SPMT : Chapter 38: Xu Mu’an’s Speculation

“Mu’an! Where have you been running off to all this time!” Seeing Xu Mu’an, Aunt Li immediately came forward to ask.

Xu Mu’an said vaguely, “Went out to pick someone up.”

“You’ve finally returned! You don’t know—while you were gone, those little vixens were constantly circling around your husband. That Qiu Bai, who used to be cold and indifferent toward your husband, is now passionate as fire!” Aunt Li said sarcastically.

Xu Mu’an lowered his head and smiled. Xiao Xiaodong had already told him that while he was away, many matchmakers had brought people to their door, but he and Xiaofan had driven them all away.

When Xu Mu’an returned, he had encountered Qiu Bai, who looked at him with pure venom, as if Xu Mu’an had stolen Qiu Bai’s husband.

“Little Mu! Your husband is hot property now. You’d better keep a close watch!” Aunt Li said earnestly.

Xu Mu’an smiled and said, “It’s fine.”

Qiu Bai wasn’t much of a concern. Sun Miaomiao was the tricky one. But now when Sun Miaomiao was mentioned, Xiao Jingting was also indifferent, acting as if he’d rather not know that woman at all. A person’s temperament might change with their experiences, but to change this much all at once was really too strange…

Xu Mu’an had shared a bed with Xiao Jingting and knew every detail of his body. If he weren’t certain that this Xiao Jingting’s body was still the original one, Xu Mu’an would suspect this Xiao Jingting was someone else in disguise.

Xu Mu’an vaguely suspected that Xiao Jingting had been possessed, but regardless of who the other person was, they were much better than the original Xiao Jingting. Since the change, Xu Mu’an felt like he was living in heaven every day, so he didn’t plan to expose it.

“Little Xu, you’re really broad-minded! What kind of person is that one you brought back?” Aunt Li asked.

Xu Mu’an smiled and said vaguely, “A relative.”

“Those two both look like fine specimens of men with decent abilities, right?” Aunt Li asked.

Xu Mu’an nodded and said, “Mm.” Even though Xiao Jinfeng was poisoned and his strength had regressed considerably, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse—Xiao Jinfeng’s abilities were still outstanding in the village.

“Are they married?” Aunt Li asked.

Xu Mu’an: “…”

…

“Where did you go?” Xiao Jingting asked when he saw Xu Mu’an.

“When I went out to pour water, I ran into Aunt Li and chatted with her for a bit,” Xu Mu’an said.

“Aunt Li? What did she say?”

“She asked about your brother’s background and whether he was married.”

Xiao Jingting was immediately stunned and said, “What’s she trying to do?”

Xu Mu’an smiled and said, “Probably wanting to play matchmaker for your brother.”

“What did you tell her?” Xiao Jingting asked.

Xu Mu’an smiled and said, “I said your brother isn’t married yet but has someone he likes, and their relationship is very good.”

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “That’s good to say. I think Second Brother and that Mu Shuyu are quite compatible, and Mu Shuyu’s character is decent too.”

“Yes!” However, even though he and Xiao Jingting were already married, those people still kept coming one after another to poach his husband. Since Xiao Jinfeng only had someone he liked, it probably wouldn’t dampen those people’s enthusiasm.

“I heard from Xiaofan that Qiu Bai keeps coming to pick grapes.”

Xiao Jingting smiled helplessly and said, “Yes! The person is thick-skinned, so there’s nothing I can do. Actually, it’s not just Qiu Bai, but fortunately they haven’t been too excessive.”

Among rural neighbors, sometimes as long as it wasn’t too excessive, going to someone’s house to mooch some food was common. Xiao Jingting couldn’t say much. Since he had to go out during the day and only left the two little ones at home, it was inconvenient. Recently when he went out, he had the two little ones lock the courtyard gate.

Xu Mu’an nodded and said, “In the future, when we have money, we can build the courtyard walls higher and buy two guard dogs.”

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “That’s what I was thinking too.”

“Has Second Brother left?” Xu Mu’an asked.

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Yes! Afraid the silver wouldn’t be enough, I gave Second Brother all the silver in the house and had him take the remaining wine too. Fortunately, the spiritual plants in several mu of fields are about to mature—we can exchange them for money once sold.”

Xu Mu’an nodded and said, “That’s good then.”

“The traps in our fields have caught a lot of prey recently—we got quite a bit for free. It’s a pity we discovered it late, so people had already taken the prey away,” Xiao Jingting said, shaking his head.

Xu Mu’an consoled him, “No matter what, getting free prey is a good thing…”

“The prey coming recently has been getting stronger and stronger. The traps can barely contain them anymore,” Xiao Jingting said with some worry.

Xu Mu’an pondered and said, “The spiritual plants in the premium fields need a few more days to mature. By then, Second Brother should be back too.”

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Yes, when Second Brother returns, the situation will be better.”