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

Qinjia Village.

Yun Zhenzhen's home is very lively every day.

Since the wheat disease was solved, many aunts come over every day to chat and help. They gather in groups of three or five at the door, and it is very lively.

"Sister Qin, I see your family is studying every day. Are you planning to take the Tongsheng exam next year?"

Yun Zhenzhen put down the work in her hands and looked at her with a smile: "Just learn some enlightenment knowledge. When life gets better, I will send her to school in town. After all, it won't hurt for children to learn more."

"Hey, sister, can I send my little boy over here to learn from your second son? You don't have to teach him specifically, just let him listen. It won't interfere with your work."

"Yes, yes, my boy also wants to learn a few words."

Yun Zhenzhen had previously thought about opening a small class in the village to teach the children the most basic literacy skills, but she had been too busy recently, and there was no suitable candidate to be the teacher, so she put it on hold.

Qinjia Village cannot afford to send a single student to school because there is no private school. If we can slowly cultivate students from now on, more and more people will go to school and the children in the village will be able to see the outside world.

"Of course," Yun Zhenzhen replied with a smile, "but I only learned the basics from my nephew. Sisters, please don't look down on me for not teaching well."

"How could that be? It's great that you can read. Now your own child can go and share in the glory. I'm so happy that I can't contain myself." An aunt said with a smile.

Qin Wen counted and found that there were five or six aunts who wanted to send their children here.

Later, word got out and five or six more aunts signed up their children. In total, there were eleven children coming every evening to learn to read.

The autumn harvest is approaching, and some families in the village feel that Yun Zhenzhen has no real skills and is just fooling around. It would be better to keep the child at home to help, so that the adults can have a lot more ease.

The few families who sent their children to school asked their children to bring something every time they went there, sometimes it was a piece of tofu, a bowl of konjac, or boiled potatoes.

Yun Zhenzhen looked at the large and small bowls in the house and couldn't help laughing. Farmers are the most simple-minded. They don't even think about collecting things. After all, teaching three or four is teaching, and teaching ten is also teaching.

At that time, Qin Wen and other older students can teach the younger ones, so that knowledge can be consolidated and culture can be passed on.

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the other side.

Yun Jing followed his memory and came to the entrance of Qinjia Village, but was stopped by two patrol teams at the entrance.

"Who are you looking for?" the villagers stopped him and asked.

"I am Yun Jing from Yunjia Village. My aunt is Yun Zhenzhen. I am here to find my aunt." Yun Jing spoke politely. These ordinary words had a certain charm in his mouth.

The patrol team looked him up and down. Now everyone in Qinjia Village knew Yun Zhenzhen, and they had indeed heard that she had a nephew who was studying.

Seeing that he was wearing a long robe and looked like a weak scholar, he should be telling the truth. After asking him a few more questions, he was let into the village.

It was already late and smoke was rising from every household.

Yun Jing asked many women along the way and finally arrived at Yun Zhenzhen's house.

Just as he was about to knock on the door, he ran into Qin Li walking out of the house, carrying a bucket, apparently going to fetch water.

Qin Li was surprised when he ran into Yun Jing head-on, as if he didn't expect to meet him at his doorstep, and then his face turned cold.

"Why, your grandmother didn't get the money from my mother, so now it's your turn to come here in person? I advise you to give up this idea. My mother will not support your family of blood-sucking worms anymore."

"Brother Ali, you misunderstood. I'm not here to ask my aunt for money." Yun Jing said calmly, and then handed over his purse.

He lowered his eyebrows and whispered, "This is the money I saved myself. I will return it to my aunt first. I will also slowly pay back the money you gave me before."

Qin Li weighed the purse in his hand, his eyes filled with disbelief. They had just come to ask for rent money two days ago, and now they suddenly came to pay it back today. What was going on?

He didn't dare to take the money on his own initiative, and hurriedly shouted to the inner room: "Mom, cousin Yun Jing is here, come out quickly."

Yun Zhenzhen was in the house worrying about what to eat in the evening. Suddenly she heard him shouting and walked out of the kitchen the next second.

"Mom, this is the money my cousin brought. He said it was to pay back a debt. Please take a look." Qin Li opened the purse and placed it in front of her.

Yun Zhenzhen looked at the scattered copper coins inside, mixed with a few pieces of silver, which added up to about two taels of silver.

Then he turned his gaze to Yun Jing. He was wearing a long gown that was washed to a pale color. He was thin and stood straight. There was a scholarly air between his eyebrows.

She said calmly, "Brother Jing, your grandma came to me two days ago and asked for money but didn't get it. What are you doing with the money now?"

Yun Jing pursed his lips and said, "Aunt, this money is what I'm paying you back. I won't be studying anymore, and my grandma won't ask you for money anymore. I'll slowly pay you back all the money you gave me before."

Upon hearing this, a trace of doubt flashed through Yun Zhenzhen's heart. Yun Jing has always been the best student in the area. According to those teachers, he is likely to pass the examination to become an academician or a scholar next year. How could he just say that he doesn't want to study anymore? Would his grandmother agree if she knew?

If Old Lady Yun knew about this, she would definitely make a big fuss. How could everything be so peaceful? There must be something behind this.

But this has nothing to do with her. There are a lot of things going on at home recently, and she doesn't have the extra energy to worry about others.

Yun Zhenzhen nodded: "In that case, what are you going to do to pay back the money?"

"I used to work as a copyist at the bookstore, earning a hundred coins a month," Yun Jing explained. "In my free time, I can come to my aunt's house to help out and make up for the money. After all, my aunt has many children, so I can help out during the autumn harvest."

"Okay." Yun Zhenzhen nodded in agreement: "Then come over when you are free. I won't keep you here for dinner."

Yun Jing was stunned. His aunt didn't even want to have a meal with him now. Why was they so distant from each other?

But the only response he got was the slam of the door. Yun Jin's face was full of bitterness, and he could only walk home dejectedly.

Yun Zhenzhen became busy after returning to the kitchen.

The pot was stewing the pork belly that was not finished last time. After the water boiled, a handful of green beans were added. A cloud of hot steam rose from the pot. Then I made potato pancakes and stuck them to the edge of the pot. Each person in the family had two pancakes as staple food, so I made eight in total.

There was no white rice cooked in the evening. Two boys were helping out and put the bowls and chopsticks on the table. After the food was served, several people bent down and started eating.