Chapter 85: Shocking Them
Su Muyao looked at them, meeting their gazes, and saw the determination in their eyes.
She knew that even if she forced it on them, they wouldn’t take it. Besides, they probably looked down on this small amount of money anyway.
But she was satisfied. At this rate, she could earn a lot in a month. Once she became strong, she would plant more crops in her space. Even without them, she could live a good life.
A smile touched Su Muyao’s brows and eyes.
Seeing her smile, they thought: So, making money makes her happy.
Then we will help her make more money.
Hua Linye found a renewed sense of purpose. He would work harder; maybe then, the Wife would look at him more.
After putting away the coins, Su Muyao took out the soybeans. She kept a portion to make food and put the majority into the space’s fields for planting.
The farmland in her space was now three mu (acres). After that first kiss with Wen Nanxi, the space had expanded by another mu.
She could plant soybeans and some rice. Rice was incredibly expensive—twenty bronze coins a catty. Cornmeal and soybeans were cheap, only five bronze coins a catty. So, she hadn’t bought much rice, focusing on cornmeal and soybeans.
“Take out some rice. Tonight, we’ll steam rice to eat with the dishes.”
It had been a long time since she ate rice. She would make some appetizing dishes tonight. As for the cornmeal, she planned to mix it with white flour to make multigrain pancakes.
Once the stove from the blacksmith was ready, she planned to set up a stall selling breakfast.
Wen Nanxi had said that after this assassination attempt, the City Lord would certainly strengthen security, so Cloud City should be safe.
Wen Nanxi said gently, “Alright, I will steam the rice.”
“Wife, I want to work too!” Hua Linye hurriedly spoke up, his fox eyes looking expectantly at Su Muyao, as if waiting to be favored—no, waiting for work instructions.
Su Muyao took out some soybeans. “Wash these soybeans clean and soak them. I’m going to make tofu for everyone.”
They had never heard of tofu, but they knew whatever Su Muyao made was delicious. They began to look forward to eating tofu.
Hearing that the Wife was still willing to make them good food, they relaxed slightly. They had been terrified she would ignore them or harbor grievances they wouldn’t know how to fix.
“Okay, Wife. I’m on it.”
“No rush. There are also these duck eggs and bird eggs. Wash them all. Save the bird eggs for cooking. I’ll use the duck eggs to make salted eggs to eat with rice.”
Listening to Su Muyao, they didn’t understand what salted duck eggs were. But they didn’t ask; they knew they just needed to follow her instructions.
“Also, the potatoes and chives in the backyard need watering.”
“And we need more firewood. Sorry for the hard work, everyone!”
They needed to stockpile firewood for the breakfast business later. She planned to save up some capital before opening a proper workshop. Once the business grew, she could hire guards to ensure their safety.
They immediately responded, “It’s not hard work!”
They were willing to work for her. It made them feel useful.
After arranging the tasks, Su Muyao needed to boil water for the medicinal bath.
Hua Linye fought to man the fire. He used his fire ability to boil the water rapidly.
Su Muyao was actually quite satisfied with Hua Linye’s fire ability. It was very useful for cooking. If she did the breakfast business, he could help control the heat.
Consequently, Su Muyao’s gaze toward Hua Linye softened.
Meeting that look, Hua Linye felt like he’d been injected with adrenaline. Sure enough, if I do more things for the Wife, she sees my good points and knows I’m useful.
Excited, Hua Linye increased his output. The fire in the stove roared. The water in the pot boiled furiously, the steam threatening to lift the lid.
Su Muyao hurriedly said, “Um, okay… that’s enough, the water is boiling!”
Hua Linye looked a bit disappointed. “So fast?”
It boiled that quickly? I wanted to stay with the Wife a bit longer.
After transferring the hot water to the wooden tub in the room and adding some cold water to prevent scalding her skin off, she added the medicinal herbs.
Wen Nanxi, Xiao Jihan, and Hua Linye watched this scene, their expressions turning solemn.
“What is the Wife doing? Do you need our help?”
Su Muyao waved her hand. “Nothing. You guys go out first!”
With that, she ushered them out and locked the door.
Wen Nanxi and the others didn’t look good.
Hua Linye looked grave. “If my guess isn’t wrong, is the Wife preparing a medicinal bath?”
“That’s very dangerous, and it will be extremely painful!”
Hua Linye knew this because he had accidentally overheard a divine physician mention this method when his father was critically ill years ago. The risks were immense. And ordinary people couldn’t withstand that level of pain.
Wen Nanxi’s picturesque eyes darkened.
“Tempering. She wants to temper her body!”
Wen Nanxi suddenly realized what she was doing.
Xiao Jihan’s clear, cold eyes showed confusion. “Why do this?”
Wen Nanxi’s eyes grew obscure. A storm surged in his heart, and the emotions in his eyes became deeper and more intense.
He said in a low, hoarse voice, “Perhaps to become stronger!”
“Legend has it there is a heaven-defying tempering method. Using a medicinal bath can clear the meridians and forcibly elevate one’s ability.”
Xiao Jihan and Hua Linye knew Wen Nanxi was knowledgeable. If he said so, it was true.
Xiao Jihan’s aura stagnated, his gaze darkening. “Since it’s a heaven-defying method, it must be extremely difficult. What are the consequences?”
Hua Linye’s face turned pale. “Will the Wife be in danger?”
“No, she can’t do this!”
“We kissed before and her ability improved. That method works! Yes, use that method! If she wants to get stronger, I can do it!”
Hua Linye moved to knock on the door.
Wen Nanxi sighed, his voice low and raspy. “Right now… perhaps she is unwilling!”
“Or…”
Or what? Wen Nanxi didn’t say.
Perhaps she thinks we are unwilling.
“We caused her harm.”
This was a fact. Irreversible. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be doing this!
Hua Linye knocked. “Wife…”
Su Muyao called out, “Don’t disturb me!”
She was already in the tub. The medicine had begun to seep into her body. The pain was starting. She needed to focus on absorbing the medicinal properties.
Hearing Hua Linye’s voice, she frowned and told him not to be noisy.
Hearing her voice, Wen Nanxi realized something and hurriedly pulled Hua Linye away.
“You’re only disturbing her by making noise.”
“It has already begun; we cannot stop it.”
Hua Linye felt a frantic energy surging in his body; his spiritual sea was becoming unstable. “So what do we do now?”
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