The divine doctor's concubine emptied the palace and went into exile

Everyone in Dingguo Palace walked into the thatched house. There was nothing in the house except a row of low couches.

Everyone was secretly blaming her in their hearts. The houses chosen by others were much better than this one. Even though they were leaky, they were still stronger than straw!

He Zhiyuan said in a deep voice: "Wife Jingheng, Third Uncle has always thought that you are prudent, but in this matter, you should have discussed it with us. How can such a big thing be decided so hastily?"

Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Uncle San, you only saw the shabby appearance of this thatched house, but you didn't discover the wonderfulness of this house."

"What's so wonderful about it?"

"Go east from our yard and you'll find a forest. Although the land here is barren, the trees in the forest are very lush, which means the soil there is very good. We can dig the soil there and spread it in the yard, and perhaps grow some vegetables and fruits. We can also cut down the trees to make some furniture, which can also save some money. The trees can also be used to make some fences and raise some chickens, ducks, cows and pigs. When the time comes, we can open up some land to grow food. In addition to paying taxes to the court and using it to pay officials, we can not only be self-sufficient, but also perhaps make some money."

As Shang Ruoyi finished speaking, the whole room fell silent. Everyone, including He Jingheng, looked at her in shock.

They never expected that Shang Ruoyi had already thought of all the routes after just one walk.

The corners of He Jingheng's lips curled up. This woman always surprised him again and again.

"What about this house? How can we afford to build one?"

Qin thought about it and took out the only gold bracelet on her body.

"This is all my belongings." Shang Ruoyi had previously told her not to take them out, so she could keep them for other uses in the place of exile.

Right now, building a house is the most important thing.

The old princess took out a paper bag, which also contained some gold and silver jewelry: "The house was searched in a hurry, so I could only take these few things."

Lin and Cong Fangzhi from the third room also took out some: "These should be enough, we will build a smaller one first, and then build a bigger one when we have more money in the future."

As soon as he finished speaking, He Jingheng took out a jade ring from his pocket and put it in Shang Ruoyi's hand, and said softly: "Build a big one!"

The moment the old princess saw the ring, her expression changed slightly, but seeing He Jingheng's calm look, she moved her lips but ultimately said nothing.

Shang Ruoyi saw this scene and knew that this ring must have an unusual meaning.

That night, when they saw Shang Ruoyi take out several quilts from the largest package, there was no other words to express their feelings except shock.

"On the way to exile, Lord Zhang told me to buy some cotton clothes and quilts, which would be useful when I get here." Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Thanks to Lord Zhang's reminder, otherwise we would have been freezing."

He Jinghe looked at the quilt in the package. He saw that Shang Ruoyi never opened the package after taking the cotton-padded clothes. He thought that it was so heavy, he might as well throw it away.

Fortunately he didn't throw it, otherwise he would have beaten himself to death today.

For the first time in months, the He family had a good night's sleep.

Knowing that the ring was unusual, the next day, when Shang Ruoyi went to the pawnshop in town to exchange silver, she did not put the ring in, but took out some gold jewelry from the space and exchanged it for a total of one hundred taels of silver.

If I go to the county town, I can exchange more silver, but where do I find the time?

She then took out the silver notes she had asked for from the eldest lady on the day of her wedding, selected a five-hundred-liang note, and went to the bank to exchange it for cash.

With so much silver, I can build a big house.

She also bought a lot of daily necessities and meat and vegetables in the town. They had not had a good meal for some time. Now that they had a place to stay and no longer had to travel, they naturally wanted to have a good meal.

"Sister-in-law, what do you think of this shovel?" He Jingxi came over with a shovel and asked, "I have never used it, so I don't know if it is good or not."

Shang Ruoyi knew that he would not buy it, so she asked him to go. Only in this way would she have time to exchange the banknotes for silver and put it back into the space.

But she never expected that the shovel in his hand was so worn out.

"This is clearly a broken shovel that others don't want. It can't be used." Shang Ruoyi frowned: "Where did you buy it? Take me there."

He Jingxi took her to an iron tool shop. An old man was standing at the door, eating a meat bun in big mouthfuls. When he saw He Jingxi coming back with a shovel, he hurriedly ran away.

He Jingxi was concentrating on looking at the shops and did not notice that the old man who had just sold him the shovel had run away.

Shang Ruoyi walked into the shop and looked at the room full of brand new shovels. She cursed He Jingxi inwardly for being blind for buying the only broken shovel in the shop.

She put the shovel at the door. The shopkeeper, a man, came over with a smile and said, "Sir, do you want to buy anything?"

Shang Ruoyi pointed at the shovel and said coldly, "Did you sell this to my brother?"

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then looked at the shovel and said, "Sir, did you go to the wrong store? Or did you remember it wrong? We only sell new iron tools. Yours is obviously old and cannot be used."

Shang Ruoyi turned around and asked, "Are you sure you bought it here? Did this shopkeeper sell it to you?"

He Jingxi blinked, looked at the furnishings in the store, then looked at the shopkeeper, and whispered, "I bought it from an old man in a gray robe at the door of this store. He said he was the shopkeeper of this store and that the shovel was the best shovel in the entire store."

Shang Ruoyi couldn't help but let out a long sigh when she heard this.

It's obvious that I was tricked!

She looked at He Jingxi's harmless face and couldn't help but be speechless.

Should we say that he is too well protected or that he is not smart enough?

"You are talking about that man! Young man, you have been cheated. He is a liar. Everyone in our town knows it." The shopkeeper did not expect that a grown man would be cheated of money by such a person.

"I'm sorry, shopkeeper." Shang Ruoyi walked around the store and bought all the tools needed for farming. After paying the money, she left an address for the shopkeeper and asked him to deliver these things to her home, then left with He Jingxi.

Since there are too many things to buy today, Shang Ruoyi plans to buy a carriage, which will make it more convenient to go out to buy things. It will be much more convenient than walking to the town today. Moreover, with a carriage, both He Jingheng and the old lady can come to the town.

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry. I lost a tael of silver in vain." He spent a whole tael of silver on a shovel that could have been bought for 200 coins.

Shang Ruoyi waved her hand: "It's okay."

As soon as he finished speaking, a gray figure appeared not far ahead.

He Jingxi's roar came from the side: "Old man, don't run!"