Gao Zhi thought about it carefully and felt that what Shi Chao said made sense.

This is similar to the way she has shared prosperity with the villagers of Lao Zhuang Village over the years and their interests are deeply intertwined.

"What Brother Shi said makes sense."

"What about this herb?" Shi Chao asked.

Gao Zhi: "This kind of herb is not like growing vegetables. You can't harvest it in one or two months. There are certain rules for what kind of herb to plant, when to plant it, and when to harvest it.

We also have to look around to buy fields and hills and find tenants.

To cultivate herbal seedlings, the preparations would take at least half a year at the fastest.

Before the herbs on my side are grown, you can continue to get the herbs from Shijiabao the same way you did before. Later, when my herbs are grown, we can cooperate.

But we cannot cut off the business of the original herbal medicine dealers, unless they are people with whom we have had unpleasant cooperation and who are not trustworthy.

I don't do anything to deprive others of their money.

I am confident that by then I will be able to develop more skin care products, which will require the use of more medicinal materials.”

It is not something that she, a high-ranking official, would do to steal other people's jobs and even break them.

Besides, herbs can be used for more than just skin care products.

She can be a herbal medicine merchant or open a clinic.

In the future, when the wolf cubs are stable, she will open a clinic.

Shi Chao stood up and looked at Gao Zhi with admiration. He bowed respectfully to Gao Zhi and said, "Second Miss, Gao Chao admires you!"

"Why do you admire me?" Gao Zhi waved his hands. "I just don't want to take away other people's jobs and ruin Xiaolang... Gao Miao's reputation. My Gao Miao is going to be a high-ranking official in the future."

Gao Miao looked at Gao Zhi with a smile, feeling sweet in his heart.

He liked to hear Gao Zhi calling him Gao Miao the most. He secretly called him little wolf cub in his heart and proudly said "My Gao Miao" in front of others.

"Brother Shi, please take a seat."

Shi Chao nodded and sat down. He was really curious about how these two siblings got along.

“Second Miss, Master Gao is your brother, why do you always call him by his first name?

Don't mind me, Miss. I have no other intentions. I am just curious."

Gao Zhi smiled and glanced at Gao Miao, "We have been like this since we were little, we are used to it.

Many people have asked me this before, and it’s really nothing, just a habit.

He got used to it, I got used to it, and everyone around us got used to it.

If I call him "big brother" someday, he will probably ask me if I hit my head. "

Hearing this, Shi Chao burst into laughter.

Gao Miao also had a smile on his face.

"It's the same whether you call me Big Brother or my name! It won't change the relationship and feelings between us.

It doesn’t matter what outsiders think.

We just need to be happy, brother and sister."

Gao Miao affirmed Gao Zhi's words.

Shi Chao smiled and nodded, "That's great! Master Gao and the Second Miss are right, it's just a title.

It doesn't affect feelings and relationships. Few people can be so insightful. You are so insightful at such a young age. I really admire you."

To put it bluntly! Gao Miao and Gao Zhi are so clear-headed that they don’t care about the external appearance and only care about the essence of the inner world.

If you have genuine feelings, how about calling him by his name?

It's better than those hypocritical ones who act like a close family in public but are willing to kill each other for their own interests behind the scenes.

The latter is terrible!

"You guys continue chatting! I'll go to the kitchen to take a look." Gao Zhi left Gao Miao and Shi Chao behind and went to the kitchen to help Xie make lunch.

Shi Chao: "Master Gao, your village has beautiful scenery. Can you please show me around?"

"Sure!" Gao Miao just happened to have something to say to Shi Chao.

The two of them went to the back mountain alone. Xiaobai followed happily behind them, running like mad. In a moment, he ran to the front and rushed into the woods.

Shi Chao watched Xiaobai disappear in a flash, and he felt something terrible was happening.

"Master Gao, does Xiaobai have any brothers or sisters, or descendants?

I really like it!

If there is one, I would like you to help me tame one, so that I won’t be afraid when I go out, even if I have to spend the night in the wild.”

Gao Miao shook his head: "No! Back then, Jiaojiao was taken to the mountain by the bad guys, and Xiaobai followed her down the mountain.

From then on, Xiaobai only listened to Jiaojiao, and was trained by Jiaojiao, so he became like this now, acting like a dog in front of people and a wolf behind people. "

Gao Miao knew that with Shi Chao's eyesight, he should be able to see Xiaobai's true identity at a glance.

Shi Chao burst out laughing.

Like a dog in front of people and a wolf behind their backs?

This description is very apt.

Others pretend to be pigs to eat tigers, but Xiaobai pretends to be a dog to eat tigers.

“What a pity!”

Gao Miao thought about what Gao Zhi and Shi Chao said about growing herbs.

He took out a seal from his bosom and said, "Shi Chao, take my seal to the bank and get some silver to help me buy some land. It would be best if it is suitable for farming, with fields, land, mountains and water.

Not in the North.

Once everything is settled, just send the title deed to me."

Over the years, Gao Miao is not only related to Shijiabao. Six years ago, he had already started to cultivate his own network of contacts and ways to make money.

He didn't tell his family about this.

It’s not that I want to hide it from my family, but it’s just that now is not the right time to tell them.

According to his memories of his past life, he knew which people could be used and which places had what, and he did some things to take advantage of opportunities and build connections.

During these years, he was not in the academy every day. Instead, he asked the dean to cover for him and said that he was in seclusion in the back mountain to study with the dean. In fact, he was out.

The headmaster also went out to travel.

The master and the disciple agreed on a time and place to meet, and appeared at the academy together.

In this way, no one suspected it.

Without anyone noticing!

Although Shi Chao and Shi Lin are from Shijiabao, they have been following Gao Miao for a year.

Now, half of the affairs that Shi Chao handles are Gao Miao’s personal affairs, and half are Shijiabao’s.

Shi Lin is different. He is skilled in martial arts and good at gathering information. He is the guard specially arranged for Gao Miao by the Lord of Shibao.

"Yes, sir." Shi Chao took the seal, "I wonder how many fields and hills you want to buy?"

"It's up to you. I'll give you 10,000 taels of silver. See how much you can buy."

Gao Miao only mentioned a number, and Shi Chao would take care of the specific details.

"Yes, sir."

The two walked into the forest behind the mountain. Shi Chao asked, "Sir, the saltpeter in the mountain behind is wanted by Shijiabao. Do we have to buy it from the imperial court?"

"Yes! Follow the normal buying and selling procedures. I have handed this place over to the court, so naturally they will not interfere anymore."

Shi Chao nodded to show that he understood.

At noon, Gao Zhi asked Gao Miao to invite the ancestors and Gao Ronghua to have dinner together.

Let them get to know Shi Chao. After all, they will be partners in the future and Shi Chao will come to Lao Zhuang Village often.

The lunch was particularly rich. Shi Chao had been longing for this delicacy for a long time, and this time he got to eat the most authentic one.

In the afternoon, Shi Chao returned to the county inn.

As soon as Shi Chao left, Master Yan and Boss Qin came in a hurry.

Boss Qin, in particular, looked somewhat anxious, stealing glances at Xie from time to time.