A Blessed Daughter - Chapter 283

A Blessed Daughter
Chapter 283 – In urgent need of medicinal herbs (1)

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Back in Tingsong Garden, Wei Ruo busied herself with her own affairs.

Recently, Wei Ruo devoted most of her time to overseeing her business affairs. After sending seeds to the south of the city, she didn’t worry much. With the government monitoring the situation, their dedication was evident. So after distributing new wheat seeds to the south of the city villagers, she didn’t involve herself further.

Wei Ruo instructed Xiumei on the follow-up planting situation on Xiaoyang Mountain. After enduring a stretch of cold snaps, the rapeseeds, radishes, and mustard greens on Xiaoyang Mountain suffered some damage but remained salvageable.

*A “cold snap” refers to a sudden, brief period of cold weather, usually much colder than the normal temperatures for that time of year. 

-rapeseed

-radish

-mustard greens

In the past few days, the weather has warmed slightly. The newly planted rapeseed seedlings had already sprouted and would soon make up for the losses.

These crops had relatively short growth cycles. As long as the upcoming days were sunny, they could be harvested batch after batch in quick succession.

The harvested rapeseed could be sold directly, while the excess would be turned into pickled vegetables.

The mustard greens would be treated the same way, they would also be pickled to preserve them for a longer time.

Once the weather turned colder and fewer crops could grow, pickled vegetables and cured meat would become vital food sources.

With a new batch of mushrooms ready, Wei Ruo planned to produce a large quantity of mushroom sauce.

As for the medicinal herbs she and Xie Ying had planted together, Wei Ruo had foreseen the cold snap and selected frost-resistant varieties, which managed to survive the harsh conditions effectively.

Additionally, the batch of herbs she and Xie Ying had purchased recently was ready for sale. With medicinal herbs in high demand at local pharmacies, selling them would undoubtedly yield a decent profit.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Yuan from the Prefectural Magistrate sent a message. The recent cold wave had disrupted the original planting plans. Mrs. Yuan hoped Wei Ruo could visit the Prefectural Magistrate to help the local villagers strategize their next steps.

Mrs. Yuan had only written to Wei Ruo privately first, planning to notify the Colonel’s Mansion only after Wei Ruo agreed.

This was out of consideration for Wei Ruo’s wishes. Mrs. Yuan feared the Colonel’s Mansion might send Wei Ruo to Prefectural Magistrate without her consent if informed directly.

Grateful to Wei Ruo, Mrs. Yuan didn’t want to force her into anything.

Wei Ruo, of course, agreed. She wrote a reply to Mrs. Yuan, which the messenger carried back to the Prefectural Magistrate.

It seemed it wouldn’t be long before she would head to the Prefectural Magistrate.

It was just in time for her to check on the situation of her estate in the capital.

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For several consecutive days, gunfire could be heard from the east of the city, and the people in the city were panicking.

At this moment, in the military camp, inside Wei Mingting’s tent.

After listening to the military doctor’s report, Wei Mingting frowned in concern.

The medicinal supplies had run out, which had led to many injured soldiers lying in the medical tents, unable to receive effective treatment.

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