Xiao Li had Huan Ling retrieve it. She recognized it as a coconut, a coconut that had been eaten and made into a vessel.

After some effort, I opened the lid, and inside was a handful of golden kernels—corn.

Xiao Li was overjoyed. Corn had not yet appeared in this world; rice was the main crop.

At this time, rice not only has low yield, but also suffers from pests and lodging. After paying taxes, the people simply cannot feed themselves after a year's harvest.

She was pondering how to improve people's livelihoods with crops when corn arrived—a timely and much-needed help.

Xiao Li took the corn into the village.

"Xiao Li, are you going to town?" Aunt Li from the village greeted Xiao Li.

Since Xiao Li moved out, she has kept her doors and windows closed every day. She is only occasionally seen busy outside by her maid, Xiao Jiu. As a result, the villagers see Xiao Li less often.

Actually, Xiaoli went into the mountains to play. This place is very similar to Mojia Village, and Xiaoli felt that she had rediscovered the joy of going into the mountains.

"Yes, I bought this outside today. I heard that it's edible, so I plan to grow it."

The villagers all gathered around to watch.

"What is this? I've never seen it before."

"Is this still edible? Won't it cause poisoning?"

Xiao Li ignored them and walked away.

When she got home, she and Xiao Jiu got busy in the yard, putting corn kernels into the holes they had dug, covering them with soil, watering them with diluted Linghe water, and waiting for them to sprout.

Three days later, tender green seedlings sprouted from the soil. Xiao Li and Xiao Jiu watered, weeded, and fertilized them every day.

A month later, the corn had grown to more than 1 meter tall, and people from all over the village came to see the spectacle.

"What is this? How do you eat it?"

"These leaves are quite big, but they're sharp and can cut your hands. Will they taste good when stir-fried?"

Xiao Li kept laughing.

A month later, the corn stalks began to sprout tassels and flowers, and the corn gradually grew into tiny, pale green ears that were especially cute.

The villagers come to see it every day and ask when it will be ready to eat.

Another month passed, and the corn finally ripened.

Xiao Li broke off dozens of corn cobs, cooked them, cut them into small pieces, and shared them with everyone. Each person tasted a piece.

"Wow, this is delicious!"

"The yield is high; it would be wonderful to plant this."

"We won't have to go hungry anymore."

Everyone was overjoyed to learn that Xiaoli would be distributing the seeds to everyone.

The village chief and clan elders, in particular, came to thank her.

Another month passed, and Xiaoli harvested all the corn and sent some to Prince Yuheng, who had come to visit.

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Three months ago, Prince Yuheng came to this place for a visit. He had heard in the capital about a new food here called hot pot.

Therefore, he made a special trip here to taste it, and after trying it, he was particularly delighted; it was truly delicious.

Just as he was praising it, the shopkeeper told him that the hot pot was invented by a young woman.

He immediately became very interested in the girl, so he went to Ganjiacun to find her.

He met Gan Si Niang in Gan Family Village and fell in love with her at first sight. The two were very much in love, so he lingered in the town for several days without leaving.

There was another incident where the original owner's family came to cause trouble again, this time to introduce Xiaoli to potential partners.

The person she was introduced to was still the same widower from her previous life. Without any hesitation, Xiao Li used the Five Thunder Talisman to send the four of them away.

After this incident, that family truly never dared to provoke Xiaoli again.

But the matter of that widower Wang Datou wasn't over yet. He spread the word that he was willing to spend twenty taels to get married.

Somehow, Er Ya ended up getting together with Wang Datou.

Finally, Er Ya married him, but less than three months later, she passed away.

Yuheng also heard about the Gan family being struck by lightning. He was very curious and even came to see Xiaoli's wooden house, but the gate was locked and he couldn't see anything.

This was the first time he had ever met this legendary woman when Xiaoli brought the corn to him.

Upon seeing the real person, he was initially amazed, but after tasting the corn, he solemnly declared that he would definitely handle the matter well.

He was quite puzzled, though, "How did the young lady know that I could accomplish this?"

Xiao Li glanced at him and said, "Young Master, you are clearly an outstanding person. I grew up in the countryside, but you are obviously not from this rural area."