Sister-in-law Wang is the daughter-in-law of the Wang family at the west end of the village. When she came back from the fields, she happened to see A Bao being chased by a group of magpies. This was the first time she took a serious look at the child picked up by the Zhao family.

On a late autumn day, she was wearing a round little dress, a fat tiger head hat on her head, and a pair of thick shoes on her feet, which looked nice and kept warm.

"It's so cute." Sister-in-law Wang looked at the pink and jade-carved little face, and she couldn't help but reach out and touch A Bao's head.

A Bao looked up at this strange aunt. She shook her head and said disapprovingly: "My mother said that you can't touch children's heads casually. They will not grow taller."

Sister-in-law Wang couldn't help but laugh when she heard Ah Bao talk in a serious and milky voice. She said a few words to Ah Bao softly and then went home.

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In the afternoon, Blacksmith Yang’s house,

Blacksmith Yang looked at the rough-looking little crossbow in his hand. He looked at Zhao Heng with some suspicion and asked, "Brother Zhao, can this thing... work?"

"A'Bao, come here." Zhao Heng called to A'Bao. A'Bao, who had just woken up, ran over. Apparently he was not awake yet, and asked in a confused voice: "Dad, what are you doing?"

Zhao Heng didn't say anything, so he put it on for Abao to try.

Abao shook the small crossbow and looked at Zhao Heng in confusion.

"Aim at that piece and turn your head and press down." Zhao Heng stood next to Abao, lowering his head and said to the little bald boy.

Abao said "oh" and pressed the small mechanism on the crossbow towards the brick.

The next second, the brick was easily broken.

"Dad?" Abao looked up at Zhao Heng in surprise. Zhao Heng looked at Blacksmith Yang, who was already stunned.

"Brother Zhao, this thing... I can only make two a day if I make it alone." Blacksmith Yang looked at Zhao Heng with some hesitation: "How should we price this thing?"

"Two hundred taels." Zhao Heng gave a number without hesitation.

Blacksmith Yang's eyes widened in surprise.

"Can...can it be done?" Blacksmith Yang swallowed his saliva and asked in a low voice.

Zhao Heng looked at the brick that had been broken into several pieces, and he raised his lips: "Why not?"

Compared to its usefulness, two hundred taels is nothing compared to the value of this crossbow.

Blacksmith Yang looked at the small crossbow and counted silently in his mind: He could make two in a day, two would be four hundred taels, and he and Zhao Heng would split them equally, that would be two hundred taels per person.

Two hundred taels, before, he wouldn't even dare to think about it.

"I can only buy it by the end of the year. I won't sell it after the new year. As for when the delivery will be delivered, you can let me know after you decide." Zhao Heng carried A Bao and walked out. A Bao kicked his short legs and was taken away.

Zhao Heng carried it out.

When Zhao Heng carried A Bao out of the street, before he had even left Yang's house, a group of women rushed towards Zhao Heng and his daughter.

When Zhao Heng saw so many people, he immediately picked up Abao, who was being carried like a little chicken, but the group of women had already rushed to the father and daughter.

"Daddy Abao, can you let us touch Abao?"

"Yes, Dad Abao, I heard that your Abao likes to eat goose eggs. These goose eggs are laid by our big goose. Here, let me touch Abao?"

"Yes, Daddy Abao."

Just like that, everyone was talking to Zhao Heng.

Zhao Heng still hasn't figured out what happened.

"Don't you know yet? Wang Lanhua from the west end of the village was diagnosed as pregnant after touching your Abao's head today!"

One sentence made Zhao Heng understand what happened.

Looking at the group of women surrounding A Bao, A Bao turned around and leaned into Zhao Heng's arms with some fear. Zhao Heng suddenly chuckled and hugged A Bao.

, allowing Abao to reveal his head.

He was tall, looked at the group of eager-looking women, and said in a calm and cold voice: "If you touch A Bao's head, will a little girl be born?"

Hearing Zhao Heng's words, the originally eager women suddenly paused. Then, some gradually retracted their hands, and some even backed away.

Zhao Heng's face was always calm.

Abao tilted her little head and looked at these people curiously. Seeing that these people were obviously not as enthusiastic as before, she seemed to understand something, so she suddenly turned her little head and buried it in Zhao Heng's arms again, her little mouth

He pouted slightly, obviously a little unhappy.

Why doesn't everyone like little girls?

Is the little girl bad?

"Since everyone is fine, let's go first." Zhao Heng laughed, hugged A Bao and walked toward the entrance of the village.

However, just as Zhao Heng turned around, a voice suddenly called Zhao Heng to stop again.

Abao turned around curiously and saw a panting person walking over. It was the aunt who touched her head this morning.

Sister-in-law Wang walked up to Zhao Heng. She took courage and said to Zhao Heng, "Brother Zhao, can I... touch A Bao's head?"

Zhao Hengyi asked as before: "Aren't you pregnant?"

Sister-in-law Wang looked at Zhao Heng, and said timidly and expectantly: "I touched Ah Bao because I wanted to... I want to give birth to a girl as cute as Ah Bao."

Abao's eyes widened in surprise, but soon, she smiled with her small teeth. Then, she put her little head to Sister-in-law Wang's hand.

Sister-in-law Wang gently touched A Bao's little head.

"Little Abao, you are truly the cutest little girl I have ever seen." Before leaving, Sister-in-law Wang said to Abao like this.

Abao grinned happily, and then shyly moved into Zhao Heng's arms, secretly enjoying himself, and his two short legs swayed happily.

When Zhao Heng took A Bao back, he thought to himself: Sister-in-law Wang's wish will probably not come true. Because: there is no child as cute as A Bao in the world.

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Blacksmith Yang has been secretly selling weapons to others. Before, they were just simple bows and arrows. When he took out the two small hidden weapons and crossbows he had made, he sold them quickly even for two hundred taels. Moreover,

...and also received an order for fifty small concealed weapon crossbows.

He almost floated back. After returning to Xicun Village, he immediately went to Zhao's house and divided Zhao Heng equally among the four hundred and two taels he got from selling small concealed weapons today.

"Sister-in-law, Dabao-niang asked me to ask if you are free tomorrow. Our family is taking Dabao to the county town to buy some clothes for the winter. Do you want to come together?" Before leaving, Blacksmith Yang asked Wang Chunniang.

Wang Chunniang glanced at Lin Xiang on the side and agreed happily: "Let's go together tomorrow."

Winter is coming soon, it’s really time to buy things...

While the adults were talking, Po was squatting in front of the Zhao family's dog hole and was at a loss.
Chapter completed!