Lu Baichuan and his entourage moved directly into the prefect's residence in the city, preparing to take over the city's affairs. They had made thorough preparations for this trip, bringing not only military officers but also civil officials, so they naturally didn't need to worry about the aftermath.

That evening, when Lu Baichuan contacted Jiang Jiuniang using the Twin Jade, he told her about Dongting also taking out the Little Black Ball earlier that day. Jiang Jiuniang smiled and said, "As expected, I guessed right. Xun Yi has no bottom line. He doesn't care who the other person is, as long as they can help him. So he directly gave them the formula for the Little Black Ball."

"Fortunately, I had the foresight to have Ruozheng make some improvements, otherwise our people would have suffered losses this time as well."

Jiang Jiuniang was very proud, and Lu Baichuan could see the obvious smug little expression on her face, which was incredibly cute.

Speaking of Xun Yi, Jiang Jiuniang didn't see him when she went back to deal with those people from the Experiment Bureau last time. She guessed that he had already been dealt with by them. After all, he had invested resources, and those people were stingy and selfish, so they would never let him go easily.

Thinking about it this way, it's better to stay in this jail.

Jiang Jiuniang didn't think much of it; Xun Yi deserved his fate, and she had nothing to say about it.

Lu Baichuan said, "This battle went surprisingly smoothly. I'm worried that the soldiers might become complacent about the battles to come. I need to give them some instructions so that we don't lose sight of the bigger picture."

Jiang Jiuniang nodded: "Of course, of course. But since things are going so smoothly, shouldn't we stop rushing over? I'm currently writing a medical book, and I was originally thinking of putting things here aside and then going to the border to find you. But now it seems I don't need to be in such a hurry."

Previously, Jiang Jiuniang thought that war had too many unpredictable dangers, and she wanted to personally guard it. Even if she encountered any danger or serious injury, she could turn the danger into safety. But seeing the current situation, she didn't seem to need to rush. She could focus on writing medical books and wait until Lu Baichuan and the others had completely defeated Dongting and were preparing to attack the island nation before they set off.

No matter how simple it is to attack the island nation, she must personally oversee the operation and not let any enemy escape!

Whether for the sake of Beiyan now, or for the sake of Huaxia in the future!

Lu Baichuan naturally couldn't bear to see her working so hard, so he nodded and said, "At present, there is indeed nothing to worry about. The situation in Dongting is worse than we imagined. The soldiers are not in high spirits, and the people are happy to accept the control of our Beiyan officials."

If it weren't for the need to travel quickly, the army would have been on foot, which would have been a huge waste of time. They probably wouldn't have taken Dongting in the expected amount of time.

"Alright, you guys keep fighting. We'll set off when it's time to attack the island nation. That way, we can handle a lot more things."

The two talked for a while and then went to sleep. They had a lot of things to do tomorrow, so they couldn't stay up too late.

Three days later, Lu Xiaoyang took the initiative to find Jiang Jiuniang and expressed his desire to go out and trade.

Jiang Jiuniang frowned, feeling that it was too dangerous to go out now, but Lu Xiaoyang still insisted.

"Third Aunt, we're not planning to go out again after this one last trip. We're not young anymore, and it's time to think about having children. Before we have any children, I want to do all the things I want to do and train the people who will take over from me in the future. That way, even if I stop trading, I won't have to worry about not having goods to do business."

After going out for a while, Lu Xiaoyang saw how different the outside world was from what he had imagined. There were so many things he had never seen before. After bringing them back, they benefited the people. He felt that everything he had done had meaning, and he could say that he had done right by the people of his clan who had been killed by bandits because of him.

Hearing her say that, Jiang Jiuniang smiled and praised, "As expected of someone who's married, you're much more mature and composed than before. You're right, you can't be running around outside forever. So go ahead, is Yuexiang going with you this time?"

Lu Xiaoyang nodded: "We're going together, but my cousin isn't going. She's been looking at potential husbands lately and is probably getting married soon. However, I'll pick a few of my more diligent and reliable subordinates to go with us, so they can learn from me and then run their own businesses in the future."

Hearing that Zhang Lanxiang was looking for a husband, Jiang Jiuniang was quite surprised. She still remembered the first time she met this girl, her face was covered in pustules because of her heavy taste, and she spoke and acted like a spoiled little girl.

Now that I think about it, so many years have passed. Time really flies.

"Alright, since you know what you're doing, I won't say anything more. When do you plan to leave? I'll prepare some medicine and protective gear for you on the road. I hope you can return safely."

The children have grown up and have their own ideas, which are all quite appropriate for the present. All Jiang Jiuniang can do is respect and support them, make preparations for their trip, and leave the rest to their own fate.

"Thank you, Auntie. I'll go and get ready now."

Lu Xiaoyang was very happy that his third aunt was so supportive of him. He thought that he should bring back as many novel things as possible for his third aunt to repay her for her nurturing and attention.

Jiang Jiuniang nodded and continued writing her medical book.

The work of popularizing medical skills is just to get a general understanding of the abilities of this group of students and to correct their outdated or incorrect medical practices. The rest will have to wait until the academy is built before we can start giving serious lectures.

Since she was going to give lectures, she also needed to write medical books, one for each type of subject. She and Ruozheng each took half of the subjects to write, and they planned to finish them before the war with Japan.

The original plan had plenty of time, but Dongting proved to be too weak, which accelerated the progress and suddenly reduced the available time.

It's not that I have to write this at this time, but I don't want to delay everyone's classes. After all, this is only the first batch of students, and there are still many people waiting in line.

The more people we train, the greater the chances of people being cured when they get sick, and the longer they can live.

Even if she and Ruozheng were to go to the battlefield, they could print out these books for the doctors to read themselves, or ask the imperial physicians to teach them first. In any case, it would be much better than dragging it out without implementing it.

A month after Lu Xiaoyang and the others left, Zhang Lanxiang's marriage was finally settled. Her fiancé was the youngest son of the Vice Minister of Revenue, who was also preparing for this year's imperial examination. He was diligent and studious, but not rigid. He was also Lei Zi's classmate and had a very good character.

Zhang Lanxiang was three years older than the man, and the wife of the Vice Minister of Revenue liked her very much. She said that a woman three years older than her husband was like a golden brick, and Zhang Lanxiang had worked in the Lu family's shop and had traveled the world to do business. She was sure that she could bring good luck to her family.