Exile at the start? The princess is no ordinary woman.

This means I'm about to start farming. Okay, let's farm. I'm already in the village, so I have to do it. I'll just do my best.

"Thank you, village head. We'll take care of it ourselves."

Butler Li agreed first, even though they had no experience, they would need to learn gradually in the future;

Zhao, the village head, took out paper and notebook and began to write the contract.

"Although you'll need to cultivate the land yourselves, the land isn't bad overall. If you work hard, you can make a living."

"Yes, yes, the village head is right. We will definitely farm properly from now on."

Butler Li smiled ingratiatingly.

Once the contract is written,

Zhao Lizheng continued,

"Alright, who's in charge? Sign here."

The stewards, Cang Ling, and the others all looked at Gu Nanzhi, clearly recognizing the lady as the head of the household.

But Gu Nanzhi wasn't going to sign the document; she was only temporarily residing there.

"Uncle Li, take this to Jun Yanchen for his signature."

"Yes"

Since that was the case, Steward Li had no choice but to take it to Jun Yanchen for his signature. Seeing this, Zhao Lizheng and Aunt Zhao were a little confused. Seeing how respectful they were to this young girl, they thought she was the housekeeper and the head of the family.

Gu Nanzhi understood their confusion, hesitated for two seconds, and then spoke.

"Laurie, please wait a moment. The sick man is my husband. He's not feeling well, so we didn't let him get out of the car. It's such an important matter; it's best to have him, as the head of the family, sign it to be on the safe side."

This was so natural and reasonable, but the two were also a little surprised that such a young girl had gotten married, and that her husband was so ill that he couldn't even get off the carriage. It was such a pity.

Jun Yanchen signed his name and pressed his fingerprint on the document, which was then taken back by Butler Li.

The village head then gave a copy of the contract to Steward Li and kept one for himself.

"okay"

At this moment, Aunt Zhao spoke to Gu Nanzhi and the others.

"Come on, I'll take you there."

Upon hearing this, Gu Nanzhi revealed a bright and friendly smile.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Aunt Zhao."

"Thank you, Village Head Zhao"

Butler Li also thanked Zhao, the village head.

Seeing Gu Nanzhi's sensible and approachable demeanor, Aunt Zhao smiled as well.

"My husband is a bit reserved, please don't mind. From now on, we'll all be from the same village, so feel free to come over and tell us if you need anything."

Since they had shown such enthusiasm, Gu Nanzhi went along with it.

"That's for sure. We're afraid we'll have to trouble Aunt Zhao a lot in the future, so we hope she'll take good care of us then."

Aunt Zhao led Gu Nanzhi and the others towards the south end of the village, chatting and laughing along the way. Gu Nanzhi also learned some more about the village from Aunt Zhao.

It's always good to learn more;

After walking for a long time, we finally arrived at the south end of the village.

Aunt Zhao pointed to two dilapidated houses, overgrown with weeds, and began to speak.

"This is it. Two families used to live here, but they moved to the west end of the village and built new houses, so this place became empty."

Two carriages moved in a grand procession, and not far away, a door to a house opened gently with a creak.

A little girl poked her head out of the river, looking timidly at the approaching carriage.

Gu Nanzhi, Cang Ling, and the others looked in the direction of the faint sound, and saw the little girl quickly close the door.

"Thank you, Aunt Zhao. Let's tidy up and settle in first. It's getting late. Once we're settled, we'd like to repair the house, and we'll need your help to arrange that then."

Aunt Zhao spoke up upon hearing this.

"No problem, that's easy. Tomorrow, your aunt will help you find a few people in the village to help repair the house."

Looking at the two houses, which were almost as dilapidated as thatched huts, Gu Anning felt a chill in her heart. She had been too optimistic; these houses were not even as good as a small wooden cabin built in the mountains.

Sigh, what can we do? It's already come to this.

"Aunt Zhao, the house isn't in good condition to be repaired. We're planning to rebuild it. We'll just do a simple tidying up today and make do with it for now. We'll come back tomorrow to talk to you properly."

Aunt Zhao chuckled upon hearing this. She didn't seem surprised by Gu Nanzhi's idea. Even from this brief encounter, although these people were exiled, they appeared to be wealthy.

If we want to repair the house, we'll need to spend money, and we'll need to hire craftsmen so that the villagers can earn some money.

"Okay, okay, no problem, Miss Nanzhi. Then I won't bother you any longer. If you need anything, just have someone come to my house and let me know."

Gu Nanzhi smiled and nodded, watching Aunt Zhao leave.

His gaze returned to the dilapidated house, and he let out a heavy sigh.

"Madam, it's alright. Please sit in the carriage for a while. We'll go in and take a look, tidy things up first, and then move the things inside."

The situation was indeed difficult, but fortunately everyone arrived safely and now has a stable place to stay.

“Now that we are here, let us make the best of it.”

Gu Nanzhi didn't just sit idly by. The group first went into the house and worked together to clean one room, removing dust, cobwebs, and so on.

Then they carried everything from the carriage inside, and also pushed Jun Yanchen inside.

Then they moved everything from the carriage into the house, and the carriage was taken to the yard and left there, with the horses tied up to the side.

Then they continued cleaning each room.

Fortunately, Gu Nanzhi had considered the situation in the village and bought some useful tools in town in advance; otherwise, they would have been at a loss.

Just as the group was busily cleaning, they heard the horse neigh in the yard. Gu Nanzhi came out and looked around. She saw a woman with a child entering the house not far away.

Her gaze then fell upon the two bundles of firewood at the entrance of the courtyard.

Firewood is indeed indispensable in this village.

Gu Nanzhi walked out of the courtyard and headed straight for the house not far away. There was no doubt that this was the family that Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhao had mentioned, the family whose husband had passed away.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk"

The little girl quickly opened the door, her eyes still timid as she looked at Gu Nanzhi, and she didn't dare to speak.

The little girl had a slightly sallow complexion and was a bit thin, but her eyes were truly beautiful. Her long, dark eyelashes fluttered like tiny fans as she blinked.

Gu Nanzhi squatted down slightly, stretched out her hand, palm up, showing off two candies inside.

"Hello little friend, would you like some candy from your big sister?"

Just then, the woman whose back had been seen came out of the side room and went to the little girl's side. She placed her hands on the little girl's shoulders in a protective gesture and looked at Gu Nanzhi with some nervousness.

Hello, young lady.

Seeing this, Gu Nanzhi grabbed the little girl's hand and placed the two candies in it, then straightened up.

"Hello, did you put those two bundles of firewood in our yard?"

The woman did not deny it upon hearing this.

"Yes, considering you just arrived and it's getting late, I have plenty of firewood at home, so I'm bringing you two bundles to use first. If you need more, just let me know and I'll bring you more."

Wow, I never expected to meet such a kind person.

There's no reason to refuse a neighbor's kindness at this point.

"Thank you very much. My name is Gu Nanzhi. May I ask your name?"