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

Listening to their words, Aunt Wang felt a little tempted.

Being able to weave fishing nets and catch fish yourself, so you can have fresh fish to eat in the future, is very tempting.

"Okay, okay, thank you so much. I'll learn from you how to weave this fishing net today."

At this point, Aunt Wang paused, suddenly realizing that she hadn't brought anything with her on this trip.

"No, no, I didn't know you would teach me how to weave fishing nets, so I didn't bring anything with me. Please wait a moment. I happen to have some silver on me. I'll ask someone to go to the city and buy some thread and rope for me."

As Aunt Wang spoke, she turned around to go back. Xie Yunshu had given her two taels of silver yesterday, which was not a small amount; it would be enough to buy some rope.

Seeing Aunt Wang's anxious and flustered appearance, Ji Yunshu was both amused and exasperated. She didn't say anything, but instead glanced at Xiaolan.

Xiao Lan understood, immediately stood up, walked behind Aunt Wang, and pulled her back.

"Aunt Wang, my third sister-in-law said that when we weave fishing nets, we naturally use the materials we have here. It's too late for you to go and buy them now, since we have plenty here anyway."

You might as well just use the materials we have here; you can just take them and use them directly. They're just some thread and rope, which we still have at home.

After spending a lot of time with Ji Yunshu, Xiaolan also learned to lie through her teeth.

These things were clearly taken out of Ji Yunshu's spatial storage. Her third sister-in-law once said that the things in her spatial storage were inexhaustible. There should be many more of these threads and ropes in her spatial storage.

She wasn't sure if she was right, and subconsciously looked at Ji Yunshu, only to see Ji Yunshu nod approvingly at her. Xiao Lan instantly felt relieved; it seemed she was right.

Without any hesitation, she grabbed Aunt Wang and sat down with her where Aunt Wang had just been sitting.

He took the extra rope and thread from the side and stuffed them into Aunt Wang's hand, then picked up a portion for himself.

Together with Chen, they taught Aunt Wang how to weave fishing nets.

Aunt Wang stopped being coy at all and watched Xiao Lan and Chen Shi's movements intently. She picked up the thread and rope in her hand and carefully learned from them, not daring to blink. The three of them sat together and discussed the matter enthusiastically.

Seeing their serious discussion, Ji Yunshu didn't disturb them. She went to Xie Moyao's side and whispered to him in a voice only they could hear.

"You heard what Aunt Wang just said. Wang Zheng is very likely in Liancheng right now. How can we find him?"

Xie Moyao looked solemn.

"I don't know yet. I need to go back and think of a solution. Liancheng is full of other people's spies. As soon as Wang Zheng appears, he will definitely be discovered."

This is Xie Moyao's biggest worry.

Now, many people want to deal with him. The First Prince, the Second Prince, and Prince Nian are not to be trifled with either. If they find out that Wang Zheng is in Liancheng, he might be found by someone else before he even gets to find him.

After all, Liancheng is under the jurisdiction of King Nian, and it would be much easier for King Nian to find people in Liancheng than for him.

The question remains: whose people were those who went to the village to inquire about Wang Zheng's whereabouts?

Ji Yunshu thought for a moment, then said seriously, "We need to create an opportunity, stir up some trouble, and go into the city to find someone. Should I make a trip to the Prince's residence last year?"

Liancheng is Prince Nian's territory. As long as we turn Prince Nian's mansion upside down, he won't be able to spare the time to do anything else.

Xie Moyao nodded thoughtfully; this was indeed a good idea.

However, going to the Prince Lian's residence was too risky. They couldn't be in two places at once. As soon as there was any movement at the Prince Lian's residence, Prince Nian would definitely send someone to check whether he and Ji Yunshu were in the place of exile.

If discovered, things could easily spiral out of control.

Knowing that Xie Moyao had concerns, Ji Yunshu thought for a moment and then said directly:

"Mo Yao, don't hesitate any longer. Don't worry, I won't stay at the Prince's Mansion for long. I'll go and come back quickly, and try not to be discovered. We can't delay finding Wang Zheng any longer. If we delay any longer, Wang Zheng may be in danger, and it will be too late to regret it then."

After hearing Ji Yunshu's words, Xie Moyao gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind.

"Alright. Then take some time to visit the Prince's Mansion last year. I'll keep watch around the village. If Wang Zheng is really in Liancheng, once something happens at the Prince's Mansion, most of the attention will go to the mansion. Wang Zheng will definitely try to sneak into Anjia Village."

I will keep watch around the village, and as soon as I spot Wang Zheng's movements, I will immediately take him away.

Be extremely careful around the Prince's Mansion this year. It's not like the county government office. I heard you say that the county government office is heavily guarded, so the Prince's Mansion is probably even more so.

When I went with you last time, it was during the day, and there were still quite a few people. You must be careful.

However, let's wait a bit. I'll go to the city tomorrow to look into the situation and then decide what to do!

Xie Moyao's tone was full of worry. He also wanted to go with Ji Yunshu, but unfortunately, he was the only one in the family with the highest martial arts skills, and he also happened to know Wang Zheng.

Xie Lin did know Wang Zheng, but Xie Lin's martial arts skills were far inferior to Wang Zheng's. There were spies all around, and if Xie Lin and Wang Zheng were discovered by others at the same time, it would be dangerous.

Although Ji Yunshu possessed that space, Xie Moyao always felt a vague unease in his heart.

"Yes, I'll be careful. You should be careful too. Ever since your leg injury healed, there have been quite a few more people around our house from time to time."

Even in the village, there are many unfamiliar faces, and there are definitely many people who have infiltrated the miners' area as well. You should be careful.

Xie Moyao nodded slowly; he knew all of this.

After the two exchanged a few words, cheers erupted from the miners on the river not far away.

"It's done! It's really done! I see the fish! I see the fish!"

"I saw it too! My God, it's huge! Quick, let's find a way to fish it out!"

"Fishing, fishing, fishing? What are you fishing for? The water's so deep, who dares to go down and fish? Think of a way to catch them!"

The miners were excitedly working. Ji Yunshu and Xie Moyao looked in the direction of the sound and saw that a large black hole had been carved out beneath the miners' feet, and the opening was still expanding.

Several heads crowded around the cave entrance, staring intently at the river and the fish inside.

Ji Yunshu and Xie Moyao exchanged a glance. These miners were fast enough; in just a short while, they had chiseled such a large hole in the ice.

Just as the two were thinking this, they saw Tie Tou running excitedly towards them with the pickaxe that Ji Yunshu had given him.

"Madam Ji, thank you, Third Brother Xie, we've used this thing well, it's really useful! We used the thing you gave us and it was done in no time. Then we used the sharp side to cut away the excess ice at the entrance of the hole!"

"Now, the entrance to the cave has been widened quite a bit, and we can even see the fish inside. We've used this stuff, so we'll bring it back to Madam Ji now."