allonlinenovel Chapter 148 Zhao Zhixin Arrives
Chapter 148 Zhao Zhixin Arrives
Gu Mochen explained all of Ye Qingchen's ideas and thoughts to his subordinates without reservation. As for how to translate these ideas into action and implement them, that was entirely left to them to handle and plan. At this moment, he couldn't wait to take Ye Qingchen to the riverbank for a leisurely stroll. He wanted to romantically explore every corner of the Great Xia Dynasty's landscape with Qingchen.
Although the surrounding area was filled with endless yellow earth, the reservoir, like a crystal-clear, flawless jade ribbon, meandered across the land, making it exceptionally eye-catching and breathtakingly beautiful. Such beauty reminded Ye Qingchen of the "green mountains and clear waters" concept he had advocated in his previous life; wasn't the scene before him a perfect embodiment of it? Here, there were not only lush, towering pines and cypresses, but also shimmering, crystal-clear green water, with phosphorescent glimmers on the surface—a naturally formed, exquisitely beautiful painting unfolded before the two of them.
Gazing at the rippling blue waters of the river, Ye Qingchen suddenly felt a strong urge—she longed to leap into the water and swim! However, this place was still unfamiliar to her, and she couldn't help but worry about whether she might encounter any unexpected situations or unstable factors while swimming. For example, what if she suddenly bumped into a stranger in the water? Thinking of this, Ye Qingchen could only regretfully and reluctantly abandon the idea of swimming, instead choosing to board a small, exquisite wooden boat with Gu Mochen and leisurely glide slowly across the river. As time passed, after enjoying this pleasant time, the two began their journey back to the inn.
Back at the inn, Uncle Gu and Sanqi hadn't returned yet. Grandpa Lu was eating roast chicken, and Ye Qingchen asked him, "Grandpa Lu, you really have the leisure to eat roast chicken by yourself." Grandpa Lu smiled when he saw them return and said, "You two are allowed to go out and play, leaving this old man here, and you won't even let me eat or drink anything?" Ye Qingchen laughed and said, "Of course you're allowed! Haha! By the way, it's almost evening, why haven't Uncle Gu and Sanqi returned yet? Is something wrong?" Grandpa Lu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Old Gu's kung fu is excellent, and as for Sanqi, I personally instructed her, how could she be bad? How could she be in danger?" People can't help but worry, and just then, Uncle Gu and Sanqi returned, bringing a bundle and a child.
Ye Qingchen looked up and exclaimed, "Hey? Isn't this Zhao Zhixin?" Just as she was about to ask, Zhao Zhixin walked over and knelt before her, saying, "This humble servant greets Your Highness and Your Highness." Ye Qingchen quickly helped him up, saying, "Little Zhixin, what brings you here?" Zhao Zhixin replied, "Your Highness, today Grandpa Gu and Uncle Sanqi rescued my parents. I knew it must have been you who helped. I'm so grateful. Now that Grandpa and Grandma are better, my parents can take care of them and my younger siblings. I want to learn from you, to study literature and martial arts, so that one day I can become as skilled as Uncle Sanqi!"
Ye Qingchen patted his hair and said, "Good boy, you have ambition. You'll come with us from now on. Your Uncle Sanqi will personally teach you martial arts, and when we get back, I'll find you a teacher to teach you culture." Then she said, "I'm hungry. Have Baizhi and Fuling finished cooking?" At this moment, Baizhi and Fuling came in and said, "Of course, we've already finished cooking. Since you're all back, let's eat quickly." They went out to get the dishes, and Sanqi followed them out to get the dishes, while little Zhao Zhixin also hurried out.
Watching the three busy people in the kitchen, he washed his hands thoroughly several times, making sure they were clean before daring to help serve the dishes. Everyone noticed Zhao Zhixin's small gesture and liked him very much. Today's dishes were plentiful, including braised pork, stewed beef, roast chicken, stir-fried cabbage, radish and mutton meatball soup, and braised fish. Except for the cabbage and radish, these were dishes Zhao Zhixin had never eaten before, not to mention rice. Zhao Zhixin was hesitant to eat, so Ye Qingchen told him to eat as much as he wanted. She guessed that Zhao Zhixin was too shy to take food from the plate, so she piled a lot of food on his plate for him.
Zhao Zhixin didn't dare waste a single bite and ate it all. As a result, he was a little full and burped slightly. He stood up a bit embarrassed. Ye Qingchen said, "It's okay, are you full? If you're full, rest for a bit, and then you can sleep with Sanqi tonight. In a couple of days when we get to the city, I'll buy you some clothes. There really aren't any nice clothes in this county. Tomorrow we'll buy a carriage and head to the city."
After finishing their meal, Ye Qingchen and Gu Mochen went to rest. The inn wasn't very clean, and even while resting, Ye Qingchen insisted that Gu Mochen sleep in his sleeping bag. Gu Mochen agreed, since the age of the blankets didn't matter, but cleanliness was a big issue. Since they had sleeping bags, they wanted to keep it as clean as possible.
The two didn't bother with romance today, given the less-than-ideal environment; they were just sleeping. Taking advantage of the fact that it was just a nap and nothing else to do, Ye Qingchen quickly started working with her consciousness in her spatial dimension. She had discovered two new herbs by the lake and quickly stored them away. She had also studied over 100 pages of medical books and over 200 pages of medicine books. Drawing talismans was the most difficult, and she had only studied about 50 pages. Anyway, she was quite powerful now. Even if her martial arts weren't the best in the world, they were still very impressive. The key was that she had many ways to cheat; her needlework was unparalleled, even Gu Mochen couldn't compare to her. Besides healing, she could also use poison and talismans.
Besides these, Ye Qingchen can also make hidden arrows and repeating crossbows, and she also has guns, though she doesn't use them casually, but she can take out the repeating crossbows. So she's become incredibly powerful! Ye Qingchen looked at the things in her spatial storage. Now, her space has grown much larger, as she's learned more and more. She can have almost anything she wants now. This space can't even be called a cheat anymore; you could call Ye Qingchen a walking treasury. Thinking of this, Ye Qingchen happily went to sleep. After all, she's already so wealthy; if she worked any harder, she wouldn't leave any room for others to live. She needed a good night's sleep.
Zhao Zhixin had actually taken a bath and put on his only set of clothes with few patches before coming today, but he still felt very awkward sleeping with Sanqi. Sanqi was wearing silk clothes, and he was afraid his coarse cloth would snag them. Sanqi smiled at him and said, "Zhixin, you don't need to be like this. I was dressed like you before. You're already very clean. Come on, go to sleep! I'll take you shopping for clothes tomorrow." With that, she pulled little Zhixin into her arms, pressed him down on the bed, and they went to sleep.