Exiled to Lingnan, the Crown Prince's wife raises children, cultivates the land, and leads the

"tasty."

Cheng Qiqi became happier and happier as she ate, her eyes crinkling with laughter. She said, "It's pink and sticky, and tastes great."

She really liked the taste of cassava.

"I'll try some too." Seeing this, Ms. Tian couldn't wait to take a bite as well.

Before Yang Jie could even react, her mother-in-law had already started eating.

Sister-in-law Rong and the others also started eating, and everyone exclaimed eagerly, "Hey, it's really good, this taste is really delicious!"

"Xiaojie, you eat, we're all fine."

Seeing that her daughter-in-law was still hesitant to eat, Madam Tian laughed and said, "Delicious, really delicious! If you hadn't told me it was poisonous, I really wouldn't have believed you."

It's golden in color, and it doesn't taste the same as a sweet potato.

"I'll give it a try."

Yang Jie took a small bite cautiously. The sweet, powdery, and glutinous texture was completely different from what she had imagined.

"After the starch settles, it needs to be dried in the sun before it can be used to make delicious food. It takes quite a while. Sister Yang, do you still have cassava in your village?"

Cheng Qiqi thought, since they want it, they should definitely take it all.

"Yes, there are plenty."

Yang Jie added, "For one cent for ten catties, the villagers went crazy digging cassava on the mountain."

After all, cassava is everywhere on the mountain, and it's poisonous. Nobody wants to feed chickens and ducks with it. At one cent per pound, it's a great deal.

This thing grows into a pile, and a pile can weigh ten or more pounds!

"Qiqi, let alone Mita County, even in our village, there's a lot of cassava, possibly tens of thousands of kilograms."

Yang Jie reminded her, fearing that Cheng Qiqi might buy them all.

"The more the better, I'm afraid there won't be enough."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Qiqi was not upset at all; on the contrary, she was even happier: "Sister Yang, if we buy them all, will the villagers suddenly raise the prices?"

Only a fool would pay extra to buy something cheap.

"No, my dad is from a very prominent family in the village."

Yang Jie patted her chest and assured them, "But, I want them all, as many as I want?"

Yang Jie was in a daze. Santian County was notoriously poor. It was too far from the sea. They did have some coarse salt, but compared to the salt from other places, their coarse salt was like a drizzle.

They live in the mountains, so transporting salt out is difficult, and the quantity is limited. Therefore, this coarse salt is the only thing they can offer to their relatives.

If the cassava sales are successful, each family can easily earn several dozen coins.

"want."

After Cheng Qiqi finished speaking confidently, she looked at Tian Shi and said, "Our shop can't just sell fish balls. If we add cassava sweet soup to the mix, we'll definitely make more money."

"In that case, before everyone knows that cassava can make money, let's harvest all the cassava first."

Cheng Qiqi's explanation made everything clear to everyone.

"Ouch."

Tian slapped her thigh excitedly and said, "Qiqi is right! This cassava syrup... let me tell you, we sugar makers certainly get a better deal on sugar than others!"

"The price hasn't gone up yet, but who knows when everyone knows it's safe to eat, then the price will go up. So buying it all now means saving money!"

As she spoke, Ms. Tian immediately went to find her husband.

Sister-in-law Rong also went to find Granny Leng.

Zhuang Lizheng and Granny Leng rushed over and immediately stuffed a bowl of cassava syrup into their hands.

Zhuang Li smacked his lips and said, "What are you giving me this for? I don't like eating this."

"Old man, you don't like to eat it, but the young ladies do."

Hearing this, Madam Tian couldn't help but glance at him and said, "Ten catties for one coin. Although it's a bit troublesome to process after cooking, grinding, and drying, it's easy to keep. If it were in a shop, young ladies would definitely be willing to spend money to buy it."

"That's right."

The old woman nodded and said, "This little girl will definitely love it, so what are we waiting for? Let's buy all of these cassava."

Next, without Cheng Qiqi even needing to persuade them, Zhuang Lizheng and the others had already arranged for people to go to Santian County to collect cassava!

Cheng Qiqi brought the cassava soup home and shared a portion with everyone.

"Mom, this is so delicious!"

Jin Sui'an hadn't even eaten yet, but he was already praising it. Cheng Qiqi, with her sweet tongue, couldn't stop smiling: "You little flatterer, you haven't even tasted it and you're already saying it's delicious!"

"Mom, I'm not a bootlicker."

Jin Sui'an slapped Cheng Qiqi's hand away, puffed out her cheeks, and said, "I just smelled it, it smells good."

Jin Sui'an's earnest little face made Cheng Qiqi laugh. She said, "Alright, you guys eat quickly."

After saying that, Cheng Qiqi took the sweet soup to find Gao Shenglan.

"Wow, you've grown so much in just a few days!"

Looking at her child whom she hadn't seen for several days, Cheng Qiqi noticed that compared to the newborn baby who was as thin as a little monkey, the child was now chubby and fair-skinned.

"Now is the time to grow stronger."

Gao Shenglan watched the child every day and didn't notice anything amiss.

"Here, I've made some new and delicious food. Try it."

Cheng Qiqi said, "You just finished your postpartum confinement period, you should be able to eat, right?"

"able."

Looking at the bowl of yellowish, sugary liquid, Gao Shenglan said, "Sister-in-law, thank you for thinking of me. In a couple of days, I can help you with the chores."

"..."

Cheng Qiqi glanced at the little one sleeping on the wooden bed and asked, "Aren't you going to take care of the child? Runzhi shouldn't be unable to support you."

"Third Aunt makes fish balls every day, and Third Uncle and Runzhi are both working. Why should you, someone who just finished your postpartum period, have to do all the work?"

Cheng Qiqi frowned. Wen's fish balls were quite good. In addition to the daily wages, they could also get a commission if they sold well!

The commission issue was specifically brought up by Cheng Qiqi.

"Sister-in-law, you've misunderstood."

Upon hearing this, Gao Shenglan quickly explained, "My mother-in-law and the others didn't tell me to do any work. Runzhi also said that it wasn't easy for me to give birth to Xiaoxi."

"But I can't sit still. Everyone else is busy, and I'm just sitting at home, it's so boring."

Gao Shenglan stretched out her hand and said, "Look, I didn't do any work during my postpartum period, and I feel like I've fully recovered."

"You should focus on raising the child. You're good at dispensing mosquito repellent for now, but what if Xiaoxi smells like mosquito repellent all over you?"

As Cheng Qiqi spoke, she squeezed Xiao hope's little hand and said, "You really have to say, your Xiao hope has a good name, Jin hope, which means the future is full of hope."

"Everyone needs to have something to look forward to."

Gao Shenglan looked down at her son. He had only been married a short time before he was implicated and exiled. Gao Shenglan had lamented the injustice of fate and regretted that she had married so early. If she had waited two more months, she wouldn't have been exiled.

However, Jin Run protected her at every turn, and they supported each other on the road to exile. She felt that this kind of relationship was extremely precious.

After Xiao hope was born, Gao Shenglan felt even more hopeful for the future.

"As long as people are alive, there will always be hope; suffering is only temporary."

Cheng Qiqi believes that no matter where you are or what situation you are in, as long as you have a heart that always strives for improvement, the future will definitely be bright.