While the rest of the Zhao Village frantically planted corn and potatoes and cleared land on Xiaoao Mountain to grow huangqi, Chen Wanqing also hired people to prepare her thirteen mu of fields.
When some people saw she'd prepared the fields but hadn't sown any seeds, they offered some concerned advice. They told her to plant quickly, otherwise it would stunt the growth and affect the harvest.
Chen Wanqing replied, "All the aunties have gone to plant huangqi, so I thought I'd try growing some medicinal herbs too. If I do well, the aunties can buy seeds and plant them on their own land in the future. If I don't, then it's just a test run. Everyone can learn from my mistake and not bother with such foolish experiments."
