Rebirth of the Evil Stepmother and the Four Villainous Children

Over at the Jiang family compound, Granny Wang had already come back from buying things. When she came back today, the ox cart was not covered with cloth. She wandered around the village, and when someone saw her, they asked about it.

"Grandma Wang, are you planning a banquet? Are you buying so many things? Look at that meat, it must be more than three pounds, right?"

"No, no. Well, now Madam Zhou is really amazing. She got a job in town and asked me to cook for her."

Someone said, "Is this true? Cooking? And eating meat?"

Granny Wang asked, "How could this be false? Didn't you see the meat in my cart?"

Some people also said disdainfully: "You go to cook and just eat meat? I'm afraid it's fake, right?"

Granny Wang wasn't angry either: "Hey, you're probably jealous because I get to eat meat, right? Not only do I get to eat meat, but I also get paid."

"How much? How much?"

Granny Wang shook her head and said nothing. She would not tell anyone. It was just a ten-cent wage for a meal. Why would she tell others? Why would she tell them if she made money?

Granny Wang smiled like a peacock and drove the ox cart into the Jiang family's courtyard.

Someone asked Qian Zhaodi if it was true. How could Qian Zhaodi say good things about Zhou Rongrong, so she sneered.

"Don't you know what kind of person she is? Believe it or not, you don't know it in your heart?"

Some people thought it made sense, but the family members who worked for Zhou Rongrong saw that since Granny Wang had said it, there was nothing to hide, so they all spoke up for Zhou Rongrong and squeezed Qian Zhaodi so much that she had nothing to say.

All of a sudden, everyone in the Dashan Village knew that Miss Zhou had really taken a job. She was working in someone else's yard and was getting paid. As for how much, the other person refused to say, only that it was more than working in the town.

When Granny Wang came back, she told Zhou Rongrong about the matter. It was Zhou Rongrong who asked her to do this. She would have more things to do in the future, and now that things were on the right track, there was no need to hide it from the villagers.

Zhou Rongrong was still looking at the medicine pills she made yesterday. They were still a little damp. Fortunately, the weather was gradually warming up, so she thought they would be ready tomorrow.

"Thank you, grandma."

Granny Wang gave all the remaining money to Zhou Rongrong: "Look, I told you it was right, didn't I? That cart of food only cost a hundred copper coins, enough to last three or four days."

Then he started to talk about how much money he spent on the things he sold, which meant he was giving Zhou Rongrong a quote.

Zhou Rongrong also listened but did not respond. After Granny Wang finished speaking, she said, "Granny is really a bargaining expert."

"That is."

After saying that, she went to work at the stove. Zhou Rongrong went into Dabao's room to see how Dabao's rehabilitation training was going.

The children's recovery ability is really amazing. The eldest child can already walk quite well with the help of the pole, while the second child is playing with the little one.

Xiaobai has been raised in their home for a while. Sibao and Sanbao take good care of it, always saving some meat and vegetables to feed the little fox. The little fox will even catch some food by itself, so it doesn't take much effort to raise it.

At least Zhou Rongrong felt that she didn't have to worry too much. Xiaobai's fur was shiny and glossy, and he would just lazily curl up in his nest and lick his fur every day.

She didn't know what it was. If the kids hadn't liked it, she would have thrown the little fox out long ago.

Dabao said, "Mom."

"Well, are your legs tired from walking? If so, you should rest. You can't walk for a long time."

Dabao knew what was going on and replied, "It's okay, Mom. I know it."

Zhou Rongrong knew that Dabao was aware of the situation, so she felt relieved and started to massage Dabao's legs, while Erbao watched him carelessly beside him.

Zhou Rongrong patted Erbao's little head and said, "Go to the main room and study with your brother and sister-in-law."

Erbao agreed with a bitter face.

The next day.

The herbal medicine shopkeeper pulled three donkey carts into the mountain village.

In the mountain village, there was only an ox cart belonging to the village chief. It was remote and usually there were not many strangers coming. Everyone seemed to recognize the owner of the pharmacy.

Then he asked, "Manager Bai, what are you doing?"

When Shopkeeper Bai saw someone coming up to ask, he asked, "Ms. Zhou, where does Zhou Rongrong live?"

The man was also surprised when he heard it, but still pointed in a direction.

"Go over there, the small courtyard at the end is Miss Zhou's home."

After thanking her, Shopkeeper Bai went to look for Miss Zhou. Behind him followed the villagers, both old and young, who came to watch the fun. It was not yet time for spring ploughing, so everyone had some free time, so they followed the convoy to watch the fun.

They all heard that Madam Zhou had taken a job in town, but since Manager Bai was here?

How big a job was this? They actually asked Manager Bai to deliver the stuff himself? And there were three donkey carts, how much stuff could they carry?

Everyone was busy in the small yard and heard the noisy sounds outside the yard.

Zhou Min called Zhou Rongrong, who was helping Dabao with training in the room.

"Sister Rongrong, there is someone outside the door."

Zhou Rongrong then remembered that it might be Shopkeeper Bai who came to deliver medicinal herbs, so she let Dabao have a rest and went to open the door.

When they saw a lot of people gathered outside the yard, they were shocked. My goodness, are all the people in the village here?

But what Zhou Rongrong did was not convenient for others to see, so she closed the gate to the courtyard and took Manager Bai to the village chief's house. The village chief was very considerate. He gave up the main room and went out of the house himself, leaving the door open so that people could see what was happening inside the house.

But I couldn't hear Zhou Rongrong and the others talking.

Shopkeeper Bai said, "Madam Zhou, I have brought it to you. Do you want to take a look?"

The herbs were all in baskets and covered with linen, so it was impossible to tell what they were. Zhou Rongrong still had some trust in them, so she waved her hand and said, "No, no, doesn't Shopkeeper Bai have this much trust? I just have something to discuss with you."

Shopkeeper Bai asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhou Rongrong said, "It's like this. My four children are all studying at Qingfeng Academy in the next village. I think your donkey cart is very good. Do you think you can sell it?"

Shopkeeper Bai: "Ah? That's it?"

Zhou Rongrong has been thinking about how to get the children to school these days. If they have to walk, it will take an hour for several children to walk. They also have to practice martial arts in the morning, so there won’t be enough time. They can’t pick up the ox cart from the village chief every day, right?

She thought about having a means of transportation to pick up the children from school. Just as she was thinking about what kind of car to buy, she saw the donkey cart of Shopkeeper Bai. It was very good, very good, and Zhou Rongrong liked it. As for the ox cart, Zhou Rongrong didn't even think about it. According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a village could buy cattle according to the number of households. If there were less than 100 households, one cow could be bought, and more could be bought if there were more than 100 households.

There are only about 90 households in Dashan Village, and certainly not 100. Otherwise, in terms of cost-effectiveness, cows can pull and go to the fields, so cows are definitely better and cheaper.