Chapter 284: Spirit Melons Are Rare

During the meal, Qin Tan and Zhu Shi watched Qin Lang laughing happily.

Zhu Shi didn't know what Qin Lang was laughing about early in the morning, but she remembered something and said with a smile: "Qin Han followed back yesterday. Guess how many melons Qin Yan gave Qin Han?"

Qin Tan had been in a good mood these past few days and didn't mind guessing: "Two ordinary watermelons."

"Can't be, right?" Qin Lang's chopsticks holding the small pickles paused, looking at Qin Tan and Zhu Shi: "Qin Han opened a shop with the first branch, and the sentiment is different from our two branches. They should have given a few more watermelons."

Qin Lang's meaning was also to give ordinary watermelons.

Spirit melons were rare items; they weren't things to be given away casually. Qin Han and the first branch had gained some regard from the Heir Apparent Qin Yan and the Qin Yan Marquis Lady because they were doing business together.

Getting spirit melon? That was a bit lacking.

At most, when the first branch ate spirit melon, they would cut a small piece to share with Qin Han. Giving her a whole spirit melon was absolutely impossible. The yield of spirit melons was high, but they grew mixed with ordinary watermelons, so eating one meant one less.

"Gave two melons," Zhu Shi said.

Qin Tan guessed correctly; he had a sense of human relationships.

Zhu Shi gave Qin Lang a vegetable bun and told them with a smile: "Qin Han didn't want them."

Qin Lang stopped eating. It was truly unexpected, yet within expectations. Qin Tan shook his head, not caring about these complicated little matters. He took a few spirit melons, opened the teleportation array, and left.

Qin Lang went to the Rong Prince Manor after eating. The concubine-born sons were waiting in the courtyard. There was work in the fields, and the concubine-born sons voluntarily wanted to help, which could also be considered training in the desolate land.

Qin Lang hesitated: "I want to go to my sister's house first."

The concubine-born sons blinked. Which sister's house?

Thinking that their third branch's legal daughter was married far away, it couldn't be the third branch's legal daughter, so it must be Qin Bi sister of the fourth branch. Qin Lang was going to the Rong Prince Manor, so it wouldn't be good for them to follow him, right?!

"We'll wait at the place where the Ministry of Revenue sets up the teleportation array," a concubine-born son said.

Qin Lang nodded: "I'll go and return."

Jiang Shi heard that Qin Lang was going to the Rong Prince Manor and went along.

Qin Bi had just finished breakfast. Rong Yang was gnawing on a spirit melon early in the morning, the little milk bun hadn't woken up yet, and the Heir Apparent had taken his aides to the desolate land. He had to go see the farmland his wife and children had planted.

The sun in the desolate land was poisonous, so the Heir Apparent didn't want to take the little milk bun to the desolate land.

Qin Bi was at home, so the Heir Apparent had some free time.

"I also want to go to the desolate land with Father," Rong Yang said in a milky voice.

"We'll go later," Qin Bi coaxed him.

The child nodded: "Okay."

Jiang Shi and Qin Lang came, and Qin Bi greeted them to sit in the courtyard.

Jiang Shi immediately gossiped with Qin Bi: "You don't know, right? The first branch gave Qin Han two ordinary watermelons, and Qin Han didn't want them. I said, why was Qin Han sick and not going back yesterday? She probably wanted spirit melon."

"Children of the nobility and the Imperial family have to spend beast crystals to buy a spirit melon. Qin Han really dares to think," Qin Bi sneered: "She probably thinks her face is big and that it's only right to get a spirit melon."

Jiang Shi said helplessly: "Qin Han also wanted a spirit melon."

Qin Bi was surprised. She couldn't say anything about this. Qin Han and she were both concubine-born daughters of the fourth branch, and their status in the fourth branch was the same. Even if she didn't like Qin Han, it wasn't good to say how Qin Han was.

Qin Lang was surprised: "Asked you for spirit melon?"

Saying too much, Jiang Shi immediately made up for it: "Don't tell others when you go out."

Qin Lang couldn't stand it: "Qin Han is really something."

Jiang Shi told him not to say anything, and Qin Lang, although he couldn't stand it, agreed.

Jiang Shi and Qin Lang came to gossip with Qin Bi. After finishing, they left. Qin Lang was in a hurry to rush to the place where the Ministry of Revenue set up the teleportation array to meet up with the third branch's concubine-born sons.

Jiang Shi had to go back to her maiden home, going home to prepare the things she needed to bring.

Lin Shi also returned to her maiden home. They had harvested melons in the desolate land, so they had to send a few to their maiden homes. Spirit melons were rare, so they had to go low-key.

Qin Bi sent Jiang Shi and Qin Lang away and went to the bedroom to see if the little milk bun had woken up. The child hadn't woken up yet. Qin Bi returned to the courtyard and drank a sip of tea. Qin Bi thought about things. In ancient times, even if it was a fictional cultivation world, a concubine-born daughter was a concubine-born daughter.

If a concubine-born daughter wanted to live a wealthy life, she had to be calculating and have an extra share of schemes.

Qin He had been smooth sailing since transmigrating, so she wanted more. Don't think others hadn't noticed. Qin He was coveting to become the Marquis Manor's prodigy. That position belonged to the Marquis Manor's legal daughter.

A concubine-born daughter could become a prodigy, but it was very difficult.

Cultivation, how difficult it was.

This fictional cultivation world was just called cultivation. In fact, cultivation was difficult. At the very least, cultivation resources were scarce. The kind of calling wind and rain, scattering beans into soldiers that Qin Bi imagined.

She had only heard of it, never seen it.

Qin He had obtained spirit food too easily in the past, so she thought spirit melons were too simple. High-grade beasts were ferocious, and killing one wasn't easy. Getting a high-grade beast crystal—who knew how much effort it took.

Buying a spirit melon from the Immortal Sect required two high-grade beast crystals. How could Qin Yan give Qin He a spirit melon for nothing? Qin He thought she deserved a spirit melon—that was impossible.

What she thought was just what she thought.

Sigh, Qin Bi sighed. Since she knew her relationship with the Half-Immortal Realm, her fighting spirit had soared, and her killing intent was fierce. Now she clearly felt that the killing intent of her fighting spirit had weakened.

It was like the little Bountiful Harvest Cloud's advancement; it gave you something powerful at the beginning, and then you had to start from the beginning and cultivate step by step.

The little milk bun woke up. Qin Bi held the little guy and went to the courtyard to play. Rong Yang's small desk was set up, and he took a brush to write. The nanny brought egg custard. Qin Bi scooped it to feed the little guy.

The egg custard was steamed soft and tender. Don't look down on eggs; they were laid by spirit plant chickens. Qin Bi hadn't even asked how many beast crystals one cost.

After feeding the little milk bun a few mouthfuls, Qin Bi held the child and got up, carrying a small spoonful of egg custard, and leaned over: "Rong Yang, have a mouthful."

Rong Yang raised his little head and opened his mouth. Qin Bi held the spoon upright and poured it. The child chewed the egg custard in his mouth. Looking at the little milk bun Rong Chi, he was waving his little hands and was very happy.

As long as he wasn't a food-guarding one, Qin Bi returned and continued to scoop egg custard to feed Rong Chi.

Rong Chi ate a mouthful, "ah-ah," and pointed at his brother.

Qin Bi fed another small spoonful of egg custard to Rong Yang. Rong Yang ate a mouthful while holding the brush to write. The little guy hadn't been to the Yan Guogong Manor for a long time. The Yan Guogong Lady had sent people to pick him up several times, but Rong Yang hadn't gone, only sending a few spirit melons.

Qin Bi couldn't ask, lest the child think she was driving him back to the Yan Guogong Manor.

"Heir Apparent Consort," the nanny said: "There is still a bowl of egg custard."

He He Shizi Apparent had specifically instructed that both little Heirs Apparent had egg custard. Rong Yang was older than Rong Chi, but he was only a year old. Rong Juan hadn't thought about withdrawing Rong Yang's portion of egg custard.

He He Shizi Apparent, who had no wife or children, doted on the children; that was truly holding them in the palm of his hand.

Qin Bi finished feeding the two children, and the Heir Apparent also returned from the desolate land. ===== CHAPTER 285 =====