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Xie Zhinuan was still unaware that several merchants had come looking for her after she left in the afternoon; they purported to be interested in buying properties, but in truth, they wanted to build a relationship with her.
Xie Zhinuan didn’t know, but Li Hengyi took the initiative to come over and explain it to her in detail.
He took the opportunity to have Yuanbao bring up the watermelon that had just been delivered and invited Xie Zhinuan to eat it.
Xie Zhinuan, not being polite, took a piece and bit into it, finding it incredibly sweet.
“This melon is very good!”
Suddenly, an idea popped into her head: if there were fish in the space, was it possible to grow melons and fruits there as well?
It was worth a try.
She thought about how the space continued to extend indefinitely without her seeing its end; she hadn’t walked over to check, staying within that plot of land.
It was about time to start being more proactive.
“If you like it, have a few more pieces!” said Li Hengyi in a gentle voice.
He wanted to accompany Xie Zhinuan on her outings, but since she didn’t invite him, he refrained from insisting.
Still, the fact that Xie Zhinuan entrusted the care of the gray wolf and Routuan to him was a sign of her trust, which comforted him greatly.
“You can’t eat too much of this; it’s a cold-natured food. Pregnant women should eat less of it too!” said Xie Zhinuan while she piled the black seeds she had spat out.
Li Hengyi nodded in agreement, then told Xie Zhinuan about the people who had come looking for her in the afternoon.
“Were they the wealthy households from Fengping County?”
“Yes, the old master of the Xuan Family, the old master of the Liang Family, and a few others whose names are not very clear to me!”
Xie Zhinuan thought it over seriously. “Well, if they come again tomorrow, I’ll meet with them. If there’s a shop for sale at a reasonable price, I definitely intend to buy it!”
She needed to start a marinated meat shop; not to make a lot of money, but at least to have some income.
She had Stupid Girl take away the surplus watermelon, giving two pieces to Yin Suwen and her brother, with the rest split between her and Yuanbao.
In the yard, it was just her and Li Hengyi.
Xie Zhinuan cleared her throat before speaking, “About the dish today, what did you think of the taste? Did it seem to have any particular effects?”
“…” Li Hengyi paused, somewhat startled. “Did you add it?”
“Mm, I added just a little; not too much. I’ve tried it before-adding just a little to a water tank amplifies the natural flavors of the food, like you said. I thought that if I used even less, the effect might not be as noticeable, or maybe not detectable at all!”
“…”
Li Hengyi pondered for a moment. “I have a guard who’s badly injured. How about letting him try it?”
“Sure!” agreed Xie Zhinuan promptly.
She got up, made a bowl of water, and dropped a drop of Spiritual Spring Water into it before asking Yuanbao to take it to the guard.
Yuanbao returned quickly. “He drank it and said the piercing pain from his wound eased significantly. He vomited a bit of poisonous blood twice and said he feels much lighter now!”
“…” Xie Zhinuan furrowed her brows.
“Then find another one!”
She went to the kitchen again, dropped one drop into a water tank.
Yuanbao carried it off to find another person.
He came back soon. “He says there’s a slight warmth in his body, but it’s not very noticeable. However, he did say he feels somewhat relaxed!”
Li Hengyi was silent.
Xie Zhinuan thought for a moment. “Then wait here, I’m going to cook a few dishes!”
She went to the kitchen to make soup.
Using the same ingredients, one made with well water that had a drop of Spiritual Spring Water, and one with just plain well water. She asked Yuanbao to find someone who hadn’t consumed Spiritual Spring Water to differentiate between the two dishes.
Yuanbao went to find Duobao with the dishes in hand.
But Duobao took one glance and disdainfully said, “All this fuss over a soup? Take it to someone else!”
Hearing this, Yuanbao was truly on the verge of exploding in anger.
“Brother, why are you so stubborn? You-your stupidity is simply unbearable!”
He had never seen such a foolish older brother. Despite the obvious hints and the fact that the food had been delivered-just with the lid on-he refused to even try it.
He couldn’t understand what Xie Zhinuan could have possibly done to offend him, for him to be so adversarial towards her!
Chapter 219