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Chapter 843: Chapter 846: Became Poor?
Having confirmed that she couldn’t go to Mansion City, Qiao Duo’er put the thought to rest.
She stayed home flipping through Bai Yifan’s notes and searched for beauty prescriptions in his medical writings, and thus her days were quite fulfilling.
In fact, upon thinking it over, she was too lazy to go to Mansion City.
Ling’er was about to give birth, which meant that as soon as she got Duo Meifang in order, she would have to rush back without stopping.
Running back and forth in the scorching heat of summer would definitely be torturous.
If it had been before, she would have gritted her teeth and endured it.
But now, with the delicate little thing in her belly, it was better to take it easy.
When the time came, Almond came over to remind her, "Madam, you’ve been looking at it for two hours; I’ll accompany you for a walk."
The sun was setting, and a cool breeze was blowing, which was the perfect weather for a walk.
"Wait a moment, let me finish this part."
Qiao Duo’er waved her hand, engrossed in her reading.
Bai Yifan’s notes contained not only medical theory but also accounts of the cultural landscapes of various places, which made Qiao Duo’er itch with desire to see them.
One day, she would have to drag Tan Zhenghong to travel around, only then would her long journey through time be worthwhile.
"The Fourth Master specifically instructed that sitting for too long isn’t good for the baby," Almond urged anxiously.
If anything happened to the baby, she would be the sinner!
"Will a moment longer matter that much? Do you need to be so anxious?"
Seeing that Almond was about to cry, Qiao Duo’er could only close the notebook and obediently went out for a walk with her.
After circling the village, Qiao Duo’er frowned and asked, "Have you noticed that people are looking at me strangely?"
The last time she had this feeling was because of Ruo Lan; could it be that Tan Zhenghong was being eyed by another girl this time?
"Madam, hide for a moment; I will go and inquire."
After a while, Almond came running back.
"It’s nothing serious, just villagers spreading rumors that because you’re pregnant, you can’t go to Mansion City, and the goods you stockpiled will surely be stuck on your hands. They’re all talking about whether the Tan Family will pull through," Almond reported truthfully, finding those people really love meddling.
Some even did the math, bluntly saying the Tan Family would be ruined this year.
Qiao Duo’er teasingly said, "Aren’t you worried a bit? If the Tan Family runs out of silver, we’ll have no choice but to sell you off, lovely as you are."
With Almond’s tender appearance, she would surely fetch a handsome price.
"I don’t believe it; if it ever came to that, you wouldn’t be able to sleep," Almond said dismissively. She wasn’t aware of how much property the Tan Family had, but she was certain there were no troubles with the Tan Family.
That... she couldn’t articulate the reason, it was just a feeling.
Qiao Duo’er poked Almond’s head playfully, but it made sense when put that way.
That day, when Grandpa Zhang proclaimed the imperial edict in the courtyard, the outsiders didn’t hear the details, and later, Qin Longyun only revealed the part about the official title.
The reason for being reserved about the rest was that it’s unwise to flaunt wealth; otherwise, such a large fortune would inevitably attract envy.
It was normal for villagers to speculate since they were uninformed.
However, Qiao Duo’er didn’t expect that when she arrived home, she would find the Wang Clan pacing anxiously at the door.
Seeing Qiao Duo’er, the Wang Clan flinched a little, but emboldened by the gossip, she mustered up her courage.
"Well... there were many expenses last year, so I only managed to save this much; take it for an emergency," she said.
Wang Clan shoved a money pouch into Duo’er’s hand.
The pouch contained copper coins, roughly more than two hundred Wen.
Qiao Duo’er spoke indifferently, "Take your money back; I’ll give you some advice. A starving camel is still bigger than a horse; that amount of goods won’t bring the Tan Family to such a state."
