The daughter of a noble family is reborn, and she is doted on by her godmother.

"Oh my, I never expected to meet Boss Yun in person. Last time we went to your Yanchun Pavilion, we saw several dishes that we really liked, but your staff said they were all reserved, which is such a pity."

This kind of thing happens frequently, so Yun Yuke wasn't surprised. Her own staff were also prepared for this situation, so everyone had a unified story.

"Thank you for your support. Thank you for your patronage. Welcome to come again next time." Yun Yuke didn't know what this person was thinking, so she naturally handled it in a businesslike manner.

"But, Mr. Yun, what brings you here?"

"It was Boss Yun who reported the case."

"Oh." Although Zijin's mother still maintained a smile, Yun Yuke could tell that the smile did not reach her eyes, and she looked somewhat cunning and treacherous.

After that, nothing happened to Yun Yuke, until Huanghua Village a day later.

The swindler had arranged to meet the Mai family on this day. Naturally, at the so-called agreed location, Uncle Mai and his family did not encounter the people and carriages who were supposed to pick up the children to go to the academy. Instead, they were met by the constables from the county government.

It was only then that Uncle Mai realized he had been scammed.

Yun Yuke took the money left over from the land purchase, along with Yun Qingjin and Chang Fang, and followed the constables to this place.

Mai Jiang, the eldest son of the Mai family, looked somewhat scholarly and, relatively speaking, showed little reaction to the shock. In contrast to his father's regret, the eldest son seemed to have a plan.

"I guess I won't be able to get the money I was scammed out of back. Father, you don't need to raise more money for me. I can go to the city and do some copying work, which will help supplement the family income."

“How can this be? This is clearly your father’s fault. You still need to prepare for the imperial examinations. We can’t let this interfere with your studies.” Uncle Mai slumped against the railing of the pavilion, dejected.

The constables couldn't say anything, and after delivering the information, they left, leaving Yun Yuke behind.

“Brother Mai, I’ve brought you the remaining balance.” Yun Yuke took out a silver note from her bag. “Of course, if you don’t want to sell the land, I’ll return the deed to you. You can pay back the deposit slowly; I’m not in a hurry.”

"Ah? No, no, no," Uncle Mai was still quite shocked, but he quickly responded when he heard the other party mention this.

“Our deal is done, and I paid for it myself. It has nothing to do with you.”

"The county government said they would try to get that person to return the money..."

However, these words still silenced everyone around, as they all knew that the amount of silver that could be returned under such circumstances was extremely limited.

Mai's eldest son had heard about this Boss Yun from his younger siblings. Now that he had met him in person, he took the opportunity to ask if there were any lucrative jobs in the county.

Yun Yuke looked at the child in front of her with clear and sincere eyes. After thinking for a moment, she realized that Lin's Timber Shop was indeed short-handed, so she told the young man about it.

"A lumber shop? Sure, as long as it's a place where we can get work done." Mai Jiang nodded in agreement, not too bothered by it.

Uncle Mai listened from the side, his expression hesitant. He opened his mouth, but ultimately dared not speak.

“Brother Mai, don’t be afraid. The lumber shop’s accounts are managed by a specialist. The craftsmen are all very skilled. Mai Jiang will mainly be responsible for inventory and organization, as well as some paperwork. He can just let me know when he needs to take an exam.”

Yun Yuke stepped forward and said, "Brother Mai, although I have bought the land, I still need your help with the farm work. So, would you like to cooperate with me?"

"What does 'cooperation' mean?"

“As you know, I not only bought your land, but also the land next door. I’ll definitely need to hire some people in our village to help me farm. Brother Mai, would you like to come over first?” Yun Yuke said, handing the other party a prepared document.

The only thing a farmer can do is cultivate the land. This year's harvest is over, and the next step is to find ways to let the land recover so that there will be a new opportunity for planting next year.

Before Yun Yuke arrived, she had discussed the business strategy with her experienced employees and also drafted relevant employment contracts.

"I can't read this, eldest son, can you help Dad take a look?"

Mai Jiang took the contract and studied it carefully for a while. He had initially thought that what Boss Yun had given him was something like a contract of servitude, but after careful examination, he realized that it was more like an employment agreement than a contract of servitude.

The document simply lists the specific working hours and duration, along with the corresponding wages and profit sharing.

Basically, as long as the corresponding work is completed in stages and the season and weather are not missed, it's fine.

"This is a first-phase employment contract. I plan to hire people in the village later, and I'll leave the production organization to you, Brother Mai."

Mai Shucheng and Mai Jiang couldn't believe it. "Organize production?"

"Yes, coordinating work and such. Simply put, you're the foreman. If anyone in our village wants to do some extra work to earn money besides their farm work, you'll be in charge of arranging the amount and content of their work. I'll also pay you extra for being the foreman."

Yun Yuke and her family had discussed it. The newly purchased land, especially that large area of ​​wasteland, had not been developed for a long time. So the first year was considered as clearing land. They didn't expect to make money, just to get some harvest.

As for who will do it and who will do it, Yun Yuke will naturally be responsible for coming up with ideas for management.

Given the current situation, the best course of action is to hire locally, which is why this employment contract was created.

"Of course, adding so much land may indeed put a lot of pressure on us, so I will provide some planting techniques. If you find them useful, you can use them. Consider it part of the terms of our cooperation in employing you."

Huanghua Village has just experienced a major flood, so Yun Yuke's voluntary employment agreement can prepay a portion of the silver. Therefore, almost every family in Huanghua Village with extra labor has signed an employment agreement to some extent.

Chang Fang, Wei Hong, and Feng Miao from the Yun family also got busy like the craftsmen in the workshop. Yun Yuke taught them some planting techniques she knew, but the core techniques were still in their hands. During this period, they mainly focused on breeding and early seed selection.

Of course, Yun Yuke owns all kinds of shops, including a timber shop. She asked several craftsmen to remake some useful new farm tools according to her drawings, and thus officially began the relevant work.

Now, everyone is ready.

Days passed by, and it seemed like we had returned to the routine of daily life.

If there are any interesting things that happened in the days that followed, there are probably a few.

First, Zhu Ling went to the capital to take the imperial examination. Her results were quite good. It was the first time that a woman had taken the imperial examination, and all the participants were talented women from all over the country, so the competition was very fierce.

Zhu Ling performed well and was ultimately ranked fifteenth in the top division.

Of course, since this was the first imperial examination for women, the court did not seem to have a clear plan for the subsequent official appointments. So, they simply arranged for all of them to enter the Hanlin Academy, where this group of successful candidates would discuss the future official appointments for women and female officials.

These things were mentioned in the letters Zhu Ling sent back to Xin'an County.

"The court is very satisfied with our results in this imperial examination. Although some ministers still object to men and women sitting together, another group of ministers, represented by the Empress and the Grand Preceptor Fan, are more supportive of normalizing the imperial examination for women and advocate providing us with some more suitable official positions."

"However, what we are thinking about now is to open more girls' academies. It's not that we are afraid of those who want to become officials or ministers. The main problem is that things are quite chaotic in various places right now, and the public has not yet fully accepted women holding important local positions. So there are no suitable local official positions for the time being. I estimate that we will have to stay in the capital for a while."

Of course, Zhu Ling also sent Yun Yuke a secret letter.

"Yun, I've learned some things about the matter you asked me to inquire about. I haven't found out anything about the Marquis of Changxing, but I've had some contact with the Marquis of Anping."

"The Marquis of Anping contacted me, seemingly wanting to propose marriage to his second son, who is about the same age as me."