Chapter 804: Out of Food Again

Wang An chuckled, wrapping his arms around Mu Xueqing's waist. After nibbling on her belly a few times, he spoke

"It definitely has to be a daughter. I love daughters. Our daughter will surely be as beautiful as you, hahahaha!"

Truth be told, based on the laws of genetics, a child between Wang An and Mu Xueqing would certainly not be ugly.

Mu Xueqing pretended to be disgusted as she wiped her belly, saying

"You're so annoying, you've left my whole stomach covered in drool."

Hearing this, Wang An's eyes widened and he exclaimed

"Oh my goodness, you actually dare to complain about your man, you little brat!"

As he spoke, Wang An lunged forward again with the intensity of a pig rooting through a trough.

This time, not only was her belly covered in drool, but even her milky-white breasts were drenched in it.

Mu Xueqing was clearly not as displeased as she sounded; she held onto Wang An's large head and let out a series of light, giggling laughs.

It was evident that Mu Xueqing quite enjoyed these kinds of intimate little antics with Wang An.

Of course, Wang An loved it too. Mainly because this woman, Mu Xueqing, was simply too beautiful—she was like a piece of art; no matter how much he played with her, it never felt like enough.

Perhaps because she was pregnant, Mu Xueqing now unconsciously radiated a maternal glow, making her look even more dazzling than before.

After a while, Mu Xueqing spoke

"Xiao An, I'm getting a bit impatient to move into the new house."

Wang An nodded and said

"Mm-hmm. In another two months, our house will be ready. By the time you give birth, our whole family will be living in our new home."

With a look of longing, Mu Xueqing said

"I saw the blueprints you drew the other day. Once the house is finished, it's definitely going to be very spacious and bright."

Wang An stroked Mu Xueqing's hair and said

"In another two or three days, the roof will be capped. Then you can go in and take a look around."

Hearing this, Mu Xueqing said with a hint of surprise

"Really? Didn't they say that people with a 'double body' shouldn't go near the construction site?"

Wang An said with a look of disdain

"The house is almost finished; there aren't that many taboos left. If we followed all those sayings, pregnant women wouldn't be able to live in new houses at all."

The "double body cannot approach" that Mu Xueqing mentioned was actually a local superstition.

To be precise, the belief was that a pregnant woman must not step over the lines laid out for the foundation.

If a pregnant woman stepped over the foundation lines, that wall would not be able to be built; even if it were built, the wall would eventually collapse.

Of course, this wasn't impossible to remedy. The only method was for the builder to shovel away the lines on the foundation and pull two new ones.

However, if that happened, the child in the pregnant woman's womb would "slip," meaning a miscarriage.

To be honest, Wang An didn't believe in this stuff, but when faced with a choice between his wife and child on one side and a newly built house on the other, Wang An might not care about the house, but he couldn't not care about his wife and child!

Therefore, on this matter, Wang An chose to believe it just in case.

Mu Xueqing was also very sensible; since construction began, she had never gone near the new house.

It had to be said that this was a truly frustrating situation.

He didn't know who had come up with such a saying, but it was truly nothing but a nuisance.

Hearing Wang An say this, Mu Xueqing was happy at first, but then she suddenly frowned and said with some concern

"Maybe we should wait. I'll go see it after the windows and doors are installed. I'm afraid it might be bad for our child, or for the house."

Looking at Mu Xueqing's beautiful little face, Wang An said with some heartache

"Actually, once the roof is capped, the house can be inhabited. Once people live in it, there aren't that many taboos."

Mu Xueqing nodded but didn't speak further.

After another brief moment of intimacy, Wang An held Mu Xueqing and fell into a deep sleep.

The night passed without incident, and dawn arrived in the blink of an eye.

Early the next morning, after breakfast, Wang An did a rough estimation of the construction schedule and then took Wang Li and Mu Xueli with him, driving the four-wheeled vehicle toward the county town.

The reason for going to the county town was that the grain supplies were damn near empty again!

To put it bluntly, with about ninety people consuming food like this every day, it was truly a struggle!

If Wang An weren't so wealthy, the people who came to help with the work would have run out of food long ago.

Even so, Wang An was somewhat worried, and the reason was simple: he didn't have many grain coupons left.

At this moment, Wang An only had one thousand catties of coarse grain coupons and less than two thousand catties of fine grain coupons.

Unfortunately, in this era, if you wanted to buy grain in bulk, it was extremely troublesome without grain coupons.

The key was that if you only brought money, the grain station simply wouldn't dare sell to you, and even with Ye Qingfeng's connections, it would be difficult.

The phrase "Grain is greater than heaven" was exactly meant for times like this.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the grain station in the four-wheeled vehicle.

This time, Wang An went to find Ye Qingfeng without hesitation. Although it would certainly cost him a favor, given the "seed borrowing" matter, Wang An didn't feel any psychological burden.

Upon meeting, Ye Qingfeng said happily

"Big Brother is here! Big Brother, are you here to haul grain again? Leave it to me, I'll handle it for you, it'll be all set, hahahaha!"

It was clear that Ye Qingfeng was very happy, but Wang An didn't bite. Instead, he asked Ye Qingfeng

"How is it? Have all those things been gathered?"

Wang An was naturally asking about the "Li Yuan version Three-Whip Wine," and Ye Qingfeng understood instantly.

Ye Qingfeng looked extremely excited, but he lowered his voice and said

"My father got me two sets of medicinal herbs for soaking that wine. I hadn't even finished soaking them before I started drinking it secretly. Guess what? It stood up! Hahahaha, Big Brother, you are the benefactor of my life!"

Perhaps feeling that his voice was too loud, Ye Qingfeng quickly walked to the door and looked outside.

Finding no one there, Ye Qingfeng turned back and continued happily

"Big Brother, I reckon in a while, I'll be completely recovered, hahaha!"

However, hearing this, Wang An felt a bit skeptical. Was this "Li Yuan version Three-Whip Wine" really that powerful?

Mainly, Wang An had never drunk it himself.

But looking at Ye Qingfeng's expression, it didn't seem like he was faking.

Thus, Wang An patted Ye Qingfeng on the shoulder and said with great satisfaction

"Not bad, really not bad. I wish you a big fat son next year, hahaha..."

To be honest, Wang An was genuinely happy for his old classmate.

The key was that this "seed borrowing" business was truly a mess.

After a few more words of encouragement, Wang An finally stated the purpose of his trip.

(End of Chapter)