I Own a Garden with One Hundred Herbs

Chapter 22: Starting a Business Empire With Ducks

The writings of the Great Flame Kingdom were similar to the Xiaozhuan1 script of the Pre-Qin Dynasty, but they were not exactly the same. Bai Caoshi was blurry, and she could barely recognize some of them. If she wanted to reach the level of easily writing a prescription, she would have to work hard.

Zhe Yu played the role of a strict teacher. If he was not satisfied with the writing, Bai Caoshi would not be able to rest.

“How did the ancients invent soft-tip pens? This is discrimination against study slackers!”

“When I become rich in the future, I’ll ask the talented girl of the current era, Shen Liqing, to be my secretary and write prescriptions for me.”

“Do you think the most romantic thing is accompanied by beauty as you read? No, no, no. It’s a handsome husband grinding ink until you doubt life.”

Bai Caoshi cursed Zhe Yu in her heart over and over again.

As for who Shen Liqing was, she had heard about her from Little Jiang. It was said that she was the most talented girl in Yanjing and was betrothed to the Fifth Prince. However, after the Fifth Prince died of illness, she was betrothed to the Third Prince. Little Jiang had heard about it from the town.

Although it was difficult, Bai Caoshi was still serious. After all, if she wanted to live well in the alternate world, she had to master some skills.

With the intention of returning the favor, she drew the entire Five-Animal Exercises. For parts she couldn’t remember, she asked the system to confirm it, but she didn’t pay any points. It would be foolish not to take advantage of it.

The third girl came to Madam Bai Li’s room and spread out the fabric to make clothes. Bai Caoshi was finally free.

Experts were found among the common folk, and this was referring to people like the third girl. Her hands were very skillful, and the clothes she tailored were comfortable. The style was also not bad.

Bai Caoshi was secretly learned. The Dragon Boat Festival was approaching, and she wanted to give a purse that she had sewn herself and filled with Wormwood.

Bai Xiaoshu cut down a lot of bamboos. Bai Caoshi was too lazy to make bamboo juice, so she made bamboo rice for everyone instead.

The fragrance of rice mixed with the fragrance of bamboo. The jade-green bamboo tube was filled with plump seeds, tempting everyone’s appetite. They wished they could gorge themselves.

Zhe Yu ate an extra tube, and Bai Xiaoshu ate until he was full. After tasting it, the third girl also planned to chop some bamboo. Bai Caoshi gave some bamboo to her, which made the third girl feel more intimate.

In a few days, the four pieces of clothing were ready, the silkworm molting was collected, and even Plantago Seed, which had been planted in the courtyard, was growing very well.

Looking at Plantago Seed, Zhe Yu thought of something. “Back then, in order to pacify the war at the borders of the Northern Tribes, an Emperor in the past personally led an expedition. In the end, he did not have a good start. The weather was extremely hot, and many soldiers died of thirst and hunger. Some soldiers’ stomachs were even swollen like drums. However, the Emperor’s medical officer discovered that two ponies were alive and kicking and were completely unaffected. After an examination, he found that the ponies had eaten a weed that was shaped like an ox’s ear on the ground. Because this grass grew in front of the carriage, the Emperor named it Plantago Seed. The seeds were Plantago Seed.”

Bai Caoshi rested her cheek on her hand as she listened in a daze. “The heavens are blessing Great Flame. I didn’t expect the grass I planted to have such an effect. Eh, how do you know these secrets?”

“It can’t be considered a secret. If you have the opportunity to visit teahouses and taverns more often, you’ll be able to hear about it from the storyteller.” Zhe Yu drank the tea that Bai Caoshi had used chrysanthemums and wolfberries to nourish. He said leisurely, “I’m telling you this because I feel that it’s beneficial for the horse to eat Plantago Seed. In that case, ducks and geese can probably eat it as well.”

He stopped there.

Bai Caoshi understood. She had been thinking hard about what Plantago Seed could do previously. All she could think of was mixed vegetables, pickled vegetables, and vegetable salad. However, what Zhe Yu meant was that rearing poultry was a good choice. Ducks that used herbs as feed were organic and healthy!

Zhe Yu had really become a strategist. Amazing!

“Ahhh!” Bai Caoshi shouted excitedly.

She had another big project in her entrepreneurial landscape. This was faster than planting mulberry trees and raising mulberry silkworms. It was suitable for accumulating her first bucket of gold.

The great Bai family business empire was brewing.

On this trip to town, she wanted to buy a nest of ducklings.

In the middle of April, Bai Caoshi once again embarked on the road to Changgou Town.

However, she did not expect that a crisis was waiting for her.