Yan Xiao looked at Shen Qiyue upon hearing this, hesitated for a moment, and then asked:

"In July, did your brother and mother mention to you how I came to your family and how I became your brother's child bride?"

Shen Qiyue was taken aback by Yan Xiao's sudden question, and after realizing what she was doing, she replied with a puzzled look:

"Hasn't my sister-in-law always been my brother's wife?"

Although Yan Xiao didn't have high hopes, her lips still stiffened for a moment when she heard this answer.

It seems we won't get anything out of Shen Qiyue; we'll just have to wait until we find the male lead to ask him.

When it comes to her own life and fortune, she can't help but care.

She's not afraid of being robbed, but she's afraid of being targeted by thieves.

It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. If the original owner really had some powerful enemies, and she encountered them while she was in a daze, she really wouldn't even know how she died.

For this reason, she became even more eager to go to Jiangbei to find the male lead.

Firstly, she wanted to find out about her past, and secondly, she wanted to curry favor with the male lead.

If she really has a powerful enemy, with the male lead as her powerful backer, her life will be more secure.

The shortest route to Jiangbei is by water from Jiyang, which takes about half a month, but it's impossible without money or travel expenses.

Not to mention that she is still almost half a month away from Jiyang. If she had a carriage, it would save her a lot of time.

With that in mind, Yan Xiao lost the desire to continue lying down; she needed to make money first.

She turned to look at Shen Qiyue and saw that Shen Qiyue was moving her hands quickly in the moonlight.

At that rate, she should be able to wear that men's outfit tomorrow.

She looked away, took out the handkerchief she had received from the woman, and after gesturing at it, began to consider how to alter it.

Other people cover their faces because they are good-looking and afraid of being targeted; she covers her face because she is too ugly and is afraid that people will have difficulty believing in her medical skills if they see her ugly face.

Judging people by their appearance has existed since ancient times.

Moreover, wearing a mask can add a touch of mystery and might even have some other effects.

Shen Qiyue altered clothes until almost dawn before going to sleep. When she woke up, she found the seat next to her empty, with no one there to talk to.

She was startled, and her first thought was that her sister-in-law had abandoned her.

She finally breathed a sigh of relief when her gaze fell upon the bundle not far away.

She quickly got up and walked outside. As soon as she stepped out of the cave, she smelled an unfamiliar fragrance.

Following the scent, one could see Yan Xiao dressed in men's clothing, with his hair tied in a man's bun, sitting by the fire roasting something.

She walked over in a few steps. "Sister-in-law, what are you doing?"

"You're awake? Come and have something to eat."

Yan Xiao handed the grilled skewers she had just finished to Chen Qiyue, saying, "Try them and see how they taste."

To wake up to food was a privilege Shen Qiyue could never have dreamed of.

Moreover, after a night of eating crayfish, she felt no discomfort and completely trusted Yan Xiao.

She didn't dare keep Yan Xiao waiting any longer and quickly reached out to take it.

"Thank you, sister-in-law!"

Shen Qiyue looked down at the fragrant things in her hand. She could barely recognize a few of them as the crayfish she had eaten just yesterday.

As for the remaining skewers, she genuinely couldn't tell. Although she was a little puzzled, she didn't ask any further questions and simply started eating them.

Yanxiao added some salt when grilling the skewers, so as soon as the skewers entered my mouth, my mouth was filled with a salty and fragrant flavor.

After chewing a couple more times and tasting the deliciousness of the food itself, Shen Qiyue's eyes were only on the food in her hand.

Only after she finished eating did she have time to ask:

"Sister-in-law, besides the crayfish, what's the other one of these things? I've never seen it before."

"How could you not have seen it before?"

Yan Xiao turned to look at Shen Qiyue, placed the skewers she was still grilling in front of Shen Qiyue, and a malicious smile appeared on her lips:

"These are locusts, the kind you see every day."

"What?"

Shen Qiyue's eyes widened in shock. "Locusts? How could you possibly eat those things?"

"Why not? You were enjoying your food just now, weren't you?"

"I, this..."

Shen Qiyue couldn't find any rebuttal for a moment, because it really did smell quite good.

If she had known it was a locust before eating it, she didn't think she would have dared to eat it.

After teasing Shen Qiyue for a couple of minutes, Yan Xiao handed Shen Qiyue a few more skewers and then ate them while explaining things to her.

"If you're going to catch locusts yourself, be careful. Not all of them are edible. The green ones are edible, but the yellow and black ones are poisonous and can kill you."

"ah?"

Having already tasted the locusts, Shen Qiyue quickly accepted them as a new food source and was even happy to have another option, thinking that she wouldn't starve.

I was enjoying my meal when I suddenly heard Yan Xiao's words.

She immediately had some questions in her mind, and after hesitating for a moment, she asked them directly.

"Sister-in-law, how did you know all this?"

Yan Xiao had already prepared an excuse, and without revealing a hint of anything on her face, she replied:

“I recently remembered something from before I was seven years old, before I came to your house. These are the things I knew back then.”

Although Shen Qiyue was clever, she was only a nine-year-old child. She did not doubt Yan Xiao's reasoning, but was curious about Yan Xiao's past.

When Shen Qiyue asked again, Yan Xiao only said that her memory was not very clear and was rather vague.

After the two finished eating, Yan Xiao told Shen Qiyue to put on the altered women's clothes and pack up her belongings, leaving behind the tattered clothes and pots and pans.

Shen Qiyue didn't understand what Yan Xiao was trying to do at all. She felt heartbroken after hearing Yan Xiao's words, but she didn't dare to disobey.

In the end, they had no choice but to hide those things somewhere, thinking that when Yanxiao regretted it, they could come back and look for them.

Yanxiao is going to be a doctor, how can she carry pots and pans around?

That person looks like a refugee; he has no airs of a wise man at all. If he tries to treat people, he'll probably just be seen as a con artist.

She took out the altered handkerchief to cover her face, and led the bewildered Chen Qiyue towards the town, giving instructions for future arrangements.

"From now on, I'll be a man in public, and you'll be my little assistant. You can't call me sister-in-law anymore; you have to call me Doctor Yan instead, understand?"

"Sister-in-law, I... I don't quite understand!"

"It's okay if you don't understand, you just need to listen to me."

Shen Qiyue listened to Yan Xiao's arrangements all the way and felt that her brain was not working properly. She looked at Yan Xiao with worry in her eyes.

She didn't believe Yanxiao knew any medical skills; she just wondered if her sister-in-law was trying to take her out to swindle and cheat.

If they get caught, won't they be beaten to death?

Shen Qiyue looked conflicted, and tried to offer advice several times but hesitated, but the original owner's influence was still there, so she didn't dare to say anything more.

In the end, she could only follow Yanxiao anxiously, like a wronged wife, gritting her teeth.

The refugees are now considered to have been exiled by the imperial court.

Because they are afraid that the migrants will affect the lives of people in other places, small towns generally do not allow migrants to enter, let alone large towns.

Although the two of them weren't dressed very well, fortunately, Shen Qiyue was good at needlework and when she altered the clothes, she covered up the few holes in them.

In addition, both of them had washed their hands and faces very clean, making them look quite different from the refugees.

Even so, when they reached the entrance to the small county town, they almost couldn't get in.

Fortunately, Yan Xiao was quick-witted. While negotiating with the guards, she took advantage of physical contact to discover a hidden injury on one of the guards' bodies, pointed it out, and gave him some treatment on the spot.

After feeling Yan Xiao pat him a few times, the man felt much more relaxed and admired Yan Xiao immensely. He even personally escorted the two of them into the city gate.