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

“However, Yunniang, you should not know that the disappearance of the royal family was almost entirely due to the emperor’s order to disappear, so it should be…” Zhang made a throat-slitting gesture.

Only now, when the sky is high and the waters are far away, do they dare to mention that emperor, unlike her who doesn't dare to utter a single word.

Jiang Zhiyun nodded. In that case, she wasn't from Bianjing either. However, she could very well be an old lady from another place who was once wealthy but later fell on hard times.

In short, Jiang Zhiyun thought that she would help if she saw someone in the future. If she didn't see them anymore, it meant that their fate had run its course. It was a natural thing to let things take their course.

Returning home with a heavy sum of silver, Yunniang and Zhangshi could now earn two or three taels of silver a day, so Zhangshi was content with their current life.

That evening, the two drove back in their carriage. Yunniang went to see Doctor Su Shaoye first. Since they were going to pick mushrooms the next day, they would also gather some medicinal herbs along the way.

Before she could even state her purpose, Doctor Su handed her a piece of paper with a written note: "These are the medicinal herbs that the pharmacy is currently short of. I'd appreciate it if you could find them for me, Madam Shen."

“Of course.” Jiang Zhiyun looked at these things. Some of them were unfamiliar, but finding them in the mountains should not be a problem.

"Oh, right, there's some medicine too." Su Shaoye took out a package of medicinal herbs from the cabinet. "This is for conditioning your body. Xie Shuheng said he would send it to you around the ninth day of the month, and it also includes some red dates, which you can soak in water to drink regularly."

"After about half a year of treatment, my body is no longer so cold."

Jiang Zhiyun was somewhat surprised, never expecting that Xie Shuheng would know these things. Around the ninth day of each month was Jiang Zhiyun's menstrual period.

Jiang Zhiyun was feeling unwell at the time and was lying in bed resting with her stomach in her hands. She never expected that he would take it to heart and even ask Su Shaoye to give her medicine.

It was impossible for Jiang Zhiyun not to be moved.

She accepted the medicine and said, "Thank you very much, Dr. Su."

"Hmm." Su Shaoye looked at her and then took her pulse. "Your health has been quite good lately. I'll take your pulse whenever you come to me to deliver medicine. Your husband really cherishes you."

"I'm troubling you with this!" Doctor Su said with a hint of sarcasm.

Jiang Zhiyun was also at a loss for words, something she usually thought she could respond to anyone with ease.

But now that she was actually facing something related to Xie Shuheng, she didn't know how to bring it up. She even felt shy.

It's strange, really. Before her rebirth, she had clearly experienced a relationship, but back then, she never blushed or felt her heart race when she was with Xu Ping'an, let alone felt any nervousness.

Even Jiang Zhiyun herself couldn't quite understand why this was happening.

Just as she was in a daze, the servant in the backyard who was preparing medicine placed a bowl of medicine in front of Su Shaoye.

Su Shaoye took a sip, then frowned: "It's ruined. I'll prepare a new prescription. It's missing one ingredient, golden camellia, so it's a waste."

Golden camellia... Jiang Zhiyun remembered this: "Golden camellia is precious. In previous years, we could always get one plant, but we haven't heard of it this year."

“Hmm,” Su Shaoye said, “The soil is quite dry this year. Even though the forests are dense in the southwest border region, it’s not easy to find precious things like golden camellia. I’ve searched for it myself several times but haven’t been able to find it.”

"If all else fails, we'll just skip making this medicine."

Jiang Zhiyun listened briefly, didn't say much, but kept it in mind.

Upon returning home, Jiang Zhiyun took out the medical book she had obtained from Doctor Su and repeatedly studied the golden camellia. After memorizing its appearance, veins, and every detail, she finally fell into a deep sleep.

Zhang stood at the door, listening to the even breathing: "..."

She had originally planned that if Yunniang wasn't used to Shuheng's departure, she would come and sleep with her. Of course, the main reason was that she wanted to sleep with Yunniang because she had a nightmare about Xie Shuheng's father.

Unexpectedly, Yunniang had already fallen asleep...

However, the dream had a strong aftereffect, and Zhang Shi, disregarding everything else, came to find Yun Niang. Even though Yun Niang was asleep, she still insisted on coming to be with her.

I feel safe when I'm near Yunniang.

When Yunniang woke up, she felt something was wrong. Something was pressing down on her. She pushed and pushed her mother-in-law to the ground.

Jiang Zhiyun: "..."

The mother-in-law got up and rubbed her bottom: "I had a nightmare last night, so I thought I'd come and talk to you. You fell asleep, so I went to sleep too."

Jiang Zhiyun helplessly helped her up: "Mother, don't worry, I don't blame you. Wait until the sun gets colder in a while. The two of us, mother and daughter-in-law, plus Yang-ge'er, can make a kang (heated brick bed), light a fire, and squeeze together warmly without being afraid."

"Yes, yes!" Zhang nodded vigorously.

Having a daughter-in-law is wonderful.

Jiang Zhiyun packed up the sickle and hoe she was going to use on the mountain, and prepared a wooden stick to lean on as she walked.

"Mother, I'm going to find herbs. You've asked Ye Qi to drive the cart today, so you can sell mushroom noodle soup and braised pork by yourself afterwards?"

"Yes." Zhang might have hesitated before, but now she's eager to get started. Although she's still a little nervous, she's not in a hurry since Ye Qi will help her.

Zhang looked at the dark clouds outside and said, "Although it hasn't rained yet, it might rain when you come back. The mountain road is difficult to travel, so why don't we go another day?"

"No, thank you," Jiang Zhiyun said with a smile. "The ground is wet after the rain, which makes it easier for fungi to grow. And those herbs, if we go a day later, they'll all be dug up. What will we do then?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Yunniang went out. Ye Qi helped Zhang Shi tidy up things, while Yang Ge'er stayed home feeding the chickens and ducks. Dried mushrooms were drying in a winnowing basket, and Yang Ge'er's task at home was to turn them over with his little hands.

When Jiang Zhiyun arrived at the mountain, she first went to see the group of small matsutake mushrooms, picked a few ripe ones, put them in a basket, and continued walking deeper into the forest.

Although he was familiar with the mountain paths, he wasn't entirely familiar with them. Searching for medicinal herbs meant traversing the entire mountainside, so the common ones were relatively easy to find. However, for some of the herbs, Jiang Zhiyun climbed upwards for an hour before finally finding just one, but that was alright.

These are hard to find, but they are expensive.

Walking under a grove of fir trees, Yunniang noticed how tall they were; she had never been to this place before. It was normal for wolves or other large creatures to be found in the mountains.

But Yunniang also thought that she couldn't stay in her comfort zone forever. She was able to make her way in her past life, and she could do it again in this one.

So she walked in step by step, and sure enough, in this place she had never been before, she found a lot of rare medicinal herbs, including at least several strychnine and sappanwood plants.

If someone in the family gets an external injury and can't get to Dr. Su's place in time, these medicinal herbs can be used in an emergency. They can be dried, ground, and applied externally!

While digging for medicinal herbs, the rain pattered down, then grew larger, and the raindrops fell on Jiang Zhiyun's face, sliding down her cheeks.

There were crows cawing all around. The area was somewhat empty, and it seemed no one was coming. There were many trees and thick bushes. Jiang Zhiyun found a cave to take shelter from the rain.