Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 695: Chapter 696 Am I Excessive_1

If An Jing remembered correctly, within three days after grafting, the healing tissues would form, and the graft would start to combine, healing the wound.

Therefore, during these three days, An Jing and Xiao Changyi came to check on the graft daily.

And during these days, An Jing and Xiao Changyi had to re-graft quite a few seedlings.

Luckily, some seedlings had been growing very well from the beginning. If one didn’t look at the grafting wound wrapped in oilcloth, one might really mistake them for being the same plant.

Official Liu and his peers thought the seedlings would not survive, but considering that it usually took several days for plucked vegetables to completely wilt, they didn’t station someone to watch over the seedlings. They planned to come back after six or seven days to check the results, expecting An Jing to fulfill the bet and resign from office to return home.

An Jing didn’t care what Official Liu and his peers thought. She stuck to the plan, checking on the seedlings every day with her husband, Xiao Changyi, to see if the grafting truly was a success.

”Husband, it worked!”

On the fifth day, An Jing examined a seedling that was growing well. The wound showed clear signs of successful healing, with the cucumber seedling growing on the pumpkin stock. Overjoyed, she immediately shared the good news with Xiao Changyi.

He was quite happy too, as it was a success he had achieved together with his wife. But he kept his excitement inside, maintaining an impassive expression on the outside.

As her excitement grew, An Jing became smug, ”Haha, husband, Master Zhou and his people have sent word that they will come to inspect our seedlings tomorrow. Their faces will surely be in pain when they see our success, especially after they’ve made such definitive statements at the beginning. They claimed that a cucumber seedling couldn’t survive without its root, now they deserve to be proven wrong.”

Xiao Changyi didn’t speak, just indulgently and affectionately watching his wife.

”They claim they’re coming to check on our seedlings, but what they really want is for me to fulfill the bet and resign. They think I, a woman, don’t belong among them men. Now that our grafting has succeeded, I’d like to see them try to make me resign tomorrow. Instead, it’s me, hmm~ I’ll have them fulfill the bet and wash their wives’ and concubines’ feet!” An Jing said with a proud and coquettish expression.

Xiao Changyi still remained silent, continuing to watch his wife with that same indulgent and affectionate gaze.

Only his wife could make him look at her like that.

”Their wives and concubines must have washed their feet so many times without a word of gratitude, thinking it’s their due. And now, I’ll simply have them wash their wives’ and concubines’ feet just once; that’s not excessive. Right, husband?” In the end, An Jing still sought confirmation from Xiao Changyi with her arrogant attitude.

Xiao Changyi was, of course, willing to satisfy her. He nodded and said, ”Yes.” He paused, ”I could wash your feet every day.”

”Pfft.” An Jing immediately burst into laughter. ”I’m not without hands, why would I need you to wash my feet every day?”

”What about bathing?”

An Jing: ”...” I’ve already said I’m not without hands, husband! Don’t be so earnest in your rascality!

Seeing that An Jing hadn’t spoken, Xiao Changyi took a step back: ”Then will you wash me?”

An Jing: ”...”

After Xiao Changyi fell silent for a moment, he took another step back, which was also his final compromise: ”Or we could wash together in the evening.”

An Jing found it both exasperating and amusing: ”Can’t you stop thinking about us bathing together?”

”No,” Xiao Changyi replied to An Jing with an extremely decisive two words.