Gu Qingli looked up at the sky, noticing that it was not yet 3 PM. There was still ti to produce dicine in her Space. She said, "Yunjing, can you continue digging for a while? I’m going to prepare so dicine for you."
Xiao Yunjing nodded.
Gu Qingli imdiately entered her Space to begin producing dicine.
She made more of her own dicinal pills, in addition to so Western dicines—anti-inflammatory pills, antipyretics, and hemostatics—whose effects were faster than traditional Chinese dicine. She ticulously noted the dosage and usage for each.
She also prepared Spiritual Spring Water and dried at this ti. Even if Xiao Yunjing had to travel long distances, he wouldn’t starve.
Once everything was prepared, three hours had already passed. Only then did she co out.
The sky had darkened outside. Gu Qingli took a flashlight with her. As soon as she erged, she saw Xiao Yunjing and Da Bai waiting for her on the ground.
"Are you done?"
"Yes, let’s go ho."
"You’ve worked hard." Xiao Yunjing hugged her and gave her a kiss on the lips.
Gu Qingli shook her head, turned off the flashlight, and hugged him back.
At this mont, silence spoke louder than words.
A deep sense of reluctance lingered in both of their hearts.
After a long mont, Gu Qingli turned on the flashlight and said, "Yunjing, this is a solar-powered flashlight. Take it; there’s no need to charge it. If it doesn’t shine, just put it under the sun."
After teaching him how to use it, they packed up their belongings and prepared to descend the mountain.
"Li’er, put Da Bai into the Space," Xiao Yunjing suddenly said. He figured that if anything unexpected happened, he could release Da Bai if necessary.
"Alright then." Gu Qingli looked at Da Bai, who was trotting closely behind Xiao Yunjing, and couldn’t help but smile. It seed this man and tiger had long since co to an understanding.
Da Bai, who would have loved to stay in the Space forever, was already rubbing against her leg expectantly.
"Stop that." Gu Qingli patted it and put it into her Space, along with the basket and hoe.
After storing everything, Xiao Yunjing picked her up and flew out of the forest.
When they returned, the lights in the main hall were still on. Mrs. Zhang quickly served the food and then retreated.
The two washed their hands and began to eat.
"Third, co to Mother’s room later," Ms. Jiang said, erging as they were eating.
Xiao Yunjing looked up and nodded at Ms. Jiang.
After they finished their al, Xiao Yunjing went to Ms. Jiang’s room, while Gu Qingli returned to pack his things.
She packed only a few sets of clothes, a pair of shoes, a face towel, and a comb.
These all fit into his bag.
The backpack Gu Qingli had made was quite large, with several small pockets, and it held everything perfectly.
When Xiao Yunjing returned, she had already finished packing.
"Are you leaving now?" Gu Qingli asked reluctantly.
"Yes." Xiao Yunjing hugged her, kissed her lips, and said, "Mother said she wants to go too. Li’er, would you mind waiting until next ti?"
Gu Qingli was taken aback for a mont, then nodded. "Then you two be careful on the road and stay safe. We can keep in touch. If you need anything or need to do sothing, just send a ssage by carrier pigeon."
"Alright." A deep reluctance filled Xiao Yunjing. He kissed her fiercely and possessively.
The situation at the border was complicated. He couldn’t refuse his mother’s request, so he had to take her. But he couldn’t take Li’er.
After a long, lingering kiss, Gu Qingli was a little breathless. Only then did Xiao Yunjing let her go. He picked up his bag and strode out of the room.
Gu Qingli chased after him. In the faint light spilling from the house, she watched him climb into the horse-drawn wagon. Soon, the wagon was swallowed by the darkness, leaving only the clatter of its wheels and the horse’s hooves, gradually receding into the distance.
Gu Qingli returned to her room, forlorn, her lips slightly swollen and aching. She sighed deeply, bolted the door, and entered her Space.
Then she began to make dicine.
「The next day.」
Ms. Yang got up and, not seeing Ms. Jiang, searched everywhere.
"Ah, Sister-in-law, you’re finally up! Eh? What’s this?" Ms. Yang covered her mouth with a giggle as she looked at the dark rings under Gu Qingli’s eyes. "Sister-in-law, surely you two didn’t stay up all night? Tsk tsk... Youth certainly has its advantages."
Gu Qingli shot her a look. She indeed hadn’t slept all night. She had been... making dicine.
"Sister-in-law, do you know where Mother is? I haven’t seen her since I woke up." Ms. Yang, still amused, then rembered to ask. Realizing Gu Qingli had just risen, she slapped her forehead. "Look at , getting ahead of myself. You just got up, how would you know?"
"Mother and Yunjing have gone to the border," Gu Qingli said in a voice only the two of them could hear.
"What? Gone... gone to the..." Ms. Yang’s mouth fell open in surprise.
"Yes. Let’s eat. After breakfast, we need to go up the mountain to harvest the dicinal plants in the fields. Doctor Shen is in urgent need of them."
"Oh, alright..."
It took Ms. Yang a while to recover. She sighed inwardly at her mother-in-law’s spirit; she was like a young woman, so eager to see her husband. Hmm, perhaps I could go find my own husband too? Better not. There are still two little ones to look after at ho.
Ms. Yang pursed her lips and went into the house for breakfast.
After breakfast, Gu Qingli also called for Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhang, and the five of them headed up the mountain.
Since coming to the Xiao family, this was the first ti Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhang had learned about the family’s enterprises. They hadn’t expected such a large field of dicinal plants.
It wasn’t that they underestimated the family; it was just that the Xiao family’s house resembled that of ordinary peasants, their lives, at best, perhaps only slightly better than average. Usually, when they cooked, they were extrely frugal, afraid their masters would scold them for being wasteful. Now it seed their worries had been unnecessary.
Gu Qingli told them to harvest the matured dicinal materials on one side. When she went to the greenhouse area, people from the base were already waiting there.
The villagers who went up the mountain elsewhere to gather dicinal plants couldn’t see these particular fields, so she had already asked Xiao Yunjing to inform them about this work.
Those people had been waiting. When they saw Gu Qingli arrive, they greeted her respectfully and then began harvesting the dicinal plants.
Most of the herbs on this side had been transplanted from the mountains and were basically mature enough to be used as dicine.
Gu Qingli called over their leader, Yun No. 700 from the Secret Sect.
She said, "Once you’ve dug them up, just put them in the shed. You don’t need to worry about the rest."
Yun No. 700 nodded. "Yes, Madam."
"Alright, get to work. Just keep an eye on the people from the village up the mountain."
"Understood, Madam."
After making the arrangents, Gu Qingli returned to the front field and also began digging.
By the end of the day, the five of them had harvested dicinal materials from about five or six *mu*. The people from the base had harvested even more, from a full thirty *mu*.
The dicinal materials harvested by the five won were carried back to their ho, ready to be taken to Doctor Shen the next day.
Who would have thought that while they were still carrying their harvest ho, Doctor Shen sent word that his n, working overti, had already hauled away the large batch harvested by the base personnel.
Gu Qingli was delighted. Help had arrived!
There were a total of four ox carts and five n. One of them was Shen Quan, Doctor Shen’s errand boy.
"Madam Gu, do you need our help?" Shen Quan, an enthusiastic man, asked quickly when he saw the five won sweating profusely as they carried the dicinal materials.
"That would be wonderful, thank you so much." Gu Qingli hadn’t even had a chance to ask before they offered.
"Xiao Han, take these uncles up the mountain for a bit," Ms. Yang said, putting down her basket. Hearing their offer to help, she, ever one to seize an opportunity, imdiately called to her son, who had just returned from his studies.
Xiao Han and two other youngsters went to help, leading the five n up the mountain.
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