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

After cleaning up the house, Yun Zhenzhen drove the carriage to the county. This time, the children did not go with her to study, so the eldest child went along to help move things.

In the afternoon, the sun was still shining brightly in the sky, but since it was winter, there was no warmth at all.

The two of them drove the ox cart directly to the entrance of Zhuangyuan Hall.

The gate was open and not closed. Two stone lions stood at the gate looking majestic, and laughter could be heard from inside from time to time.

Yun Zhenzhen's face was a little stern. She walked straight up the stairs and saw some people in long robes sitting in groups of three or five and not reading.

When they saw her come in, they just glanced at her and didn't pay any attention.

She continued walking inside and saw Yun Jing sitting at a stone table by the lake, with several children also wearing robes.

A group of people gathered together, discussing something.

She just stood aside, planning to wait until Yun Jing finished talking to these people before going over to say hello.

Yun Jing had his back to Yun Zhenzhen, and in front of him stood several men around eighteen years old.

He frowned and said, "Brother Zhou, I need to review my lessons seriously now. Could you please stop disturbing me?"

"Oh, you country bumpkin are so arrogant." The lackey behind the man called Brother Zhou walked over and poked him on the shoulder: "You are just a country bumpkin, aren't you? It's an honor for you that Brother Zhou is here to talk to you, and you dare to ask us to move aside? Who do you think you are? Apologize to us quickly and this matter will be over."

Yun Jing took a deep breath and said lightly: "I'm sorry, Brother Zhou."

"If saying sorry is useful, what do we need an official for? Do you know what our Mr. Zhou's status is? How dare you ignore him?"

Yun Jing suppressed his temper and spoke gently, "Brother Zhou, I was studying and didn't hear you. I didn't mean to ignore you. Now I've apologized. What else do you want?"

"Oh, what else do you want? It's clearly rest time now. You're studying here every day, which is just an eyesore to us. Kneel down and kowtow three times, and I'll forgive you for this."

Yun Jing lowered his head.

From the first day he came here, these people targeted him intentionally or unintentionally. The same was true when they asked questions in class, which greatly affected his studies. However, some of the knowledge and experience of the teachers here were indeed something he had never heard of. Besides, his aunt had already paid the money, and he could not let her down.

During his stay here, he eagerly learned from the teachers, discussed state affairs and things he had never heard of, just wanting to return home as soon as possible.

So he kept it to himself and didn't tell anyone else.

Yun Jing clenched his fists.

Just when he was at a loss, a figure suddenly came from behind him and pushed Brother Zhou away.

Yun Jing looked up, his eyes full of disbelief: "Aunt..."

Yun Zhenzhen pulled Yun Jing behind her to protect her, and then kicked the men surrounding her one by one.

"Boom boom boom!"

A group of people fell out like dumplings.

Brother Zhou was even more furious. He was kicked further away from the crowd: "Where did this village girl come from? How dare you hit us!"

The call of "village aunt" made Yun Zhenzhen even angrier.

"Your parents sent you to school to study hard, not to bully others here. Since they didn't teach you how to be a good person, let me take care of you for once." After saying this, Yun Zhenzhen walked up and kicked each of them.

"It's wrong to bully others by taking advantage of one's power, it's wrong to bully the weak with the majority, and it's even worse to muddle through... Then I'd like to ask you, the owner of Zhuangyuan Hall, is anyone taking care of this matter?"

She turned her head and looked coldly at the person in charge who had just arrived at this time.

Brother Zhou was furious: "Dad, someone is causing trouble in our house!"

The person in charge was also furious: "This is a place where students study. What are you, an outsider, doing here to cause trouble? Someone, drag her out!"

Yun Jing opened his mouth to explain: "Boss, this is my aunt. She came to see me. Brother Zhou and the others were the first to insult her. It has nothing to do with my aunt..."

The person in charge did not obey and directly ordered the servants in the yard to rush forward.

Yun Zhenzhen snorted coldly.

I originally thought that the students in this school were good, but I didn't expect it to be a place where filth and dirt are hidden. I was really wrong to send Jing Ge'er to such a place.

The shopkeeper is the father of Mr. Zhou. I don’t believe he doesn’t know about this obvious bullying.

She directly took out a long sickle from her backpack. Ever since she traveled to ancient times, she got used to taking a weapon with her for self-defense when she went out alone. After all, women's safety cannot be ignored in unfamiliar places!

She raised her arm and slashed the sickle hard on the nearest wooden table, and a large crack immediately appeared on the wooden table.

The servants who were about to surround them seemed to be frozen in place, nailed to the spot.

They were not professional thugs, but just guys who usually helped out in Zhuangyuan Hall. They had never seen such a majestic look and temperament, and were immediately frightened.

"Your Zhuangyuan Hall is so majestic!" Yun Zhenzhen played with the sickle, waving it in front of the shopkeeper from time to time.

"My nephew has studied with you for less than five days. After deducting the tuition for this period, please return all the remaining money to me!"

The shopkeeper was a little afraid of her sickle, but he still snorted coldly: "There are many students studying here. Everyone knows that once the money is paid, it will not be refunded. Either he continues to study here, or... you two get out of here together!"

Yun Zhenzhen's smile grew increasingly cold. "I'm speaking to you in a gentle tone now. If you're shameless, don't blame me for finding someone else to administer justice."

The shopkeeper laughed as if he had heard something funny. "You? A poor village girl can still find someone to seek justice. Are you going to call your village chief?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The others also laughed loudly, with disdain on their faces.

"You should know that my Zhuangyuan Hall has been able to stand firm in the county for so many years, and it must have some connections. Not only is the county lieutenant and I a classmate and friend, I can even have a say in the county magistrate. What do you think an ignorant village girl like you can do?"

"You still want to ask someone to do justice? What a joke! In this Zhuangyuan Hall, I am the ultimate justice..."

Seeing Yun Zhenzhen didn't say anything, he thought she was scared and became even more arrogant: "If you just get out of here today and pay me two taels of silver as medical expenses for my son and his family, I won't bother with you. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

Yun Zhenzhen really understood.

It seems that the Zhuangyuan Hall was not fully explained when it was introduced before. It became a completely different place once the money was collected.

One look at the students surrounding them, and you wouldn't know if this was the first time they'd done this. I'm afraid Jing Ge'er wasn't the first person they'd teamed up to bully, and there must have been other victims before. Those who could send their children here to study weren't the ones who cared about money, they often cared more about their own children.

If they knew that their children were being isolated and bullied here, they would definitely ask for a refund. However, the person in charge would be fearless because he has the support of a backer. Not only would he make a month's money for nothing, but he would also be able to extort money from others.

If a child can endure being bullied, he will either be assimilated into the chief criminal here, or he will work hard and do well in the exams. In this case, he will not suffer any loss in this world.