Transmigrating with a Five Million Dollar Retirement Life

Chapter 43 I wish I could find a hole to crawl into.

Song Jiaojiao just smiled and didn't pay attention to how Mu Xue and Xu An interacted.

Upon seeing Wang Hefan, he called him over and said, "These are green peppers I picked in the mountains, about fifty catties. You and Xu Da will deliver them to Sifanglou tomorrow. It's agreed that they'll be twenty coins per catty."

"Also, pack two hundred catties of dried persimmons from home and deliver them to Huichuntang tomorrow. They're thirty wen a catty. Then buy some meat and offal. The house is almost finished, so we can host a housewarming party." As she spoke, Song Jiaojiao took out twenty taels of silver and gave it to Wang Hefan.

Before Wang Hefan could answer, Song Jiaojiao continued, "By the way, go to Uncle Wang the Stonemason's house later and order a stone tool, this one, I'll need it later."

Song Jiaojiao took out a piece of paper with a drawing of a stone tool that could be used to pound things, but it could be done with one's feet.

Seeing that Song Jiaojiao seemed quite anxious, Wang Hefan nodded and left.

After arranging everything, Song Jiaojiao realized she couldn't get the sweet potatoes out of her space. Just as she was about to take a trip to the village, Aunt Lin came over carrying a basket on her back.

"Jiaojiao, are you home?" Aunt Lin called out before she even got close.

Hearing the noise, Song Jiaojiao quickly went out and saw Aunt Lin carrying a basket on her back and a bag full of stuff in her hand.

Song Jiaojiao quickly took the bag, "Auntie's here, come in quickly."

Aunt Lin put down her basket, took the water Xu Fang brought, took a big gulp and said, "Jiaojiao, here are the quilts, they're all ready. I saw that you had guests coming over, and I was worried that we wouldn't have enough, so I rushed to get them ready."

"Thank you so much, Auntie. I was just worried about not having enough blankets because of the temperature drop, and you brought them to me. Thank you so much," Song Jiaojiao said with a beaming smile.

"Hey, I'm not working for free, I got paid," Aunt Lin said, winking at Song Jiaojiao.

"It's perfect that you're here, Auntie. I won't have to make the trip. I'd like to buy some sweet potatoes. Two coins for three pounds. They need to be washed and dried properly, and none of them should be spoiled. When you see them, please let a few of your acquaintances know about them. I plan to buy a portion first, and if things go well, I intend to buy them regularly." Song Jiaojiao said, pulling Aunt Lin to sit down. She was thinking about trying to make sweet potato starch later.

"How much? Two coins for three catties? Jiaojiao, why are you harvesting sweet potatoes? Are you out of grain?" Aunt Lin was startled when she heard this, and then wondered if Song Jiaojiao's family was out of grain. After all, she had been repairing the house and buying a horse-drawn carriage, so the little rice she had in her pocket was probably long gone.

"No, I need it. I'll pay two coins for three catties, but you have to make it clear that I don't want any shoddy stuff. It has to be washed and dried."

"Okay, I'll tell them when I get back. It's only one coin for two pounds in town, no one will cause trouble at your price." Although she didn't know why Song Jiaojiao was buying dried sweet potatoes, Aunt Lin thought that Song Jiaojiao needed them, so she would wash and dry a few hundred pounds when she got back and deliver them to Song Jiaojiao tomorrow.

"Thank you for your trouble, Auntie. I'll leave this to you." Song Jiaojiao said with a smile, which gave her a good excuse to take out the sweet potatoes from her space. No matter what kind of vegetables were in her space, even those grown in the ground, they were always picked without a speck of dirt.

"It's no trouble at all, just a quick favor. I've delivered the things, and it's getting late, so I'll head back now," Aunt Lin said, glancing at the sky. She then got up to leave.

After giving Lin Aunt's wages and seeing her to the gate of the courtyard, Song Jiaojiao said to Xu Da, who was feeding the horses,

"Xu Da, tomorrow go to the barren mountain behind the house and cut some wood to make a frame. Also, take all the manure from the house up the mountain. It's a mountain behind the house that I bought, and I'll need it a lot." Song Jiaojiao was thinking about planting fruit trees and getting a greenhouse to grow some vegetables. Selling vegetables in the winter would be a good idea.

“Yes, Madam, I’ll get it done after I get back from town tomorrow,” Xu Da said.

"Oh dear, I've forgotten you're going to town tomorrow. It's okay, you can do it when you have time. You can bring He Fan and Xu Sen along." Song Jiaojiao patted her head, realizing she had forgotten about delivering vegetables tomorrow because of all the other things.

Thinking that she had nothing else to do, she found a few broken pots and buckets, filled them with soil, and planted some green peppers to see if they would grow well indoors. Thinking that the soil in the space would speed up growth, Song Jiaojiao took some out when no one was paying attention, put them at the bottom of the bucket, planted the green pepper seedlings that had sprouted last night into the bucket, and placed it in the corner.

The next day, Wang Hefan and Xu Da set off early in the morning, hoping to finish the delivery as soon as possible and return as soon as possible. Now that they had a carriage, they might be able to return before lunchtime.

When everyone else got up, Song Jiaojiao was still not up.

Curled up on the bed, Song Jiaojiao was drenched in cold sweat, her face deathly pale. She could tell that her period was about to start.

After lying in bed for a while, I felt a little better. I endured the pain and took out the menstrual belt that Aunt Lin had made. After finishing, I went to the main room and saw Xu Fang clearing away the dishes.

"Madam, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Xu Fang asked worriedly, seeing Song Jiaojiao's pale face and the way she was clutching her stomach in obvious pain.

"It's nothing, I just got my period. Xu Fang, could you get me a hot water bottle and make some brown sugar water? You'll have to look after the house today," Song Jiaojiao replied weakly.

"Yes, Madam, I'll go right away," Xu Fang said, taking the dishes and heading to the kitchen.

Mu Xue and Xu An had just finished feeding the rabbits and Xiao Bai when they saw Song Jiaojiao sitting at the table, her face deathly pale. Mu Xue remembered the day she was almost sold, when her mother was pushed to the ground while protecting her, and her face was just as pale. Mu Xue burst into tears.

"Mother, what's wrong, Mother?" Putting aside Xiaobai, she grabbed Song Jiaojiao and hugged her so tightly that she almost knocked her to the ground. Mu Xue's cries attracted everyone's attention. Mu Qing also dropped what she was doing and came in. When she saw Song Jiaojiao's pale face, she turned pale with fright.

The aunties who had just arrived at the gate heard Mu Xue's cries and thought something had happened, so they rushed in without even putting their things down.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Aunt Li walked closer and saw Mu Xue hugging Song Jiaojiao and crying loudly. Mu Qing was also standing to the side with a pale face, and Song Jiaojiao's face was also bloodless with cold sweat.

As more and more people came in, Song Jiaojiao wished she could disappear into a hole in the ground.

She's just having her period, why are so many people here?

Although it hurt a bit, there was no need to let everyone know.

"Auntie, it's nothing, I just got my period. My second sister thought something had happened to me. You all go ahead and do your work," Song Jiaojiao said with a smile, enduring the pain.

Seeing that Song Jiaojiao was speaking much softer, Aunt Li told everyone to go outside and get busy. "Jiaojiao, you should rest more. I'll keep an eye on things outside."

"Yes, thank you, Auntie. I'm fine with you. You can go ahead and do your work." After watching Aunt Li leave, Song Jiaojiao patted Mu Xue's head and then looked at Mu Qing's worried expression.