After deceiving the villain, I was forced to love him.

After the New Year, Baili Ce began hoeing the ground, determined not to lose his innate talent for growing vegetables.

You don't need to do much each day; take a break when you're tired, and do more if you can keep going.

After weeding and burning the weeds to fertilize the land, I'll expand the dog kennels a bit more and make a few more, since the kids are growing up and need their own houses.

Once it got warmer, she soaked the seeds and planted them.

We'll plant some more fruits and vegetables then; the harvest doesn't need to be great, just enough for her to eat.

As for meat and eggs...

"Chuckles..."

Bai Lize picked out the hens from the coop one by one and touched them, thinking he should be able to find two eggs today.

Then eggshells, chicken manure, leftover food, etc. can be poured into the latrine or dried, mixed and fermented, etc., which should be good fertilizer.

As for the chicken, it was naturally an adult chicken that she bought when she came.

She had no experience and couldn't go to town often.

If you buy chicks, she won't know if they get sick, and it's a pity if they die. Raising them into adult chickens is much more convenient.

Six hens plus a spirited rooster that can crow.

Occasionally taking the dogs fishing is enough to satisfy the body's need for meat.

After all, hunting was out of the question, and the mountains were full of dangers.

She might eat wild mushrooms and vegetables but not recognize them. If she were to accidentally get poisoned or bitten by a venomous snake or insect, no one would know if she died.

However, she still knows how to set a simple trap on the nearby mountain to catch a few rabbits to eat.

The grain and oil she stored could last her for several months, and although the vegetables in the cellar weren't very fresh, they were definitely edible.

She has enough clothes for now, and besides, she's still figuring out how to make clothes.

Clothes are simply cut and sewn together, aren't they?

What's so difficult about it...?

A few days later.

Okay, it is indeed quite difficult.

Bai Li Ce, who had absolutely no talent for sewing, gave all the fabric he ruined to his dogs as bedding.

Don't do things that show you're being brave; that's a sign of magnanimity.

Meanwhile, as the dogs grew up, she began cutting bamboo, collecting stones, and making rice porridge to reinforce and raise the fence.

They also gave each dog a colorful leash.

Although she felt it wasn't safe for her to live alone without keeping several dogs, she couldn't let passersby get bitten by dogs after spring arrived when more people would come into the mountains.

But later, Baili Ce found that she had too many dogs and could not keep them all, so she gave five of them to a farm in town.

The dogs on the farm are used to guard the house and property. Unless a dog dies of illness, it is generally not eaten for meat.

Therefore, she didn't need to worry about her dog son not doing well.

She'll take care of the remaining two, so they can warn her if anything happens.

"Laifu, when do you think we can eat these plums?"

Bai Lize and his two dogs squatted together under the plum tree that had just started to bear fruit, looking on with longing expressions as if they had never tasted fruit before.

"..." The dog, though unable to speak, remained silent.

Bai Li Ce hugged the dog's left head and said, "Fu Gui, you tell me."

"......" Fugui lay on the ground whimpering and his ears twitched in grievance.

Bai Li Ce patted its head and stroked it vigorously, "You're so useless, you can't even talk..."

The dog on the right, Laifu, tilted its head slightly while resting on its front paws. Its drawn willow-leaf eyebrows made it look delicate yet melancholic.

Caught up in the somber atmosphere, Baili Ce also began to sigh deeply, "Alas..."

There's a dog head on each side, and it feels great to hold, but it just feels like something's missing.

For example, crab and shrimp, pear blossom cake, braised pork, mutton soup, sugar figurines, ring toss...

And the joy of countless shopping trips, and the lowbrow pleasure of listening to storytelling.

But when he thought about how he didn't have enough materials for disguise and that going out on the street would increase the risk of exposure, he decided that he could stay in the mountains a little longer.

......

The capital city, the royal Luoyin Lake.

On the swaying boat, Lu Jian, playing white, had already gained a significant lead.

"Although I did not know that the number one assassin in the world was your sixth uncle, judging from the investigation over the past six months, he seems to be no match for him."

Baili Ming didn't seem to mind this statement at all. "So, Your Majesty, do you still intend to set up an ambush on the Wang family head's way back to the capital?"

"Heh," Lu Jian chuckled self-deprecatingly, "I sent them back three months ago."

"Who isn't?"

Baili Ming not only ordered the surveillance personnel to withdraw, but also commanded all spies to answer Wang Qingyan's questions properly if they were approached by him.

If needed, you can contact Baili Ce on his behalf.

Whether they can get in touch or not is none of their business.

Lu Jian paused his attack meaningfully, "You really are very composed. I thought you would at least feel sad for your sister."

Baili Ming wisely stayed put and stopped making moves, thinking, "If I can't find it now, I'm unlikely to find it later."

"What if they're found?" Lu Jian was curious about what her older sister was planning.

Baili Ming looked unconvinced. "So what?"

"..." Lu Jian's expression froze. He didn't understand, and he was deeply shocked.

Baili Ming calmly stood up, even with a hint of pride in his eyes, "As long as I'm alive, I have a chance to turn things around, that's what my sister said."

Lu Jian remained silent for a long time.

Then he gave a thumbs up, saying, "The young lady certainly has a broad perspective."

"Your Majesty, a messenger from Baili Prefecture has come to say that the Wang family head has sent a visiting card and will arrive at noon!" Zhang Shan shouted from the shore.

Having understood, Lu Jian turned around and exchanged a smile with Baili Ming. "It seems unlikely that we will be able to find it."

That's great, he still managed to ruin the wedding!

Baili Ming smiled even more happily, after all, she had been watching Lu Jian embellish his reply. "Then Your Majesty, I shall take my leave."

Although it's troublesome, it's welcome.

"You..." Lu Jian was about to say something when he saw Baili Ming stepping ashore, her clothes fluttering in the breeze.

So, he looked at Hei Zi, his smile deepening, and he became even more certain of the Baili clan's strength.

but--

and many more!

How is he going to get back?!

"This, this... sigh!"

As the boat drifted further and further away, even Zhang Shan on the shore could no longer be seen clearly. Lu Jian, not knowing where the oars had gone, had no choice but to row by hand...