The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune

Chapter 28: Chapter 27 Vulgar Objects Chapter 28: Chapter 27 Vulgar Objects “Congratulations, third brother!”

“Congratulations, third uncle!”

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Starting from Ruo Shui, the family one by one congratulated Ruo He.

Just then, Ruo Chuan happened to come in pushing a handcart, and said joyfully, “Congratulations, third brother, for what? What happy event has occurred in our home?”

Lately, there truly had been a succession of joyful events, and today he had earned several more taels of silver.

Ruo Shui then said, “Mother has divorced Madam Jiang.”

Ruo Chuan exclaimed with surprised joy, “That really is a great cause for celebration, congratulations to third brother for finally escaping the sea of misery!”

How terrible was this wife that he had married? He received no congratulations when he married, but now he was receiving them as he divorced. A hint of bitterness showed in Ruo He’s smile, but deep down he really did feel relieved.

Ruo Xuan glanced at Ruo He’s expression and thought, “A blessing in disguise, though with twists and turns, is actually a good thing.”

“Enough, stop talking nonsense! What’s there to congratulate about divorcing a wife?” Granny Lei said irritably.

“Whether it’s congratulatory for others to divorce or not, I don’t know, but for third brother, I’d be eager to set off firecrackers at the door. But seriously, what did Madam Jiang do to make Mother ignore even the ancestral rules?”

Ruo Xuan said, “She stole the silver hidden in Grandma’s room and went gambling with it.”

She had miscalculated!

She could see that Madam Jiang had been squandering money, but she hadn’t foreseen that the family would lose money too!

Ruo Chuan’s expression changed, “Stole to gamble?”

“Divorce! We must divorce! I’ll go to Madam Jiang now and get the silver back!”

To think she had stolen the silver to gamble with it? Hadn’t every gambler who started by stealing ended up bringing ruination on their family, causing spouses and children to leave them?

This was an inherent fault, beyond redemption!

To not divorce her was to wait for the Ruo family to be destroyed by her hands, right?

She was already lazy and gluttonous, and that could be put up with, but this would harm the whole family, all of which could be endured.

But a gambling addiction that led to theft? That was intolerable! If they continued to endure, the whole family wouldn’t find peace!

Ruo Chuan strode out.

Granny Lei called out to stop him, “Hold on!”

Ruo Chuan dissatisfiedly said, “Mother, such a person can’t stay, and the silver must be reclaimed; otherwise, if there’s a first time, there’ll be a second! That silver is thanks to Xuanbao… Our family has saved it up with great difficulty.”

They were so poor at the moment that even eating was an issue, and they had only just managed to save a little, all thanks to Xuanbao!

Xuanbao didn’t even have a single new cotton coat to her name, so why should Madam Jiang benefit from that?

Of course, Granny Lei knew this: “We don’t know which gambling house Madam Jiang is in now, where would you go to find her? Don’t worry about the silver for now; just take the divorce letter to the Zhao Family tomorrow and demand it from her then!”

What Granny Lei didn’t say was that the third brother was blind at night and needed someone to guide him while walking. Should they send a younger brother to catch someone?

“If we wait until tomorrow, she will have gambled away all the silver!” Ruo Chuan couldn’t bear the thought of the silver being squandered by Madam Jiang.

Ruo He, despising the fact that his eyes went blind at night, said, “Sixth brother, help me, let’s go find Madam Jiang together.”

“No rush, little uncle!” Xuanbao spoke up.

The family all looked at her.

Xuanbao said calmly, “The silver is already lost, you won’t get it back if you go now, little uncle. Just report it to the authorities tomorrow!”

The family’s eyes lit up!

Right! Why hadn’t they thought of that?

If there’s been a theft, shouldn’t they report it to the government?

Ruo Shui, with a cold expression, said, “Yes, report it to the government! We’ll let the government help us recover the silver, and let them take care of the divorce! Madam Jiang stole the silver and gambled away our entire family fortune; divorcing her is the least we can do without being unjust to her! Even if the butcher Zhao comes with a cleaver, he wouldn’t have a leg to stand on. Mother, don’t touch anything in your room; we’ll report it to the authorities tomorrow.”

After saying this, Ruo Shui kissed her daughter, “Xuanbao is really amazing!”

Ruo Xuan took the book that Ruo Shui had rented and copied today out of her bosom, “Not really, it’s all in the book.”

When they returned, her eldest brother had read the content of the book to them.

Ruo Shui kissed her daughter again, “That’s still amazing of Xuanbao, to know how to apply what she learned in real life.”

“Yeah, Xuanbao is really amazing! We didn’t think of that!”

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The entire family praised her in succession.

Xuanbao just laughed; flowers, after all, loved being praised the most.

The situation had found a thorough solution, and no matter what happened, life had to go on; they ate when it was time to eat and slept when it was time to sleep, and the family quickly busied themselves.

Madam Liu continued to cook in the kitchen.

Ruo Jiang and Madam Jiang were peeling zizania.

Ruo Shui and Ruo Zhou continued to fetch geng grass.

The water in the iron pot was hot, and Granny Lei went to prepare bath water for the children.

Xuanbao approached Ruo Chuan and asked, “Uncle, how much silver did you sell today?”

Ruo Chuan was scooping water next to the water jar, preparing to drink. He had been thirsty since he returned from the half day’s journey, and upon hearing her question, he replied mysteriously, “Xuanbao, take a guess.”

After speaking, he drank water from the ladle in big gulps.

Xuanbao thought about how she had made over five taels this time selling mountain goods, so her uncle must have been even more impressive, “Ten taels!”

Ruo Chuan sprayed out the water he was drinking.

Ten taels? Did Xuanbao think too highly of him?

He managed a laugh and took out his money pouch, “It seems Xuanbao has made quite a lot of silver this time! Your uncle is incompetent; I made less than five taels, just 4250 coins. How much did you sell?”

This time he didn’t have much to sell in the city, just half a goat, ten jin of millet, twenty-five jin of dates, and one hare along with two wild chickens. Even heaven wouldn’t let him make ten taels!

Xuanbao first held out two little fingers, then added five more.

Ruo Chuan picked up Xuanbao and kissed her, “Xuanbao, you’re impressive! You actually made 2500 coins!”

Granny Lei, carrying a bucket of hot water, passed by and heard the conversation, adding a word of praise with a smile, “So much! Xuanbao is truly impressive!”

Xuanbao shook her head and pulled out two silver notes from her chest, “Not 2500 coins, but two hundred taels and a bit more than five!”

Suddenly, the courtyard fell silent!

Madam Lei’s hand trembled, and half of the water in her buckets spilled out.

The family looked at the silver notes in Xuanbao’s hands in disbelief.

Those silver notes couldn’t possibly be real, could they?

Ruo Xian said smugly, “Those two silver notes are real! My sister earned them!”

The pride in his voice would make anyone think that he was the one who made the money!

Ruo Xian was quick to add, “It’s true, I can bear witness! It really is two hundred taels. Xuanbao made it!”

Ruo Bo chimed in, “I can also testify! Xuanbao is amazing, she truly sold for two hundred taels! She—”
The three brothers began to explain how Xuanbao managed to make the two hundred taels of silver, each adding details to the story.

Ruo Chuan’s first reaction was that they must have met a fool!

Granny Lei’s first thought was that Xuanbao had disobeyed and used her Immortal Technique again!

Xuanbao handed over the silver notes and the pouch to Granny Lei, “Grandmother, here.”

Her father had been holding on to the silver she earned today.

Ruo Chuan also handed over today’s earnings to Granny Lei.

Upon receiving both pouches, Granny Lei took Xuanbao into a room and whispered, “Xuanbao, you’re so capable, now earning silver. Granny knows you’re talented. Keep these two hundred taels yourself, hide them in the stone, keep them safe, and save them for your dowry.”

Xuanbao shook her little head, “I can’t put them in. The Five-Colored Divine Stone has space capabilities, but only items of the fairy kind or treasures containing a vast amount of Spiritual Energy from heaven and earth can be placed inside. Silver and silver notes, these mundane objects devoid of Spiritual Energy, cannot be put inside.”

Granny Lei was at a loss for words…

It was indeed an education!

Silver, a mundane object!

The rest of the world clamored for it as if it were a treasure, and yet a stone dismissed it!

“Then can you keep the silver notes safe yourself, Xuanbao?” she believed Xuanbao was no ordinary child and could surely keep the silver safe.

Thinking Granny Lei was worried about someone stealing them again, Xuanbao nodded, “Okay!”

Divine Lord Xuanyuan was so powerful; she would go find him tomorrow to help make a personal money pouch, so she wouldn’t have to worry about losing them!

In the city,
Xuanyuan Que, who was reading by a window, sneezed unexpectedly.

He frowned: What had that Little Flower Fairy done again?