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

The reason is actually quite simple. At first, Aunt Wang thought that Jiang Zhiyun had nothing, yet she inexplicably made money by setting up a stall.

Why? I can't figure it out, so I keep thinking about comparing myself to her.

However, after learning that Jiang Zhiyun had a secret recipe, she stopped comparing herself to Yunniang, felt inferior, and even took it for granted. This made things easier to understand.

This person's mind is so strange.

Yunniang also explained to Zhang Shi, "It's like studying. At the beginning, everyone is in the academy, and when they find someone who is doing well, they are naturally jealous. But the person who is doing well has passed the provincial examination, the metropolitan examination, and so on... while the person who is jealous has not even passed the county-level examination. When he can no longer compete with her, he will feel at ease."

Zhang nodded: "I understand a little. This principle is quite profound."

I felt incredibly proud; my daughter-in-law is truly intelligent.

No wonder she came down; she has that ability!

I also felt proud of myself.

"Mom, we're closing up shop early today. We can buy more vegetables to take home. There are many people at home, so we can cook something nice."

"Yes, yes, yes." Zhang nodded, her eyes full of joy.

"Yunniang, I've remembered what vegetables to buy. We also need to buy flour for tomorrow. We need more and more flour for making noodles. When Shuheng leaves, the two of us probably won't be able to make much."

Jiang Zhiyun smiled and said, "Then we should buy more tonight and have Xie Shuheng knead the dough and pull the noodles."

Thinking about it, he went and bought two more jars of sake. With so many people in the family helping out, and the house to be repaired in just a couple of days, he would be going to the military camp in Teng County.

With a large family, meat is essential. Jiang Zhiyun saw a large piece of pork belly with alternating layers of fat and lean meat on the stall and bought it. It can be used to make braised pork or Dongpo pork later.

The butcher knew exactly what to do; whenever something wasn't selling well, he could always ask Jiang Zhiyun.

He asked, "Does Madam Jiang want this pig's trotter fork?"

"Nobody wants this, and it's not easy to cook. It's also troublesome because it's usually sold at a low price. Even Jiang Niangzi wants pig intestines. I wonder if you want this?"

"Yes!"

This pig's trotter soup is also incredibly delicious.

Xie Shuheng has only recently recovered, so it's good for him to eat more of this.

Although Su Shaoye had previously assured Xie Shuheng that he was unharmed and that his external injuries were healing faster, the severity of his injuries raised the question: could it be that Xie Shuheng, in order to reassure Su Shaoye, had deliberately exaggerated his condition to make his injuries appear better?

The mother-in-law at home is naive, Yang Ge'er is completely clueless, and Jiang Zhiyun herself had previously placed too much trust in the doctor. Now she sees Su Shaoye and Xie Shuheng in cahoots.

Thinking about it carefully, such a quick full recovery doesn't seem reasonable.

I can wait until he falls asleep tonight and see.

However, this pig's trotter soup, whether good or bad, tastes delicious when cooked with white kidney beans. In this small town, pig's trotter soup is already considered a very nourishing food.

Then Jiang Zhiyun bought some dried daylily buds.

Seeing that chrysanthemum greens were being sold cheaply at the market, and that there was only one bunch left, Jiang Zhiyun bought them. Luckily, she had a lot of eggs left at home, so she could stir-fry them together to make a delicious dish.

They bought two jugs of wine and some flour, and then drove their horse-drawn cart over to collect it.

Even the flour vendors were somewhat surprised: "Jiang Niangzi has only been setting up her stall for a short time, and she's already bought a horse-drawn carriage?"

You know, even after running their shops for so long, these people still couldn't afford these things. Even if they had enough money at home, they would rather carry things by hand than spend money on something like a horse-drawn carriage.

After all, for most people, carriages were just flashy and impractical things, something only wealthy gentry or landlords could afford.

Now that they see Jiang Zhiyun has bought a carriage, they all find it quite strange.

Jiang Zhiyun smiled and said, "There are many things on the stall and many complicated matters. Using a horse-drawn carriage can reduce a lot of trouble and make things much more convenient."

After the things were packed, the mother-in-law sat in the carriage talking with Yunniang. The mother and daughter chatted and laughed, and before they knew it, they had arrived home.

When they got home, Xie Shuheng and the others were laying tiles. The thatched roof of their house had been completely replaced with tiles, so there would be very little leakage on rainy days.

The walls had been repaired and patched up in various places. The swing that Jiang Zhiyun had previously envisioned was also completed.

The soil in front of the house was dug up again, and Xie Shuheng said with a smile, "Aunt Hong gave me some vegetable seeds, so I planted them all."

Ye Qibai handed over the tiles listlessly, and when he saw Jiang Zhiyun, he simply asked stiffly, "What are we having for dinner tonight?"

It seems his only hope now is to eat. After all, Jiang Zhiyun is a good cook.

"I'll get right away. But you guys should rest too, aren't you leaving the day after tomorrow? Make some more tomorrow, and get some rest early tonight. I also bought some sake." She shook the sake in the car, her eyes sparkling.

Xu Yao smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, we may have to leave early. We'll leave tomorrow. The clan chief just told the people from the yamen, so we were thinking of getting it done tonight."

"It would be difficult for you to handle this later. Ye Qi is just a child, and I doubt he knows how to repair a house."

Ye Qi gripped his sword firmly: "So what? I can protect them. It's just that setting up a stall and going to the market every day is incredibly boring. Even buying meat takes forever to finish..."

Hearing Ye Qi's words, Jiang Zhiyun asked in surprise, "He came with us today?"

Ye Qi snorted coldly: "That was a task given to me by the young master. Don't flatter yourself, I'm not concerned about you."

Jiang Zhiyun and her mother-in-law exchanged a glance, and then said with great regret, "If I had known you were here, I would have asked you to come and help. Wouldn't it have been better to be a laborer?"

"Next time, don't hide when protecting us. We're short-handed at the stall." Jiang Zhiyun tapped Ye Qi on the head without any politeness.

Ye Qi: "..." He even went so far as to clarify that he wasn't concerned about these two people.

Unexpectedly, they were not polite to him at all.

If I weren't too old, I wouldn't want to do this kind of job in a small town! Despite my anger, I didn't stop working.

Knowing that everyone is leaving tomorrow, and it's going to be a farewell feast, it's good to cook something delicious.

Jiang Zhiyun first put the pork belly in a stew pot to cook until it was tender. Then she took out the sugar she had bought and stir-fried it in the pot until it turned amber. After that, she added water and once the water boiled, she cut the pork belly into chunks. She also added wild ginger to remove any fishy smell.

Then add plenty of water, bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer until the meat is tender and flavorful before reducing the sauce until it thickens and coats the meat.

Serve them all in a bowl.

At this time, the daylilies have also been soaked in hot water and opened up. First, tear the daylilies apart, then heat oil in a pot and add red chili peppers. Jiang Zhiyun also added some stir-fried chili sauce and some houttuynia cordata dug from the mountain. Mix it in a bowl and it's ready to eat. It's perfect as a snack with alcohol.