao Xiao answered what she could, anything she couldn't explain she just muddle through them.

Right when they were busying themselves with the vegetable-picking, footsteps could be heard upfront. Cheng Xiao Xiao couldn't help but to look up and she saw four to five women returning with the girls that left not too long ago.

"Young mistress, touble incomng!" laughed the little Yuteng as if she was looking forward for the drama to unfold.

Before she could respond, one of them already started shouting at her, "Xiao Xiao, you get out there. We need to talk!"

Cheng Xiao Xiao stood up slowly and replied lightly when they got closer, "Shi da niang, what seems to be the matter?

"Xiao Xiao, are you looking down on me Shi da niang? Why did you take all the other girls except mine? Have I Shi da niang offended you before? Why did you have to say those threatening words and sent out second daughter home?"

Shi da niang started shouting right away before Cheng Xiao Xiao could get a word in.

Cheng Xiao Xiao didn’t know how to respond upon hearing her words. She had no idea what she meant by that but before she could talk, another village woman started shouting at her, “Yeah, Xiao Xiao, exactly what Shi da niang said. Are you looking down on us? Yeah, our February Flower is a bit on the young side, but she’s very good at doing chores. Like this vegetable picking you are doing right now, she’d learned to do that long time ago. Why did you send her out? Are you trying to tell us something? What has our family ever did to you? You take all the other maidens but not our February Flower!”

“Xiao Xiao, aunty Huang said what was on my mind too. Go ahead and say it, what is wrong with my little Ling. She’s an obedient kid! Why didn’t you take her? If you have any concerns you can just tell us. But you can’t just send them back home!”

“Yeah, yeah, Xiao Xiao, that’s exactly what we wanted to say. You better explain yourself to us. We have been counting on you to feed little Spring Flower!”

Talking one after another, all their meaning more or less the same. Cheng Xiao Xiao felt a bit helpless. She figured the kids went home and couldn’t really express clearly what had transpired, which had caused these village women to come to their house.

Cheng Xiao Xiao walked over from the vegetable field to where the woman were. With an apologetic smile, she said, “Shi da niang, Shui da niang, aunty Huang, there must have been some misunderstanding!”

“What misunderstanding? Xiao Xiao, our girls clearly stated that you’ve sent them back! Xiao Xiao, are you still holding grudges toward An Hungniang? Let me tell you something, it was because of you that made it such a hassle for our villages to leave the village. You better be feeding our girls. Otherwise, I am going to go talk to the patriarch!” said An Hung niang rudely, as though the Cheng’s were overdue on money that they owe her!

Her words had displeased Cheng Xiao Xiao. Surely it had been more of a hassle for them to leave a village, but that’s not the reason why they were responsible to feed their entire family!

Shi da niang, standing nearby, realized that An Hung niang, had taken it a bit too far so she tugged at her elbow. An Hung niang stopped talking and turned away, still looking displeased nonetheless.

Cheng Xiao Xiao ignored An Hung niang and said to the other village women, “Da niang, aunty, Xiao Xiao never said she wouldn’t take them. I merely clarified with them that once they stepped foot into the Cheng’s, they have to listen to us from that point forward. They will need to obey to all our orders, even if that means not obeying to orders from their family!”

“WHAT?!” shrieked An Hung niang. Pointing at Cheng Xiao Xiao in disbelief, she shouted, “What do you mean by that, huh? Did you think we were selling you our daughters? What does that even mean they can only listen to the Cheng’s in the future and not us? Cheng Xiao Xiao, don’t you think you are going too far? Let me get this straight, we are not selling our daughters to you! We just want you to raise them and it’s okay if they have to help out with some household chores on the side, but we will be marrying them off in the future. They are not spending the rest of their lives as your servants! You got that?!”

Morons! We were morons!

Even though she had already figured as much, she was still unhappy hearing these words.

Surely these are issues that could be resolved in the future. But if that’s everybody’s plan, then there was no reason to set any sort of rules. They just come by everyday to be fed, help out with whatever chores. Raised them for a few years and they could be married off!