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

He took a knife from the kitchen, went back to the wild boar, and began to vigorously scrape the hair off its body.

The hair is easy to shave in areas scalded with boiling water, but the weather cools down too quickly, and the hair that was scalded before hardens after a while, making it difficult to shave.

Ji Yunshu, who was standing to the side, noticed this phenomenon. She took the initiative to turn around, pick up the basin, go back to the kitchen to get hot water, and then went back to the yard to pour the boiling water on the wild boar to soften its hair.

And so, the three of them had a clear division of labor: Xiao Lan was in charge of boiling water in the kitchen, Ji Yunshu was in charge of delivering hot water, and Xie Lin was in charge of hair removal. The three of them worked enthusiastically.

The snow around the wild boars melted because they poured boiling water on it, revealing fresh soil.

With the help of boiling water, Sherlin vigorously removed the hair, and even in the freezing cold, he didn't feel the cold at all; he even broke out in a few beads of sweat on his forehead.

The thought of having pork to eat soon made Sherlin work even harder.

The air was filled with rising mist and the sounds of Ji Yunshu, Xie Lin, and others talking.

Their house wasn't far from the river, and this scene, witnessed by others on the river, was enough to make them green with envy.

"Good heavens, that really is a wild boar! They've already started processing it, and I think I can almost smell it!"

"Yeah, judging by that wild boar, it probably weighs two hundred pounds. Can they even finish eating it?"

As the group was talking, a little baby tugged at his mother's clothes, his eyes fixed on Ji Yunshu and the others.

"Mom, I want to eat meat! I want to eat meat!"

Children don't feel embarrassed to say things that adults are too shy to say.

As soon as the child finished speaking, the woman beside him sighed.

"Oh, child, we don't have any pork at home. Just look at it and that's fine. We'll eat fish today. Didn't we catch some? Fish is meat too, it's the same!"

After the woman finished speaking, the little child pouted, his eyes reddened with grievance, his stomach rumbled, and he swallowed hard as he looked at the fish in his mother's hand.

His gaze unconsciously drifted to something not far away, and he muttered something under his breath.

"They're different, Mother. How can fish and pork be the same? Pork is delicious too. I've eaten pork before, I know that..."

After the child finished speaking, the woman did not reply, and a silence fell over the room.

They were all exiled here. Before their exile, some of their families lived a relatively comfortable life.

I've certainly eaten pork before, and I've also tried fish. What the child said is indeed true. Although fish is delicious, the portion is too small, and you have to pick out the bones.

But it's different with pork. You can just pick up a pork knuckle and gnaw on it; it's really satisfying to eat.

"Forget about the baby, I want to try the pork too. I haven't had pork in so long, I've almost forgotten what it tastes like..."

Someone in the crowd said something that made the atmosphere even quieter.

Many of the people here haven't eaten pork in a long time.

There was no pork in this place of exile. There was pork in Liancheng, but they didn't have the money to buy it.

Seeing such a large wild boar not far away, everyone was naturally envious.

"How about we go over and ask Madam Ji if she can sell us some of her pork?"

Someone in the crowd said this, and the eyes of the others lit up instantly, then dimmed again a moment later:

"Come on, those things from Madam Ji are so expensive! A fishing net cost five hundred coins!"

This pork is so rare, she must be selling it for a very high price. How could a family like ours afford it!

One sentence completely extinguished everyone's hope.

Resigned, everyone turned their attention back to the river and continued scooping up fish.

They can't afford pork, but they can eat more fish, since it's all meat!

Besides the villagers, many miners also kept looking in the direction of Ji Yunshu and his group.

One of the miners was watching intently when Tie Tou noticed and slapped him on the head.

"Look, look, look! What are you looking at? Get back to work!"

The miner felt wronged, but was also unwilling to give up. He looked at Tie Tou and muttered something under his breath.

"Brother Tietou, I saw that wild boar that Madam Ji is handling, it's huge! Do you think we could go ask Madam Ji about it...?"

"Snapped!"

Before the miner could finish speaking, Tie Tou slapped him on the back of the head again, glaring at him angrily.

"Ask, ask, ask! What are you asking? Hasn't Madam Ji been good enough to us? She lent us her pickaxe for free, and now she's teaching us how to fish. If it weren't for Madam Ji, would you have been able to catch so many fish to eat?"

Focus on your work and stop thinking about useless things!

"You all better watch out! When we first came to Anjia Village, we were all alone and helpless. It was Lady Ji and the Prince who helped us, which allowed us to get through these past few days safely!"

Now, Madam Ji is teaching us how to fish for free, which is already an incredible blessing. All of you, get your eyes off her! Don't even think about her pork!

As you can see, that pork was hunted by Madam Ji from the mountains. If you want to eat it yourselves, you can go hunting in the mountains whenever you have free time!

If you're so capable, why don't you bring one back yourselves? What kind of behavior is this, eyeing others' heads?

Don't blame me for not warning you, although that Madam Ji has helped us a few times, she seems to have a bad temper, so be sure not to provoke her!

She can hunt a wild boar with her bare hands and drag it back. Just think how capable Madam Ji is. Be careful how many lives you have, and dare to mess with her!

As soon as Tie Tou said this, the miners immediately recalled the scene of Ji Yunshu dragging a wild boar across the ice, her body covered in blood, and the long trail of blood behind her—a truly horrifying sight…

Immediately, everyone's initial envious thoughts vanished, and they quickly squatted down and began frantically catching fish in the river.

There were many of them, and the fish in this area had already been mostly caught; the fish they caught were far from enough for them to eat.

But there was no way to break through the ice in other places; without enough iron picks, they simply couldn't pry it open.

All we can do is quietly guard this ice cave, and when we see fish coming, we try to catch as many as possible.

Other villagers can buy fishing nets and raise more fish, but they can't even catch enough to eat, let alone raise fish.

Thinking of the wild boar that Ji Yunshu had hunted, Tie Tou secretly made up his mind that once he had caught enough fish this time, he would try leading everyone into the mountains to hunt!

These miners were all men, and they were all strong. Even if they encountered large beasts, they could try to hunt one or two.

In short, they should try to get as much meat as possible to eat, and sell any that they can't finish. In this way, they will eventually be able to earn some money to carry with them.

The villagers and miners were catching their own fish, while Ji Yunshu, Xiao Lan, Xie Lin, and others were still dealing with their wild boars.