Chapter 489
Summoning Artifacts
Qin Xiang smiled, thinking of Qin Bi farming: "None of us have Qin Bi's good fortune."
This was praise, and as elder brothers, Qin Tang and Qin Xun were honored.
Qin Xun smiled and nodded, "That's true."
If Qin Bi hadn't married the Prince Rong and had the ability to farm, Qin Tang would have only told her to keep a low profile to avoid Qin He becoming jealous and secretly causing trouble, since Qin He is a narrow-minded person.
But Qin Bi married well.
Qin Tang didn't stop her. Qin Bi was talented, which would be beneficial to Rong Yang and Rong Chi.
"Growing vegetables?" Qin Xiang asked, glancing at the farmland that Qin Tang and Qin Xun had cultivated.
“I won’t plant them.” Qin Tang held the summoning artifact, looking slightly tired. He had been summoning rain and snow at a high intensity for a while, and what fell on the ground were just sleet particles: “It’s cold in winter, so the vegetables won’t grow even if we plant them.”
Qin Han and Jiang Mo came over, and Qin Yuan came along with them.
"Sister Qin He has planted vegetables." Qin Yuan said, "Once you've cleared the land, you have to plant vegetables. Otherwise, why leave the land idle? Plant one crop now, and then plant another in the spring."
Qin Tang and the others remained silent, but Qin Han was completely oblivious and even thought Qin Yuan's words made sense.
Qin Xun didn't want to speak. This person really knew nothing about farming. After so many days in the wilderness, Qin Yuan had no idea about agriculture or farming, which was why he said such stupid and ignorant things.
“It’s winter,” Qin Xiang said with a gentle smile. “It’s extremely cold, and almost nothing grows.”
"How is that possible?" Qin Yuan exclaimed, "Qin Bi's spirit vegetables all grow."
Qin Xun lowered his eyes and stared directly at the summoned plant turning over the ground, no longer speaking. See? Luckily, he hadn't been the one to tell her, otherwise, Qin Yuan wouldn't have known better and would have thought he was deliberately preventing her from growing the spirit vegetables.
They're even better than Qin Bi. Qin Bi can grow spiritual vegetables in the wilderness, and many people in the Marquis's mansion think it's possible. They kindly reminded them that it's winter, but the people thought they had ulterior motives.
Qin Xiang's reminder was not a big problem, because Qin Xiang was the right-hand man of the Crown Prince Qin and managed many affairs in the Marquis's mansion. Qin Xiang did not favor the fourth branch of the family nor the second branch, a fact known to all the members of the Marquis's mansion.
Even though Qin Xiang told her that winter was not a good time to plant vegetables, Qin Yuan still made a fuss, showing her dissatisfaction.
Qin Tang originally wanted to take a break, but everyone had come to his and Qin Xun's farmland, so it wasn't appropriate to continue clearing the land. It would be good for everyone to chat and rest. Qin Yuan was so ungrateful, so Qin Tang continued to summon rain and snow.
"Jiang Mo," Qin Tang asked, "how's the farmland you've been cultivating coming along?"
Jiang Mo sighed, "Alas, I can't summon rain and snow."
Qin Xun replied, "You haven't even begun your cultivation journey."
Taking the opportunity, Qin Han said, "It would be good if we ate more spiritual food."
The conversation stalled. Everyone knows that eating more spiritual food is good, but the key question is, do you even have any? Don't tell me you're only thinking about the spiritual food from your maternal family, and you're saying this to Qin Tang and Qin Xun.
Qin Tang and Qin Xun pretended not to hear, and Jiang Shen came over with a pout: "Turning the soil is so tiring."
She didn't have any magical artifacts to summon, so she could only work with Qin Han to cultivate the wasteland. What could a little girl like Jiang Shen do? She took a hoe and broke up the hardened soil. Using a hoe was hard work.
Qin Han pulled Jiang Shen's hand and looked at it: "It's covered in blisters."
Qin Xun suspected that he was telling this to Qin Tang and Qin Tang.
"The Crimson Flame Festival is approaching," Qin Xiang said. "We need to cultivate the farmland as soon as possible."
After saying goodbye, she went back to find Qin Yan. Qin Yuan saw that only the fourth branch of the family was left, so she left as well. She had to tell Qin He when she got back that the fourth branch was really heartless and didn't care about Qin Han's family at all.
Jiang Shen's hands were blistered from holding the hoe; why give her a few medicinal vegetables instead of clearing wasteland?!
Qin Xun then said to Qin Han, "I brought water, let's give Jiang Shen some water."
Qin Han's lips curled down. Who hasn't brought water? Why not just give them a spirit duck? A legitimate son is a legitimate son, different from a son born out of wedlock. He's ruthless, while only a son born out of wedlock is devoted to his family.
Despite her dissatisfaction, Qin Han didn't dare show it and instead gave water to Jiang Shen.
Jiang Mo watched Qin Tang and Qin Xun reclaiming the wasteland. Qin Han put the water jug back and asked Qin Tang, "Elder brother, do you have any summoning artifacts for children? I saw that Sister Qin Bi's child has one of those small summoning artifacts. Does our Marquis's mansion have any? If our Marquis's mansion has any, and you two brothers brought some with you, please let Jiang Shen use them. The child has come all the way to this desolate land and hasn't even gotten close to a summoning artifact."
Qin Han looked dejected, feeling wronged for her child.
"A small summoning artifact?" Qin Tang asked. "No."
Qin Xun said, "I don't have any either."
"There are several children in your family." Qin Han clearly didn't believe it: "Not even a small summoning artifact?"
Qin Xun took a deep breath, while Qin Tang frowned. No one would feel comfortable hearing these words.
Back then, Madam He raised Qin Han by her side. Her legitimate children were closer to Qin Han, while Qin Bi was generally not close to her. Therefore, her legitimate children treated Qin Bi indifferently.
Since Qin Bi's marriage plans fell through, she has become closer to the legitimate daughter.
They couldn't afford to be too distant. The children of the four branches of the family were all of one mind, sharing both glory and misfortune. Since Prince He abandoned Qin Bi and chose Qin He, Qin Tang and Qin Xun were naturally unhappy and would definitely side with Qin Bi.
The more time you spend together, the stronger your bond becomes.
What touched Qin Tang and Qin Xun the most was when Prince He wanted to marry a concubine, Qin Bi broke down in tears and sought protection from her father and brothers. Although they hadn't had much affection for each other since childhood, the deep-rooted family ties showed up at the crucial moment.
Qin Bi said something like this back then: "If my father and brothers don't protect me, who will? Who can I turn to? When I'm wronged, I can only turn to my father and brothers for help."
At that time, Qin Tang and Qin Xun really couldn't take it anymore. In the end, they went all out and asked their father, Qin Di, to go to Qin Yanhou and the old Qin Yanhou for help. They agreed that they would get married and then divorce.
From that time on, Qin Bi held the same place in their hearts as Qin Han.
Qin Tang and Qin Xun never expected that Qin Bi would be the most blessed, the most sentimental and protective of her clan. Compared to Qin Bi, Qin Han only cared about her husband and children.
Having too many fantasies can make one feel uncomfortable.
Jiang Mo thought Qin Han and her elder brother were just talking normally, so he didn't say anything. But when he saw that Qin Tang and Qin Xun looked unhappy, he sighed and had no choice but to smooth things over.
"Qin Han," Jiang Mo said, "Children's summoning artifacts aren't cheap."
Qin Han said in a low voice, "I thought my two elder brothers should have one."
"No," Qin Xun said. "My elder brother and I originally wanted to buy a small summoning artifact for our eldest son, but we couldn't find a suitable one, and the prices were too high, so we didn't buy it."
"You two seem to have no shortage of summoning artifacts," Qin Han said with a slight apology and a smile. "I thought you two brothers also had summoning artifacts for children."
Qin Tang wouldn't tell Qin Han that the reason they had so many summoning artifacts was because Qin Lang had killed those who were trying to seize the small space in the Demon Beast Realm, and had picked up quite a few artifacts in the process. (End of Chapter)