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

Meeting Minister Ji's gaze, Aunt Zhu felt a little guilty.

Minister Ji was a man, and since he hadn't been close to her lately, he was unaware of the changes in her body.

But Aunt Zhu, being a woman who had given birth to two children, was somewhat aware of the changes happening to her body.

It's precisely because I have some feelings for someone that I'm afraid to face it.

The thought of how she had to sacrifice herself and submit to that official for food on the cliff sent a chill down her spine.

Although the official is now dead, her health is probably in serious trouble.

Aunt Zhu gritted her teeth and shook her head. She had made up her mind. Regardless of whether there was a problem with her body or not, she had to give it a try.

Seeing a doctor wouldn't work; she could only try her own method. She had originally planned to go to Da Mao and Er Mao tonight and offer her body in exchange for some food for her and Minister Ji, so that they could survive.

After all, there is hope only if you survive.

Now, the eldest prince has sent over warm clothes and some silver.

This gave her hope of leaving Anjia Village. Who knows, one day the Crown Prince might actually send someone to pick them up. But before that happens, she absolutely cannot let things fall apart.

Thinking about all this, Aunt Zhu secretly made up her mind and made a bold decision in her heart.

The sight of the two falling in the snow was witnessed by villagers not far away.

Recalling the arrogant faces of Minister Ji and Aunt Zhu before, someone made a joke.

"Hey, old man Ji, didn't you say you were leaving Anjia Village with your wife? What's wrong? They're not taking you with them?"

You shamelessly insisted on getting into their carriage, and they dragged you off! Hahaha, what a disgrace!

"That's right, don't you even know your place? Once you enter Anjia Village, you're exiled prisoners. His Majesty personally issued the decree. Do you think anyone would dare to take you away so easily?"

Don't you even know your place? I advise you to have some self-awareness and give up on this idea as soon as possible!

"That's right, hahaha, once you're in Anjia Mountain, you'd better recognize your place. Don't even think about leaving in this lifetime!"

Listening to what everyone was saying, Ji Yunshu stood aside without interrupting, her eyes calmly fixed on Minister Ji and Aunt Zhu.

These two are too impatient.

Minister Ji was already seething with anger, and now he was being openly mocked by everyone.

He flung away Aunt Zhu's hand and glared at the crowd.

"Hmph, what do you know? I, Yao'er, am the Crown Prince's woman!"

Just because he hasn't come to pick us up now doesn't mean he won't in the future. Open your dog eyes and see clearly, all these things were sent to us by the First Prince at Yao'er's request!

As long as he keeps us in his heart, we still have hope of getting out sooner or later. As for you, hmph, you'll be trapped in Anjia Village for the rest of your lives!

Forget about waiting for someone to bail you out; you'll probably be living here for generations to come, bah!

After saying this, Minister Ji ignored everything else, grabbed the money bag from Aunt Zhu's arms, put it on himself, and turned to go into his own house.

He had used too much force, throwing Aunt Zhu away again. Aunt Zhu, caught off guard, fell to the ground, gasping in pain as a sharp pain shot through her lower abdomen.

He pressed his palms to the ground, resting them on a stone, and his palms were cut and bleeding.

Before she could even check the injury on her palm, she clutched her stomach, propped herself up, and felt incredibly wronged, tears streaming down her face.

Seeing that the people opposite her were all men, looking at her with mockery and ridicule, she endured her discomfort, propped herself up, limped over a pile of supplies on the ground, and went home.

Ji Yunshu stood there, looking at the spot where Aunt Zhu had just lain, a pool of blood that was shocking to behold.

Just then, Zhang Cuihua spoke up, shaking her head.

"Sigh, Minister Ji is too petty. He can't even take a joke. Why does he get so angry when we just joke around with him?"

Look, he threw his wife to the ground, leaving such a big pool of blood. I think her palms are all scraped and bleeding. She's probably going to suffer a lot!"

"Yes, I just saw it too. It looks like her hand hit that rock. When she picked it up, it was covered in blood. It looked really pitiful."

This Minister Ji has a wife but doesn't know how to cherish her properly; he has no sense of tenderness or compassion for women!

If my wife fell like that, I would be heartbroken and would immediately blow on it to cool her down…”

"Hahahaha, you're just talking nonsense. Wife? What wife?

You're struggling to support yourself, and you want to support a wife?!

The group chatted amongst themselves from time to time.

Among them were miners who had come here with Tie Tou and his group.

They had seen Aunt Zhu in the woods before and had already teased her, so they didn't feel there was anything wrong with teasing her now.

As Ji Yunshu listened to everyone's words, her gaze fell on the spot where Aunt Zhu had just fallen. Others hadn't seen it clearly, but she had.

Aunt Zhu's palms were indeed scraped and bleeding, but when she picked up the quilts, she deliberately pulled her dress over to cover them. Ji Yunshu clearly saw that there was also some bloodstains on the back of her dress.

She wondered to herself, could it be that Aunt Zhu was menstruating?

When you're on your period, you should stay home. Why are you running around aimlessly?

If these men saw this, they'd probably start making sarcastic remarks for who knows how long.

Speechless as she was, Ji Yunshu felt absolutely no sympathy for Aunt Zhu.

But seeing Aunt Zhu in this state gave her another way to make money.

It seems it's time for her to get all that cotton out of the space and use it.

Cotton is a precious commodity in the Northwest. Previously, she only thought of giving the cotton to the miners so that they could use it for warmth in the winter and get through the winter.

But now, he abandoned that idea, and divided the cotton in two, giving some to the miners and using the rest for other purposes.

Ji Yunshu came to the riverbank, stood on the bank, and looked at the fishing nets in the river. After she went back, many more fish came in, and there were many in all three fishing nets.

She glanced at them and planned to have Er Mao take all the fish from the second and third fishing nets to sell early the next morning.

She wanted to find a way to get some crayfish and crab seedlings from the space.

Just as they were thinking this, suddenly, at the foot of the mountain not far away, they saw a group of people riding horses, galloping past the area where the miners lived.