Since Xiao Jingting was eager to have his own bed, he shamelessly stuffed Xiao Xiaofan and Xiao Xiaodong’s small bed into his own room, and naturally handed the two little troublemakers over to Xiao Jinfeng and Mu Shuyu to take care of.
Xu Mu’an tacitly approved of Xiao Jingting’s arrangement.
Xiao Xiaodong silently criticized the behavior of his two fathers abusing children but quickly accepted the arrangement.
Although Xiao Xiaofan didn’t quite understand why his dad wanted him to live with his second uncle, he still accepted the suggestion peacefully.
Xiao Xiaofan liked to hide snacks. Whenever Xu Mu’an found them, they would be confiscated. But now that they moved to Xiao Jinfeng’s room, Xiao Xiaofan could finally hide his snacks openly.
Xiao Xiaodong saw through Xiao Xiaofan’s little tricks and thought his younger brother was silly.
After harvesting the spirit plants from the five acres of top-quality fields, Xiao Jingting had accumulated 2,500 taels of silver.
During this time, Xu Mu’an and Xiao Jinfeng had killed quite a few demonic beasts and earned some money too.
With some silver on hand, Xiao Jingting wanted to buy some things to improve their lives, so the four of them gathered together to discuss.
“Your spirit fields have been left uncultivated for two months. Although the Hou Family won’t investigate until October, there’s a possibility they might come earlier. So, it’s best to set aside 1,000 taels of silver just in case,” Xiao Jinfeng reminded.
Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “I understand.” The fine for the fields had always been weighing heavily on Xiao Jingting’s mind.
Xu Mu’an agreed with Xiao Jinfeng’s suggestion. They couldn’t afford to offend the Hou Family. If they couldn’t pay the fine later, they would be in big trouble.
They couldn’t use the 1,000 taels, so they could only use the remaining 1,500 taels.
“I want to build two more rooms, one for Xiaodong and one for Xiaofan separately.”
Having the two troublemakers live with their uncle and Mu Shuyu would probably seriously affect the development of their relationship!
With the recent additions to the household, the house had become somewhat crowded.
“I also want to buy a larger storage bag. It would be convenient to have one, so we can bring grain to the fields and wherever else we need to without having to move it back and forth,” Xiao Jinfeng said. Having a storage bag would also be convenient when Xiao Jinfeng and Xu Mu’an went hunting.
“It’s best to buy some spirit jade. The most urgent task now is to improve our spiritual power,” Xiao Jinfeng said.
Excitement flashed in Xiao Jingting’s eyes. “You’re right.”
Spirit jade was a type of jade that contained spiritual energy and could be used for cultivation. When Xiao Jingting was still with the Xiao Family, he had a monthly quota of spirit jade. This was standard for members of the Xiao Family. The better they performed, the more spirit jade they could obtain.
As far as Xiao Jingting knew, his parents would send five pieces of spirit jade to Xiao Qingyan every month. The original owner was very jealous of his elder brother.
Xiao Jinfeng was often away from home, so when he wasn’t there, his quota would often be given to Xiao Jingting. The original owner was generous and often gave away precious spirit jade to others. Sometimes, when Xiao Jinfeng returned to the Xiao Family to claim his quota, the original owner felt that Xiao Jinfeng was stealing his spirit jade and harbored resentment towards him.
“How much does spirit jade cost?” Xiao Jingting asked.
“The current market price is between 250 and 300 taels per piece, depending on the quality,” Xiao Jinfeng said.
Xiao Jingting grumbled, “It’s so expensive!” After all the hard work he had done, he had only earned so little spirit jade! The spirit jade of large families was always given priority to the top person. As far as Xiao Jingting knew, his grandfather would consume dozens of pieces of spirit jade every day. Comparing people is really infuriating.
Seeing Xiao Jingting’s expression, Xu Mu’an couldn’t help but chuckle. Many ordinary families only consumed some spirit grains and absorbed some spiritual energy for cultivation. Spirit jade was something only the children of big families could enjoy.
“In fact, the spiritual energy in the spirit wine you brew is very rich, almost comparable to spirit jade. If you sell it for 100 taels per bottle, it’s a bit of a waste,” Xiao Jinfeng said.
Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “I know. I’m not going to sell it now.” With Xiao Jinfeng’s wine barrel at home, and Xu Mu’an also liked to drink, there was no extra wine to sell!
In the end, Xiao Jingting spent 1,000 taels to buy four pieces of spirit jade, 100 taels to build a house, and 300 taels to buy two storage bags—one of two cubic meters and one of four cubic meters. He spent all the money in one go.
After receiving the spirit jade, Xiao Jingting wanted to give each of the four of them one piece. Xiao Jinfeng didn’t want any and asked for two more jars of wine, Mu Shuyu didn’t want any and asked for a few more bunches of grapes, and Xu Mu’an didn’t want any, asking Xiao Jingting to focus on cultivation. After absorbing a piece of spirit jade, Xiao Jingting found that its effect was indeed very good, but it was too expensive, so he put the spirit jade into the spatial stone to save it for later.
Xiao Jingting continued to be busy with farming every day. As his strength increased, the time it took for him to cultivate spirit plants became shorter and shorter.
Several days passed peacefully, but suddenly, Mu Shuyu fainted in the fields, shocking everyone.
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