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

The first day of the third month in the sixth year of the hegemony.

My name is Yun Qingjin, and I am eleven years old. This year, we rebuilt the Yunji Trading Company in a city called "Changgan".

My mother's name is Yun Yuke, and I have a good older sister named Yuan Chen.

The remaining ones are Aunt Hua and Sister Liu Zhou'er.

A lot has happened in these six years.

Where should I begin?

Hmm... Let's talk about my mother's career first.

My mother's wealth has always puzzled me. Over the past six years, I've come to understand it a little better.

Mother... well, she has invested in many businesses. Although Sister Yuanchen keeps scolding Mother, saying that she is too kind-hearted and that she can't get a lot of money back.

However, judging from the situation in the past few years, the shops that my mother helped have basically all been revitalized and have made a lot of money.

After the incident at Lin's Timber Shop, the shop owners dared not falsify accounts anymore. They helped each other out when they encountered difficulties in their businesses, and eventually, everyone's business flourished.

When Yuan Chen checked the accounts, her face was no longer full of worry, but became much happier.

It looks like it's still possible to make money.

Of course, where did Mother's original money come from?

When I was little, I didn't understand. Later I learned that my mother had a special opportunity when she was young. She didn't go into details, but it was probably when she and my uncle were traveling that they discovered unexpected treasure, so they both had a lot of start-up capital.

In her mother's words, she knew her own worth. These riches and treasures were not her own; they were external possessions. She should let them help those who deserved it most.

Yes, that's why Mother has achieved what she has now.

So, why did we move? I asked my mother and sister Yuanchen this question.

Based on what they said, the reason is probably to prepare for a broader market in the future.

During those six years, my mother devoted most of her energy to collecting and transporting grain.

Back then, my mother bought land in Huanghua Village and used some new methods to increase grain production significantly. This also helped Huanghua Village's production the following year, making her a well-known grain merchant near Xin'an City.

Yes, my mother not only farmed the land herself, but also collected grain in many places, built many granaries, and distributed the collected grain evenly in several different nearby areas.

At first, no one understood why this was the case, not even Sister Yuanchen.

Later, disasters frequently occurred in various places. Although not all of them were extremely severe natural disasters, they still caused considerable damage. It can be said that during these times, the granaries that Mother arranged in various places truly played a role, effectively alleviating the disaster situation in different regions.

Most importantly, my mother did not deliberately inflate or depress grain prices during these processes. In the eyes of ordinary farmers, she was truly a benevolent person.

However, some other grain merchants still didn't like me. They sent some people to assassinate my mother, and some even had malicious intentions towards me.

Hehe, all these years of martial arts training haven't been for nothing. Whether it was Uncle Wu, the guard, who taught me, my uncle, or those sisters who specialize in martial arts, I... what were their names again?

Yes, to integrate and apply knowledge.

Of course, Mother wasn't going to sit idly by. Since others were taking advantage of her, she couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

I don't know exactly what methods my mother used, but she said that we were in the right in these matters, so we should make good use of the existing rules.

In short, some of the businessmen who wanted to harm us were tricked in the business world and ended up losing everything, while others were caught evading taxes.

My mother said that if these people were just bribing the county magistrate, it might be difficult for her to handle the situation, because the rules of this era did not criticize corruption and bribery much. In fact, since the bribes were to the local county magistrate, it was very likely that the magistrate was in cahoots with these businessmen. If she were to expose such a thing, it would naturally backfire.

But tax evasion is a different story.

After all, tax revenue is related to the performance of each county magistrate. If their performance is already good, but they find out that it could actually be better, then it will affect their future performance. Most county magistrates would not tolerate this situation.

Sister Yuanchen also added some other details: in the past six years, the imperial court has introduced many policies that benefit the country and the people, and the content of the assessment of officials has also increased considerably.

For example, Magistrate Sun of Xin'an City was promoted due to a variety of factors.

Sun, the former magistrate, was known for his integrity, care for the people, and efforts to restore production, which improved the lives of the local residents. These were the very things he did, and these actions ultimately led to his promotion.

It seems like it was two years ago when Magistrate Sun was directly promoted to governor of another prefecture.

In short, under her mother's arrangement, Yunji Grain Shop became quite well-known. As it gradually gained popularity, Rui and her uncle found it much easier to collect grain when they went to various places. They even found it much easier to buy some idle land in various places.

I asked my mother why she was taking this matter so seriously.

I remember my mother had a very serious expression on her face and she squatted down to talk to me.

"The most important thing for people in this era is to have enough to eat. The feeling of hunger is unbearable. But there are only so many things we can do, and we can't increase food production by a lot all at once, so we have to do as much as we can within our means."

My mother's "doing more" seemed to go beyond that. It seems she also built a chicken farm or something, and we never stopped having chicken on our table. Even at the very least, we were guaranteed an egg every day.

How could I forget to mention again? Another reason my mother left Xin'an City was that the artisan sisters in Xin'an City also had their own lives and were living good lives.

Mother felt she should let them handle things, so she simply shifted her business strategy and focus to other areas.

Although some of the older women have gotten married, they still frequently design and create jewelry for Yanchun Pavilion Jewelry Shop.

Of course, He Yuru, the eldest sister, did not get married, but took full responsibility for the management of the business. Her mother still trusted her.

It can be said that it was a very successful outcome; everyone found their own place to settle down, and Mother was very happy.

Well, when it comes to finding a place to settle down, how can we forget Teacher Zhu?

Although I only studied under Teacher Zhu Ling for a short period of time, I had just been reborn and my mental state was still a bit unstable. Besides my mother, Aunt Hua, and Sister Yuan Chen, Teacher Zhu Ling was the one who spent the most time with me.

She was really good. Although she was only five years old at the time and what she was learning was just basic, Teacher Zhu Ling never felt that she shouldn't learn those advanced things.

Teacher Zhu Ling left because she was going to take the women's imperial examination.

But actually, I've always had a question about the imperial examinations for women.

In her previous life, although she spent most of her time living with her adoptive parents and her older brother, after regaining her identity and getting married, she did pay attention to some things happening in the capital.

Why was it that people in the capital rarely mentioned the so-called imperial examinations for women?