I Own a Garden with One Hundred Herbs - Chapter 21

Chapter 21: The Way to a Man’s Heart is through his Stomach

Fresh and juicy mulberries were placed in clay bowls, sending out warm invitations to the men and women eating.

Even the wolf cub that was lying in the courtyard sunbathing came over. Its nose moved as it let out an excited howl.

Bai Caoshi picked one up and gave it to it. “Be good, Little Fu Bao. It will nourish your heart, nourish your liver, and strengthen your kidneys. Open your mouth.”

Zhe Yu: …

His face was ashen. He had just called Yu Bao, and now there was Fu Bao. Could it be that he was of the same generation as a wolf? They were both named “Bao”.

The most speechless thing was, what was a wolf cub doing strengthening his kidney? Did he have a kidney?

“Isn’t it called General Fei Lu?” Zhe Yu went to correct her.

The thick-headed Bai Caoshi clearly did not realize that danger was approaching. She teased the wolf cub, “Didn’t we agree? Your name is Fei Lu, and your nickname is Fu Bao. It can bring me good luck.”

Fu Bao, who brought good luck, licked the drool on Bai Caoshi’s hand. His small eyes clearly said, “More.”

Bai Caoshi changed her hand, grabbed a small handful, and fed it to the wolf cub. “Little Fu Bao, you also know that mulberries are delicious. How smart!”

“Aren’t you going to eat it yourself?” asked Zhe Yu, twirling the mulberries. The silly woman always seemed to put others ahead of her, and now even wolves.

“Yes. I’m going to wash my hands.”

The fruits produced by the farmers were fresh. Zhe Yu ate one. It was so sweet.

He ate the second and the third. He was addicted and couldn’t stop.

“Where did my mother go?” Bai Caoshi ate while chatting with her husband.

“Your brother went to chop bamboo and wanted to drink bamboo. Your mother went over to help.” Zhe Yu ate another mulberry.

Bai Caoshi pursed her lips and smiled. “My mother is really too much. Isn’t it good to enjoy life at home? Why must she tire herself out?”

She couldn’t bear for his daughter to work too hard.

Zhe Yu didn’t say anything. His words were a little pretentious. When he ate 16 mulberries, Poem took the clay bowl away.

“You can’t eat anymore. These mulberries are cold in nature. Eating too many of them will be harmful to your body. If you like, I’ll make you mulberry barley porridge.”

Zhe Yu paused. Once upon a time, he would only eat a few mouthfuls of each dish, fearing that others would see through his true preferences and discover his weaknesses. But after spending a few days with her, he had actually let down his guard.

This was very dangerous.

“All right. Mulberry barley porridge tonight.”

Bai Caoshi did not know what he was thinking. If she could read minds, she would definitely say, “Look, the way through a man’s heart is through his stomach.”

Since he wasn’t eating, she naturally stopped, fetched water, and washed his hands. “I plan to make another trip to town in two days.”

Zhe Yu stared into her eyes. “I still have enough medicine for a few days. We don’t lack anything at home for the time being.”

Bai Caoshi was screaming in her heart that she was short of money. She wanted to save money to buy Ginseng, Caterpillar Fungus, and Lingzhi.

“Well, I’ve thought of a good way to make a fortune. Plant a large number of mulberry trees, sell mulberry branches in spring, sell mulberries in summer, sell frostbitten mulberry leaves in autumn, and sell the root bark of white mulberry in winter. The mulberry leaves can also raise silkworms, silkworm molting can be used as medicine, silk cocoons can be eaten, and silk can be woven.” When she said this, Bai Caoshi’s eyes were incomparably bright, and her entire body was glowing.

When Zhe Yu heard this, he pondered for a moment. “Who are you selling all these to? A merchant can’t buy so many things from you. You need to open up an entire sales channel… Hmm.”

The male protagonist was indeed the male protagonist. He hit the nail on the head and went straight to the essence of the matter. In the business model of Bai Caoshi, she needed to contact the medical hall, pharmacy, restaurant, and cloth shop. Everyone had to work together.

“We can take our time. I’m going this time to see if I can facilitate collaboration.”

Zhe Yu stood up and walked towards the house. “No matter what kind of business you’re in, it’s necessary to be able to read and write. I’m in a good mood today, so I’ll teach you how to write.”

Bai Caoshi smiled and chased after him. “When did I say I wanted to learn to write?”

Zhe Yu turned around, and Bai Caoshi crashed into his arms. The refreshing scent of pine and bamboo wafted over her, intoxicating her. She rubbed her nose.

However, he was an invalid. She was worried that this bump would cause something wrong and she looked at him apologetically.

However, Zhe Yu seemed unfazed. He said in all seriousness, “If you do not know how to write, you can’t even write a prescription. You couldn’t have bought “the Prescription of the Thousand Gold of Flame” for me, could you?”

Continuing to walk into the house, Zhe Yu rubbed his chest, feeling a little impatient. He told himself that he wouldn’t argue with her for the sake of mulberry barley porridge.