For the next half month, Ding Yun continued her normal routine of going to and from work. She also kept sending three blessings daily to Zhao Pu and He Yao for a full week.
Only then did she finally stop and shift her focus.
She began blessing the parents of He Yao and Zhao Pu.
Three days of blessings for each family, nine times in total.
As for the results of her blessings, Ding Yun hadn't really discovered anything yet. Blessing someone with numerous descendants was different from cursing them. A curse could be immediately apparent, while numerous descendants would take at least a month to show any signs. So, she could only wait.
However, Ding Yun considered that constantly blessing their family wasn't ideal, and more importantly, it was difficult to verify if her blessings were actually effective.
So, she soon bought two pairs of rabbits.
She began to shift her blessing target.
She changed her blessing to wish the two pairs of rabbits "May you have countless descendants and be ever-prosperous."
This experiment yielded results much faster. In just five days, Ding Yun clearly observed that both female rabbits were pregnant and in good health.
Thirty-one days later, the two rabbits gave birth.
One litter had twelve kits, and the other had twelve, totaling twenty-four.
Normally, rabbits have about six to eight kits per litter. Ding Yun believed that having twelve kits was due to the effect of her "May you have countless descendants and be ever-prosperous" ability.
"This ability is quite powerful. It not only speeds up reproduction but also produces offspring with good physical health, who are less likely to die young, and has minimal impact on the mother. The rabbits are all very healthy now.
And I didn't specifically bless any single rabbit.
I blessed them all together. Looking at this, perhaps this ability can also be used for group blessings. If it can be used for group blessings, oh my, wouldn't that be a great help for farming? With this skill, raising chickens, ducks, pigs, or cattle would surely make me rich!"
Once Ding Yun stopped limiting her ability's application to humans, her perspective opened up. Indeed, this ability was a perfect match for animal husbandry. With both working together, it would be like adding wings to a tiger.
But the current problem was.
Farming also required capital, and she had no money...
The cost of buying chicks or ducklings wasn't high, but the expenses for land and feed were significant. Raising a small number wouldn't even be enough to get by, and she didn't have enough money to raise a large number.
Who she would sell the farm animals to was also an issue.
Having to consider these practical factors, Ding Yun's newly ignited idea quickly extinguished. Entrepreneurship was indeed difficult, and even with an ability, it wasn't easy.
After much deliberation and considering various avenues, Ding Yun ultimately felt that the "metaphysical" approach had the lowest cost.
So, she decided to invest in opening an online store.
She would only sell one item: "May you have countless descendants and be ever-prosperous."
The description stated it was for praying for blessings and conceiving children, with a minimum charge of one thousand yuan per session. Those with health issues would require an additional fee.
Customers would need to purchase ten sessions consecutively.
The item was also limited to nine hundred purchases per month.
Finally, she added a disclaimer: a guaranteed refund if no pregnancy occurred within three months.
As for whether the store had any customers after it opened.
Heh, of course not. Who would be foolish enough to spend a thousand yuan online for a blessing? Even some stores selling statues of the Goddess of Fertility didn't cost that much.
Therefore, although Ding Yun's online store received views and comments, no one actually bought anything.
Over time, Ding Yun gave up.
She also abandoned the idea of relying solely on her "golden finger" to make money.
Instead, she began to work diligently, study, and improve, hoping to enhance her skills, get promoted, and earn a raise.
Time, under her efforts,
flew by quickly.
Three to five months passed in a flash.
Zhao Pu, He Yao, and both of their parents had successively discovered they were pregnant during this recent period. Moreover, they weren't newly pregnant; they were already nearly five months along, a stage where abortion would be difficult.
This wasn't entirely their fault for being inexperienced.
Not knowing they were pregnant.
The main reason was Ding Yun's ability. Besides bestowing numerous descendants, it also made pregnancy incredibly easy, with no morning sickness whatsoever. Apart from increased appetite, there were no other noticeable symptoms. And with an increased appetite, a slightly larger belly was perfectly reasonable.
Hadn't He Yao felt her stomach was growing too quickly, suspecting she was ill or had worms, and gone to the hospital for a check-up, she still wouldn't have discovered her pregnancy.
Since they were pregnant and abortion was not an option,
they naturally decided to get married.
However, after some discussion, they felt that preparing for a wedding now was too rushed. More importantly, both mothers were also pregnant. If they rushed into marriage now,
with the bride heavily pregnant,
the bride's mother heavily pregnant, and the groom's mother also heavily pregnant, it would be too unsightly and awkward.
So, after negotiation between the two families,
they decided that the couple would first get their marriage license.
They would hold the wedding ceremony after the children were born and they had recovered.
Following this, it was time for cesarean sections.
Because of the multiple births, they didn't wait until the due date for the C-sections. They started a little over nine months. They couldn't help it; the distended abdomens were too alarming. Any further delay would have caused concern for both the pregnant women and the hospital.
He Yao's abdomen was opened first. Like opening a blind box, four babies were delivered: three boys and one girl.
Then it was her mother's turn, who gave birth to two boys and one girl.
Next, Zhao Pu's own mother gave birth to four sons.
Good heavens, that's eleven new babies!
Naturally, this led to a breakdown. The mothers were overwhelmed by the thought of caring for so many children, while the men were driven to the brink of collapse by the incessant crying of these children, day and night.
Eleven children, what does that even mean?
It was enough to run a nursery.
Hiring nannies became difficult; even with a salary of twenty thousand yuan a month, the nannies were reluctant.
They all demanded that two more nannies be hired.
Otherwise, they couldn't manage alone.
Finally, out of necessity, two nannies were hired. At the same time, Zhao Pu's and He Yao's mothers joined the caregiving effort. With four people working together, they could barely manage the children.
But every day was exhausting, mentally and physically, leaving them utterly drained.
The newly prosperous life descended into chaos.
These children were indeed little money-devouring beasts. The average daily expenses for eleven children exceeded three thousand yuan.
Fortunately, the children born from Ding Yun's ability were very healthy and didn't get sick. If they had frequently fallen ill, the outflow of expenses would have been even more astronomical.
When Ding Yun received this news, she was in a very good mood. And when she was in a good mood,
she was not stingy with her blessings.
Soon, she began blessing Zhao Pu and He Yao, as well as their parents. Since she had three blessings per day and there were three pairs of people, Ding Yun decided not to concentrate her blessings. Instead, she chose to bless them daily.
One blessing for each family per day, which was just right.