Chapter 3 Red Lantern Fruit

Bailing looked at the closed door, packed up her things and found Juanjuan still squatting on the balcony.

"Miss, the balcony is very windy. Let's go back to the room. It would be bad if we caught a cold and got sick."

Juanjuan held her little face in her hands and sat on the balcony, tilting her head to look through the cracks for the red lantern fruit the bird had mentioned.

"Sister Bailing, can I go play in the yard?"

Bailing pulled her up and said, "Sure! I'll take you there."

Juanjuan happily took her hand and walked downstairs. When the servants saw her, they all greeted her.

She responded to each one with a smile on her face.

When they got to the yard, Bailing remembered that she had forgotten to get her a cloak: "Miss, please wait here for a moment. I will get you a cloak."

Juanjuan nodded, stood at the door and looked into the yard, and saw the red lantern fruit that the bird had mentioned in a corner.

The red fruits are particularly eye-catching in the white snow, but the location where they grow is a little too remote.

Bailing put the cloak on her and said, "Miss, you can go out now."

Juanjuan pulled her hand and ran towards that direction anxiously.

"Miss, slow down, be careful not to fall." Bailing was afraid that the snow on the road would be slippery and she would fall.

"Sister, can you help me pull out this ginseng?" Juanjuan said, pointing to the plant with red fruits.

Bai Ling looked at the plant and felt a little amused and helpless. She wondered when ginseng would grow in the Governor's Mansion.

However, seeing her expectant look, I still helped her pull out the plant.

Pulling up the plant was not as difficult as she had imagined, and she even fell to the ground because she used too much force.

When she saw clearly what was in her hand, her pupils dilated.

She had never seen wild ginseng growing in the mountains, but she had seen processed wild ginseng. This, this was definitely a wild ginseng.

Juanjuan saw her fall to the ground and reached out to pull her up: "Sister, are you hurt?"

Bai Ling came back to her senses and looked at Juan Juan: "Miss, how did you know that wild ginseng grew here?"

"Juanjuan doesn't know! The bird told him." Juanjuan answered honestly.

"It looks like the dried radishes that Mom hangs out to dry." She squatted on the ground and poked the wild ginseng in her hand with her little hands, her face full of disgust.

Could it be that dried radish is the wild ginseng they are talking about? She scratched her hair, unable to figure it out!

Bai Ling didn't have time to think about it. She got up from the ground and picked up Juanjuan: "Miss, let's go find the butler and the warlord."

Juanjuan hugged her neck and said in a sweet and obedient voice, "Okay."

Bailing held her and ran back to the house: "Butler, butler."

Butler Bai was thinking about where to find a hundred-year-old wild ginseng when he suddenly heard someone calling him like a ghost, and he became furious.

"What are you yelling about? There's no manners at all."

Bailing ran to him with Juanjuan in her arms and handed him the wild ginseng that she had just pulled out, which still smelled of soil.

“Is this wild ginseng?”

Butler Bai was stunned when he looked at the thing in his hand: "Where did it come from?"

Bailing recounted the entire story: "The young lady found it."

"Miss, you are really the lucky star of the Governor's Mansion!" Butler Bai ran to find the Governor with the wild ginseng.

Juanjuan happily pulled Bailing's hand and said, "Sister, I hope brother will get better soon."

"Yes, the young master's illness was cured as soon as the young lady came." Bailing's face was full of smiles.

Siming is dealing with official documents. The situation is unstable now, and people are stirring up trouble everywhere. The heavy snow blocking the roads has cut off the flow of information inside and outside the country.

"General, look." Butler Bai rushed in with wild ginseng.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Siming was a little displeased. When he saw what was in his hand, he immediately stood up and walked a few steps to him.

"Where did it come from?"

Butler Bai repeated Bailing's words again.

"Take it to the doctor to see if it's a hundred-year-old wild ginseng." After giving the order, Siming opened the door and walked out.

He first took a look around the yard, and then went to Juanjuan's room.

"Juanjuan, can Dad come in?"

Bailing had already opened the door.

Seeing that Bailing was the only one there, Siming narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "You go down first!"

Bailing left the room and closed the door.

Seeing Juanjuan playing with building blocks on the bed, Siming walked over to the bed and sat down: "Juanjuan, tell me, how did you know there was wild ginseng in the yard?"

"It told me!" Juanjuan pointed to a little bird standing outside the balcony.

Siming looked at the bird on the balcony that was preening its feathers. Apart from being pretty, it didn't seem to be anything special.

But this is a bit too unbelievable. How could ginseng grow in the yard when there is a gardener taking care of it?

He reached out and picked up Juanjuan and sat him on his lap: "Our Juanjuan is really a little lucky doll."

After playing with Juanjuan for a while, I found that she was a little sleepy and yawning, so I let her lie down on the bed. After she fell asleep, I covered her with a quilt and left the room.

He looked at Bai Ling who was at the door: "Where's Bai Hui?"

Bai Ling lowered her head and didn't dare to look at him: "She, she said she was going to get charcoal for the young lady."

Siming narrowed his eyes, turned around and walked downstairs.

"Bang!" Only a gunshot was heard downstairs, followed by other people's screams.

Bailing was afraid of waking up Juanjuan in the room, so she hurried to the room to check. Seeing that she was still sleeping soundly, she breathed a sigh of relief.

She stood by the window and saw two soldiers dragging the body of a maid past below.

She was very familiar with that face. It was Bai Hui, but now there was a bloody hole between her eyebrows.

She didn't dare to look anymore and quickly turned her head away.

Butler Bai walked up to Siming and said, "Commander-in-Chief, it has been confirmed that it is a hundred-year-old wild ginseng. They have already started preparing it."

"Bai Ling did a good job, give her some money as a reward." After saying this, Siming put away the pistol that was still smoking in his hand and turned back to the study.

Adjutant Qi was waiting here: "Commander-in-Chief, the old lady is on her way back. The heavy snow on the way may make her return late."

"The Second Master and the Eldest Miss are also on their way back, but the Third Master was delayed by something."

"Ask someone to look after it so nothing goes wrong on the way." Siming looked at the documents in his hand.

The heavy snow this year caused many people in the city to freeze to death or starve to death. He doesn't have much money now, if he can get a position in the General Administration of Customs.

The money issue can be easily solved. The Northern Government has also been keeping an eye on this location. These guys are probably hoping for their own death now.

"General, now that the snow has stopped, why not consider buying some food nearby? Medicinal herbs are in short supply in the city right now."

Adjutant Qi felt overwhelmed by what he said because each item required money.

The weapons in their army also need to be updated, otherwise they will not be able to withstand the situation when it becomes chaotic.

Siming's slender fingers tapped on the table intermittently: "What's the situation outside?

"It's hard to say right now. The heavy snow broke a lot of phone lines, so we can only reach a few people. We've already sent people to repair them."

"The area is quite large, and it will take some time to repair it all." Adjutant Qi reported truthfully.

"The East China Trading Company is going to hold a gambling on stones?" Siming looked at the invitation on the table.