Chapter 491: Qin Lang Is Still Negotiable

Qin Yan nodded: "Mm."

The Marquis Qin Yan's wife still would not give up: "Did you really not grow any spirit vegetables?"

Qin Yan: "······"

Qin Xiang: "······"

"Isn't Qin He a full-level luck value?" the Marquis Qin Yan's wife asked again.

"I don't know," Qin Yan said. "No spirit vegetables were grown."

Qin Xiang added: "The ordinary vegetables Qin He grew are probably all frozen to death by now."

The Marquis Qin Yan's wife sighed: "Sigh, I thought that since you younger generation all went to the barbarian wasteland to reclaim barren land, at least someone would grow spirit vegetables. I didn't expect that none of you grew any."

The Marquis Qin Yan's wife refused to believe it. She thought back to last time: Third House had Qin Lang, Fourth House had Qin Tang and Qin Xun. If Qin Tan and Qin Di's children had luck, the Marquis Qin Yan's wife thought of Qin Han. Qin Bi did not go to the barbarian wasteland, but Qin Han did.

Qin Han was also a concubine-born daughter of Fourth House.

"How were the vegetables Qin Han grew?" the Marquis Qin Yan's wife asked.

Qin Yan: "······"

Qin Xiang: "······"

If anyone had grown spirit vegetables, the two of them would have said so long ago. Whether it was Qin Yan or Qin Xiang, both were steady and reliable in handling affairs, not ones who misunderstood or failed to convey messages. Why did she keep asking endlessly?

Qin Xiang thought for a moment about the farmland Qin Han reclaimed, took a sip of tea, and said: "When Qin He was growing vegetables, Qin Han also planted some. No sprouts were seen. Her luck value must not be as high as Qin He's."

The Marquis Qin Yan's wife frowned, pondered for a moment, and said: "Next time, invite Qin Lang."

There was no need to invite Qin Bi; Qin Bi would definitely not go.

Several ladies in the entire Marquis Fu had long noticed that wherever Qin He went, Qin Bi would certainly not go. Qin Bi did not merely dislike Qin He; Qin Lang was still negotiable.

"Qin Lang probably won't go," Qin Yan said.

"Go ask him," the Marquis Qin Yan's wife said. "If he doesn't go, none of you will grow spirit vegetables."

Since the Marquis Qin Yan's wife had said so, Qin Yan and Qin Xiang nodded, took a sip of tea, and left. They returned to their respective courtyards to wash up, changed into clean clothes, and prepared to go. The barbarian wasteland lacked rain; a mere gust of wind would kick up dust.

The Heir's wife even asked Qin Yan: "Did you grow any spirit vegetables?"

Qin Yan: "No."

"Didn't Qin He go to the barbarian wasteland with you?" the Heir's wife wondered. "You've been reclaiming the imperial barren land for some time now, right? Why haven't you grown any spirit vegetables yet?"

Qin Yan sneered lightly: "Does reclaiming barren land guarantee growing spirit vegetables?"

The Heir's wife: "······"

She stammered, hesitating as if about to speak but holding back.

Qin Yan looked at her: "If you have something to say, just say it."

"Other families are spreading rumors that the women of our Marquis Qin Yan Fu have good fortune and their luck is not bad," the Heir's wife pondered for a moment and said. "As long as they go farming, the crops will surely grow well."

Qin Yan: "······"

"Who is talking such nonsense?" Qin Yan could not believe it.

They had blown the women of the Marquis Qin Yan Fu up to the heavens.

"I went to my maiden family," the Heir's wife said. "I heard them mention it."

Qin Yan said nothing more. Let them brag. He did not know whose handiwork this was. If it involved a young lady of the Marquis Fu currently being considered for marriage, she surely wanted to secure a good match. If it involved a married woman, she probably wanted reputation points.

Qin Yan had no interest in managing whose handiwork this was; not a single vegetable had been grown yet.

In the courtyard of Fourth House, Qin Lang heard that everyone had returned from the barbarian wasteland and came running over. Jiang Mo originally planned to stay only a short while before returning, but Qin Han did not want to leave. Jiang Shi and Lin Shi certainly could not say, "You should go."

Jiang Shi said: "Stay for dinner before you leave."

Qin Han negotiated with Jiang Mo: "Let's leave after dinner."

Jiang Mo thus stayed.

Qin Lang asked what concerned him most: "Did you bring back any spirit vegetables?"

Wasn't Qin He certain she could grow spirit vegetables? Qin Lang did not look down on people; he asked directly about spirit vegetables, not whether any were grown. That would show too little trust in Qin He's farming ability.

"We haven't grown spirit vegetables yet," Qin Han teased Qin Lang, smiling as she said: "Where would we go to get spirit vegetables to bring back?"

"You haven't grown spirit vegetables?" Qin Lang almost laughed out loud: "I thought Qin He had grown spirit vegetables. Isn't her luck value high? With her status as a disciple of the Immortal Sect, she shouldn't even need to plant vegetables for them to grow into spirit vegetables."

"Qin He is your cousin," Qin Han lectured. "You cannot tease your cousin like that."

Qin Lang was too lazy to deal with her; lecturing did not work on him.

If Qin Bi had said this, Qin Lang would have listened. Qin Han merely held the title of cousin; she had never shown him much affection, nor thought of him when good things happened. Qin Lang not refuting her was already giving her face.

In the kitchen, dinner was already prepared. Everyone washed their hands and took their seats.

"Qin Lang, stay and eat with us," Qin Han invited him to dinner.

"No," Qin Lang said, preparing to leave.

Qin Di spoke up: "Stay and eat with us. Why be so polite with your Fourth Uncle?"

Qin Lang smiled cheerfully: "We have good food at my house."

Qin Di's eyes flashed, and Qin Tang's tea-drinking motion paused. Third Uncle's courtyard had spirit vegetables. Although most had already been eaten, radishes and cabbages could be stored. Qin Lang surely had special meals every day.

Their own side only had ordinary meals; it was truly not good to keep Qin Lang.

"Come play after dinner," Qin Xun said.

He Shi also said: "Invite your mother."

"Alright," Qin Lang readily agreed: "I'll tell my mother. Fourth Aunt, you call her to come."

Qin Han grew anxious and said to He Shi: "Mother, tell Qin Lang to eat at our house! Our Third House and Fourth House have a good relationship. What's one meal? After dinner, I still have something to say to Qin Lang."

Qin Lang was sharp; he knew something was up as soon as he heard. As he walked away, he said: "I am young. If you have something to say, tell my father and mother. Don't tell me. I worry about nothing."

Before Qin Han could say anything more, Qin Lang ran off.

Qin Han felt depressed. He Shi saw this and did not know what to say to Qin Han. Qin Lang clearly did not want to waste words with her; he was avoiding her. He did not pick up on Qin Han's topic, yet Qin Han was still putting on airs as an elder cousin.

With just a word from Qin Bi, the more Qin Han spoke, the faster Qin Lang ran.

As for the Hou Fu, Qin Tang's generation had close relations; it wasn't something that could be forced together. He Shi didn't bother to manage it either. Now that she had entered the path of cultivation, she had opened her mind and pretended not to see what she shouldn't manage.

Jiang Mo also somewhat saw that Qin Han was pulling Qin Lang for a reason. He intended to speak to Qin Han but decided to wait until they returned.

During the meal in the Fourth House, the children did not sit in their original places but ran to sit beside Qin Di and his wife. Qin Han watched, blinking her eyes; the children seemed very close to Qin Di and his wife.

"Grandfather," Qin Su picked up a piece of low-grade demon beast meat and gave it to Qin Di: "Eat meat."

Qin Di was happy, and He Shi was happy too; the atmosphere was harmonious.

After the meal, Qin Lang and Zhu Shi came to the Fourth House, and Qin Xiang arrived shortly after.

Qin Xiang was the eldest illegitimate son of the Hou Fu and was of great benefit to Qin Yan. Qin Di greeted Qin Xiang: "Come sit."

Qin Xiang smiled, went over, and sat down. Looking at Qin Lang, he said to Qin Di: "I came to ask Qin Lang. If there is nothing to do tomorrow, let's go to the Barbarian Lands together."