49: Chapter 49 Good News is Coming

With the addition of Zhenxiu Restaurant, Ye Jing immediately shipped 1,500 jin of golden spirit rice and twenty Mountain Delicacy Chickens to Zhenxiu Restaurant.

Because of the repeated supply interruptions of the golden spirit rice, the people in the county town were afraid they wouldn't be able to buy any.

Once the golden spirit rice was on the shelves, business at Zhenxiu Restaurant and the Guo Family Grain Shop was extremely booming.

Especially at Zhenxiu Restaurant, business was more than twice as busy as before, with almost every seat filled.

At this time, Young Master Tang Shaojie of the Tang Family looked at the bustling Zhenxiu Restaurant and saw that golden spirit rice had actually appeared there; he was so angry he almost coughed up blood.

The people he had dispatched not only failed to find the seller but also brought out Zhenxiu Restaurant, an entity the Tang Family absolutely could not afford to offend.

After this, the Tang Family's plan to monopolize the golden spirit rice fell through completely; this was a huge stumble for Young Master Tang Shaojie, who had enjoyed smooth sailing his entire life.

He immediately fell seriously ill from pent-up frustration.

Tang Wanxiong learned that his eldest son was seriously ill and rushed home.

Inside the bedroom.

A woman was sobbing into her handkerchief, looking heartbrokenly at the weak Young Master Tang Shaojie, who was lying on the bed with his eyes wide open, not knowing what to do.

This woman was none other than Tang Wanxiong's wife; seeing her son so critically ill, she felt unbearable heartache and distress.

"What are you crying for! Have you no decorum!" Tang Wanxiong stepped into the bedroom. He was dressed in a navy blue brocade robe with a stern face, his deep voice carrying suppressed anger that instantly silenced the woman's sobbing.

Seeing that he had returned, the woman quickly put away her handkerchief, stood up with red-rimmed eyes, and saluted: "Master... Shaojie, he..."

Tang Wanxiong ignored her and walked straight to the bedside, looking down at Young Master Tang Shaojie. Seeing his son's face as pale as paper and his lips cracked, the high spirits of the past were gone, leaving only full resentment and bitterness.

"Father!" Seeing Tang Wanxiong, Young Master Tang Shaojie struggled to sit up, his voice hoarse: "It's Zhenxiu Restaurant! They ruined my plans! That golden spirit rice was supposed to be easily within the Tang Family's grasp; by what right do they get to make a fortune from it!"

Tang Wanxiong snorted coldly: "It's all because you are incompetent, capable of failing more than succeeding. The people you sent out were as stupid as pigs; not only did they fail to find any useful information, but they also alerted the enemy, allowing Zhenxiu Restaurant to intervene early and cut off all our opportunities!"

The woman on the side was trembling with fear and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him.

"Master, Shaojie was just anxious for a moment; he did it for the Tang Family... We can only blame that seller for being too cunning!"

"Hmph! You focus on recovering first. During this time, tell everyone in the family to keep a low profile. You are not allowed to provoke Zhenxiu Restaurant or the Guo Family Grain Shop. As for the golden spirit rice... we will wait and see for now and assess the situation later."

After saying this, Tang Wanxiong walked out with a gloomy face.

"Father!" Young Master Tang Shaojie wanted to say something else, but seeing his father's cold silence...

He was instantly furious and gripped his cup tightly: "Damn it!"

Seeing this, the woman hurriedly advised: "Shaojie, get some rest. Don't think about the golden spirit rice anymore. If you manage the family's grain shops well, you can still put the Master's mind at ease!"

"I am not reconciled!" Young Master Tang Shaojie roared, his handsome face now incredibly distorted, "That damn seller won't show themselves! I cannot eat or sleep in peace!"

At this moment, Young Master Tang Shaojie roared in impotent rage.

At this time, happy occasions arrived at the Ye Family.

"Gui Yun, Xianglan, you are both pregnant?!"

Ye Jing was extremely pleasantly surprised.

Wu Guiyun and Liu Xianglan blushed and nodded at Ye Jing.

They had lost their appetite over the past few days and sometimes felt nauseous while eating. As women who had already given birth, they had already sensed something.

They immediately invited the village doctor to take a look. As soon as he checked, he confirmed that both women were pregnant; it was truly a joyous occasion.

Ye Xuan also touched his wife's belly in disbelief: "Wife, you are going to add another child to our family again!"

Ye Yi also hugged his wife and laughed happily: "Wife! Is it going to be a big chubby boy or a little girl!"

Liu Xianglan chided him playfully: "What, you want me to give birth to twins for you!"

"Twins would be good, auspicious!" Ye Yi laughed uncontrollably.

"Great! We are going to have more younger brothers and sisters!" Ye Tianyao was very happy and threw herself into her mother Wu Guiyun's arms.

Ye Tianhao was also incredibly happy.

These two grandchildren were already nine years old and had grown quite a bit taller.

Especially Ye Tianhao, who had shot up in height. Coupled with constant exercise, he was already a Third-Stage Martial Artist. He was smart and gifted, having passed the local examinations early and was about to go to the county town to study.

Little Ye Tianhui was almost three years old and could walk on the ground. He babbled "Mom" and was faintly beginning to speak.

The family was harmonious and happy. Ye Jing looked at the dilapidated house, stamped his feet, and said: "Now that the family is adding more children, how about we build a new house to live in?"

Their family had been cooperating with Zhenxiu Restaurant to sell golden spirit rice and Mountain Delicacy Chickens, accumulating a thousand taels of silver; they could have built a large house long ago.

Now, Ye Jing was a Second-Stage Martial Artist, and everyone else in the family, including the two wives, were Third-Stage Martial Artists; no one in the village was their match.

Naturally, they could afford to be high-profile and didn't need to live in this thatched hut.

As soon as these words were spoken, the family nodded in agreement one after another.

Wu Guiyun smiled and replied: "We should have moved long ago. This old house is damp and dark. It's not comfortable for Xianglan and me to live in while pregnant, and there's little space for the children to play."

"That's right. Life is better now, so we should move to a decent place."

Ye Xuan laughed.

A month later, Liu Village began to bustle with activity.

At noon, Ye Jing brought his brothers Ye Xuan and Ye Yi, leading a dozen craftsmen invited from the town, and marched imposingly to the open space at the east end of the village that had been selected long ago.

This open space was a full mu in size, with open terrain, facing a stream in the front and backed by a lush green bamboo forest; it was the prime residential land in the entire Liu Village.

"Bang! Bang!" After a few earth-shattering firecracker sounds, the construction ceremony for the new house officially began.

Ye Jing waved his hand, and the craftsmen from the city took up their respective duties, working vigorously; the commotion was so loud that half the village could hear it.

Once the villagers heard that the poor old Ye Family was actually building a mansion, they all put down their work, bringing the old and the young to surround the site and watch the excitement.

They blinked incessantly, watching the craftsmen transport bowl-thick nanmu logs and cart after cart of green bricks.

And when Ye Jing casually threw a heavy ingot of silver to the head craftsman as a deposit, the watching villagers stared wide-eyed, their mouths constantly gasping in amazement.

"Oh my god! The Ye Family is determined to build a big mansion! Look at how solid the foundation is; it's probably even more imposing than Wealthy Man Zhang's house in Chen Family Village!"

"Isn't that right! Back when the Ye Family was still living in a thatched hut, who could have imagined they would have today? How long has it been! Not only can they afford so much money to build a new house, but I heard they are adding more children to the family; when good fortune comes, it's truly unstoppable!"

"This old man Ye is truly amazing. He used to be so unassuming in the village, but now he is expanding his family and flourishing!"

"Pah, pah... what 'old man Ye'! You should call him Master Ye now!"

Ye Jing turned a deaf ear to the villagers' discussions and just directed the craftsmen to work in an orderly manner.

He was now tall and straight, wearing a clean and crisp cyan martial outfit, with a calm expression and an extraordinary bearing.

This made those villagers even more awestruck.

Ye Jing looked up at the residence under construction, feeling extremely comfortable in his heart.

At this time, among the villagers watching the excitement in the village, Zhang He and Zhang Youqiang were also looking surprised.

This old man Ye Jing actually really built such a large residence?!

"Damn it! Did this Ye Family get lucky?" Seeing this, Zhang He was very resentful, and it was hard for him to hide the jealousy and envy in his eyes.