The Marshal’s Wife is Wild

Chapter 24: Chapter 24 Cooperation Achieved Chapter 24: Chapter 24 Cooperation Achieved Qu Tong remained silent, not answering.

Gong Yun continued, “Miss Ali can discuss with your master, we can guarantee absolute secrecy of you and your master’s identities, and ensure a long-term stable supply and sales relationship, fair and just. If necessary, we can also provide technical and armed support.”

“Are you from the military?”

Such conditions, ordinary people could not offer.

“Yes, I am Gong Yun, the commander of the Second Army Corps, sincerely proposing cooperation with Miss Ali and your master.”

Qu Tong was startled.

Gong Yun, the matrilineal head of the Empress’s family, over 200 years old, a former SSS-rank psychic, commanded the Second Army Corps, and also served as the overall commander of the Border Defense Army, meaning he had oversight over all military forces except the First Army Corps and the Sixth Army Corps.

No wonder such generous terms could be given out so easily.

He had directly revealed his identity right from the start; the sincerity of that was quite substantial.

Qu Tong was somewhat tempted.

“However, my master’s potions are not abundant.”

Making these potions was very draining on spiritual power, and even with her spiritual power fully restored, supplying the army would still far from suffice.

“Miss Ali, rest assured, we have no mandatory requirements on the quantity, everything depends on the owner’s willingness.”

That good?

“Then fine, I’ll ask my master.”

“Good, thank you, Miss Ali, for conveying the message. We’ll take all 18 bottles of the potion you have on hand now. How would you like to be paid?”

It was only then that Qu Tong remembered that the shop was still not unsealed, the previous earnings had all gone through the shop’s account, completely confidential.

She absolutely could not make a direct transfer that would expose her account, but she had no other way to receive payments.

It seemed she needed to figure out a way to get a new identity account.

How to receive the payment had indeed stumped her.

Qu Tong had to spin a casual lie: “Most of these 18 potions are still with my master, and I can’t give them all to you for now. If you’re not in a hurry, we can arrange a time to meet and I’ll personally deliver them to you while we discuss our cooperation.”

Gong Yun assumed the other party was being cautious, unable to fully trust him, and didn’t think much of it. Moreover, he had indeed wanted a face-to-face talk, as it was best to meet the pharmacist in person given the gravity of the relationship.

“That’s fine. Is three days later workable? The location is up to you.”

“Yes.”

Three days should be enough.

Qu Tong had a rather good impression of this commander; he was not condescending and the communication felt equal and comfortable.

Whether it was because of her fictitious master or some other reason, the other party had already shown her, a young girl, a lot of respect.

Gong Yun then said, “In the meantime, could we purchase one potion from you first for testing?”

Qu Tong felt this request was reasonable and found no reason to refuse, as everything used by the army was of paramount importance and certainly had to go through thorough reviews.

Still, Qu Tong did not give the other party an account, only saying that they would pay next time together.

The other side sent a transfer code, and Qu Tong generously sent over two bottles straight away.

There, after hanging up the call, Gong Yun patted Fei Wenxing’s shoulder and hurried back to the troop with Fei Ze.

“Brother, what did the commander’s final expression mean?”

“You’ve made a great contribution.”

Fei Wenyang got up, patted the dust off his clothes, walked out of the laboratory, leaving Fei Wenxing standing there, still dazed and not fully comprehending.

His vacation was over, and he should also return to the troop.

*
Qu Tong stood in front of the lush vegetable garden, holding a hose to water the plants.

The seedlings were growing lush and were already budding tiny flowers within a few days, which might be odd on the Blue Planet, but was quite common in the Interstellar.

Interstellar folks had long researched various growth liquids that could vastly shorten the growth cycle of plants.

The crystal-clear droplets of water hit the leaves and danced, even casting a blurred rainbow shadow under the refraction of sunlight.

However, the person watering had been standing still for a while, staring into the air, her gaze somewhat vacant.

It wasn’t until the ring of a bell that Qu Tong snapped back to reality, turned off the faucet, and answered the video call.

“Sis, what are you doing?”

As soon as the communication connected, Xu An’s voice came through, the joy in his voice more apparent than usual.

“I’m gardening,” Qu Tong replied without hesitation.

The camera also switched to the vegetable garden in front of her.

Seeing a screen full of greenery, Xu An was surprised by the vibrancy of every plant in the not-so-large garden.

“Did you grow these all by yourself?”

“Yes.”

Qu Tong squatted at the edge of the vegetable garden, tending to the budding kumquat seedlings, answering casually.

Xu An covered the projection from his light-brain and found a secluded place before asking seriously, “Sister, the Energy Fruits you sent me before, did you grow them yourself?”

“Yeah.”

Qu Tong readily admitted, though by normal means, one couldn’t grow an apple tree in a mere month, but she had the original body’s history to rely on, didn’t she?

The original body had been living on this planet for three years.

“Does anyone else know about this?”

“There shouldn’t be; it’s so desolate here, I’ve hardly seen anyone.”

Qu Tong’s residence was already secluded, and aside from seeing a few people during occasional exercises, there was no one coming her way.

When Ji Quan came to build the house last time, he praised the good growth of her plants, but he didn’t know she could grow fruit; he thought she just used it as a garden.

The view of Qu Tong’s camera swept by, and Xu An noticed that the rundown shack had been replaced by a brand new bungalow. But considering his sister could grow Energy Fruits and even produce Spirit Power Potions, he didn’t find it too surprising.

He still harbored some doubts, but it wasn’t his place to pry.

Their aunt was once an outstanding graduate from the Agricultural College; perhaps she taught his sister some cultivating methods.

Still, he couldn’t help but caution, “Don’t let people enter your yard at will in the future. Keep the matter of you being able to grow Energy Fruits to trusted people only, understand?”

“Mm, I know.”

Qu Tong had thought it over thoroughly before deciding to tell Xu An, since she had so few acquaintances and needed his help.

“Brother, there’s something I’d like to ask for your help with.”

“Sure,” Xu An agreed without a second thought.

Qu Tong laughed, not afraid that she’d make an unreasonable request?

“I’m going to school in two months, and I plan to do some business on the Star Network. I want to find someone to help me take care of this vegetable garden.”

Xu An found himself in a dilemma. Having tasted his sister’s Energy Plants, he obviously understood their significance.

Not just anyone could grow Energy Fruits in the Interstellar; otherwise, students from the Agricultural College wouldn’t be scrambling to work there.

“Most top cultivators head for the Agricultural Science Academy, and the salaries are not low,” Xu An explained the situation briefly.

“Someone from the agricultural field would do; they don’t need to be very outstanding. They just need to help me take care of the garden on a daily basis and help me set up the shop. It’s important that they are good-natured and willing to work on a remote star. For the salary, 8000 Star Coins per month during the probation period, and 10000 Star Coins after becoming official should suffice.”