Chiang Xiao thought more and more that this possibility was very likely. She was overjoyed, quickly demarcated an area, and planted each of the herbs she had tossed in before.
However, these were all common medicinal herbs. After planting them, the Space still showed no change.
Her gaze then fell upon the golden-colored camellia.
This was a flower, and she didn’t want to plant it together with the herbs, so she carved out a small plot at the other end of the land and carefully planted the camellia there.
Now, the land she could cultivate was really small.
After planting these things, there was hardly any space left; if she planted a few more, she estimated she wouldn’t even have a place to step.
But outside the barrier lay a piece of land ten times this size! What if she could remove the barrier? How much more could she plant then?
Looking over there, Chiang Xiao’s heart was ablaze with hope.
She couldn’t wait to go up the mountain to find some rare medicinal herbs to plant!
However, such rare medicinal herbs were hard to come by; it was useless to be anxious now.
"Little Little, I’ve picked out the stuff. Let’s go to your Uncle Canyuan’s house now, and we’ll eat when we come back,"
came Chiang Songhai’s voice from outside. Chiang Xiao could no longer linger; she quickly exited the Space.
Her heart was still pounding.
Looking at the door curtain, she thought she should find an opportunity to have her grandfather install a door for her room. Otherwise, entering and leaving the Space was not secure. Although her grandparents wouldn’t barge in without notice, it was better to be safe than sorry.
However, installing a door also cost money. She decided she should earn the money first before considering it.
Chiang Songhai and Ge Liutao were not stingy people; they had chosen a small basket of mushrooms for Xu Canyuan. They also took two bunches of Tianxiang Green, and, what’s more, Ge Liutao even took four eggs.
Previously, when Chiang Xiao was still feverish, Chiang Songhai had already brought twelve eggs to the Xu Family as thanks. It had been agreed that once Chiang Xiao’s fever subsided, they would visit again to express gratitude in person. But one thing led to another, and the visit was delayed by two days.
"The Xu family is also going through hard times now. We’ll bring a few more eggs since we don’t have anything better to offer," Ge Liutao said with a sigh.
Chiang Xiao vaguely knew that Xu Canyuan’s family had troubles in her previous life, but she didn’t know the specifics. Back then, all she wanted to do was leave the village. Once her grandparents had sent twelve eggs to the Xu family, she felt that debt of gratitude was repaid and didn’t pay any further attention to them.
Now, hearing her grandmother mention it, she hurriedly asked, "Grandma, what happened to Uncle Canyuan’s family?"
Ge Liutao packed everything into a carrying basket and covered it with a piece of floral cloth, to keep people from seeing the contents, then said to Chiang Xiao, "Isn’t it because Canyuan’s son is planning to marry but the bride’s family is demanding a high dowry? Ah Er has been embroidering day and night to gather the dowry and has worked herself sick."
"I heard she even vomited blood?" Chiang Songhai asked in a low voice.
"Indeed, it scared both Canyuan and Lin Zi half to death," said Ge Liutao. "And just at this critical time, Ah Er’s mother fell and broke her leg. Her family is poor as well, and these past years they’ve been relying on Canyuan’s support. Now, the medical expenses for both mother and daughter fall on Canyuan and Lin Zi; it’s tough."
Chiang Xiao was shocked upon hearing this.
In her previous life, she had absolutely no idea that Xu Canyuan’s family situation had become so dire.
"Grandpa, let’s hurry over there. I want to check on Ah Er," she said.
Ah Er was Uncle Canyuan’s wife, who, in Chiang Xiao’s memory, was a very gentle and beautiful woman, and her embroidery was unique in the village.
Unfortunately, due to the past turmoil, and with people struggling just to feed themselves in recent years, who would buy such exquisite yet impractical embroidered goods?
So, despite Ah Er’s exceptional skills, she was not able to bring prosperity to her family.