54: 54 Did you not promise anything?
54: 54 Did you not promise anything?
During dinner, He Ximei suddenly remembered that Xiaofeng had gone to sell peaches in town today, “Didn’t you go to sell peaches early in the morning?
Why did you come back so early?”
“We didn’t take many, so we sold them quickly.”
“What about the tricycle?”
“The bicycle we had at home was modified into a tricycle by the master,” Su Xiaofeng didn’t elaborate, simply going into the room to get some money.
He Ximei was startled when she saw the money Xiaofeng brought out, “Where did you get so much money from?”
If a stack is ten thousand, there’s at least twenty thousand here.
Su Xiaofeng lifted her eyelids slightly and spoke indifferently, “It was crowded just now, so I only took out fifteen hundred.
Boss Huang gave a total of thirty thousand in compensation; this money was almost paid for with Dad’s life, so it’s not good to keep it with me.”
As she spoke, Su Xiaofeng picked up the money and headed to Su Lao Gui’s room.
Su Lao Gui was awake at the moment, and seeing Xiaofeng holding the money, he asked hoarsely, “Xiaofeng, where did you get so much money from?”
Su Xiaofeng placed the money on the bedside, “This is compensation money, adding up to thirty thousand with the previous fifteen hundred.”
Frightened yet thrilled, He Ximei, who was following behind, shivered slightly, “Xiaofeng, that Boss Huang is not a good person.
You didn’t agree to anything with him, did you?”
The problem with Old Gui wasn’t big, but Boss Huang’s action of immediately giving thirty thousand didn’t seem like his usual style at all.
“I’m a pregnant woman, what kind of intentions could people have on me?
It’s also strange, Boss Huang originally agreed to give me fifteen hundred, but when he was handing over the money, he suddenly took a fall, a rather sinister one, staying down.
Maybe Boss Huang has done too much dirty work, and even the heavens couldn’t stand it anymore, so he tried to buy some peace of mind with money.”
The mine had indeed been the site of deaths, more than one, and everybody within ten miles knew about that.
“Indeed, people have died in the mine, and then he took another fall while handing over the money.
Possibly he was reminded of something, and feeling guilty, he gave you thirty thousand.
You were also thoughtful just now, not immediately taking out the thirty thousand or else it would certainly have caused an uproar in the village.” If Xiaofeng had revealed the thirty thousand right away, it could have made the villagers speculate wildly.
Su Lao Gui was still somewhat suspicious, “Are you sure you didn’t agree to anything with Boss Huang?”
Having worked on the construction site for over a month, he had heard a lot about Boss Huang’s scandals and genuinely felt Boss Huang was not a good person.
“Brother, why don’t you explain?” Su Xiaofeng had instructed Su Peng on what to say on the way and glanced at him, signaling him to speak.
Having just finished dinner, Su Peng scratched his head when he noticed Xiaofeng looking at him, “That fat man fell and couldn’t get up, so he asked me to help him.
After I helped him up, he immediately gave Xiaofeng the money.”
Listening to Su Peng’s explanation, Su Lao Gui frowned deeply, “Did he fall quite severely?”
“Dad, you know well, with Boss Huang’s size, once he fell, he just lay sprawled on the ground unable to get up.
If my brother and I had walked away, he would have surely turned into jerky under the sun up there on the mountain, probably scared that we wouldn’t help him.
The moment he spoke, he said if my brother helped him get up, he would give thirty thousand.” That was indeed the case.
Of course, as for that fall of Boss Huang, she won’t mention it, and Boss Huang definitely wouldn’t either.
The fall was a bit eerie, the type where one couldn’t get up, so without her and her brother there, Boss Huang would definitely have ended up dehydrated on the mountain.
“As long as you didn’t lose out, that’s fine,” Su Lao Gui glanced at the money on the bedside, “Old girl, give two thousand to Xiaofeng.
She’s got a baby on the way, and could use more money, save the rest.” By putting some money on Xiaofeng herself, she wouldn’t need to ask He Ximei for anything and everything she wanted to buy or eat.
He Ximei counted out two thousand for Xiaofeng, who didn’t hesitate to accept it, “Dad, our house is too shabby, and with the rainy season almost here…” During July and August, rains come suddenly, and when they come, they bring along torrential downpours.
She was worried whether this old house could withstand it.
The most important point was, she didn’t want her baby to live in such a rundown old house like she had.
Construction had started now, and by the time the baby was born, they would be able to move into their new house.
“Speaking of which, our new house does need some repairs,” Su Peng glanced at the roof, which needed repairs in several places.
“I’m injured and home anyway, idle as can be.
I’ll have someone check out the land in the next couple of days.”
“There’s no rush in the next day or two, you should rest and heal first,” Su Xiaofeng said as she handed Su Peng the money before heading back to her room.
He Ximei, on the other hand, was somewhat at a loss facing so much money.
“Xiaofeng is really honest.
She said this is the money you almost traded your life for and insisted on giving it back.
She already took out fifteen hundred this afternoon, and we wouldn’t have known about the rest of the money if she didn’t take it out, right?”
This matter made He Ximei feel quite conflicted.
“The kid has the right intention.
Let’s just hold onto it for her,” Su Peng also felt Xiaofeng had been a bit different these past few days, but couldn’t quite put his finger on what it was exactly.
Su Xiaofeng returned to her room, lay down on the bed, and felt as if her waist wasn’t even her own, so sore and numb.
She sighed silently to herself—the additional life in her belly was indeed making her original frail body even more delicate.
She closed her eyes and summoned Xiaoqi, “Xiaoqi.”
“Master,” Xiaoqi’s voice sounded by her ear, “do you feel all sore?”
“Yes, so sore I don’t even want to get up from bed.”
“You’ve been busy all day; this is a normal reaction for a pregnant woman,” Xiaoqi’s childish voice came through, “Master, if you absorb some Spiritual Mirror Qi in the space, you won’t feel sore.”
With a thought, Su Xiaofeng blinked into the space, but this time instead of seeing the myriad mirrors, she saw countless plants and trees.
As soon as she entered, she felt a rush of fresh air flying toward her, which she quickly inhaled, and indeed, she felt energized.
“This is the Spiritual Mirror Forest, where the Spiritual Energy of all things on earth is collected,” Crystal Xiaoqi explained as it floated in the air.
“Why didn’t I see them before when I entered here?” Su Xiaofeng wondered.
“Simply put, it’s an illusion.
The Spiritual Mirror transforms into myriad forms based on your needs.
People say, there’s the moon in the water and flowers in the mirror, that’s the principle,” Xiaoqi explained.
Su Xiaofeng furrowed her brows, “So, this is an illusion, it’s not real.”
“When you need it, it exists.
When you don’t need it, it’s not real.”
“Forget it, I don’t want to figure this out.
As long as the Spiritual Energy I’m absorbing is real, that’s enough for me,” Su Xiaofeng was getting dizzy from Xiaoqi’s explanations.
“At noon, I had dad absorb the Spiritual Mirror Qi, and that’s why dad wasn’t in mortal danger.” Xiaoqi was very proud of this fact.
Su Xiaofeng certainly knew it was Xiaoqi’s credit; without Xiaoqi, her dad would definitely have been lost to the Ghost Gate.
After coming out of the space, her body indeed felt much fresher, and her waist and legs were no longer sore.
She stretched languidly, closed her eyes, and went to sleep.