Chapter 491
Qin Lang is still negotiable
Qin Yan nodded: "Mm."
Lady Qin Yanhou was still unwilling to give up: "Really, you didn't grow any spirit vegetables?"
Qin Yan: "..."
Qin Xiang: "..."
"Isn't Qin He at the maximum level of fortune?" Lady Qin Yan asked again.
"I don't know," Qin Yan said. "We haven't been able to grow any spiritual vegetables."
Qin Xiang added, "The ordinary vegetables that Qin He grew have probably all frozen to death by now."
Lady Qin Yanhou sighed, "Alas, I thought that since you younger generation all went to the wilderness to reclaim wasteland, at least some of you would be able to grow spiritual vegetables. I didn't expect that not a single one of you could grow them."
Lady Qin Yanhou refused to believe in superstition. Thinking back to the last time, there was Qin Lang from the third branch of the family, and Qin Tang and Qin Xun from the fourth branch. If Qin Tan and Qin Di's children were lucky, then Lady Qin Yanhou thought of Qin Han. Qin Bi didn't go to the desolate land, but Qin Han did.
Qin Han was also a concubine's daughter from the fourth wife's family.
"How are the vegetables Qin Han is growing?" asked Lady Qin Yanhou.
Qin Yan: "..."
Qin Xiang: "..."
If someone had successfully grown the spiritual vegetable, the two of them would have already said so. Whether it's Qin Yan or Qin Xiang, they are both reliable and capable. They're not just parroting what others say, so why keep asking endless questions?
Qin Xiang thought for a moment about the farmland that Qin Han had cultivated, took a sip of tea and said, "When Qin He planted vegetables, Qin Han also planted vegetables, but they didn't sprout. Her luck value should not be as high as Qin He's."
Lady Qin Yanhou frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Next time, invite Qin Lang."
There's no need to call Qin Bi; she definitely won't go.
The ladies of the Marquis's mansion had long realized that if Qin He went, Qin Bi would definitely not go. Qin Bi disliked Qin He more than just a little; Qin Lang was still someone they could negotiate with.
"Qin Lang probably won't go," Qin Yan said.
"Go and ask him," said Lady Qin Yanhou. "If he doesn't go, none of you will be able to grow the spiritual vegetables."
Since Lady Qin Yanhou had said so, Qin Yan and Qin Xiang nodded, took a sip of tea, and left. They went back to their respective courtyards to wash up and change into clean clothes. The desolate land lacked rain, and the wind could easily blow dust away.
The Crown Prince's wife then asked Qin Yan, "Have you successfully grown the magical vegetables yet?"
Qin Yan: "No."
"Didn't Qin He go to the desolate land with you?" the Crown Prince's wife asked, puzzled. "You've been cultivating the imperial wasteland for a while now, haven't you? Why haven't you grown any spiritual vegetables yet?"
Qin Yan scoffed: "Does clearing wasteland mean you have to grow magical vegetables?"
The Crown Prince's wife: "......"
He stammered, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
Qin Yan looked at her and said, "Speak your mind."
"Everyone says that the women of our Qin Yan Marquis's mansion are blessed and have good fortune." The Crown Prince's wife pondered for a moment and said, "As long as they go to farm, the crops will surely grow well."
Qin Yan: "..."
"Who can talk such nonsense?" Qin Yan asked incredulously.
This is all overstating the women of the Qin Yan Marquis's household.
"I'm going to my parents' home," the Crown Prince's wife said. "They mentioned it to me."
Qin Yan didn't say anything more. Let them boast. I wonder who did it. If it's a young lady from a noble family who is about to be married, she must be trying to find a good match. If it's someone who's getting married, she probably wants to improve her reputation.
Qin Yan had no interest in whose work this was; not a single vegetable had been grown yet.
In the courtyard of the fourth house, Qin Lang heard that everyone had returned from the wilderness and came running over. Jiang Mo originally planned to stay for a while and then go back, but Qin Han didn't want to leave. Jiang Shi and Lin Shi certainly couldn't say, "You're leaving, right?" Jiang Shi said, "Let's go after dinner."
Qin Han then discussed with Jiang Mo, "Let's leave after dinner."
Jiang Mo then stayed.
Qin Lang asked him what he cared about most: "Did you bring back the spirit vegetables?"
Wasn't Qin He absolutely certain she could grow spirit vegetables? Qin Lang didn't underestimate her; he directly asked about spirit vegetables without even asking if she had grown them. That shows he didn't trust Qin He's farming abilities at all.
"We haven't grown any spirit vegetables yet," Qin Han teased Qin Lang, laughing as she asked, "Where are we going to get them?"
"Didn't she grow any spiritual vegetables?" Qin Lang almost burst out laughing. "I thought Qin He had grown some spiritual vegetables. Isn't she blessed with high fortune? With her status as a disciple of a celestial sect, how could she grow spiritual vegetables without even planting them?"
"Qin He is your cousin," Qin Han lectured. "You can't be so disrespectful to your cousin."
Qin Lang was too lazy to pay attention to her; lecturing didn't work on him.
If Qin Bi had said this, Qin Lang would have listened. But Qin Han was just a cousin in name only; she didn't really care about him and never thought of him when there were good things. Qin Lang was already being polite by not refuting her.
Dinner was already prepared in the kitchen, and everyone washed their hands and sat down.
"Qin Lang, stay and eat with us." Qin Han invited Qin Lang to stay for a meal.
"No, thank you." Qin Lang was about to leave.
Qin Di said, "Stay and have a bite. Don't be so polite with your fourth uncle."
Qin Lang grinned and said, "My family has delicious food."
Qin Di's eyes flashed, and Qin Tang paused in his tea-drinking motion. His third uncle's courtyard had rare vegetables, although most of them had been eaten. Radishes and cabbages could be stored for a while, so Qin Lang must be cooking special meals for them every day.
The food here is just ordinary, it's really not good to keep Qin Lang here.
"Come over and have some fun after you've eaten," Qin Xun said.
Madam He also said, "Call your mother."
“Okay.” Qin Lang readily agreed: “I’ll tell my mother that my fourth aunt will ask her to come.”
Qin Han was anxious and said to Madam He, "Mother, invite Qin Lang to eat at our house! Our third and fourth branches have a good relationship. What's wrong with a meal? I still have something to say to Qin Lang after the meal."
Qin Lang was very shrewd; he knew something was up as soon as he heard it. As he walked, he said, "I'm young. If you have something to say, talk to my father and mother. Don't tell me. I don't care about anything."
Before Qin Han could say anything more, Qin Lang ran away.
Qin Han was frustrated, and Madam He saw it all. She didn't know what to say to Qin Han. Qin Lang clearly didn't want to waste words with her and was avoiding her. He didn't respond to Qin Han's words, but Qin Han was still acting like her older cousin.
It was just a matter of Qin Bi saying a few words, and the more Qin Han talked, the faster Qin Lang ran.
As for the Marquis's mansion, Qin Tang's generation all have good relationships with people. It's not something you can just pull together by connections. Madam He is too lazy to care anymore. Now that she has entered the path of cultivation, she has come to terms with it and will pretend not to see what she shouldn't be involved in.
Jiang Mo could tell that Qin Han had something on her mind by pulling Qin Lang along. He wanted to say something to Qin Han, but then thought it best to go back and talk about it later.
When the four families were eating, the children stopped sitting in their original seats and ran to sit next to Qin Di and his wife. Qin Han blinked at them, noticing that the children seemed to be very close to Qin Di and his wife.
"Grandfather," Qin Su picked up a piece of low-level demon beast meat and gave it to Qin Di, "Eat meat."
Qin Di was happy, and so was He Shi; they were all delighted.
After the meal, Qin Lang and Madam Zhu arrived at the fourth branch of the household, followed by Qin Xiang.
Qin Xiang was the eldest son of a concubine in the Marquis's household and was of great help to Qin Yan. Qin Di invited Qin Xiang to sit down.
Qin Xiang smiled and sat down, looking at Qin Lang and saying to Qin Di, "I've come to ask Qin Lang if he has nothing planned for tomorrow, so we can go to the desolate lands together." (End of Chapter)