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

"Giggle..."

As the roosters crowed, the villagers of Qinjia Village began to get up and prepare to work.

Xiaonan got up early to train with Ningshan. After she finished a round of training, Erya and the others came over.

It happened that Yun Zhenzhen was cooking eggs in the kitchen. Two eggs per person, served with noodle soup, and everyone could have a big bowl.

The little pigs in the pigsty were a little irritable because no one had fed them all morning. When Erya came, she hurriedly chopped wild vegetables and fed the pigs.

Qin Li hurried to the fields to work as soon as he came back. It was winter now and there was not much work to do in the fields. He just weeded the cotton plants, loosened the soil, and applied some artificial fertilizer.

The work is not tiring, but it is time-consuming. I worked in the fields for the whole morning without realizing it.

After breakfast, Awen went to school.

Waves of clear reading sounds came, making the whole village seem full of vitality.

The men that Old Lady Qin had called in to help with the expansion also arrived early. They each brought their own tools, and after listening to Yun Zhenzhen's request, they began to work as they knew how.

"Oh my! Sister Yun is so rich! They just built such a big room, and now they're expanding it. I don't know why they're building it so big." Aunt Li stood in the crowd, her tone full of sourness: "We're just villagers. I don't know why they're so particular. Building so much is such a waste."

Yun Zhenzhen curled her lips and said, "No matter how elaborate it is, it's not as elaborate as your family. You even insisted on inviting the young master from the city to live in your house. It's really true. He could have returned to the city. I don't know how beautiful the installation in your house is. The young master didn't even dislike it."

As soon as this was mentioned, the crowd's eyes, which were waiting for the show, instantly shifted to Aunt Li, their eyes full of gossipy interest.

It has been several days since the incident with Young Master Wang, and no one from the city has come to deal with the aftermath. Not to mention marrying her, no one has even come to apologize. I don't know how her daughter, who has lost her innocence, can face others.

Aunt Li's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. It would have been fine if she hadn't mentioned this matter, but once she did, she became filled with anger.

That day, Young Master Wang came to her house in a carriage and was very friendly to Xiuxiu. It was obvious that the two of them were attracted to each other, so Xiuxiu risked losing her innocence to seduce Young Master Wang.

I had thought that I could marry into a wealthy family as soon as the matter was settled, but I didn't expect that Young Master Wang would just ignore me as soon as he put on his trousers, got on the carriage and drove away without looking back.

There was no news from the Wang family. They went to the town to look for Young Master Wang, but they couldn't even see him. Now the situation is at a stalemate. Xiuxiu stays at home every day and dares not go out. The family doesn't know what to do.

As soon as she went out, she could hear people talking about her, and she was almost embarrassed.

No!

This matter cannot end like this. She will go to the town in person tomorrow. If Young Master Wang still hides and refuses to see her, she will stay and wait until the matter gets out of hand to see who will be embarrassed.

Aunt Li ignored the teasing of the people around her, snorted coldly and left.

The onlookers were still talking about it, sometimes saying that the child was pitiful, sometimes saying that she deserved it, and that she had even abandoned her daughter's reputation in order to climb up the social ladder and become a phoenix.

After the discussion was almost over, everyone's attention returned to the new house that Yun Zhenzhen was planning to build.

Several people were discussing how to build a brick bed. That's right, Yun Zhenzhen was planning to build a brick bed around the newly built workshop. Although it was not as warm as lying on it, at least her hands would not be particularly cold in winter.

Because of the walls, the house is very cold in winter. If the aunts use their hands to make wool, it will be very uncomfortable, and the blankets made by them will not look good because they are stiff.

Some aunties came out for a walk between knitting blankets. Seeing this, they gathered around curiously and said, "Oh, are you planning to build a kang when you renovate the house? That's great! Then you won't have to worry about your hands getting cold in the winter."

"Really? My family can only afford to build a brick bed, and the whole family sleeps in one room. Sister Yun is so generous. She thinks so much of us."

"When it gets warmer, knitting blankets will definitely be much easier. I'll definitely knit faster and earn more money..."

"..."

After finishing the housework, Yun Zhenzhen went home to prepare the accounts. At this moment, Master Yan came to visit.

She brewed a pot of the good tea that Manager Xu had given her and asked Xiaonan to bring it to the teacher.

As soon as Master Yan sat down, he saw a small milk ball bringing him a cup of steaming hot tea. He took a sip and found it mellow and fragrant.

Sure enough, everything in Madam Yun’s house is delicious.

He gently put down his teacup and then slowly spoke, "I've paid special attention to Awen's studies these past few days and found that he's very talented. As long as he lays a solid foundation, he might be able to try for the county exam next year."

Yun Zhenzhen nodded. After traveling here for so long, she had a certain understanding of the imperial examination system here.

The literary style of this dynasty is open. As long as the parents have not committed crimes, whether they are the children of farmers or the children of officials, they can change their own destiny through official careers.

The first stage of the imperial examination is the county examination. After passing it, one has to take the prefectural examination. After these two major examinations, the students who pass can be called tongsheng, just like Yunjing.

If Yun Jing passes the college entrance examination next year, he will be called a scholar, and there will be other titles such as juren, gongsheng, and jinshi.

The first place in the county examination is called "Anshou", commonly known as the "Little Three Yuans". The first place in the township examination is called "Jieyuan", the first place in the Hui examination is called "Huiyuan", and the first place in the palace examination is called "Zhuangyuan" which we often hear about. The one who gets all the three places is commonly known as the "Da Sanyuan".

According to her impression from her previous life, there was only one person in history who won six prizes in a row.

This shows how difficult the imperial examinations were in ancient times.

However, once one passes the exam, it means that the whole family will change their social class, so many families will sell everything they have to support a scholar.

Yun Zhenzhen does not expect all her children to be top scholars. She only hopes that they can learn knowledge and understand things. She is willing to respect every choice of her children.

She looked at Awen who had returned with Master Yan and said, "Second brother, what do you think? Mother wants to hear your thoughts."

Ah Wen nodded without hesitation: "Mom, no matter what the result is, I want to give it a try and give it my all!"

Master Yan nodded in appreciation: "Okay, Awen, if you decide, I will set up a special course for you to prepare for the county exam. The process may be very difficult..."

Ah Wen quickly said: "Don't worry, Master, I can do it."

Master Yan looked at Yun Zhenzhen and said, "If it's confirmed, try to let the child do less housework in the future and leave more time for study."

She smiled and nodded: "Okay, don't worry..."

Before Yun Zhenzhen finished speaking, Ah Wen quickly interrupted: "Master, it's okay. I can do my own things and wash my own clothes."

Yun Zhenzhen smiled and touched his little head.

When they first got to know each other, this child was the most suspicious and was unwilling to trust her. It was only after they had been together day and night for such a long time that he finally accepted her.

Now that every child has his or her own goal, she feels relieved.