Rich Peasant Girl: The General's Wife Has Space

In the next few days, Zhao Lizheng was busy checking dates and starting to repair the ancestral hall.

Only people from the village were used to repair the ancestral hall this time. All the men in the families were mobilized, and those who were not convenient also sent women or children to help with cooking.

In short, this ancestral hall was built with the money and effort of the villagers, and everyone put in a lot of effort.

Yao has never returned to her parents' home since Yao Linlin was discovered stealing the workshop's secrets.

Her family also blamed her for not protecting her sister and bringing shame to her family.

Yao felt extremely aggrieved. Why was she blamed for her sister's mistake? The head of the household and her parents-in-law also had complaints about this matter.

She was proud of her status and seldom walked around the village. She had only heard bits and pieces of talk from the Xiao family and didn't take them seriously.

It was not until this time that Yao was extremely surprised when she heard that the imperial edict had arrived in Dahuaishu Village. However, before she could react, the edict for Xiao Wan to be named the county lord had already been issued.

Yao couldn't believe her ears. A county lady, and a third-rank one at that.

Influenced by her son, she knew a little bit. She only knew that a county magistrate was generally of the seventh rank, and that a third rank was a very high rank. He also had his own mansion, which Xiao Wan had obtained entirely through her own ability.

At that time, she was also kneeling there listening to the imperial edict. She only heard words of praise such as "virtuous and benevolent" in the imperial edict, and the gorgeous and magnificent uniforms of the third rank officials, which made her jealous.

Now that she was the mother of a scholar, she hoped that her son would be able to earn her an imperial decree in the future. As a result, Xiao Wan, at such a young age, not only did she do well in business, but she also won the favor of the emperor and was granted an imperial decree.

It was also said that Jiyun City was already building a mansion designed by the county lord.

How enviable!

For the first time, she faced up to the wealth of the Xiao family and had to admit that she had indeed been short-sighted before and was not as clear-sighted as her father-in-law.

If his son married Xiao Wan, with Xiao Wan's merits and financial resources, his son would have no problem passing the imperial examinations.

The more she thought about it, the more she regretted it, but the better it felt. Her son was at least a young scholar with excellent academic performance, and was more than enough to match Xiao Wan.

Thinking of this, she returned home and mentioned this matter to her father-in-law Zhao Lizheng.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Lizheng, who was smoking, raised his head and looked at her calmly. He stared at her so hard that she felt uneasy and guilty, and lowered her head.

Zhao Lizheng exhaled a puff of smoke and asked calmly, "Oh? So you agree to let Chengge'er marry Wan'er?"

"Yes, yes, Dad, it was my daughter-in-law who was short-sighted and ignorant in the past. Do you think you can go to the Xiao family and ask?" Yao looked at Zhao Lizheng with burning eyes.

Mother-in-law Zheng was listening nearby and was also very moved. Xiao Wan was becoming more and more beautiful, with good temperament, and most importantly, very capable. She was now a third-rank county lady and had a good social status.

Now she is worthy of my grandson.

If Xiao Wan heard what she was really thinking, she would probably just find it funny and ignorant!

Both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law looked at Zhao Lizheng. After all, the Xiao family and Zhao Lizheng were very close.

Zhao Lizheng looked at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, tapped his pipe, and looked at them indifferently: "Do you think that the Xiao family is a soft persimmon that you can squeeze? Do you think that if you agree, the Xiao family will look down on you?"

"The Xiao family never had this intention before, and they won't have it now. Don't worry, they're not stupid. Can't they notice your attitude in the past?"

"Don't think about this matter. I won't ask. I can't afford to lose face. I advise you not to humiliate yourself and make others laugh at you!" Zhao Lizheng looked at the two of them seriously and said.

"Old man, what are you talking about? Why is our brother Cheng not worthy of her?" Zheng said dissatisfiedly.

Yao also looked disappointed. It was impossible.

Yes, when Xiao Wan came before, they deliberately let Zhao Xuancheng stay away and were lukewarm towards them, but after all, they didn’t say anything?

After Zhao Lizheng said this, both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law felt a little uncomfortable, but they were unwilling to accept it.

But since Zhao Lizheng didn't want to go, they didn't know what to say. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law just kept mum to themselves and decided to go there in person to test the waters.

Outside the door, Zhao Xuancheng heard everything that was said. He felt very complicated. He wanted to ask Xiao Wan, but he felt that it was not possible.

He thought of Xiao Wan and Zhao Mingyuan together, and felt sad.

On the day when the ancestral hall was completed, Grandpa Xiao and Old Man Xiao personally invited the imperial edict into the hall, majestically placed it in the center of the hall, and quietly guarded the Dahuaishu Village with their ancestors.

Everyone was so happy that they cried. They all kowtowed and knelt down to worship their ancestors. Even women and children came to kneel down and worship.

Because of Xiao Wan, the status of women has risen sharply, and the women in the village also feel very proud.

From then on, the young men and women in Dahuaishu Village became popular candidates for marriage, which made the villagers very happy.

Xiao Wan built another potato workshop and recruited male workers. This time, she recruited a lot of people.

Most of the land in the village was planted with potatoes, but Xiao Wan still instructed everyone to leave some land for growing food.

After potatoes were planted on a large scale, they were no longer very valuable, but the demand for potatoes in the Xiao family workshop increased sharply.