Traveling to the border town is no small matter, especially since Doctor Luo is over fifty years old and it is really not suitable for him to travel around.

Lu Qiqi pondered for a moment, just as she was about to refuse, when she saw Doctor Luo's displeased expression, as if she would be scolded if she dared to refuse.

Just as she was trying to figure out how to persuade Dr. Luo to go back, Dr. Huang spoke up as well.

"Dr. Luo is over fifty years old, yet he still cares deeply about the nation's peril. Although I am not very talented, I can still help with some bandaging work. Please take me with you, Your Excellency."

Hearing Dr. Huang's remarks, Lu Qiqi was at her wits' end. Dr. Luo was used to traveling all over the world and being constantly on the go.

At this moment, Doctor Huang also came to join in the fun. Lu Qiqi thought of all the ridiculous things they did when they went down the cliff to collect dendrobium.

They didn't seem like they were there to help at all; it was more like they were there to cause trouble.

Finally, Lu Qiqi sighed and said, "My journey to the border is long and I don't know what I will encounter."

Most importantly, my paper mill in Tianxin Village has been targeted, and now an imperial edict has been issued to transfer me to the border town; the journey there is likely to be fraught with danger.”

Lu Qiqi said this in the hope that Doctor Luo and the others would back down and not risk their lives.

After a while, Doctor Luo understood why Lu Qiqi refused to go with them.

He snorted coldly and said, "When the world is in trouble, every man has a responsibility. What great things haven't I seen? You don't need to persuade me any further. Just tell me when we're leaving tomorrow."

If Lu Qiqi were to give her opinion, this Doctor Luo would be nothing short of a stubborn mule.

She sighed almost imperceptibly, "9-11 AM."

Dr. Luo got a satisfactory answer, then patted his behind and left the yard.

With two more people, two carriages were naturally not enough.

Lu Qiqi then told Zhou Yi to buy another carriage the next day, even if it was more expensive.

It was late at night, and everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

Lu Qiqi also went back to her room. As soon as she closed the door, she entered her spatial dimension.

She bought a lot of vegetable seeds today and needs to plant them in the ground as soon as possible, so that she won't have to worry about not having vegetables to eat when she gets to the border.

She went into the cabin, picked up a hoe at random, and opened the back door of the cabin.

There was an open space outside the door, which Lu Qiqi had specially reserved for growing vegetables.

Once this plot of land is fully planted, there will be no extra space left to grow anything else.

Therefore, Lu Qiqi planned to process and sell the medicinal herbs once she arrived at the border town.

The border town is remote and medicinal herbs are scarce. Since things are rare, they are bound to be expensive.

In this way, the empty space in the room can be used to grow vegetables.

After all, she didn't know when she would be able to return to Tianxin Village.

Lu Qiqi rolled up her sleeves, turned over the soil, and then scattered the vegetable seeds into the ground.

Then, diluted spring water was used to wet the ground with a homemade bamboo sprinkler to promote early germination of the vegetable seeds.

After finishing her work, Lu Qiqi took a nice bath in her space to relieve the day's fatigue before leaving.

Back in my room, I lay down to rest.

The next day, early in the morning.

Li Changlong then loaded the items onto the carriage according to Lu Qiqi's classification.

Zhao Zhiwei and Ru Mei, having somehow gotten wind of the news, came to see him off.

"Come in and have a cup of tea," Li Changlong invited the two.

Zhao Zhiwei shook his head. "It's not the forty-nine days yet, so it's inconvenient for me to come. I'll just stand outside."

Li Changlong had no choice but to let Zhou San come in and call Lu Qiqi out.

Lu Qiqi rubbed her eyes and stepped out of the courtyard gate, only to hear someone calling her.

"Lord of the Township".

"Rumei and I have come to see you off."

Zhao Zhiwei was dressed in gray cloth clothes, and the flesh on his cheeks had noticeably thinned out.

Lu Qiqi guessed that he must have had a hard time these days, otherwise he wouldn't have turned into this state in such a short time.

Since things had come to this, she had nothing to say to comfort her.

All I could say was, "Thank you."

After thinking for a moment, he asked again, "What are your plans for the future?"

Ru Mei saw Zhao Zhiwei and wanted to hear his plans, but Zhao Zhiwei hadn't been in good condition lately, so she didn't dare to ask, lest she cause him unnecessary trouble.

Zhao Zhiwei lowered his eyes, and after a moment, he raised his head and said firmly, "My mother's lifelong wish was for me to pass the imperial examinations and achieve official rank. Although she is no longer here, I want to fulfill her last wish."

"For her, and also for myself."

Hearing Zhao Zhiwei's ambitious plans, Lu Qiqi felt relieved. She had thought that Zhao Zhiwei had suffered a great blow and would need some time to recover.

It's a good thing that he was able to figure it out in such a short time.

Lu Qiqi smiled and said, "In that case, if you still want to work in the paper mill, go find Zhao Xiaodong. Your salary and benefits will be the same as before."

Zhao Zhiwei shook his head and said, "I plan to move out of Tianxin Village and live with my father."

Zhao Zhiwei's words surprised Lu Qiqi.

So, Zhao Zhiwei has acknowledged Master Zhao as his biological father!

“He didn’t actually do anything wrong. When he went to Beijing, he met with misfortune and finally returned to Tianxin Village, only to find out that my mother had remarried and had another child, and that she mistook me for Zhao Laoda’s son.”

"In order not to make things difficult for my mother, he abandoned the name Zhao Chu'er and changed his name to stay and live in Heshun Prefecture."

"Only recently did I learn from the teacher that he paid my tuition in the teacher's name in order to help ease my mother's burden."

"At that time, he did not know that I was his son."

In other words, Master Zhao treated Zhao Zhiwei like his own son simply because of the Yuan family.

"I will fulfill my father's regret of not being able to complete his studies in Beijing!"

When Zhao Zhiwei said this, his gaze was firm, and his tone was full of lofty ambition.

For a moment, Lu Qiqi was actually moved by his words.

Lu Qiqi had other things to attend to, and Zhao Zhiwei, having just lost his mother, didn't want to linger at someone else's door, so he took his leave with Rumei.

After the two left, Zhao Xiaodong brought the pork jerky he had roasted overnight to Lu Qiqi's courtyard.

Lu Qiqi opened the bundle, took out a piece of dried meat, and put it in her mouth to chew.

The roasted jerky has a wonderful aroma and tastes savory and delicious.

Although it's not as chewy as beef jerky, it's already quite good that it was made in such a short time.

Lu Qiqi even thought that if she continued to stay in Tianxin Village and used a kiln to bake pork jerky to sell to traveling merchants and security escorts who were always on the go, it would be a good way to make money.

However, since she was about to go to the border town, it was best for Tianxin Village to keep a low profile for the time being.

After finishing a piece of pork jerky, Lu Qiqi smiled and praised, "The jerky is grilled very well."

Zhao Xiaodong forced a smile, but it was a very strained one.

Lu Qiqi pursed her lips and didn't say much. At that moment, any words of comfort would be empty and pretentious, especially since she was about to leave.

She's the one who clearly needs comforting!

Zhao Xiaodong hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Looking at him, Lu Qiqi wished she could lend him Zhou San's mouth.

Finally, Lu Qiqi couldn't help but ask, "What else do you want to tell me?"