Chapter 149: Nest Egg for a Wife

Have you taken care of those places like the temples and Taoist shrines? Jiang Chengyan asked.

Zhao Chuqiu nodded and replied, All taken care of, Master Huichan has already agreed. He will attribute all auspicious signs and good fortune to Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Chengyan let out a hum of acknowledgment.

Zhao Chuqiu sat as if the chair were made of burning coals. It was rare for a grown man to act so fidgety, but unable to hold back any longer, he leaned closer to Jiang Chengyan and asked in a very low voice, Eldest Brother, the celestial phenomenon really did show an anomaly, but that anomaly is actually my little sister-in-law, am I right?

Otherwise, why else would Jiang Chengyan have gone to such great lengths to cover it up, and even thrown fuel on Jiang Youzhu's fire?

Just as Zhao Chuqiu finished speaking, a soft, milky voice suddenly drifted from the west room: Um, want some milk.

Jiang Chengyan glanced at Zhao Chuqiu and said in a cold voice, You can get lost now. With that, he turned to go brew some milk for Bai Yan.

Zhao Chuqiu pouted. Emerging from the east room, he vaguely caught sight of a small green figure darting about in the west room. He scoffed inwardly, With someone like that, I could take down ten with a single punch.

Achoo! Bai Yan suddenly sneezed, then hurriedly scrambled onto the kang and curled up beneath the quilt.

With slender hands, Jiang Chengyan carried a bowl of freshly brewed goat's milk into the west room and found her sneezing repeatedly.

Where are your clothes? Didn't I tell you to put on your outer robe? The man frowned, looking strictly at the young girl.

Husband, let me tell you, Mother said that if you sneeze once, it means someone is talking behind your back! Bai Yan wrinkled her nose. I'm not catching a cold; someone is definitely bad-mouthing me.

Hearing this, Jiang Chengyan dragged her over, handed her the bowl, and said with a grumpy tone, Stop listening to her nonsense.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yan immediately let out an oh, tilted her head, and chugged the milk down in gulps.

Little Darling, how about we stop growing vegetables?

For so long, this was the first time Bai Yan had heard Jiang Chengyan speak with such gentleness.

Why? Aren't we trying to make money? Bai Yan asked.

Jiang Chengyan used a handkerchief to wipe her mouth, remaining silent.

Although he asked her that, he had already instructed Zhao Chuqiu to pour medicine into the well. Once those thirty mu of land were irrigated with that medicine, the soil would grow increasingly barren, and the crops and fruit trees in the fields would soon wither and die.

Our family doesn't lack money; you don't need to earn it. Jiang Chengyan patiently explained to his little wife.

But you said you still wanted me to support you. Bai Yan pouted, looking somewhat displeased. Why stop growing vegetables?

Before you showed up, I had already saved up enough bride wealth. You wouldn't need to farm for the rest of your life. Holding the little girl, who smelled entirely of milk, Jiang Chengyan said in a low, deep voice.

What is bride wealth? Bai Yan encountered yet another new term.

It's the money needed to marry you. Jiang Chengyan patiently explained.

Bai Yan reached out her small hand toward Jiang Chengyan. Oh, then give it to me.

Jiang Chengyan: ...

As long as you give it to me, I'll stop growing vegetables. Bai Yan agreed readily; persuading her was not as troublesome as he had imagined.

However, not growing vegetables will be a bit boring. Bai Yan wriggled out of Jiang Chengyan's embrace, sprawled flat across the kang, and pouted.

How about we breed a litter of rabbits? Jiang Chengyan deliberately tried to startle the young girl.

That's no use, Husband. Our rabbits give birth to a litter every month... Even after a litter is born, it'll still be boring a month later. Bai Yan looked at Jiang Chengyan with a naive expression.

Jiang Chengyan: ... He was utterly speechless.