Chapter 18: Topic Buster

Chapter 18

Mrs. Gao saw Gu Jiu's smug little expression and was momentarily speechless. After a while, she shook her head, "Gaining a reputation for being a shrew, how will she find a..." Mrs. Gao originally intended to say "how will she find an in-law's family", but suddenly realized she wanted to keep Gu Jiu at home, so her own family would certainly not mind.

Gu Jiu reacted swiftly, "Well, isn't the sister-in-law also a shrew? Didn't she also get married out?"

Oldest Xie said: "So it means I have poor judgment?"

Mrs. Gao was speechless, this child is truly a conversation-ender.

From the Zhang family, the mischievous child's commotion could be heard: "I want more fish, this piece is not enough for me, I want more. Older Sister, Second Sister, give me yours, quick, those who pay eat whatever they want."

Then came Zhang Yushi's voice: "Older Sister, Second Sister, did you hear that? Don't eat anymore, quickly give your portions to your brother!"

Immediately followed by the crying of the two girls, the mischievous child Wang Cuiping hurriedly consoled them in a low voice.

Not content with taking the grandchildren's fish, Zhang Yushi also wanted to take the daughter-in-law's fish soup, "Leave your soup for Laoqi, how can a grown man survive on just a sip? You don't care about your own husband at all, only thinking about yourself."

Wang Cuiping remained silent with her head down, while Zhang Laoqi poured her fish soup into his own bowl.

The villagers all felt sorry for Wang Cuiping, marrying into such a family, ending up with such a mother-in-law and husband, she was truly unlucky.

Zhang stared coldly at Wang Cuiping from a distance, unable to exert any authority herself, yet always looking like a beaten and oppressed woman. Not just her own family, even others felt like bullying her when they saw her.

The elders and children quickly finished their food, worried that the shameless old Zhang Yushi would come asking for theirs once she was done, at which point they would have to waste their breath arguing with her.

On this side, the fragrance of fish filled the mountain air amidst the lively commotion.

The people of Dahu Village salivated and promptly went to the stream to catch fish as well.

Unfortunately, their luck was poor, and after searching for a long time, they didn't even see a single fish fry, so they had to return dejectedly.

After the evening meal, Gu Jiu asked Mrs. Xu to heat some water for Mrs. Gao to soak her feet, as there were no medicines available, soaking her feet every night could help improve liver and qi flow.

Xie Siyu saw this and came over with his little short legs, rolling up his sleeves and squatting down, "I'll wash Grandma's feet."

Mrs. Gao patted his little head in praise, "Good boy, our Siyu is so sensible."

"So in other words, this is actually the new base that The Regiment found, but it exists in a different dimension?"

"You can understand it that way."

The system then explained to Gu Jiu: "The space currently has too low an oxygen content, unsuitable for humans to enter. The host must quickly plant vegetation in the space. As the oxygen content increases, the space's ecosystem will gradually improve, and the quality of plants and water will also improve accordingly. This system will also upgrade as a result."

Gu Jiu's eyes lit up, "If the quality of plants and water improves, does that mean the medicinal herbs I grow will have better potency than ordinary ones?"

"That will be the case in the future."

Gu Jiu was overjoyed. This must be a transmigration benefit, this system was a reward from the heavens for her many years of saving lives, right?

"What functions will the system gain upon upgrading?"

"Once this system reaches the next level, it will have the ability to identify all things. At the third level, it can provide the host with recipes for various items. The higher the level, the more recipes it can provide. To upgrade, the host must first grow a certain amount of medicinal herbs in the space. From today onwards, the host must work hard."

Excellent! Does this mean she could produce many high-quality medicines in the future? Could she make things that don't exist in this era and earn a lot of money?

Gu Jiu's mouth was already crooked with joy. Remembering the mint by the stream, she took the opportunity to quickly go pluck a bunch, making sure no one was around before entering the space and hurriedly planting it.

Indeed, the oxygen content in the space was extremely low - just that short time was enough for Gu Jiu to nearly become dizzy and disoriented from lack of air.

Without the carriage tonight, Mrs. Gao also had to lay bedding directly on the ground. Oldest Xie and Second Xie cut a lot of grass and laid it on the ground, covering it with an oilcloth to prevent moisture, for Mrs. Gao to rest on.

Mrs. Gao pulled Gu Jiu to sleep on it with her, and it was surprisingly soft and comfortable.

As Gu Jiu lay there, she once again immersed her consciousness in the space, letting the system provide virtual individuals to practice pulse-taking.

Mrs. Gao's pulse was rather rare, as a patient with such complex, multiple conditions was difficult to find. The system provided Gu Jiu with virtual individuals of different ages - some with only uterine fibroids, some with only qi and blood deficiencies, some with both, young and old - allowing her to experience their various pulse patterns one by one.

She memorized them, ensuring she would not misdiagnose patients with similar conditions in the future.

Next, she studied the pulse patterns of those with liver qi stagnation through the virtual individuals before finally falling into a deep sleep.

Before setting off the next day, Oldest Xie told everyone to grab a stick to fend off snakes in the grass and use as a weapon.

Gu Jiu had previously traveled with The Regiment to various parts of the world in search of habitable locations, even venturing into primeval forests, so she had some experience. She was not afraid of entering an unknown territory.