The Koi Wife of the Prime Minister

"I will miss them too." Shen Yan's eyes were moistened, "But we must face it bravely. They hope that we can live strong and happy."

The children slowly stopped crying, they felt Shen Yan's love and strength. Shen Yan secretly vowed to take good care of the two children, give them a warm home, and let them find hope and happiness in life again.

The next priority was to arrange the funeral for the Wang couple.

Shen Yan calculated that buying a coffin and holding a funeral would cost about five taels of silver in total.

Just a few days ago during the Chinese New Year, Song Yunfeng gave her ten taels of silver, but she didn't expect to use it so soon.

Not long after, Shen Yan personally took charge of the matter.

Wang Jun cried so hard that day that the neighbors in the alley felt sorry for him and helped the two children to arrange the funeral arrangements for their parents, but there were also some harsh voices.

"Mrs. Song Yunfeng is so attentive and even helps take care of the two children. Could it be that she is doing this for the Wang family's private property?"

"That's right. The Wang family has a big house. The Wang couple must have saved a lot of money from their work. Isn't this a bargain for Shen Yan?"

Faced with these rumors, Shen Yan naturally couldn't swallow this breath, and immediately retorted:

"Have you seen how much money the Wang family has?" Shen Yan angrily said in the street, "If anyone is dissatisfied, you can come here. I will sign a document stating that I will not take a penny from the Wang family. This house is also for Jun'er to use when he gets married in the future. This is Jun'er's house."

"If you think the Wang family has other private property, you can ask the government to check. If you are not sure about handing these two children over to me, you can take them to your home and raise them. Don't forget to sign a document like I did, so that no one will gossip about you."

“Oh, by the way, you may not be afraid of others gossiping, not everyone has to be shameless!”

Seeing Shen Yan arguing with others, Wang Jun cried and hugged Shen Yan's legs: "Sister Shen, are you going to send me to someone else's house? I don't want to, I want to follow you."

When others saw this scene, they also understood the situation.

"These two kids always run to the Song family when they have nothing to do. Shen Yan helps take care of them on weekdays. It costs a lot of money to raise these two kids, not to mention that Jun'er still has to go to school. You people should stop talking nonsense!"

"Sister Yan'er spent a lot of money just to arrange the funeral for the Wang couple. Can you come up with this money?"

People in the alley had different opinions, but it had little effect on Shen Yan. God is watching what people do. She didn't mind other people's gossip, but she didn't want to suffer a verbal loss, so she just cursed back at them.

But after she calmed down, she still comforted Wang Jun: "How could my sister give you to an outsider? I just want these outsiders to shut up."

Shen Yan ignored the eyes of people around her and didn't care what others said.

She still took Wang Jun and Wang Lin, brother and sister, to her home. After all, it was unsafe to let two children live alone in a yard, and she was worried.

When several people live together, they can take care of each other.

The children had just lost their parents, and they were scared and sad right now. Shen Yan felt that she had to take their feelings into consideration and heal their wounds.

"From now on, this is your home, and Sister Shen is your real sister." Shen Yan touched Wang Jun's back, made the bed for them, and the brother and sister lived together.

Although the Song Mansion's courtyard was larger than that of ordinary families, it did not have many extra rooms. They just vacated one room for the brother and sister to live in.

In order to save money, Shen Yan also dismissed Nanny Zhang and told her not to come to work anymore.

From now on, Shen Yan will take care of all the big and small matters at home by herself, and it's hard to say that she is not tired.

Even though Song Yunfeng had said to her, "Madam, you don't have to be so frugal. I'll be there to earn money and support the family."

Shen Yan glared at him and said, "You are a small seventh-rank county magistrate. How can I let you get money? Are you going to be greedy?"

Of course not. Shen Yan knew Song Yunfeng's temper and knew that he would never do anything corrupt, so she didn't want to put pressure on Song Yunfeng. The family was doing okay now, not to the point of not having enough food to eat, so there was no need for servants.

Shen Yan thought that after this period of time, if he started some small business, his life would get better.

As time went by, Shen Yan gradually adapted to her new life. She and the siblings Wang Jun and Wang Lin depended on each other and faced the challenges of life together.

Every morning, Shen Yan gets up early and starts to get busy.

She made breakfast, prepared the children's clothes and books for school, and then took them to school.

After returning home, she began to do housework, taking care of the flowers and plants in the yard while busying herself with cooking.

Although life became more difficult, Shen Yan never gave up hope for the future.

She has a firm belief that as long as she works hard, everything will get better.

Thanks to her efforts, life at home is simple but warm and fulfilling.

Wang Jun and Wang Lin also gradually adapted to the new environment. With Shen Yan's care, they became stronger and braver.

However, Shen Yan knew in his heart that relying solely on his own efforts was not enough.

She decided to do some small business in her spare time to increase some income for her family.

She wondered what she could do to improve her family's financial situation.

Perhaps because he inherited his father's business acumen from his previous life, Shen Yan soon came up with some ideas.

She decided to use her own vacant land and start growing some vegetables and fruits to sell in town.

In addition, she also plans to use her skills to make some handicrafts, such as embroidery and weaving, to earn some extra income.

Shen Yan knew that these were just attempts. Success or failure was not important. What was important was that she was willing to try and to fight for it.

Now, Wang Lin has also gone to school, and her tuition can only last until the second half of the year, so Shen Yan feels that she still has to make money and save a few more taels of silver, so that she can have the confidence to send her younger brothers and sisters to school.

Not everyone can enter academies nowadays. In addition to being good at academics, you also need to be wealthy, otherwise you can't afford to study.

Shen Yan sighed, no wonder it was difficult for poor families to produce noble sons in ancient times, it turned out that the tuition was expensive, and poor families did not have the money to pay the tuition. Writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone were not cheap either, so how could they let their children practice calligraphy and buy books to read every day?

In the evening, Shen Yan went to pick up her younger brother and sister from school. At the school gate, there were people who were familiar with Shen Yan gossiping about her.

"You are just a little girl, raising two children for others, and you don't even feel tired. It's really troublesome."

Shen Yan felt a little unhappy when she heard other people's gossip, but she did not get angry or back off.

Instead, she responded in a firm but gentle tone: "These two children need me, and I am willing to take care of them. I believe that as long as we work hard, we can create a better life."