After saying that, the old woman picked up her handkerchief and went out the door. Before leaving, she glared at them fiercely!

Enraged, Chen began cursing as soon as she reached the door, spewing out all sorts of words like "old hag" and "bitch," and even insulting her ancestors for eight generations!

Qin was also very angry. This old woman was completely unreasonable. Fortunately, one tael of silver was returned. She had paid six hundred coins and stayed for seven or eight days, so she could say she made a little profit. Thinking of this, her anger subsided a little.

"Alright, Erlang's wife. Hurry up and pack your things. This house isn't very nice to begin with, it's gloomy and makes me feel down every day! We might as well use this money to find a better house to live in!" Qin said, holding the silver in her hand.

From the very beginning, she hadn't liked this house. If she hadn't been so exhausted, she wouldn't have rented it. She had originally planned to leave after a month, but now she had stayed for a few days for nothing. She refused to believe that she couldn't find a better place to stay with the money!

After listening to her mother-in-law's instructions, Chen went to pack her things while grumbling. Although they were very poor, packing was still quite a hassle.

Looking at the things she had painstakingly organized, Chen was incredibly frustrated that she had to repack them so soon! She wondered where that damned Wang Erlang had gone!

At Shanji Hall, Ergen had already reported the battle situation to Qin Sanniang, and he was certain that Qin Shi and the others wouldn't be able to find a place to stay on Yangshu Street! There were already many people renting rooms there, and now there were almost no vacancies. He had also spoken to the real estate agents, so Qin Shi and the others had no choice but to move out of Yangshu Street. However, they could rent rooms in other markets; Qin Sanniang didn't really want them to be homeless, she just didn't want them to stay by her side.

As long as Qin and the others don't loiter around Shanjitang, Qin Sanniang is still willing to give them a chance. But if they really dare to make a move on her, then the consequences are hard to predict.

She is no longer the young forensic doctor she once was. In this chaotic world, if you are too kind, you can easily become a live target and be shot!

She hoped that Qin would understand the consequences of offending her; at best, she would be homeless and destitute. If Qin was sensible, she should leave He County to settle down elsewhere, or simply live a quiet life without harboring any improper thoughts. Of course, whether Qin would think that way was beyond her control!

As she rode her horse, Qin Sanniang thought leisurely. She was no longer a weak woman at the mercy of others; she now had a certain degree of power over life and death. However, because of her family, she could only walk on thin ice, carefully considering everything she did, lest she cause unnecessary trouble.

Alas, the older one gets in the world, the more timid one becomes; the ancients were truly right...

At home, the children had already come home from school and were gathered around Gu Qingshan's newly purchased fish fry.

"Uncle, where did you catch this? This fish is so small! Is it edible?" The fish was so small, there was hardly any meat on it! The waiter asked in surprise. Was it because they were short of money building a house? Did they have to eat such small fish now?

The other children all looked on with suspicion. Such small fish don't have much meat, so what's the point of catching them? The eldest child said he could make a fish trap and catch fish the size of his palm or even bigger, which would taste much better than this!

Lu Song nodded with a faint smile, his eyes sparkling, unlike the timid boy he had been when he first arrived. Now he went to school with the eldest child and a few others, and could recognize a few characters. Let's see how he fares; then, Qin San Niang will decide which child he should work with.

Listening to the children's innocent words, Gu Qingshan found it amusing!

"Haha, these aren't for eating. Your mother said we're going to put these little fish fry in the rice paddies. It's called rice-fish farming. When the rice ripens, our little fish will grow into big fish, and then you can eat as many as you want! Braised, stewed, boiled..."

As Gu Qingshan spoke, he secretly swallowed. Strangely, he was not a person who craved food. In the past, he could make do even with a dry vegetable pancake. This must be because the food had been so good for the past six months!

I see!

Hearing this, their gazes toward the little fish grew even more intense, leaving Qin San Niang, who had just entered, completely bewildered. She thought to herself, "These are just fish fry, they can't be eaten!"

However, children have their own fun, which adults wouldn't understand.

Not to mention the children, even the other women were quite surprised when they first heard about rice-fish farming.

"Brother Qingshan, how many fish fry did you buy? Is this enough? Do you want to buy some more?" Wu Chunhua asked.

Although fish can't compare to pork or mutton, it's still meat, and it's more expensive than grain! Besides, people who have gone hungry don't care about such things anymore. And since it's placed in the rice paddies, it doesn't take up any space at all, saving us the need for a fishpond!

Liao Hongying and Liu were worried that the fish might affect the rice paddies. After all, with so many fish swimming around, it would be heartbreaking if they accidentally bumped into the rice seedlings!

Hearing this, Qin Sanniang smiled and explained, "Mother, don't worry about that. These fish will not only not affect the rice paddies, but they can also help eat the insects and weeds in the rice paddies, and their droppings can become nutrients for the rice paddies! It's a win-win situation!"

However, more fish isn't necessarily better; too many can actually hinder the rice's growth. But don't worry, these fish are enough for our family to enjoy, and the rest can be sold for extra income!

For ordinary farming families, being able to harvest something else while planting crops would be the best thing ever!

"Oh, I see! Oh dear, this is terrible! I just ran into Gui Xiang, and she asked me if the more fish the better! I have to go tell her right now!" Wu Chunhua said, slapping her thigh in frustration.

"Hurry up and go! The Cheng family only has three acres of paddy fields; don't waste them!" Liu said.

Wu Chunhua nodded, put down her work, and hurried off.

However, she was overthinking it. Although Cheng Shi heard his wife mention that fish could be raised in rice paddies, the couple were very frugal. In addition, the blacksmith shop wasn't very busy these days, so Cheng Shi decided to go to the stream at the village entrance to catch some fish fry.

"Niu Niu's mom, I'm going to catch some fish fry, just the right amount, it won't cost any copper coins!"

Wang Guixiang nodded repeatedly. Buying fish fry costs money; why would they buy them for free? It seems Brother Gu doesn't know about this yet. However, the Qin family is wealthy, especially Brother Gu. He could hunt a pheasant in the back mountains and sell it—who knows how many kilograms of fish fry that would be worth!

Of course, her own business is doing well too! The man's blacksmith shop is doing better and better! Before, he wouldn't open for a whole month, but now he gets a job every few days, and he's quite content.