The strongman's wife who traveled through time and space and became a young general

Lin Qiu'er and her friend walked into Lin Youniang's living room, one after the other. In addition to a bed, a table and a chair without a back, there was a space for nearly ten tripod medicine drying racks.

Each medicine drying rack is divided into four layers, and each layer is filled with a bamboo basket filled with various dried medicinal materials.

The room looked more like a pharmacy than a living room.

Lin Qiu'er watched Lin Youniang open the compartment of the cupboard and take out a palm-sized wooden box with a small copper lock on it. She took out a bunch of keys from her bosom, inserted one of them into the keyhole of the copper lock, and twisted it gently with her wrist.

With a "click", the copper lock opened.

Lin Youniang opened the wooden box, and there were several objects inside, including a golden wooden sign. She reached out and took out the sign, and placed it on the table side by side with the sign that Lin Qiuer found from the man in black.

Lin Qiuer observed the two wooden signs from a distance. Although they were similar in size, there were still subtle differences between them.

For example, the wooden plaque she had just taken out of the box was golden yellow, while the one she had found from the man in black was black.

She took the two wooden signs in her hands and compared them carefully, and found that the weight was also different. The golden wooden sign was heavier than the black one, and she could smell a faint fragrance when she got close. Apart from these differences, the style, size and the word "You" engraved on the edge of the two wooden signs were exactly the same.

At this moment, Lin Qiuer was full of doubts and kept asking herself several questions.

What do these two wooden signs mean? Why do they appear in the same place after more than ten years? What is the goal of the man in black? A series of questions echoed in her mind, but she could not find the answers.

"It seems that, as you speculated, these two wooden signs came from the same place." Lin Qiu'er raised her head, and the figure of Lin Youniang was reflected in her deep eyes. She continued, "From the material, the wooden sign you originally got is obviously of higher grade than the one I found from the man in black. Does that also prove from the side that the people who are chasing my father are of higher status than those who are chasing Gu Anqing?"

Lin Youniang studied the two wooden signs, chewed over Lin Qiuer's words, and then nodded, agreeing with her speculation, "The border garrison commander stationed in Fushui County by Nanyue Country is surnamed Gu. If I'm not mistaken, then this young man surnamed Gu must be from the garrison commander's family. I just don't know why he came to the Nalan Mountains."

"The children of the border guards are being hunted down. It's either because of the power struggle in the court, or one of the other three countries doesn't want this place to be too stable." Lin Qiuer put the current situation into the routine of various conspiracies and intrigues, speculating.

"Over the Nalan Mountains, we reach the territory of Dongling Kingdom. Could it be that someone in the Dongling court wants to start a war between the two countries?" Lin Youniang asked.

Lin Qiuer frowned and thought deeply. She thought of more possibilities, but did not rule out what Lin Youniang had speculated. "Everything is possible. However, do you know how strong Dongling is now?"

"Dongling is famous for its etiquette and education. Scholars from the other three countries are proud to go to Dongling to study. In addition to its abundant resources, it also has the largest military force among the four countries." Lin Youniang explained patiently, "Dajin is the farthest from Dongling and Nanyue, and the closer one is Xiling. Xiling is rich in beautiful jade and spices, and is very popular among the dignitaries of Dongling and Nanyue."

"Scholars care about their reputation and don't like to use violence, but they like to scheme. It is possible that the people of Dongling want to provoke a war. But sometimes the biting dog doesn't bark, but waits on the side to bite off a large piece of meat when someone passes by." Lin Qiu'er reminded, "Based on this idea, none of the other three countries can be ruled out as suspects."

"Then won't it mean we won't be able to find the person who killed Alang?" Lin Youniang said angrily, gritting her teeth.

Lin Qiu'er looked at Lin Youniang with eyes full of resentment. She knew that the woman in front of her was just a poor person who was influenced by hatred.

"Mother, do you have any good medicine that can detoxify?" Lin Qiu'er suddenly thought that although most of the toxins had been eliminated from Gu Anqing, he was still affected to a certain extent and could not move freely.

Lin Youniang was slightly stunned, then she took out an exquisite small bottle from her arms, "This is a detoxification pill I made using several herbs from the mountains. Although it cannot be guaranteed to detoxify, it can relieve some of the symptoms." As she spoke, she handed the bottle to Lin Qiuer.

Now that I have the antidote in my hand, wouldn't it be easier to ask for information from the outside world if I gave him one? This would also make it easier to learn about the murderer who killed my father.

What's more, the people who were chasing him and the people who killed the original owner's father came from the same place, and both sides shared the same hatred and the same enemy. If they could cooperate, wouldn't they be able to help each other and fight the enemy together?

"What do you want it for?" Lin Youniang was a little curious about Lin Qiuer's purpose in wanting the detoxification pill.

Lin Qiu'er smiled and clenched the small bottle in her hand. That smile was like a cunning fox. "Of course, it's to exchange for the opportunity to cooperate with Gu Anqing."

"How could he believe you?" Since she lost her husband fifteen years ago, Lin Youniang no longer trusted anyone outside the village.

Lin Qiuer knows that trust does not come out of thin air, it requires common interests and goals. As long as everyone has the same goal, even enemies can become temporary allies.

"I'll make him believe me."

Lin Youniang was skeptical, but she didn't say anything else. She took Lin Qiu'er to the study next door and began to introduce which books were medical books, which books were travel notes bought from outside, and which books were left by the previous witch doctor.

The books left by the witch doctors of previous generations contained contents on medicine, arithmetic and architecture, which they could understand. However, there were a few books that puzzled them. These books were not written in words, but some patterns that looked like ghost paintings, but they were arranged neatly.

Later witch doctors speculated that these might be the clues left by previous witch doctors for later aliens.

"What are those books that look like scribbles that you mentioned?" Lin Qiu'er casually flipped through a few books written in traditional Chinese characters and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Lin Youniang pointed to the pile of books at the bottom and said, "Move the books on top away, and you'll find the ones at the bottom."

Lin Qiuer followed his instructions and easily lifted the book on top and put it aside. She then leaned over and picked up a book from the bottom and dusted it off. She opened the book with curiosity and immediately blurted out a Chinese quintessence.

This turned out to be a diary written in English.