After the arranged marriage, she farms and survives under the tutelage of the villainous boss.

"We are in a very passive position now. We don't know if the people from Shikanchang will come after you again. What if they read your teacher's book and found some instructions on how to do things?"

"Don't make excuses. Why don't you stop recuperating and come with me and Mother to help set up the stall? Even if you get sick, we'll work you out of shape."

Jiang Zhiyun made a fierce statement, but Xie Shuheng felt a warm glow in his heart.

If he understands correctly, is his wife worried about him?

Hoping he has the ability to protect himself is also genuinely for his own good.

So Xie Shuheng could sense that Jiang Zhiyun had feelings for him. Actually, having such a wife to spend the rest of his life with didn't seem so bad.

At least Xie Shuheng himself wasn't that opposed to it.

Because Jiang Zhiyun went to bed early, she also got up early the next day.

When he got up, his mother had already lit the fire and started brewing medicine for Xie Shuheng.

Yunniang came over to make breakfast.

Yang Ge'er tugged at Jiang Zhiyun's trouser leg: "Auntie~ I'm hungry."

"It'll be ready soon. I'll make you pancakes this morning." There's some flour left over from yesterday, and we still have some eggs at home. The heat is a little low right now, so we can barely make pancakes in the pan. I'll make a few egg pancakes.

Zhang Shi, however, did not show her usual joy. Looking at Yun Niang, she felt somewhat melancholy.

She kept saying, "Yunniang and Shuheng, if they're sleeping in the same room, they should at least share a bed! Won't that gradually build up their feelings for each other?"

Last night, when I escorted Yunniang into the room, I discovered that their bed seemed to be divided in half, with the blanket completely blocking the middle. Could it be that the two of them committed a crime by sleeping together?

The more I thought about it, the more annoyed I felt.

Especially after Shuheng nearly died at Shikanchang this time, she felt the importance of having offspring even more. She could no longer deceive herself; although her eldest son's family had died, at least Yangge'er had been left behind.

It's not safe for Shuheng to be outside, but Zhang Shi is still capable of living. When she gives birth, even if Yunniang wants to remarry, she can take the child with her.

Leave something behind, at least there's something to remember about.

Now that I've been exiled so far away, I dare not think about anything else, I don't even dare to hope for survival, I just want to leave an heir.

Jiang Zhiyun brushed sesame oil into the pan, and once the pan was hot, she put the prepared dough into it.

One side turned golden brown, and then Jiang Zhiyun flipped it over to cook the other side. After both sides were cooked, Jiang Zhiyun cracked an egg into the pan.

The egg quickly stuck to the pancake and started to cook. Jiang Zhiyun quickly continued to spread the pancake to ensure that every corner of the pancake was cooked.

Unfortunately, there was no chili sauce. Jiang Zhiyun thought she would make a jar of chili sauce herself in a vegetable crock another day to store for later.

Fortunately, I still had some dried chilies from a few days ago, which I then crushed in a mortar and pestle to make chili powder. Now I sprinkled it on the pancakes and added some chopped green onions.

The aroma of the instant pancake, combined with the flavor of roasted chili peppers and the fresh scent of scallions, wafts out.

"Yunniang".

Xie Shuheng entered through the door behind her at this moment.

He was so tall that he blocked the view from the doorway, making it difficult for Yunniang to see clearly whether her pancakes were cooked properly in the kitchen.

She frowned and turned around: "Don't stand in the doorway, you're blocking the light. Otherwise the pancakes won't bake properly."

He took two steps toward the inner room, somewhat taken aback.

"Mother called me over from outside, but I can't find her now."

Yunniang ignored him and casually said, "Oh, you were just sighing next to me. I guess you had something to talk to me about."

"I don't know where it went."

"By the way, don't move around. You're too tall. Just sit there."

Jiang Zhiyun found him a small stool: "Sit here. We won't go out to eat later; we'll eat at this small table."

We ate at the table right next to the stove; this was the first time we'd ever eaten like this.

However, seeing that Jiang Zhiyun was in a bad mood, Xie Shuheng didn't say anything.

He simply nodded quietly. He was a tall man, and now, sitting on the small stool, his legs looked incredibly long, but sitting still gave him a quiet and handsome air.

Jiang Zhiyun spread the pancake out and placed it in front of him: "Wait, drink your medicine first."

Jiang Zhiyun brought over another bowl of medicine.

At this moment, Yang Ge'er and Zhang Shi came in.

Zhang said with a smile, "Just now, Yang-ge'er scared the ducks so much that they jumped out. Let's go catch them."

"Mother, what do you want to see me about?" Xie Shuheng asked.

Zhang paused, looked at Jiang Zhiyun, and then shook her head: "Never mind, I'll think about how to say it tonight."

Then one of them took a piece of bread and started eating it.

After Xie Shuheng finished his medicine, he reached out to take the egg pancake. Jiang Zhiyun picked it up and chewed it twice. "When I was making it, I didn't think about your order, so I made an extra one."

"Let's each eat half, Mom and I."

Xie Shuheng: "..." He smelled the aroma and was clearly hungry too. But he could only eat such bitter medicine.

While eating the crispy biscuit, Jiang Zhiyun glanced at Xie Shuheng's medicine bowl and said, "There's still one bite left."

"Mmm." Xie Shuheng nodded and obediently finished his drink. Then Jiang Zhiyun handed him a bowl of porridge: "Eat this."

"I put minced meat and shiitake mushrooms in the porridge, and it tastes delicious. Try it."

"it is good."

Seeing the couple working together so harmoniously, and their son, who usually ignored everyone, now so obedient to Yunniang, Zhang was incredibly moved.

It seems that the relationship is progressing.

As long as there is hope, that's enough.

Yunniang watched as her mother-in-law, as if she had lost her mind, went from sighing with melancholy to being overjoyed. She ate a whole pancake in one go and then finished off the extra porridge Xie Shuheng had given her.

Yang Ge'er clutched his pancake tightly, afraid it would be snatched away.

Seeing her anxious expression, he asked, "Grandma, have you eaten enough?"

"I'm full!" Zhang laughed happily. "When you're happy, you eat more. Yunniang's cooking is excellent; it makes people happy, son, don't you think?"

"..." Xie Shuheng remained silent, eating with his head down.

Then he put down his chopsticks and said, "One should not speak while eating or sleeping."

"..." Zhang was speechless. She was still so indifferent to her, but at least she was different with her daughter-in-law and would at least respond to her.

Back in Bianjing, Zhang's biggest worry was that her taciturn son wouldn't be able to find a wife, because as a mother, she found his loose tongue unbearable.

Unexpectedly, things changed after he got married.

Jiang Zhiyun was even happier to see her mother-in-law and Xie Shuheng so indifferent.

Feeling inexplicably, I handed over the task of clearing the dishes to Yang Ge'er.

Yunniang was at home taking stock of what she needed to bring, while her mother went to call Old Xu to come and catch the carriage.

As usual, Old Xu carried the things to the car, panting heavily.

Zhang said helplessly, "It's a good thing Old Xu came back from the market, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to take any of it with us."

"Are all the oxcart drivers busy today?" Jiang Zhiyun asked.