I was a stepmother in ancient times, and I led my whole family to wealth.

Chapter 87 Ah! It was so hard for people in ancient times to earn a little extra money.

After hearing his explanation, Dongfang Jin thought to herself, "Hmm? He doesn't sound like 'cannon fodder,' but rather like a modern special forces soldier."

However, although the journey seemed a bit bumpy, this guy was quite lucky.

It seems those people were attracted by his large physique and his dull nature.

To be honest, this person's actions sometimes don't really seem like those of a farmer.

At this moment, Dongfang Jin became curious about the identities of Gu Chenglin's biological parents.

Then there's Old Man Chu, who treated Gu Chenglin's leg. If it were Fang Jin, she might believe him.

But Dongfang Jin didn't believe it for a second. Even if she was brainless, she could tell that the person was after Gu Chenglin.

And then there's that county magistrate, Lu Yunqing. So, thinking about it this way, Gu Chenglin's biological parents are from the capital.

I understand now. Otherwise, given Old Lady Gu's opportunistic nature, she wouldn't have risked her life to exchange for a child.

Furthermore, the way she treated Gu Chenglin showed that she was certain that the emperor was far away and that her family wouldn't find out.

It seems that Gu Chenglin reunited with his family while in the army; otherwise, as she knew, soldiers in ancient times wouldn't be released before their mandatory military service began...

Lin Li suppressed his shock, looked at everyone present, and said seriously, "I don't want today's events to get out. Cheng Lin, from now on, I will take care of your affairs. If that family causes you any more trouble, I will not tolerate it."

A centurion! That's just a minor officer, and the Gu family... Hmph! They'll regret it!

That family has no sense of propriety; they're still shouting that the Gu family will produce an official. It seems...

Cheng Lin stood up and bowed to Lin Lizheng: "Thank you, Uncle Lizheng. I have the letter of severance of kinship and the document of expulsion from the clan here. I have already had these stamped by the county magistrate."

The others also promised not to say anything, and even swore that once they left the door, they knew nothing.

Dongfang Jin's face was cold: "If they come again, I won't be polite. They won't get away with trying to take advantage of me."

Once she changed the subject, no one mentioned Gu Chenglin's time in the army anymore.

Upon closer inspection, apart from Uncle Gu's somewhat uncomfortable expression, everyone else seemed quite calm.

Next, Sun Xing and his buddies started drinking together, while Lin Lizheng and Grandpa Sun chatted with Jun Qirui.

Xu Changhua and Uncle Gu were unaware of Jun Qirui's identity, but upon hearing that he was a scholar, they all felt a sense of respect for him...

Then the village head said that Jun Qirui's family had settled in Lingwu Village and that they would open a private school in the village next year.

Now, the happiest people are the children.

Dongfang Jin said that if any family wanted their daughter to attend school, the teacher would be Jun Qixian.

The happiest people here were the Yang sisters.

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Afterwards, everyone ate, drank, and chatted about everyday things, and the children also asked Gu Jingye and Gu Caiwei about the things they had learned.

There was fresh food, including meat, and everyone could eat their fill. The smiles on their faces never stopped.

Dongfang Jin was discussing cooking with her sisters-in-law and siblings.

Several people wanted to learn from her how to cook... how to educate children... and they also had a very pleasant chat with the Jun family mother and daughter.

Yang Jing even said she wanted to become Aunt Hui's apprentice because Aunt Hui had solved a problem that had been troubling her for a long time.

Dongfang Jin then realized that all of them, including her fourth aunt, had sent embroidered items to the cloth shop in the county.

But what they embroidered most were handkerchiefs and pillowcases. A handkerchief cost between three and fifteen coins, and a pillowcase cost between fifteen and thirty coins. No wonder Jun Qixian asked her to do some embroidery work for her.

However, this is too cheap. The cloth belongs to the cloth shop, but the embroidery thread is your own. If the cloth gets dirty or torn, you have to pay for it.

Alas! It was so hard for people in ancient times to earn a little pocket money.

However, handkerchiefs in ancient times were consumables.

They ate, drank, chatted, and laughed, enjoying a satisfying meal together and having a wonderful time.

The children were the happiest, all beaming with joy.

There was hardly any food left. Dongfang Jin and Jun Qixian dumped it all together and gave it to Yang Zhu so she could take it back to feed the pigs.

Their actions pained Aunt Gu greatly, who said they didn't know how to manage their money.

It was still light after the meal, and no one left. A few children ran off to play.

Gu Chenglin took out a packet of tea leaves and brewed tea for everyone.

This tea was taken from the refrigerator in Dongfang Jin's space. She didn't know who put this can of Maojian tea in there, but it certainly wasn't her.

There's also a jar of Jin Jun Mei tea in the refrigerator, the kind in small tin cans, each 250g.

Without even thinking, you know what this means.

She is now truly grateful to those few bad friends.

Dongfang Jin didn't touch the tea leaves in the warehouse, because taking some would reduce the quantity.

Unlike this one, it will reappear in the refrigerator even after you take it out.

Li Baitong's maternal grandfather's family and his sister-in-law's family are related. One family makes tea and the other makes teaware. Both families are well-known in Fujian Province.

The tea and teaware in her home are all bought from these two stores; you could say they're half wholesale and half free.

The Jun family of three knew they had something to talk about, so they tried to leave, but Dongfang Jin stopped them.

Tell the mother and her two children that they are not outsiders, but family, and that there is nothing they cannot hear.

The three of them were deeply moved when they heard her say that, and Aunt Gu insisted on pulling Jun Wenhui to sit down next to her.

Seeing this, Jun Qixian took on the task of making tea. Afterwards, everyone was amazed by her smooth and skillful tea-making movements.

Lin Lizheng's wife had originally intended to tell her about this to her eldest brother's youngest son, but after seeing what she had shown, she immediately gave up on the idea.

Even if such a person falls on hard times, their inherent nobility remains. Their family is not good enough for them, so they shouldn't cause trouble for the other party.

After everyone finished tasting the tea, only the village head and Grandpa Xu praised it.

The others didn't know much about tea, but they just thought this tea tasted better than the tea they had drunk before.

The aroma of tea fills the air...

Lin Jiang always sneaks a sip of his father's tea. But after just one sip, he says his father's tea should be thrown away, and that compared to this, his father's tea is like heaven and earth.

Lin Lizheng, unusually, didn't scare him. He only said that from now on, Lin Jiang would cover all the tea he drank.

Lin Jiang let out a scream in surprise...

The atmosphere improved after the father and son interrupted.

Gu Chenglin gestured for Dongfang Jin to speak.

Dongfang Jin didn't play coy and went straight to the point: "To be honest, when my family came back from the county and went to Uncle Village Head's house to pick up some things..."

I sold my sesame paste-making skills to his family, and I think Uncle Zheng's family will start making it in the next few days.

First of all, I'll say it again: Uncle Village Head, please let me know if you need anything.

Lin Li nodded happily. With her saying that, his family would no longer need to explain further.

She said that, probably to find business for these companies.

Dongfang Jin's words were indeed meant to provide the village head's family with an explanation for the future, and also to prove the source of the money in her possession.

She also told them that she had many ways to make money.

"As everyone knows, Gu Chenglin is currently in a state of isolation and helplessness."

One of the reasons I sold the recipe to Uncle Lizheng's family was that I wanted them to be a support for our family.

But later, I changed my mind. Of course, you still have to be a good match for Uncle Zheng in the mountains.

As soon as she said this, everyone started to have all sorts of wild thoughts.

Dongfang Jin noticed the changes in their expressions, and thankfully, none of them showed any dissatisfaction or jealousy.

"It's because on the day Gu Meiyu caused trouble, I saw almost the entire village of Lingwu."

Do you know what I was thinking when I saw them?

They turned my house upside down, it's impossible not to be angry, but I also saw another side of them...poverty.