Chapter 155: You've Really Struck Gold Here

Inside the utility room, every single yellow soybean sprout grew to the exact same height. Moreover, their roots were extraordinarily straight, with not a single one curved. Those neat rows looked as though they had been meticulously planted by hand.

"Is this the kind of bean sprouts you've been selling to others? This is truly remarkable. How on earth do these sprouts grow to look so stunning?"

"Indeed, I have never seen any household sprout beans that turn out like this. Well, I finally understand why Chengjin's wife can command such a high price."

Upon seeing the bean sprouts in the troughs, these women finally understood why they were so expensive.

The bean sprouts were as pretty as flowers, and they looked completely different from the ones they managed to sprout at home!

"See that? That's why not just anyone can sell high-priced bean sprouts. Only my family has this kind of skill!"

Seeing their widened eyes and astonished expressions, Madam Liu tilted her chin up triumphantly, feeling immensely proud.

"Ah, you're happy now, aren't you? Marrying such a capable daughter-in-law, you've really struck gold!"

"That's right. Weren't you the one who was so unhappy about it in the beginning? Now you're all smiles."

Seeing Madam Liu acting so smug, the women couldn't resist making a few remarks she wouldn't care to hear.

Who was it that had been cursing up a storm just a few days ago? Now, looking at her, she acted as if she were the closest thing to her daughter-in-law.

"What are you all saying? What kind of nonsense are you talking about? Get out quickly, don't jinx the bean sprouts in here."

Furious and embarrassed, Madam Liu waved her hands, urging them to get out of the room and stop lingering around.

Once the women left, they had a clear idea in their minds; if they were to sprout beans themselves, they could only ever sell them at the ordinary market price.

After Gu Xiaoyao saw them off, she arranged all the usable troughs into stacked tiers.

When Honggu's brothers had some free time, they had helped her build shelves specifically designed to hold the troughs, which now came in quite handy.

"Let's turn in early. Tomorrow I need to head down the mountain early to deliver the bean sprouts."

Gu Xiaoyao urged everyone in the courtyard to rest. Even in winter, there was always endless work to be done.

"Time for bed, time for bed. There's nothing left to do now anyway."

Everyone returned to their respective rooms. Before falling asleep, Gu Xiaoyao settled today's wages with Madam Liu and the others.

Once the three of them received their money, their eyes crinkled into smiles. Counting their copper coins, they walked back to their rooms in exceptionally high spirits.

"Mother, look at how we can make money right here at home. What a wonderful thing! In the future, you must listen more to sister-in-law and stop going against her."

Chu Qingsong counted the copper coins in his hands, feeling that working at home was much easier—you finished your tasks and rested, whereas working outside was sheer torture!

"I know, I know. Why do you talk so much nonsense? Hand those copper coins over to me; I'll save them for you so I can help you find wives in the future."

Watching them line up the copper coins one by one to count them, Madam Liu reached out to sweep the coins on the kang into her own pockets.

The two brothers quickly pressed their hands over their money, looking at Madam Liu with cheeky grins.

"Mother, we can save the bride-price money ourselves. Just let us keep our own savings—besides, won't your money end up being used to get us wives anyway?"

Seeing them guard their money as fiercely as a beast guarding its prey, while brazenly eyeing her own savings, Madam Liu grew so exasperated that she picked up a pillow and swatted at them.

Gu Xiaoyao and Chu Chengjin lay on the kang, listening to the ghostly howls and yells coming from next room, and calmly continued their conversation, unperturbed.

"Do you want me to hold you while you sleep?"

Gu Xiaoyao opened her arms. When she held him in her sleep yesterday, he seemed to have slept quite well.