The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 227 Auntie Caili is Leaving!_1

"Qingzi is running for village chief, so this money really should be spent,"

Han Mei said with a serious tone, "Our village has precedents, Tang Jianmin and Hu Youyu have done this before."

"If Qingzi becomes village chief and doesn’t do this, they will definitely criticize him,"

Li Qing shook his head and said, "Mainly because during the competition for village chief, I want to pull in some votes. I’m worried that Secretary Zhou’s words alone won’t be decisive. It’s also a way of courting favor with these ’dad’s so they talk less about us later."

"I think it’s all because of spoiling them!" Tian Yue’e said, twisting her mouth and muttering complains.

Han Mei laughed, "Just cut out showing off your verbal skills and rest for a bit, go up to the shed!"

"Qingzi’s considerations aren’t wrong, though it’s a bit more money spent, but there are benefits,"

Li Qing nodded.

After resting for a bit, the three of them went to Tian Yue’e’s greenhouse together.

Working in the greenhouse today, it felt like the most comfortable day of the entire summer.

It wasn’t long before Yang Xuelan also arrived.

Her face was graced with a smiling expression, and through the flowing glimmers in her eyes, the charm of her post-moisturized state was still visible.

Li Qing dared not interact too much, exchanged a few casual greetings, and then took on the task of picking in the depths of the greenhouse alone.

In the evening, Li Qing made his usual trip to the town.

However, due to the heavy rain in the morning, he didn’t receive the Wenguan Leaves, so he didn’t go to the county to deliver goods to Yu Baishuo.

After returning, he parked his vehicle outside Auntie Caili’s small grocery store.

He wanted to hire a theatrical troupe to come to the village, and this news needed to be spread first.

And the best way to spread the news was undoubtedly through Auntie Caili’s mouth.

In front of the grocery store, Auntie Caili was clad in sweatpants, hopping and jumping around, doing some odd exercises. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Auntie Caili, what are you doing?" Li Qing approached and asked.

Auntie Caili grabbed the towel around her neck, wiped the fine beads of sweat from her face, and said in a low, smiling voice, "I recently found a folk remedy that says more exercise can increase the chances of getting pregnant, so I’m trying to move a bit."

"Where did you hear this piece of gossip, that moving more will be good for your health for sure, but increasing chances of pregnancy? I really don’t buy it!" Li Qing said with a laugh, "So, Auntie Caili, you haven’t...?"

"Nothing yet, not a stir," Auntie Caili said with a downcast expression.

She sneakily glanced from side to side and gave Li Qing a flirtatious smile, saying, "Qingzi, next time you’re free, give me a few more tries, eh? Do it a bit more to see if it works, just two or three times isn’t enough, the odds are too low."

"Auntie, there’s really no issue with Lame Uncle?" Li Qing asked somewhat sheepishly.

Having been involved with Yang Xuelan today, he now felt guilty whenever this topic came up.

"No issue. Don’t think of anything else, just focus on getting it done with me," Auntie Caili said, "I was at my wits’ end to the point of considering asking someone else. He’s brought it up several times, even mentioned it recently, but I rejected him."

"If it ever comes out, I’ll just say I didn’t trust the person he found, and that I borrowed it myself. He’d have to accept it!"

Seeing this, Li Qing had no choice but to agree.

Li Qing still had a fond memory of Auntie Caili’s skills with her mouth, and he was naturally willing to do it several more times.

"However, Qingzi, you better hurry," Auntie Caili said quietly, "That damn cripple has been buying a house behind my back, and I’ll probably have to move in a bit. By then, if you want to do it, you won’t be able to reach."

This news took Li Qing aback, "Auntie Caili, you’re moving away?"

Truly a day filled with surprises.

So much news that Li Qing felt a bit overwhelmed.

"Of course!" Auntie Caili said quietly, "I don’t really want to leave, I’ve gotten used to living in the village, but the Lame Uncle is always working away from home, and us living separately isn’t right."

Li Qing nodded and asked, "When are you moving?"

"There’s no certainty yet, it could be as quick as a month or even take half a year." Auntie Caili shook her head and said, "That crippled man didn’t give a certain word either; he’s always pulling these sudden stunts. This time, he was very abrupt too."

"Auntie, I’ll come over whenever I have time," Li Qing thought for a moment and said.

Auntie Caili chuckled lightly, "I thought you were going to say you’d miss me!"

"I’ll say that when you leave," Li Qing said with a smile.

"You little rascal, buying anything?" Auntie Caili asked.

"I don’t need to buy anything today, but I’m planning to invite the drama troupe to the village for two days, so I need your help to spread the word, let everyone know," Li Qing said.

"It’s different when you’re the boss," Auntie Caili teased with a laugh, "This is a good thing. Spend some money, and you’ll gain prestige in the village. As they say in the drama scripts, this is called ’cultivating reputation.’ Cultivate it more, and you’ll be able to do even bigger things in the future."

Li Qing was a little surprised.

Even Auntie Caili understood such esoteric things—it’s true that looks can be deceiving.

"Don’t worry, I’ve got this covered. I guarantee by today that everyone will know about it," Auntie Caili said confidently. "When does it start?"

"The day after tomorrow," Li Qing said.

He totally trusted Auntie Caili’s abilities in this regard.

If it weren’t for Auntie Caili’s dislike of gossiping behind people’s backs, she could have definitely been the biggest loudspeaker in the village.

Hu Youqing’s wife might talk a lot but she had to step aside in front of Auntie Caili.

The next day, Li Qing got up early and, after collecting Wenguan Leaves from several villages in Shanglin also ran around with Gong Ge and the others, making sure everything was taken care of.

He wanted to free up some time to prepare for the drama troupe’s arrival in the village.

He ran to the county town three times in one day, and his legs were almost worn out.

But hard work comes with its rewards.

For the next three days, he basically had nothing to do, just oversee the drama troupe.

With Auntie Caili’s help, the news of the drama troupe coming to the village had already spread.

When Li Qing came back in the evening, he met quite a few people inquiring about it.

He responded warmly to each one, telling them to come early tomorrow to secure seats.

What the eventual outcome would be, was still unknown.

But at least for now, things were good; the villagers looked at Li Qing with warmth in their eyes.

Surrounded by smiling faces all the way, Li Qing returned home.

But as he got to his front door, he realized it was firmly locked.

It only then dawned on him that Han Mei and Tian Yue’e weren’t coming that night.

With a wistful smile, Li Qing turned and headed towards Han Mei’s house.

The smoke from the cooking fires curled up, and the sound of frogs began to rise.

Li Qing sat on the doorstep peeling garlic, listening to the two women chatter endlessly in the kitchen.

"Qingzi, did you know Yang Xuelan is pregnant?" Han Mei suddenly asked.

"It’s got nothing to do with me... She’s pregnant?!"

Li Qing, somewhat distracted, almost blurted out that it had nothing to do with him but caught himself in time and quickly corrected his words.

"What are you thinking about? What’s got nothing to do with you? Were those the words you were about to say?" Tian Yue’e poked her head out and asked.

Li Qing: ...