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

Before the couple had even left the dried goods street, Jiang Zhiyun spotted a travel-worn man.

This man is named Hu Sihai, and he deals in dried goods in the prefecture above. I had never worked with him in my previous life, but I knew that he was wealthy and owned a shop selling expensive medicinal herbs, catering specifically to the elite.

If we don't cooperate with someone like this now, when will we?

Before Jiang Zhiyun could go forward to ask, he stepped forward first: "My name is Hu Sihai. I just heard people around say that the young lady is selling matsutake mushrooms?"

"I've come here specifically to buy matsutake mushrooms and ginseng. I've asked around at all the dried goods shops, but they don't have any. Could you show me the goods?" Hu Sihai asked hopefully.

Xie Shuheng then put down his basket.

He had only thought that taking back a little bit would be fine, but he never expected that this thing would be so good!

The rumors spread by those around us...

He said anxiously, "How can such good things not sell? Give them to me, give them all to me."

“Mr. Hu, Yunniang isn’t good with sweet talk. This stuff could sell for 150 coins a pound elsewhere. But since you’re here, I’m willing to sell it for 130 coins. If you think it’s a good deal, then take it.”

"If it's not a good fit, then don't waste each other's time."

“I’ll make shoes the size of your feet. One hundred and fifty coins a pound, I’ll buy them.”

These are top-quality matsutake mushrooms. Others may not know this, but if Hu Sihai takes them back, he'll definitely be able to sell them to those important people for over two hundred coins.

It weighs about fifty jin (approximately 25 kg), and after drying, it's definitely the correct weight.

That adds up to 7,500 cash, which is five taels of silver, and that's how I got it.

Five taels of silver is already quite a lot; many families don't earn that much money in a year, let alone considering that these are just matsutake mushrooms picked up from the mountain.

Twenty-five taels of silver is enough to buy a new house in the county.

Jiang Zhiyun stuffed the heavy silver into her pocket.

Then he added, "By the way, we also have ginseng."

Hu Sihai, who was already happy, was now even happier: "What did you say?"

"Where? How is it? Let me see?" He excitedly asked three questions in a row.

Jiang Zhiyun took out a ginseng wrapped in cloth from the bottom of the basket. The soil on it was still fresh, and it was tied with a red thread.

Hu Sihai took it, looked at it for a long time without reacting, and frowned.

The people around them were extremely jealous:

"It must be fake. They made so much money from that matsutake mushroom business just now, how could they still be making money now?"

"Exactly, judging from that person's expression, something's definitely wrong."

"What if they get angry later and don't want those matsutake mushrooms anymore? Then they won't be able to sell anything."

They only hope that others will be bad, and never wish for others to get rich.

Even if you don't know Jiang Zhiyun and his wife at all, you still hope that something bad happens to them soon.

I just hope that everyone around me will be worse off than me.

As the surrounding chatter grew louder, Hu Sihai looked at Jiang Zhiyun and then excitedly tried to grab her sleeve.

Xie Shuheng blocked him away, and with a look of disgust, he let Xie Shuheng grab his sleeve.

Hu Sihai was so excited that he didn't even realize the couple's little tricks.

He said, "This is not just ginseng! This is fifty-year-old ginseng. Ginseng hasn't been dug up in this area for a long time."

He got so emotional as he spoke that he started to cry.

It fell directly onto Xie Shuheng's clothes.

Xie Shuheng: "..."

"Young Master Hu, please calm down," he kindly reminded him, his teeth practically grinding to powder.

Hu Sihai nodded, looking at him with gratitude: "This young man cares so much about me, it's nothing. I'm fine, I was just too excited."

"Not really," Xie Shuheng explained. "I don't like people pulling on my sleeves."

The implication is that maintaining a certain distance is feasible?

Hu Sihai was a little embarrassed and quickly let go.

Jiang Zhiyun found Xie Shuheng's somewhat embarrassed appearance rather amusing.

I wiped his sleeve and noticed that his furrowed brow had lessened a bit.

Hu Sihai said, "Let's not beat around the bush. How about fifty taels for this fifty-year-old ginseng?"

Since there is only one plant, not even a pound, there is no need to weigh it. For something so precious, we can just estimate the price directly.

"Okay." Jiang Zhiyun nodded.

That's roughly the price. While fifty-year-old ginseng is certainly precious, to sell it for over a hundred taels, you need to consider the mountain. For example, ginseng from Baiyun Mountain is the most expensive.

Wild ginseng like Jiang Zhiyun's is naturally inferior to those others.

Therefore, fifty taels is indeed a fair price.

Hu Sihai settled the matter immediately. He was about to leave with the things, but then he turned back and gave Jiang Zhiyun his address in the prefecture: "If you and your husband need anything else, be sure to come to me. There will be more opportunities to spend time together in the future."

"Okay." The couple watched him leave.

No one around dared to say anything.

Before, they were jealous of five taels, but now it's fifty taels...

Jealousy now seems distant, even unattainable.

The surrounding area was completely silent; no one dared to speak.

Jiang Zhiyun was also happy: "We can take them back to repair the house and make the foundation more solid. After the repairs are completed, we'll still have some left."

"I also want to build a swing at home and bring back some pretty flowers and plants to plant."

"Besides that, we cleared land not far from our house and made a vegetable garden..."

She counted on her fingers.

It's not like we're just sitting around and living off our savings.

“Hmm.” He looked at Jiang Zhiyun and then added, “And as I mentioned before, we grow our own paddy fields with rice.”

He remembered all of these things.

"Yes, then our little yellow ducks can be raised in the paddy fields. I'll also buy some fish fry to put in, that would be good too."

"..."

Without further ado, the two bought a lot of seeds and some farming tools in the county.

She bought quite a bit of vegetables and meat at the market. Jiang Zhiyun thought to herself that she would cook elaborate dishes when she got home: black chicken soup, braised pork, crucian carp soup, and jade tofu soup…

Having finally earned so much money, how can I not spend some to reward myself for my hard work?

Xie Shuheng accompanied Jiang Zhiyun for a long time, and then asked at the market entrance, "Why don't you buy some of your favorite foods?"

Jiang Zhiyun was stunned for a moment. It seemed that she had never known what she particularly liked.

Even if in a previous life one was a businessman or a household manager, when cooking was something to enjoy, it was always for the sake of the whole family and raising the children. The snacks and dishes were always made according to what the children liked.

Asking her what she likes is really a challenge.

Seeing her bewildered expression, Xie Shuheng felt a pang of heartache. She must have been constantly thinking of others, and no one cared about her; she had even forgotten to care about herself.

"I'll take you away."

The couple loaded the household items they had bought into the carriage, and then Xie Shuheng took her hand and led her to a very lively street.