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

Ji Yunshu was not surprised by this discovery; she had guessed that things would turn out this way when she first started fishing.

Fish are fine to catch occasionally for a treat, but it's unlikely that you can survive on the fish in this river long-term.

After all, there are just too many people in Anjia Village.

As soon as she walked over, many people turned their eyes to her.

Upon seeing her, everyone thought of the wild boar she had rescued and carried back before. Smelling the meaty aroma wafting in the air, everyone subconsciously sniffed.

Even the way they looked at Ji Yunshu was filled with envy.

Ji Yunshu naturally felt everyone's gazes, but she had no mind to exchange pleasantries with them.

Carrying a hoe, she went straight to the greenhouse where she was growing crops.

The greenhouse still looks much the same, except that the oil paper covering it looks worn out.

It's been raining and snowing for the past few days, and even though she made the oil paper a little thicker, it couldn't withstand the wind and snow.

Ji Yunshu put the hoe aside, tidied up the oil paper on the greenhouse, lifted the oil paper, and looked inside the greenhouse.

When she came last time, she sprayed some spiritual spring water into this place, and the vegetable seeds grew noticeably faster than the day before.

Perhaps it was because the oil paper she covered the greenhouse with was thicker, and the temperature inside was higher than outside, that the vegetable seeds grew very well, lush and green, which was very pleasing to the eye.

Ji Yunshu covered the greenhouse with oil paper and then observed several other greenhouses. The conditions inside the greenhouses were similar to those in the first greenhouse, with the seedlings growing lush and green.

Seeing this, Ji Yunshu felt a little better. If all went well, the seedlings here would be ready to be transplanted in a few days.

I just don't know if these seedlings can withstand the wind and snow outside.

With these thoughts in mind, she peeled off the oil paper, covered it again, and tidied up the surrounding area.

Finally, they picked up some small stones and bits of mud to weigh down all the oil paper along the edges of the greenhouse, trying to prevent the wind and snow from blowing it over.

While she was doing all this, the others stood aside and took in all her actions. Seeing how much Ji Yunshu valued the things in the greenhouse, a look of surprise flashed across everyone's faces.

They thought that the seeds Ji Yunshu planted would definitely freeze to death within two days, but judging from Ji Yunshu's actions, the things inside seemed to have really survived. It was really strange.

Zhang Cuihua's husband stood guard by their ice cave, watching Ji Yunshu's actions, and couldn't help but ask:

"Madam Ji, I noticed you tidied up so carefully. Are those vegetable seeds you planted inside?"

In the dead of winter, did all your vegetable seeds freeze to death?

Don't be too upset. Vegetables don't usually survive in winter anyway. My wife told me that you still have some vegetable seeds. Since winter-grown vegetables don't survive, you can save the remaining seeds for summer.

Summer temperatures are higher, so at least the seeds you sow will grow a little better, unlike in winter, where they freeze to death before they even grow.

Zhang Cuihua's husband spoke up, and the others began to echo him:

"Yes, Madam Ji, we warned you before that the weather was too cold and the vegetables wouldn't survive, but you insisted on planting them."

But it's okay, you still have vegetable seeds. Save them for summer. I saw that you caught quite a few fish in your net. Sell some of them and eat some yourself. Getting through this winter shouldn't be difficult.

Don't bother with the rapeseed for now; it'll only waste your time and the seeds.

They didn't see what the seedlings in Ji Yunshu's shed looked like, but even a fool could guess that they were all probably dead.

After all, it's not like no one here has ever grown it before.

Ji Yunshu smiled, looked at everyone, then at her own greenhouse, her face completely at ease:

"Thank you all for your kindness, but just because you can't grow them doesn't mean I can't grow them either. Just like these fish, I couldn't catch them before, but I have a way to catch them."

My seedlings have taken root and are growing very well these past two days, lush and green. In a few more days, they should be ready to be transplanted.

These words immediately caused an uproar on the ice.

The women had all gone home to cook, leaving only a group of men on the ice. Upon hearing the news, the men were just as surprised and shocked as the women.

"What? You're serious? You said your rapeseed sprouted! How is that possible? It's winter! How can you possibly grow vegetables like that!"

"That's right, Madam Ji. I heard that you used to be a princess in the capital. Someone of your status shouldn't know how to grow crops, right? You wouldn't mistake the weeds in the field for vegetables, would you?"

Upon hearing this, everyone laughed heartily, their laughter filled with teasing rather than sarcasm.

Ji Yunshu smiled, realizing how astonishing it was that she had managed to grow vegetables in the dead of winter in Northwest China.

She was too lazy to explain, so she shifted her body to the side, revealing the large greenhouse behind her:

"Why would I lie to you? The rapeseed in my greenhouse really did survive."

When I was in Beijing, although I never did any housework, I still knew how to grow vegetable seedlings and what they looked like. If you don't believe me, come and see for yourself.

After Ji Yunshu finished speaking, she stood aside and did not offer any further explanation.

Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Let these people see for themselves, and they'll know they're not bragging.

It's no wonder these men didn't believe it, if it weren't for the fact that she grew it herself.

She couldn't believe that vegetable seedlings could grow in such a cold winter!

Seeing her reaction, the smiles on everyone's faces faded a little, but they didn't completely disappear.

Zhang Cuihua's husband walked out of the crowd with a smile, shaking his head repeatedly.

"Hahahaha, Madam Ji, I know you want to grow vegetables, but in this dead of winter, the seeds really won't survive."

Let me tell you, when rapeseed first sprouts, it looks somewhat like grass. The leaves of the seedlings are slightly larger than those of grass, and you can even see the shape of the seeds when they first sprout.

"Just look down along those leaves and see if there are any seeds underneath, and you'll know whether it's a vegetable or a weed..."

As Zhang Cuihua spoke, her husband squatted down, lifted a corner of the oil paper, and squinted as he looked into the greenhouse.

Upon seeing this, his eyes narrowed sharply, and he stopped speaking abruptly. His mouth gaped open, his eyes filled with disbelief, and he squatted stiffly in front of the greenhouse, unable to recover for a long time.

"My goodness! It really is a seedling! Am I seeing things?!"

As he spoke, he rubbed his eyes and looked into the greenhouse again. It was the same scene as before, with the greenhouse densely packed with lush green seedlings.

This time, Zhang Cuihua's husband was completely shocked.