Adorable Kids in Space: Lucky Wife is So Carefree

Tang Ershi's early departure made the whole manor much quieter, and the atmosphere was somber.

Everyone consciously did more and talked less, and the children focused on their studies again.

Xi Ge and Le Ge's academy tests should be coming up soon. Tan Xiucai has always wanted them to stay in Taocheng to study with him, but Xi Ge and Le Ge are very insistent on staying with their mother.

Tan Xiucai also became busy, often going out to recruit students. In the past, due to poor health, he could only teach a few students. Now, Tao Qingcheng had introduced two, Master Zhang and Master Wei had introduced three or four, and several of his classmates had introduced seven or eight. However, Tan Xiucai felt that he should recruit at least twenty students to divide the class into large and small classes, otherwise he would be ashamed of Tao Qingcheng's calligraphy.

Ru Xiu was so engrossed in this for a day that she felt unwell all over. Whenever she had free time, she would think about Tang Ershi's every little thing. If this continued, she would definitely get sick.

"War is about to break out, and the people on the border will suffer greatly," Tan Xiucai said, looking towards the northwest.

"Grandpa, why did the Ba Kingdom go to war against our Daqing Kingdom?" Xige and Lege asked curiously.

"The Ba Kingdom is vast, with barren land, lack of food and clothing, and a barbaric and warlike nature. They live by nomadic life and when they have no food, they think of plundering. Our Daqing Kingdom is located on a plain and is a land of fish and rice with abundant resources, so it is natural for them to plunder."

"They're so awful! Why don't they find a way to get food themselves? They should bring livestock in exchange."

Xige and Lege discussed the war with their grandfather indignantly. Many things cannot be understood in just a few words, so it's good for them to understand.

War means casualties; generals die in a hundred battles, and brave soldiers return after ten years.

It also means that the people will suffer, that a large number of soldiers will be conscripted, and that a large amount of food and supplies will have to be transported to the battlefield. It is said that food and supplies must be prepared before an army can move. If the war lasts too long, it will also empty the national treasury and increase the taxes on the people.

This will inevitably lead to a surge in the prices of food and medicine.

We must stockpile grain and medicine now, and plant the medicinal herbs in our space immediately.

Ru Xiu sorted things out and decided to use all the silver to stockpile medicine and food.

Except for Er Mao, the entire Sanhu family, along with Sister Shi, took the materials for making dolls back to Qinghe Town, as the doll production could not be delayed.

"Stockpiling food?"

Tan Xiucai and Tang Jiaqiang hadn't expected Ru Xiu to have such thoughts. War and natural disasters would cause food prices to skyrocket, and it would be much easier to stockpile food now before news of the war reached the mainland.

They still didn't quite understand why all the silver was used to stockpile grain, but considering Tang Ershi's current situation, they realized that perhaps Ruxiu wanted to help Ershi, and they understood.

"Should I also greet Lord Tao? And Master Zhang and Master Wei as well?"

"Don't worry about the rest for now, it might cause panic. But if you see Lord Tao, you can tell him about Tang Ershi's early departure for the front lines. Whether he understands or not is up to him."

Ru Xiu also worried that some people would be blinded by greed and take the opportunity to drive up grain prices.

The cellars in the village were quite large, but they couldn't hold too much grain. Fortunately, there were still quite a few empty rooms.

Ru Xiu took out two hundred taels of silver and gave it to Tan Jiaqiang, instructing him and Er Mao to be responsible for stockpiling grain.

I have to store food in the space myself, but it's not convenient or safe for a woman like me to show myself in public.

It was still suggested that Shiwu go together to handle this matter. In order to avoid conflicts with Tan Jiaqiang and his group in purchasing grain, Ruxiu and Shiwu would mainly go to several nearby counties and towns to collect the grain, while Shiwu would collect it and Ruxiu would escort it, which would actually be stored in the space.

The weather is still too cold, so the planting of medicinal herbs in the village should be slowed down.

That night, Ruxiu entered her space and mentally planted all the dozens of acres of land with Panax notoginseng and Angelica sinensis, which are essential medicinal materials for stopping bleeding and replenishing blood. Fortunately, the yield of medicinal seed from that one acre of land was enough.

Ru Xiu still planned to sell the medicinal herbs she had prepared in her space to raise most of the cash and alleviate the immediate shortage of money. In any case, she would have another harvest of medicinal herbs in her space in just over three months.

Every day, Ru Xiu would take the medicine out of the medicine cabinet and put it into the storage cabinet, which meant that the storage cabinet also had quite a few over-the-counter medicines stored in it. Fortunately, the storage cabinet's space was also flexible; the more it was stored, the more space it would have.

Tao Qingcheng and Na Ruxiu still made a special trip.

Tao Qingcheng was a little surprised to see Ruxiu and Shiwu come to his door. He didn't expect Ruxiu to come to him in person.

Tang Ershi had told him about their story, which he found a bit melodramatic. So he also learned about it through his own channels and found out that the woman was somewhat stubborn and capable.

"Has Brother Ershi already returned to the military camp? Didn't he say he would leave after the Lantern Festival?" This was different from what Tang Ershi had told him.

"Yes, that was the original plan, but the invasion of the Ba Kingdom is likely to start a war. The general received the news and left immediately without having a chance to say goodbye to you, sir."

If that's the case, then Ru Xiu should have Fifteen say it, since it's the truth anyway, and having his attendant say it would be more credible.

In fact, Tao Qingcheng had already heard that some people were buying up grain, but he thought it was just out-of-town grain merchants hoarding grain and didn't pay much attention to it. Now he realized that it was related to the war.

If Lady Xiu came to tell him about this in person, it meant she considered him one of her own. Extending an olive branch showed that she still had her own ideas, and he couldn't help but secretly admire her.

I heard that the New Year's gift last time was all produced by Ruxiu's own family. I've been eating chicken, fish and shrimp lately and I can definitely feel that they are very different from what I buy in the market. No wonder even such picky merchants as the Zhang family have started doing business with her.

I've also heard that he has significant collaborations with Xianshufang and Tongrentang, all without any assistance from them. He's truly a capable person.

Although Xiu Niangzi didn't explain things very clearly, her words were all reminders and messages to herself. She was magnanimous and capable; if she were a man, she would definitely be someone important.

Right now, apart from the capital and the border, most other places probably haven't received news of the war yet. If I can prepare myself, my performance will definitely be better than in other prefectures and counties, and it will also be an opportunity to make a good future. I can find a way to repay the favor to Xiu Niangzi later.

With this in mind, Tao Qingcheng immediately made a plan. He respectfully saw Ruxiu off at the door and then immediately summoned relevant personnel to make arrangements and thorough plans.