Zhao Qiang protested several times about finding Da Zhuang, but Hua Cai retorted, "How can a young woman like me knock on a man's door in the middle of the night?" leaving Zhao Qiang speechless.
"Then I'm leaving?" Hua Cai confirmed.
"Let's go!" Zhao Qiang struggled to hold onto the outhouse door, squeezing out a single word through gritted teeth.
"Okay, I'll be right outside. Just let me know if you need anything." Hua Cai readily lowered the curtain and went to wait outside.
After a long silence, Hua Cai kicked her slightly sore feet, wondering if Zhao Qiang had fainted. Just as she was thinking about whether to go in and check on him, she heard the gloomy voice again.
"Go further away."
Hua Cai was speechless. What's with all the awkwardness at a time like this?
"Then I'm going back to my room. Call me when you're done, and remember to speak loudly." Fine, I'll go. Hua Cai walked into the house, the image of Zhao Qiang blushing and shouting at her in her mind, and she laughed all the way.
She went back to the house with a smile, and Hua took some dried medicinal herbs, ground them into powder, and prepared to make them into pills.
Given Zhao Qiang's embarrassing state today, he probably won't drink the medicine soup anymore. We should make some pills to avoid that ancestor throwing a tantrum and refusing to drink the medicine.
The countryside nights were unusually quiet, and the weather was starting to get warmer. The table was not far from the door, and Hua Cai could sit there and feel the cool breeze passing through the room, which was very comfortable.
Hua Cai rubbed her eyes. Everything here is nice, except the oil lamps are so smoky. When someone goes to town tomorrow, she'll have to ask them to bring back a few candles.
Putting down the medicine grinder, Hua Cai blinked and looked towards the door.
"Let go, let go of me!" a low, angry voice rang out.
It's Zhao Qiang!
Hua Cai was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening. She grabbed a few embroidery needles and rushed out the door.
Who is this little thief who dares to lay a finger on my people? That cabbage was something I managed to snatch from a bunch of killers.
Hua Cai rushed into the courtyard with murderous intent, then froze instantly.
Zhao Qiang was lying on the ground, his clothes disheveled, with a horse on each side biting his clothes and dragging him toward the main house.
"Pillow!" Hua Cai roared, "You've untied the reins again!"
Instantly, a murderous gaze fixed on Hua Cai.
Hmm? Cough, that shouldn't be the point.
"Let go! You've almost torn my clothes to shreds!" Hua Cai stepped forward, pried open the pillow's mouth, and freed Zhao Qiang's clothes.
Looking at Zhao Qiang, who was lying on the ground looking utterly battered, Hua Cai's lips twitched: "Ahem, well, are you alright? Why didn't you call me?"
"Strike first and gain the upper hand," Hua Cai thought instantly that she was in the right.
"Come on in, let's go inside." Seeing that Zhao Qiang's face was almost dripping with blackness, Hua Cai wisely changed the subject.
It's unclear what kind of internal struggle Zhao Qiang went through during that short time in the outhouse, but when Hua Cai reached out to help him up, he surprisingly cooperated perfectly and got up easily.
Tsk tsk, even this young prince can be so well-behaved.
Hua Cai secretly glanced at Zhao Qiang a few times, pretending he couldn't see her, unaware that the veins on Zhao Qiang's forehead were about to bulge.
Zhao Qiang obediently let Hua Cai help him take off his outer clothes and obediently covered himself with the quilt to go to sleep. His obedience made Hua Cai look at him more and more strangely, and she even asked the system to confirm whether this person's soul had been replaced.
However, being obedient is good; it will definitely save you a lot of trouble.
Hua Cai looked at Zhao Qiang with unusual satisfaction. Seeing him close his eyes, she silently walked to the table, blew out the oil lamp, picked up the medicine grinder on the table, sat down by the door, and quietly continued her work by the moonlight.
There are still a lot of herbs to process tomorrow, so she needs to prepare Zhao Qiang's share of pills first.
The faint sound of crushing herbs drifted through the air. In the darkness, Zhao Qiang, lying on the bed, opened his eyes and stared for a long time at the small, thin figure by the door in the moonlight.
Hua Cai was busy all night and didn't fall asleep until the early hours of the morning. Fortunately, the system's responsible wake-up service prevented her from sleeping until noon.
It was another sunny day. The first thing Hua Cai did after getting up was to quietly glance at Zhao Qiang. Seeing that he was still asleep, she washed her face, picked out some fresh medicinal herbs to cook a medicinal porridge, ladled out a bowl and placed it on the still warm stove, and then sat in the yard, sipping the porridge with the wild vegetables that the villagers had brought her.
Wenxiang's body was covered in injuries and ailments from her abuse, and there was little hope of it ever fully recovering. She would be content as long as she didn't die before completing the mission.
The skill of making medicinal porridge was learned back in Qingqiu. Hua Zhong used all sorts of spiritual herbs and lingzhi to cook delicious food for her, and managed to cultivate a little fox who disliked cultivation into a four-tailed fox.
Having eaten too much, Hua Cai wanted to change things up when she was in the mortal world. She studied all the medicinal dishes in the mortal world, but they still couldn't compare to the immortal herbs and spiritual plants of Qingqiu.
However, it tastes so delicious when drunk now.
The door creaked open, interrupting Hua Cai's thoughts. She looked up and saw Si En carrying a medicine basket on her back as she walked in.
Because of Zhao Qiang's matter these past few days, Hua Cai gave Si En a key to the courtyard for easier access.
"Oh? It smells so good." Si'en walked in with a smile, putting the medicine basket behind her aside: "Miss, these are the medicinal herbs collected this morning."
Hua Cai is currently in need of medicinal herbs, so she has started to purchase them from the villagers. However, the price is much lower than the initial batch, and she has specified which herbs she will pay a higher price for.
Even so, this was a windfall for the villagers, and as soon as it was light, people with nothing else to do would go up the mountain to dig for medicinal herbs.
Since she couldn't leave, she entrusted the task of purchasing medicinal herbs to Si'en, who would then come and deliver the herbs once a day.
"Medicinal porridge. Have you had breakfast? I saved some for you." Hua Cai pointed towards the kitchen.
"Really? Thank you, young lady." Si'en's face lit up with joy, and she happily went into the kitchen.
Watching Si'en's retreating figure, Hua Cai smiled slightly, finished the medicinal porridge in the bowl in two gulps, took the warm bowl, and went into the room to wake Zhao Qiang.
If I fall asleep any longer, I'll miss the time to take my medicine.
After waking Zhao Qiang up, Hua Cai rinsed his mouth and washed his face without missing a beat. She then brought over a bowl of porridge, scooped up a spoonful, and fed it to Zhao Qiang.
Zhao Qiang looked uncomfortably at the spoon in front of him, then reached out and took the bowl from Hua Cai's hand: "I can do it myself."
Perhaps the medication he had been given earlier was still working; after a night's rest, Zhao Qiang had regained much of his strength, and his hand holding the bowl was quite steady.
Seeing that he was indeed capable of doing it himself, Hua Cai did not force him, and took the dried medicinal herbs to continue grinding the medicine.
Seeing Hua Cai leave, Zhao Qiang breathed a sigh of relief, picked up his spoon and took a sip of porridge. His eyes lit up, and he secretly turned to look at her. Seeing that she wasn't paying attention, he turned back to his head and began to drink his porridge in big gulps.
Hua Cai, who was carefully grinding the herbs, glanced at the figure not far away and couldn't help but smile.
Zhao Qiang is actually quite adorable.
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