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

"Miss, are you alright?"

A woman's urgent voice rang out, and she said to Cheng Qiqi, "Aren't you blind?"

"Magpie".

Sun Miaoyi raised her hand to stop the maid's words, and looked at Cheng Qiqi, asking, "Xique was too worried about me and spoke without thinking. Please don't take offense, Madam. Is Madam alright?"

Cheng Qiqi stopped and listened to the two women, mistress and servant, playing good cop and bad cop, her gaze sweeping over Sun Miaoyi before she said, "I'm fine, but your maid will have to wash her eyes properly from now on!"

It's impossible to tell who hit whom.

After saying that, Cheng Qiqi turned and left. She needed to buy some groceries to properly thank the magistrate's wife.

Today, Chu Zheng not only bought fish balls and taro balls from their shop, but more importantly, he stood up for their shop!

Chu Zheng wanted fame, but his shop did benefit.

"Ai……"

Watching Cheng Qiqi's departing figure, the maid Xique said angrily, "Miss, that lady is going too far! She even dared to say I wanted to wash my eyes. Isn't that disrespecting you?"

"A magpie?"

Sun Miaoyi looked up, and Magpie immediately stopped talking. She lowered her head and admitted her mistake, saying, "Miss, Magpie was too talkative."

Once inside the private room, Sun Miaoyi asked, "Did you see her with anyone just now?"

"she?"

The magpie belatedly realized what was happening and said, "Wasn't she alone? It seems she got into a carriage?"

"That's the county magistrate's wife, Madam Chu."

Sun Miaoyi took a sip of tea and reminded her, "This Madam Chu is quite formidable."

……

When Cheng Qiqi returned to the shop, she heard everyone happily announcing the good news.

There's no need to say much about Zhuang Sanmei, but Jin Xueer and Song Zhenmei were the most excited!

"Sister-in-law, I sold three bottles of Five-Spice Harmony Dew today."

Jin Xueer couldn't wait to share the good news.

Three bottles of Five-Spice Harmony Dew cost 1,800 coins!

"Qiqi, I also sold two bottles."

Not to be outdone, Song Zhenmei said, "There's still the afternoon, I'm sure I can sell even more!"

"You're all amazing! Keep it up and try to sell even more!"

Cheng Qiqi praised both of them impartially before asking Zhuang Sanmei, "Sister Zhuang, are you managing all this?"

"no problem."

Zhuang Sanmei nodded affirmatively and said, "Aunt Wen also helps me cook fish balls, and Sister-in-law Rong cooks taro balls for me. I just need to pack them up!"

"Qiqi, don't worry."

Zhuang Sanmei said, "Today, the magistrate's wife is paying for everything, and we can't even keep up with the demand. The magistrate's wife must be paying a lot of money, right?"

"Does the magistrate's wife need a few taels of silver from you?"

Cheng Qiqi's words put Zhuang Sanmei at ease.

When they arrived at the backyard, Tian and the others were making fish balls and taro balls. It was not an easy task for two groups of people to make both fish balls and taro balls. When they saw Cheng Qiqi return, Tian and the others hesitated to speak.

"Aunt Tian, ​​Sister Zhengzheng bought all the fish balls and taro balls for free today, which helped us a lot and allowed more people to taste the flavor of fish balls and taro balls. In the future, if they want to eat them, they will have to pay for them themselves."

As soon as Cheng Qiqi spoke, Tian's eyes lit up with joy, and she said, "That's right, today the few of us just had a few pancakes for lunch."

"So many people want these free fish balls and taro balls!"

"Luckily, we make our own sugar, otherwise, we'd spend a lot of money just buying sugar every day!"

Sister Rong smiled and said, "A bowl of sweet soup with some taro balls can earn ten coins?"

I'm happy to have earned this money!

Cassava costs several pounds for a penny. Although it's not easy to turn cassava into cassava flour, it's the off-season for farming, so we have to work hard.

If we earn more money, everyone will have a better time during the Chinese New Year this year!

"That's right, Qiqi, thank goodness we have you, otherwise, how could we earn so much money?"

In previous years, the village earned money by selling sugarcane, but there were only so many sugarcane fields, and only a limited amount could be sold.

Hunting isn't something just anyone can do.

Seafood isn't worth much.

The men in the village who wanted to earn money either worked as farm laborers or carried goods at the docks.

Few women are skilled at embroidery, so it's really difficult for them to earn any money.

Everyone chattered excitedly, their faces beaming. Cheng Qiqi said, "Aunt Tian, ​​the magistrate's wife came to buy things today. It's not just about making us money, but also letting everyone know that our shop has the magistrate's wife backing us up!"

After Cheng Qiqi spoke, Tian and the others belatedly realized this, and their eyes became even more enthusiastic as they looked at Cheng Qiqi!

"Today, the magistrate's wife came to my house to pick up my daughter. Tonight, I plan to invite her to dinner."

As soon as Cheng Qiqi finished speaking, Madam Tian said, "I still have a chicken at home. I can kill one. Please, Madam Magistrate."

With the magistrate's wife backing them up, no one will dare to bully their shop anymore!

"I have rabbits at home. I'll kill one; rabbit meat is delicious when stir-fried."

"And me..."

Everyone chimed in, offering vegetables and meat as they came up with their own, and soon the table was laden with dishes even more abundant than during the Lunar New Year.

Cheng Qiqi said, "I've prepared three catties of meat. How about we all get together for a meal tonight?"

Cheng Qiqi's words were met with nods of agreement from everyone.

In the evening, everyone closed the shop a little earlier. They made more money than yesterday, which made Tian and the others so happy that their teeth were showing.

Jin Yanzhi and the others brought over firewood; without asking, everyone knew they had earned more money than yesterday!

Jin Cizhi, Zhuang Haichao, and Leng Yu were responsible for taking stock, keeping records, and counting the silver.

They returned home early, and everyone in the village knew they had made money today. Moreover, the county magistrate's wife had even backed up their shop!

So, when they learned that Cheng Qiqi was going to invite the county magistrate's wife to dinner, the Jin family's kitchen was filled with many dishes prepared with hospitality by the villagers.

"Aunt Tian, ​​could you please tell everyone that we have enough food? If we add more, we can't possibly invite everyone to dinner, can we?"

Cheng Qiqi was taken aback by the villagers' enthusiasm.

Fish, shrimp, and clams—that's the most genuine enthusiasm.

"Alright, everyone, disperse. We're having dinner with the magistrate's wife today, and the whole village is here. Don't scare her away."

As the village head's wife, Aunt Tian had a voice, and everyone was willing to listen to her.

"We won't eat, we'll just stay here and help out."

"right."

With so many people in the village, they quickly helped clean up the Jin family's house, even cleaning up the fish, shrimp, clams, and other seafood.

In addition, the Tian family members were diligent, and the aroma of meat and seafood from the kitchen filled the entire courtyard.

"Mom, it smells so good!"

Jin Sui'an picked rabbit grass and came back, then lingered around the pot, reluctant to leave.

Tangtang, standing to the side, was wearing a pretty hat and looked just like Jin Sui'an.

"Here, why don't you try some first?"

Cheng Qiqi picked up a piece of meat and handed it over, one piece for each of them, without any bias.