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

A few days later.

The road construction in the village is also on track. After a few days of isolation and prevention, the influenza has been basically brought under control.

Yun Zhenzhen decided to keep the tavern open today.

The family rode in a ox cart to the city. The shop had not been open for a while and was dusty. It needed to be cleaned and some food needed to be bought and cooked and sold.

The family arrived at the tavern as soon as it was light, and by the time they finished all these things, it was already evening.

After this period of control, although the refugees have not yet been resettled, the disease has been brought under control and normal traffic has resumed at the city gate.

The refugees were collectively controlled outside the city, awaiting assignment by the county magistrate.

at this time.

County government office.

Someone came down to inform the county magistrate that Ruyi'an's tavern had reopened.

Hearing this, County Magistrate Wang's expression brightened up. He had been staying up late every day recently, busy worrying about the flu. Now that he had finally slowed down, it was a good opportunity to go out and have a drink to relax.

But the next second, his expression became a little depressed.

Captain Yang, who happened to be traveling with them, happened to see them. The two of them usually had a good relationship, so he came over and asked with concern, "What's wrong, Lord Wang? You look so worried, but hasn't the situation improved now?"

"It's okay." County Magistrate Wang continued to walk out and said listlessly.

Captain Yang smiled and continued to follow: "Indeed, I heard that the Ruyi An people, who were personally appointed by the emperor, are very powerful. They also helped a lot in this refugee disaster, and they have solved your urgent needs."

"Indeed, Ruyi'an is an extraordinary woman. It is a blessing for Yunding County to meet her." When County Magistrate Wang thought of her, he immediately thought of the delicious wine shop and a smile appeared on his face.

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt depressed.

The food and wine are delicious, but they are too expensive. I have eaten there several times before and now I don’t have any spare money.

But the high price is not its shortcoming, it is my own shortcoming.

Ugh!

Seeing Magistrate Wang Xian's regretful expression, Captain Yang's eyes grew even more curious. "Brother Wang, you've been sighing non-stop since receiving the message from outside. What's going on? If you've encountered any difficulties, please tell me."

County Magistrate Wang glanced at his friend and said directly, "We are short of money!"

"Huh?" Captain Yang thought he had misheard. The chief clerk, who was walking nearby and eavesdropping, also thought he had misheard.

I haven't heard of any big things happening in their family recently, yet they openly said that they were short of money. The county magistrate's family must have encountered a huge problem.

Captain Yang's expression straightened, and he spoke directly and straightforwardly: "Brother Wang, how much silver do you need? I have some private money on me that I can give you for an emergency. If it's still not enough, I will go home and discuss it with my wife and get you some more."

County Magistrate Wang shook his head: "It's hard to say."

How could he not know that his colleagues, whose salaries were almost the same as his, had so much private money in their hands?

Seeing that everyone around him was looking at him, County Magistrate Wang didn't want to hide it from them. After all, he couldn't be the only one who had lost his private money.

"Here's what happened. A while ago, a new tavern opened in Liuye Town. It was owned by Ruyi'an, so we went there a few times..."

After hearing what County Magistrate Wang said, everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

"Sir, is the food in that tavern really that delicious? You said it was amazing, but I don't believe it."

"Why would I lie to you? You'll know if you try it once." County Magistrate Wang became displeased immediately when he heard others question his taste.

Captain Yang said in confusion, "If it's so delicious, why don't you just go and eat it after you leave the yamen? Brother Wang, why are you so depressed?"

"It's so expensive..." County Magistrate Wang sighed, "Their food is delicious, but it's really too expensive. I can't afford to eat it every day."

Each meal cost more than ten taels of silver, which was unaffordable even for an imperial official.

After all, his annual salary plus the properties under his control are all in the hands of his wife, and he only has a little private money.

He had already made up his mind to eat it twice a month at most, no more.

But when I think about the fact that I can only eat delicious food twice a month, and the rest of the meals are just ordinary grains, how can I be in a good mood?

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality...

Alas, after finally finishing everything, it’s hard to even eat something I like.

Captain Yang looked at Magistrate Wang who was sighing to the sky, and couldn't help muttering in his heart: It's just a tavern, how expensive can it be? Look how worried Brother Wang is.

He immediately made an invitation: "Things have been going well recently. Since the food in that restaurant is so delicious, I'll take this opportunity to treat Brother Wang to a drink. It's a good opportunity to take me there to try something new."

"Brother Yang, are you treating?" County Magistrate Wang's eyes immediately lit up.

He had three meals in a row some time ago. The first two were treated by others, but he paid for the last time himself. This time was enough to make him feel the pain, so he decided to go back for another meal after some time.

I never expected that such a godsend opportunity would be taken up by someone.

Magistrate Wang immediately and eagerly shook Captain Yang's hand, his voice trembling slightly as he said, "Brother Yang, it's truly worthy of our friendship over the years. You've been so kind to me. I'll rely on you this time."

"Brother Wang, you're being serious. It's just a drink. I see you've been so exhausted by the refugees lately, so I'd like to invite you to relax for a while." Captain Yang glanced at his colleagues and was about to say with a smile, "Everyone is here today, so it's more lively with more people. How about..."

"Brother Yang!" County Magistrate Wang spoke loudly, scaring Captain Yang back before he could finish his words.

"What...what's the matter?"

Magistrate Wang pulled him over with a serious expression and said, "Although the refugees outside the city have been more well-behaved recently, it's still up to your officers and soldiers to keep them under control. We'll discuss this matter in detail later while we eat."

Brother Yang is so kind, I can't harm him. After all, he is just an official in a small county, and his annual salary is limited. It's not easy for everyone.

Seeing the two chief officers of the county walking away side by side, the rest of the people looked at each other in bewilderment.

"No... no, is the food at that new restaurant really that good? It has even the adults hooked on it."

"My Lord doesn't usually know much about food. He thinks anything is edible. If he thinks something is delicious now, it must be good."

"Of course not. Didn't you hear what the adults said? That tavern seems quite expensive. As the saying goes, cheap things are not good, and good things are not cheap..."

"How about... let's go and try it together. It might be really delicious."

"Let's go. We have nothing to do right now, so let's go and try it..."

County Magistrate Wang and the other two who had arrived first didn't know that a large group of people were following them, preparing to go eat.