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

Yun Zhenzhen's home.

As soon as she came out of the kitchen with a bowl of rice, she heard Daya say that she wanted to go home.

After observing her for the past few days, I found that this child is a little timid, but she is not a bad person. She just got taught by her mother to be a little timid.

"Don't leave. Just stay here for dinner. Your sister Erya is here too. The family is quite quiet right now, with some children away studying and some transporting goods."

Daya was still a little embarrassed and stood there in a daze, not knowing whether to leave or stay.

Erya immediately pulled her and said, "Let's go, Sister Daya. Third Aunt is a very nice person. As long as we work hard here, we can stay for dinner."

"Hurry up and sit down to eat." Yun Zhenzhen also greeted with a smile: "You will have to come to my place to work every day from now on. What if one day it's late and the work is not finished, do you have to go home to eat? She is your aunt, so there is nothing to be afraid of. Relax. I will talk to your mother and ask her not to scold you."

After hearing this, Daya breathed a sigh of relief, sat down and picked up a set of bowls and chopsticks.

She didn't dare to take too many dishes while eating. The rice in the bowl was enough to fill her up. At most, she would take a couple of chopsticks of vegetables. She only tasted one piece of the braised pork head and didn't dare to eat more.

But the taste was enough for her to savor for several days. It was fresh, fragrant, refreshing and spicy. It was such a blessing.

After dinner, everyone cleaned up the dishes quickly. Daya and Erya went home directly. Yun Zhenzhen and the others prepared the things they would need for tomorrow and then went to bed.

Recently, Xiao Nan has been practicing martial arts very hard, and he also has to go to school to study in his free time. He rests for half an hour after dinner every night, and basically falls asleep as soon as he touches the pillow.

Early the next morning.

Xiao Nan got up early, got dressed, and put on her small cloth bag, which contained all the learning tools she needed.

Today is the monthly exam, and she must show her skills to let Brother Wang Ze see that she has not slacked off in her studies because of martial arts practice.

After breakfast, all the students gathered at the school gate, with a simple sand table in front of each of them.

Due to limited funds, villagers cannot afford to have a brush each, so they can only use this as a substitute. It can be erased after writing, which is also very convenient.

The monthly exams are also very simple and are mainly divided into three sections: first, recitation, then dictation, and finally arithmetic.

Master Yan gave questions on the spot, Wang Ze recorded the scores on the side, and Yun Zhenzhen was called to help patrol and supervise the exam.

There was no other way. Yun Jing was not at home, and the school now lost a capable assistant, so she had to take over temporarily.

"For the first part, we'll start by memorizing it, and then recite it at the end." Master Yan's hoarse yet gentle voice rang out: "Learn!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the students below immediately started moving on the sand table. There were also a few who were reluctant to put pen to paper and hesitated for a while before writing.

This is the word they come across most often in class, and almost everyone knows it.

"At the beginning of life~"

This is a three-character classic. Although it is quite difficult, most people can write it out because the first thing they learn is the Three Character Classic.

"Kind!"

This word is quite difficult, and almost half of the people failed to write it out this time.

Wang Ze stood by and quickly recorded and scored each person's situation.

As they wrote down one word after another, more and more students began to put down the wooden sticks in their hands and gave up writing.

There are a total of twenty words to be dictated this time, and after finishing, you need to recite them.

Master Yan read out the first sentence, and the students below read out the following sentence collectively. Anyone who did not speak or said something in vain would be deducted points. Yun Zhenzhen stared at him in confusion.

Wang Ze, who was keeping score nearby, was very helpful. He could tell who couldn't recite the poem without even listening, and would just mark it in his notebook.

The last section was arithmetic problems. Master Yan put the problems on a large sand table, and the students gave the answers using a small sand table.

In addition to the simplest addition and subtraction of numbers, he also did some compound operations, but only a very small number of individual students were able to answer them.

The exam actually lasted for nearly an hour and a half before it ended.

After the children finish the questions, they can go home and help with the work. Yun Zhenzhen and Wang Ze stay to help count the scores and divide the classes.

There are a total of 42 children in the class now. They were previously divided into two classes, Class A and Class B, with 21 children in each. However, the classes are not fixed, but are redivided based on the results of each monthly exam.

The questions were not difficult, and the results were quickly compiled and posted directly on a wooden board at the entrance of the school.

Some children who had just finished their exams were free and were not in a hurry to leave, but as soon as they came out, they rushed over to watch.

"Oh, oh, oh, I actually made it into Class A. It's worth all my staying up late to study and all the beatings from my mom. I'll make her cook me a delicious meal when I get home."

"I've made progress too. From now on, we'll be classmates in Class A. My mom said that if I can get into Class A this time, she'll go to town and buy me a brush."

"Oh, I was just so close. How come I'm first in Class B? The brush my mother promised me is ruined. I'll see if I can ask her to make me some white flour porridge when I get home..."

Xiao Nan stood under the notice, blinking her eyes. "My second brother is first in Class A, and I'm third in Class A. So, can we both get the reward?"

It was said before we even started school that the top three students in both classes would receive one of the Four Treasures of the Study.

Master Yan stroked the small tuft of mustache on his chin and said, "That's good, but you, little girl, haven't been studying well lately. If you work harder, you can get second place."

Xiao Nan stuck out her tongue mischievously.

Master Yan looked at everyone and said seriously, "The results of this monthly exam are out. There's no specific ranking yet, but we mentioned there would be rewards, so the top three students from both classes have been announced. Class A's first place is Qin Wen, second place is Qin Zheng, and third place is Qin Nan. Class B's first place is Qin De, and second place..."

The students whose names were called cheered happily below.

The other children were also a little frustrated, and secretly swore in their hearts that they must improve next time. Even if they could not get into the top three in Class A, they would at least get into the top three in Class B and get the reward.

Yun Zhenzhen said appropriately, "Our wish for establishing this award is to encourage everyone to study hard. As long as there is progress, we will see it. Later, we can select the two students with the most progress from the two classes and give them the same award."

"it is good!!!"

Hearing this, the children who had just been depressed suddenly became full of confidence and answered loudly. The clear children's voices echoed in the yard for a long time.

Xiao Nan was a little unconvinced: "Master, why are there so few math problems? Only ten."

Her arithmetic skills were good among the other children. Even if she couldn't beat Qin Wen, it would be easy for her to surpass Qin Zheng. But this time, she had the fewest arithmetic questions.

Master Yan was stunned. Why else? This dynasty did not attach much importance to arithmetic, and it generally did not appear in the imperial examinations, so he subconsciously ignored the proportion of arithmetic questions.

But think about it again, even if the children in Qinjia Village have learned some preschool knowledge, how many of them can really continue on the path of studying in the future?

Being able to recognize some words and do arithmetic is more important. It will also give you the ability to make a living as an apprentice in the town in the future.

He smiled and said, "I have received your doubts. I will increase the weight of arithmetic in the next exam. Thank you for raising this question."

Xiaonan nodded happily.