Afterwards, Jiang Xue told her: "Don’t worry about this cave not having a door now, any kind of animal could come and take our lives, but it’s not finished yet, is it? Once I’ve built the walls and the door, it won’t be any worse than living at the foot of the mountain. Trust me, I promise to make sure you live a good life, just settle down here! "

Initially, Dong Yao didn’t quite believe what Jiang Xue said, but as she followed her around, working while explaining, delving into the principles and even using many terms she couldn’t understand, she gradually realized that perhaps the old Jiang Xue had really been replaced.

To her, whether Jiang Xue had changed or not, who she was didn’t matter because she didn’t like that delicate lady. Clearly, she had the fate of a maid but insisted on acting like a lady, when her family was so poor they could barely get by, and yet she insisted on studying, wasn’t that laughable?

If Yuan Tian hadn’t saved her, bought her, if Jiang Xue hadn’t been relatively kind to her, she would have already left after Yuan Tian’s death, but now she realized that staying was a wise decision because this Jiang Xue really knew so much, she could even make clay kilns!

It’s said that in the mountains, countless years pass in the world. The two sisters were young, with little strength, and didn’t eat well. Although they would go down to the creek to bathe, the times they’d caught fish were few. Their clothes had become tattered over time, and they had lost their shoes during their escape, now wearing straw sandals that hurt their feet, but as long as they were alive, there was hope.

Who knew how many days had passed, but they had managed to make all the pots and bottles they needed at home and had dried many prepared medicinal herbs. Early that morning, they packed the herbs into baskets, hoisted them onto their backs, and with the aid of sticks, helped each other walk down the mountain.

Despite setting off for the town before dawn, by the time they reached the bottom it was already noon, and when they arrived at the nearest town, the sun was almost setting.

"The town is so far away, my legs are about to break, Xiao Xue, do we really need to go back up the mountain again? It’s not easy going up and down, my legs are almost useless."

Jiang Xue glanced at her irritably: "You’re really useless. Think carefully, over this period, running up and down every day, at first your calves would tremble with pain, now they’re just sore and tired, do they even hurt anymore?"

Dong Yao realized she had a point. "This shows that our bodies have adapted to this lifestyle; tired as we are, haven’t you noticed that the time spent in the mountains is perfect for training? Remember, in the future, Snow Wolf Mountain is our home. Don’t mention anywhere else to me. Let’s hurry to the pharmacy and see if we can sell these medicinal herbs, maybe we can buy some rice, grains, and seeds."

In this life, she spent 20,000 Faith Value to draw farming skills, and although on the surface, it seemed they were eating wild fruits and vegetables, in reality, the radishes and cabbages in the space had helped them quite a bit. However, since she rarely relied on the space now, its presence felt increasingly faint, but since her name in this life is Poison Doctor, she would definitely cultivate herbs and research poisons in the future.

How could she easily give up on a natural apothecary like Snow Wolf Mountain?

Therefore, the hardship in front of her seemed insignificant. Making money and building a life takes time. Right now, being young is the right time to endure hardship and labor. Only by toughening oneself and laying a solid foundation can one reach the peak in the future.

It’s a pity this was just a small town with only one pharmacy. Despite having high-quality medicinal herbs, they insisted on buying them cheap, which made her so angry she had to use her spiritual power to control that person, forcing them to purchase at the standard price. Just because they were children didn’t mean they could swindle them, right?

Both baskets of medicinal herbs sold for one tael and 300 copper coins. With this 1,300 copper coins, they first went to the grain store, buying rice, flour, salt, and seeds, which amount to 300 cents spent.

The grain was enough to feed the two of them for half a month, all mixed grains. They couldn’t bring themselves to buy white rice or flour.

Next, they went to the clothing store to buy the cheapest fabric, planning to make two new sets of clothes each, including underwear, and they also bought two pairs of cloth shoes, spending a total of 50 cents.

After that, they went to the iron shop to buy an iron pot, a spoon, a knife, a dagger, scissors, an axe, and miscellaneous items, costing 350 cents. It was expensive, but they could use them for many years. Because they bought so much, the seller even gave them a whetstone.

They wanted to buy more, but there were just two of them, and they couldn’t carry any more. What they bought was already conspicuous enough, and they didn’t know if it would attract attention from wrongdoers!

With 1,300 cents, they had 600 cents left. Now, pork was six cents a jin, and needing it to refine lard, they spent 60 cents to buy ten jin of pork, of which eight jin was pig lard, and the remaining two jin was meat.

They skipped lunch, and couldn’t bring themselves to buy meat buns, so they bought ten pancakes and began munching on the way up the mountain.

Jiang Xue put the remaining 530 copper coins into the space, along with heavy items like hammers, axes, knives, and grains. She quietly transferred them into the space, lying to Dong Yao that she had great strength and could carry them all. In truth, her basket carried very little. Dong Yao, seeing her strength, believed her and didn’t argue over carrying the load.

The meat was smelly, and they didn’t dare put it in the basket because it would be easily detected while climbing. By the time they left the town, darkness had almost fallen.

"Should we stay at an inn for the night?"

Without thinking, Dong Yao shook her head, "That would be too expensive, and besides, what if someone steals our money? And the meat, it will spoil if we don’t go home, never mind, we’ll grit our teeth and climb slowly, even if it takes us until dawn, tomorrow we can eat more meat."

She was truly petrified by poverty and famished. Although the pancakes gave them energy, all they could think about was eating meat, and it seemed that nowhere outside was safe. Maybe she had suffered some loss in this regard in the past, and as Dong Yao thought so, she didn’t care either way.

Running into this situation, Jiang Xue felt something was off, while Dong Yao hadn’t noticed anything.

"Keep walking forward, don’t look back, someone is following us. I’ll take care of them."

Dong Yao suddenly turned her head, "What did you say?"

Her voice rose an octave before lowering again, trembling.

"They’re probably trying to rob us. What should we do, Xiao Xue? If you tell me to go, what about you? How many are there?"

"Two people, don’t worry, I can handle it. Don’t forget how I hid you from those men in black, you have to trust me. Now don’t hold me back, just keep walking forward, don’t look back. Trust me, I can handle it."

After giving these instructions, Jiang Xue urged Dong Yao to leave. Dong Yao took a few steps, glancing back every few steps, and then gritting her teeth, slipped into the grove at the base of the mountain...