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

Zhang hid at the back, watching this scene with hatred, her teeth almost broken. She didn't expect that at the critical moment, Zhao Junyi would actually get such a strange disease, which not only saved Shang Ruoyi from danger but also helped her win the hearts of the people. Wouldn't she be able to gain the support of hundreds of people in the place of exile in the future?

No, why should such a good thing fall on her head?

In addition to the exiled prisoners, local villagers also signed up.

The land here is barren, and the grain grown, after paying taxes, is barely enough to last through the winter.

Besides, in this far north, if there is no charcoal fire in winter, I would probably freeze to death.

The price of charcoal in the town is very high, and ordinary families simply cannot afford it, so they all build kangs, which are connected to the stove. In this way, the firewood used for cooking can be used to heat the kang. There is a lot of firewood here, so every winter they only need to stock up some firewood to get through the winter safely. Some farmers will often cut some firewood and sell it in the town to subsidize their household expenses, so they don’t need to buy charcoal, and they can save a lot of money every winter.

But this year, the government does not allow the cutting of firewood. If you are caught, you will not only be fined but also be arrested and imprisoned for a few days.

There are always some people who want to give it a try with a sense of luck. As expected, after being caught, they were not only fined three taels of silver, imprisoned for five days, but also beaten.

When the people saw this, they all behaved themselves and at most went to the forest to pick up dry branches.

But how many dry branches can there be? In a whole day, at most one can collect a bundle, and there are so many people picking them up that if you go to the forest now, you can't see a single dry branch.

There was no other way but to go to the town to buy charcoal, but how could ordinary people afford something as expensive as charcoal?

When they heard that someone in the village was building a house, they came over immediately.

"Are you really going to build a house?" A man walked out of the crowd.

Shang Ruoyi laughed when she heard this and said, "Of course, otherwise why would I call you all together?"

"Can you pay us the wages?"

"The wages are settled every day. If you do a good job, you will get a bonus." Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "Don't worry! You won't lose out."

When everyone heard this, they felt relieved.

Previously, they were asked by Zhao Junyi to renovate the garden of a wealthy family in the town. They were paid the agreed wages, but not a penny was paid. As a result, they worked hard for half a month for nothing, and all the money went into the pocket of that corrupt official named Zhao.

On that day, there were over a hundred people who signed up, and after screening and selection, only seventy people were left.

Several aunts in their forties were selected to cook two meals, and each was paid 15 cents per day.

In some families, both husband and wife come to work and they can earn thirty-five cents a day, which is a good income in the town.

Shang Ruoyi looked at the list and said to He Jingxi, "I'll leave the supervisor's job to you."

At this time, He Jingheng came over: "What about me?"

"what?"

"Jingxi has work to do, so what about me? What should I do?"

Shang Ruoyi had already forgotten about him, or rather, she had deliberately put him out of her mind. Besides, He Jingxi was not as smart as him and was easier to control.

In front of He Jingheng, she always felt a sense of crisis that her secrets might be exposed at any time, and she really disliked this feeling.

"If you feel bored, go to the dense forest in the east and build some traps. You have led troops in battles for many years, so I'm sure this won't be a problem for you."

He Jingheng nodded: "Okay."

Shang Ruoyi didn't expect that he would agree so readily. Just when she wanted to bring up the matter of divorce again, she heard him say slowly, "My mother told me to listen to my wife more."

Shang Ruoyi swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

He gritted his teeth and turned away.

Qiao Yanxin, who was not far away, watched this scene and could not help but clench her fists. She never expected that even a man like He Jingheng would one day be completely bewitched by a woman.

When she thought about the man she married again, she felt more and more that a man like He Jingheng was the one she could truly trust.

So what if he's lame? I'm afraid there won't be a better man than He Jingheng in this place of exile.

Look at Shang Ruoyi again, a concubine's daughter, how could she marry such a good man?

Shang Ruoyi is really lucky. Not only does He Jingheng dote on her, but the entire He family holds her in the palm of their hands. Even the always strict old princess agrees to hand over the power of housekeeper to her. Even though the He family is now in exile, they still have plenty of money. Looking at how they are building houses and buying meat, you can tell that they are not short of money. If she is He Jingheng's wife, then everything Shang Ruoyi has will be hers.

Some thoughts, once they appear in your mind, are difficult to get rid of.

How could she know that now all the expenses of the He family basically came from Shang Ruoyi's dowry, and the money of the He family combined was not enough to build a house.

The reason why Shang Ruoyi is respected and loved by everyone in the He family is not because of her title as He Jingheng's wife, but because of herself.

That afternoon, Shang Ruoyi went to town to buy ingredients for the next day.

She went directly to the grain shop. The shopkeeper's surname was Li. He was very gentle and his price was much cheaper than the market price. Many people came to the store to buy grain. He was very nice to every customer, but she could always smell a bloody smell here.

The shopkeeper felt nervous when he saw her sniffing around. He smiled and said, "Miss, what do you need?"

"We need some rice, flour, and cornmeal." Shang Ruoyi saw some blood on his sleeves and frowned slightly: "Boss, are you injured anywhere?"

Shopkeeper Li followed her gaze and saw the blood on his sleeves. He was startled, then smiled and said, "It's not my injury. I bought half a pork loin this morning, and I think that's when I got it."

Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "I see." She looked around and saw that he was the only one in the huge store, without even a servant. She couldn't help but wonder, "Boss, this store is so big, can you take care of it by yourself?"

"With such a small business, how can we afford to hire a servant?"

Small business?

Since ancient times, only wealthy families could afford the grain business. How could it be a small business?