Rebirth of the Evil Stepmother and the Four Villainous Children

This side of Zhao County.

County magistrate Yang Tian was busy checking the summer harvest situation in various places when he heard a yamen runner come to report that a yamen runner from Yuanshan Town said that there was a man named Zhou Rongrong in their Dashan Village who grew twenty baskets of rice per acre.

The yamen runner said, "Sir, this man is talking nonsense. My family has been farming for decades. How could we have such a high yield?"

Yang Tian seemed to hear a familiar name, Zhou Rongrong, the person who was specially cared for by the master?

"He said it was Zhou Rongrong?"

"It seems so. This name sounds nice. I remember he said it was Zhou Rongrong."

"Quick, prepare the horses and go to Dashan Village."

"Does your Excellency believe it?"

"Believe it, of course you should believe it. It's possible that it was planted by Zhou Rongrong."

Here, Yang Tian is traveling at night, covered in dust.

The children in Zhou's house were surprised to see the rice all over the ground. Then they screamed and collected the rice and piled it under the eaves, for fear that it would rain at night and wet the wheat.

Zhou Rongrong also secretly made spicy and sour potato shreds for them. Because they were children, she put less chili in them, but the children all ate half a bowl of rice more.

At night, Zhou Rongrong lay in bed like a pancake, tossing and turning but unable to fall asleep. The weather was getting really hotter.

She was most afraid of heat. Even if she changed to a cool mat, it was still very hot. Gradually, there were more mosquitoes. In winter, she could wear more clothes and cover herself more. But what about now? There was nothing she could do.

Zhou Rongrong was so annoyed that she went into the space and turned on the air conditioner to sleep, and only then did she actually fall asleep.

The next day.

When Yang Tian arrived, Zhou Rongrong was on her way to send her children to school. She was fully armed to avoid getting tanned. Everyone was used to it, but when Yang Tian saw her, he couldn't hide the shock on his face. What was this person doing?

Zhou Rongrong had never seen Yang Tian before. Seeing a stranger in front of her yard in such a state, her tone was naturally not good.

"Who are you?"

The bailiff behind Yang Tian was about to speak when Yang Tian opened his mouth to introduce himself and bowed politely.

"Madam Zhou, my name is Yang Tian, ​​and I am the magistrate of Zhao County."

Zhou Rongrong was so irritated by the sun that she forgot that the county magistrate might come. She quickly stepped aside to let the man into the house, and then asked Jiang Manman to call the village chief.

Zhou Rongrong knew why the county magistrate came, so she took people to look at the rice and potatoes.

With the same surprise and disbelief, it was only after Uncle Zhou explained the whole story that Yang Tian felt relieved.

However, we still have to wait for a few days until the rice is dried in the sun before we can weigh its exact weight and report it. There is no point in being anxious about this, so I went to the town to find Lin Daji to arrange accommodation for me.

After three or four days of strong sunshine, the rice was quickly dried. A group of people came to Zhou Rongrong's house to watch the fun. Even the county magistrate came. According to the weight, the yield per acre was 1,500 kilograms.

In the case of Zhou Rongrong's family, the man is missing, leaving only the children and his wife. Even if they are orphans and a widow, they don't have to pay taxes. Yang Tian will not make things difficult for Zhou Rongrong for the sake of Xie Wuyou.

He agreed with Zhou Rongrong's idea and planned to sell each bucket of wheat as rice seeds to the people in the mountain village for 150 coins the following year.

The rice was first planted in Dashan Village and then sold in the form of rice seeds at this price. Zhou Rongrong said that she got these rice seeds by chance, and what if they didn't work outside the village?

Yang Tian agreed, and said that he would write a letter to explain everything clearly and ask the emperor in the capital to give some rewards, and he would make sure that Zhou Rongrong would not suffer any loss.

The nature of the matter was determined. One thousand five hundred kilograms was unprecedented. Then the story became more and more outrageous. The gist of it was that Zhou Rongrong saved an old man with gray beard.

The old man turned into a puff of white smoke and disappeared on the spot, leaving seeds on the ground. Zhou Rongrong went home and planted them by herself without telling anyone. Unexpectedly, they were all good things.

Dashan Village became famous for a while. With Zhou Rongrong's guarantee, this batch of rice would not be eaten by the family themselves, but would be kept as seeds for the people in Dashan Village to plant next year. Everyone was looking forward to it.

No matter what Zhou Rongrong said, she still had to live her life. It was really hot, so she took Xiaobai to the mountains, mainly to see if there were any saltpeter mines.

What if there is saltpeter in such a big mountain? Saltpeter mines are often found in caves or on rock walls, and even the white frost on some bricks is saltpeter, but there is no saltpeter in the village.

So Zhou Rongrong carried a backpack and took Xiaobai to the mountains to try her luck. Since summer, Zhou Rongrong always wandered around in the mountains. The woods were dense and it was much cooler than home.

As they walked, they dug medicinal herbs grown by Xiaobai. When they came across a cave, they went in to take a look. After digging into several caves, Zhou Rongrong finally found it in a karst cave.

She knocked them all down with a hammer and put them into the space, then happily took Xiaobai home.

As soon as I got home, I started making ice. Zhou Rongrong brought two basins, one large and one small. Both basins were filled with well water. The small basin was placed inside the large basin.

Add saltpeter to the large basin to cool it down. The small basin will slowly freeze.

After the water in the basin solidifies, the saltpeter will reappear. Then it can be scraped off and used to make ice again.

Zhou Rongrong was so happy: "Manman, Manman, come quickly."

Jiang Manman was still busy outside the house. When she heard Zhou Rongrong shouting anxiously, she thought something had happened. She hurried into the house and felt a slight chill. She saw ice cubes in a small basin beside her.

"Hey, this, this, where did Auntie get the ice?"

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were also wealthy families in the south who dug cellars to store ice, but in the north that was not the case, firstly because the summer was short and secondly because the cost was high.

Although there are wealthy families in the north, only a few in the provincial capital can afford to dig cellars to store ice. Even Mr. Shi's family in the county town doesn't have such a thing.

So that's why Jiang Manman was so surprised. She thought their family had made a fortune again? Zhou Rongrong pointed to the white and somewhat transparent stone next to her.

"Use this to make it. It's free. I'll teach you."

Zhou Rongrong taught her how to make it again. It was easy to make ice cubes with saltpeter, and Jiang Manman also made several basins of ice cubes.

"Auntie, can we eat this cake? We can make an ice bowl."

Zhou Rongrong shook her head and said, "You can't eat it. This stone is poisonous. You can't put it in your mouth. You can't eat it."

Jiang Manman: "Then is it okay for us to use it this way?"

"No problem, no problem, just don't eat it."

Although the ice is made in a large basin of water, what if saltpeter water accidentally gets into the basin? Ingesting saltpeter water may cause cancer. You can only use it yourself, but not eat it.

When Zhou Rongrong went to pick up the children, she said there was a surprise, which immediately raised the children's expectations to the maximum.

Everyone felt the cool air inside their rooms after entering them. Then they saw four basins of ice placed around the room. Wouldn't that make it much cooler?

After watching the movie, the children screamed and jumped around their mother, shouting so much that Zhou Rongrong's ears hurt. She didn't expect that these kids, who were usually so well-behaved, would become like naughty kids when they screamed.

Zhou Rongrong patted the children on the buttocks one by one to make them quiet down. Zhou Rongrong also repeatedly warned them not to eat.

The children were well-behaved and obedient. There was another problem, which was mosquitoes. Sanbao used dried mugwort to smoke the mosquitoes, which was effective, but the smell was strong and the windows could not be opened.

At first, Zhou Rongrong wanted to see if there was any suitable fabric in the town to make a mosquito net, but after looking for several days, she couldn't find any. The fabrics she found were either cotton or linen, which were not breathable at all when used to make mosquito nets.

Finally, a few days ago, I saw an old man carrying kudzu cloth on his shoulder on the road. This kind of kudzu cloth is made from a plant called kudzu. If the weaving technology is good, it will be breathable and refreshing to wear in summer. It is a very good summer cloth, but the weaving technology of the Great Zhou Dynasty has not reached this level yet.

So the ramie cloth was woven. Not only was it rough and would not cut the skin, it also had small holes like gauze. Couldn't it be made into a mosquito net?

Zhou Rongrong bought all of them at once, and still felt that it was not enough, so she bought another basket the next day, which made the grandmother who bought the ramie cloth remind her that this cloth cannot be used to make clothes. Seeing that the grandmother was so kind, Zhou Rongrong said that she would not buy this cloth to make clothes but mosquito nets.

Zhou Rongrong explained clearly to her mother-in-law how to make it and what it was used for. She also wanted to make money from this, so she taught her everything.

The mother-in-law was so moved when she held Zhou Rongrong's hand that she even asked for half of the money. No one knew what happened afterwards.

Jiang Manman can make this mosquito net. Just erect frames around the bed and put the mosquito net through it. This way, it can not only prevent mosquitoes, but also allow you to open the windows in summer and have ice.

It’s finally much better now, otherwise several children would always have mosquito bites on their foreheads.