Exile? A mad, wicked woman empties the national treasury to escape famine.

It was already past midnight, and her husband should be back from work soon.

She needed to hurry back and tell her husband the news. If she had known Ji Yunshu was so easy to talk to, why had they bothered with all that trouble last night?

Why not just ask Ji Yunshu directly?

It won't take up any of today's time.

Now, Wang's family has to wait until the homeless miners have used up their supplies before it's her turn!

If she had just asked last night, she might have already caught fish today. Thinking about this, the woman felt a little regretful!

What a waste of a whole day! How many fish will we miss out on catching?

Upon seeing this, the other women nearby immediately erupted in uproar:

"Aunt Wang, please thank Yunshu for me too. I'm going back now; I'll be in line after you two!"

"Me too, me too. Please thank Yunshu for me. After you, it's my turn. I'm going back to wait for my man."

After you've used it, please don't give it to anyone else first!

The women immediately became anxious and hurriedly lined up, running as fast as they could to their homes to wait for their husbands.

She was just waiting for her husband to come back so she could tell him about it, and then she would drag him over and use that iron thing to pry open the ice and fence off a spot for them to fish.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Aunt Wang's lips twitched, and she looked at Ji Yunshu apologetically:

"Miss Ji, I'm so sorry, I... have I caused you any trouble...?"

Aunt Wang is an honest person in Anjia Village, and she doesn't know how to handle things like this.

Seeing everyone lined up excitedly, waiting to use Ji Yunshu's thing, Aunt Wang wondered if she had made a mistake.

The more people use Ji Yunshu's iron tools, the more people dig ice caves; the more people dig ice caves, the more people fish.

Originally, only Ji Yunshu's family was fishing, but now, because of my talking, so many more family members have appeared out of nowhere. Won't Ji Yunshu's catch be greatly reduced?

The thought of this happening filled Aunt Wang with immense guilt.

Seeing that Aunt Wang's expression was not good, Ji Yunshu gently covered Aunt Wang's hand with her own and said softly:

"Aunt Wang, don't blame yourself. I had my reasons for agreeing. Look, I don't need any fish now."

As Ji Yunshu spoke, she pointed to the fishpond she had enclosed.

Aunt Wang looked in the direction she pointed and sure enough, she saw that many fish had suddenly appeared in the pond that Ji Yunshu had previously fenced off, forming a dark mass.

She was somewhat surprised and said incredulously:

"What's going on? You've been talking to me the whole time, and I haven't seen you go near the fishpond. Why do the fish in the pond seem to be multiplying?"

As Aunt Wang spoke, her eyes remained fixed on the fishpond.

There was indeed no one around the fishpond just now, but now there are more than half as many fish in the pond as before!

Moreover, she vaguely seemed to see the fish swimming into the fishing net and staying inside, which shocked her even more.

Ji Yunshu continued to patiently explain:

"Aunt Wang, you can use it with peace of mind. I've already installed fishing nets in my fishpond. I bought these nets from the capital; they're specially made. Once the fish are in my nets, they basically can't get out."

Moreover, because they had been banging on the ice, the fish there were startled, and the fish in the river kept swimming towards me in groups. When they passed by my fishing net, they naturally ran into my fishing net.

I can catch fish in my net without lifting a finger.

So you don't need to worry that other people will take all the fish from my pond. I already have enough fish to sell or eat myself.

As for you, when Wang Rong comes back from work later, have him take my pickaxe and make a hole in the ice to catch some fish and release them.

I'll teach you how to weave fishing nets, and you can build a fishpond and fence it off, just like I did. That way, you'll have fresh fish to eat regularly.

Aunt Wang was surprised, she didn't expect that Ji Yunshu had even thought of this for them!

We often have fresh fish to eat!

This was something she never even dared to dream of!

In this place of exile, it's a blessing to be able to get a bite of meat.

Having fish and meat to eat regularly is something she never dared to dream of, not even back in their old village, let alone in this place of exile!

"Miss Ji, you... you can weave fishing nets? Did you need to weave fishing nets when you were in the Prince's mansion?"

Wasn't Ji Yunshu a princess before?

Although she is now in exile, she used to be a princess. Logically speaking, she lived in the palace for many years, enjoying a life of luxury. How could she have come into contact with things like fishing nets?

Aunt Wang blinked at Ji Yunshu, her eyes full of confusion.

Ji Yunshu opened her mouth, not expecting that Aunt Wang's mind would suddenly turn to this matter.

She glanced at Xie Moyao, and had no choice but to make up a lie.

"Well, when I had nothing to do in the past, I liked to read books about fishermen catching fish, and occasionally I would look at the styles of fishing nets."

When I first arrived here, I saw a river and thought I might be able to get a fishing net to catch some fish. Unexpectedly, by chance, I even found a way to break the ice.

The fishing net, which was originally saved for later use, has now come in handy.

After listening, Aunt Wang nodded thoughtfully.

"Oh, so that's how it is. I was wondering, Miss Ji, you used to be of such a noble and privileged status, how could you possibly be involved with things like fishing nets? It turns out you've seen it in a book. You have such a good memory, you can remember it after reading it only once."

As Aunt Wang spoke, her eyes were full of admiration as she looked at Ji Yunshu.

Ji Yunshu twitched her lips, worried that Aunt Wang would ask other questions, so she quickly said:

"Aunt Wang, Wang Rong hasn't come back from work yet. You don't have anything to do if you go back. You can stay here and let my second sister-in-law and Xiao Lan teach you how to weave fishing nets."

"It's a good opportunity to learn now. When Wang Rong comes back, he can break the ice, and you can weave the fishing nets. Each of you can make one type, which will save a lot of time."

As soon as Ji Yunshu finished speaking, Xiao Lan's voice came from behind:

"Yes, yes, Aunt Wang, come here quickly. We just finished weaving a fishing net, and it's already quite well done. Come here, we'll teach you and we'll weave it together with you."

As soon as Xiaolan finished speaking, Chen quickly added, "Yes, Aunt Wang, come here, we'll weave with you, it'll be faster that way."

Weaving fishing nets is a troublesome task. Since there were several of them, they were able to weave and study the process at the same time, which made it a little faster. If Aunt Wang were to do it all by herself, it would take who knows how long to finish such a large fishing net.

Moreover, weaving fishing nets is easy to make mistakes. Once a mistake is made, such a large net with so many lines will become tangled together and can never be separated. In that case, all the previous efforts will be wasted.