The stepsister of a peasant family in a book is spoiled by the big brothers

"Mom, let's talk for a while." Qin Huiyin hugged Li Taohua's arm and acted coquettishly.

"Just talk, I'm listening." Li Taohua folded her clothes.

When he saw the two sets of clothes that had been altered, he poked Qin Huiyin's forehead and muttered, "You are so stupid and generous."

"Mom, do you want to live in the Tang family for a long time?"

"Is this something I can do even if I don't want to?"

"Uncle Tang owes fifty taels of silver in foreign debt. This sum of money will drag down the entire family. Do you still want to continue to follow him?"

"My dear, I understand what you mean. Normally, someone like me who only seeks profit should leave as soon as possible, but we have signed the marriage certificate, and I can't escape even if I want to!"

She could also ask for a divorce, but after that, who would be willing to marry her? Her reputation as a jinx had already spread.

Even if someone is willing to marry her, I'm afraid he will be some ugly guy. She, Li Taohua, wants to rely on men, but she is not unpicky.

Qin Huiyin had known this would be the outcome a long time ago, so she brought the matter to the table for discussion.

Li Taohua wasn't a particularly bright woman. She'd been a skinny girl in Yangzhou and a wet nurse in a wealthy family. If she'd been smart, her beauty wouldn't have led her to her current situation. She had only one goal: to survive with her daughter. If she could give her daughter a good life, that would have been even better.

If you want to say she was bad, she had her own bottom line. If you want to say she was good, for her own benefit, she was not good to the children of her second and third husbands.

But there is one thing Qin Huiyin is clear about, that is, Li Taohua listens to her.

"Mom, since we're going to live in the Tang family for a long time, we can't quarrel all the time like we do now. Uncle Tang's leg is broken, but he can still work in the fields. When he recovers, he can do some farm work, and then we can still live a good life. Also, the eldest brother of the Tang family is a good student. Maybe he can pass the imperial examination in the future. Let's be nice to them. Even if they don't remember our kindness, they won't remember our mistakes either, right? I just think that since we are already a family, we should live in harmony, don't you think?"

Qin Huiyin used her eloquence to persuade Li Taohua, trying to convince this insignificant beauty that it would be more beneficial to befriend the Tang family. If she continued to harass the Tang children like she was now, when they grew up and she was old, she might even face revenge. Besides, the Tang family had several sisters, but she had no siblings. She would be the one being bullied.

All the heartfelt words Qin Huiyin had said earlier were in vain; Li Taohua hadn't heard a single word. In her opinion, she was Tang Yichen's mother, and if Tang Yichen passed the imperial examination, he couldn't fail to be filial to her. Otherwise, if he reported her to the government, even the most powerful official hat would be removed. Later, when Qin Huiyin said she had no siblings and was easily bullied, Li Taohua actually listened.

"Mom, I like Sister Luwu very much. Please don't make things difficult for her, let's get along well! If Sister Luwu and I get along well, will Brother Yichen and Brother Yixiao also treat me well? Then won't I have three supporters from my mother's family? Mom, let's get along well in the future, just like a family, okay? I'll help you make money and pay back the fifty taels of silver."

Li Taohua didn't believe Qin Huiyin had the ability to repay the money. However, she said she liked Lu Wu and wanted to get along well with the Tang sisters, so this was not impossible. Her daughter's love was the most important thing.

"Okay, I got it." Li Taohua said, "Dinner is ready, let's eat!"

Lunch consisted of wild vegetable and corn porridge. The wild vegetables were bitter and unpalatable, and the sweetness of the corn couldn't even overcome the bitterness, causing Li Taohua to frown the entire time.

Qin Huiyin is a food connoisseur and can't stand this kind of torture. No, she has to find a way to change the status quo.

After finishing the meal, Qin Huiyin secretly asked Li Taohua if there was any extra money at home. If there was, she should use it to buy some food.

Li Taohua blushed and stammered that all the money she had previously earned had been spent. Facing Qin Huiyin's disapproving gaze, she complained weakly, "Tang Dafu said two taels of silver a month wouldn't be enough for me to eat or wear. Who knew I'd end up with a broken leg after only receiving a month's salary?"

"After Uncle Song died, didn't you sell his family's land and have some money?"

"That day I went into town with silver to buy rouge, but I was robbed on the street and my entire wallet was gone," Li Taohua cried aggrievedly. "Those rotten-hearted, rotten-lung, rotten-hearted people bullied a widow like me and weren't afraid to use the money to buy a coffin."

Qin Huiyin pressed her eyebrows.

Can't carry it.

It’s really hard to lead a teammate who is not good enough.

It is better to rely on yourself than to ask others for help. It seems that she has to find a solution on her own.

Li Taohua loves beauty. Not only does she often have new clothes to wear, she is also very generous to the original owner, so she should have some good things.

"Mom, we can't just sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labor, so let's make some money!"

"How can I make money? I only know how to sing. Do you want me to go back to my old job? But I'm a married woman now. It wouldn't be good to continue like that, right?"

"Let's make some food and sell it! Aunt Wang seems to have some peas. How about I trade my clothes for 20 kilograms of peas?"

The peas in the market were only two cents per pound. Her clothes were all half-new. The original price was one hundred cents per set, but now they were worth twenty pounds of peas, which was not a big deal.

Wang had a daughter who was about the same size as Qin Huiyin. Her clothes were patched up and she had a fight a few days ago. She asked Wang to use the money she earned from selling eggs to buy her some wearable clothes.

Li Taohua didn't understand: "You want to make pea cake? No way, no matter how delicious pea cake is, no one will eat it as a meal."

This was a small town, and not many people had spare money. In other words, even if she was willing to return to her old profession of singing, she'd probably be surrounded by spectators, but few would be willing to give her any money.

Cakes are something that only the rich can afford. Rich people can eat any cakes, and they can't eat pea cakes every day, so this is not a good idea.

"It's not pea cake, it's another kind of food." Qin Huiyin said, "You used to be a wet nurse in that family, and I played in the kitchen all day, and learned how to make it from the cook there."

Li Taohua never doubted Qin Huiyin's words. In the past few years, she had tried every possible way to support them. When she was working, Qin Huiyin had a good time with the people in the backyard.

Seeing that Li Taohua was moved, Qin Huiyin pulled her arm and continued to shake it, saying coquettishly: "Mom, let me try! I also want to share your worries. My mom is so beautiful, but she has started to get wrinkles recently."

"Wrinkles?" Li Taohua touched her cheek. "Is it true?"

"Of course it's fake." Qin Huiyin burst into laughter, "But it's true that I want to help you share your worries. Our family can't go on like this. Men are unreliable. Instead of relying on men, it's better to rely on yourself. I also want to have a stable family, so let's live a good life in the Tang family!"

Li Taohua was already well aware of the saying, "Men are unreliable." Since her daughter wanted to give it a try, then let her try! She had also seen the world, so maybe she had some ideas.