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

Looking around, this rocky mountain connects to the Shikanchang area, where Xie Shuheng moved stones not far away before.

Xie Shuheng said firmly, "There is open space, but the rocks are too high, and we are being blocked from view here."

Jiang Zhiyun followed along with some skepticism. Before she had walked for half an hour, she saw many small grasses with tender shoots, as well as some waterweed and pickerelweed.

These are all small trees that like to live in damp environments. Jiang Zhiyun squatted down and touched them, and sure enough, the soil was wet.

There are just too many stones. If this place could really be considered a paddy field, it would take a long time to move the stones.

Before she could decide, Xie Shuheng led her for about half a cup of tea's time, and soon they saw the water cave.

The surroundings were a bit cooler when we got here. Xie Shuheng pulled her inside and said, "Where there are water caves, there will definitely be water. Otherwise, these rocks wouldn't have formed this shape."

“There are sinkholes and pools of water in karst formations, and this water can even be drunk.”

The two walked into the cave. Jiang Zhiyun was worried that they might end up in a dead end, but unexpectedly, after passing through the cave, they found a new and wonderful place!

This is a large open space, all damp. It looks like it's covered with small trees, but they can be cleared away with a hoe.

Jiang Zhiyun exclaimed incredulously, "This is simply a perfect place to grow rice!"

"Xie Shuheng, if you knew about this place before, why didn't you bring me here?"

The main advantage is that it's very close to home; it only takes less than half an hour to walk there, and the road is easy to walk on.

Xie Shuheng smiled and said, "I didn't know that before either. I only knew about those aquatic shrubs, and I thought I'd bring you to see them. I never expected to actually find them."

"As for the land, I knew from my previous work in Shikanchang that many places were empty land with not many stones, but most people were unwilling to investigate and thus did not discover it."

Today, let's prepare the land. Tomorrow, Jiang Zhiyun can buy rice seedlings and plant them in the prepared land. Once the seedlings grow, we can release the fish fry, and they will reproduce on their own...

Looking at the vast expanse of land, Jiang Zhiyun was overjoyed: "I can finally grow rice!"

"Mm." Xie Shuheng nodded. As long as Yunniang was happy, he would do anything.

Jiang Zhiyun waited on the side. Xie Shuheng was a martial artist with great strength, and wet land was easier to hoe than dry land.

So Xie Shuheng didn't finish all of this too quickly. Jiang Zhiyun found some wild vegetables on the side. She saw fragrant leaves, which she took back to dry and use as spices. She also picked wild peppercorns, which she picked back to make peppercorn oil, which she could eat for a long time.

Although all the ingredients are good, Jiang Zhiyun's favorite ingredient, whether cooking or otherwise, is chili peppers. Every time she goes to the market, she buys them in large baskets.

She still has some at home, so she can stir-fry minced meat with chili peppers and add sauce to make a meat sauce for Xie Shuheng to take to the military camp.

Although money wasn't needed in the military camp, food and clothing were still essential. Thinking about this, she began to consider these things.

People in the southwest region generally like to eat spicy food and sweat a lot, so most of them have relatively fair skin.

It was already evening when the two returned.

Jiang Zhiyun had just told her mother the good news about the opening of the paddy field when she noticed two more people in the main room of the house. One of them still looked like a teenager and was looking at Jiang Zhiyun with his arms crossed.

The other person they knew was Doctor Su Shaoye.

"Dr. Su?" Jiang Zhiyun found it strange. "Why are you here? No one in my family is sick, so I won't give you extra fees."

Su Shaoye smiled, looked at Xie Shuheng, and waited for him to speak.

"I'm going to the military camp, and it will be inconvenient for you to do things at home. If you fall ill, have Doctor Su come and help you."

Then Xie Shuheng pointed to the boy, "His name is Ye Qi. He followed me when I was in Bianjing. He will protect you in the future."

Jiang Zhiyun looked at the young man with the same cold face as Xie Shuheng, walked over and poked his cheek: "Why is this young man trying to act cold like Xie Shuheng?"

He glared at Jiang Zhiyun, but didn't make a move; only the sword in his hand was trembling.

Xie Shuheng pulled his wife over and said, "Ye Qi has a bad temper."

"Oh." Jiang Zhiyun nodded, suppressing the turmoil in her heart! This was actually Ye Qi?

He's still so young now. I remember in my past life, when Xie Shuheng was committing evil and going crazy, blood was spilled on the Censorate, and the emperor was forced to abdicate... Ye Qi was always by his side during all these major events.

He was already grown up then, in his early twenties. Now he's still so young...

Such a capable person, Ye Qi was Xie Shuheng's sharp blade in his previous life.

Now, is this sharp blade protecting Jiang Zhiyun?

She herself felt that it was a waste of her talents.

But he's just a boy now, which makes him rather cute. She still refused, saying, "I don't need him. I can protect myself. You should take him with you to join the army; it'll be good to have someone to look after you."

Jiang Zhiyun remembered that Xie Shuheng had a group of loyal ministers who followed him in his previous life, and they seemed to have come from the military camp.

It would be better to take Ye Qi with us when we go to the military camp now.

To everyone's surprise, Ye Qi rolled her eyes and said, "I'm too old, they won't take me. How about I go with you to set up a street stall?"

He seemed somewhat disgusted, but then, as if trying to console himself, he said, "But if it can help the young master, then so be it."

Jiang Zhiyun crossed her arms and looked him up and down: "Hey, you kid. Since you're so unwilling, then you'll come with me. Wherever I go, you go. I'll buy groceries, and you'll call out the prices!"

Seeing this, Xie Shuheng wasn't so nervous anymore.

He relaxed, and the atmosphere around him improved considerably.

The three of them sat together, drinking and chatting happily. Jiang Zhiyun didn't disturb them and went into the kitchen with Zhang to prepare some snacks to go with the drinks.

After Jiang Zhiyun cut the pork belly into chunks and marinated it, she boiled water in a pot to blanch the green bean strips, then added oil and sautéed the wild peppercorns she had just picked that day, and then added the pork belly and stir-fried it evenly.

After preparing the pork belly and green bean strips, I took the opportunity to fry a plate of peanuts.

In addition, the chicken gizzards left over from making chicken soup earlier are enough to make a stir-fry.

After thoroughly cleaning the chicken gizzards by scrubbing them repeatedly, slice them. Then, add the pickled wild peppers that had been soaking in the jar, along with small cubes of red bell peppers bought at the market. Heat the oil until it's slightly smoking, then quickly stir-fry the chicken gizzards. The sourness of the wild peppers perfectly masks the gizzards' fishy smell, even just right.

These dishes, once laid out on the table and paired with wine, are spicy and refreshing.

I don't know how others felt, but Su Shaoye ate with great relish: "I knew Yunniang was good at cooking."

"These snacks with alcohol are so delicious now. Xie Shuheng, you are truly blessed."

Although Ye Qi couldn't drink alcohol, he enjoyed the food and dishes quite a bit. He had originally planned to eat a little and then stop to express his dissatisfaction.

He couldn't resist the aroma of the food and ate three bowls in one go.