Village Women Came to Visit
“Eh, more visitor?”
Little Yuteng, who was sitting on the crystal tree sensed another intruder into the Cheng’s territory. She did not disturb Cheng Xiao Xiao but flashed out of the dimension by herself.
Under the moonlight, a black silhouette sneaked around. He didn’t touch any properties of he Cheng’s, but cautiously seeking all over as though he was looking for something.
Little Yuteng noticed the man in black as soon as she exited the dimension. She didn’t know who he was, but she was pretty sure he was up to no good. With a wave of her hand, the man in black disappeared.
Needless to say, he had faced the same fate as the two deacons.
The next day, after Cheng Xiao Xiao exited the dimension and saw her father for the first time, she’d noticed that he looked different than before, in a good way. Especially his eyes, they were even more acute than before, making them hard to look directly at.
“Dad, did you have a break through?” asked Cheng Xiao Xiao with a smile.
“Ha ha ha…” laughed Cheng Biyuan happily. “Indeed. I am now a martial spiritualist!”
“Martial spiritualist, dad had became martial spiritualist?” Cheng Xiao Xiao paused, she was a little surprised. She thought her father would become advance level martial master at most, she hadn’t expect him to become martial spiritualist!
What a pleasant surprise!
“Daddy was so strong!” Little Lan Lan clapped her small hands together.
Cheng Zheng Yuan and his brother regarded their father with admiration. Martial spiritualist, that’s quite up there!
Of course, as Cheng Biyuan, the head of household, become stronger, the better for the safety of the family. Everybody smiled happily.
By now Cheng Xiao Xiao had already heard about the “guest” from last night from Yuteng. She didn’t pay it much attention. He was already locked up, nothing else to worry about.
After breakfast, the villagers came again. Other than the four that came the day before, there was another familiar face – Liu Danhang. He came with the villagers.
“Danhang, you really want to join us?” Cheng Biyuan was a bit surprised.
Liu Danhang sneaked a glance at Cheng Xiao Xiao and nodded, “Yes, Uncle Cheng, I will work hard. Don’t you worry!”
“Um, okay. Why don’t you give it a try. If you couldn’t handle it, let me know!” Cheng Biyuan was already martial spiritualist, nothing could escape his eyes. But he decided to let him stay for now.
Liu Danhang smiled like he was relieved. Quickly he said, “Thank you, Uncle Cheng!”
“No problem. We appreciate you coming to help us out. Let’s go. Let’s head to the well!”
The group exited the back of the house. Even the young ones went to check out the actions. Only Mrs. Cheng and Cheng Xiao Xiao were left at the house.
“Mom, I will go pick some vegetables from the field!” Cheng Xiao Xiao was about to step out with her basket.
Mrs. Cheng stopped her on her way out, “Wait, Xiao Xiao!”
“Mom, what’s the matter?”
“I will go with you. Let’s go!”
“Oh!” Cheng Xiao Xiao followed her mother to the vegetable fields. She knew her mother had something to say to her, so she couldn’t help but asked, “Mom, is something wrong?”
“Xiao Xiao, nothing serious. We have enough food for the time being, just not a lot of money. There are some necessities that we need to get. Maybe it’s time for your dad to take a trip to the marketplace!”
“You are right. Last time dad was about to go to the marketplace but got sidetracked. We should make a trip the next day or two!” Being reminded, Cheng Xiao Xiao remembered all the inventory piling up in the warehouse. She felt troubled.
They needed to figure out something for selling their goods. They couldn’t retail them. If they wanted to wholesale, they would need large customers, but where were they going to find large customers where they were?
They had soured the relationships with both of their large customers. Now they would need to figure out something on their own.
Thinking about this, she asked her mother next to her, “Mom, does dad have any close friends? I think it’s best we will look for a large customer. After all, we have expanded, and pretty much taken care of everything we need. A customer that we are familiar with will be best.
“Well, Xiao Xiao. That might be an issue. Your dad used to have friends, but he hasn’t been in contact with them. Nor do we know if their intentions were pure. I am not sure if it’s a good idea to approach these people!”
Mrs. Cheng, who was just about to pick vegetables stopped and thought this over. She was still worried.
Cheng Xiao Xiao frowned slightly. She felt it’s better to have a discussion with her father on this issue. Her mother didn’t know too much and couldn’t make these decisions.
“Woof! Woof! Woof!”
The dogs started barking again. The two of them stood up in the vegetable field just in time to see some women from the village showing up but were blocked by the dogs.
“Cheng niangzhi, it’s us. Cheng niangzhi…”
“Aiya, Cheng niangzhi, since when did you have dogs? Quick, tell them to go away!”
“Cheng niangzhi, your dogs are so mean….”
Mrs. Cheng smiled when she heard them. She walked out of the vegetable fields to greet them.
Cheng Xiao Xiao had already told the dogs to move out of their way and stopped block them. The lot approached them quickly.
“Zhou niangzhi, Zhen niangzhi, Shi niangzhi, Lin niangzhi. What brought you here?” Mrs. Cheng was surprised as she greeted them.
Zhou niangzhi smiled, “We heard that you place was fixed up nicely, so we came to check it out. Are we not welcomed?”
“Of course you are welcomed. Just wasn’t expecting you, that's all!” Mrs. Cheng politely invited them inside the house.
They smiled and walked at the same time. Passing the vegetable field, they saw Cheng Xiao Xiao picking vegetables like they are flowers and Shi niangzhi let out a small cry, “Oh my, your vegetables look beautiful. Come and have a look. They are as pretty as flowers!”
“They are indeed! How come all the bok choy look identical?”
“Incredible. Simply incredible. We didn’t know that Cheng niangzhi was a master in growing vegetables. All these vegetables are pleasing to the eyes. Not like ours at all.”
The fours village women cried and shouted. Certainly, the Cheng’s vegetable fields look like artwork. Cheng Xiao Xiao had applied modern days technique in planting their fields, naturally village women back in the time couldn’t accomplish anything remotely similar.
Seeing this beautiful scenery of vegetable fields, of course they have to let out their sigh of admiration. Mrs. Cheng smiled tenderly. She couldn’t control the happiness between her brows. She said to them, “If you like, bring some home with you on your way back!”
“Yes, fellow daniang. Our vegetables are quite fair. Do bring some with you on your way back!” Cheng Xiao Xiao chimed in from the vegetable field.