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

The women left angrily.

"You've grown wings. You were so pitiful before. Your clothes and shoes were full of holes. You couldn't even lift your head when you walked. Now you dare to talk back to us."

"She's just a fool. Don't we know who Li Taohua is? She's a leech. Once you get caught by her, she won't let go until you've sucked all your blood dry. How could a vixen like her be nice to her stepchildren? If Tang Yichen hadn't been good at studying, she wouldn't have pretended for so long." Wang spat.

"So, Li Taohua has been pretending until now because she's waiting for Tang Yichen to pass the imperial examination so she can become an official's wife?"

"That must be the case. Otherwise, why would she ignore Song Ruize, a stepson, yet be willing to buy clothes for the Tang family's children?"

"Sister Wang, if you had a stepson like Song Ruize, you'd be lucky not to beat him to death. How could you still care about his affairs?"

Wang opened her mouth, but Song Ruize's gloomy eyes appeared in her mind, and she dared not say anything.

"What kind of business do you think Tang Dafu's family is doing?"

"Didn't I say it? Food business."

"What kind of food do they make? They go to the city every three days, leaving early and returning late. Every time they go, they bring buckets and buckets, and when they come back, they bring bags and bags. It seems like they're making a lot of money."

"Whether they earn a lot or a little, what does it have to do with us? We don't have any friendship with Li Taohua, so how can she tell us?"

"Aren't you curious? Who doesn't know how to cook a few dishes? If they can make money, so can we. We just need to find out what they are selling."

Several women had their own plans in mind.

Wang and Li Taohua were so upset that Li Taohua wouldn't even let her into the house, so sending her out to get information was pointless.

As for the other few people, at least they did not fall out with Li Taohua.

How could we not visit each other when we were all from the same village? For example, Mrs. Zhang, Tang Dafu had bought the old hens from her, so she could use this as an excuse to visit.

Tang Yixiao drank up the medicine with a frown on his face, looking uncomfortable.

Qin Huiyin stuffed a candy in his mouth, then put the candy jar in his hand and said, "Take one after you take the medicine in the future, and it won't be so bitter."

"Where did it come from?"

"I bought it!" Qin Huiyin said, "You take medicine all the time, and your mouth is full of bitterness. I'll give you a sweet one."

Tang Yi's eyes reddened with laughter.

Qin Huiyin was helpless: "Why do you cry so easily?"

"I didn't cry." Tang Yi smiled and looked at her stubbornly.

"Okay, you didn't cry." Qin Huiyin chuckled, "We're having dry pot pig intestines for lunch. Can you help me clean the pig intestines?"

"Okay, leave it to me." Tang Yi smiled and put the pig intestines into the wooden barrel, then carried the barrel to the downstream of the river.

Now there is someone to fetch water for the family and someone to deliver firewood to them. They only need to pay a few cents to have these two hard jobs done by others.

The two people they had been working with for a long time were both honest people in the village, and they had no grudges against Tang Dafu, Li Taohua and others. They never looked around and left after completing their work.

"Oh, Yin, are you home alone?" Mrs. Zhang walked in with a smile.

Qin Huiyin went over and asked, "Auntie, is there anything I can do for you?"

"Your father bought an old hen from me. It wasn't very energetic before, and I was worried that something might happen right after I sold it to you. That would mean you'd wasted your money, so I came to take a look."

Qin Huiyin pointed to the old hen running around the yard and the chicks it was taking good care of, and said, "Don't worry, Auntie, it's in good spirits and nothing's wrong."

"That's true! The soil and water here are so good that you can raise not only people but also chickens." Zhang said with a smile, "By the way, has your family made a fortune in business? What kind of business is it?"

"We just sell some food," Qin Huiyin said crisply. "Please don't laugh at us, Auntie. We're just busying ourselves just to make a living. We don't actually make much money."

"You're such a charlatan, girl. If you weren't making any money, why would you be so busy all day? Don't worry, your aunt is tight-lipped and won't tell anyone. Tell me what kind of business you're in, and how much money can you make?"

"We mainly sell meat and pancakes. Auntie knows that both meat and flour are very expensive." Qin Huiyin said, "The pancakes we sell are filled with a lot of meat, and we can only make a penny per pancake. As for the meat, because the ingredients are too expensive, sometimes we can't sell it all, so we have to keep it for ourselves. What should we do if we don't eat it ourselves? We can't just throw it away, right? Those foods can't be kept overnight. If they are left overnight, they will go bad and make you sick. In addition, we have to rent a stall, pay the city entrance fee, and pay tribute to the local tyrants..."

"My goodness, the stall fee isn't cheap, is it? I know the entrance fee is one penny per person. And the local tyrants are hard to deal with." Zhang's eyes widened. "So how much do you have left every day?"

"After deducting the expenses and the tribute, I can earn fifty or sixty coins a day, which is pretty good."

"With so many people in your family working non-stop in the city, you can only earn fifty or sixty coins?" Zhang looked at Qin Huiyin with suspicion, "Little girl, you must be kidding me!"

"Auntie, is fifty or sixty wen a small amount? I think it's quite a lot! Think about it, if you sell it ten times a month, wouldn't that be five or six hundred wen? We don't have any other income, so this money can support our family and also give my brother some writing fee."

"If it's just for this little money, then your family might as well go to the city and find a job. You've sent so many people out just for a few hundred coins. It's a losing business no matter how you look at it."

"Then who in our family do you think is suitable for finding work? Uncle Tang's leg is injured, so he won't be able to work anymore. My mother is so beautiful, she can't just go out casually. My eldest brother? You think that's ridiculous too! With Sister Luwu, my younger brother, and me, who's left with only eleven years old? Who can work?"

Zhang: "..."

Regardless of whether others believed it or not, she believed it a little.

It's amazing that such a large family can't find anyone who can go out and find work. If they keep growing crops at home, they might not even be able to fill their stomachs, let alone save money for Tang Yichen's education.

"Besides, it's not always fifty or sixty. For example, last time we met a very generous customer, and we made a hundred coins that day." Qin Huiyin looked around with a mysterious look as if to say, 'Don't tell anyone else, I only told you.'

"That's good. I have to go back to cook. I won't chat with you anymore. I'm leaving first." Zhang quickly found an excuse and left.

Tang Luwu came back carrying the wooden basin and just passed by Zhang.

"What is she here for?"

Qin Huiyin burst into laughter and then recounted what had just happened.

"Will she believe it?"

"Believe it or not, this is the version I have. If she doesn't believe it, then she can go and ask around. However, it's easy to get into town, but the county town has to pay an entrance fee. Will she be willing to pay just to satisfy her curiosity?"