After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 8 Su Xiaoxiao Saved a Man
Su Xiaoxiao took the money and saw that there were only two coins. She looked at Granny Wang with dissatisfaction.

"I didn't bring that much money with me today. I'll get it for you as soon as I get back."

After saying that, she pulled her son up from the ground and fled in a panic in front of Su Xiaoxiao.

Two coins would be more than enough to compensate them for the bowls and rice cooker they broke.

They completely ruined our enjoyment of the meal.

When the two reached the door, Granny Wang suddenly turned around and glared fiercely at Su Xiaoxiao.

"Hmph, just wait until your mother-in-law sells you all off!"

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao knew that Granny Liu must have discussed the matter of selling them with this old woman.

Grandma Wang was a notorious troublemaker in the village; she would meddle in everything that happened in anyone's home, stirring things up for them.

"Get out of here!"

After the two eyesores left, Su Xiaoxiao tidied up the broken bowls and chopsticks on the ground, set out new bowls and chopsticks, and called the two children out to eat.

"Mother, did that wicked woman and her son leave?"

Da Bao was clearly terrified. He grabbed his sister Xiao Bao's hand and hid inside the wardrobe in the inner room.

Su Xiaoxiao opened the cabinet door and said to them in a gentle tone, "It's alright now. With Mom here, no one will dare to bully us anymore."

"Um……"

Da Bao and Xiao Bao still had tears on their cheeks as they nodded vigorously.

A house without salt is unacceptable. Su Xiaoxiao remembered that there was a salt lake behind their house, which few villagers went to because wild animals often roamed there and the surrounding area was barren.

After making up her mind, she put her two children to sleep under the cover of darkness, locked the door, and went up the back mountain alone. She entered the dense forest, and after twisting and turning several times, she finally saw a lake as clear as a mirror under the moonlight appear before her.

Under the moonlight, the salt lake in front of her was crystal clear. A ring of white, crystalline, clump-like objects on the sandy ground around the lake caught Su Xiaoxiao's eye.

This is truly a natural salt lake. These days, salt is more expensive than rice. Su Xiaoxiao felt that having such a natural salt lake would be an inexhaustible source of resources.

She happily picked up the glistening salt crystals from the lake and put them into her cloth bag.

On her way home, she discovered a bamboo forest growing on the east side of the salt lake. That was great! After a while, the bamboo shoots on the mountain would be ready, and she could dig them up to eat and then make bamboo salt.

As the saying goes, "Those who live near mountains live off the mountains, and those who live near water live off the water." As long as you don't lose your mind, there are always more solutions than problems.

When she got home, she soaked the salt crystals in water and then made brine. Before the brine solidified, she skimmed off the impurities from the salt, covered the pot with a lid, leaving a small gap, and waited for white granules to form inside. Then she started stirring it with a spatula until only salt granules remained.

Making salt is so easy. Thinking that she wouldn't lack salt when cooking tomorrow, Su Xiaoxiao finally went to sleep contentedly.

These past few days have been relatively peaceful. Su Xiaoxiao hasn't heard anything about her mother-in-law, only that she was arrested, and she has no idea what happened next.

A few days later, after finishing the tiger meat, she prepared to go up the mountain to hunt some wild game.

Su Xiaoxiao carried a basket on her back, still containing the sickle, and went into the mountains. This time, she didn't take her two children with her, locking them at home.

As soon as she entered the mountains, Su Xiaoxiao saw a wild rabbit grazing on the hillside.

It seems this trip wasn't in vain. The adorable white rabbit in front of Su Xiaoxiao was instantly transformed into a plate of braised rabbit meat, steaming hot and fragrant. Su Xiaoxiao followed along, expecting a foot massage, intending to spear the rabbit with her harpoon. However, she got a little excited, mainly because the white rabbit was such a small target, and the little guy was quite alert.

The harpoon missed the rabbit, which darted away.

Su Xiaoxiao thought to herself, "I need to make a bow and arrow quickly, otherwise I won't be able to catch any prey."

Undeterred, Su Xiaoxiao followed closely behind the wild rabbit. As she ran, she smelled a very familiar scent – ​​the fragrance of wild chrysanthemums.

Turning past those trees, Su Xiaoxiao could see clearly ahead, a vast sea of ​​flowers suddenly appearing on the hillside in the distance.

After the little rabbit disappeared into the sea of ​​flowers, Su Xiaoxiao lost all interest in chasing it.

Wild chrysanthemum was called bitter coix seed in this era.

If she used wild chrysanthemums as medicine and sold them to large pharmacies, wouldn't she make a fortune?
She looked around and realized that no one knew that so many wild chrysanthemums were growing on the back hill. The location was alright; it wasn't considered a remote mountain area.

Su Xiaoxiao observed the wild chrysanthemums and found that they were growing quite well, and would be perfect for use as medicinal herbs after being dried.

After a long while, she remembered the wild rabbit from earlier, and Su Xiaoxiao, unwilling to give up, continued to chase after it.

After crossing the hill, Su Xiaoxiao saw what looked like another wild rabbit munching on the grass by the woods ahead.

This time, Su Xiaoxiao was determined not to let the rabbit escape. She gripped the harpoon in her hand and threw it at the rabbit.

There was a loud "bang," followed by what sounded like a human scream, "Ah..."

Su Xiaoxiao was startled; the rabbit had escaped again.

She turned past the tree blocking her way and found a person lying in the bushes ahead.

Just now, her harpoon had pierced the man's thigh. Su Xiaoxiao looked him over and realized that he was a man dressed in military officer's uniform.

Startled, Su Xiaoxiao panicked and rushed over, nudging the man and asking, "Are you alright?"

The person on the ground was lifeless and still lying there. Su Xiaoxiao mustered her courage to check where the harpoon had stuck in her.

It turned out that the harpoon had only pierced the man's calf, and because he was wearing armor, the harpoon had only grazed the skin on his leg and had not caused any serious wound; it had only broken the skin a little.

But no matter how much she called, she couldn't wake the person up. Su Xiaoxiao stepped forward and used a lot of force to finally turn the person's body over.

"Are you okay?"

She saw a very handsome face, but his complexion was pale, his eyes were tightly closed, and his skin was so clear that even the small blue veins on his eyelids were clearly visible.

His forehead was covered in cold sweat, and Su Xiaoxiao knew that he had fainted.

I tried to check his breathing and found that he still had a faint breath.

Su Xiaoxiao was relieved, but when she raised her hand, she found that it was covered in blood. It turned out that the man had an injury on his left shoulder.

The wound was gaping open, a long and deep gash, and the surrounding flesh was beginning to turn black.

Su Xiaoxiao knew that the wound was probably poisonous.

(End of this chapter)