Chapter 455: With Me Here, Don’t Be Afraid

Chapter 455: With Me Here, Don't Be Afraid

Seeing the many bamboo baskets at the field's edge, Tang Mingrui was like a curious child, kept pulling Liang Hao aside to ask questions the whole way.

Since Liang Hao had also been involved in the planting, he had some understanding of it.

His detailed explanations thoroughly refreshed Tang Mingrui’s knowledge.

Despite his wide experience, Tang Mingrui had never seen more than half of these vegetables.

For example, the bright red tomatoes, sweet peppers resembling lanterns...

He did find potatoes familiar; he had seen them on the dining table during his previous visits to the Mo Family. To satisfy his curiosity, He Zhiran had even shown him the original appearance of the potatoes.

There were also some green leafy vegetables he had never seen before.

In short, he was firmly convinced that products from the Mo Family are invariably top quality.

Even if his restaurant couldn't use all of these vegetables, selling them on the market would certainly command a high price.

After fully understanding everything, Liang Hao led him to He Zhiran.

With He Zhiran present, naturally, there was no need for Mo Jiuya to handle the business negotiations.

She agreed with Tang Mingrui that regardless of how much of these vegetables the Mo Family produced, he would exclusively buy them all, with profits still split 50-50.

He Zhiran noted that the vegetables would not remain fresh for long, especially in mid-July, the peak of summer, and Tang Mingrui could easily incur losses.

Therefore, she planned to give Tang Mingrui an additional 10% of the profits, but he declined.

Using Nine Aunt's words, Tang Mingrui said, "You underestimate my business skills. Even if the amount of these vegetables doubled, I could still sell them all quickly."

To secure an earlier profit, Tang Mingrui headed back to the city to arrange for transportation after finishing his examination of the vegetables.

By dusk, all the vegetables picked that day had been transported away by him.

The vegetables matured in succession, and as long as they continued to harvest daily, they could supply Tang Mingrui with vegetables every day for at least a month based on the current quantity.

He Zhiran called out to the workers, indicating that today’s work was finished and instructed them to resume the next day.

Apart from having Lan’er distribute the day’s wages, she also let each person take some fresh vegetables home with them.

Additionally, He Zhiran asked Lan’er to teach everyone how to prepare the vegetables.

Everyone took home generous wages and fresh vegetables, their faces beaming with joy.

Many people had heard but only partially understood He Zhiran and Tang Mingrui discussing the vegetable prices.

They confirmed that the He family’s vegetables were priced higher than meat, yet He Zhiran had generously given them away.

These expensive vegetables were too precious for them to eat.

He Zhiran had long anticipated that the villagers might come up with the idea of taking the vegetables to the city to sell, which would definitely affect her cooperation with Tang Mingrui. Thus, before everyone left, she made her intentions very clear.

These vegetables were given to them for tasting, and if she ever found out that anyone tried to sell them in the city, they would no longer be welcome to work for the He family.

Thanks to He Zhiran’s reminder, despite their reluctance, the villagers would not dare to sell the vegetables in the city.

Seeing that all the villagers had left, Mrs. He urged, "Ran Ran, you've been out all day, your body might not be able to handle it. Go back and rest early."

Coming to the Northwest has truly been an eye-opener. I've not only eaten countless delicious foods but also seen numerous vegetables I've never seen before.

Were it not for her concern for her daughter's health, Mrs. He would have been loath to leave the field.

This life is far better than in the Imperial City, and it's anything but boring.

Mrs. He even entertained the thought of not wanting to leave this place.

He Zhiran did feel more fatigued than usual today. Though she hadn’t done much physical labor and had a small stool brought by Yu'er to sit on when tired, she inexplicably felt a downward pressure in her abdomen.

In her previous life, she had been a doctor, but not a gynecologist, and being an unmarried maiden, she lacked knowledge about the signs preceding childbirth.

“Mother, I’m feeling a downward pressure in my belly today.”

At these words, Mrs. He’s expression changed instantly.

“Ran Ran, are you about to give birth?”

She had given birth twice, and indeed, prior to labor, there was a sensation of the belly dropping. However, this wasn’t an absolute rule. For example, when she gave birth to her eldest son, she felt this sensation two days before labor began.

When she gave birth to He Zhiran, the sensation began in the morning, and the baby was born before nightfall.

“Ran Ran, this is your first baby, so the birth might not come quickly. Don’t worry. I’ll support you, and we’ll walk back slowly. If anything feels uncomfortable, you must tell me,” Mrs. He said.

As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. He instructed Lan'er to quickly find Mo Jiuya.

Zhang San had not yet returned from his trip to the Imperial City to fetch the renowned obstetrician, so Mrs. He could only place her last hope on Mo Jiuya.

Fear often comes to pass. She had believed that Ran Ran had been stable and shown no signs of premature labor recently.

But now, it seemed she had been overly optimistic.

Holding Mrs. He’s hand, He Zhiran could clearly feel it was drenched with sweat.

“Mother, don’t be nervous. I can give birth to the baby smoothly.”

Though Mrs. He was extremely anxious inside, she didn’t want to display this negative emotion.

“Mother isn’t nervous. Jiuya has studied a lot about childbirth. You’ll be fine. I’m just overly excited because I’ll soon meet my two little grandchildren.”

The mother and daughter comforted each other as they walked home. Meanwhile, Mo Jiuya, who was busy working in the field, heard from Lan'er that his wife was unwell and, without a second thought, used his lightness skill to rush back and appeared before He Zhiran in an instant.

“Ran Ran, Lan'er said you’re uncomfortable. What’s wrong specifically?”

He looked even more nervous than Mrs. He.

“Husband, don’t be nervous. I just felt a slight downward pressure in my abdomen!”

He Zhiran wanted Mo Jiuya to calm down so that if this really was a sign of labor, he could be prepared.

However, as soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. He became anxious.

“Jiuya, Ran Ran is definitely about to give birth. When a woman gives birth, it’s like walking through the gates of hell. You mustn’t be careless.”

Mo Jiuya’s newly settled emotions were unsettled again by his mother-in-law’s words.

The hands holding He Zhiran were trembling.

“Ran Ran, with me here, don’t be afraid. I won’t let you face such danger.”