It's hard for my elder sister. I rely on the mountains to farm and pay off my debts.

She said anxiously, "Although our Wang family is not a prominent family, we have always been governed by benevolence and righteousness, and will never allow such evil deeds to happen.

"If the farm steward truly commits such illegal acts, our Wang family will punish him severely and will not tolerate any leniency."

"Could you please, sir, not hold a public trial? My Wang family will give the injured tenants a satisfactory explanation."

Li Wen's expression was indifferent. "This is the Lord's will, and we cannot change it." After saying this, he raised his foot to say goodbye and leave.

Wang Wanzhi was young after all, and for a moment she couldn't help but chase after him and wanted to fight for it.

Li Wen stood still and said, "Madam Wang, there is no turning back now!

"You should think carefully about how to make up for your mistakes and restore your reputation. That's all I have to say. Goodbye!" After saying that, he strode away.

After listening to Li Wen's words, Wang Wanzhi was stunned at first, and then suddenly understood after a while.

After all, he grew up with his father, the county magistrate, so he does have some knowledge.

I was too anxious just now and lost my composure.

She calmed herself down and walked towards her grandfather's yard.

The old butler looked at the eldest lady who calmed down so quickly, and felt the same emotion as the master. How great it would be if this was a young master!

Li Wen stepped out of the palace, muttering to himself, why did he say so many useless things.

Then I thought of the eloquent Madam Song. If this happened to that girl, I wonder how she would deal with it?

.....

After Yang settled her husband down, Wu stopped her and questioned her.

"I was so anxious just now that I forgot to ask you, where's Ah Ping? Why didn't he come back with you guys?"

"A Ping followed the official to the county government office!"

After hearing this, Wu grabbed her daughter-in-law's hand and asked anxiously, "Why was Ah Ping taken away by the police? Did the Wang family take him to see the officials?"

Yang waved her hands repeatedly, "No, I was summoned to the county government office for questioning along with many other tenants."

Mrs. Wu was even more confused.

She took her daughter-in-law's hand and walked to the low stool under the eaves and sat down. "Tell me the truth, how exactly did Dashan get hurt? How did you bring him back today? And what exactly is this story you're talking about?"

Yang then told her mother-in-law the whole story about the farm.

Mrs. Wu covered her chest with her hands and was stunned.

She regretted it for a moment, "Azhi asked his uncle and brother to come back earlier, I shouldn't have stopped him!"

Yang was also terrified, but she still tried to comfort him, "Who would have thought that the Wang family, who used to be so kind, would become so oppressive to the people?"

When Song Zhi came back from sending someone off, she heard what her aunt said. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Aunt, was the Wang family always so tolerant in the past?"

But Mrs. Wu knew it better.

She replied, "Indeed, the Wang family used to be quite considerate of their tenants. As long as they rented their land, they only collected 40% of the rent. In years of famine or disaster, they could reduce or exempt the rent, or even postpone it for one or two years and then make up the rent."

Yang added, "I remember one year, there was a snowstorm in our area, and many people's houses were crushed. The Wang family even vacated the house on the farm to accommodate the victims, and even distributed porridge outside the city for a whole month!"

"Hey, they used to have a pretty good reputation, but after Master Wang died defending the city, their behavior changed a bit. Now they're even doing things like bullying and enslaving innocent people."

After hearing this, Song Zhi looked thoughtful.

Mrs. Wu stood up, patted the wrinkles on her clothes and said, "Okay, no more gossip."

"Because of your uncle's matter, the work of the past two days has been delayed. Ah Zhi, picking forsythia leaves cannot be delayed any longer, and there is also the matter of finding someone to set up the stall!

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to ask you, how many cakes did you order from Steward Zhou tomorrow? I only steamed five pounds of beans this morning, I wonder if that's enough?"

Song Zhi then remembered that Manager Zhou had ordered ten kilograms of pastries for tomorrow.

He hurriedly said, "Milk, five pounds is not enough, we need to steam another five pounds!"

Mrs. Wu was both happy and worried. She slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, if I had known earlier, I would have soaked more mung beans this morning. This has wasted time!" After that, she was about to go to work.

Song Zhi grabbed Wu who was about to go to work and said, "Grandma, wait a minute, I have something I want to discuss with you!"

Song Zhi licked her lips and said, "Grandma, when I came back, I thought about it carefully. I want to teach the villagers how to make jelly..."

Before Song Zhi could finish, Wu rejected her suggestion, saying, "What? How can we make money if we teach others to do it?"

Yang also nodded repeatedly, "Azhi, tell them the recipe. What should we do about our family's debts? We still owe everyone money!"

Song Zhi sighed. She knew that if she told them, grandma and the others would definitely not agree.

But after her uncle was bullied, Song Zhi felt that she could no longer live in such a cautious manner.

She now wants to unite all the forces she can, she wants to start making a name for herself little by little, and she wants to win over the connections that can be used for her own benefit.

Let those who want to touch her think twice.

Otherwise, she would be an unknown peasant girl with no power, no influence and no reputation.

Even if someone bullies you, what can you do?

Song Zhi insisted, "Grandma, please listen to me first before making a decision."

"I'm not saying I want to teach the villagers directly. I also have conditions."

"Let me first explain why I have such plans."

"First of all, I've thought this through carefully. Firstly, we're really busy at home. Even if my uncle wasn't injured, we wouldn't be able to supply the entire county with our family's resources.

"Nana, as the weather gets hotter, the demand for jelly will also increase. In my estimation, our family alone won't be able to make it."

“Besides, now that the pastry business is back on track, I’m also busy preparing tea.

"These tasks cannot be done by outsiders, so we have to do them ourselves. Do you think we don't need to sleep or eat? Or do we have three heads and six arms?

Wu moved her lips, wanting to say that they could do it.

But the thought of making thirty kilograms of jelly makes the family busy.

Although I now have a son and a grandson, if I can make another 40 kilograms, that would be the maximum I can do.

This number is not enough for the entire county.

Yang couldn't help but ask, "Then should we ask someone to help us?"

Song Zhi smiled, "Auntie, you're not worried, so why leak it?"

"That's what I want to say. You can tell it's made from mung beans just by tasting it. Ordinary people might not want to waste food, so they try it once or twice and fail, so they don't dare to try again."

"But for those who are interested and have enough money to spend, I think as long as they are willing to put in the effort, they will figure it out. It's just a matter of time."

"After all, cooking is nothing more than steaming, boiling, and frying. It's really not that complicated. It's just that everyone doesn't have enough to eat on a daily basis, so they don't have the time to think about this?"

After Song Zhi's words, the expressions of both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law relaxed a little.