I have been farming since I crossed over.

After the land was chosen, they discussed silver and grain. Grain was easy to negotiate: the eldest son would take 3%, with each of the other branches taking 5%. As for silver, Old Lady Yang didn't have much. Last night, after the fifth son had spoken about the division of the family, Old Man Yang and his wife tallied up their silver. The total was less than taels. Fifteen taels were given by Yang Mingxi, and almost eight taels were from the roe deer sale. However, the eldest, second, and fifth sons all had a son married or engaged, and each had given a tael betrothal gift and invited guests. The fifth son's family would be married on the sixth day of the first lunar month after the Lunar New Year, and the wedding would definitely be held at the old house. The fourth son's family hadn't yet settled, and the sixth son's family was small, so they could leave it alone for now. Old Man Yang's proposal was to give taels to the fourth son's family, taels for the betrothal gift, taels for the banquet, taels for each of the seven brothers, and the rest would go to Old Man Yang after the seventh son's marriage was arranged.

Old Mrs. Yang disagreed, saying that the bulk of the money was given by Yang Mingxi, and then 5 taels was given to Yang Laowu's family, and then taels was given to each family. This is how the old couple had a disagreement.

Now Old Mrs. Yang couldn't say anything. After all, every family had to go out and rebuild their house, and they couldn't afford it without ten or eight taels of silver. However, the fifth family chose the old Yang family house, so they could save the money on buying a homestead, while the other families had to pay at least five taels of silver to buy an acre of homestead before they could build a house.

Land in Nanling State was managed as follows: if you purchased land with money, the tax was 1%. In Changshan Village, the tax was four taels of silver per mu. If it was barren land when you bought it, the tax was one tael of silver per mu, tax-free for the first three years, and then a 5% tax. Another type of land was unowned wasteland, which you could reclaim and cultivate yourself. This was also tax-free for the first three years, but then a % tax was imposed. If someone bought the barren land, including the land you reclaimed, you could no longer cultivate it and it became theirs. Land for building a house was called a homestead, which cost five taels of silver per mu and could be used to build a house or a vegetable garden, with no further tax.

Old Man Yang figured it out, so he said, "We have less than thirty taels of silver left at home. Putting aside the money for the wedding banquet for the seventh and Hu boy, we'll give five taels to the fourth. From now on, you can decide on Hai boy's marriage. The remaining money will be three taels per family. Since you don't need to build a house, you won't get any extra. As for the money from Xi girl, the fifth family, we'll shamelessly accept it, and we won't give you any extra either. As for the livestock, there are eight fat pigs, one for each family, two for the eldest family, and we'll divide the chickens equally when the time comes. The goat will go to the fifth family, and the old cow, brought back by Xi girl, will also belong to the fifth family. Do you have any objections?"

The seven sons of the Yang family all expressed no objection. Old Man Yang continued, "After the New Year and the wedding banquet for Hu Xiaozi, we will officially separate on the eighth day of the first lunar month. Before that, everyone will eat together. Household affairs will be arranged as before. Each family will manage their own land. As for other matters, they can make their own arrangements, whether it's doing odd jobs, selling herbs, or doing anything else. As for retirement funds, each family only needs to pay 200 coins per year. Nothing more is required."

After Old Man Yang finished speaking, everyone sat still and didn't make any noise. The atmosphere felt a little depressed. At this moment, a little girl's voice came from outside the courtyard gate: "Excuse me, is Sister Xi home? My eldest brother said he has bought the medicine. Sister Xi, please come over and see how to use it?"

Yang Mingxi remembered what she had told Zheng Huairen to buy honeysuckle yesterday, so she stood up and looked at Old Man Yang and said, "Grandpa, I'll go to the Zheng family to take a look."

Old Man Yang nodded in agreement and said, "Go ahead, Hao, follow your sister."

"Grandpa, I'll go with Xier. There are some things Ahao can't do." Then he followed Yang Mingxi out of the main house, took the herbs left over from yesterday's sorting in the yard, and walked out of the yard carrying the medicine box.

Arriving at the Zheng family, Zheng Huairen saw Yang Mingyu following behind Yang Mingxi. His face looked a little grim, but he still smiled and said, "Miss Yang Qi is here, please come in." Then he looked at Yang Mingyu who was helping Yang Mingxi carry the herbs and said, "Thank you too, Mingyu. I'll trouble you to bring the medicine over."

Yang Mingyu glanced at Yang Mingxi and said, "Don't bother. Xi is my sister. I'm just helping her." After saying that, he put down the herbs and followed Yang Mingxi.

Yang Mingxi smiled and said, "The medicine is ready. I'll separate it. I'll boil some of it in a medicine pot and take it orally. I'll boil the other part directly in a large pot and use it for a medicinal bath."

Zheng Huairen took the medicine and went out to make arrangements. Yang Mingxi prepared to give the third and fourth sons of the Zheng family acupuncture needles first, and then take a medicinal bath to achieve better results.

Yang Mingyu followed behind Yang Mingxi, watching her focused look when she was giving acupuncture to Zheng Laosan and Zheng Laosi. He had wanted to tell her not to practice medicine before, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

At this moment, Yang Mingxi discovered that Old Man Zheng had actually come to the room of Zheng San and Zheng Si, using a cane. Although he walked a little slowly, he was very steady. Yang Mingxi checked his pulse again and said, "You probably had nerve damage before, but now it's healed. Just walk more slowly and you'll be back to normal soon."

Father Zheng nodded and said, "Yeah." Then he looked at his two sons lying on the bed and said, "How are they?"

Yang Mingxi said, "Today's silver needles plus herbal baths, for seven consecutive days, can remove about 80% of the toxins. The rest can be done slowly."

Old Man Zheng nodded and said, "Thank you, Miss Yang Qi. Can you go see my wife first? She's not feeling well."

Yang Mingxi nodded and followed her to Zheng's mother's room. She was still lying in bed, looking very weak. Yang Mingxi came to Zheng's mother and smelled a pungent smell. Just as she was about to ask something, she heard Zheng's mother say, "Miss Yang Qi, please go out for a while. I'll clean up."

Yang Mingxi looked at her and asked, "How long has this been going on? Is she incontinent of both urine and feces, or just urine?"

Mother Zheng blushed, and Father Zheng said, "It's just urinating. Don't exert yourself or walk too fast. This will happen if you cough."

Yang Mingxi nodded and checked Mother Zheng's pulse. She found no other problems, just residual toxins in her body, which was why she was weak. However, regarding the urinary incontinence, she wanted to first determine the specific cause before taking any further action. She looked up at Father Zheng and said, "Uncle Zheng, go see if the medicine has finished. I'll check on Mother Zheng."

Father Zheng looked at Mother Zheng deeply, then turned and slowly walked out. Yang Mingxi pressed Mother Zheng's uterus and asked, "Is your vagina intact? Or is it torn? If it's torn, it will be difficult to deal with it."

Mother Zheng blushed and said, "It should be fine. I didn't feel any pain."

Yang Mingxi checked a few more places and found that Zheng's mother had not recovered well after giving birth and then became pregnant again, which led to postpartum urinary incontinence. She taught her the simplest Kegel exercise and asked her to do it every day when she had time, just lying in bed, and then take medicine to eliminate toxins. The effect should be good.

After Zheng's mother finished dealing with the matter, Yang Mingxi went to the kitchen to see how the herbs were being boiled. While no one was paying attention, she added the remaining space spring water that could be used today into the oral medicine soup, and then let them cool down. Except for Zheng Huairen and Zheng's father, everyone else in the Zheng family had one bowl each, and they were to eat it three times a day.

Zheng Huairen finally found an opportunity to come to Yang Mingxi's side and said, "The third and fourth children are already soaking in the medicinal bath. How long will they be soaking? They are thirsty. Can they have some water?"

Yang Mingxi nodded and said, "Take their medicine soup to them and give it to them. Drink plenty of warm water and soak for 15 minutes. When you get up, just wipe it clean, no need to rinse. Your family can only eat liquid food such as rice porridge recently to promote metabolism."

Zheng Huairen nodded and said, "Okay, then, for the silver needles for the third and fourth brothers, should I pick you up every day, or do you come by yourself?"

Yang Mingxi said, "I'll do it myself. I'll be busy soon. I come over after dinner every day to give them acupuncture. After taking a medicinal bath, it's a good time to rest, which is the best way to achieve the best effect."

"Where are you going? Do you need my help?" Zheng Huairen approached Yang Mingxi and asked.

"We're going to the county tomorrow, and then we should go to the mountains." Yang Mingxi replied.

"Then I'll go to the county with you tomorrow. I hunted a silly roe deer today and will sell it tomorrow." As Zheng Huairen spoke, he took out a roasted pheasant, which was still hot, like a magic trick. He pulled Yang Mingxi out of the Zheng family, sat down by the river and started eating.

"When did you roast it? Didn't you go buy medicine? Why are you going up the mountain again?" Yang Mingxi asked while eating.

Zheng Huairen smiled and said, "I went to the mountains last night and hunted a few pheasants and rabbits. I went to the county to sell them for the honeysuckle I just bought. On my way back, I took a shortcut and passed through the mountain behind your house. I encountered a silly roe deer. Then, thinking you would come over, I caught a pheasant and roasted it. I'll save it for you to eat."

Yang Mingxi ate and smiled, feeling as if she was in love.