Chapter 24: Radiant as Jade

After that incident, the atmosphere between the two became awkward again.

Xu Jiaojiao didn’t want to have anything to do with him.

Without the system, who would she go to in front of him to lose face?

Having never wanted to do any strategy missions in the first place, Xu Jiaojiao now just started to give up.

For some unknown reason, Qin Shuo didn’t try to talk to her either.

The two were like strangers under the same roof.

She didn’t have to get close to him, and Xu Jiaojiao was happy to be at ease. But after a couple of days, she was miserable again.

Because Qin Shuo had moved back into the room to sleep.

He just didn’t sleep on the same bed with her, but got a folding bed and slept on the other side.

Even so, Xu Jiaojiao still couldn’t sleep well because she was used to sleeping alone.

This awkward situation continued for a few more days, and she suddenly remembered something very important.

She hadn’t sold the ginseng to him yet!

Thinking about the thirty yuan she hadn’t received, Xu Jiaojiao felt a pang of regret.

But she held back, deciding to wait until she had a break to go to the county and sell it to the pharmacy.

With her mind set, Xu Jiaojiao started to get busy again every day.

She picked tea in the morning and afternoon, and she used the rest of her free time to pick herbs.

Picking herbs alone wasn’t enough. According to the uses of the herbs, Xu Jiaojiao also had to process them according to the methods.

Erni was a diligent girl, and she followed her around, helping her whenever she could.

Xu Jiaojiao felt a little guilty. She couldn’t share the food she got from her lucky bag with her.

Because she couldn’t explain where she got it from.

Her desire to go to the county became even more urgent.

“Jiaojiao, what are you doing with all these grasses?” Wang Fengmei asked, seeing her busy for days.

“Mom, you don’t know, she says she understands medicine, and she’s been messing around with this stuff all day.”

Ding Xiujing said, her face full of doubt.

Aren’t these just grasses from the mountain? Saying they’re medicine, don’t fool her because she doesn’t know how to read.

“I’m just learning.”

Xu Jiaojiao said, while separating the herbs she had picked today.

Hearing her say that, Wang Fengmei didn’t say anything.

Although she couldn’t read, she knew that learning was a good thing.

Her grandfather used to be a doctor, and it wasn’t strange for her to pick it up and learn.

After all, her daughter-in-law had gone to high school and was educated.

While Xu Jiaojiao was separating the herbs, her movements paused, and her eyes suddenly lit up with surprise.

She carefully picked up that plant.

It’s Dendrobium!

In the future, wild Dendrobium is a rare find, how could it be mixed in with her herbs.

She remembered she hadn’t picked this at all.

“Third Aunt, is this wrong?” Erni asked nervously.

“Where did you pull this from? Are there any more?” Afraid of scaring her, Xu Jiaojiao asked in a low voice.

“There are more.” Seeing that she didn’t seem to be blaming her, Erni’s worried heart relaxed.

Xu Jiaojiao rubbed her head and said, “You just pulled the wrong one, it’s okay, don’t be afraid.”

The hand on her head gently rubbed, Erni blinked, feeling a little bit of a stinging sensation in her eyes.

“This medicine is very precious, Erni has helped Third Aunt a lot.”

Xu Jiaojiao praised her, and she saw the child’s eyes sparkle.

“Then I’ll take Third Aunt to pull some more tomorrow, I know where there are some.”

“Okay.”

Xu Jiaojiao responded, then took the herbs and got up to find something to plant it in.

But in those days, even broken clay pots were not thrown away.

Everything was a treasure.

Xu Jiaojiao searched the whole house before she found a broken pot.

It was no longer good for holding things, but it could still hold soil.

Carrying the pot, Xu Jiaojiao was about to go out.

There was soil everywhere, not to mention digging outside, you could even dig it in the yard.

Just as she reached the door, before she went out, she ran into the tall figure.

She hadn’t seen him at home for two days, and she was startled when she suddenly saw him.

Reflexively, she stepped aside to make way for him.

Qin Shuo’s eyes were bloodshot, as if he hadn’t slept for two days.

Seeing the slender figure hiding behind the door, he couldn’t help but frown.

In the end, he didn’t say anything and went inside.

He didn’t pay attention to her, Xu Jiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief, and didn’t care about anything else, she just went out.

“Where did you go?” Wang Fengmei saw her son’s appearance and felt heartache.

“Something came up.” Qin Shuo didn’t want to say more.

She was already used to his silence, and Wang Fengmei sighed, not asking any more.

What kind of situation was this couple in, she couldn’t be unaware?

Not to mention arguing, they didn’t even talk to each other.

For a moment, she couldn’t help but regret that she had made her own decision to arrange this marriage for him.

She had really hurt both of them.

Not long after, Xu Jiaojiao came in from outside, holding a broken clay pot with a plant growing in it.

“Mom, I planted this medicine here, don’t throw it away.”

Xu Jiaojiao placed the herbs on the wall, not worried about the chickens eating them.

“Hey, why would I touch your stuff?”

Wang Fengmei was initially a little uncomfortable with this daughter-in-law who had become a bit of a flirt.

Now, she really liked her.

Who doesn’t like to hear nice things?

She didn’t know what kind of mouth she had, but she could sweet-talk people to death.

It was just that she didn’t know why, but she and the third son were not getting along well.

She was anxious watching from the side.

“Mom, I’m telling you, this thing is very nourishing, I’ll cook it for you later.”

Xu Jiaojiao looked at the Dendrobium on the wall, feeling happy.

“When will you give me a grandson, that’s better than any tonic.”

Xu Jiaojiao: …

There was no way to talk to her today!

She vaguely agreed, turned around, and bumped into those deep eyes.

It was even more embarrassing!

Calmly withdrawing her gaze, Xu Jiaojiao pretended not to see him.

At night, as usual, they slept separately, both of them acting as if they didn’t bother each other.

Xu Jiaojiao was about to open her lucky bag when she suddenly heard the pit-father system’s milky voice in her mind.

“Jiaojiao, how are you doing now?”

Hearing her voice, Xu Jiaojiao’s scalp tingled!

How did this thing come back so quickly? It’s only been a few days!

“I’m okay.”

After the pit-father system left, Xu Jiaojiao couldn’t see his favorability.

She could only roughly judge that the task hadn’t failed yet, but it was almost there.

“Huh, the favorability has become 20, Jiaojiao, what did you do?”

Xu Jiaojiao: …

She didn’t do anything, she didn’t even pay attention to him.

But the system was excited, if it could turn into a human, Xu Jiaojiao thought it would be throwing confetti right now.

“Jiaojiao, then keep it up, I haven’t figured out his condition yet.”

Xu Jiaojiao: ??

Suddenly, she felt like she could do it!

Suppressing the excitement in her heart, Xu Jiaojiao calmly said to her, “Then you hurry up.”

“Feifei will be as fast as possible.” The pit-father system said and disappeared again.

The one throwing confetti was Xu Jiaojiao again.

But the joy didn’t last a few seconds, then she heard another serious mechanical voice.

“Ding! Received Ice Skin Jade Skin buff. Description: Skin as white as snow, radiant as jade.”

Xu Jiaojiao: …