Lu Zheng and Bai Er set up tents, while Grandma Xiao and Grandma Gu walked around the neighborhood looking for medicinal herbs.
This discovery was quite remarkable; Grandma Xiao found that the area was truly covered with medicinal herbs!
That evening, when everyone sat down for dinner, Grandma Xiao said to Lu Zheng, "Yuanyuan, send me some people. I'd like to stay here for a while. There are lots of medicinal herbs here!"
Lu Zheng: "...Grandmother, have you picked all the medicinal herbs on the mountain north of the city?"
Grandma Xiao glared at Lu Zheng, annoyed: "You brat, I've been picking those in the north of the city for months, and some of them haven't even grown properly yet. Aren't these growing well here? Besides, there are herbs like Seven Souls and Ancient Clouds here. Xin Xin and the others just ran out of their self-defense powder, didn't they? Picking this patch can provide some for the girls, your Aunt Lian, and Aunt Cui."
Gu Xin's eyes lit up: "Grandma Xiao, do you have the ingredients for those medicinal powders here?"
Grandma Xiao nodded: "Yes, I can make a lot more for you now. I'll teach you this time too, so you can make it yourself from now on. These things are rarely seen elsewhere. The ones I made for you before were ones I found when I was in southern Xinjiang."
General Peng continued, "That mountain over there leads to the Southern Frontier. Although the terrain is treacherous, it's still possible to cross if one is determined. The Southern Frontier is teeming with venomous snakes and insects, which frightens the people of Kuncheng, so they avoid this area. The Peng family army guards this place, and in all these years, no one has discovered any venomous snakes or insects. But the people of Kuncheng still don't like coming here; they're still somewhat afraid. Since Kuncheng has a small population, we never considered having anyone live here."
Uncle Gu shook his head and sighed: "Foolish, foolish! If the weather here had always been like this, would we have to worry about not being able to grow crops or not having enough to eat? There are ways to guard against poisonous snakes and insects. If you always take precautions, those little guys won't come!"
After saying that, he looked at Gu Nian and said, "Niannian, you just saw them, right? Those flowers are blooming so beautifully. Let's go back and discuss it properly. You plant the flowers, and I'll farm the land. Let's clear this land out and have the second brother write it down. This wasteland will all belong to the Gu family in the future, hehehe!"
Gu Xin waved her hand: "Uncle, Uncle, I want to plant fruit trees! The wild berries that Brother Yuanyuan gave me to eat were so delicious! The fruit trees here must grow very well too. I'll plant a big patch of strawberries and make strawberry jam. And oranges, all kinds of oranges, and watermelons, and..."
General Peng looked at the Gu family's daughters with envy, thinking, "Why aren't they his daughters?"
Grandpa Gu also joined in the discussion.
This place is indeed very suitable for people to live in, and Peng Jiajun has people guarding the foot of the mountain. They have not seen a large number of venomous snakes and insects in all these years, which means that it is safe for people to live here.
Upon hearing this, General Peng realized that there were fruits and wild animals here, and it wouldn't hurt for them to stay for two or three days. The weather wasn't cold, so he decided, "Let's explore for a few more days and get a clear picture of the place so we can do things more easily later."
Uncle Gu was the most enthusiastic to respond; he couldn't wait to open up more land, even if it meant giving some to the Peng family.
Gu Nian and Gu Xin are not in a hurry, but Gu Hui, Jinghe and the princess have to go back to training. They only asked for one day off. You can't say that we came to help my father look after the land and then stay for a few more days.
Discipline is paramount in military camps, so the next morning, Gu Hui and Princess Jinghe had no choice but to ride back.
Fortunately, Bai Er and the others came on horseback.
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