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

Everyone chatted amongst themselves, and although they talked a lot, it was all out of concern. Ji Yunshu could tell, so she wasn't angry.

She took out the crayfish and crab without intending to hide them from these people.

Anjia Village is only so big. She can't hide her desire to raise crayfish and crabs. Rather than hiding it, she might as well be open about it.

Anyway, they'll never know where they got these things from.

She waved the things in her hand, shaking the crayfish and crab a couple of times.

"It's nothing. I found this by chance while I was walking in the woods. I've eaten this before when I was in exile. It tastes alright, but it doesn't taste like pork or fish."

I saw some in the pond, so I caught them and brought them home to keep as pets.

It looks a bit ugly, but it tastes better than pork and fish.

As Ji Yunshu spoke, she picked out crabs and crayfish and walked towards the crowd.

The place where everyone was standing was exactly the route she had to take to get home.

Hearing Ji Yunshu's words, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

It looks a bit ugly, but it tastes better than fish and pork?

This piqued their curiosity.

Seeing Ji Yunshu carrying a stick and walking towards them, everyone instinctively gathered around, using the light to get closer to what Ji Yunshu was carrying.

I don’t know, I’m scared.

As they got closer, their faces were almost touching the crabs and crayfish. When they first saw these strange creatures with pincers and claws, many of them were startled and retreated as fast as they could.

"Oh my god! This thing is so ugly! Can...can this really be eaten? It's a monster!"

"Miss Ji, you should throw it away quickly. This thing looks really strange. Don't take any risks. You said you ate it on the road. Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

We've lived around here for decades, explored the woods, and never seen anything like it before!

"Oh, I was so scared! I was so scared! That thing almost pinched me! Those pincers were so sharp, and its eyes were staring right at me. It was a monster! I can't eat that thing! I can't eat it!"

Everyone was startled by the crayfish and crabs in Ji Yunshu's hands, and many people even scattered and ran away as if they were being chased by ghosts.

Ji Yunshu twitched her lips. No one here had ever seen crayfish or crabs before. It was normal for them to be so frightened when they saw them for the first time.

Previously, when they were on the road to exile, the others were also quite startled by the crayfish and crabs, but when they tasted them, they all found them incredibly delicious.

To avoid scaring everyone again with the crayfish and crabs, Ji Yunshu picked up her things and headed straight for her own fishpond.

"I'm so sorry, I startled you a bit. Let me put this in the water first."

If you're scared, then don't come here unless it's absolutely necessary.

As she spoke, she had already picked out crayfish and crabs and arrived at the pond.

At this moment, there are fish in all three ponds. One of them is where she originally intended to raise fish, so there are more fish there.

The other two were fish that accidentally got caught in fishing nets while miners and villagers were chiseling ice caves.

These fishing nets of hers were specially made and taken from the space. Once the fish go in, they can't get out. To raise crayfish and crabs, she has to scoop up the fish from the other two fish ponds.

She put the crayfish and crabs on the ground, turned around and looked in the direction of her home. It wasn't far from home; she could get there in just a few steps.

The crayfish and crabs were tied up, so they couldn't escape. Seeing this, she didn't hesitate and turned around to run home quickly.

As soon as I entered the house, I saw Xie Lin and Xiao Lan busy in the yard.

Tomorrow morning, Er Mao will come with a cart to haul the fish. Xiao Lan and Xie Jin are currently discussing how to load the fish from the river onto the cart.

There were quite a lot of fish today, so it would take some effort to catch them. When they saw Ji Yunshu return, Xiao Lan and Xie Lianlin stopped what they were doing and walked over to her.

"Third Sister-in-law, you're back."

"Your Highness, you're finally back! It's already dark outside, we were so worried about you."

Ji Yunshu now leaves from time to time and doesn't return until late at night. Although they've gotten used to it, they can't help but worry when she hasn't come back by nightfall.

Upon hearing that Ji Yunshu had returned, the old princess and the others all came out of the main room.

They swarmed around Ji Yunshu, and seeing that she was unharmed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen asked first, "Yunshu, where did you go this afternoon?"

I heard from everyone that you went into the woods near the fishpond. There are large wild animals in those woods. Although you can run into your space to hide, the wild animals in those mountains are very fierce.

I heard there are wolves too!

You said before that wolves are social animals that live in packs, and if you encounter those wolves, you might not be able to escape on your own.

Come back sooner in the future.

"Whatever you need to do, we can go into the mountains the next day. It's really not safe to be in the mountains so late at night."

"Yes, yes, third brother's wife, whatever it is, we can do it during the day, and you can come back early in the evening."

If you encounter a large wild animal in the forest, you're likely to be at a disadvantage.

They weren't too worried about Ji Yunshu going into the woods during the day, after all, they knew how powerful Ji Yunshu's spatial ability was.

Even if danger occurs, you can take refuge in the space.

But it's different at night. Visibility is poor at night, and if you're not careful, you could be attacked by venomous snakes, which would be terrible.

Hearing everyone's words of concern, Ji Yunshu felt a warmth in her heart and nodded.

"Mother, eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, I understand. I will come back earlier next time. This time, it was also due to an unexpected situation."

As Ji Yunshu spoke, she glanced around to make sure no one was following them before leaning closer to the group and whispering,

"I met a man in the woods this time, and I happened to save him."

Later, I ran into Mo Yao again and learned that the person I saved was Wang Zheng, whom he was looking for.

Wang Zheng's injuries were quite serious, and I was worried that he wouldn't make it back, so I treated his injuries in the woods.

Only after his vital signs stabilized did he bring them back.

Everyone was completely bewildered by Ji Yunshu's words.

"Third daughter-in-law, what did you say? You said Mo Yao is in your space now, and so is Wang Zheng. How did they run into each other?" the old princess asked.

Xie Moyao has been searching for Wang Zheng's whereabouts for the past few days, and his family knows this.

"Yes, Mother, they are both in my space now, so you don't need to worry."

Wang Zheng's injuries are not serious, and Mo Yao is also safe. This is a long story; let's go inside and talk about it.