I Own a Garden with One Hundred Herbs - Chapter 18

Chapter 18: Seeds that Grew Wildly

Because Bai Caoshi had been tired the day before, she woke up a little later than usual.

Madam Bai Li had already made breakfast. She cooked some porridge and steamed some yams. In addition, she learned from Bai Caoshi and also made some vinegar-soaked ginger.

“Mother, you guys eat first. I’ll go out for a while.” Seeing that it was drizzling outside, Bai Caoshi’s eyes lit up.

“What’s so important? Do it after dinner.” Madam Bai Li set the table.

However, Bai Caoshi did not listen. She braved the rain and took out all the earthen bowls and pots that Zhe Yu had bought yesterday. She quickly washed them in the water vat in the courtyard.

The drizzle above her head had disappeared. She saw Zhe Yu holding an oil-paper umbrella and sizing her up.

A small umbrella covered two people.

The scene was too beautiful to watch, and Bai Caoshi broke the silence. “My little ancestor, why did you come out? Aren’t you afraid of catching a cold?”

Zhe Yu rubbed the bridge of his nose. “Not your ancestor.”

Pfft, the words of this cold and aloof person were quite cute. Bai Caoshi couldn’t help but laugh. “Hurry up and go back to your room. I’ll be done soon.”

She lined up the clay pots.

“Are you receiving rainwater?” Zhe Yu asked.

The drizzle dyed the girl’s eyes even mistier. “I’ll store some rainwater. When the time comes, I’ll cook chrysanthemum and wolfberry health tea for you.”

Zhe Yu suddenly remembered that in his pampered days, there were also servants who collected snowdrop dew for him, so he would be able to taste the freshest tea. And in this simple small courtyard of a farmer, there were people who did such elegant things for him.

“Tea is no more important than food,” he said with a straight face.

However, Bai Caoshi did not enter the house. Instead, she ran towards the vegetable field at the side. The Plantago Seeds planted yesterday had a new green color under the new rain. “Heavens, this exuberant vitality is too barbaric! As expected of weeds! Hehehe.”

Zhe Yu frowned. He had no recollection of Bai Caoshi buying the seeds yesterday. Moreover, the speed at which the seeds were growing made it seem like they were immortal seeds. However, why would Bai Caoshi plant weeds?

His sleeve was tugged, and Bai Caoshi winked at him. “Let’s go eat.”

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The porridge was divided into four bowls. Madam Bai Li said as she drank, “The porridge today is very thick with rice oil. The fragrance of the rice is strong and soft. It’s really excellent.”

The price was also quite good. Farmers were naturally sensitive to ingredients, but Bai Caoshi did not intend to say.

“Mother, next time, use other rice to cook porridge and rice. I have other uses for this rice.” Bai Caoshi handed some yam to Zhe Yu. He seemed to be not used to it.

Zhe Yu hesitated for a moment before hearing Bai Caoshi say, “Don’t be picky.”

According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, yams were beneficial to the kidneys, spleen, and stomach. Three of the five viscera were nourished at once. They were extremely delicious medicinal foods that came from the same source. Bai Caoshi did not dare to say much now, afraid that she would expose herself.

The proud Zhe Yu rolled his eyes at Bai Caoshi.

Bai Xiaoshu witnessed his sister’s awe-inspiring display yesterday. She was the kind of person who could turn tables around. He could not help but ask, “Sister, what are you going to do?”

“It’s for making red yeast rice and red koji wine. You’ll be in luck then.” As she spoke, she buried her head in the porridge.

Zhe Yu lowered his eyes, no longer so resistant to the yams. He remembered that only wealthy families can afford to drink the red koji wine in Great Flame. In Yanjing, a jar of red koji wine from the “Number One Tower in the World[1.Number One Tower in the World is the name of a popular tavern]”had once been sold to a noble young master for a thousand taels of silver, only because the noble young master had heard that the most popular courtesan liked it.

Hehe, such a precious wine could be easily made by Bai Caoshi.

Initially, he thought that he married a simple village girl. Who would have thought that she would be an invisible rich girl?

“By the way, mother, who in the village is better at needlework? I plan to make a few sets of clothes with the cloth I bought yesterday.”

After Bai Caoshi, Madam Bai Li looked at her in disbelief. This made her hair stand on end.

“Cao’er, who in this village can compare to you in terms of needlework? If you’re busy, I can do it.”

Bai Caoshi looked at her hands. These hands were really magical. However, she quickly found an excuse. “Mother, my hands haven’t recovered yet. Also, don’t do it yourself. It’ll tire your eyes.”

Why did Madam Bai-Li, who was not even forty years old, feel like she was entering her old age early? However, she automatically imagined that her daughter could not bear to see her suffer.

“The third daughter of the Yang family is quite good at needlework. Her family even raises silkworms!”

Wait a minute, Bai Caoshi was overjoyed. One must plant mulberry trees to raise silkworms. Mulberry trees were full of treasures. Spring mulberry branches, summer mulberries, frost mulberry leaves… Those were all points!