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

Jiang Zhiyun felt a little guilty whenever she met that sharp gaze.

Then she raised her eyes and asked, "My lord, are you looking at me because you have something to say?"

Xie Shuheng noticed that she still had bruises on her body, marks on her arms from the fight with those people, and even her fingers were still a little red.

My heart softened instantly, so I didn't ask any more questions.

He said very seriously, "Next time, I'll go with you to set up a stall."

"Although I look sickly, I'm always better when a man is around."

"Yes." Jiang Zhiyun did not deny it.

She went out with her mother-in-law, and both of them were quite good-looking, even above average.

Those people usually had an odd look in their eyes. They were always living in fear. Fortunately, they finished work early every day.

I had been thinking that once Xie Shuheng's injury improved and he was able to travel more, I would ask him to go with me.

Now that he's brought it up, Jiang Zhiyun naturally doesn't hold back.

Then Xie Shuheng took out a bottle of fine wound medicine and opened it in his palm: "Come here."

Jiang Zhiyun was puzzled, but as she approached and looked at his handsome face, she was instantly captivated. She was usually quite rational about other things, but she was utterly powerless against good looks.

She thought she was fine in her past life, but she never imagined that she just hadn't met someone as good-looking as Xie Shuheng, which is why she didn't have a clear understanding of herself.

"Sit down." Xie Shuheng's voice was cold and clear. After he finished speaking, Jiang Zhiyun sat down.

Then, as if examining a work of art, he took Jiang Zhiyun's hand, spread it in his palm, and applied the medicine evenly.

It felt cool and refreshing; he had applied medicine to the red and swollen areas on his cheeks and wrists.

Sensing the strange atmosphere, Jiang Zhiyun's heart pounded uncontrollably. She then asked, "What kind of medicine is this? How come it's so effective?"

“I used to get injured a lot when I was out. It was left to me by my father when he was alive.”

His fingers tightened.

Jiang Zhiyun: "..." He was reluctant to use this bottle of medicine most of the time. Jiang Zhiyun looked at his wounds, many of which had already begun to scab over.

Feeling inexplicably out of place, she withdrew her hand and prepared to stand up, but Xie Shuheng pulled her back, saying, "Don't move."

The tone remained unquestionable.

Jiang Zhiyun looked at him sitting beside her, thinking that he must have endured countless hardships to get to where he was today. In a sense, even if Xie Shuheng were to become a ruthless killer in the future, it would be because he was forced into it by others.

This world is not kind to honest people.

Being at the bottom of society, it seems that only by giving it your all can you get what you want, and even then, you might not get it.

This is without involving imperial power. If it involves imperial power and court politics, it is already quite difficult for someone like Xie Shuheng to survive here, with a broken family but at least someone still alive.

Countless people, who did nothing wrong, were absurdly implicated and their entire families were executed.

Human life is as worthless as grass.

Only after experiencing it do you realize that it may not even be as precious as grass or gold.

Jiang Zhiyun sighed, looking at Xie Shuheng who was carefully applying medicine to her, without saying anything.

The couple was strange; when they were together, they seemed not to say anything, nor did they feel awkward or anything else.

It seems that just being together makes them feel comfortable.

-

The next morning, Jiang Zhiyun got up early. Zhang reheated the steamed buns from the previous day, and then Jiang Zhiyun made two pancakes. She carried two hoes, a sickle, and many other household tools in her basket.

Zhang found it a bit strange: "Yunniang, aren't you carrying so much stuff to dig for medicinal herbs?"

For example, plantain can be easily pulled out of the soil without even needing to pry it up.

The southwestern border region is mostly composed of a mixture of loess and black soil. Because of the moderate rainfall, the land is not too dry, and digging is not too difficult.

Jiang Zhiyun smiled and said, "I have a good plan. Mother just needs to wait at home."

Then Xie Shuheng draped a cloak over her shoulders, saying, "Although it's inconvenient to move around, it's still nice to wear it, it's cold."

"Okay." Jiang Zhiyun accepted the kindness.

Yang Ge'er carefully took her hand. He escorted Jiang Zhiyun to the door before saying, "Auntie~"

"Do you have something to say to me?" Jiang Zhiyun could tell at a glance from the little guy's conflicted expression.

“My uncle has been home for the past few days, and he goes out for quite a while every day before coming back. He wouldn’t let me tell you and Grandma about it.”

“Last night I heard your father, Jiang Laosan, say that someone who goes out without anyone on their back must have something to hide.”

"Aunt, I'm on your side."

Jiang Zhiyun paused for a moment. What was Xie Shuheng doing sneaking out all day?

He was so powerful in his past life, yet he never married and even killed his first wife. It's unlikely someone like him would have a mistress. Jiang Zhiyun would be more inclined to believe he went out to kill someone than to say he did.

However, after spending so much time together these past two days, Jiang Zhiyun had almost forgotten about his misdeeds.

This also serves as a reminder that she should maintain a proper distance. Xie Shuheng's moods are unpredictable, but now they seem to have a good relationship.

If you anger them at any time, you'll become a victim of their blades.

Jiang Zhiyun told the little guy to go back and walked alone towards the mountain path.

She picked up herbs as she walked. Since the villagers didn't want these herbs, they weren't too hard for Jiang Zhiyun to find.

Jiang Zhiyun hadn't even finished climbing the two consecutive mountains when she had already brought this matter to a close.

Carrying a large basket of things, he walked up the slope of the third mountain. He hadn't gone far when he saw Jiang Zhiwan kneeling on the ground, going crazy.

Her hair was a mess, and she was prying at the ground with a stick in her hand. She had ruined this perfectly good land.

She spotted Jiang Zhiyun immediately, pointed at her, and said, "You...you've come to dig for ginseng too?"

"Unfortunately, I had been staking out the place last night; I arrived earlier than you."

Her eyes gleamed: "Look, I found it. This is ginseng. Jiang Zhiyun, do you believe I can earn you several years' worth of money by digging this up?"

The leaves are thin, the stems and leaves are upright and oblong, and the fruit clusters are upright.

Looking down, she had dug out half a radish-shaped piece, so at first glance it really looked like a wild ginseng.

"Jiang Zhiyun, just you wait. I'll dig this thing up right now, and then I'll bribe someone... I won't go to the pig cage to drown it, I won't be laughed at!"

Jiang Zhiyun glanced at the time: "But it's almost time."

"Besides, this isn't wild ginseng. Forget about my money for several years, I couldn't even sell it for ten coins," Jiang Zhiyun analyzed calmly.

"What did you say?" Jiang Zhiwan laughed. "You're really ignorant. People like you should just die. You're so jealous. I'm going to succeed, I'm going to succeed."

At this moment, the clan chief, Jiang Laosan, and the uncles and elders of the Jiang family all came over.

He looked at Jiang Zhiwan with a very serious expression: "Why are you hiding?"

"Come with us to be drowned in a pig cage. You agreed to it willingly. What are you doing hiding here now?"

"I've found it! I've found a fifty-year-old wild ginseng. I'm going to make money now, and I'll use it to help the Jiang family. Father, uncles, clan chief, please, please let me go."

He then knelt down.

"This is not wild ginseng."

Before they could even consider it, the clan chief spoke decisively.