Empress Xiao Lingshuang stumbles upon a bustling county town and stumbles upon a shocking secret. Not only is the county magistrate fake, but even the county town itself is fake. Gu Fei: "What's fake or not?... Our things are real." People: "There are so many festivals, Women's Day, Goddess Day, Men's God Day... and even holiday gifts... Does this even exist in a real county town?"

As soon as Shen Qing opened her eyes, she panicked:

Can someone please tell her what to do now that she’s become the vicious mother-in-law she always cursed?

A mud hut with a thatched roof, patched-up clothes layered with more patches, every meal consisting of corn porridge with not a trace of meat or oil in sight.

On top of that, there were floods and an impending famine. No money, no food—how were they supposed to escape?

Immediate Priority: Stay alive!

Long-term Plan: Live well!

She had to put every family member to work and start making money as fast as possible!

Earn silver, buy pork, render lard, purchase cows, donkeys, fabric, oilcloth… Stock up, stock up, stock up!