Chapter 171 Harvesting Herbs
In the garrison officer's hall, Yang Zhengshan welcomed the newly arrived assistant military governor into the main hall.

The new military commissioner was named Xu Jin. He was a thin, short, and shriveled old man.

"Mr. Xu, please take a seat!" Yang Zhengshan invited Xu Jin to sit down.

Yang Zhengshan didn't know much about the officials of the Censorate. He had never dealt with the Censorate before and had never met this Xu Chenshi.

The two sat down and Han Fei served them tea.

"Lord Xu, is there something you want to talk to me about?" Yang Zhengshan didn't bother to be polite and went straight to the point.

The main thing is that Lord Xu doesn't seem to be an easy person to get along with. He has a stern face from beginning to end, without a smile on his face.

"I want to go outside the city to see the farming situation!" Xu Jin held the tea and took a sip slowly and methodically.

Yang Zhengshan knew that this old man didn't come here to chat with him.

Yang Zhengshan thought for a moment and said, "How about this? I will ask the garrison officer to come tomorrow and have him accompany Lord Xu to take a look!"

“If any problems are found, the village officials can deal with them promptly.”

Xu Jin raised his head and looked at Yang Zhengshan with a frown.

In fact, he wanted Yang Zhengshan to accompany him, but Yang Zhengshan was unwilling to accompany him, so he did not force him.

Although he had the authority to supervise and manage the garrison office, he also understood that the garrison was the chief officer of the garrison office. If he controlled too much, Yang Zhengshan, the garrison commander, would definitely be dissatisfied.

He has just arrived, so it is not advisable to make any big moves.

However, he also had no good impression of Yang Zhengshan. Yang Zhengshan's refusal to accompany him made him feel that Yang Zhengshan was a little arrogant.

In fact, he not only had a good impression of Yang Zhengshan, he also had a bad impression of most military officers. He had been the assistant censor of Chongshan Town for more than ten years. During these ten years, most of the military officers he met were greedy people.

"Then I'll take my leave first!" Xu Jin stood up and said goodbye.

Yang Zhengshan stood up to see him off.

How could he know what Xu Jin was thinking? The reason why he didn't accompany him was because he had just inspected the fire road pillars and beacon towers. Now asking him to follow Xu Jin again, wouldn't that be a hassle?
After seeing Xu Jin off, Yang Zhengshan had a rare moment of free time.

His marriage with Yu Qingyi has been settled. Since Yang Zhengshan is his second wife and Yu Qingyi is no longer a young girl, the marriage process is going relatively fast and the wedding date is set for May 5th, one month later.

Before the marriage, Yang Zhengshan could not see Yu Qingyi again, which made him a little depressed.

The relationship between the two was at its strongest, but in the end they couldn't meet. Yang Zhengshan didn't know how many times he complained about it in his heart.

But when in Rome, do as the Romans do. For Yu Qingyi, he had to abide by the local customs.

Taking advantage of the rare opportunity to relax, Yang Zhengshan locked himself in the room and entered the Lingquan space.

Half a year has passed, and the Lingquan space has expanded a lot.

The dark land is now more than an acre in size and no longer looks so narrow.

In the past, because the space was too small, Yang Zhengshan always felt a little stuffy in the space, but now that the space has expanded to more than one acre, Yang Zhengshan feels much more comfortable.

Yang Zhengshan squatted beside the stone pond, scratching his head as he saw that it was almost full of spiritual spring water.

Although there are many places using spiritual spring water now, the amount of water used is increasing and this stone pond can hardly hold it.

He is almost like a sprinkler truck now. Wherever he goes, the spiritual spring water will be sprinkled there.

The existence of the spiritual spring water must not be exposed, so Yang Zhengshan is always very careful when releasing the spiritual spring water.

Moreover, he could not let other people use the pure spiritual spring water because the effect of the pure spiritual spring water was too obvious. The weaker the constitution, the stronger the effect after drinking the spiritual spring water.

In order to avoid exposing the existence of the spiritual spring water, he poured it out bowl by bowl every time he used it.

It’s not that he is reluctant, but he has to be cautious.

The efficacy of the spiritual spring water is too tempting for warriors. If other people knew the existence and efficacy of the spiritual spring water, Yang Zhengshan would most likely become Tang Monk's meat and be targeted by countless people.

"We can use more spiritual spring water at home. It doesn't matter if some is wasted. I can afford it now anyway."

"Once the stable is built, I'll go there more often and give the horses more spiritual spring water."

"Also, the spring ploughing in the garrison camp is almost over. We can use up some of the soldiers when they come to receive training!"

Yang Zhengshan was thinking in his mind that he wouldn't have to worry about having too much spiritual spring water in the short term.

Well, this is a happy trouble.

Afterwards, Yang Zhengshan picked up a hoe and started digging in the medicinal field.

Some of the herbs he planted have reached the time to be harvested. The quantity is not large, as they are the rare herbs that were planted at the beginning.

Of course, those herbs that require longer years are far from being ready to be harvested, such as ginseng and golden spinulosa.

In addition, Yang Zhengshan has planted a lot more recently.

As the land grew larger, he had to plant more herbs to prevent such good land from going to waste.

Now he has a kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Whenever he sees empty land, he wants to plant herbs.

As a result, he had to enter the space every few days to act as a herbal farmer and grow herbs.

Today is different, today he is here to reap the rewards.

Yang Zhengshan felt happy as he dug out the herbs one by one.

This is all money!
Although the number of herbs harvested this time was not large, only about three or four hundred plants, the herbs he planted were all precious herbs on the market.

One plant can be sold for at least one tael of silver, so three or four hundred plants would mean three or four hundred taels of silver.

The point is that this is just the beginning.

Looking at the lush medicinal fields, Yang Zhengshan seemed to see countless silver coins throwing towards him.

As time goes by, he will harvest more and more herbs.

But he also faces a new problem.

That is, the land in Lingquan Space is getting bigger and bigger, and it won't be long before he can't cultivate it alone. He can't stay in the space and be a herbal farmer forever!
"I can't plant too many herbs with a short growth period, otherwise I won't be able to take care of them. This one acre of land is enough."

"When the land is expanded in the future, I can plant some precious medicines such as ginseng and golden thorn blood vine. Precious medicines need longer years and do not need to be taken care of frequently. This way I can relax a little."

"If it is expanded to dozens of acres, we can also plant some trees, fruit trees and the like!"

"There is more and more spiritual spring water, and we can build a few canals for irrigation."

While Yang Zhengshan was digging herbs, he was planning the spiritual spring space in his mind.

This is not a delusion. The expansion of the Lingquan space is getting faster and faster. Perhaps in a few years, the Lingquan space will be able to expand by one acre a day, or even more.

After working for more than half an hour, Yang Zhengshan finally dug out all the herbs. However, he did not take them outside immediately. Instead, he prepared the dug herbs directly in the space.

Herbal medicine processing is to process Chinese herbal medicine by baking, roasting, frying, washing, soaking, bleaching, steaming, boiling, etc. The purpose is to eliminate or reduce the toxicity of the medicine, enhance the efficacy, facilitate preparation and storage, and make the medicine pure.

Only well-processed herbs can be considered medicinal materials and can be used better.

The preparation methods of each herb are different. Fortunately, Yang Zhengshan did not grow many kinds of herbs, so he learned them all after studying for a period of time.

Yang Zhengshan spent another hour to prepare all the herbs, but they still needed to be dried for a while.

There is no need to take it out to dry, just dry it in the space.

Then, Yang Zhengshan planted medicinal herbs on the empty land. When he came out of the space, it was almost dusk.

This took half a day, and if more herbs were harvested in the future, it would take even longer.

It's okay now, Yu Qingyi hasn't married yet. When Yu Qingyi marries, Yang Zhengshan can't just leave his sweet-smelling wife alone and run into the space to dig the soil.

Therefore, not too many herbs with a short growth period can be planted in the Lingquan space.

After a simple cleaning, Yang Zhengshan walked out of the room.

Spring is here, everything comes back to life, and the grass and trees in the yard are full of new vitality.

Yang Zhengshan walked out of the main courtyard, strolled by the pond, and looked at the sprouting plants, feeling a rare sense of peace.

This courtyard is really well built, with every blade of grass and every tree carefully arranged. The winding corridors and bluestone paths are intertwined, creating a surprising scene at every step.

Looking at such beautiful scenery, Yang Zhengshan couldn't help but thank Cao Han again.

Forefathers planted trees for future generations to enjoy the shade.

Yang Zhengshan was able to have such an exquisite residence thanks to Cao Han.

It’s a pity that Cao Han is already dead, otherwise Yang Zhengshan would definitely come to thank him.

"grandfather!"

Just as Yang Zhengshan was walking by the pond, Yang Chengye came jogging over.

The six-year-old Yang Chengye has changed a lot compared to last year. Last year, this kid was like a naughty boy, making a fuss all day long, but now his every move is more like that of a rich young man.

The reason for this change was the educating mother-in-law Yang Mingcheng invited.

The governess's surname is Li. She is fifty-three years old this year. She used to be a maid in the palace. Later, she returned to her hometown and became a governess. For more than twenty years, she has taught many sons and daughters from official families.

Yang Mingcheng searched for a long time before he found such a person, and spent a lot of money to invite this Granny Li to the Yang family.

Having finally hired such a person, Yang Zhengshan naturally made full use of his talents.

It is the same whether you are driving one sheep or two sheep.

Girls like Yang Yunxue have to learn rules and etiquette, so Yang Chengye naturally has to learn them as well.

Of course, Yang Chengye and his friends only learned rules and etiquette from Granny Li and nothing else.

Granny Li is also a dedicated person. From the beginning of her class, she focused on Yang Yunxue, Yang Chengye and Yang Qingwan.

Because Yang Yunxue is the second daughter of the Yang family, Yang Chengye is the eldest grandson of the Yang family, and Yang Qingwan is the eldest daughter of the eldest branch of the Yang family.

She was extremely strict with Yang Yunxue and the other two, and would not allow them to make any mistakes in the etiquette rules she taught them.

In comparison, she was more lenient towards Wang Yunqiao and Wang Mingzhe.

Wang Yunqiao and Wang Mingzhe are Yang Zhengshan's apprentices, but in fact they are more like the adopted sons and daughters of the Yang family.
Although they were raised in the Yang family since childhood, they were not descendants of the Yang family in any way.

Yang Zhengshan couldn't help stroking his beard as he looked at the well-behaved Yang Chengye.

In his previous life, he believed that children should have a happy childhood, and it was obvious that Granny Li could not bring happiness to Yang Chengye.

But Yang Zhengshan could not interfere with Grandma Li's teaching.

This is how the world is. The higher your status, the stricter the rules and etiquette.

These things must be cultivated from an early age. Although Yang Zhengshan hopes that Yang Chengye can be more relaxed, he also doesn't want Yang Chengye to be ignorant of etiquette when he grows up.

"Hey, there are gains and losses. As long as the child doesn't grow up crooked, it's fine!"

Yang Zhengshan sighed in his heart, but a kind smile appeared on his face.

"Did you study hard in school today?"

The school he asked about was an enlightenment school. Although Yang Chengye was learning etiquette and rules, his main focus was still on enlightenment.

"Grandpa, I attended classes well!" Yang Chengye stood in front of Yang Zhengshan and said with his head raised.

Yang Zhengshan smiled and nodded, then reached out and took the little guy's hand, "Come on, walk with grandpa."

After all, it is better to spend more time with children. Although this grandson came cheaply, he watched him grow up and he still has feelings for him.

Two figures, one big and one small, were walking slowly by the pond, and the setting sun made their shadows very long.

Yang Zhengshan asked about Yang Chengye's studies as they walked.

Yang Chengye is very smart. He can memorize a book after reading it a few times, and he learns things very quickly.

(End of this chapter)