The Humble Family’s Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!
Chapter 636 - 575: Injured While Gathering Herbs_1

Chapter 636: Chapter 575: Injured While Gathering Herbs_1

A good night’s sleep.

Early the next morning, Xiao Yeyang and Daohua were up early, one practicing swordplay in the courtyard, the other practicing with a whip. After each had practiced enough, they sparred with each other for a while.

"Xiao Yeyang, who told you to go easy on me?"

"If I didn’t, you wouldn’t last three moves."

"Don’t underestimate me."

Watching the two children fighting boisterously in the courtyard, Grandma Gu smiled with her eyes half-closed.

Such vigor and liveliness made everyone’s spirits and bodies feel rejuvenated.

During breakfast, Daohua said to Gu Jian and Grandma Gu, "Grandma, Master, I’m going to make a medicinal bath for Xiao Yeyang at the farm later, so he can relax."

Gu Jian nodded, "After traveling continuously for more than two months, it’s time to take care of his body."

Grandma Gu took over the conversation, "Why go to the farm? Just prepare it right here in our courtyard."

Daohua laughed, "Grandma, the smell of the medicine is too strong, I’m afraid it will bother you."

Hearing this, Grandma Gu fell silent. Her body had been getting weaker and weaker lately. Xiaojian had been giving her several bowls of medicinal soup every day, and now she really couldn’t stand the smell of the medicine.

After breakfast, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang headed down the mountain.

After they left, Gu Jian went to the pharmacy, took the last prescription from the medicine cabinet, and felt a surge of urgency in his heart.

Since the beginning of spring, his sister’s health had been declining day by day, and they needed Lingzhi and fleece-flower root for her medication.

However, these ingredients were hard to come by, and he had no stock left. Fortunately, Xiaowu had sent some, but after a few months, they were almost used up.

Now, he was worried as the supply of his sister’s medicine was running out, and her condition showed no sign of improvement.

Gu Jian, with furrowed brows, took the medicine to the kitchen and began to brew it himself.

Dongli, noticing this, thought for a moment and then approached, "Master, don’t worry. The Prince has already instructed people to search for the ingredients; Madam’s medicine won’t run out."

Gu Jian sighed, "Lingzhi and fleece-flower root are not so easily found in such a short time." After a moment of silence, he added, "We’ll continue to look for them in the mountains today."

Dongli moved his lips as if to speak, wanting to object. The poor health of the elderly Madam concerned him, yet the elderly Master searching for herbs over mountains and ridges every day also had him on edge.

Caiju was also very worried and hesitated before speaking, "Master, why not tell the Little Prince to have his men search for the herbs?"

Gu Jian shook his head, "Finding herbal ingredients is not something just anyone can do."

Afterward, once the medicine was ready and Grandma Gu had taken it, Gu Jian left with Dongli.

...

In the farm at the foot of the mountain.

Xiao Yeyang, feeling light and relaxed after his medicinal bath, stepped out of the room and saw Daohua training hunting dogs in the courtyard. He remarked with a smile, "How about you give me a few acupuncture treatments as well?"

Daohua turned to look at him, "Didn’t you say boys and girls should not touch? I can’t even perform acupuncture on my third brother, let alone you, an outsider."

Xiao Yeyang was momentarily at a loss for words, then walked over, "That’s... I’m different."

Daohua found it amusing and couldn’t help but laugh. She cocked her head to one side and watched him with a smile, "How are you any different?" she asked, batting her eyes, "Could it be that you’re not a man?"

Seeing Daohua’s teasing smile, Xiao Yeyang immediately retorted, "Whether I’m a man or not, don’t you know?"

Daohua stared wide-eyed, moved her lips slightly, intent on firing back a few retorts, but after some thought, she decided against it and turned to continue training the hunting dogs.

Seeing Daohua back down, Xiao Yeyang’s lips quirked up in a smirk, his eyebrows lifting in self-satisfaction before he joined in on the dog training with a laugh.

When it was almost noon, the two of them returned to the mountain with the seven hunting dogs.

Upon entering the courtyard, Daohua looked around and noticed that her master wasn’t there. Puzzled, she said, "Where has master gone? He wasn’t here when I arrived yesterday, and he only returned from outside after you came. What is he so busy with?"

Xiao Yeyang called over Caiju to ask.

Caiju said, "The old master went to gather herbs."

"Gathering herbs?!" Daohua looked surprised.

Her medicinal herb plantation was at her master’s disposal, and to satisfy his needs for planting herbs, she had specially cleared more than ten acres of medicinal fields below the mountain. Normally, they were self-sufficient in the herbs they needed.

Caiju explained, "Madam needs Lingzhi and Polygonum multiflorum in her medicine, and these two must be picked deep in the mountains."

Xiao Yeyang frowned, "Why didn’t you tell me earlier? I could have sent people to buy them from various pharmacies, and if that failed, I could have sent people into the mountains to gather them. Why did Gu Jian have to go into the mountains himself?"

After a moment of silence, Caiju said, "Dongli has asked around the pharmacies in Ningmen Prefecture, and even went to the provincial capital twice, but couldn’t find any Lingzhi. We did buy some Polygonum multiflorum, but unfortunately, they weren’t very old. So, the old master decided to go into the mountains himself to look for the herbs."

Daohua furrowed her brows, "Really, master should have told me even if he intended to go into the mountains to look for herbs. How far can he go with his old arms and legs?" Looking at Caiju, she asked, "Where did they go to look for the herbs?"

Caiju replied, "Towards Ningmen Pass. The old master said that the deep forests there are likely to yield good medicinal herbs."

Having been to that area before in search of gold mines, Daohua was well aware of the treacherous terrain of the mountains and couldn’t help worrying, "Isn’t this nonsense?"

Xiao Yeyang’s face also showed concern.

Seeing their expressions, Caiju quickly said, "Little Prince and Miss Yan shouldn’t worry. With Dongli accompanying him, there won’t be any issues."

At that moment, Grandmother Gu came out of the room and, seeing the three gathered together, she asked with a smile, "What are you all talking about?"

Caiju quickly whispered, "Madam doesn’t know about the old master going to gather herbs. Little Prince and Miss Yan mustn’t let it slip."

With a smile, Daohua walked over to her, "We weren’t talking about anything much, just asking Caiju what’s for lunch today."

Grandmother Gu smiled, "Don’t you love the dishes Caiju prepares? Ask her to make whatever you fancy."

Daohua nodded with a smile, then helped Grandmother Gu into the room.

Xiao Yeyang called for Defu, instructing him to send someone to Ningmen Pass to find Gu Jian, before finally returning to chat with Grandmother Gu.

...

As dusk faintly began to fall, Gu Jian returned.

Hearing the commotion, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang walked out of the room and saw Gu Jian being carried by Dongli, covered in mud, and their faces instantly changed. Just as they were about to speak, they saw Gu Jian making a silencing gesture.

Dongli carried Gu Jian back to the room, where he bore the pain with a forced ease and said, "You know, when you get old, your legs and feet aren’t as nimble. I took a tumble because I couldn’t keep my footing."

Daohua bit her lip and said nothing, inspecting Gu Jian’s bloodied arms and legs for injury. She was relieved to see they were just superficial wounds. After taking his pulse to confirm there was no serious damage, she looked seriously at Xiao Yeyang and said, "Help master clean up, I’ll get the medicine."

When everyone left, Gu Jian finally sighed with relief, "That girl, she really can be intimidating when she’s serious."

Seeing that he was still in the mood for jokes at such a time, Xiao Yeyang eased his worry and, while sending Defu to prepare hot water, said with a smile, "You’re just now noticing, huh? She can have quite the temper. Every time she gets angry, I have to spend a long time coaxing her."

Gu Jian gave him a sidelong glance, his face showing discontent, "If you didn’t provoke her, would she get mad?"

Xiao Yeyang: "..."