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

the next day.

Since there was one less person at home, Yun Zhenzhen suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

Now that spring is gradually approaching, the cotton seedlings planted in the backyard are also growing vigorously. When the weather gets warmer, she plans to look for other rare crops, otherwise such a large piece of land on the back mountain will be abandoned.

While thinking, I could still see several children in the house reading in the morning. When the younger ones didn't understand something, they would ask Yunjing for help. The children were having a lot of fun together.

Aunt Zhao came over early in the morning, and the two of them chatted until they got to the topic of remarriage: "Sister, you're at the prime of your life, you're capable, and you're so pretty. How can you live alone for the rest of your life? If that's not possible, I can introduce you to someone..."

"Wait!" Yun Zhenzhen felt a headache when she mentioned this: "Sister Zhao, why did you suddenly bring up this? Didn't we say before that we have to abide by the rules for the rest of our lives? Besides, there are so many children at home. Don't say that again."

Aunt Zhao thought blankly and said, "Okay, no matter what choice you make, I support you. But if it were me, I definitely wouldn't be able to keep it. If I were as young as you, and Old Zhao died before me, I would definitely find another man to marry."

"What are you talking about!?" Old Man Zhao walked over with a sullen face and stood behind her. "What did you just say about finding another man? Did I hear you correctly?"

"Then you must have heard it wrong. Why are you here eavesdropping on our conversation instead of working properly?" Aunt Zhao hugged Old Man Zhao's arm and said, "Let me see if the stool you made for me is ready. If it's not up to standard, I'll beat you up."

Old Man Zhao looked at Yun Zhenzhen who was still in front of him and shook his sleeves unnaturally: "This sister Yun is still in front of you, and you are just pulling and tugging here. You are too careless about the impact."

After saying that, he turned around and followed Aunt Zhao back into the house.

It has been more than half a year since she came here. Apart from the people in the old house, she is closest to Aunt Zhao's family. She always feels that Old Man Zhao is very calm on weekdays, but he becomes lively as soon as he is in front of Aunt Zhao.

She suddenly felt a little envious of this ordinary relationship.

Finally, I immediately shook my head. What was I thinking? I just started to look forward to it because I saw the beautiful side of love. This won’t do. If I really get married, it will be a happy time for a while and painful life for the rest of my life.

Then he prepared to go home and practice calligraphy with a few children. As soon as he walked into the door, he heard a noise coming from outside, as if another carriage was entering the village.

Curious about who had come to the village again, she walked out and found that it was County Magistrate Wang and Lu Yunfeng.

There were several carriages following behind him, driving in from the village entrance and stopping near Yun Zhenzhen's house. County Magistrate Wang was the first to get off, then walked to the side of a carriage at the back and bent down to welcome the people in the carriage down.

"Master Liu, we've arrived at Qinjia Village. You can get off the car and take a look."

After hearing Magistrate Wang's report, the curtain was lifted and a middle-aged man in his forties walked out of the carriage.

He stood at the front of the car, looking at the barren land with a hint of disdain. He looked down and found that the ground was just a road paved with gravel. He didn't step down until two servants came over with a stool.

"Sir Wang, now that we have arrived, let's ask the village chief to lead the way and let's go to the salt lake together." Sir Liu half-closed his eyes and looked around with an arrogant look, which was really unpleasant to look at.

"If the salt lake production in this village could be the same as that in Nanzhou, then I could reluctantly stay here for a while. If there's only a small salt lake, then my trip would be in vain. I hope you won't let me down."

County Magistrate Wang had already asked someone to invite the village chief, and then he carefully accompanied Lord Liu.

This Lord Liu has a great background. The department he works for is in charge of the imperial court's grain and salt. This department has the most money, and everyone is trying their best to get in. Although he is currently only a sixth-rank official, his practicality is no less than that of a fifth-rank official.

Even when there were rumors that Lord Liu was going to be promoted half a level from this position to take up a position elsewhere, he tried his best to refuse.

The most important thing is that this Lord Liu is from the Liu family in Kyoto, a century-old family. Even if he is just a branch, as long as the Liu family stands behind him, he can walk sideways in this area.

Yesterday, when he accompanied the Governor to meet Lord Liu, the Governor, who was a fourth-rank official, was very friendly in front of him, a sixth-rank official, and did not show any arrogance at all.

The person he was being courteous to was not Lord Liu in front of him, but the Liu family he supported.

The Liu family and the Lu family in Kyoto are both enemies and friends, and there are also personal connections between the two, so they will give each other some face in public.

Thinking of this, County Magistrate Wang became even more respectful and waited quietly by the side.

After a while, the village chief came hurriedly over here wearing his cleanest robe. After seeing the adults, he knelt on the ground with a thud.

"I am the village chief of Qinjia Village, and I would like to meet you all!"

The yamen runner who went to find him had already told him the identity of the person who came today. He was a high-ranking official of the sixth rank. The village chief didn't even dare to look up and take a peek.

When he stood up, he secretly glanced at the county magistrate beside him, and saw that he was staying quietly behind Lord Liu. He couldn't help but shudder in his heart. It seemed that Lord Liu was of great background. He didn't know if he could get used to living in Qinjia Village.

The village chief led the way quietly, taking a group of people to the salt lake.

This piece of barren mountain was a reward bestowed by the imperial court in the past few times. There are no tall trees on the mountain, mostly grass, and wild grass grows at the foot of the mountain. If there are other better options, the villagers will not come here to open up wasteland, so few people come here on weekdays.

After the few people arrived at the location of the salt lake, professional personnel detected the depth of the salt lake, and another group of people spread out to search around and found that this area was connected to more than a dozen salt lakes of various sizes. The lake water was very deep and there were many resources underneath. Together, they could be considered a medium-to-large salt field.

"Good, good, good. It seems I didn't miss this trip. God bless my Liu family." Liu Deyou stroked his beard and laughed. "Once this salt lake officially starts production, I think it will provide a large amount of tax revenue for the court. If this matter is handled well, I may be able to get another promotion..."

"Alright, it's getting late. Hurry up and find a place for me to stay until we officially start work tomorrow."