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

Jiang Zhiyun thought for a moment and asked, "Did the magistrate ask about it? Like an autopsy or anything like that?"

"No way! This family isn't even pursuing the matter; they'd rather he died sooner. Why should the rest of us worry about it?"

"Alright, I'm going out to the mountains to find some wild vegetables too. That's all for now!" Aunt Hong picked up her hoe and left.

……

Jiang Zhiyun was puzzled. Was the magistrate looking for Xie Shuheng not about this matter?

As they were talking, Xie Shuheng returned from outside, carrying something wrapped in oil paper.

Jiang Zhiyun quickly ran towards him: "How are you? Are you injured? Did they interrogate you or force you to do something?"

"My wife has so many questions, which one should I answer?" he teased, and Jiang Zhiyun realized that she had been worrying too much.

If something had happened, he wouldn't be joking with her like this. Fortunately, it was all for nothing.

Jiang Zhiyun breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm glad I didn't make things difficult for you."

Xie Shuheng didn't point it out; he was content just watching her care about him and be concerned about him.

Xie Shuheng placed the chestnut pastries he had bought in her palm: "Try these. I bought them because they smelled so good."

Jiang Zhiyun was about to say that she could do it too, but seeing Xie Shuheng's expectant look, she didn't want to spoil the mood.

She tasted it, and it did indeed taste good. She said, "Delicious."

"I'll give the other two to Mother and Yang-ge'er." Jiang Zhiyun said, and was about to wrap them up when Xie Shuheng grabbed her hand: "Mother and the others don't like to eat them, so I bought them for you. I'll buy them something else next time."

"Oh, that's fine too." Jiang Zhiyun was hungry anyway, so she didn't stand on ceremony.

Standing in the courtyard, Zhang, who heard the conversation, was speechless.

No, her unlucky son, when did she stop liking these new and interesting things?

But thankfully, he's finally learned how to appease his wife.

Zhang Meiqing was filled with melancholy. Her son had only just started to treat his wife better, so why was he going to the army?

I sighed and went inside. I felt depressed and thought I needed to sleep to feel better.

Then Jiang Zhiyun and Xie Shuheng entered the courtyard. As they walked, Jiang Zhiyun said, "My injury is almost healed, and the registration is all done. The magistrate said we should go to the military camp in three days."

"Is the military camp far away?" Jiang Zhiyun asked with some concern. "Logically speaking, since we are in the southwestern border region, the military camp should not be far away. However, the actual battleground is probably quite far away."

She didn't quite understand these things either.

Then Xie Shuheng said, "It's not far. We've just entered, and it's in the neighboring Teng County, not far from our county. Although there are rest days, they're only half a day, and it's troublesome to come and go. I'll come back to find you when I have more rest time in the future."

"As for Mother and Yang-ge'er, I'll have to trouble you to take good care of them." His words were much gentler.

"As for the military pay, I'll have someone collect it for you later. Or, on my days off, I'll bring it home for you."

Jiang Zhiyun shook her head: "I have many other ways to make money by setting up a stall, so you don't need to worry about these things. Use your military pay to buy yourself some food."

After saying this, she realized that Xie Shuheng was living and eating in the military camp, so he was naturally of no use.

Xie Shuheng cupped Jiang Zhiyun's head in his large hand and gently rubbed it: "The military pay is quite good, and they also give out rice and flour. If the husband doesn't give the money to his wife, who else will he give it to?"

Not daring to meet the burning gaze in his eyes, Yunniang quickly looked away: "I thought it was about Wang Yan, that's why I called you over."

“Wang Yan has been abandoned by his family and the government. It’s all for nothing. Even if it wasn’t me now, someone else would have killed him for his many evil deeds. And you, don’t blame yourself.”

He thought that this would lessen Yunniang's fear. At least she wouldn't look at him with such unfamiliar eyes as she did last night.

"But in the future, if I am not around, please do not do what you did last night, or you will suffer the consequences."

Xie Shuheng knew that Yunniang was a woman who was easily bullied because she was running a stall alone, and her family was also quite troublesome. So he naturally found someone to protect her and waited until evening, when they should be coming over soon...

Jiang Zhiyun was unaware of Xie Shuheng's plans, and now that she heard everything was alright, she was relieved. This offered a semblance of balance; after all, in this world, those without power are abandoned.

In the eyes of those nobles, they were all lowly people.

Jiang Zhiyun had originally planned to go to the mountain to pick mushrooms, but Xie Shuheng diligently dug out a vacant lot in the yard: "Then you can plant the ones you like here."

"I finished the swing while I had some free time these past few days. I can hang it up later. It'll definitely be sturdy." He pointed to the roof beams, as well as the smooth wooden planks and ropes placed at the entrance of the main room.

Jiang Zhiyun had been thinking about how he had been staying home polishing wood while recuperating, and assumed he was autistic. Little did she know, she had been overthinking things.

Jiang Zhiyun stood there, visibly happy, and said, "Then you've put your heart into it."

“I’m going to the mountain to find some herbs. I can take them to Doctor Su and sell them for money.”

Jiang Zhiyun was about to leave with her basket on her back when Xie Shuheng smiled and said, "Wait for me to pack it up, wait for me to come with you."

"Although you are smart, you don't recognize these things. At least in my opinion, you are not as good as your mother who went with me."

Then, as if she knew what he was thinking, Jiang Zhiyun said, "Are you feeling bad for me because you're leaving later, so you're thinking of treating me better right now?"

She crossed her arms, looking rather haughty: "I, Jiang Zhiyun, will do whatever I decide to do, so I don't need you to compensate me."

"No," Xie Shuheng said with a smile, "I just wanted to be good to you from the start."

"I was thinking of going with you to find a paddy field outside, digging a pit, and then you can grow rice."

The southwestern border region is not a land of plenty, so water is very precious, and buying rice costs a lot of money.

Jiang Zhiyun had mentioned the matter of opening up paddy fields several times, but she hadn't had a chance to go and find them yet. Now that Xie Shuheng brought it up, her eyes lit up.

He put the basket down, tugged at Xie Shuheng's sleeve, and said, "Now that you've made up your mind, why don't you hurry up and take me away?"

"It would be good for me to see what your skills are like, young master."

Finding a wetland with water is indeed not easy. Jiang Zhiyun has climbed most of the mountains around him, but he has rarely seen any wetlands.

The original plan was to bring water from the river to the vicinity of their home. Although bringing water would be difficult, they could at least carry some water in baskets. Now that Xie Shuheng had taken her to look for it, although the chances were slim, at least there was some hope.

Otherwise, she has a backup plan.

The two men carried hoes and sickles. Jiang Zhiyun instinctively headed towards the mountain, but Xie Shuheng pulled her to the other side, saying, "Let's go this way."

"There are so many stones, and the forest looks much smaller. How can there be a water source?" You can see the end of the path at a glance, with only a few withered grasses here and there. In short, the villagers rarely come here.