A Widow's Journey to Becoming Mistress of the Household

The Jiang clan owned six hundred mu of fertile farmland. All property belonged to the clan, and everyone ate three meals a day from the common store. Every household had to contribute labor, and any money they earned had to be turned over to the clan, to be redistributed later according to merit.

Under this pretext, the Jiang clan members rightfully claimed the fertile fields and farmland acquired by Prefect Jiang for the common store, then used their power for personal gain, happily taking whatever they wanted.

Were she and her child really supposed to starve to death?

In her previous life, she had been a renowned pickpocket-catching policewoman. In this life, she was doing the exact opposite, surviving by stealing to support this whole family.

Farming was just a cover. She grew flowers for fun, but raising livestock to make money was the real business.