When Jiang Qi got home, she told Mu Yi'an about her encounter with the Fan family.

"You ran into the Fan family?"

"Second sister-in-law, it's nothing. We just had a few words exchanged. I didn't hold back either, even if they tried to make things difficult for you."

Jiang Qi has been living comfortably with her second sister-in-law for the past two years, and has found things she enjoys to learn and do. She has become more confident and less timid.

"That's alright. You don't need to feel guilty towards the Fan family. Who in their family goes to the doctor? Has Fan Lao Er gotten married again? Does he have children?"

Mu Yi'an's gossipy nature stirred; she was quite curious.

"It seems that it was Fan's mother who went to see a doctor. Fan's eldest sister-in-law greeted me first. Later, she asked Doctor Chu to take the pulse of a young woman. That should be Fan's newlywed daughter-in-law."

"Looks like you don't have children either. There's probably something wrong with Fan Lao Er. After you get married, don't think too much. Children will come when they're meant to. Sometimes, the more you rush, the less likely you are to have any."

Mu Yi'an had a colleague in her previous life who had been trying to conceive for several years and had used many pregnancy test strips, but still hadn't gotten pregnant.

Later, I gave up and stopped waiting patiently for the results of those two lines every month. A few months later, I got pregnant.

"Yes, I'll listen to my second sister-in-law."

Jiang Qi's face no longer showed any trace of the previous sorrow; she looked radiant and full of energy.

"Yes, that's it! You're the best!"

"Mom, I'm the best!"

Chuyue came in holding her father's hand, then ran over, tilted her head up, and looked carefully at her mother and then at her aunt.

"Yes, our Chuyue is the best!"

"You're the best! Go wash your hands, dinner's coming up soon."

Mu Yi'an patted the little girl's little tuft of hair, telling her to go wash her hands. She'd been running around like crazy somewhere, making a mess of dust and dirt.

"Come on, Auntie will take you to change your clothes."

"Auntie is so kind, Chuyue loves you!"

That little girl has a sweet tongue and knows how to sweet-talk people.

"Sigh, I really hate to leave."

"Hold on for another year, and we'll be almost there."

"You have so much confidence in me, do you think I'll pass the exam with flying colors?"

Jiang Shuyun smiled as he looked at Mu Yi'an, feeling about 70-80% confident.

"I have high hopes for you. Although you started late, what you've learned over the past few decades hasn't been useless. As long as you adapt, you'll stay true to the basics no matter what."

"That's true. After more than a year of studying, I feel much better than before. It's like my youth has returned."

Jiang Shuyun had good grades in her previous life and attended a good university. She also taught high school for more than ten years, so she still had a good understanding of academics.

"Let's go eat. You'll come with me to the estate tomorrow, and we'll leave the day after."

"Hmm, shall I go see how your kingdom has been transformed?"

"Stay tuned!"

Jiang Shuyun clearly heard the pride in Mu Yi'an's tone. When talking about her major, Mu Yi'an seemed to radiate a certain sparkle.

The next day, Mu Yi'an and Jiang Shuyun went to the estate together. They did not bring the child; the two traveled alone, accompanied only by their coachman, Wei San.

Once we left the county town, it was only a few miles, and it felt like we arrived in no time.

"Let's go and see my estate."

When she's out in public, Mu Yi'an has to be careful about her words and actions; some things she says could get her beheaded.

"Master, Madam, you've arrived?"

"Uncle Li, how have you been feeling lately? Have you been feeling unwell?"

"Thanks to the master and mistress, everything is fine."

"Sir, Madam, the ewes have given birth to quite a few foals recently, but only two were too weak to survive; the others are doing well. The sows have also had several litters, and there are still several sows with piglets."

Uncle Li happily explained that he was very comfortable here. The host family was kind and generous, and the food, clothing, and lodging on the estate were all quite good.

Doing what I love makes me feel energetic and not tired at all.

"Uncle Li, how are the medicinal herbs planted in the woods? Have there been any changes recently?"

"No, I went to check on it one day and it was all fine, growing very well."

Although Uncle Li didn't know much about medicinal herbs, he could still tell whether a plant was growing well or not, and whether it had been eaten by insects.

"That's good. The medicinal herbs I grow take two or three years to harvest. They grow slowly, so there's no rush."

Mu Yi'an grows astragalus, as the temperature and soil here are suitable for its growth.

Most of the Chinese medicinal herbs in this era are wild, collected from the mountains and forests, with only a small portion being cultivated. Large-scale medicinal herb cultivation bases like those in the previous life do not exist in this era.

Mu Yi'an designated areas in the woodland suitable for the growth of astragalus and planted dozens of acres of mountain land there.

Fortunately, there are now places that sell medicinal herb seeds; otherwise, Mu Yi'an would be worried about where to get the seeds.

"In two or three years, there will be a bumper harvest."

Uncle Li was very excited. He had never been involved in the cultivation of Chinese medicinal herbs before, but he had heard others talk about it.

However, the planting method he used was different from the one his wife had suggested.

Most of those so-called plantings simply involve collecting seeds, scattering them on the ground, and letting them grow freely.

The planting methods written by my wife are very detailed, even more so than those for grain cultivation.

Uncle Li learned a new technology, how could he not be happy?

Mu Yi'an took Jiang Shuyun to the mountain where she planted astragalus, pointing to the seedlings under the sunlight for Jiang Shuyun to see.

“After these seedlings have grown for two or three years, the rhizomes underground can be harvested.”

"This is the first time I've seen astragalus like this. Before, I only saw the dried and sliced ​​kind sold in pharmacies."

Mu Yi'an used to study in the College of Agriculture, where she majored in the cultivation of medicinal herbs and some economic plants, such as fruit trees, strawberries, and sweet corn...

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