Reborn as a Happy Wife in a Rural Family
Chapter 107

Chapter 107: Chapter 107

"There’s no such thing as familial affection in the Royal Family!" Gu Qingli expressed, her own husband being a living example. Indeed, emperors’ families are the most ruthless.

Wuqing sighed. "Yes, our Young Master was born noble, but so what? His life is still not as good as that of children from common families."

Gu Qingli heard Wuqing’s sigh and asked her, "Wuqing, have you ever thought of looking for your birth parents?"

Wuqing shook her head. "I haven’t. I’m afraid the outcome wouldn’t be what I imagine. What would I do then?"

They had been taken to the Secret Sect base as children, not knowing who they were or if they even had parents. From that moment on, they were a different kind of people compared to others. So it’s best not to search; it would only add to our troubles.

Gu Qingli nodded; she could understand. Just like her, she couldn’t face the Original Host’s biological parents. Even if they were blood-related, after being separated from that family for so long, it would be very difficult to reintegrate.

After discussing Dean Lin’s affairs for a while, the mistress and servant went to sleep.

Lying in bed, Gu Qingli thought about how she had managed to cut off one of the Emperor’s branches. The result far exceeded her expectations. She chuckled inwardly, and her high spirits helped her sleep soundly that night.

「Time passed quickly, and it was mid-April.」

The weather had thoroughly heated up, but Gu Qingli continued her daily routine of checking the crops in the fields.

The twenty acres of rice seedlings were growing very well. Every time she visited, she would add some Spiritual Spring Water to the paddies. As a result, the weeds also grew vigorously, but they were all eaten by the fish in the water. The fish were getting quite plump. Every time, Wuqing would catch one to take home and cook spicy fish.

Gu Qingli could finally eat the chili peppers she had longed for. Not only did she love them, but her entire family did too. Gu Qingli was surprised that her family, who had never eaten chili peppers before, ate them without so much as batting an eyelid. They were all true foodies.

When she had free time, she would also visit Ms. Wu to give her a ’peace pulse’ check-up. After each pulse examination, Ms. Wu always seemed to want to say something but would hold back. Gu Qingli knew what she wanted to say and always pretended not to. She would have children, but not at this time. She was only sixteen, still a child herself, and her body hadn’t fully developed yet. For instance, her own two ’granaries’ were still quite small and in the process of developing.

Additionally, when she had spare time, she would make some medicinal pills to give out. She knew her medicinal pills had a wonderfully effective impact on martial practitioners, and she wasn’t stingy, giving them all to her own people. The stronger they are, the better it is for us.

The little white pigeon, Da Bai, could finally work as a messenger. Just yesterday, Gu Qingli had written her first letter to Xiao Yunjing, telling him about everything at home. The most important thing was that she missed him.

At this time, the ten acres of land that Mr. Xiao had bought became theirs after the previous owner harvested the wheat. The previous owner’s family even sent someone to inform them.

Gu Qingli began to wonder what to plant. These ten acres shouldn’t be left unused. The soil here was a sandy loam, very suitable for growing peanuts, and of course, even more suitable for growing medicinal materials. After some thought, she decided to plant medicinal materials.

This time, since it was already cultivated land, plowing it was quick, and the four women—Gu Qingli, Wuqing, Wuyou, and Wushuang—managed to turn over the soil. For composting, Gu Qingli hired people from the village. As long as she was willing to pay, there were plenty of laborers in the village. Normally, a worker earned twenty wen a day; Gu Qingli offered forty wen a day, but without meals included. The villagers with labor to offer rushed to take the jobs.

Seedlings for medicinal materials were hard to find at this time of year; the Secret Sect members dug them up from deep in the mountains. They found many valuable seedlings, including a good number of notoginseng seedlings. This kind, once dug up and planted, was the best. They would mature in three years and only required regular care after planting.

「When they finished planting the medicinal materials, it was almost May.」

Everyone looked at the blazing sun in the sky and the listless seedlings in the ground, thinking that Gu Qingli’s efforts were likely to be in vain.

Gu Qingli, however, wasn’t concerned. With her Spiritual Spring Water, it would only take a couple of days for the seedlings to revive and flourish, growing as vigorously as they did in the mountains. Just like the plot on the back mountain, the growth was heartening.

Fearing that some people might get ’red-eyed’ with jealousy, she also had the Secret Guards, who were already protecting the Xiao Family, keep an eye on their fields and land.

And sure enough, the Secret Guards caught Niu Ergou trying to steal fish from the rice paddies. They caught him and threw him into the river, scaring him so much that he never dared to steal fish again.

What happens once will happen twice; Gu Qingming was also caught. He hadn’t passed the county-level scholar examination in February, so Master Gu wouldn’t let him continue wasting money and made him farm at home. This fellow saw how fat the fish in Gu Qingli’s paddies were and went to steal them at night. He too was caught by the Secret Guards and thrown into the river. This fellow, just like Niu Ergou, was scared witless and never dared to go again.

「As everything at home continued to develop steadily, Gu Qingli decided it was time to visit Qiyang County.」

After entrusting matters to Ms. Jiang, she went to the back mountain to get Da Bai. This fellow had grown up, and Gu Qingli didn’t dare let it stay at home, having previously sent it back to the mountains. But this creature was too clingy and would return to find her every day. This time, Gu Qingli planned to keep it in her Space and not let it out. After securing Da Bai in her Space, she then traveled with Wuqing to their house in Qiyang County.

Once there, she immediately moved all the furniture from her Space into the rooms.

They had just taken a short rest when Wuyou and Wushuang returned.

Wuyou reported to her about matters at the Medical Clinic and also brought her the box they couldn’t open.

Wushuang, on the other hand, reported that they had purchased a total of 5,000 acres of wasteland in Qiyang County, all of which had now been planted with medicinal materials.

Gu Qingli praised them both and then asked Wuqing to go cook with Wuyou.

When the two of them reached the kitchen, Wuyou immediately spotted the chili peppers Gu Qingli had brought, which were on the table.

"Wuqing, what kind of vegetable is this? I’ve never seen it before!" Wuyou asked, picking one up to examine it.

"These are chili peppers. With these, even the most ordinary dish can become a delicacy."

"What vegetable is so magical? Quick, teach me how to make it," Wuyou urged, looking impatient.

Wuqing rolled her eyes at her. What’s all the fuss? Wasn’t I brought here precisely to teach her? The Young Lady’s favorite dishes were still those Wuyou cooked; the Young Lady having them both come to the kitchen should have been explanation enough. For someone usually so clever, Wuyou could be such a blockhead at times. HMPH!

"Come here. First, you need to remove the chili stems; those are inedible," Wuqing began to instruct her.

As a result, at lunch, all four of them—master and servants—ate until they were stuffed.

"Young Lady, these chili peppers are truly a treasure! If we use these in the restaurant’s dishes, we’ll definitely make a fortune," Wuyou said, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Gu Qingli.

"What’s the rush? Wait until the fish in the paddies are a bit bigger. Then we can use these to cook fish for sale," Gu Qingli replied.

"Oh! Young Lady, let’s not talk about that, or I’ll start drooling again!" Wuyou exclaimed, making a small slurping sound; the mere thought of that flavor was unbearable. Wuxin isn’t here. If that rascal were present, she’d probably be pestering me to make some for her to eat right now.

"Young Lady, Young Master Qingchen from Red Leaf Villa wishes to see you. He’s mentioned it many times. Will you see him?" Wuyou suddenly remembered this matter.

"Why does he want to see me?"

"He said he wants to thank you in person."

Gu Qingli thought of that handsome yet cold man and shook her head. "No, I won’t see him."