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As Lu Huan continues to harvest, the space will upgrade and expand. At that time, he can set aside a piece of land to grow medicinal herbs.

With the addition of the spiritual spring water, the medicinal effects of the herbs will be greatly enhanced, which will definitely interest Wu Xuefei and Deng Ya from the other two dimensions.

The only regret is that the space can't hold any living creatures, not even a chick.

Lu Huan had already tested the other three people about the concept of space in his previous life.

They only have one trading system, unlike the one Lu Huan has, which also comes with an upgradeable planting space.

She could only ask Fairy Lingwei: "Does the fairy know about planting spaces?"

It turned out to be the case.

When Chi Yuwei saw Lu Huan's question, her doubts were answered. It turned out that Lu Huan also possessed a planting space with a spiritual spring.

Such things are extremely rare even in the cultivation world, so Chi Yuwei couldn't help but give her a few more words of advice.

Fairy Lingwei: [I know. In the cultivation world, only a few top sects possess such treasures. Moreover, they are kept as the sect's most prized possessions and are never easily revealed. I advise you not to tell anyone, especially not those close to you.]

What Chi Yuwei didn't mention was that Lingyun Sect had one, albeit a dilapidated one. It formed its own little world, where one could grow crops and raise animals, but it had no spiritual energy whatsoever, much like this spirit-deprived zone.

The sect had originally planned to use that space as a reward for exploring the secret realm, but the sect leader disliked that the space was too useless and not suitable for his junior sister, so he temporarily replaced it with another treasure.

Chi Yuwei's lips curled up slightly. If her guess was correct, Lu Huan's space was very likely intact.

Lu Huan stared blankly at the large iron box, extinguishing the thought that had just arisen in her mind.

She had originally planned to tell Gao Yan about the existence of the space, which would make things much easier for her. But now it seems that it might not be the right time.

A thought flashed through Lu Huan's mind, and the ginseng she had previously traded for immediately burrowed into the ground. To ensure its survival, she even dripped a drop of spiritual spring water onto it.

Gao Yan didn't return until after dark. He jogged all the way back, his feet covered in a thick layer of mud, dirty and heavy.

Not wanting to dirty the floor inside the house, he simply dragged his straw sandals outside.

When Lu Huan saw him come in barefoot, she frowned slightly and said, "It snowed last night, how dare you go barefoot? Are you out of your mind!"

She pulled Gao Yan towards the kang (a heated brick bed), and before she forgot to call out to the kitchen, "He Niang, bring over a basin of warm water! Not too hot!"

Lu Huan's worried expression greatly pleased Gao Yan. He chuckled as he watched Lu Huan bustling around.

Finally, Gao Yan placed his feet, which were red from the cold, into the basin of warm water and let out a satisfied sigh: "Ah, that feels so good!"

Lu Huan came out of the inner room with a pair of deerskin boots in her hand and threw them at him.

"If you don't know how to take care of yourself, you might as well freeze to death!"

Gao Yan chuckled twice and apologized repeatedly, "I won't do that again! Honey, you have no idea who came today!"

"Who is it? The Prince of Yan?"

“Wife, it’s no fun if you’re this smart! It’s not the Prince of Yan, it’s the Chief Secretary of the Prince’s Palace.”

Gao Yan noticed that Lu Huan still seemed uninterested and continued to ask, "Wife, aren't you curious what the Chief Secretary of the Prince's Mansion is here for?"

Lu Huan rolled her eyes and, taking advantage of Gao Yan's inattention, dripped a drop of spiritual spring water into the basin.

"What else could he be doing but for the charcoal? Within a radius of fifty li of Yanjing City, only the Yanshan area has a lot of trees. There are quite a few bamboo forests, though. He must have come here to see the results of your charcoal production."

"My wife is so smart!" Gao Yan praised with a smile.

If his feet hadn't been confined in the basin, he definitely would have hugged his wife and kissed her twice!

Lu Huan didn't think much of it, but hearing Gao Yan's praise, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly. She took a clam shell from her makeup box and handed it to Gao Yan.

"what is this?"

Gao Yan had never been to the beach before, so he naturally didn't know what it was for. Besides, it was slippery outside, and he almost fell into the foot basin because he didn't hold on properly.

Lu Huan snatched it from Gao Yan's hand, split it in half, revealing the white, lard-like fat inside.

"What is this? It smells really good. Could it be a face cream?" Gao Yan immediately realized that it was the thing Lu Huan applied to her face every morning and evening.

He immediately shook his head vigorously: "I'm a grown man, why would I wear face cream? It's so girly!"

Lu Huan gently patted his head: "What face cream? It's for rubbing your feet! Our medicine will run out tomorrow, so let's go to Jimintang to buy some frostbite medicine!"

"Wipe your feet?" Gao Yan's expression became even more indescribable. He didn't even want to wipe his face, let alone his feet!

Lu Huan's eyes darted around, and she smiled, "You're already four or five years older than me. Do you think in seven or eight years, you'll look about the same age as my dad?"

Gao Yan recalled Lu Chengde's old face and couldn't help but touch his own rough face, thinking that it might really be true.

He took the clam oil, steeled his resolve, and declared as if going to his execution: "I'll apply it!"

However, he didn't let Lu Huan off the hook. After he finished wiping himself, he ran out and brought in another basin of water.

"Honey! You should soak your feet too! I can't just soak my feet and then not soak yours yourself!"

Seeing Lu Huan struggle, Gao Yan simply took off her shoes and socks and pushed her feet into the water. Only then did he realize that Lu Huan's feet were about the same length as his palm—they were so tiny!

Lu Huan watched Gao Yan staring blankly at the basin of water, wondering what had happened, and awkwardly wiggled her toes.

Gao Yan, as if possessed, pinched Lu Huan's foot. It was so soft!

He instantly recalled that brief moment of intimacy.

tick-

The sound was too soft for either of them to notice. But the bright red stain in the basin was far too conspicuous.

"Gao Yan! Where are you bleeding?"

Lu Huan didn't care about anything else, grabbed his arm, and lifted him up.

The next moment, Lu Huan almost dropped the person on the ground.

Hahaha--

She laughed, it was just too funny.

With a line of blood hanging from his nose, Gao Yan was on the verge of tears: "Wife, I'll go out and ask He Niang to bring the food over!"

After saying that, he fled in panic.

Even as night deepened, Gao Yan didn't dare to look Lu Huan in the eye.

"It must be because the kang (heated brick bed) is too hot, that's why I'm a little overheated. I'll talk to my mother-in-law tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow we'll go to Jimintang together to have the old doctor see if I need some herbal tea to cool me down."

After Lu Huan finished speaking, Gao Yan nodded in agreement with an air of seriousness: "It must be from internal heat! I don't usually get like this. Wife, aren't you curious what the Chief Secretary is doing here?"

Lu Huan put down the storybook in her hand: "You're not going to have the villagers teach other people how to make charcoal, are you?!"

"Exactly! The prince is willing to pay five hundred taels to teach the villages near Yanjing City how to make bamboo charcoal."