Chapter 95 - 95 Tianbao Doesn't Want a Beard Anymore
95 Tianbao Doesn’t Want a Beard Anymore
Wang Qi had just rushed to the door when he knocked someone over.
Wang Qi felt like a hole was about to be smashed in his head.
He looked up and was about to curse when he looked pleasantly surprised. “Second Brother, why are you back?”
Wang Chang smiled and said, “The city wall’s repairing was complete in advance, so I came back early. Where’s father? I have something good to tell him!”
The smile on Wang Qi’s face froze. He said in grief and indignation, “Father has a stroke!”
Wang Chang was shocked. “How can that be?” When he left, his father was still alive and kicking. He could even pick up a stick and hit him without even panting.
Wang Qi gritted his teeth in hatred. “It’s all those damned refugees’ fault!”
The good news that Wang Chang wanted to tell Wang Fengjing concerned this group of refugees. He panicked. “Refugees? Tell me in detail!”
After learning the entire story, Wang Chang looked at his parents’ room and frowned.
Wang Qi wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said, “Second Brother came back at the right time. I’ll report to the officials now. Take care of our family. I’ll definitely make these refugees pay the price!”
When Wang Chang heard that Wang Qi wanted to eliminate all the refugees opposite them, a complicated look flashed across his eyes. After hesitating for a while, he grabbed Wang Qi’s arm and said in a low voice, “Brother, listen to me.”
Wang Qi looked over in confusion. Wang Chang pulled Wang Qi into his room and locked the door. He carefully looked around before saying, “Brother, don’t report it to the authorities.”
“What? Father is angered to this state, but you actually asked me not to report it to the authorities!” Wang Qi revealed an angry expression.
Wang Chang suppressed the anger in his heart and said to Wang Qi nicely, “If we report it to the officials, our family will lose a large sum of money. Mom and Dad both have to take medicine. How many people in our family have enough money for Mom and Dad to continue their medicine? Do you want us to watch them die? Besides, before Dad had a stroke, he also asked you not to go. Big Brother, you’re not being a coward, you’re being filial.”
The word ‘money’ attracted Wang Qi’s attention, and his arrogance was immediately suppressed. He glanced at Wang Chang and pretended not to care. “Then tell me, what exactly is the windfall? What does it have to do with those refugees?”
Wang Chang could tell at a glance that Wang Qi was interested in gaining a windfall. The corners of his mouth curled up into a smile. He lowered his voice and whispered into his ear, “Landlord Xiong from the town found me today and said that if they want to build a big house and need a lot of wood. We can…”
After muttering for a while, Wang Qi’s eyes lit up. He said in surprise, “If other big families are going to look for us to build a house, we’ll practically be sitting on a mountain of gold!”
Wang Chang smiled and nodded. “Landlord Wang says that he will definitely not forget to benefit us.” Then, he lowered his voice and whispered into his ear, “He also revealed to me that he wants to do wood business in private.”
In the latest decree issued by Duke Chu, no one other than the government could privately chop wood for sale. However, the good wood sold by the government was very expensive, so the cost of building houses was very high.
Landlord Xiong wanted to build his house, so he set his sights on the refugees who needed to explore the land. The government would not care if the refugees were to explore the land and build houses. If there was extra wood, they could naturally “gift” it out.
As long as this group of refugees continued to explore the land and cut wood, the wood could be “gifted” out through the brothers as compensation. Wouldn’t that be a “rich windfall” that fell from the sky!
Wang Qi had already forgotten about making a report and was even glad that he had not reported to the officials.
If the refugees opposite dared to not cooperate, he could threaten them with the reason that they had injured someone.
The two brothers smiled at each other and came to an understanding.
…
The matter of the food was like a huge mountain weighing on Bai Wutong’s heart. Now that it was resolved, she could finally be relaxed.
Bai Wutong took out a small mirror from her space and looked at herself. She gently touched the mirror, planning to remove the red spots on her face later.
Chu Tianbao walked in with a head of wooden flowers and walked to Bai Wutong’s side happily. He spread his hands and said, “Wife, look, I made a teething stick for Stinky.”
After Stinky grew teeth, he always liked to bite people. Chu Tianbao had rough skin and thick flesh, so he was not afraid of being bitten. Even if Stinky bit him, he would not feel any pain.
Bai Wutong was different. Along the way, her skin was so tender that water could be squeezed out. When Stinky bit her, there would be a clear red mark formed.
Moreover, few month old children did not know how to control their strength. He even injured Bai Wutong’s wrist after biting her skin twice.
Chu Tianbao’s heart ached as he applied medicine for her. He even said that he wanted to pull out Stinky’s teeth. Bai Wutong casually said that he could make a teething stick for Stinky so that there was no need to pull out his teeth, and Chu Tianbao remembered.
When Chu Tianbao saw that everyone had cut down a lot of trees and was preparing the raw materials to build the house, he specially went to Zhao Sheng to request to make a teething stick for Stinky.
Zhao Sheng said that he would help Chu Tianbao make a teething stick, but Chu Tianbao said that they were busy repairing the house and he could do it themselves. Zhao Sheng specially chose a soft wood suitable for children to grind their teeth and carefully taught Chu Tianbao how to polish the teething stick.
After Chu Tianbao polished the teething stick and received exaggerated praise from the surrounding people, he ran over to show off and receive compliment from Bai Wutong.
Bai Wutong reached out and picked up Chu Tianbao’s teething stick that looked like a pork bone. She looked at it and suddenly laughed. “It’s made very well. Stinky will definitely like it.”
The soft wood was beige. After Chu Tianbao polished it, it was really similar to a pig’s bone that it almost seemed real.
After being praised by Bai Wutong, Chu Tianbao smiled even more beautifully. He picked up the teething stick and was about to rush out. “I’ll go give it to Stinky now.”
Bai Wutong pulled him back, a sly glint in her eyes. “You can go later. Let’s do something else first.”
Chu Tianbao suddenly held Bai Wutong’s face and was as excited as a big dog with its tongue out. He said excitedly, “Wife, has your body recovered? Do you want to give birth to Stinky with me?”
“…”
Why was he still thinking about this?
Bai Wutong smiled stiffly. “Not yet. This is what we’re going to do.”
She reached out and tugged on Chu Tianbao’s precious beard. “Let’s shave it off.”
Chu Tianbao immediately protected his beard in shock and quickly shook his head. “No, no.” This was his wife’s favorite beard. It could not be gone.
Bai Wutong pulled his arm and took out a sharp knife. She grinned evily. “Even if no, you have to.” In the past, she had disguised their appearances to avoid trouble on the way. Now that they had settled down, there shouldn’t be any trouble. Chu Tianbao could also reveal his true appearance for her eyes to enjoy the sight.
Chu Tianbao pouted and whimpered, “Tianbao can’t be without a beard. If Tianbao doesn’t have a beard, my wife won’t like me that much. Then I can’t compare to Stinky anymore…”
Bai Wutong smiled and coaxed, “I like Tianbao without a beard now.”
My wife liked Tianbao without beard!
Chu Tianbao’s eyes widened as he made a serious decision. “Tianbao doesn’t want a beard anymore.”
Bai Wutong couldn’t help but laugh. She got some cleansing cream from the space and rubbed it into a foam for him. She said in satisfaction, “Then be good and don’t move. It’s about to be a beardless Tianbao soon.”