Thinking about her family's situation this year, Mrs. Xu couldn't help but smile.

"Okay, everything's fine. Grandpa and the others are in the fields right now. Second brother, you go and rest first. Have you eaten? I'm cooking right now. Oh dear, my vegetables."

He quickly ran back to the kitchen.

Hearing that his family members were also in the fields, Li Shuting felt even more heavy-hearted.

He hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Sister-in-law, has something happened in the village? Why is everyone in the fields turning over the soil? And whose is that field of yellow flowers in the village?"

While stirring the meat and vegetables in the wok, Ms. Xu was taken aback upon hearing this.

Then I remembered that my second brother had just returned and probably didn't know what had happened in the village.

"This matter is complicated, let's talk about it in detail tonight. Perfect timing, second brother, I need to go to the fields to deliver food, can you watch Da Bao for me for a while?"

Li Shuting wanted to suggest that he go, but then he thought of the three friends outside and decided against it.

We can't exactly have them go to the fields to deliver food, or have them stay with my sister-in-law.

"Oh, right, sister-in-law, I also brought three friends back. They'll be staying overnight."

"Ah, then take them to the main room to sit for a while. Have you eaten yet? There's still some food in the pot. If it's not enough, I'll make more when I get back."

"No need, I can do it myself."

"Alright then." Mrs. Xu quickly packed the bowls of food into the basket.

When she came out carrying two heavy baskets, Li Shuting had already led three men into the main room.

"Second brother, I'm going out. There's ginger water being boiled in the kitchen. We can give some to the guests to help them warm up."

Li Shuting came out and said, "Okay."

After Xu left, he went to the kitchen.

But when they entered the kitchen, they were stunned.

He was standing outside and was so busy talking to Madam Xu that he didn't get a good look at what was going on inside the kitchen.

Upon seeing it now, I realized that quite a few things had changed.

It wasn't a kitchen renovation; rather, there were just too many extra things added to it.

Two new large shelves have been added to the kitchen.

The shelves were now completely full of items.

There were also many vegetables and fruits on and under the stove.

Several pieces of fresh meat and a row of cured meat were hanging under the beam.

There was also some braised radish and pork belly left by the Xu family in the pot.

Several flatbreads, still warm, were stacked on a small basket next to it.

These pancakes are clearly not made from bran, but from refined grains.

Not only is the meat not used, but even the flatbread is made from refined grains.

And it's not even a holiday yet.

Normally, they only serve meat to Dafang during the Chinese New Year.

Even if we ate something better during the autumn harvest, it was just bran mixed with refined grains to make pancakes or wild vegetable porridge.

When did our family's life become so good?

He couldn't resist taking a look around the shelf.

The more I looked, the more surprised I became.

Those bags of wheat flour were all new grain, while there were a few bags of bran left untouched.

Judging from the traces, it's clear that refined grains were used for everyday cooking.

It's only been a few months, what exactly happened?

However, it seems to be true, just like my sister-in-law said, that it's not a bad thing.

He simply stopped thinking about it, scooped out the food that Mrs. Xu had left in the pot, and covered it up.

I took some flour again, thought about it, and decided to add some bran in.

We also chopped some cured pork and cabbage and stir-fried them in a pot, which the four of us ate until we were full.

When Madam Xu returned, the four of them were chatting in the main room.

When Li Shuting saw her return, he quickly came over and asked in a low voice, "Sister-in-law, may I go for a walk with my friend? Are there any taboos?"

Xu glanced at the main hall, but he wasn't quite sure either.

“Second brother, a lot has happened this year. Our estate has changed owners, and the new owners live in that manor. Also, the flower field you asked about before, more than half of it was planted by the new owners, and the other half is our own land, one mu per family, and our family also has one mu. There are some things that I don’t know if I can let people outside the estate know. If you want to go out, you can, but don’t go to the manor. Just walk around the village and don’t ask any questions.”

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something and added another sentence.

"By the way, there are some important people in the manor who sometimes walk around. If you encounter any unfamiliar faces, don't go up and disturb them."

Li Shuting's expression changed when he heard that Zhuangzi had changed owners.

When they heard that every household in the flower field also had some, they wondered if they had misunderstood something, and their expressions turned even more unpleasant.

He hurriedly asked, "Who is the new owner? What kind of person is she? Is everyone turning over the soil because of her? Is she still forcing us to plant flowers?"

Mrs. Xu was a little overwhelmed by his series of questions.

Let's just pick and choose what to talk about.

"Oh, let me tell you everything in a simple way. Our new boss's surname is Yun, and she's a very kind person. We've achieved such good fortune this year thanks to her. Oh, by the way, you didn't know that Dad is now working as an accountant at the boss's estate. The boss is also helping Dad clear his name at the yamen and punish the Fukang Restaurant that harmed him. Also, my third brother passed the imperial examination and became a scholar. As for the flower field, it's a sunflower field. The boss allowed us to plant it. Don't underestimate it; it can make a lot of money. Oh, and this year, we had a bumper harvest. The wheat yield was 500 jin per mu, also thanks to the medicine the boss gave us. Anyway, there's a lot to say, and I can't finish it all in a short time."

There are indeed too many things to do.

The news kept coming in, leaving Li Shuting completely stunned and unable to process it all.

Every single point is important, each one a thunderclap.

Finally, he focused on the most shocking point.

"Father has been exonerated? What happened to Fukang Restaurant?"

Madam Xu snorted, "The Fukang Restaurant no longer exists in Lufeng City. The manager was directly confiscated, exiled to do hard labor, and even had to pay compensation to our family."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuting clenched his fist tightly, gritted his teeth, and nodded excitedly.

"Great, great, that's wonderful."

Then, as if remembering something, she frowned again, "You said the employer helped with this, but how does the employer know about it, and why did they help us?"

The person who can take over the princess's estate must be someone of considerable status.

Those powerful and wealthy people have always been aloof and looked down on ordinary people; why would they offer to help?

Could it be a scheme to win people's hearts?

But that doesn't make sense either; they're just poor farmers, why would they need to be bribed?

If someone doesn't like you, a single sentence is enough to drive them all away from the village.

Recalling these events, Mrs. Xu was filled with emotion.

"It's a long story, but in short, our boss is a good person, a very capable one at that. You'll find out later."

Li Shuting thought for a moment, then asked, "So what's this about plowing the fields now?"

He wanted to ask his new employer if they were giving bad advice and trying to interfere in farmland matters.

But then she remembered that Mrs. Xu had just mentioned another important matter.

That means this year's yield per mu is 500 jin!

"By the way, you just said that our fields yielded 500 jin per mu this year, did I hear you right?"

When this was mentioned, Mrs. Xu couldn't suppress the smile on her face.

"You heard me right, it really is 500 jin. Our family harvested over 6,000 jin of wheat this autumn. As for plowing the fields..."

She hesitated, unsure how to explain it to him.