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Wang Jinhe had made up her mind and specifically found a piece of land behind the house where she could plant the seeds of astragalus. After planting the seeds, she watered them once, and the seeds began to sprout and grow at a visible speed.
Su Yu looked at the rapidly growing medicinal herbs and couldn’t help but feel helpless. “Xiao He, doing this might raise suspicions.”
“I’ll just say that I had prepared them in advance,” Wang Jinhe said earnestly to Su Yu.
Su Yu could only listen to Wang Jinhe. With so many medicinal herbs, she should be able to produce a larger quantity of finished medicine.
In the following days, Wang Jinhe went to water the medicinal herbs with spiritual spring water every day to continuously improve their quality. When the medicinal herbs were fully mature, Su Yu took Nan Qiao and the others to harvest them. “These are the herbs I planted earlier. Take a look.”
Nan Qiao, Bai Qi, and others looked at the herbs on the ground. Wan Gu tasted one and his expression changed slightly. “The medicinal effects of these herbs should be much stronger than ordinary ones.”
“That’s right. How did you grow them?” Nan Qiao asked.
“You don’t need to worry about how they were grown. You just need to turn these herbs into medicine. Su Yu said he will go to the battlefield in the future, so you need to take these medicines with you, just in case,” Wang Jinhe said, without explaining how she had cultivated these medicinal herbs.
“There will be many more medicinal herbs in the future. I don’t trust anyone else with these herbs, so I’m entrusting them to you. Also, see if there are any life-saving medicinal herbs that you need. If you bring the seeds, I can grow them for you. You should also prepare some for use on the battlefield,” Wang Jinhe said, considering the three of them.
The three of them exchanged glances and knew without guessing that Wang Jinhe’s purpose in planting these herbs was for someone in particular.
“Sister-in-law, we do indeed have a shortage of some life-saving medicines, and we have the seeds. I’ll have them sent over right away. We’ll trouble you with this,” Nan Qiao said. As for how Wang Jinhe cultivated the medicinal herbs, they didn’t ask. They knew that she would tell them when she wanted to.
“No need to be polite,” Wang Jinhe replied.
Su Yu looked helplessly at Wang Jinhe and said with a wry smile, “Xiao He, the war is still far off. There’s no need to be in such a hurry.”
“Regardless of when the war breaks out, we need to be prepared to prevent any sudden aggression from Qi. They won’t count down before starting a war,” Wang Jinhe explained. Waiting until the last minute to prepare would be too late.
Since Wang Jinhe learned that he was going to the battlefield, she had been in this state all along, which left Su Yu feeling helpless yet heartened.
“Alright, I’ll follow your lead. I’ll definitely bring all the medicinal herbs you’ve grown,” Nan Qiao said.
Wang Jinhe nodded in satisfaction. “That’s about right. I’ll go check on the workshop.”
During her postpartum period, the convenient food workshop had already started operating, and the staff were all local villagers. Over the past two years, many of the villagers had changed, with only a few families remaining unchanged. After they sincerely apologized, Wang Jinhe didn’t hold it against them. She provided work for those who needed it and earned money with them. Xie Family Village had become a well-known prosperous village.
Many young people wanted to marry into the village.
After Wang Jinhe left, Wan Gu spoke up, “The medicinal herbs that Madam has grown are as effective as the fruits and vegetables she has cultivated, and in some cases, even more so. In the future, the herbs she grows must be kept under our control. We cannot let others know, or it will bring endless trouble to Madam.”
Nan Qiao snorted. “Anyone who dares to trouble my sister-in-law, I’ll take care of them.”
She had been very kind to them, and he would help his brother protect his sister-in-law and the children.
“Brother Yu, when you go to the battlefield, bring Bai Qi and the others with you. I’ll stay behind to protect sister-in-law and Xiao Bao,” Nan Qiao said earnestly to Su Yu.
Su Yu was somewhat surprised by Nan Qiao’s words. Given Nan Qiao’s personality, he would not miss such an exciting opportunity. It was unexpected for him to voluntarily give up the chance to join the action.
“You’re not coming with me to the battlefield?” Su Yu asked.
“No, we can’t all go with you. We need to leave two people by sister-in-law’s side,” Nan Qiao replied.
“Nan Qiao is right. Brother Yu, I’ll stay behind with Nan Qiao to protect sister-in-law and her children,” Luo Hou added.
“Bai Qi, Luo Yan, and Yin Fan are more useful by Brother Yu’s side than Nan Qiao and I. We’ll be responsible for protecting sister-in-law and the children,” Nan Qiao explained.
Bai Qi agreed with their arrangement. “Brother Yu, I think Luo Hou is right.”
“Alright, then the household will be in your hands. If there’s anything, write to me,” Su Yu said. As he prepared for the war, Su Yu also needed to prepare. It was necessary to make arrangements for who to bring along.
“Now, let’s harvest all these medicinal herbs, process them, and turn them into powder for easier use,” Su Yu instructed.
“Okay.”
As Nan Qiao and the others began to work, Su Yu also attended to his own tasks. Some things indeed needed to be prepared.
Su Yu returned to the study and began writing letters. One was addressed to Su Jiu, another to Xuan Feiran, and two were to be sent to the Flowing Toast Pavilion. The last letter was to be delivered to Lou Manqing.
After sending out all the letters, Su Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. At that moment, Yuan Bao walked in with a letter in hand.
“Young Master, something has happened to the Gu family,” Yuan Bao said.
Su Yu looked surprised. “What happened?”
When they left, wasn’t the Gu family doing well? How could something have happened to them in such a short time?
“Master, this is a letter sent by Wan Feng. Please take a look first,” Yuan Bao said.
Su Yu took the letter and read it. After finishing, he furrowed his brow slightly. “Gu Xiruo has indeed made a move.”
Although there had been speculation that Gu Xiruo would target the elders of the Gu family, Su Yu hadn’t expected her to act so quickly.
“Three elders have already died. Once all the elders are gone, Gu Xiruo’s target will likely be Gu Sheng and his wife, then Gu Yanqi,” Su Yu said. Only after all the key figures of the Gu family were gone could Gu Xiruo legitimately become the head of the family.
“What is Gu Sheng’s reaction?” Su Yu asked.
“He hasn’t reacted,” Yuan Bao replied.
Su Yu lightly tapped his fingertips on the desk, squinting his eyes. If Gu Sheng had no reaction, did he really know about this matter or not?
“Master…”
“Yuan Bao, do you think Gu Sheng was involved in the elders’ deaths?” Su Yu suddenly asked.
Yuan Bao looked at Su Yu in astonishment, not understanding why he would suddenly say that.
“Master, what do you mean…”
“It’s nothing. I’m just curious. Gu Xiruo couldn’t have taken the lives of three elders on her own. Someone must be helping her, and that person can only be Gu Sheng,” Su Yu concluded.