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

"Human hearts are unpredictable!"

Liu Suyi's gentle words carried a sense of profound understanding. She said, "Madam Chu treats you like a sister. They will have many more opportunities to interact with you in the future, as they will be living in the village."

"Yes."

Cheng Qiqi vaguely understood what Liu Suyi wanted to say.

Liu Suyi continued, "Distance makes things better than proximity. No matter how close you are, some things should be kept to yourself. Otherwise, these heartfelt words will become knives stabbing into your heart in the future."

Her voice was slow and leisurely, as if she were chatting casually, and she began to talk about things from the past.

As Cheng Qiqi rubbed the seeds of the jelly, she listened to Liu Suyi's words thoughtfully.

Liu Suyi, the mistress of the Marquis's mansion, was absolutely flawless in her understanding of human relationships and social customs.

Cheng Qiqi listened in a daze; she and her mother... were somewhat alike.

Her parents had always let her grow up freely. When she was little, she had endless money and could have whatever she wanted. Until the plane crashed, her parents left behind a huge inheritance. At that time, Cheng Qiqi had just been admitted to university!

My mother doesn't like lecturing; she prefers to shower people with money. In her words, there's nothing that money can't solve.

However, at this moment, Liu Suyi made Cheng Qiqi feel like a mother.

perhaps……

Cheng Qiqi looked up and saw Liu Suyi's gentle eyes and loving gaze. She lowered her head and felt the peace and safety plaque on her neck.

No matter where you are, you must have the ability to support yourself!

……

Chu Zheng showed the site to the teacher and learned that the hillside was indeed a good place to build a house. Chu Zheng was very happy and gave the teacher extra money in addition to the wages.

After choosing an auspicious day, Chu Zheng began to work on the blueprints for building the house.

In the evening, Chu Zheng took Tangtang home, but Tangtang was reluctant to leave.

"Tangtang, our new house is right across from An'an's house. Then, Tangtang can come and play with An'an every day!"

Chu Zheng squatted down and pinched her daughter's slightly chubby cheeks. Seeing her daughter gradually becoming as cheerful as before, she felt exceptionally happy.

"Let's go home first today, and Tangtang can go with Mom and Dad to see what kind of house we should build, okay?"

Chu Zheng asked gently.

Upon hearing this, Tangtang immediately climbed onto the carriage!

After saying goodbye to Cheng Qiqi, Chu Zheng returned home, and Tangtang couldn't wait to ask, "Mom, is there a house like Sister Jian'an's?"

"Okay, let's build it bigger and prettier, so Tangtang can invite An'an over to play later, okay?"

Chu Zheng followed Tangtang's words.

Tangtang's eyes lit up, and she nodded like a chick pecking at rice. She said, "Then, I want to share a room with Sister An'an."

"..."

Chu Zheng paused for a moment and then said, "Then, I'll reserve a room for you and Sister An'an each, and leave a living room between you two. You can sleep wherever you want, okay?"

"it is good."

Tangtang rushed into her arms and said happily, "Mom is so good."

Chu Zheng lowered her head and kissed her daughter. Feeling her daughter's dependence, she was extremely grateful to Cheng Qiqi and her daughter.

The Jin family.

"Sister-in-law, look, isn't this the jelly fruit you were talking about?"

Jin Yanzhi, covered in dirt, carried over a bag of fruit, using his outer shirt as a cloth bag. He said, "These fruits look exactly like your jelly fruit!"

"Yes, that's right."

Cheng Qiqi recognized it at a glance; this was the jelly fruit she wanted. Looking at the full bag, she wondered how much jelly this could make.

"Where did you find so many?"

Cheng Qiqi was overjoyed. She had worked hard all day, but she had made a lot of jelly, so she was still very happy.

"I found it on the mountain. If you still want it, I'll go look for it again tomorrow."

After Jin Yanzhi finished speaking, he added, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, it didn't stop me from chopping wood. I just found it while I was resting!"

Jin Yanzhi grinned, revealing his big white teeth. What he didn't say was that in order to find the jelly fruit, he went to a farther place to chop firewood, which was also more arduous.

"Great! Come on, try my homemade jelly."

Cheng Qiqi made a bowl of jelly. The transparent jelly seemed to take shape the moment the brown sugar syrup was poured over it.

"Try it."

Cheng Qiqi handed it over.

"Sister-in-law, there's no need to add brown sugar, it's such a waste."

Jin Yanzhi glanced at Cheng Qiqi. Although he was not married and had not taken a wife, he knew that when a girl had her period, she needed to drink brown sugar water to nourish her body.

"Want some or not?"

Cheng Qiqi glanced at him.

"drink."

Jin Yanzhi held the bowl of jelly in both hands, looking at the jelly with brown sugar, and said with emotion, "Sister-in-law, you're so kind!"

"Come on, everyone get some."

Cheng Qiqi completely ignored Jin Yanzhi, this spoiled brat, who was easily swayed by a little brown sugar and was willing to go through fire and water.

"tasty."

"It's so refreshing! If it were chilled in Well Town, wouldn't it taste even better, ice-cold?"

"Qiqi, you really know how to cook."

"That ugly fruit can actually be made into something so delicious."

The Jin family members chattered amongst themselves, and the Marquis of Zhongyong nodded in agreement. Cheng Qiqi indeed had a pair of skillful hands, turning the rotten into the miraculous.

In the evening, Zhuang Lizheng, Tian Shi, and Granny Leng arrived together, bringing a lot of jelly-like fruit.

Cheng Qiqi distributed a bowl of the prepared jelly to everyone and said, "Everyone can try it and see how it tastes."

"Oh, they even added brown sugar water."

The old woman hadn't even eaten yet, and looking at the brown sugar water, she said, "Just buying brown sugar water must have cost a lot of money, right?"

"It looks like a lot, but it's actually just a spoonful of brown sugar water."

Cheng Qiqi explained, "I made a thick brown sugar syrup. One spoonful poured into the bowl makes it seem like a lot!"

"It seems to be quite different from mung bean powder; it's cool and smooth, and has the sweetness of brown sugar water."

Ms. Tian examined it carefully, then slapped her thigh excitedly and exclaimed, "This should sell for at least five coins!"

Having spent a long time at the shop, Tian became quite familiar with it, and the fish balls and taro balls sold very well, with several hundred bowls sold every day.

"Qiqi, how many jelly balls are needed to make this bowl?"

Zhuang Li was curiously asking if it was possible to make money selling a bowl for five coins.

"should……"

Cheng Qiqi uncertainly rummaged through the small mountain of jelly-like fruit piled on the ground, about ten or so pieces, and said, "These are about right!"

"A dozen or so can make one bowl? That's great!"

Upon seeing this, Ms. Tian exclaimed happily, "There are so many creeping fig fruits on the mountain! We've only picked some nearby today. If we go further afield, we can pick even more!"

The old woman pondered, "If it's easy to do, it can also make money!"

"No, these dozen or so can make one pot."

Cheng Qiqi corrected her, saying, "If it takes more than ten of these to make one bowl, then selling it for five coins would be a loss!"

Tian and Granny Leng exchanged a glance, and the bowls in their hands almost fell to the ground!

This is a very small basin, isn't it?