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

Just as everyone outside was still chatting, a cough suddenly sounded in the room.

Erya quickly stood up, not even bothering to brush the dust off her knees, and ran straight into the house. A moment later, she came out with a sheaf of papers, raised her hands high, and handed them to the Governor. "Sir, this is my Third Aunt's rewrite of the details of salt production. I heard the previous one was corrupted, so she stayed up all night yesterday, despite being seriously ill, to finish it. Now it's finally finished. Please review it."

It was the first time for Erya to speak in front of such a high-ranking official. She was a little flustered in her words, but she still maintained her composure.

A hint of joy appeared on the governor's brow. He came to Qinjia Village in person, not only to read the imperial edict, but also to get this purification method. Ever since he saw the method, he has been thinking about it.

But Ruyi'an is now seriously ill, and he has never found a chance to bring up this matter.

I really didn't expect that Ruyi'an, who was seriously ill, would often hold on to his sick body and had already rewritten a copy before he came.

He took the paper and found that the contents were written in great detail, even the precautions were marked, making it easy to understand at a glance.

"I truly admire Ruyi'an's consideration for the country and its people even in her illness. If you need any medicinal herbs in the future, please come to me and I will mobilize the entire state to find them for you." The Governor said, "Since Ruyi'an is still ill, I will not disturb her any further. Please let me tell her not to worry about anything else and just rest in bed and recuperate. I will naturally promote this method for her to benefit the people of this country. Heaven will also recognize her meritorious service. I wish her a speedy recovery."

After explaining the matter, the governor did not stay any longer and left Qinjia Village with Lord Liu and his gang of bandits.

County Magistrate Wang stayed here for a long time, and it was time to go back to handle government affairs. He chatted with the village chief about some village affairs before preparing to leave.

Lu Yunfeng stared at Yun Zhenzhen's room with a lingering feeling in his heart. He was reluctant to leave, but he also knew that there were many things going on in the county government office, so he could only leave reluctantly. Before leaving, he placed an auspicious purse in the main hall.

Qin Li took out two pieces of silver from the house and handed them to the two messengers. After thanking them, he mounted his horse and left.

After a brief greeting, Lord Zhang took his men to the salt lake to familiarize himself with the situation.

As soon as these high-ranking officials left, the remaining people in Qinjia Village began to have fun.

The entire courtyard was filled with various precious items bestowed by the emperor. Everyone was so busy looking at them that they were discussing this and envying that.

"Oh my god, you said this reward is amazing. Even this ordinary box outside is filled with precious things that I have never seen before. This alone will sell for a lot of money."

"You said your wife, Wang Po, has lived her entire life and never seen anything grand. What's the use of this broken shell? The gold jewelry inside is the most valuable, okay? You haven't seen it, right?"

"It's more than just gold. Look at the other box. The jewelry inside is so valuable that even the rich ladies in the city don't have them. The jade pendants are so translucent that even I, who don't know the value of things, can tell."

"Sister Yun is really amazing. She directly rose from a seventh-rank Anren to a sixth-rank Anren. This rank is the same as that of that idiot Lord Liu. He won't be afraid of him now."

"That's right. Our Qinjia Village actually produced a great Buddha like Sister Yun. The shabby blue brick house she lives in now is not worthy of her status. She must go to the city and buy a high-end courtyard."

"What are you talking about? Isn't it nice to live in our village? It's a beautiful place with many talented people. If we go to the city, we might not even see each other..."

"..."

"Okay, you can look, but don't touch anything. Be careful not to break anything." Old Qin opened his mouth and directly caught everyone's attention: "Boss, don't just stand there. Everyone has had enough of the sight. You should quickly move these things into the house, count them and record the bill, so that you don't miss anything and don't forget..."

After all the things were moved into the house and packed up, Qin Li took the small seal in the brocade box to the inner room.

There was a small table next to her kang. She took a stack of paper and placed it on it, then put the seal on it to test it out. The big characters "Ruyi Anren Yin" were neatly stamped on it, looking majestic and beautiful.

Yun Zhenzhen carefully put the seal away. It must be the most important one in this imperial edict.

Although she is only a sixth-rank Anren now, there are probably not many people who can be promoted so quickly in a short period of time. She should have some reputation in Kyoto now, right?

In addition, now that the emperor has given him the right to use the seal, it means that he has the qualifications to appeal independently. In a short period of time, the Liu family should not come to trouble her.

The goal she had been planning for so long was finally achieved.

So, Ruyi'an's illness gradually improved day by day amid everyone's expectations.

On the first day of taking office, the first thing Mr. Zhang did was to gather workers. Whether they were skilled workers needed for the salt lake or laborers to build houses and repair roads, he gathered them one by one.

He asked the person in charge of the survey, and he was told that the salt lake had great potential, so he simply planned to build a blue brick and tile house, one for his office and the rest as residence for his subordinates.

After all, he was an official sent by the imperial court. As long as he gave the order, all kinds of tiles and bricks were transported from the city one after another, and hundreds of men started working at the same time.

Mr. Zhang fully learned from the previous experiences and lessons, and raised the wages to the highest level, 35 cents a day, with fixed working hours and no rest at noon. After all, he could not afford to delay the progress.

After Yun Zhenzhen had a good rest, she gradually began to get out of bed and go out to meet people.

In order to hide her tracks, she has been lying in bed these days and hasn't gotten out of bed. She feels like her whole body is about to collapse.

It just so happened that the sun was shining brightly today, so she followed the two brothers from the Qin family to Sanchaji to do business, and bought a lot of fresh goods.

There were still some live shrimps at home that Lu Yunfeng had brought when he visited him. They were all jumping happily in the bucket and looked very fresh. It was just right to use them as an appetizer tonight.

There are also some previously prepared white eggs, added with fresh pork, to make a century egg and lean meat porridge. The whole thing is very fairy-like, and the taste of the white porridge is elevated to several levels.