Even in a famine, there's no panic; the eldest sister has stockpiled plenty of money and grain.

"Hmph, what's with the swagger? He doesn't even know how many people... Ah... Mother, why are you pinching me?"

Before Jiang Qian could finish speaking, Lin pinched her hard.

"There's so much work to do in the fields, why aren't you getting to work? Do you want to make yourself look like a chatterbox?"

"Just get to work, why are you pinching me!"

Jiang Qian was in so much pain that her eyes were filled with tears, and she finally had no time to ridicule Jiang Bai anymore.

Lin glanced at Jiang Bai with complicated emotions, then at her own daughter, before quickly looking away.

She has to work hard so that her mother-in-law won't sell her.

No one knew what Lin was thinking. Jiang Bai went to the village head's house and asked for a pot of strong liquor and some anti-inflammatory medicine before thanking him repeatedly and leaving.

"White girl."

As she was leaving, the village head's wife suddenly grabbed her hand and pulled her closer.

"Um... there are some things your uncle can't tell you."

"He told me to tell you not to worry. You are the head of the household in our Jiangjia Village. Even if something happens to you, that Scholar Ji can't bully you. If he has any objections, you can divorce him and marry someone else, understand?"

The village head's wife spoke in a low voice, like a thief, glancing around to see if anyone could hear her.

Jiang Bai was taken aback for a moment, then couldn't help but find it amusing.

"Aunt, don't worry, I wasn't kidnapped by refugees."

"what?"

"Then how come they..." These lewd people, they can't keep their mouths shut, aren't they ruining Bai Yatou's innocent reputation?

“I went to the county to take care of some business and got stuck there. When I came back that night, I found some refugees outside the village. I was scared when the villagers came. I have to thank them. If it weren’t for them, I might have really been in trouble.”

"Is that so? Look at these people, they're all utterly inhuman."

Upon hearing Jiang Bai's explanation, the village head's wife nodded in sudden understanding, then spat out a harsh "Pui!"

"Don't worry, your aunt will scold them for you. We can't let them spread rumors about you."

The village head's wife rolled up her sleeves, put her hands on her hips, and looked like she wanted to go to the village head's house right now and start yelling at him.

She was full of energy, a stark contrast to how she looked a few days ago.

Jiang Bai paused for a moment, then smiled slightly and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you."

The soft voice, like a gentle breeze, reached the ears of the village head's wife. Even after she left, she was still muttering, "I don't know how that girl's voice was formed."

After saying that, he hurriedly went door to door, explaining Jiang Bai's predicament and hurling a few curses at him.

Of course, some people believe, and some people don't.

Carrying a wine jug, Jiang Bai walked along the road. Everywhere he looked, the villagers were busy at work, and the whole village seemed full of vitality.

The once dry ground has sprouted a few green shoots.

It reminded her of a poem she had once heard: "Wildfire cannot burn it all; the spring breeze brings it back to life."

These villagers are just like the weeds in the field; as long as there is a glimmer of life, they will burst forth with tenacious vitality.

When I got home, I took a strong liquor and wiped Ji Yanwen's body from head to toe until his body temperature came down.

Seeing that the clothes he had been dressed in earlier were already soaked with sweat, Jiang Bai simply covered him with a thin blanket this time to avoid trouble, leaving his shoulders, arms and legs exposed. The face on the pillow was not the one he was used to seeing, but even though it was covered with small red bumps, it could not hide his superior features.

In his current state, he can only drink some water and eat some liquid food. Whether he survives or not depends on fate.

For several days in a row, Jiang Bai did not leave his home.

Perhaps influenced by her prayers for rain, it has rained these past few nights.

It was just a light drizzle, usually lasting less than fifteen minutes, but it brought hope to the entire village.

"Sister, sister."

These past few days, Jiang Bai has taken to sitting on the doorstep watching the villagers work. Having lost her strength, she even has trouble carrying a basin of water, so she simply doesn't want to cause Jiang Lu any trouble and stays at home obediently.

Today marks the fifth day, and Ji Yanwen still hasn't woken up. Her strength hasn't recovered either. She even suspects that her power might have been taken away by the Heavenly Dao. Otherwise, she would have recovered 50% after just two days of rest last time. This time, she has rested for so long, so why is there still no sign of her?

Just as he was lost in thought, he heard Jiang Lu shout.

"Sister, look, the beans have sprouted! The beans have sprouted!"

The little girl, her face flushed with excitement, held a bean sprout that had just sprouted a few centimeters long and presented it to Jiang Bai so she could see it.

Jiang Bai thought to himself: What's so strange about beans sprouting?

However, her gaze quickly settled.

Reaching out to touch the delicate bean sprout, a subtle vibration of energy traveled through her fingers into her body.

This is... a familiar... feeling of power.

Jiang Bai's pupils dilated in shock as he looked up at the sky.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing her expression as if she had been struck by lightning, Jiang Lu couldn't help but worry again.

"No, it's nothing. Take me to see a doctor quickly."

Jiang Bai couldn't wait to pull Jiang Lü towards their own field.

Jiang Lu is small, but he doesn't slack off at all.

In just a few days, one mu of the family's two mu of land has been planted with beans.

At this moment, several bean sprouts have emerged from this acre of land.

Suppressing her excitement, Jiang Bai reached out and sensed the power—it was all power. Beneath this land lay a power of the same origin as hers.

She tentatively ventured into other people's fields, where they too had planted beans. She gently touched the soil, sensing the same power beneath it as hers.

"No wonder, no wonder it's been raining these past few days."

Jiang Bai cried herself to death. Praying for rain had brought her misfortune, leaving her physically exhausted and nearly causing her to die here.

But this land was nourished by her actions, so it also gave back to her in its own way.

"Er Ya, let's have bean sprouts tonight!"

"what?"

Jiang Lu looked at Jiang Bai grabbing her hand and wondered if she had misheard.

"No, these bean sprouts haven't grown yet. Let's go pick some wild vegetables."

Before Jiang Lü could react, Jiang Bai was already gone.

She scratched her head, feeling that her older sister was being a bit strange, but the girl still endured the pain and dug up the bean sprouts that had just sprouted in the ground, and then replanted the bean seeds in the same spot.

Jiang Bai, who was going up the mountain, naturally knew nothing of this.

Having not climbed a mountain for a long time, she was already panting heavily after only reaching halfway up the mountain.

The good news is that the wild vegetables on the mountain, which had been completely stripped bare, have indeed sprouted a hint of green again.

Jiang Bai didn't care about anything else, grabbed a leaf and put it in her mouth. The bitter taste filled her mouth, but she still managed to curl up her lips into a big smile.

"Goodness, my sacrifice wasn't in vain."

The wild vegetables that entered his stomach gave off a warm feeling. If Jiang Bai hadn't been rational, he probably would have performed a live demonstration of eating wild vegetables raw.

With the restored meat hanging before him, even though he was exhausted and weak all over, Jiang Bai still picked a whole basket of wild vegetables, all of them just sprouting.

When I got home, Jiang Lü had already cooked the bean sprouts.

Upon seeing the small bowl of bean sprouts, Jiang Bai's eyes welled up with tears. He cupped Jiang Lü's face in his hands and kissed her forehead passionately: "Little sister, I love you."

Jiang Lu's face immediately turned red, and she felt her forehead burning.

Jiang Songwen, who was standing next to her, tilted her head and then went to fetch a stool and placed it in front of her two older sisters.

While Jiang Bai and the other woman were still confused, the little guy climbed onto the stool, grabbed his second sister Jiang Lu's arm, and gave her a kiss on the cheek: "Love."

Then he grabbed Jiang Bai's arm, gave her a quick kiss on the cheek, and shouted, "Love!"

Jiang Bai and Jiang Lu were both stunned. Then they looked at each other and burst out laughing, their eyes practically disappearing from their mouths.

The cheerful laughter carried far, reaching the ears of Ji Yanwen, who was unconscious in the room.

His long eyelashes trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes. He subconsciously moved his hands and feet, but soon his body stiffened.