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

"What?! This kind of thing actually happened in Qinjia Village." The governor's face became particularly solemn. "When he passed through here, I even greeted him warmly, hoping he would do something useful. I didn't expect that he would not only bring honor to the family, but also bring disaster to the village. Come, please help me. I need to write a letter and send it to Kyoto as soon as possible to report..."

Originally, the discovery of the salt lake was a great thing, and promoting better salt-making methods was also a meritorious deed. However, if the court officials were allowed to do nothing about the harm done to the people, then the first two things would be completely ignored.

What's more, the Lu family and the Liu family are enemies. It would be fine if they didn't take advantage of each other on normal days, but now that he has the chance, he must give him a good report.

He quickly finished writing the memorial and called his servants to send it to Kyoto overnight. However, the two places were far apart, and even if he traveled day and night, it would take three or four days to go back and forth.

Seeing the governor's decisiveness, everyone present couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

County Magistrate Wang raised his hand and bowed to him. "Sir, we have concluded our discussion. I would like to return to Yunding County to handle matters first. I cannot leave them without support. I will go back to provide protection."

"This... I'm afraid it's a bit inappropriate." The governor was still a little hesitant. "After all, we just sent the memorial. Without a clear order from above, we don't know what the court means. If the emperor wants to keep the family, you, a county magistrate, will definitely suffer a great loss if you go against him. It's better for you to stay with me for the time being and wait for orders before taking any action."

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Wang didn't thank him. Instead, he knelt before him and said, "I know you're thinking of me, sir. I appreciate your kindness, but as the governor of Yunding County, I should treat all the people within my jurisdiction as my own. If I knew about their problems and did nothing, it would surely frustrate them. Therefore, I am willing to return alone. If anything unexpected happens, I will bear the consequences. Please fulfill my wish."

The governor was still a little hesitant. Seeing this, Lu Yunfeng also came out.

"Sir, why don't you let me go back with the county magistrate? I can protect his safety at any time, and we can discuss things together if we encounter any problems."

Seeing his determined look, the governor could only compromise helplessly: "It's getting late now. I'll have someone send you back tomorrow morning."

This is also the reason why he is more tolerant of the two people. Although he is just a seventh-rank official, he insists on implementing every matter and considering the people under him a lot.

Maybe he won't be able to look like this in his lifetime, but that doesn't stop him from admiring such people.

Lu Yunfeng was not in a hurry to go back, but took advantage of the night to invite several doctors with superb medical skills in Yuzhou, and prepared to bring them back to treat Ruyi'an.

Ning Shan drove an ox cart back to Qinjia Village overnight. There were many changes in the village now, so he had to stay by the Yun family.

When he rushed back to the village, it was already dawn and the sun was slowly rising from the east.

Yun Zhenzhen also didn't sleep the whole night. It was not until she heard the sound of the door opening outside that she let out the anger that she had been holding in her heart.

"Mother, Master, he's back."

Xiao Nan had been practicing basic knowledge outside. When he saw Ling Shan open the door and come back, he ran in with his legs clattering to report the situation.

Yun Zhenzhen brought him a cup of hot tea and handed it to him: "You've worked hard all night. Drink a cup of hot water first to get rid of the coldness in your body."

Ning Shan took the cup in his hand and drank it in big gulps.

"Madam, I've already reported everything to the county magistrate and his men. The governor has also written a memorial and sent it to Kyoto. We should have news back in the next few days." He took a breath and continued, "Originally, the county magistrate and his men were going to come back with me, but they were delayed looking for a doctor, so they can only arrive this afternoon."

Yun Zhenzhen said with some embarrassment: "This is also due to the urgency of the matter. The county magistrate and his men were also kept in the dark. However, it was too sudden. After this is over, I will personally apologize to them."

"For things like this, the fewer people who know about it, the better. Otherwise, when several people meet, it's inevitable that they'll reveal their true intentions, which would be bad."

Ning Shan said it as if it was a matter of course.

Several people were talking in the house when they suddenly heard strange wolf howling outside.

Xiao Nan ran out worriedly: "What's going on? These wild wolves never screamed suddenly before. Could something have happened?"

"This is terrible! Come out quickly!" Qin Zheng ran over breathlessly. "I don't know what's wrong with that Lord Liu. He's going up the mountain with a dozen officials, talking about capturing wild wolves alive. He's simply courting death!"

Aunt Zhao also came over with a dustpan. "I heard last night that the officials insisted there were wild wolves roaming around the house. We couldn't sleep well, so we decided to go up the mountain and teach the wolves a lesson. We'll just kill them all."

Many villagers heard the noise and gathered around, all chattering and discussing.

Yun Zhenzhen saw more and more people coming over, and immediately slipped back into the inner room. She had told the outsiders that she was bedridden, so it was better not to be discovered.

But Lord Liu is really too brave. He actually brought such a small number of people to the mountains to catch wolves. I don’t know if it’s because he is ignorant and fearless.

The villagers all looked anxious.

"This wolf pack is not to be trifled with. Lord Liu took people up the mountain to spread cholera. When they leave, what if the wild wolves come down the mountain to retaliate against our village? Wouldn't that leave us with a source of trouble?"

"That's right. They can just keep wreaking havoc in the village. They have to provoke the brutal wolves. They'll be happy when they bite them to death."

"It's simply a sin. They don't even leave us any chance to survive. Oh my God, please send a group of heavenly soldiers and generals to take them all away..."

"..."

It was now bright outside, and more and more people gathered at the door of Yun Zhenzhen's house. Everyone was chattering and discussing, and there was endless panic on everyone's face.

"Get out of here right now, all of you! What are you doing blocking the road?" an angry voice shouted from behind. "We went to the mountain to rid the land of a bunch of you troublemakers. Not only are you ungrateful, but you're also getting in our way! Get out of here right now!"

Several people holding big swords escorted Lord Liu in the middle to the foot of the mountain.

Lord Liu has lived a luxurious life in Kyoto for so long and has never seen a wild wolf in the mountains. He is going to take his men to capture the wild wolf alive so that he can show off to his friends when he returns to Kyoto.

He didn't know what he was thinking about. He scanned the crowd and suddenly stopped at a figure. He pointed at a girl in the crowd and said, "You. Take us up the mountain!"