Stepmother in charge: Making a fortune through farming and raising her children to fight back

the other side.

The wealthy Wang family.

The news soon reached Wang Ye's ears.

He quickly put down the antique in his hand and ran directly to Mr. Wang's study, telling him the whole story about the stone mill.

Mr. Wang didn't care much at first, but as he listened, he found it a little unbelievable and stood up from the stool.

"Although I don't know what this thing is used for, but since the county magistrate can use it to ask for credit, it means that this thing is very important." Master Wang's thoughts were clear for once.

"Son, your cousin asked you to help make the stone mill, but how long did he say it would take?"

"He said the sooner the better." Wang Ye answered truthfully.

"Then do you know the specific use of this stone mill? How much manpower can it replace at a time? How much does it cost to make one?"

Wang Ye stroked his chin and shook his head: "I don't know."

He didn't stay in the countryside, so how could he know these details?

"Never mind. I'm going to go find County Magistrate Wang first and see if I can explain the situation so he can bring you along when he asks for merit. That way, my family will have someone to rely on in the future."

Wang Ye nodded: "I'll spend more time with my cousin when I have time, find out the specific details, and tell you when I get back."

"Good, good." Master Wang patted his shoulder and smiled with satisfaction, "My son has grown up and knows how to share the family's worries."

Wang Ye smiled and nodded.

sunset.

Covering the entire earth with a layer of golden light and shadow.

In the yard, the family was queuing up to wash their hands and prepare to eat.

The stone table was filled with food and everyone sat around it. Qin Li eagerly served everyone some dishes.

He made money on his first business trip today, so he went to the town to buy a lot of snacks to share with his younger brothers and sisters. He also took the time to go to Sancha Market and negotiated a price with the butcher.

Early the next morning.

After Qin Li finished his work in the fields, he carried his load and went out to work. It was familiar after the first time. Today, Yun Zhenzhen didn't accompany him because she had a lot of things to do at home and couldn't leave.

As soon as they had finished breakfast, the villagers rushed over to help. Not counting Old Zhang’s engineering team, there were a total of twenty-three people.

Ever since they learned that they could get paid for helping out, many people had privately approached Yun Zhenzhen to ask if she was still short of help, and she accepted all of them.

As long as she works hard, she wants it.

This is the benefit of paying wages in advance. With the motivation of interests, the construction progress will be much faster.

Among the group of people who followed, there were two unfamiliar faces.

"Aunt Qin, my brother and I would like to come and help, is that okay?" Zhang Tiedan asked anxiously.

Old Lady Qin pulled her aside and whispered softly, "These two children are Zhang Qiang's eldest and second child. Wasn't it because of that affair their disappointing father had with his mistress a while ago? The children all followed Aunt Qiang back to her parents' home, so you haven't seen them."

Yun Zhenzhen nodded: "As long as you work hard, I will take whatever you want. But does your mother know that you are here to help?"

"Mom doesn't know." His younger brother Zhang Niudan rushed to answer: "My mother wanted to send us to Aunt's place to study with our cousin Yun. She was busy collecting tuition every day. We didn't want to see her working so hard, so we secretly ran over to help..."

Ever since the last incident with Zhang Qiang, Aunt Qiang has been living in her mother's house and hasn't returned. But these days no family can afford to feed so many extra mouths to feed. In order to prevent her siblings from being despised at home, Aunt Qiang can only work like crazy.

Yun Zhenzhen patted her brother's head lovingly and said, "You're so good. You don't need to pay tuition to study here. If you want to study, just follow me to the backyard after you finish helping me."

"Thank you, aunt." The two brothers obediently followed her into the yard, rolled up their sleeves and started working.

……

Early the next morning.

Yun Zhenzhen heard a commotion outside before she even got up.

When I opened the door, I found that the villagers were crowded at the entrance of the village, chattering non-stop.

"Is the village chief here?" asked the chief clerk.

"Your Excellency, I am here." The village chief stepped forward cautiously and replied.

Although this was the second time they met County Magistrate Wang, everyone present was still trembling with fear.

"Everyone, don't panic." County Magistrate Wang stepped forward and said, "I've come here to assess the people's sentiments and see how your wheat threshing is going this year. Everyone can go about their work and don't worry about my presence."

Upon hearing this, the village chief quickly shouted to the crowd, "The county magistrate has spoken. Everyone should disperse. Leave a few young men with you so that he can send you orders."

Although the petition for merit had already been written, he still had to see this powerful weapon for the people in person to feel at ease. Lu Yunfeng also accompanied him, as he was also very curious about what this magical weapon that could thresh grains quickly looked like.

"Village Chief Qin, take us to see how the stone mill works." County Magistrate Wang said lightly.

"Yes." The village chief replied in a low voice.

Along the way, County Magistrate Wang looked at the farmers busy in the fields and was very pleased. The people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and their positions as officials were secure.

The village chief followed behind and introduced slowly.

"Now the entire Qinjia Village is borrowing this stone mill for threshing. It can not only grind wheat, but also beans. Judging from the progress, the stone mill should have been loaned to Aunt Zhao's family now."

"You don't know, but my family borrowed that stone mill, and it only took us two days to grind out all the wheat, winnow it clean, and put it into bags."

"This stone mill has never stopped working since it became known to everyone. First, it was used by the Qin Yun family, then by my family, and even by Old Lady Qin's family."

The village chief was very happy when he talked about the stone mill. It could benefit all farmers. Their Qinjia Village was famous.

Old Lady Qin was right behind them. She was speechless when she saw the village chief laughing so hard that his teeth were showing. He was already so old, but still the village chief, and he didn't look steady at all.

Not as good as her, a woman.

"Aunt Zhao, come out quickly. The county magistrate and his men want to see the stone mill."

Before she even reached the door, her voice could be heard from far away.

The old couple of the Zhao family, who were threshing wheat outside, immediately came forward in fear and trepidation.

Several children in the family were playing in the wheat field. They stopped suddenly and followed their parents on tiptoe.

"I, a humble commoner, pay my respects to the County Magistrate and the County Magistrate!"

"No need to be so polite." County Magistrate Wang waved his hand and gave the chief clerk a look.

Zhang Zhubu immediately understood what he meant. He walked over, grabbed a handful of wheat that had been crushed by the stone, and examined it carefully in his hand.

After a while, his voice was heard.

"Sir, this wheat is still intact after being crushed, and there are almost no grains left on the stalks. The threshing success rate is over 90%."

Hearing this, County Magistrate Wang immediately smiled happily, pulled Lu Yunfeng to the threshing ground, and praised the stone mill that had just stopped working.

"Brother Lu, this stone mill looks ordinary. How did Madam Yun come up with the idea of ​​using it to grind wheat?"

"I heard that Madam Yun's house is next to this aunt. Why don't you call her over and ask in person?" Lu Yunfeng said with a smile.

"Good idea. I can ask her how this stone mill works."

As they said that, the group prepared to go to Yun Zhenzhen's house to call her.