Luna squinted warily at Wei Jingzhuo, her eyes seemingly filled with defensiveness.

After a moment's hesitation, he answered with pride, "I come from the Chakala tribe."

His tribe wasn't the most powerful in the Western Rong, but their horses were the strongest and most capable of galloping among all the tribes. Many of the warhorses needed for the king's army came from their tribe, which was the source of pride for their people.

Wei Jingzhuo's eyes flashed, and he lowered his gaze slightly.

He remembered the tribal camp he had raided last time; it seemed to be not far from the Chakala tribe.

The grasslands there are fertile and can be considered the best grasslands in the Western Rong region. However, it is relatively close to the Great Jin Dynasty, and the main camp of the Western Rong king is not located there.

Although he captured hundreds of warhorses in that battle, he was shot in the chest by an arrow from the enemy general, and only managed to escape after losing over a hundred soldiers. He raised his hand to gently touch his chest, his gaze heavy.

Luna had no idea what Wei Jingzhuo was thinking. Seeing Wei Jingzhuo with his hand on his chest and not speaking, she asked, "General, I'm just here to sell livestock. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

Seeing that Wei Jingzhuo had fallen into deep thought after asking his question, Su Wan couldn't guess what he was thinking either, so she said, "Young master, I bought a batch of cattle and sheep from Brother Lu, but I couldn't drive them back by myself, so Brother Lu helped me drive them back. It's so late now, would it be alright if he rested here for the night?"

Wei Jingzhuo nodded and had a servant come in to lead Luna to the guest room for a meal and rest.

After Luna left, Su Wan quickly went to Wei Jingzhuo's side, took his arm and said, "How can you move around like that? Let me see how your wound is?"

When Wei Jingzhuo saw that she was concerned about his injuries as soon as she returned, his cold expression softened considerably. His clear voice carried a hint of bitterness: "A-Wan, have you been with that Luna these past two days?"

"What's wrong? Of course you have to deal with people to buy things."

Su Wan casually pulled open Wei Jingzhuo's clothes, first checking the bandage on his chest for blood or pus seeping out, and said, "You'll have to change the dressing and bandage after you finish eating."

The General's Mansion is quite far from Youzhou City. A round trip would take a whole day. The little donkey runs very slowly. It would be better if we could replace it with a fine horse.

Wei Jingzhuo looked down at her long, black hair swaying in front of his chest. Just as he was about to raise his hand to stroke it, Su Wan suddenly looked up and slapped her head hard.

"I almost forgot to tell you, I also bought some seeds from Luna, but I forgot to take them out. Guess what kind of seeds they are?"

Then, in front of him, Su Wan took out the sacks containing cotton seeds from the apartment, opened one of the sacks, grabbed a handful of seeds, and spread her palm out to Wei Jingzhuo.

"Look, this is it."

Seeing that she still seemed oblivious, Wei Jingzhuo swallowed back the words he wanted to say to her to stay away from Luna.

Seeing the strange egg-shaped things piled up on Su Wan's palm, covered with a thin layer of fuzz, he asked Su Wan in confusion, "A-Wan, what are these for?"

Su Wan picked one up, peeled back the white cotton, and revealed a tiny white seed inside.

“These are cotton seeds,” she explained to him. “This stuff is not only warm, but it can also be made into clothes that are just as good as silk. If the people of the Great Jin can weave these cottons into cloth, then no one will have to wear these scratchy hemp clothes anymore.”

Su Wan peeled off some more, then left a ball of snow-white cotton to show Wei Jingzhuo.

"This can be made into a cotton-padded coat in winter, with several layers of thick cotton stuffed inside, so you'll definitely not be cold."

She had long discovered that the Great Jin Dynasty not only lacked cotton, but also the means to make cotton-padded clothes. In fact, many people wore straw sandals in the winter, and their feet were so cold that they developed frostbite.

She believed that with Wei Jingzhuo's intelligence, he would surely know the use of such a thing.

However, Wei Jingzhuo's pupils constricted after hearing Su Wan's words.

After a long pause, he finally asked, "Ah Wan, did you buy all of these from Luna?"

If it was bought from Luna, then Xirong must have already been using this good stuff.

When winter came, the Western Rong people invaded the Great Jin Dynasty. By then, they not only had strong horses but also warm cotton clothes, making them far better off than their soldiers.

Moreover, this thing can also give people a decent life and income.

Su Wan nodded, put down the cotton, and pulled Wei Jingzhuo's open clothes together.

“That’s right, they were all bought from Luna. However, in Xirong, only some people who can’t afford fur use this thing for warmth. They don’t know that it can be woven into cloth.”

Wei Jingzhuo breathed a sigh of relief. If what Su Wan said was true, the enemy's advantage was not as great as he had imagined.

He sat down, gazing silently at the white cotton seeds. Then he raised his deep eyes and looked at Su Wan.

Su Wan was dressed in simple coarse linen clothes, but her androgynous beauty was still undeniable.

Especially her clear eyes, which shone brightly in the candlelight, making it hard to look away.

The beautiful face before him, which had been deliberately concealed, was now earnestly describing to him things called cotton.

Only Su Wan's clear and melodious voice remained in the room, and Wei Jingzhuo's gaze toward Su Wan grew increasingly deep.

Su Wan was unaware of Wei Jingzhuo's gaze; her attention was entirely on the cotton. With a bright smile, she said, "However, it seems that cotton mainly grows around here. We can buy up all the places where cotton grows."

After Su Wan's explanation, Wei Jingzhuo understood the importance of this thing.

He called Lin Qingfeng in.

When Lin Qingfeng entered, he saw several sacks piled up in the room. He looked puzzled, but still bowed respectfully. "Master, is there anything you need?"

Wei Jingzhuo said calmly, "Find a safe place to store all these things in the house, and then have someone take out the seeds."

Lin Qingfeng was taken aback, wondering why his master would care about such worthless things.

Just as he was about to ask, Su Wan added, "This can't be placed in a damp place; it's best to put it in a well-ventilated place."

She could put these things in the apartment, but the apartment was already full of food. Clearing out the cotton would free up some space, and she could buy some more things to put in later.

Judging from Wei Jingzhuo's attitude, he was planning to have Lin Qingfeng send the cotton elsewhere to be planted.

After Lin Qingfeng bowed respectfully to Su Wan, he called in several servants as instructed by Wei Jingzhuo. The group then went over, picked up the sacks, and headed out.

After finishing all that, it was completely dark, and Su Wan was starving.