I started out with seven husbands, and I worked hard to support my family while crying.

They went home together, and it was already dark.

To impress Fang Xiaoxiao, He Jinnian specially cooked noodles at home and waited for her to come back for dinner.

In the courtyard, He Jinnian still looked up at Pei Yan with his head held high, his eyes full of smugness.

"I can help my wife with housework, unlike you, injured and unable to do anything!"

Upon seeing the pot of noodles, Pei Yan's sense of crisis vanished, and he even burst out laughing.

"This is the noodle you cooked? Have you even eaten it yourself?"

The noodles in the pot were almost clumped together into a pot of flatbread.

"Strange! It was perfectly fine when it was first made!" He Jinnian said in disbelief.

Fang Xiaoxiao patted her head. "Never mind, we're poor, we can't waste food."

After finishing her meal, Fang Xiaoxiao rekindled the fire in the stove to prepare the pills.

The kitchen was brightly lit, filled with the aroma of medicine.

It was already past midnight when she finished. Fang Xiaoxiao yawned and put the pills away.

As I walked out of the kitchen to go back to my room to sleep, I saw a man in black kneeling on one knee at the corner.

Scored twice!

This time, however, the owner has changed to He Jinnian.

Holding another piece of paper, He Jinnian solemnly instructed his subordinates, "Continue to investigate along the clues."

This time, she can't be discovered. He Jinnian wasn't poisoned; she can't save his life.

Fang Xiaoxiao wanted to leave as if nothing had happened, but when she turned around, she stepped on a mouse's tail, causing the mouse to squeak.

"Hiss~" Even though he wasn't afraid of mice, he was still startled when he stepped on something soft in such a tense atmosphere.

In the blink of an eye, the mouse had scurried into the woodpile and disappeared.

"What are you doing here, my lady?" Before she could turn around, He Jinnian's voice came from behind Fang Xiaoxiao.

Seeing that she couldn't avoid it, Fang Xiaoxiao had no choice but to pretend that she had just arrived and said:

"Hehe, I just finished developing the pills. Jin Nian, what brings you here? Did you come to pick me up?"

He Jinnian squinted in the darkness, though Fang Xiaoxiao couldn't see it.

But you could still sense the danger in his voice. "Did you hear anything, my lady?"

Fang Xiaoxiao blinked her big eyes at him, "What did you hear? I just came out of the kitchen, I didn't hear anything!"

He Jinnian then relaxed his tone, "Really? I've come to pick you up. It's getting late, go home and rest early!"

Phew~ I finally got through it.

How come all of these people have hidden identities?

The next morning, Fang Xiaoxiao quietly went out with the pills.

Pei Yan and He Jinnian are practically ancient versions of themselves, wearing multiple layers of disguise.

Now that I've discovered their identities, I never know when they might kill me to silence me.

It's still early, so I'll secretly go to the government office and send them both back.

"Wife, where are you going so early in the morning?" As soon as she stepped out of the courtyard, Pei Yan stood at the door and called out to her.

Fang Xiaoxiao turned around and saw that He Jinnian had also come out.

Helpless, Fang Xiaoxiao had no choice but to bring the two of them along.

We can't go to the yamen now, but fortunately we'll continue to take the two of them to Yong'an Hall to sell medicine.

"Shopkeeper, come and see these pills. Each one has been simmered for a full three hours, combining the effects of several medicinal herbs. One pill is fast-acting and doesn't taste as bitter as drinking medicine!"

The people here had never seen pills before, so Fang Xiaoxiao patiently explained the advantages of the pills to the shopkeeper.

The amount of medicinal herbs harvested yesterday was limited, but even so...

Last night, Fang Xiaoxiao also prepared a whole bottle of pills in the kitchen, because the effects were almost identical and the steps were the same.

Therefore, one pill is equivalent to three hours.

One bottle also takes three hours.

These aren't exactly lies, given the need to make money.

Just as the shopkeeper was stroking his beard and appraising the price, Fang Xiaoxiao heard that familiar voice from the village again.

"Fang Xiaoxiao!" Yu Donglei called out, her hands tucked into her sleeves.

Yu Donglei was about to make fun of Fang Xiaoxiao when she suddenly saw Pei Yan standing to the side.

She immediately changed her expression and pressed herself against him with a seductive look.

"Young lady, I am already a married man. Please have some self-respect."

Pei Yan dodged away when Yu Donglei was still three feet away from him.

Yu Donglei missed her target and bumped into the waiter carrying the medicine.

Turning her head, even He Jinnian, who was standing next to her, moved closer to Fang Xiaoxiao as if to avoid suspicion.

Among the many people in the pharmacy, Pei Yan, He Jinnian, and Fang Xiaoxiao are all quite good-looking.

Yu Donglei attracted the attention of most people in Yong'an Hall as soon as she entered. She coveted Pei Yan and wanted to offer herself to him.

Pei Yan dodged it, but Pei Yan ended up getting splashed with medicinal soup.

So he vented all his anger on Fang Xiaoxiao.

Yu Donglei, cleaning the medicine residue off her clothes, shouted angrily, "Fang Xiaoxiao, it was one thing to sell medicinal herbs here yesterday. What strange stuff are you selling today, sugar pills?"

Yu Donglei grabbed a piece of fruit, pinched it, and turned it around, wanting everyone to laugh at Fang Xiaoxiao.

None of the people had heard of the pills before, and they were all puzzled.

Yu Donglei threw the pills directly into the spilled medicinal soup on the ground, saying, "This stuff must be some mud you picked up from somewhere, tinged with a bit of medicinal fragrance, trying to cheat Yong'an Hall!"

"It's definitely not a good thing!" Yu Donglei said, then stepped forward and stomped on the pill that she had thrown on the ground.

Fang Xiaoxiao chuckled and stood there quietly watching her, arms crossed.

“Young lady, I’ve examined it, and the pills are indeed a good thing.”

The shopkeeper's words the next moment left Yu Donglei dumbfounded.

The shopkeeper continued, "If you only sell to Yong'an Hall in the future, I will sign a contract with you for ten taels of silver per bottle."

Yu Donglei was surprised to find that Fang Xiaoxiao was actually selling real pills. Just as she was about to lash out, the shopkeeper beckoned her.

He summoned several thugs to restrain her, saying, "This Miss Fang has already sold the pills to me; we were just appraising the price."

"And you..." the shopkeeper said, pointing at Yu Donglei, "the pill you took was already one of our Yong'an Hall's pills."

"Anyone who maliciously damages our Yong'an Hall's medicinal herbs must not only compensate us at the original price but also pay thirty coins for labor costs!"

Yu Donglei never imagined that the incompetent Fang Xiaoxiao would actually develop such an expensive pill.

She used to be a good-for-nothing spendthrift and an illiterate idiot!

By the way, it must have been her newly chosen husband, Pei Yan, who developed it for her. Pei Yan looks like a rich and noble young master, so how did he become Fang Xiaoxiao's husband!

Yu Donglei was filled with hatred, but unfortunately, she had nowhere to vent it.

The medicinal herb she just damaged costs seven hundred coins, but how could she possibly come up with seven hundred coins?

The shopkeeper wanted to bring thugs to her home to get the money, but she didn't even need thugs; her father could beat her to death.

Fang Xiaoxiao was unaware of what Yu Donglei was thinking, but she felt quite pleased to see Yu Donglei get her just desserts.