SPMT : Chapter 40 Detoxified

A few days later, Xiao Jinfeng returned from Qingcheng. The poison was cured, and he had become much more cheerful.

“Second Brother, you’re back! Is the poison cured?” Xiao Jingting asked.

Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, “It’s cured. Thanks to you—without you, Second Brother would have been dead for sure this time.” Actually, curing the poison was just a matter of over a thousand taels of silver. The problem was that after being expelled from the mercenary team, no one would lend him money. The family members kicked him while he was down—ostensibly helping him find solutions while secretly sabotaging him.

“I’m just glad Second Brother is well. I’m really short-handed right now!” Xiao Jingting said somewhat happily.

“Is there anything you need help with?” Xiao Jinfeng asked.

“The spiritual plants in my several mu of fields are starting to mature one after another. Those fields are close to the mountain forests and easily attract demon beasts from the mountains. Before, when the spiritual plants I grew were lower level, it was fine. But recently, the spiritual plants in those several mu of medium-grade fields are all about to mature, attracting more and more demon beasts. I originally hired two spiritual plant masters to tend them for me, but with the increasing number of demon beasts lately, both of them were scared away by the endless stream of demon beasts,” Xiao Jingting said helplessly.

“I can help tend them. I’m also a spiritual plant master,” Mu Shuyu said after some hesitation.

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Then I’ll trouble Young Master Mu.”

Mu Shuyu smiled shyly and said, “It’s no trouble.” Mu Shuyu glanced at the person beside him from the corner of his eye and quickly looked away.

Xiao Jingting nudged Xiao Jinfeng with his elbow and said, “Second Brother, your charm is really something—you brought back both an alchemist and a spiritual plant master.”

Mu Shuyu knew medical arts. If Mu Shuyu hadn’t provided emergency care for Xiao Jinfeng’s poisoning and carefully used medicine to delay the poison’s effects, Xiao Jinfeng couldn’t have lasted so long.

Hearing Xiao Jingting and Xiao Jinfeng’s whispered conversation, Mu Shuyu couldn’t help but blush. He lowered his head and stood awkwardly in the courtyard, at a loss.

“Alright, alright, everyone stop standing in the courtyard. Let’s eat first,” Xu Mu’an said at the right moment, helping Mu Shuyu out of the awkward situation.

Only then did Xiao Jingting react and said, “Right, right, right, everyone eat first. Only after eating can we have strength to work.”

Xiao Jinfeng walked into the house and found that Xiao Xiaodong and Xiao Xiaofan were already seated.

Seeing Xiao Jinfeng enter, Xiao Xiaodong nodded toward him and politely greeted, “Hello Second Uncle, are you completely well now?”

Xiao Jinfeng smiled and said, “I’m already well.”

Xiao Xiaofan held his rice bowl with both hands, staring straight at the table full of food, occasionally licking his lips. Xiao Xiaodong poked Xiao Xiaofan, who was almost drooling, and Xiao Xiaofan immediately said in shock, “I didn’t steal any food!”

Hearing this, Xiao Jingting was completely speechless. This youngest son of his really was…

“Alright, alright, eat, eat,” Xiao Jingting said helplessly.

Hearing this, Xiao Xiaofan immediately became happy.

Xiao Xiaodong glared fiercely at Xiao Xiaofan, who picked up a piece of meat, stuffed it in his mouth, and looked at Xiao Xiaodong with complete innocence.

Looking at Xiao Jingting, Xiao Jinfeng thought to himself: Third Brother really has changed a lot. Before, he used to constantly curse Xiao Xiaofan as a bastard, saying he was born from Xu Mu’an’s adultery with a lover, that he, Xiao Jingting, didn’t have such a stupid son. When they were at the Xiao family, although the two children were nominally young masters, they didn’t live well. When he visited a few times, both were sallow and thin. Now they were fair and plump.

Xiao Jinfeng and the others all sat down and began eating.

“Mu’an, your cooking is really good!” Xiao Jinfeng said.

Xu Mu’an smiled and said, “It’s all because Jingting taught me well.” Xiao Jingting’s cooking skills were excellent, but he was very busy, so when Xiao Jingting cooked, Xu Mu’an would study seriously beside him. Although it wasn’t as good as Xiao Jingting’s cooking, it was already quite good.

“Third Brother, you can cook too,” Xiao Jinfeng said with complete surprise.

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “A little. After eating a lot, you learn to cook.”

Xiao Jinfeng smiled and thought to himself: He had also eaten many good things, but when it came to cooking, at most he could only roast some meat. It seemed he had always underestimated this brother of his.

“Second Uncle, are you completely well?” Xiao Xiaofan asked.

Xiao Jinfeng nodded and said, “I’m already well.”

“That’s great! Now that you’re well, Second Uncle, you can make little babies for me to play with,” Xiao Xiaofan said excitedly.

Xiao Jingting: “…” What was this silly son of his thinking? What did he mean “for me to play with”!

Xiao Jinfeng smiled awkwardly and glanced at Mu Shuyu beside him.

Mu Shuyu lowered his head eating rice, his face red as a ripe tomato.

Xiao Jingting picked several pieces of meat for Xiao Xiaofan and said, “Eat quickly, eat quickly.”

Xiao Xiaofan smiled brilliantly at Xiao Jingting and said, “Thank you, Father.”

Xiao Xiaodong turned his head and looked at Xiao Xiaofan speechlessly. Xiao Xiaofan smiled proudly and said, “Father gave me meat to eat. Father loves me most!”

Xiao Xiaodong: “…”