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

"Qiqi, your cooking skills are getting better and better!"

For dinner, we ate the pork belly that Liu Suyi bought today. The stewed pork belly was so rich and flavorful that even the broth from the braised pork was enough to make two bowls of rice.

"This braised pork offal gets better and better with every bite."

Liu Suyi initially disliked pig intestines, but now she enjoys eating braised pig intestines.

The only downside is that it's extremely difficult to clean.

"Who says pig intestines smell bad and don't taste good?"

"Loyal and Brave Marquis said jokingly."

Liu Suyi stepped on it, saying without changing her expression, "You must have misheard. It was clearly Lin Huilan who said it."

Upon hearing the mention of Lin Huilan, the Marquis of Zhongyong's expression instantly changed. He chuckled and said, "Suyi, I must have misremembered."

Cheng Qiqi lowered her head and silently ate with Jin Sui'an.

Without the several courtyards of the Marquis's residence, Liu Suyi and Lin Huilan, the mistress and concubine, were constantly running into each other. She had bumped into Lin Huilan several times, and Lin Huilan had been flirting with the Marquis.

"Mom, I need to pee."

Jin Sui'an spoke softly, and Cheng Qiqi immediately grabbed her daughter and ran away. She was too embarrassed to continue eating.

……

As dawn broke, Cheng Qiqi rode a cart all the way to Ancuo Village, a small fishing village by the sea.

The vast sea stretches out before you, and not far from the small fishing village are rocky beaches, all of which are exposed at low tide.

"This is so beautiful."

This was the first time Liu Suyi had ever seen the azure sea in her half-life.

"If I hadn't been exiled, I probably would never have seen such a beautiful sea in my entire life!"

Cheng Qiqi opened her arms, and the slightly salty sea breeze blew in. It was a little cold, but not freezing.

"That's because our family is lucky and blessed. You also had so much food prepared for us. Otherwise, we wouldn't have made it to Lingnan."

After her mother-in-law, Madam Jin, recovered her health, she became familiar with the village elders. They said that they had never seen a family like the Jins, where an entire family was exiled and arrived safely without a single member missing.

After most prisoners arrived in Lingnan, some suffered heavy casualties, with less than three out of ten surviving.

Not even a single woman reached Lingnan.

Either the child didn't survive!

When Liu Suyi heard her mother-in-law talk about this, she felt extremely fortunate. Along the way, not only the women, but also the men had fallen ill.

But Cheng Qiqi always manages to find herbs or some food...

And so, they persevered and supported each other all the way, and arrived safely in Lingnan.

"Mother, it must be the young master's spirit in heaven, protecting us and keeping us safe and sound."

Cheng Qiqi said with a smile.

"You're right."

Liu Suyi clasped her hands together, looked up at the sky, and murmured, "Mo'er, please bless our whole family with peace and safety, bless An'an to grow up safely and healthily, and bless your wife Qiqi with peace and good fortune."

In the future, I will meet a good person again.

As the Marquis of Zhongyong, carrying a wooden bucket, listened to the conversation between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, his lips twitched involuntarily. His son was still alive, so where did his spirit in heaven come from?

"Suyi, Qiqi, the village head just told us that when the tide goes out, everyone can come and collect seafood, and whatever they find is theirs."

Marquis Zhongyong handed over a wooden bucket and some homemade iron tongs, saying, "For things like crabs that bite, use iron tongs to clamp them."

"Qiqi, you can take this."

Liu Suyi handed the metal clip directly to Cheng Qiqi.

"Thank you, Mom and Dad."

Cheng Qiqi didn't stand on ceremony; she was quite interested in beachcombing.

After the tide receded, there were only some small puddles on the beach. In order to go beachcombing, they specially bought old oil shoes from the villagers. Although they were old, they didn't mind wearing a pair of socks inside.

As long as she could go beachcombing, Cheng Qiqi wouldn't mind at all.

"What is this?"

"Is this a clam?"

"..."

Cheng Qiqi was exhausted from pretending to know everything. After asking around, she discovered that there seemed to be more seafood in ancient times than in modern times. Cheng Qiqi hadn't even moved a few hundred meters before her bucket was already full of abundant seafood!

We've already dug up a whole bucket of oysters.

"Sister-in-law Rong, how much are these worth?"

Cheng Qiqi happened to see Aunt Rong picking up fish nearby and asked her a question out of curiosity.

Aunt Rong glanced at it and said, "You don't have much here, maybe eight or nine coins?"

"what?"

Cheng Qiqi's jaw nearly dropped in astonishment. "Sister-in-law Rong, do you mean this bucket of oysters of mine is only worth three copper coins?"

That bucket of oysters of hers must weigh at least seven or eight pounds, right?

"When the tide goes out, nobody picks up fish anymore. It's better to pick up fish to make salted fish, dry them, and sell them for money."

Aunt Rong said with a smile that her son was able to get a job at the sugar mill thanks to Cheng Qiqi. Aunt Rong also happily explained, "These seafood products can't be transported out and won't fetch much money."

"..."

Cheng Qiqi's enthusiasm and excitement subsided considerably in an instant, but she quickly cheered up again. It was good that they were worthless; she could pick them up at will.

For Cheng Qiqi, who loves seafood, how could this not be considered a perk?

"Qiqi, there are so many here, we can't possibly pick them all up."

Liu Suyi squatted in one spot, and even after the bucket was empty, she hadn't finished picking them all.

"I am coming."

Cheng Qiqi came over excitedly, but the iron clamps were of no use at all. She didn't care about them now. The shallow seawater was a bit cold. She only had one thought in her mind: take them all away!

"Qiqi, do we still want it?"

The large vats brought by Marquis Zhongyong and others were already full, but Cheng Qiqi was still excitedly picking oysters and couldn't stop.

"Yes, Father, we'll take them all back."

Cheng Qiqi has already started thinking about delicious oyster sauce. Oysters can also be boiled to make oyster sauce. The taste of stir-fried cabbage with oyster sauce is so delicious it'll make your eyebrows fall off.

If oyster sauce is stored properly, it won't spoil for months. If it were transported inland, wouldn't that be another way to make a fortune?

"OK."

Marquis Zhongyong didn't ask any more questions. He called on the men of the Jin family who were picking up fish, and while delivering the goods back, they continued to pick up oysters.

Cheng Qiqi looked up, feeling a warm glow in her heart. As she waited for Liu Suyi and Zhongyong to be by her side, she whispered, "I've heard my parents say before that these things can be used to make very flavorful oil. I want to try it."

"Then take more with you. The village chief said the tide will come in this evening, and we'll leave then."

Zhongyong Hou immediately began piling the oysters he had collected onto his clothes before the cart even arrived, one bucket after another.

Even Liu Suyi went back and forth repeatedly, completely believing her words.

"Father, Mother, aren't you worried that I won't be able to make it?"

Cheng Qiqi suddenly felt a lot of pressure. They trusted her so much, what if she messed it up? Wouldn't that be a waste?