Farming with kids: My deceased husband returns and I spoil him rotten.

What happened to your wrist?

Upon hearing Gu Yu's question, Shang Qing noticed that her wrist had been cut by something sharp, and some blood was flowing out.

She immediately wiped it with her hand, only to find that the dried splinter was stuck to her skin and could not be hidden, so she could only point to the bloodstained splinter.

"I bumped into it without noticing and got a bloody scratch."

"Then you must be careful not to get it wet today."

Unexpectedly, Shang Qing was stunned for a moment before responding and then heading back to her room to get her bandaged.

But before she could leave, Gu Yu reached out and grabbed her wrist.

"I'll help you."

"No need, the wound isn't deep, it will heal in a bit."

Shang Qing didn't give him that chance. She pulled her hand back, rubbed the wound to make sure no splinter was stuck, and then turned to walk towards the child who had run back.

Seemingly having made some new discovery, the two children danced with excitement for a while before laying out all their findings in front of her.

Shang Qing frowned slightly, took the ginseng seedlings tied with red ropes from the two children, and various local specialties found only in the deep mountains, and then glanced at Gu Yu beside her.

“Zhao Jiang, there’s everything in the back mountain, how could you bring two children there?”

“Mother? This is not Uncle’s fault. We insisted on going, and they protected us the whole way without us being in any danger.”

Shang Qing knew there was no danger, but what if there was a one in ten thousand or even a one in ten thousand chance?

After taking several deep breaths, she finally calmed herself down and turned to look at the two people standing to the side.

Seemingly aware of what Shang Qing was angry about, neither of them spoke, silently looking at each other.

"Although it's the back mountain, we've explored that area several times and there's no danger there."

"Really?"

Fearing further misunderstandings, Lao Zong immediately nodded, indicating that things were as he had said.

This finally allowed Shang Qing to relax her tense body and look down at the unusually expensive local specialty in her hand.

"Are there many on the back hill? Or are there only seedlings?"

"We don't need it for the time being, so we want the ginseng to grow for a few more years so that its medicinal effects will be better."

Shang Qing nodded, but then raised his gaze to look in the direction the group had returned from.

If we could really buy up the back mountain and exchange it for ginseng seeds, we might be able to make a fortune.

"If you want to do it, do it." Shang Qing looked at the remaining silver and points in his hand and strode quickly toward the village chief's position.

Because of the previous division of the family property, she had become a very popular person in the village.

As soon as I arrived at the gate, I heard people from the village chief's yard greeting me.

"Why did Shang Qing suddenly come here? Is it because you can't make ends meet and are planning to ask the village chief to ask you for more alimony?"

"I think I'd better pass. Her sugar rooster is not someone I can mess with."

"I've come here today to discuss the matter of the back mountain with the village chief."

Several village women, upon hearing about the back mountain, immediately became interested, and three or five of them surrounded Shang Qing, making it impossible for him to move.

"What happened to that piece of land? Did you find something in it?"

"What else could I find? I just feel that the land there isn't enough for me to explore, so I want to take over the cheaper land in the back hills."

Everyone was raised on this land, so they naturally knew that the back hill was not a good place to farm, and soon they dispersed.

Finally free, Shang Qing took three steps at a time and went straight to the village chief who was resting under a tree.

"You must have heard what just happened. Do you have any idea whether we can make an exception?"

“It’s not that I don’t want to rent it to you, but that land doesn’t belong to the villagers; it belongs to the imperial court, and I have no authority to deal with it.”

Seeing that he still wanted to leave, Shang Qing handed over the things he had brought without thinking.

Upon seeing his companion in the red cloth bag, the village chief did not rush to be happy. Instead, he held it in his hand and weighed it slightly before revealing a satisfied smile.

"It's not that I'm deliberately making things difficult for you, a widow, but you simply can't afford the money to rent the back mountain, so naturally I can't rent it to you."

"Don't worry, I found some mushrooms in the back mountain, made them into mountain products, and sold them in the city. I still have some money left over."

"This stuff is incredibly delicious. You can use it to make soup or stir-fries, and it will be incredibly flavorful."

Shang Qing gave the village chief a fawning smile, then looked at the barren mountain again, as if he had thought of something and let out a soft exclamation.

Thinking something was wrong, the village chief immediately looked at her.

"If we are reclaiming wasteland, we can also hire some able-bodied men from the village, so that we can have some money to celebrate the New Year after the off-season."

"What does that have to do with me? That soft gasp just now really startled me."

Upon hearing this, Shang Qing knew that what he had just stuffed into the basket was definitely not enough to satisfy the village chief's hunger, so he could only force a smile and push the basket he had brought in front of him.

At first, they were a little disgusted, but when the other party saw the wild boar cured meat and some other mountain delicacies inside, their eyes lit up.

Fortunately, the village chief knew he couldn't obtain these things easily, so he decided to stop while he was ahead and led the person into the house.

"Actually, it's simple. I can solve it quickly with just a couple of tips."

"Thank you very much, village chief. If we catch any more wild game in the future, we will send it to you as soon as possible."

The village chief was even more satisfied. He tore off a piece of paper and wrote several lines of handwriting that looked like chicken claws.

Although he couldn't see the text clearly, Shang Qing understood what she meant. He immediately took the paper, carefully blew the ink off it, and then gently put it into his pocket.

Just as she was about to leave, the other person frowned again, coughed lightly, and forced her to stop.

"Is there anything else, village chief?"

"Although this mountain is dangerous, there are still plenty of wild game. Renting it outright will cost a lot of money, so you'd better prepare the rent for three or four acres in advance."

so much?

She really can't produce it right away.

However, Shang Qing was not without options. He nodded to the village chief and turned back to his own house.

Upon hearing the noise, the two children immediately came forward, and she immediately pulled them into her arms.

"Don't do anything that makes people worry again."

"Yes, Mother, I know I was wrong."

Seeing the two children with their heads down, Shang Qing sighed and placed her hand on their heads.

"It's good that you know you're wrong. But this time you've redeemed yourselves and helped your mother find a way out."

Unexpectedly, this could be helpful. The two children smiled at each other and were about to ask what was going on when they were startled by the noise outside and completely forgot about the matter.

As he watched the two children run out of the house, Shang Qing squatted down and took out a pottery jar from the corner, taking out all the remaining silver from it.

But even that wasn't enough, which meant she could only go as far as the last step.

However, because of what just happened, she doesn't want to face Liu Bazi right now and can only postpone it for a while.