Farm Girl Turns Everything Around: Sly Husband, Let's Farm

Chapter 1393: Chapter 1192: Gathering Herbs_1 Chapter 1393: Chapter 1192: Gathering Herbs_1 Qiao Xiaomai gave up completely and ignored him, just burying her head in her own work.

That night, Bei Lingsu didn’t return until late, carrying two large hemp sacks, each weighing over a hundred pounds, filled entirely with the herbal medicine she had collected.

Qiao Xiaomai was startled, these weren’t just weeds, to have collected so much…

Bei Lingsu hehe’d with a smile, explaining, “This is black heart grass which is quite useful, and it’s very precious on my island. I’ve never come across it before, and today I stumbled upon a large patch, so I picked it all.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Xiaomai let out a long “oh,” “Then how do we deal with this?”

“The rhizomes in the middle of this grass are black. We only take this black part, and it can’t be dried under the sun; it needs to be air-dried in a well-ventilated room,” Bei Lingsu said, showing a plant to Qiao Xiaomai.

“Ok, then you go to sleep, I’ll take care of it.”

“I’ll trouble you then!” Bei Lingsu didn’t stand on ceremony with Qiao Xiaomai. She was exhausted from running around every day, and after giving a few more instructions to Qiao Xiaomai, she went inside to sleep.

Qiao Xiaomai sat in the courtyard, dealing with the grass one by one, cleaning it afterward, and then spreading it out in the room she shared with Tong Sanlang.

She was in a bad mood, unable to sleep night after night, so having some light work to do during her bouts of insomnia was quite welcome.

Dawn came quickly, and after having breakfast, Bei Lingsu packed lunch as well and then left.

First, she went to the military camp to visit Yang Ye, and upon discovering there had been no progress on his end, she went into the mountains again.

By evening, she was back with two sacks of black heart grass again, leaving Qiao Xiaomai dumbfounded. She really suspected that this black heart grass was cultivated rather than wild, as it seemed too coincidental.

For five consecutive days, Bei Lingsu brought back two sacks of black heart grass every night, to which Qiao Xiaomai had become numb.

She dried the processed black heart grass in the room formerly occupied by the Zhang family, with the dark rhizomes covering the entire room.

Tong Sanlang was able to get out of bed after roughly a week of recuperation, but he was still very weak, and the area where Qiao Xiaomai had kicked him throbbed persistently; it didn’t hinder his movements, but it was impossible to ignore.

Bei Lingsu took his pulse carefully and eventually concluded that he had suffered some internal injury.

“You’re recovering quite quickly; I thought you’d have to stay in bed for at least half a month.”

Upon hearing this, Tong Sanlang couldn’t help but turn towards Qiao Xiaomai, “It’s thanks to Xiaomai’s good care.”

Qiao Xiaomai said nothing, looking at him with an expressionless face.

Bei Lingsu swept a glance between the two of them and said with a smile, “A quick recovery is always a good thing.”

“We can’t perform major surgery, but there are only so many organs in the stomach area. I’ll prescribe you some medicine, and you can recuperate slowly. Given your ability to recover, you should heal,” said Bei Lingsu. “Avoid using martial arts for now.”

“How’s the situation with Tianlong Gang?” Tong Sanlang inquired weakly.

“There has been no progress. The prince has increased the reward to two hundred thousand taels and has promised to protect the safety of informants, to keep their information confidential, and even to escort them to settle in Capital City if they wish. Let’s wait and see,” Bei Lingsu said.

While speaking, she added, “The people here are clearly poor, yet they can withstand the temptation of such a large sum of money; their resolve is truly remarkable.”

For people who lived on a mere twenty taels a year to resist a hundred thousand tael reward, Tong Sanlang frowned, “It’s a pity it’s spent on rebellion.”

“Anyway, it’s impressive, and I admire that,” Bei Lingsu said as she returned to her room to fetch several types of herbal medicine. She handed the medicine to Qiao Xiaomai, carefully explaining how to use it.

Just then, someone reported from outside, “Someone from Capital City has arrived!”