SPMT : Chapter 36: Second Brother Arrives

Having known that Xiao Jinfeng might come, Xiao Jingting had bought a small bed early on. When Xiao Jinfeng arrived, he planned to have the two boys sleep on the small bed while he and Xu Mu’an slept on the big bed. Afraid that Xiao Xiaofan might roll off while sleeping restlessly, Xiao Jingting had specifically bought one with guardrails.

Although they already had two sons together, Xiao Jingting still felt somewhat shy about sharing a bed with Xu Mu’an.

Xiao Jingting was embarrassed, and Xu Mu’an was also nervous. When the two lay down on the bed, they were somewhat stiff. Xiao Xiaofan slept soundly, snoring away. The room was quiet, and Xiao Jingting could clearly hear every sound of Xiao Xiaofan turning over and grinding his teeth.

Xiao Jingting reached out and grasped Xu Mu’an’s hand. Xu Mu’an trembled slightly, then went still, letting Xiao Jingting hold his hand.

Xiao Jingting found it interesting and scratched at Xu Mu’an’s palm.

Mindful of their eldest son who had many thoughts, Xiao Jingting didn’t dare do anything more.

“How do you think Second Brother and the other are sleeping?” Xiao Jingting asked.

Xu Mu’an hesitated and said, “I don’t know.”

Mu Shuyu and Xiao Jinfeng were lying on the same bed. Mu Shuyu had originally wanted to sleep on the floor, but Xiao Jinfeng certainly couldn’t let a ger sleep on the floor. After pushing the matter back and forth, they ended up sleeping on the same bed.

The next day.

Mu Shuyu stayed in the courtyard helping Xu Mu’an pick grapes. “Young Master Xu! Your husband really grows excellent grapes.”

Xu Mu’an nodded with pride and said, “Indeed. Brother Shuyu, don’t call me Young Master Xu anymore. Just call me Mu’an.”

“Alright! Mu’an, I noticed your husband’s strength seems to have reached the fourth layer of Qi Practice already.”

Xu Mu’an nodded and said, “Yes!” Xu Mu’an felt somewhat puzzled. When he left, Xiao Jingting hadn’t advanced yet. According to Xiao Xiaodong, shortly after he left, Xiao Jingting advanced. He wondered how the advancement happened.

Mu Shuyu shook his head and said, “Brother Jinfeng always says his brother doesn’t apply himself, but he really misjudged him.”

“Well, it’s not that. He’s changed a lot, a great deal, recently,” Xu Mu’an said.

Mu Shuyu rolled his eyes but didn’t ask more questions. After picking the grapes, the two worked together to deliver them to Yuehe Restaurant.

“Young Master Xu, you’re back!” Restaurant owner Zhou Jiji said warmly when he saw Xu Mu’an.

Xu Mu’an nodded and said, “Yes! Boss Zhou, your business is getting bigger and bigger!” Xu Mu’an noticed that Zhou Jiji’s storefront had expanded by half, with people coming and going, business booming.

“It’s all thanks to your husband’s blessing. Did you bring grapes?” Zhou Jiji asked.

Ever since Xiao Jingting’s grapes became popular, several families had tried to copy him and grow grapes. However, the grapes they grew really didn’t taste very good. Even those that tasted decent couldn’t compare to the spiritual energy contained in Xiao Jingting’s grapes.

Several families that had originally declined Xiao Jingting’s orders regretted it after discovering the difference in grape quality and wanted to renegotiate contracts with Xiao Jingting. However, Xiao Jingting was stubborn and ignored those people. Seeing that the grape quality was indeed excellent and sold well, Boss Zhou Jiji didn’t take advantage of Xiao Jingting and proactively raised the price to 250 coins per bunch.

“Boss Zhou, can you sell all these grapes?” Xu Mu’an asked.

Zhou Jiji nodded and said, “Yes, yes, I can sell however many there are.” Pure grape sales were limited after all, but Xiao Jingting had taught Zhou Jiji to make grape beverages. Those grape-based drinks were very popular, and many wealthy young ladies and gentlemen were willing to pay high prices for them.

Xu Mu’an’s eyes widened, feeling somewhat astonished.

“By the way, do you have wine?” Zhou Jiji asked.

Xu Mu’an nodded and said, “I brought several jars.”

There were thirteen jars of wine total. Two had been sold, three consumed, and to quickly raise funds, Xiao Jingting couldn’t bear to be stingy and decided to sell five more jars.

The grape wine sold very well. Xiao Jingting’s grape wine came in jars, but after Zhou Jiji bought it, he transferred it to porcelain bottles. One jar could fill about ten porcelain bottles. This wine was rich in spiritual energy, long-lasting and pure. The twenty small bottles from last time were snapped up immediately.

“Here’s eight hundred taels in bank notes. Keep them safe,” Zhou Jiji readily produced the bank notes.

Xu Mu’an accepted the bank notes, feeling like he was holding a hot potato.

Mu Shuyu looked at Xu Mu’an and asked, “Should we go back now?”

Xu Mu’an hesitated and said, “Jingting said that if we sold our goods and it was still early, I should inquire about where antidote pills are sold.”

Hearing Xu Mu’an’s words, Mu Shuyu immediately felt more at ease. Mu Shuyu had vaguely heard that Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng didn’t get along well as brothers, and he had been very worried that Xiao Jingting wouldn’t be willing to save Xiao Jinfeng.

“Are there any major trading companies in this small town?” Mu Shuyu asked.

Xu Mu’an shook his head and said, “No, but there’s a place called Qingcheng nearby that should have them. Let’s first ask at the pill shops here, and if there aren’t any, we’ll have to make a trip to Qingcheng.”

Xu Mu’an nodded and said, “Alright!”

Xiao Jinfeng followed Xiao Jingting to the fields. Xiao Jingting had now become an inspirational example for Tuqiu Village, so when everyone saw an extra person beside Xiao Jingting, they were all very curious.

When Xiao Jingting got busy, Xiao Jinfeng was left alone, and those various aunts and relatives swarmed over to inquire about Xiao Jinfeng’s background.

Having mixed in a major family after all, Xiao Jinfeng answered everyone’s questions without revealing anything, while cleverly extracting much information about Xiao Jingting through indirect questioning.

Only after asking around did Xiao Jinfeng learn that when Xiao Jingting first arrived, he had indeed been very troublesome—eating and drinking excessively, gambling and frequenting brothels. Later, somehow, he suddenly became enlightened and began working hard to improve himself. Using spiritual techniques to nurture the spiritual plants in the soil and looking at the lush spiritual plants in the fields, Xiao Jinfeng thought to himself: This brother of his really was different now.