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

In a wine shop.

Lu Ya waved over there, and Wen Yuan immediately ran over eagerly.

"Hello, have you two finished your meal?"

Lu Ya nodded.

"Then let's pay the bill."

Wen Yuan listed out the price of each dish, and finally told the total price. Miss Tong, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but tremble with excitement, but she remained calm.

"it is good."

After paying the bill, Lu Ya finally spoke: "Please pack me a portion of your braised beef in soy sauce."

This beef is sour with a hint of sweetness, and the spiciness is just right, making it very appetizing. With this dish, dad will definitely eat a few more bowls of rice.

After the two left.

Lu Yunfeng, who had been having dinner upstairs today, also finished his meal. He walked up to Yun Zhenzhen and handed the package to her.

Yun Zhenzhen took a look and couldn't help but pursed her lips.

Would she be given another large pot today? The package looked flat, so it probably wouldn't fit a pot.

"What are you doing?" Yun Zhenzhen leaned on the counter and spoke in a light tone.

Lu Yunfeng's tone was also calm: "This is a small gift for Madam Yun."

Lu Ling, who was following behind him, couldn't help but be speechless.

You are giving a gift, no matter what it is, you should at least use a gentle tone to let the girl understand your feelings.

But your lifeless and indifferent tone makes people who don't know think you are here to collect debts.

"Sir, you already sent me a valuable gift yesterday. Why are you giving me another gift? I still understand the principle of not accepting rewards without doing anything." Yun Zhenzhen looked at Lu Yunfeng in front of her and asked casually.

She knew what the other person was thinking, but after traveling to this feudal dynasty, she didn't want to be bound by marriage anymore.

The person in front of her was obviously not a child from an ordinary family. Once she had contact with him, the family's interests would definitely be involved. Once she entered the mansion, it would be like entering a deep sea, and she was unwilling to get involved.

It is enough to just take care of one store like this.

Hearing this rhetorical question, the man in front of him looked calm, not at all shocked. "I just stumbled across this thing at home and thought it would be very suitable for Madam Yun, so I brought it here. There's no other intention."

Yun Zhenzhen was a little amused and said, "You're joking. This is your family's thing. Why should I say whether it's suitable for me?"

"I... I just think your restaurant is very much to my liking, and I want to give you a gift to express my gratitude." Lu Yunfeng said very frankly.

She couldn't help but smile: "My Lord has already paid, this is the best thank you."

……

Yun Zhenzhen didn't accept the gift in the end. When Lu Yunfeng walked out of the tavern, he couldn't help but sigh.

It seems like a long road ahead.

When he returned to the county government office in a carriage, the soldiers at the gate immediately welcomed him in.

"Sir, you don't know that the county magistrate has been waiting for you in the yamen for a long time. He said he has something important to discuss with you."

"I'll go right away..."

"Brother Lu, you're finally back." County Magistrate Wang immediately came out to greet the figure at the door. "The Governor just sent me a message saying that the refugees fleeing famine have caused a serious impact. From south to north, the entire Yuzhou region has been ravaged... There's an order from above requiring our officials to resettle the refugees and help them settle down in their area. The number of people resettled in each region will be used to determine our achievements for the year..."

When it comes to this, County Magistrate Wang gets a headache.

Some time ago, he tried his best to raise money to provide food and herbs to the refugees.

But to actually allow people to settle down locally is impossible.

But no matter how difficult it was, he had to try his best. As soon as he received the news, he wanted to find someone to discuss it. He waited and waited, but finally Lu Yunfeng came back.

……

Qinjia Village.

After several days of treatment, the villagers and refugees in Qinjia Village are basically recovered.

But I still drink herbal medicine twice a day to prevent new diseases from coming.

The village patrol team also patrols on time every day, and occasionally sends people to the city and several surrounding villages to learn about the latest situation.

At this time, at the entrance of the village, a group of aunts were having a frantic discussion.

"Have you heard? There are a lot of refugees outside the city now. There is not much food to be distributed. They only have to drink water twice a day. In order to get food, the refugees must work, mainly to build roads around our Yunding County."

"Everyone knows that, not only do we work ourselves to death every day, but we also don't have enough to eat."

"Do you think this adult is imitating our Qin Village? You have to work to get food."

"That's true, but the treatment there isn't as good as in our village. Not only can we have enough to eat every day, but we also get five cents. You can't find such a good thing anywhere else."

"Don't mention it, don't mention it. Besides, the people in our village are so nice. We never criticize them..."

"Alas, we are all honest farmers. We know they were forced into this situation by a natural disaster. How could we possibly make things difficult for them? In this day and age, we should help them as much as we can."

"..."

The refugees working nearby pricked up their ears to hear what they were talking about, and they felt inexplicably more balanced.

Sure enough, happiness is something that needs to be compared. Comparing yourself with others will make you feel nauseous.

Their lives are now much more stable than those outside the city. They can eat two bowls of wild vegetable porridge and two potato pancakes every day. They can go to bed early at night and never feel hungry.

You start working at noon in the morning, and you can take a one-hour break at noon. In the afternoon, you only need to work until the sun sets and then you can rest. The rest of the time belongs to you. You don’t have to do other work and you can play and laugh with the villagers as long as you don’t violate the rules.

They brought us blankets for sleeping at night. When we huddled together, we could block the wind and keep warm. We didn’t have to worry about sleeping too deeply and being picked up and bullied.

After several months of fleeing on the road, although this kind of life cannot be considered rich, it makes people feel at ease for some reason.

As for those refugees who committed heinous crimes and the leaders who had done other bad things, they had all been handed over to the county magistrate. During the interrogation, it was found that they had killed at least ten people along the way and even ate children... As for the remaining dozen or so accomplices, they either robbed houses or bullied women. Each of them was guilty and was sent directly to prison.

As soon as Yun Zhenzhen returned to the village, she was stopped by Old Lady Qin. "I think the disease is almost under control now. The workshop can resume work tomorrow. What do you think?"

"Okay." Yun Zhenzhen nodded. "If any workers have a headache and fever that hasn't subsided yet, they must continue to observe at home and report to the supervisor. They can only officially return to work three days after the fever has subsided."

Old Mrs. Qin nodded.

This was a big money-making event for the whole village and could not be delayed at all. She hurried to notify every household in the village one by one.