I have been farming since I crossed over.

As soon as the sky was slightly bright, Yang Mingxi dressed neatly and came out. She found that except for her eldest brother who had gone to her grandmother's house, everyone else had gone to water the vegetable garden. Including the 2-year-old Yang Minghong and the infant Yang Mingqing, they were taken by Yang Mingqian to play in the vegetable garden.

Yang Mingxi smiled sheepishly and said, "Mom, why are you here so early?"

Wu said, "Let's finish the work first. After breakfast, we can go and reclaim the wasteland. Your father told your grandfather this morning that you wanted to try growing three crops of rice. Your grandfather is very supportive. Call everyone over to help us reclaim the wasteland. First, clear away the rocks and other debris. Then we can use the oxen to plow the soil. It will be done quickly."

Mrs. Wu looked at Yang Laowu who had gone to fetch water and said, "Xi girl, are you sure? I heard your grandfather say that you might have to help everyone plant the seedlings. You'll have to help plant as many seedlings as each family is willing to give up for the experiment. However, you'll have to help open up as many acres of wasteland as you want. Your grandfather's gone to count the number." Mrs. Wu paused and said, "Xi girl, can you grow so many seedlings?"

Yang Mingxi nodded and said, "Don't worry too much, it's not that complicated, it's okay." Then she helped water the seedlings.

During breakfast, Old Man Yang approached Yang Mingxi and said, "Everyone wants to plant rice with Xi-chan in their paddy fields. It's about thirty mu. Add your paddy fields and dry land, and that's less than forty mu. The wasteland that has been cleared is not included."

Yang Mingxi nodded and said, "Okay, I'll prepare the rice seeds. I'll ask my uncle to get some for me from somewhere else, and then we can just plant the rice."

After dinner, everyone went to reclaim the wasteland that Yang Mingxi mentioned. Yang Mingxi saw that the time agreed with Zheng Huairen had passed, so he quickly took two pancakes, called Yang Mingyu, and drove the ox cart to the county.

Zheng Huairen was getting impatient waiting at the village entrance. It had been a long time since the agreed time. Could it be that Yang Mingxi had been delayed by something? With so much prey, he would probably have to go to the village chief's house to borrow a cart to take away. As he was hesitating, he heard the sound of an ox cart approaching in the distance and quickly looked up.

Changshan Village used to be home to the village chief, who owned a skinny, old ox and a flatbed cart. The chief only drove the cart to the county when he needed to sell heavy goods. Later, Yang Mingxi returned and brought back a flatbed cart, along with a covered one, ready to go to the county at any time.

Yang Mingyu was driving a bullock cart and Yang Mingxi was sitting on it. When they saw Zheng Huairen, Yang Mingxi quickly asked Zheng Huairen to put the wild animals on the cart.

Zheng Huairen brought two half-grown roe deer and three or four pheasants, and piled them into the oxcart, stuffing it to the brim. Yang Mingyu looked at Zheng Huairen. This guy is not bad. He can actually hunt so many prey. It’s just that his family is really a bottomless pit. Otherwise, if Xier married him, she should be able to make a living! Let’s wait and see. After Xier finished treating the illness yesterday, Zheng Laosan and Zheng Laosi were much more energetic. Zheng Laodi, who had been paralyzed for many years, also stood up. If the Zheng family members are better, Zheng Huairen can also be considered.

Yang Mingyu was walking and driving the cart on this side, and Zheng Huairen put all the prey on the cart and went to the other side to follow the cart. He felt that Yang Mingyu was not very friendly to him, so he consciously changed to the other side.

Yang Mingxi looked at Yang Mingyu, who had brought herself out of the house, and handed two steamed buns to Zheng Huairen, saying, "Brother Zheng, we came out late and kept you waiting. This is the breakfast I brought you. You haven't had breakfast yet, right? Hurry and eat it to fill your stomach."

Zheng Huairen took the steamed bun handed to him by Yang Mingxi, stuffed it into his mouth and said, "I went to the mountain this morning, hunted a pheasant and roasted it. You can eat it while it's hot!" After that, he took out a pheasant from his arms and handed it to Yang Mingxi.

Then he took out a pheasant, pulled out a chicken thigh, turned around and handed it to Yang Mingyu, saying, "Ayu, have some too. It's freshly roasted and still hot!"

Yang Mingyu looked at Zheng Huairen, who was trying to please him, nodded, took the pheasant leg, and started eating it. He didn't want to affect Xier because of himself. If Yang Mingxi really got married to Zheng Huairen in the future, he couldn't do anything that would be offensive.

Yang Mingxi was so happy eating the roast chicken that she had no time to care about Yang Mingyu's thoughts. Before she finished eating the roast chicken, they arrived at the county. Zheng Huairen reached out and took the remaining roast chicken from Yang Mingxi and said, "Eat it later. I'll keep it for you."

Seeing that they had arrived in Qingshui County, Yang Mingxi handed the roast chicken to Zheng Huairen and said, "Okay, keep it for now. Where do you usually go to sell your game?"

Zheng Huairen put the roasted chicken away and hesitated, saying, "I don't have a fixed seller. It used to be hard to hunt in the mountains, or I could only hunt pheasants and rabbits, so I sold them at the market."

Yang Mingxi remembered the restaurant that sold prey last time, so she said to Zheng Huairen, "We went to a restaurant last time, and they collect prey. Why don't you go over and take a look?"

Zheng Huairen nodded and said, "Will it be inconvenient? Most restaurants have their own fixed hunters to deliver prey. They won't just accept other people's prey unless the prey is very good or they want a lot."

Yang Mingxi said: "Let's go and take a look first, and don't say anything more!"

Arriving at the restaurant where she had sold game last time, Yang Mingxi was dumbfounded. She had forgotten to ask her third uncle's name for the shopkeeper, so she gritted her teeth and said to the waiter at the door, "Hello, I came here three days ago to deliver roe deer. The shopkeeper told me we have game to deliver directly. Could you please let the shopkeeper know that we have some roe deer and pheasants."

The waiter at the door looked at Yang Mingxi and the prey in the car, then turned around to call the shopkeeper.

The fat shopkeeper came out and saw Yang Mingxi and asked, "Why are you here to sell prey? What good stuff do you have?"

Yang Mingxi smiled and said, "Uncle Shopkeeper, my seventh uncle has something to do today, so my brother and I came together. We have two roe deer and a few pheasants."

The fat shopkeeper looked at the roe deer. Although it was a little small, it was still alive and looked fresh. He said, "The roe deer is a little small, so let's just give it eight cents a pound. The pheasant is also eight cents. Is that okay, little girl?"

Yang Mingxi looked at Zheng Huairen and saw him nod, so she smiled and said, "Okay, thank you, Uncle Shopkeeper."

The fat shopkeeper called the waiter over to weigh the items, and then started chatting with Yang Mingxi: "Is your seventh uncle hunting? You've been having good luck lately!"

Yang Mingxi nodded and said, "Thanks to the shopkeeper's good wishes, I'm lucky."

The fat shopkeeper continued, "Talk to your seventh uncle. If you can hunt wild boars, send them to me. They're 12 wen a pound. They're in urgent need lately, so I'll give you as many as you can get. I'll also take other game, but the price will be the normal 8 wen."

Yang Mingxi smiled and nodded. Zheng Huairen's prey weighed a total of 150 jin (approximately 1200 kilograms) and sold for coins. Zheng Huairen was very happy after receiving the money and whispered to Yang Mingxi, "Thank you, Xixi, for selling all the prey so quickly. It was a good sale."

Yang Mingxi waved her hand and said, "As long as you're satisfied, we're going to my uncle's place to sell herbs. Will you come with us or meet at the street corner later?"

Zheng Huairen said, "Let me go with you. I don't have anything to buy, so I can help you out."

The three of them came to Mingyang Medical Clinic. Yang Mingxi went straight to find Wang Mingyang, and was told by the little pharmacist that Wang Mingyang had been out for four days and had not returned yet. However, the owner was there, so he could go directly to the owner if he had any questions.

Yang Mingxi explained that she was there to sell herbs. The herbalist led them directly to the backyard and summoned the shopkeeper. Mingyang Clinic normally accepted herbs collected by villagers, so after examining the herbs, the shopkeeper said, "Xiao Bupleurum Root is 40 wen per jin (50g), Isatis Root is 80 wen per jin (120g), Rhubarb and Rubescens Herba are wen per jin (g), Scutellaria Baicalensis is wen per jin (g), and Motherwort and Millettia Reticulata are both wen per jin (g). They must be of the same quality as today's. We won't accept any that haven't been properly prepared and sorted."

Yang Mingxi was shocked. It was true that people in ancient times could not afford to get sick. Although the herbs were hard to come by, at this price, they were still good. This was the price of collecting the herbs. Wouldn't it be even more expensive to buy the herbs?

While Yang Mingxi was lamenting the high cost of medical treatment in ancient times, the medicine boy had already weighed out the herbs: 330 jin of Bupleurum chinense, 8 wen; 320 jin of Isatis root, 3.2 wen; 160 jin of Rhubarb and Rubescens herb, 1.3 wen in total; 104 jin of Scutellaria baicalensis, 1.6 wen; 192 jin of Leonurus japonicus and Millettia reticulata, 1206 wen in total; a total of wen, which was actually more than what Zheng Huairen sold for his prey.

Yang Mingxi held the heavy pile of copper coins and smiled happily. After being here for such a long time, he finally made some money.