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

At this time, Yun Zhenzhen had already been called out by her good aunt to watch the fun, and was in the crowd.

Hearing Lu Yunfeng's words, she could only take a deep breath and stand up: "Your Excellency, my son and nephew know the structure of the stone mill very well, including its working principle. If there is anything you are not clear about, they are willing to serve you."

She took a step back and let Yun Jing and Qin Li stand in front.

County Magistrate Wang recognized Yun Jing at a glance. The matter of that day had been resolved, and he did not return to Xingyang Academy to study. However, he later heard that he was admitted to Yueming Academy, which was a glory for Yunding County.

"Mom, I hope my elder brother and cousin are okay." Qin Wen was a little worried. After all, the person in front of him was the most important official in the county, and his only word could decide their life or death.

"Don't worry, don't you still trust your cousin Yun Jing? They will take care of this matter."

When the stone mill came out, she was ready to appeal to the county magistrate to promote this agricultural tool throughout the county to benefit the vast number of farmers.

This kind of thing has no technical content, the powerful and wealthy look down on it, and only farmers and ordinary people need it. There is no need to hide it.

Yun Zhenzhen patted his head comfortingly: "Okay, let's go back and cook. Your eldest brother came home early today, and there are a lot of wontons left at home. Let's eat them tonight."

"Okay." When the kids heard about eating wontons, they immediately started to drool.

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Many villagers gathered around, vying to hear their explanation.

Zhao Da Kui immediately started to pull the stone mill and rolled it on the ground for more than ten times. All the wheat was threshed. Then everyone helped to turn the wheat straw over and continue pressing it.

County Magistrate Wang walked into the threshing floor himself, dug here and turned over there, and looked at the golden wheat under the stalks, his face full of shock.

"Come, let me try."

County Magistrate Wang pulled Lu Yunfeng over, grabbed the millstone, and pulled it around: "This stone looks big, but if you use some skill, it won't be too difficult to pull it up."

"Indeed, once this agricultural tool is promoted, it will be a blessing for the people." Lu Yunfeng also nodded repeatedly.

After the two of them finished looking around, they toured the entire Qinjia Village before returning home.

When Yun Jing and Yun Zhenzhen returned home, she had prepared everything. In addition to the wonton, she also asked Aunt Zhao to help roll out the dumpling wrappers.

The dumpling skin is thick and chewy, and it is very filling when you eat one in one bite.

When I looked up, I saw two people walking back. I smiled and said, "You guys are done. Go wash your hands and we'll make dumplings together later."

"Eat dumplings, great!" Qin Li's eyes lit up when he heard the word "dumplings".

Qinjia Village is located in the north, and people here mostly eat dumplings. Although wontons are delicious, they always feel like they lack a certain flavor.

Yun Jing followed her to wash his hands and saw that his aunt had already come out with a bowl of stuffing and a large pile of dumpling wrappers.

"This is the dough that Aunt Zhao just rolled out. Let's wrap it together. We can finish it in a quarter of an hour."

In the yard, adults and children gathered around a stone table and began to prepare dumplings.

Aunt Zhao is worthy of being the expert at making noodles in Qinjia Village. The dumpling wrappers she rolls are of even thickness and uniform shape. Yun Zhenzhen just saw it in the kitchen. She can roll out ten wrappers at once, and she does it quickly and well.

Several children in the family have experience in making dumplings, so they picked up their chopsticks and started making dumplings. Even Xiao Nan was making dumplings seriously.

Only Yun Jing held the dumpling wrappers in his hand without moving. He watched others put the fillings and dumpling wrappers in their hands, and instantly turned them into dumplings like gold ingots. For the first time, he showed some embarrassment.

The soft dough was very obedient in their hands, but he couldn't knead it into a piece in his hands.

"Cousin, don't you know how to make dumplings?" Xiao Nan was the first to notice the silence here and spoke naively.

The eldest and the second oldest looked at the dumplings on the plate, then saw the tangled dough lumps in Yun Jing's hands, and burst out laughing.

Yun Zhenzhen and Xu Ling'er also looked over, causing his face to turn red.

He has been a good student since he was a child, and he basically doesn't have to do any housework at home, so his living skills are relatively poor and he has never made dumplings.

Yun Zhenzhen stopped what she was doing, walked over, picked up a dumpling wrapper, and slowed down her movements. She said to him, "Look, put the filling in the middle first, pinch one end and rub it inwards a little bit. Once you've rubbed it in the middle, switch to the other side, and you've got a gold ingot-shaped dumpling."

Yun Zhenzhen taught carefully, and Yun Jing also learned seriously. After a while, a dumpling with a slightly recognizable shape was wrapped.

During the process, Yun Zhenzhen taught Yun Jing several other ways of wrapping, and he copied them all perfectly.

"Sister Yun, let me get another big winnowing basket. There's no room for all these dumplings."

As Xu Ling'er said this, she stood up and went into the kitchen. With more people than one, strength lies within. In less than a quarter of an hour, several large plates of dumplings were ready.

Qin Li brought the last plate of dumplings into the kitchen, and Yun Zhenzhen cleaned up the rest.

"Just get ready. Once the dumplings are cooked, we can have dinner."

"I know." The little ones answered in unison.

Yun Jing was still sitting there in a daze, looking at his hands with a sense of unsatisfaction. He had just learned how to make dumplings skillfully, and it was already over.

Next time, he will definitely make it quickly and beautifully!

He looked into the kitchen somewhat embarrassedly. It was obvious that the ugliest thing in there was the one he had made.

"Cousin, it's okay. Once the dumplings are cooked, no one will know who made the ugliest one." Xiao Nan comforted him in a baby voice.

Yun Jing: “…”

Thank you, I was not comforted!

After a while, curls of smoke rose from the kitchen. Dumplings and wontons were made for dinner. You can take more of whichever you like and have a delicious meal with pickles.

The pickles were brought over by Old Lady Qin two days ago. She had originally intended to keep them for eating with brown rice in years of disaster, but now that potatoes were planted in the fields, she had hope, so she sent over several large jars of various pickles she had pickled at home.

The pickles are moderately sweet and salty, and are crispy when chewed. Yun Zhenzhen likes to eat them very much. She stores them all in the cellar and sometimes takes them out to pair with white porridge to enhance the flavor.

The family had just sat down in the main room when a shout came from the gate of the yard.

"Madam Yun, I'm back again!"

Yun Zhenzhen didn't even need to open the door to look, she knew who it was just by listening to the voice.

Outside the courtyard gate, Wang's groom and Lai Fu were working together to push round gray stones off the ox cart, and a deep pit was immediately smashed into the soft soil.

Wang Ze was worthy of being the son of a county magistrate, and he also had a rich uncle. The young master personally ordered his subordinates to quickly summon the masters and expedite the production of a series of very compliant stone mills.

Yun Zhenzhen called Qin Wen over and said, "Hurry up and inform the village chief to gather all the families in the village who are going to buy the stone mill. Each family should send a leader to come over and tell them that the stone mill they want is ready and they should come and pick it up."

Qin Wen nodded and ran out immediately.