Married to Officer, Pregnant Specialist becomes the Winner!-Chapter 64: Qin Family Siblings, Long-Term Cooperation

Chapter 64: Chapter 64: Qin Family Siblings, Long-Term Cooperation

While waiting for the siblings, Gu Jia Ning strolled around the snack stalls and started tasting the food.

Meanwhile, Qin Tian and Qin Qing rushed back home, dashing straight into the room where they stored herbs, and began searching frantically.

Granny Qin heard the commotion and started calling out.

"Is it Little Tian, Xiaoqing back?" The elderly woman lay on the kang bed, her voice frail and weak, accompanied by a cough, while herbal medicine was being simmered on the stove beside her.

Granny Qin knew today was the day of the big fair that happened three times a month, a day her grandchildren loved the most.

Just a few days ago, they had mentioned taking the saved-up caterpillar fungus to sell, so how did they come back so soon?

Could it be that someone else came in?

But Granny Qin felt it wasn’t possible, she could tell it was the noise of her grandchildren, seemingly rushing in with urgency.

"Did something happen?"

Was it because no one wanted to buy the caterpillar fungus that they came back?

Thinking about how the two children were so young, unable to even read, barely having enough to eat, and having to go up the mountain to find herbs to sell in the snowy, cold weather to buy food for her, Granny Qin felt a pang of sadness.

If not for the fear of dying now and leaving the young children to be bullied, she would have long hung herself with a waistband. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

As these thoughts raced through her mind, Granny Qin felt overwhelmed with sorrow, tears almost welled up in her eyes.

Just then, Qin Qing ran in.

The little girl pounced onto the side of the kang, her face dusty and full of happiness, and her tone filled with excitement and elation.

"Granny, Granny, my brother and I met a fairy sister, she’s such a kind person..."

Usually shy around strangers, Qin Qing became quite talkative in front of Granny Qin, and her words piqued Granny Qin’s curiosity, halting her unshed tears.

"What happened? Who did you meet?"

Qin Qing hurriedly explained how they met Gu Jia Ning who bought all their caterpillar fungus.

"...She also wants other herbs, and most of what my brother and I have, so we came back to find them and bring them to her."

"Granny, you should have seen her, she’s really a beautiful, kind sister, like a fairy, she’s a very, very good person."

At this point, Qin Tian, who had found several bags of herbs, also ran in, eyes shining as he squatted in front of Granny Qin’s kang, "Granny, once we sell the herbs, we can buy food. I saw there are quite a lot of people selling grain at the fair today."

"Good, good, you’ve met a kind person, go quickly, don’t delay, make sure to thank them well, understood?"

"Granny, we know."

Qin Tian poured out the herbal medicine from the stove and set it aside, "Granny, remember to drink it once it cools down a bit."

"We’ll go deliver the herbs now."

The siblings were still worried about Gu Jia Ning waiting for them at the big fair, afraid she might leave if she waited too long.

"Alright, go, go on, Granny will remember."

Without further delay, Qin Tian and Qin Qing each carried two bags of herbs bigger than themselves and left the house.

Granny Qin watched their small figures fade away, and tears finally fell.

But this time, her heart had a glimmer of hope, despite the hardship for the two children.

Meanwhile, when Qin Tian and Qin Qing returned to the big fair with several bags of herbs, Gu Jia Ning was at a lamb soup stall, sipping a bowl of soup.

A large bowl with several pieces of tender, well-stewed lamb, the lamb seller was a middle-aged uncle, skilled in cooking lamb, and the meat wasn’t the least bit gamy.

In the cold winter, a hot bowl of nourishing lamb soup warmed the whole body.

However, it was quite expensive!

At the stall, only Gu Jia Ning was eating. Passersby caught the aroma; it was indeed inviting, the rich scent of meat!

But it was too costly, not many were willing to splurge.

Those who did buy only bought a little, afraid to buy too much.

Eating, Gu Jia Ning learned from the uncle that the sheep had been hunted by his family on the mountain.

She also found out that the area wasn’t too strict about mountain resources, not declaring everything from the mountains as public property. If you could catch something on the mountain, it was yours.

Especially during winter, when resources were scarce, being able to find anything on the mountain was an indication of not-so-well-off families.

They couldn’t possibly deprive the people of the few things they painstakingly found during the harsh winter.

Otherwise, wouldn’t people starve?

So, they turned a blind eye.

Gu Jia Ning learned that the market conditions in the Northwest were relatively relaxed.

She thought it was rather good this way.

"Sister, we’ve brought all the herbs you wanted."

Just as she finished the last bite of lamb soup, young voices piped up beside her.

Turning around, she saw two little kids carrying woven bags bigger than themselves, their eyes bright as they looked at her.

They seemed to have run over; they hadn’t even caught their breath properly.

"Did you run back and forth?" It seemed like they returned so soon.

Qin Tian gently placed the heavy bag down, cautiously, "Afraid, afraid you’d been waiting too long."

Gu Jia Ning’s heart softened instantly as she accepted the woven bag, and checked the herbs inside; they were well-sunned and of good quality.

While looking, Gu Jia Ning asked, "How much are you selling these for?"

The siblings exchanged glances and then carefully reported a few prices. These prices were slightly lower than what they usually sold for at the market, afraid that if the price was too high, Gu Jia Ning wouldn’t want them.

Gu Jia Ning knew the general price and knew the siblings offered quite a cheap rate, plus the herbs were of good quality.

"Alright, let’s go with the prices you said," Gu Jia Ning agreed without bargaining.

Qin Tian and Qin Qing exchanged a glance, unable to suppress their smiles, "Thank you, sister, thank you. Rest assured, we’ve processed the herbs very well."

"So, you processed these yourselves..."

The atmosphere among the three was fairly pleasant. After chatting a while, Gu Jia Ning learned about the two little one’s family situation, much like she imagined.

A difficult situation, with only a sick granny to rely on, the knowledge of finding and processing herbs was taught to them by their granny.

It was essentially their means of survival.

"In the future, if you have more herbs, gather them over a week or so, and bring them to the Northwest Military Region for me. Just tell the guarding soldiers you’re looking for Battalion Commander Sheng’s wife." Considering she might need more herbs later, and the siblings left a good impression on her, Gu Jia Ning intended to establish a long-term cooperation with them, which was also a way to help them out.

"Really? That’s great, sister, thank you, thank you."