Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 377: Kids Shouldn’t Worry About Adult Matters

"After drinking yesterday, I felt warm all over. When I woke up today, I felt even more energetic. It’s rare to have such a good feeling; of course, I need to get up and move around more. If a person lies around all day, they’ll turn to stone," Granny Qiao said with a smile, looking at the nervous Li Tieguo. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

In fact, her illness could be treated with surgery, and the chances of recovery were quite high. The reason she lay in bed and had difficulty moving was mainly because she had endured too much hardship in her youth, which affected her health.

Moreover, there’s an old saying in Traditional Chinese Medicine: "Weakness cannot be supplemented." It referred to her current situation. But who would have thought that a bottle of wine could have such a good effect?

"It must be the fruit wine Sister Su sent; it has nourishing properties," Li Shiyan exclaimed joyfully.

However, as soon as she finished speaking, she and Wei Fengli looked at Li Tieguo with disdain.

Li Tieguo understood their meaning and awkwardly scratched his nose. If he had known this fruit wine was so effective, he definitely wouldn’t have touched it, let alone drunk it all at once.

"Maybe it’s because it’s rare to drink wine, which put him in a good mood?" Wei Fengli suggested after thinking for a moment.

If it were something from someone else’s family, it would be fine; spending more money could always buy it. But Comrade Su wasn’t short on money and didn’t want trouble; if they upset her, that wouldn’t be good.

"It must be the effect of the fruit wine," Li Tieguo pondered for a moment and said firmly, "After I drank last night, I felt warm, and this morning, not only do I feel energetic, but my strength has also improved significantly, just like when I was younger."

Before he could finish speaking, Granny Qiao shot him an angry glare. "When did you drink? Did you finish all the fruit wine Yanyan brought back yesterday?"

Li Tieguo lowered his head in guilt. "I didn’t expect the fruit wine to be so effective; I just thought if I drank it all, you wouldn’t sneak some."

"If it’s really effective, why don’t we go catch a few one-year-old hens and trade them with Sister Su for a jar of fruit wine? Let Grandma have a small cup with every meal?" Li Shiyan suggested uncertainly.

But Granny Qiao shook her head with a stern face. "No, the price of those chickens is definitely higher than Comrade Su’s fruit wine."

Although buying the chickens would be a hassle, they were still something that could be purchased with money. That fruit wine might be hard to come by, even with a renowned traditional Chinese doctor’s help.

"I know, but I don’t know what we could use to trade," Li Shiyan said, lowering her head, feeling dejected.

The things she had seen were too ordinary; that hen was the best she could think of. She heard from her mother that a hen takes four months to lay eggs, and to buy such a hen, besides paying two to three dimes more per pound than at the supply and marketing cooperative, they would also need to compensate for the missing four months with an egg a day.

At six cents per egg, over one hundred twenty days, that’s seven yuan and two dimes. A heavy hen weighs about four to five pounds. Calculating at five pounds and one yuan sixty per pound, that’s eight yuan.

Bringing back a hen would cost them fifteen to sixteen yuan. Buying several would be about fifty yuan.

"Why don’t we just ask Sister Su to buy some?" Li Shiyan suggested quietly.

But Wei Fengli immediately shook her head in denial. "No, Comrade Su is very clever. When she first came to the team, she cut off other aunties’ thoughts of asking her to help make clothes for money. She’s not short on cash and certainly wouldn’t want Commander Qin to have any unfavorable impressions."

Although they were rejecting the idea, they all knew that if the wine could truly help improve Granny Qiao’s health, they would eventually muster the courage to ask.

However, Granny Qiao wasn’t as conflicted as they were; she cheerfully said, "Don’t overthink it. I drank an entire bottle yesterday, and my health is already much better. Let’s wait and see; the effect might last a long time. Just don’t mention this to Comrade Su; it’s not yet a matter of last resort."

Li Tieguo nodded in agreement. "Right, the most important thing now is to save money and let Mom have surgery as soon as possible. If it really doesn’t work out, I’ll go talk to Commander Qin. Otherwise, if Yanyan asks, it will feel like we’re using her health condition to pressure Comrade Su into giving us fruit wine."

Commander Qin was well-known for caring for his wife. He was always serious and upright. If he thought the fruit wine shouldn’t be given, he would definitely refuse outright.

"Okay, understood," Li Shiyan replied sullenly.

Li Tieguo chuckled lightly and ruffled her hair. "Don’t worry about these things; focus on what you want to do. The rest is for us adults to consider."

"I’m not a child anymore; Grandma is also my relative," Li Shiyan said, turning her head aside and speaking seriously.

Initially, she wanted to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to pick out some nice fabric, but now it was clear that the fabric there wasn’t good enough. She needed to check the black market.

She had heard that there were big wholesalers in the black market who could bring back rare goods from Haigang City; she wondered if there were any rare fabrics available.

In the following days, Su Yijia and Qin Kaize were busy in the space. During this time, Qin Kaize was precise, harvesting everything that was ripe.

Even though they had built an impressive structure, the yield was still astonishing.

"Before we leave, let’s sell all these fruits and clear the shelves," Qin Kaize said, standing under the shelves and quickly collecting the seasonal fruits.

Su Yijia frowned slightly. "They can’t eat that much fruit."

Currently, there were six types of fruit available: pomegranates, apples, pomelos, pears, persimmons, and jujubes. Each type produced three hundred pounds a day, totaling eighteen hundred pounds a day for six varieties.

Now, it had been fifty-five days since they last sold at the black market, and in five days, they would need to buy train tickets back to Hu City.

That meant a total of fifty-nine days, nearly one hundred six thousand two hundred pounds. Last time, they had only sold eighteen hundred pounds, and even that was quite difficult to consume.

"I’ll ask this afternoon how much they can eat; we’ll sell them a batch tomorrow and then another right before we leave," Qin Kaize pondered thoughtfully.

Since they were going back to Hu City or possibly going to Jingdu City, it was best to clear some goods now.

Following Su Yijia’s suggestion, Qin Kaize even made several stoves in one room with clay.

He turned peaches, apricots, and plums into dried fruits. After all, spring was still far away; if they kept storing, they might end up with tens of thousands of pounds.

"Let’s sell the dried fruits too, to make some extra money. Let’s see if we can buy all those courtyards around your house. When I went upstairs to get something, I noticed that the whole area is probably where your family’s old house used to be," Su Yijia said seriously after some thought.

Qin Kaize was momentarily taken aback, not expecting her to notice that.

A warm feeling coursed through him, and he hugged the small girl in front of him tightly.

"It’s fine; since it’s the Summer family’s ancestral home, we can use the money my mom left behind to buy it. Don’t feel too pressured about this; I’ll take care of it."