After staying in the mansion for two nights, Madam Lu refused to stay any longer.
She was worried about the cured meat hanging in the veterans' village kitchen, fearing that if no one was home, bad guys would target it and steal it all.
Li laughed at her, saying she was destined to be a busybody and didn't know how to enjoy her good fortune.
Lu did not refute this. With spring plowing just around the corner, they decided to prepare the land in advance so that they could sow seeds when the weather warmed up.
Lu Qiqi wasn't idle either; she was notified by the seed shop owner that a batch of medicinal herb seeds she had ordered had arrived.
"Shopkeeper, what kind of medicinal herbs and seeds have arrived this time?" Lu Qiqi asked as soon as she entered the shop.
When the shopkeeper saw Lu Qiqi arrive, he greeted her with a smile, "Miss Lu, you've arrived. We've received quite a few medicinal herb seeds. I'll have the shop assistant bring them out so you can choose the right ones."
Lu Qiqi glanced through them briefly and found seeds of common medicinal herbs such as angelica, sand ginseng, codonopsis, astragalus, and scallion.
On the other side, there were ginseng seeds in a box. The shopkeeper had also brought Lu Qiqi such a precious medicinal herb.
Lu Qiqi happily paid the money and asked the shop assistant to put the Chinese herbal seeds in the carriage. She needed to hurry back and plant the herbs in her spatial storage.
Just as she was about to turn around, the shopkeeper called out to her, "Miss Lu, the fruit tree saplings you ordered will take a few more days to arrive."
There's no rush with the fruit tree seedlings; they won't bear fruit for at least three years after planting.
The shopkeeper then said, "I have a batch of excellent tea seedlings here. I wonder if Miss Lu would be interested?"
interested!
Ever since Lu Qiqi received the tea bricks from Zeng Shi, she has fallen in love with drinking tea. The taste of the tea soup melting in her mouth and the aroma filling her entire oral cavity made her crave more and more.
"These tea trees are easy to grow. As long as they are planted on the mountainside and fertilized and pests are caught regularly, there will be a good harvest during the tea season. I don't need to tell you more about how profitable these tea bricks are, do I?"
Seeing that Lu Qiqi didn't speak, the shopkeeper assumed that Lu Qiqi wasn't interested in the tea trees and tried his best to promote them.
Lu Qiqi also wanted to plant the tea seedlings, but she didn't have any land in the mountains.
According to her limited understanding, the government of the Great Jin Dynasty did not allow farmers to grow crops other than crops on their own land.
Lu Qiqi had just bought a large house and didn't have the money to buy another piece of land. She said, "I appreciate the shopkeeper's kindness, but I don't have any mountain land for planting right now, so I have to reluctantly part with these tea seedlings."
The shopkeeper didn't force them; these tea seedlings were grown on land that couldn't be planted in the Great Jin Dynasty.
The law prohibiting the indiscriminate felling of trees in mountainous areas is why the property has not been sold.
Otherwise, with tea seedlings being such a sought-after commodity, why would we be worried about not having a place to sell them!
The shopkeeper said, "There's no rush. If Miss Lu has any connections to help me, I will definitely repay her handsomely in the future."
Lu Qiqi responded and left the seed shop.
Since Lu and Li returned to the veterans' village, Lu Qiqi has been shuttling between the village and her house.
Today, Lu Qiqi returned to the veterans' village. As soon as she got home, she entered her spatial dimension.
She took advantage of the empty space where some vegetables had been harvested to plant all the medicinal herbs.
The soil in this space is fertile and irrigated by spiritual spring water, so whatever crops grow there will be several times better than ordinary crops.
Having wasted so much time, it would be a complete waste for her to not make good use of this spiritual spring space.
Lu Qiqi has already figured out the ingredients of the heart-protecting pills given to her by Song Yanqing. She wants to collect all the medicinal materials and plant them in her space so that the pills made from them will be several times more effective than they are now.
If we process a few more of these heart-protecting pills, the days of sitting at home and making money will be just around the corner!
Thinking of this made Lu Qiqi feel very happy, as if money was beckoning to her in advance.
With renewed vigor, hoe in hand, they finished planting all the medicinal herbs in no time.
After finishing her work, Lu Qiqi was covered in sweat, so she took a refreshing bath.
"Time to eat!"
When Madam Lu called for dinner, Lu Qiqi happened to come out of her spatial dimension, responded, and came to the main room.
After finishing her meal, Lu Qiqi wanted to go back to her room to sleep, but was mysteriously pulled back by Madam Lu.
Madam Lu looked around, and only after confirming that Madam Li had entered the kitchen did she speak, "Seventh girl, I need your help."
This was the first time Lu Qiqi had ever heard Madam Lu speak so indirectly, and she smiled and said, "Please speak freely, Auntie."
Mrs. Lu clutched the hem of her clothes with both hands, lowered her head as if embarrassed, and said, "Your uncle and I have never had a child in all these years. We were poor before and couldn't afford to spend money on medical treatment."
"Now that you know medicine, why don't you help your uncle diagnose his condition?"
Lu Qiqi saw hope in Madam Lu's eyes and asked, "Does Uncle know about this?"
After all, this matter requires the cooperation of the person involved. In her impression, men in this era value the illusory dignity very much, and it is common for them to avoid seeking medical help.
Mrs. Lu smiled shyly, "I've discussed this with him, so don't worry."
Since that was the case, Lu Qiqi had nothing more to say and followed Madam Lu to her room.
Li Qingshan sat down at the coffee table and said to Lu Qiqi, "I'd like to trouble you. Your aunt has always wanted a child. Could you help us see if we have a chance to have one?"
"We're all family, let's not talk about these things. Let me take your pulse and check your condition first." Lu Qiqi sat down and placed her right hand on Li Qingshan's wrist.
After a moment, Lu Qiqi withdrew her hand and said, "Uncle is fine, in good health, just occasionally gets a headache, right?"
Li Qingshan nodded.
Lu Qiqi said, "My uncle and third uncle drink that medicinal wine every day, and it can relieve their headaches."
"That's true. Ever since you drank that medicinal wine, I've heard your uncle complain less about headaches. It must be because of that medicinal wine."
When Mrs. Lu heard that her husband was alright, she was overjoyed.
Li Qingshan fell from a height and injured his leg. Lu Shi had not been able to conceive for many years. The villagers all said that Li Qingshan had broken his manhood. Whenever Lu Shi heard this, she would be so angry that she would cry.
At these times, it was always Li Qingshan, the victim, who comforted Madam Lu.
Now Madam Lu was relieved. She planned to wait until the babies were born and see that they didn't hold a big banquet, and then spread the word.
Lu Qiqi turned her gaze to the smiling Madam Lu and said, "Since Uncle is alright, let me take Aunt's pulse again."
"Do I need to take her pulse?" Madam Lu asked, somewhat puzzled. She had been healthy since childhood and had never been weak or sickly. What could be wrong with her?
Despite her thoughts, Madam Lu obediently extended her hand so that Lu Qiqi could take her pulse.
Lu Qiqi withdrew her hand without changing her expression and said, "I need to have further medical examinations. Uncle, could you please bring me a basin of warm water?"
Upon hearing this, Li Qingshan left the room.
After Li Qingshan left, Madam Lu immediately became nervous. She grasped Lu Qiqi's hand and said, "Girl, could it be that I'm the one with the problem?"
Lu Qiqi patted Madam Lu's hand and comforted her, "Auntie, you are fine, but there are some things I need to check further."
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