Yun Tiankuang only stopped hitting Yun Tianyi when he was crying loudly, and pulled him up and rushed him through the door.

Upon seeing her grandmother standing in the middle of the courtyard, she immediately pulled Yun Tianyi down to kneel down.

Yun Tianyi crawled towards his grandmother, wailing, and began to complain, "Grandma! Third brother hit me, waaaaah..."

Yun Tiankuang stared at him coldly, without saying a word.

Madam Yun quickly twirled the prayer beads in her hand, suppressing her anger, and scolded, "Yi-ge'er, shut up!"

Yun Tianyi was so frightened that he stopped crying.

Madam Yun turned to Yun Tiankuang, "Kuang-ge'er, you speak!"

Yun Tiankuang kowtowed first, then straightened up and said, "Grandmother, Tiankuang was wrong."

"What did you do wrong?"

"As the elder brother, Tian Kuang has failed to establish his authority above his elders and has been unable to control his brothers and sisters below, resulting in the elders having no hope and his younger siblings making mistakes in their words and deeds. From this day forward, Tian Kuang will strive to become stronger and more powerful, protect his family, and lead his younger brothers to create a bright future for the Yun family!"

Granny Li looked shocked.

After a moment of shock, Old Madam Yun nodded and said, "What your little cousin You Ran said earlier is correct. You are their older brother and the head of the family. You need to establish your authority as soon as possible. The future of our Yun family depends on the four of you. Grandmother does not expect you to be eager for quick success and enter officialdom, but only that each of you can forge your own path with integrity. If any of you four go astray and go astray, it will be a disgrace to our lineage! Do you all understand?"

Madam Yun's words were not unstern, and all four children responded in unison, then kowtowed to the ground, saying, "We will obey Grandmother's teachings!"

Although Yun Tianjiao didn't quite understand, he followed his brother and kowtowed, saying in the same childish voice, "I will follow Grandmother's teachings!"

When Yun Tiankuang straightened up again, his eyes were full of determination, and his hands were clenched into fists.

As Madam Yun turned to leave, Yun Tianyi panicked and tried to rush over, calling out, "Grandmother!"

Yun Tiankuang grabbed him, pinned him to the ground, and started hitting him again. "You've disturbed your grandmother over such a small matter. It seems you haven't had enough of being beaten yet."

"Do you submit now? If not, I'll beat you until you do!"

A moment later, Yun Tianyi's wailing stopped, replaced by intermittent hiccups. "I give up... I give up! Third Brother, please stop hitting me... It hurts."

Yun Tiankuang then released him, stood up, and said to the three little ones with a sharp look in his eyes, "Starting tomorrow morning, get up at 5 a.m. and follow me for morning exercises!"

Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu nodded, seemingly confused.

Yun Tianyi cried out, "It's so cold, and it's not even dawn yet at Mao Shi! I don't want to!"

Yun Tiankuang pressed his large hand against his head, "Say it again?"

Yun Tianyi hiccuped again, shaking his head in fear, "No, no, no... I'll get up, I'll get up!"

But what he was really thinking was that if his mother was home tomorrow, he would stay in bed and not get up.

Today was Li's turn to be home. She stood on the porch and witnessed everything, then turned and left without saying a word.

******

When Xiao Youran reached the west end of the village, she happened to see her older brother arriving at the old clan chief's house in Steward Zhang's carriage.

Jiang Youchen saw his younger sister coming and happily waved her over. "Little sister, there are over two hundred bushels of rice and two hundred catties of corn seeds on this truck. We're just about to distribute them to the villagers."

Xiao Youran stopped in her tracks. Hehe, how could she not be there for such a wonderful moment of gaining luck points?

So she stepped forward with a smile and greeted the equally smiling old clan chief, "Grandpa Clan Chief, these corn seeds should be selected carefully before planting; it will make the harvest better. Grandpa Clan Chief, shall we call everyone over so we can discuss this with them?"

The old clan chief asked curiously, "Do we need to pick the seeds?"

"Of course we have to be selective! Good seeds produce better crops and more fruit." Xiao Youran nudged Jiang Youchen. "Brother, don't you think so?"

Jiang Youchen unconditionally supported his younger sister, instantly becoming a broken record, "Yes! Good seeds produce better crops and more fruit!"

The old clan chief was skeptical, but he still instructed his son to call all the villagers over. After all, they were going to distribute grain anyway, and everyone welcomed such a good thing.

Soon, the villagers gathered together.

The old clan chief cleared his throat and said, "Fellow villagers and clansmen! We are deeply grateful to the young master of the Wen family. In every year of famine, the young master of the Wen family would distribute grain to us, and this year is no exception. However, this year, thanks to the generosity of the Jiang siblings, not only will we receive grain, but we will also receive corn seeds."

The villagers cheered.

Steward Zhang said, "It should be noted that the Jiang siblings also contributed half of the money for this donation! The grain is the same as before, one dou per household. We only managed to raise two hundred jin of corn seeds in total."

The old clan chief continued, "Here's the corn seed. Little Fu Bao mentioned it to everyone last time. Corn can survive in winter, so the brother and sister discussed it and bought some corn seeds to distribute to everyone. We won't force those who think it's risky and don't want to plant it. Those who are willing to try can take it home. However, we need to select the corn seeds. Let the Jiang brothers explain how to select them."

Jiang Youchen nodded, "Corn seeds come in different sizes. If you have a sieve for picking beans, you can use it to sift them. Choose the ones with plump, strong kernels; the crops grown from them will be stronger and the yield will be higher."

This is what Xiaoyou Ran told him privately just now.

One villager hesitated and said, "It's already December. If the harvest doesn't come until June next year, won't that delay next year's spring planting?"

"That's right, this kind of grain is no joke. If there's no harvest, not only will we waste so many seeds and effort, but we'll also delay next year's spring planting."

"If next year's harvest is poor and spring planting is delayed, then there will be no autumn harvest."

"You two kids, what do you know about farming? You can't just assume we should plant corn in the winter!"

The villager who spoke was close to the old clan chief, who slapped him on the head. "I already said I wouldn't force you. If you don't want to plant, then don't keep nagging. Did you see those black fungus mushrooms in my house? That was a great idea from Xiao Fubao! Whether you believe it or not is none of my business, but I do. I have thirty mu of land, so I'll take fifteen jin of seeds first. Xiao Fubao said we have to pick the seeds!"

With the elder clan leader taking the lead, the others also began to be interested.

"But what if it really delays spring planting?"