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

Ji Yunshu was also quite tired from all the work today and wanted to rest early.

When she arrived at the river, she didn't greet the others much. Instead, she went to the third fishpond, squatted down, and checked on the fish in the pond.

These fish are native to the river and are used to its environment. Even with such thick ice on the surface, the fish are still lively and energetic.

Ji Yunshu reached out and took out some fish food from her spatial storage, then scattered it on the river surface to block everyone's view.

Soon, the fish at the bottom of the river scrambled to the surface to eat the fish food.

"We can set up the net directly."

As soon as Ji Yunshu finished speaking, Xie Lin quickly put the basin aside and went to the second fishing net, slowly tightening the rope on it.

He tucked in one side, while Xie Moyao tucked in the other. Working together, they soon brought the second fishing net up.

Xiao Lan quickly grabbed the net she had made earlier and reached into it to scoop up fish.

Each fish was lively and quite heavy, making it difficult for Xiaolan to scoop them up by herself. It took Ji Yunshu and Xiaolan working together to hold onto the loose net and finally manage to scoop the fish out.

Xie Lin and Xie Moyao kept pulling the fishing net up, while Ji Yunshu and Xiao Lan used a strainer to scoop out the fish and put them into a basin.

While the others weren't paying attention, Ji Yunshu added some spiritual spring water to the basin.

The basin was a bit small, and they put in too many fish. If they didn't replenish the spiritual spring water in time, the fish would die from lack of oxygen.

Fortunately, the spiritual spring water in her space had miraculous effects.

If you put the spring water into the basin, even if there are too many fish in the basin, they won't die for a while.

After struggling for quite a while, and after more than half an hour, the four of them finally managed to scoop all the fish from the two fishing nets into a basin.

At this moment, the once empty basin is now completely full.

Those around, seeing the basin overflowing with fish, quickly spoke up to remind them.

"Miss Ji, there are too many fish in this basin, they're so crowded, you should hurry up and find a way to get them home."

"If left too long, these fish will die from lack of oxygen."

"Yes, yes, how come you caught so many fish all at once? Even if you want to sell them, you can wait until tomorrow morning to come back with the nets."

You need to catch the fish tonight. Fish die easily, and if they die, they won't fetch a good price!

"Why don't you put the fish back in the net and keep them alive? Don't worry, they shouldn't die overnight."

You can come back to catch fish early tomorrow morning.

You were lucky that the fish you took home and raised before didn't die. But now, you have way too many fish here. With so many fish crammed together, they're sure to die if you take them home and try to raise them!

"A single fish can cost an ounce of silver; it would be such a waste if it died."

Everyone offered their advice, one after another.

They had tried before to catch the fish and keep them at home, but every time they did, the fish died soon afterward.

They had no other choice but to raise the fish in the river.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they set up the fishing nets and put the fish in, Yun Shu caught so many fish instead.

This left them somewhat confused.

Xie Lin and Xiao Lan exchanged glances. They knew perfectly well how Ji Yunshu kept the fish at home and what she used to raise them.

These fish, let alone so many, even if all of them were taken back and raised by the princess, they wouldn't die!

However, these words cannot be said.

Ji Yunshu smiled but didn't explain further.

"It's alright, everyone. I took the fish home yesterday and kept them alive and kicking all night."

There were just a few more tonight, but I'm still raising them the same way, so it should be fine.

She couldn't explain further, so she could only laugh it off and hope the villagers would stop asking.

After Ji Yunshu finished speaking, she continued to squat down and busy with her work. The others looked at each other in bewilderment. They had already reminded her, but Yunshu wouldn't listen, and there was nothing they could do.

Tie Tou stood to the side, watching the scene from afar. He wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed and didn't say anything more. He quietly advised the villagers who had just spoken.

"Alright, alright, Miss Ji has always been quite decisive. Since they came to Anjia Village, their lives have been thriving and getting better and better."

You've lived here for decades and still can't get through this, while others can do it in a few days. And you're worried about them? You should worry about yourselves instead.

After Tie Tou finished speaking, another miner behind him continued,

"That's right. I think that Miss Ji is quite confident. She managed to get these fish. I heard that she raised quite a few at home last night and only took them to Er Mao to sell this morning."

Those fish are still jumping around like crazy!

She'll definitely have a way of raising these fish once we take them home; we shouldn't worry about it.

The man squatting beside Zhang Cuihua suddenly brightened up, his face filled with excitement, and said...

"Hey, hey, hey, Miss Ji can actually raise fish at home. Can we ask her for advice and ask her to teach us how to raise fish at home?"

In the dead of winter, standing guard by this river is truly unbearable.

My hands and feet are frozen stiff; if this continues, I won't be able to hold on. I have no money and can't get medicine. In this weather, catching a chill, I'm really afraid my old bones won't make it."

"I don't know. If it were really possible to keep them at home, I'd like to get one, but..."

"I don't think so. If it were really possible to keep them at home long-term, then why would Miss Ji bother to make a fishing net herself?"

"That seems to make sense, but I still want to ask. Why don't we go over and ask if it's possible to raise her? She'll definitely let us know."

Even if she doesn't teach us, we can figure it out ourselves.

"Alright, alright, let's go ask her. We'd appreciate it if Miss Ji could teach us."

As they talked, they moved slowly and approached Ji Yunshu and the others.

Ji Yunshu was busy untying the crabs and crayfish from the rope.

After each crab and crayfish was removed from its shell and its body was checked to ensure there were no abnormalities, it was carefully placed into the fishing nets, one net for the crabs and the other for the crayfish.

Xie Moyao and Xie Lin finished their tasks and squatted down to help Ji Yunshu remove the crayfish and crabs from the vines.

The crayfish and crabs were tightly bound by Ji Yunshu, their pincers entangled with the wooden vines. With a little force, the pincers could be torn off.

Be careful when removing it, and avoid getting pinched by the pliers.