A boy, tanned like a black eel, grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and loudly replied, "Don't worry, Princess, it's not necessary for now."
"But if it doesn't rain for another three to five days, we'll probably have to fetch water."
Jiayin nodded, looked around again, and then went to the pharmaceutical workshop by the field.
There are also a dozen or so girls here picking herbs, drying herbs, and carefully processing them.
Jiayin didn't disturb them. She quietly looked around, then went to the warehouse to put the finished products into her spatial storage and left.
If I work overtime tonight, I can save up several hundred more bottles of wound medicine tomorrow.
In a few days, Uncle Li Yong will be leading a group to Jiangbei to provide reinforcements, and Jiayin is preparing to bring another batch of medicine for her godfather and father.
It's been several years since the barbarians moved south. Their iron cavalry from the grasslands entered the city, indulging in extravagance and decadence, and their former bravery was gone.
Moreover, while the barbarians were good at raising horses and herding livestock, they were not good at growing grain.
The Northern Expeditionary Army, on the other hand, had ample supplies and its combat effectiveness was increasing.
Given this shifting balance of power, the Northern Expeditionary Army has achieved a series of victories since its departure in April of this year!
But on the battlefield, swords and spears have no eyes; no matter how many victories you win, there is no guarantee that there will be no casualties.
The medicine prepared by the Ministry of War cannot be said to be of poor quality.
However, the process of purchasing medicinal materials and making wound medicine involves too many people, peeling away layers of skin.
Finally, if the quality of the medicinal materials is poor or the dosage is insufficient, even the best prescription will be useless.
For this reason, the Marquis also went on a killing spree. Last year, he caught several "corrupt officials" and beheaded them.
Unfortunately, the world is never short of greedy people; one group falls after being killed, and another rises up.
The problem of ineffective wound medicine remains unresolved.
So when Jiayin set off this year, she sent all the wound medicine she had been saving to the military camp.
A while ago, someone from Jiangbei sent word that the wound medicine was incredibly effective, saving the lives of many wounded soldiers.
Presumably, when my adoptive father returns in the autumn, he will again seek the Emperor's permission to request imperial estates and land for large-scale cultivation of medicinal herbs.
Jiayin strongly supports this.
In recent years, the Emperor has frequently sent Steward Yi and Eunuch Feng to the Princess's residence to "fleece" her, and she has eaten countless vegetables and fruits.
If these fruits and vegetables could be sold for money, it would be enough to buy hundreds of acres of land. She couldn't afford to do a losing business!
After making her way around, Jiayin went straight back to the old house in front.
As dusk settled, lanterns were already lit in the Li family compound.
When Grandma Li saw her granddaughter return, she busied herself preparing dinner.
Even though Jiayin wasn't hungry, she ate a lot with her grandmother and told her about the Gu family's flower-viewing banquet. During this time, Xingxing joined in the mischief and acted spoiled, making it quite lively.
The old lady liked the house like this the most. Her children had all grown up and left, and sometimes the quietness of the yard made her feel uneasy.
Jiaren and Jiahuan are doing well; they can see each other every two or three days.
As for Li Ge'er and Mao Ge'er, since they got their own horses, they can visit each other once every seven or eight days.
Jia Yi was the only one who kept fighting Japanese pirates in the south, rising all the way from captain to lieutenant general, but he never had the chance to go home to visit.
As for Jiaxi and Jia'an, there is no news of them whatsoever, and their fate remains unknown...
Jiayi didn't go home because of his two younger brothers.
I heard that he patrols the outer seas every day, and whenever he encounters a barbarian ship, he always looks for his younger brother's whereabouts and news.
Unfortunately, nothing was found...
Everyone in the family knows that the old lady misses her three grandsons, so she tries to mention them as little as possible and try to keep the family life lively and bustling.
Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru missed their son so much that they secretly shed tears at night, but they always greeted people with smiles during the day.
Tonight, her great-grandson acted cute, and her darling granddaughter asked for advice, which prompted the old lady to say a few more words and eat half a bowl more rice.
After dinner, Jiayin asked her grandmother to help her choose jewelry and clothes for the flower viewing banquet.
Tao Hongying and Madam Wen, having nothing else to do, also went to join in the fun.
Wenjuan picked up Xingxing and took out an elaborately embroidered belt, saying, "Little sister, don't dress too plainly when you go out to visit others. Choose a pretty dress and try it with this belt."
Jiayin smiled and hugged her second sister-in-law, exclaiming in surprise, "Second sister-in-law, you've been so busy these past few days embroidering a belt for me! I thought it was clothes for Xingxing!"
Wenjuan had gotten used to her sister-in-law's closeness over the years, and blushed slightly, saying, "Xingxing has plenty of clothes."
At this moment, Wan'er also called Chunxiu back to her room to get a package.
The package contained a vermilion dress, embroidered with gold flowers from the hem to the chest, exquisitely beautiful.
Wan'er smiled and said, "What a coincidence! I just sewed a skirt for my sister, which will match Wenjuan's belt perfectly."
"Little sister, try it on quickly. If anything doesn't fit, we'll fix it right away."
Everyone couldn't help but praise the two sisters-in-law, saying they were both very skilled.
A love of beauty is a woman's nature, regardless of age.
Crescent Moon squeezed out of Madam Wen's arms, ran forward, gently touched the hem of her skirt, and turned back to fawn over her mother.
"Mother, Crescent Moon wants a pretty dress too!"
Everyone laughed heartily, and Madam Wen hugged her daughter to comfort her, saying, "When you grow up to be as big as your older sister Fu Niu'er, you can wear such a pretty dress."
Crescent Moon compared her height to the others, her little face showing a worried expression, which was absolutely adorable.
Jiayin went to the inner room to change her clothes. Granny He skillfully restyled her hair and put on a reddish-gold crown with a ruby in the center, paired with earrings also inlaid with rubies. She looked both noble and beautiful.
Once outside, the moment she appeared, everyone was amazed.
Wan'er, supporting her belly, looked her sister-in-law over carefully and said with a smile, "Grandma, look, my sister suits this outfit so well, so bright and elegant!"
Grandma Li smiled broadly and replied repeatedly, "My Fu Niu'er is really a big girl now. I was always worried that she would stay as chubby as a ball when she was little."
"I never expected her to grow so tall and strong in the blink of an eye, just like a willow branch in spring. I was worried for nothing."
Madam Wen nodded in agreement, "Yes, a girl changes a lot as she grows up, that's exactly what they mean."
"Fu Niu'er is a princess; at home she can dress casually and comfortably, but when she goes out, she should dress more elegantly."
Jiayin twirled around on the ground a few times, pulling at her skirt, looking absolutely stunning.
Finally, she ran over and hugged her two sisters-in-law, giving each of them a kiss on the cheek.
Wan'er and Wenjuan both blushed deeply and lowered their heads in embarrassment.
Wan'er touched her belly, hoping to give birth to a daughter like her sister-in-law.
With a daughter like this, I'm sure I'll be happy every day for the rest of my life.
Jiayin opened the jewelry box and put another agate bracelet on her wrist.
Then, she picked out a pair of jade bracelets with excellent clarity, grabbed her two sisters-in-law's wrists, and put one on each of them.
Wan'er and Wenjuan naturally didn't want it. They treated their sister-in-law like a younger sister, and their husbands had repeatedly warned them not to ask for "payment" for doing some needlework!
But Jiayin truly wants to thank her sisters-in-law.
The eldest sister-in-law is heavily pregnant, and the second sister-in-law has to take care of her two-year-old child; neither of them has any free time.
To still take time out of his spare time to do needlework for her shows that the gift is not only generous but also shows great affection!
In the end, it was Grandma Li who spoke up and told her two granddaughters-in-law to take back the bracelet.
The family was harmonious and affectionate, which made the old lady even happier; she even had a smile on her face when she went to sleep...
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