Chapter 557: Transmigrating into a Qing Dynasty Spirit Spring System (8)

At the Ninth Prince's Mansion, Ba Ye and Shi Ye were both present; the three of them were drinking tea, their expressions unusually relaxed.

Shi Ye Yin E listlessly stirred his tea: "Tell me, Ninth Brother, why did you send silver to that girl at Fourth Brother's house? Just because she praised you for being clever in front of Imperial Father?"

Ba Ye Yin Si smiled profoundly: "Ninth Brother has always loved wealth; he wouldn't send out a thousand taels of silver just because of an inconsequential compliment. There must be another reason."

Jiu Ye Yin Tang smiled: "Eighth Brother understands me best. Learn from this, Lao Shi! Don't believe everything you hear."

Shi Ye asked, puzzled: "Then what other reason could there be? It couldn't be that niece Haiyin's love for silver just happens to suit your taste, Ninth Brother?"

Jiu Ye snapped his fan open, his fox-like eyes appearing even narrower as he laughed: "Wrong, guess again."

"Can't guess."

Shi Ye was too lazy to spend effort on such boring matters, so he turned to talk about news he had heard:

"Thirteenth Brother is truly cunning. He went behind our backs to Fourth Brother's mansion and, before Imperial Father could, managed to get a few Immortal Grass Seeds. He hired a group of herb farmers to go to the Farm to try planting them. If he really succeeds in growing them, Imperial Father's rewards will surely be substantial... Ah!"

The slow-witted Shi Ye finally realized: "Ninth Brother! You want to ask niece Haiyin for Immortal Grass Seeds? But didn't Fourth Brother say they were all presented to Imperial Father?"

Jiu Ye lazily fanned himself: "You believe that?"

"..."

Xie Yang also knew that someone must suspect she still had Immortal Grass pills or seeds in her possession; after all, who would be foolish enough to give away all such good things to others.

But she would not take out any more mature Immortal Grass or Rejuvenation Pills, regardless of what the outside world thought.

As for the seeds, they were only those soaked in Spirit Spring Water. If she watered them with a bit more Spirit Spring Water later, it would be great if they could grow. But if they still couldn't grow, it could only be said that the Immortal Grass had truly high requirements for its planting environment, and there was nothing she could do about it.

Yet, she hadn't expected that following Ba Ye, Jiu Ye, Shi Ye, and even Tai Zi Ye would send her silver.

Xie Yang was truly speechless.

Had her love for silver spread that widely?

Meeting her cheap father's headache-inducing expression, Xie Yang twitched her lips: "Father, this has nothing to do with your daughter. Aside from the day I entered the palace to express my gratitude, I haven't stepped out of the mansion these past few days."

If one had to blame someone, it was his brothers, whose hearts were more numerous than the holes in a sieve; they could even find out about things that happened in the Imperial Study. The counter-intelligence capability of the "Emperor of the Ages" didn't seem very strong.

"Father, why don't I bring all the silver given by Second Uncle the Crown Prince, Eighth Uncle, Ninth Uncle, and Tenth Uncle to you? It's yours to dispose of."

Si Ye raised an eyebrow: "Why did you accept your Thirteenth Uncle's?"

"Thirteenth Uncle received seeds, didn't he?" Xie Yang touched her nose, although there was a high probability that none of those seeds would sprout. "However, if I manage to grow them before Thirteenth Uncle does, I will send him an Immortal Grass seedling as compensation."

A faint smile leaked into the depths of Si Ye's eyes: "It is good that you can think this way. Your Thirteenth Uncle... has indeed had it quite difficult."

As for the other brothers...

Si Ye retracted his smile and said indifferently: "Keep it since they gave it to you."

Xie Yang hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Alright then."

"Do you feel troubled?"

"Not really, it's just... next time if other uncles send me silver, could you ask them to convert it into silver banknotes? There's nowhere to put so much silver."

"..."

"Pfft! That girl really said that?"

Jiu Ye had just taken a mouthful of tea when he heard the news brought back by Shi Ye, and he spat it out directly.

Shi Ye moved his seat away in disgust, rejoicing that he wasn't sitting below Ninth Brother, otherwise he would have been sprayed in the face.

"Fourth Brother talked with Second Brother the Crown Prince the whole way after the morning court, and I happened to overhear it. Honestly, for such a boring person as Fourth Brother, the daughter he raised is quite interesting."

Jiu Ye toyed with his Glass teacup, his eyes thoughtful: "Is there any news from Thirteenth Brother's side?"

"How could it be that fast! But Ninth Brother, do you believe now that the girl doesn't have any extra seeds?"

"She definitely has some, but one should not worry about scarcity, but rather about inequality. If she is smart, she won't take them out again."

"Even if we sent her silver?"

"It's not just you and me who sent it; so many people sent it. Who should she give them to? It's better to give them to no one."

"Then didn't my thousand taels go down the drain?" Shi Ye slumped on the daybed. "Forget it, just consider it me doing a good deed for the day, helping Fourth Brother raise his daughter."

Jiu Ye was amused: "So generous? Then what about my daughter, your own niece?"

"..."

Shi Ye ran off.

He didn't have that much silver.

That thousand taels was still something his followers had offered in tribute.

Jiu Ye watched the back of his tenth brother fleeing in a panic, laughing uncontrollably.

He didn't think that the thousand taels had gone down the drain.

He had a premonition that this niece at Fourth Brother's house would bring him an unexpected surprise.

"Big Sister."

After several days of recuperation, Honghui, whose health had greatly improved, obtained Si Fujin's permission to come and play with Xie Yang.

Xie Yang was busy tinkering with Mosquito Repellent and Itch Relief Ointment.

In the small courtyard during summer, there were green plants in front of and behind the house, and there were truly many mosquitoes and insects. Especially at night, if she wanted to cool off in the courtyard, she had to light several coils of mugwort fluff around the lounge chair; the smoke was so thick that it made her eyes and nose unbearable.

Recalling that she had refined a batch of insect-repellent ointment back at Shenyi Valley, applying a little to her wrists and ankles could effectively repel mosquitoes for seven or eight hours, allowing her to have a good night's sleep even without a mosquito net.

Besides repelling mosquitoes, the itch-relief effect was also quite good. Applying a little after being bitten by mosquitoes could quickly stop the itching and reduce inflammation.

Fortunately, there were fresh mint, cloves, and mugwort in the flower garden, and she had sent a maid to the pharmacy to purchase a batch of medicinal herbs.

Now that she was no longer short of silver, she had grabbed one portion of every herb available in the pharmacy, except for expensive ones like Ginseng and Ganoderma.

And so, after waking up from her afternoon nap, she started tinkering.

"Brother Honghui, you've come just at the right time." Xie Yang waved at him, "Come quickly and help your elder sister pound the medicine; once it's done, I'll give you a bottle."

Honghui asked curiously, "What is this?"

"Mosquito Repellent." Xie Yang smiled and explained, "Once you use this ointment, mosquitoes won't bite and bedbugs won't sting, so it's called Mosquito Repellent."

Xie Yang had Shaoyao pour Honghui a cup of the mint tea she had brewed herself, which had Spirit Spring Water diluted in it; it tasted good and was also effective for relieving summer heat.

"Big Sister's mint tea here is sweet and really delicious!"

"If it's delicious, take a pot with you later."

Honghui pursed his lips and beamed with joy.

"Big Sister, I've got it."

He watched for a while, then took the mortar and pestle, and following Xie Yang's instructions, pounded the soaked medicinal herbs into a medicinal juice.

Then it was put into a pot to simmer until it was concentrated and viscous, poured into individual small white jade porcelain jars, and became a paste after cooling.

A total of five jars were made, and Xie Yang gave Honghui two of them.

Honghui excitedly carried the ointment back to the Main Courtyard: "Mother! Mother! This is the ointment Hui'er made with his own hands; Big Sister calls it... calls it Mosquito Repellent! If you apply it, mosquitoes won't bite and bugs won't sting! It won't itch if you've been bitten either! Mother, apply it quickly! Once you apply it, no mosquitoes will bite Mother anymore!"

Since it was a filial offering from her son, Si Fujin decided to try it even if she didn't believe in it.

Unexpectedly, that very night, there were truly no mosquitoes buzzing around her ears, and a small red, swollen bump from a previous bite stopped itching entirely after she applied the ointment, allowing both her and the Master to have a peaceful, good night's sleep.

The next day, Honghui discovered that one jar of his ointment was missing.

"Mother, where is the ointment Hui'er made? There were two jars!"

"Oh, your father took one jar away." Si Fujin looked at him with a smile, "Didn't you give them to Mother and Father?"

"..."

Honghui was dumbfounded.

Big Sister had only given him two jars; he gave one to Mother, and he had intended to use the other one himself. Wuwu...