After the incident, several members of Ye Ming's family noticed Yang Xiaohui standing behind him.
"Husband, who is this child?"
"It's cold here, let's go inside and talk."
Once inside, Ye Ming recounted the entire story in detail.
The four of them felt deeply sorry for Yang Xiaohui.
"Husband, what are you going to do with this child from now on?"
Ye Ming looked up at Aunt Huang and the other three aunts.
They also saw what Ye Ming was thinking.
"Don't look at me, Ming'er. You know what's going on with everyone."
"If you hadn't provided us with this meal, at least half of our village wouldn't have made it to spring plowing."
"How would we have the energy to care for this child?"
Seeing the others misunderstand, Ye Ming quickly waved his hand and explained, "Aunties, that's not what I meant."
"The child's father will probably come to see me tomorrow. I just wanted to find her a place to stay tonight."
"Ming'er, stop kidding."
"You already said, the child's father has a cold, and early spring is the coldest."
"How could he possibly survive?"
Indeed, without the cold medicine in the medical kit purchased through the system,
Yang Xiong wouldn't have survived for more than a few days. But ancient viruses don't have drug resistance, so any medicine would be incredibly effective.
If nothing unexpected happened, Yang Xiong would come to see him tomorrow.
"Don't worry, he'll definitely survive."
The others were still a little hesitant. After all, they were the husbands of the women's families, and they might not agree.
Ye Ming also saw their concerns.
He wanted to get Yang Xiaohui out of the way, simply because he wanted to be alone with Su Xiaorong at night.
"Oh, forget it, just stay at my place tonight."
"Xiaorong, go get our old bedding in the utility room later."
"Okay, husband, I'll do it right away."
Yang Xiaohui had initially thought Ye Ming disliked her and was going to send her out.
Tears welled in her eyes, but when she heard Ye Ming was going to prepare a room for her, they froze.
"Master, let me do it myself."
"You're such a great favor to take me in. How could you trouble Madam?" It felt odd to hear him call her "Master." Am I really that old? He should probably call her "Young Master."
"You should call me Brother, I'm not much older than you."
She was taken aback by Ye Ming's request for a name, and then she changed it.
"Brother, Brother."
This address made her feel much more comfortable. She could get Xiaorong to call her that at night, too.
It was exciting just thinking about it.
"Well, Xiaorong, give her our old bedding."
As soon as the two women left, the three aunts gathered around, gossiping.
"Ming'er, I think this little girl is pretty. Are you planning to keep her as a concubine now that you're rich?"
"Yes, Ming'er, if you're energetic, Xiaorong can't satisfy you."
"We can tell you about Erniu's daughter."
"Is that Uncle Erniu's daughter?"
Aunt Li clapped her hands excitedly, sensing Ye Ming's interest.
"The one who opened the kiln this morning."
Upon hearing the name, Ye Ming's face darkened. Her muscular build was an exact replica of her father, Uncle Erniu.
"Yes, that's the one."
"Daya, she's strong and fertile."
"Spring is almost here, and Xiaorong's frail body is perfect for helping with the chores."
"The most important thing is durability. We all know that Ming'er is very strong..."
The aunts, all in their thirties and forties, were not shy about their dirty talk.
It's a shame for Ye Ming, who, after two lives, finally got rid of Chu Nan not long ago.
"Stop joking, aunties. I didn't mean that."
"Ming, you look down on Daya. Our brother's youngest daughter is pretty good too."
"She's even more muscular and a good worker..."
Goodness, aren't you afraid these girls will just sit on me and kill me?
"Stop it, aunties. I really don't have that kind of mood right now. It's getting late. Let's get cooking."
"Ah, Ming, it's only you. Otherwise, we wouldn't introduce anyone to someone even if they asked."
"If you're that interested, feel free to contact us three."
Oh, hey, hey, go away. I don't want to end up like Ye Qingshan, Yang Wei.
"Spring plowing is almost here. I need to make some money."
"When the time comes, exchange some for hybrid rice. Give these ancient people a little modern excitement!"
The hybrid rice that Grandpa Yuan devoted his life to researching is far superior to the ancient rice varieties of today.
Not only rice, but also potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn need to be planted this year.
Only with more food can Ye Ming focus on expanding his power.
It is estimated that Dayun will soon be in chaos again. Only by developing one's own power early can one protect oneself.
And money and food are the most important things.
Soon it was time to get off work in the evening.
After everyone had dinner, Ye Ming told everyone the good news that the first batch of white porcelain had been sold and found a market.
"Dear villagers, the white porcelain bowl I sold the day before yesterday."
"This means that our kiln can officially make money from tomorrow! I decided to double everyone's wages after the official sale."
"From now on, we will have meat every two days for meals!"
"Okay!"
"Brother Ming is awesome!"
These words made everyone present very excited, and now almost all the villagers came to help Ye Ming.
Ye Ming's small courtyard could no longer accommodate everyone.
"Brother Ming, with such a large increase in wages and a free meal of meat, can you still make money?"
Liu Qiang was a bit apprehensive about this, perhaps because he knew how much the ceramics were worth.
Qingshui County wasn't very large, and he was worried that Ye Ming wouldn't be able to handle all the white porcelain and red bricks Qingshui County could produce.
"Don't worry, Brother Qiang, I'll definitely make some money."
Just kidding, selling five bowls today would cover over a month's wages.
He wasn't just thinking about making money.
"Yes, Brother Ming, we can take the wages, but eating meat every other day is really unnecessary."
"We're already content with just having broth."
"Don't let everyone else make some money, while Brother Ming's work was all in vain."
"That would make everyone feel bad."
"Don't worry, I'll definitely make some money. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to treat everyone to meat every other day, would I?"
[Ding, congratulations to the host for having their first official business. Your life has greatly improved.]
[Reward: 200 Life Points, 50% reduction in the price of basic living supplies.]
"Wow, you can even earn Life Points this way!"
"200 points, that's like doing my own daily tasks for 20 days."
Most importantly, the price of these basic living supplies was cut in half.
A pound of rice now only costs one living point.
If I could develop a few more businesses, whether it's buying food or other things, it would be much more cost-effective than in the county town.
"In that case, brewing wine and other industries must be put on the agenda."