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

"What method?"

Jin Yanzhi's eyes sparkled as he looked at Jin Lizhi and pressed, "From now on, whether I can eat good food depends on you, brother!"

Jin Yanzhi put his arm around Jin Lizhi's shoulder.

Jin Lizhi uttered a sentence slowly and deliberately, then turned and ran away.

Under the moonlight, Jin Yanzhi's shadow stretched very long.

Jin Yanzhi stood there blankly for a long time, and even after returning to his room and lying on the bed, he was still in a daze!

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Jin family reunited for a day. Some were sewing shoes, some were embroidering handkerchiefs, and some were chopping firewood. The main point was that everyone had something to do and no one was idle.

"Jin Yanzhi, you..."

When Cheng Qiqi suggested that Jin Yanzhi try selling sauerkraut and sweet and sour radishes by the bowl in a few days, so that everyone could bring their own bowls, she was just suggesting that he try selling them by the bowl.

To her surprise, as soon as she opened her mouth, Jin Yanzhi quickly said, "Sister-in-law, I still need to go up the mountain to chop firewood."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Yanzhi ran away quickly.

"..."

Cheng Qiqi watched the hastily departing figure and couldn't help but twitch her lips. Was she a jackal or a tiger?

Running so fast?

"Mother, you... you've only embroidered half of this screen?"

Cheng Qiqi was completely stunned when she saw the screen painting in Liu Suyi's hand. Looking at Meng Jingyao and the others' progress, it was clear that they were progressing slower than Liu Suyi.

"I still need to embroider purses, so naturally I have to hurry up and finish the screen painting."

Liu Suyi held the embroidery needle in her hand, making quick, nimble movements. She even managed to chat with Cheng Qiqi in between, saying, "Qiqi, don't worry, I'll definitely finish embroidering it before the Lantern Festival."

"Mother, you must take care of your eyes."

Cheng Qiqi was worried about Liu Suyi's eyes, seeing that she spent all her time embroidering.

"Don't worry, I don't need to see much."

Liu Suyi answered with a smile.

Cheng Qiqi took a closer look. Liu Suyi could chat while embroidering without making a mistake. Hmm, that takes skill!

The second and third days of the Lunar New Year...

Cheng Qiqi could clearly sense that Jin Yanzhi was avoiding her.

Was she paying too little?

Cheng Qiqi didn't think much of it. Anyway, whether Jin Yanzhi did it or not was up to him. Selling sauerkraut was such a lucrative job, if he didn't want to do it, there were plenty of other people who would!

"call."

Jin Yanzhi once again avoided Cheng Qiqi's gaze. He turned back in frustration to look at Cheng Qiqi's busy back, all because of what Jin Lizhi had said to him.

……

With nothing to do during the first month of the lunar year, Cheng Qiqi pickled a large vat of sauerkraut and a large vat of pickled radishes.

Perhaps because of the sugar mill, it was quite convenient for Cheng Qiqi to buy mustard greens and radishes in the village.

"Dad, are we going to farm this year?"

That evening, Cheng Qiqi asked curiously.

"It needs to be planted."

Marquis Zhongyong said, "Each of us has fifteen mu of land. When spring comes, we'll be busy in the fields."

"Fifteen mu? That's a lot?"

Cheng Qiqi was stunned.

Marquis Zhongyong said, "In our family, only Yanzhi and I own land. Among the collateral branches, only the male members own land."

"..."

Cheng Qiqi fell silent. Now she understood why people in the past wanted to have sons!

"Thirty mu of land. The county will provide rice seeds and farm tools. After we finish planting and pay the grain tax, we might even have some left over."

Marquis Zhongyong hadn't farmed for decades, so he made a point of contacting the village head and Zhao Hei about planting in the spring.

Grain taxes depend on the weather; if the harvest is bad and there is no favorable weather, the farmer may have to pay a loss.

"Looking at it this way, it's better to have less land. If there's too much, we won't be able to cultivate it all."

Cheng Qiqi was already pondering whether she should use her parents' past experience as farmers as an excuse to find a way to farm.

"Qiqi, don't worry, your father and uncle both know how to farm, we'll just lend a hand."

Liu Suyi, fearing she would worry, smiled and comforted her.

"Mother, I'll find a way to buy some meat then, so I won't be afraid of farming and hard work."

Cheng Qiqi thought about the hundred taels of silver in her pocket; she knew she had to spend it wisely!

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the sugar mill started work again.

Over at the training ground, Zhongyonghou and the others also started working.

"Cheng Qiqi, any news from Chongshan? Is anyone buying sugar?"

As soon as Granny Leng saw Cheng Qiqi, she couldn't help but ask her about it. During the New Year, Granny Leng had been worried about this matter.

The best amber candy is very good, but at 48 coins a pack, it's really expensive!

Seeing the bumper harvest in the sugarcane fields, they spent another sixty taels of silver to buy all the sugarcane grown by the nearby villagers. Her heart was pounding!

If the sugar doesn't sell and ends up stuck in our hands, then all our efforts will have been in vain.

Not yet.

Cheng Qiqi explained, "Chongshan might have to travel through two or three prefectures at a time, and a round trip could take more than half a month."

"Two or three prefectures?"

Granny Leng frowned and said, "Qiqi, why don't we try selling it in one place first, or in An'nan Prefecture? If it sells well, then we can go elsewhere."

"Grandma Leng, a bag of candy sells for forty-eight copper coins. How much candy would you need to sell to earn three or four hundred taels of silver? Relying solely on one prefecture city would definitely not be enough."

"Since we're going out to sell goods, we naturally need to get as many orders as possible so we can deliver them later."

"What we need to do now is to make more amber candy and glass candy. When Chongshan comes back, we might need a lot of supplies."

After Cheng Qiqi spoke a few words, her calmness and confidence made Granny Leng feel a sense of crisis. If Chongshan came back and took a lot of goods with him, then they would have to work hard!

The first batch of sugarcane juice is the easiest to extract amber sugar from; no, she had to have Xiaoyu keep a close eye on it.

Not to mention Granny Leng, even Cheng Qiqi was keeping a close eye on it, constantly recording the sugar-making process. Earning four or five hundred taels of silver a year by selling sugar was no easy feat.

We need to make more amber sugar!

She had a feeling that if she wanted to make money, she would have to rely on amber candy and glass candy.

The first batch of sugar for the New Year was made, and four batches of top-quality amber sugar were produced. Seeing this, Cheng Qiqi finally breathed a sigh of relief!

Not bad!

Reassured, Cheng Qiqi went to check on her sugarcane vinegar. After seven or eight days of fermentation, she could already smell the aroma of the wine!

Seeing a white film of bacteria on the surface of the wine, she stopped stirring it.

In a few more days, it will turn into vinegar.

Cheng Qiqi carefully covered it. This batch of sugarcane vinegar was ready. Perhaps the people of Lingnan would like it!

With so much seafood in Lingnan, wouldn't it be especially delicious with a little vinegar?

With this in mind, Cheng Qiqi was in an exceptionally good mood every day.

"Third Uncle, wait a minute."

As Cheng Qiqi was preparing to leave the sugar shop that day, she saw Uncle Jin preparing to pour out the tail sauce.

"Is it going to fall apart?"

Seeing that the last bit of juice seemed about to be poured away, Cheng Qiqi quickly spoke up.

"This is the last batch of sauce, it's not very sweet anymore, discard it."

Master Jin explained that he had been working at the sugar mill for quite some time, and the diluted juices were no longer worth boiling into sugar.