Chapter 139: Chapter 138: Honey in a Ceramic Jar

“Honey, Daddy is honey…” Siwa said longing for the sweet taste, having savored it once and never forgotten the taste.

Daya, Er Ya, and Sanya had never tasted honey and could only smell its sweetness, which made them feel like drooling.

Mrs. Li stared at those pottery jars, wondering how her husband could afford to buy honey to give away.

So, the honey wasn’t purchased; how did her youngest daughter produce the honey? Could it be that the daughter was not only capable but also an incarnation of an immortal?

A fairy reincarnated into her body? With such doubts in mind, she simply opened her mouth…!

Hongji felt a bit awkward as his daughters and wife stared at him, uncertain whether to give them the honey or not.

After all, he had promised something to Housekeeper Tang, and today the Tang Family had sent so many gifts, giving him such great honor. As a reciprocation, he should really send this honey to the Tang Family.

“Wife, this is the honey our daughter wants us to sell to Housekeeper Tang. When you go back, take these seven pottery jars of honey to them, and make sure to tell Housekeeper Tang that our partnership is clear-cut. They can offset the favor of helping us buy gifts with this, so we won’t owe them any favor,” he said.

Mrs. Li nodded, understanding her husband’s point. Even though they were country folks, they didn’t want to be indebted to others–debts of gratitude are known to be the hardest to repay.

Owing someone can make one unable to hold their head up in that person’s presence.

When Ye Shiqi saw how much her elder sisters craved the honey and that her father seemed determined not to let them have any, she could only secretly cut a bit of honeycomb from the hive using telekinesis and put these honey segments into a pottery jar before making the jar appear in her hand.

“Daddy, cool down, elder sisters… eat honey…”

Another pottery jar appeared in the youngest daughter’s hands, and Mrs. Li, stunned, whispered in amazement, “My Wuwa can talk now, wow!”

Mrs. Li kissed her youngest daughter on the face.

Daya and her three younger sisters had already heard their little sister. She took the pottery jar from the youngest, opened it, and revealed the sweet aroma without minding if her hands were dirty.

She handed out the small honey segments to her parents and younger sister in the carriage and had a taste herself.

They were so engrossed in the delicious honey they didn’t want to eat quickly but had to because the carriage was almost at their doorstep.

The driver half-heard their conversation, not quite making out the words, but the sweet aroma wafted from the carriage to him.

The driver didn’t think much of it; the family had just returned from visiting their maternal home, sharing delicious treats together, looking joyous and content–an epitome of a happy home.

As they neared their home, they ate the honey even faster, licking their hands clean.

The pottery jar that momentarily held the honey segments was swiftly returned to space by Ye Shiqi, who had heard that one should wipe one’s mouth after snacking secretly, not wanting the honey affair to become known to the family.

The carriage stopped at their home, and they immediately prepared to return to the city, with the driver not driving into the yard.

“Big brother, have you brought the small boss and his family back?” two guards inquired of the driver, who nodded in confirmation.

Hongji carried his daughters off the carriage and collected the gifts received and given in return from his father-in-law, leaving behind only the seven jars filled with honey.

Mrs. Li wanted to speak more with her husband and daughters, but at that moment, two young sisters-in-law and her plump yet swift mother-in-law ran out from the courtyard, silencing her unspoken words.

Hongji glanced at Mrs. Li; both husband and wife’s eyes reflected their reluctance to part, despite their brief reunion. It was time to say farewell again.

The couple saw each other’s thoughts in their eyes, and Hongji said to the driver:

“Please, big brother, ensure my wife safely returns to the Tang Family…!”

“This is certain, Small Boss, rest assured, I will definitely ensure that the young madam is safely delivered back to the Tang Family.”

“Good, thank you….”

The carriage began to turn around, Mrs. Lai and her two daughters wanted to stop it, but were blocked by two guards at the door, “That horse can kick, do you want to die?”

In fact, the guards were afraid that these people would delay Mrs. Li’s return journey, and they were even more afraid their actions might spook the horse.

“Don’t leave, Mrs. Li…, leave your things behind.”

Not daring to be rough with the guards, Mrs. Lai could only shout loudly.

Ye Shuzhi and Ye Shuzhen, blocked by the two guards, bashfully didn’t dare to speak, in front of this handsome young man, they were always the young ladies, and assuming a scholarly air was the etiquette they were learning at the moment.

The sisters had already realized that if their natal family was to become wealthy and act like bosses, they couldn’t behave as rudely as before, what difference would there be from the poor girls they used to be?

They had to learn to act the part, they couldn’t be so crude.

How dare Mrs. Li let the carriage stop? Inside the carriage, there were several jars of honey, meant to be delivered to the Tang Family. How could it reach the Tang Family if her mother-in-law and sister-in-law saw the honey?

“Mother, do you see what I have in my hands? This is the reciprocity gift for going to the father-in-law’s house.” In order to keep his mother’s attention on him, Hongji lifted the gift in his hands a bit higher.

Mrs. Lai and her two daughters, previously focused on the carriage, now noticed the item in Hongji’s hands.

“A return gift, that’s good, is there any food? We must have a good meal tonight.”

Mrs. Lai remembered that Housekeeper Tang, in order not to let them rush to the town for a feast, had sent a table’s worth of food to their house, and then he took some people to dine in town.

With the son and so many children out of the house, she and her husband, along with their two daughters, ate all of the great feast prepared for lunch at home, plus their elder son-in-law who also stayed home.

Seeing the bag in their big brother’s hands, Ye Shuzhi and Ye Shuzhen knew there must be good things in the return gifts, so they too stopped pretending to be refined.

Following Mrs. Lai’s steps, they entered the house. Mrs. Lai opened the kitchen and unpacked bag after bag, finding chicken, duck, pork, and even fried dough twists.

Some of the roast chicken and duck were cut and sent back, already cooked. Mrs. Lai and the two daughters took pieces with their hands and ate them.

Mrs. Lai then stored the meat away, and the sisters shifted their gaze, grabbing the fried dough twists to eat.

Hongji and the children returned to their rooms to change their clothes. Earlier, their attention was all on the goods, and they hadn’t noticed they were wearing new clothes.

After changing, they opened the door, and Hongji went to the tool room to continue working before it got dark.

“Son, did your wife take a day off from the Tang Family to come home for the birthday celebration?”

Hongji’s father felt a lack of energy working alone in the afternoon without his son to accompany him.

After a big lunch, “Litchi Lazy Chopping Wood,” he felt less agile moving around.

Hongji’s father picked up his bamboo pipe to smoke again.

“Yes, it’s probably because I spoke out of turn yesterday, Housekeeper Tang applied for a day off for my wife.” Hongji, while carving, kept his focus on the wood, not even looking at his father while they talked.

“Yes, son, we must cherish our days as they get better and better. You must do your work well.” Hongji’s father said, exhaling a cloud of smoke.

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