Stepmother in charge: Making a fortune through farming and raising her children to fight back

The next morning.

The family had just finished breakfast when villagers came over one after another to help.

The potatoes in the field have been growing well recently. It rained twice a few days ago, and the potato leaves have grown even faster.

Every household was not as busy as before the autumn harvest. Those who had free time came to help make a few bricks. Everyone took turns making a brick, and soon a large brick was piled up. The speed of building houses took off.

The professional workers led by Lao Zhang dug the foundation according to the drawings. The house was built very large, which was also a big project.

Yun Zhenzhen saw this scene and asked Qin Wen to record who came to work every day and how long they worked.

She is not a stingy person. Although those who come to help are volunteers, she will not treat them unfairly.

Afterwards, she took Xiaonan to clean the chicken coop and pigpen in the yard. This was something that had to be done every two days. It sounded simple, but there were nearly twenty chicks and two piglets in the family now. They were all growing up, and the original pens were no longer crowded.

The amount of feces to be cleaned up from dozens of animals in two days is not ordinary. Half a bucket of feces can be cleaned out every day. Qin Li dilutes it with water and then uses it as fertilizer in the fields.

There is also natural fertilizer from your own toilet, which should be picked up regularly and spread on the vegetable garden.

By the time I finished all this, it was already the beginning of the Chen hour.

Yun Zhenzhen supported her slightly sore waist and thought silently to herself that after moving into the big house, she would definitely find some people to help with cleaning every day, and the wages would be easy to negotiate.

I studied for more than twenty years in my previous life and finally became a graduate student, but I never had an easy life.

Once she makes money in this life, she doesn't want to be a toiler anymore and must hire people to do the work.

As long as it can be solved with money, it is not a big deal.

Yun Zhenzhen was about to go into the kitchen to drink some water when she was stopped by Aunt Zhao at the door. "Well, sister, I want to discuss something with you. My children don't have much to do right now. Can they go to school with you? Don't worry, I won't take advantage of you... The tuition fee will be deducted from my salary..."

Yun Zhenzhen was very generous when hiring workers, paying them thirty cents a day. She spent some of it on the children so that they could learn more knowledge, and she was willing to do so.

The money we earn is meant to be spent on our children.

It happened that Yun Jing had just finished reviewing his homework and walked to the front yard to see if there was anything he could help with.

Yun Zhenzhen waved and called him over: "Brother Jing, come here and tell you something."

She repeated Aunt Zhao's thoughts again.

Yun Jing nodded generously: "It's okay, Auntie, just ask them to bring their stools to listen to the class every day. Teaching a few is teaching, and teaching dozens is also teaching. I'm just worried about where I can make some contributions to our village."

Aunt Zhao felt relieved after hearing this. After all, the child still had to take the imperial examinations, and she was afraid that if there were too many people taking care of him, it would delay his studies.

"Well, let's make a deal then." Aunt Zhao smiled. "The harvest isn't very good this year. After the potatoes are harvested, I'll definitely send them to you as tuition. Don't worry, I won't let you teach me in vain..."

Before Yun Jing could refuse, Aunt Zhao waved her hand and hurried into the kitchen to continue working.

After a while, several children from next door came and knocked on the door, followed by other children from the village.

They all had something in their hands, some had a bowl of corn, some had a few bundles of firewood, and some had their own embroidered handkerchiefs...

Yun Jing suddenly thought of the teacher he had followed since he was a child. He did not charge tuition fees for the children in the village, but the adults would bring a lot of things.

It was the things sent by these adults that supported the old scholar to run the school year after year.

Yun Jing collected his thoughts, picked up his books and walked to the backyard to prepare for class.

Maybe he won't stay here forever, but he wants to pass on knowledge to them to the best of his ability during the time they are together.

After a while, the backyard became lively again.

There were many unfamiliar faces among the little kids sitting below that Yun Jing had never seen before. Everyone sat obediently on the stools, raising their clear faces that had not been polluted by knowledge.

Today we have an arithmetic lesson.

As usual, Yun Jing took out the abacus and taught them how to use the beads.

The eyes of the few guys who had just arrived suddenly lit up.

An hour later, it was time for lunch and the children in the backyard got up and prepared to go home for dinner.

When passing by the yard, the children saw the furry Dashan and Xiaoshan, and they immediately became interested.

The village is poor and few families can afford to raise puppies, but furry little animals are extremely attractive to children.

"These are my good friends, Dashan and Xiaoshan. They are so fun." Qin Nan raised his chin proudly.

One of the children couldn't help but be curious, so he picked up Xiaoshan and said nonchalantly, "It's nothing special. Why are you your good friend?"

While he was talking, he wasn't paying attention and Xiaoshan fell to the ground in an instant. It rolled over before stopping, grimacing in pain.

"Ouch~"

After falling to the ground, it instantly adjusted its posture and crawled forward.

The children who were gathered around were suddenly startled.

The greyhound in front of me had fierce eyes and its tail was tucked between its legs, which made people feel a little scared.

This dog seems different.

"Wow~"

When Xiao Hei in the backyard heard the sound, he rushed over and imitated Xiao Shan, crawling forward on the ground.

The group of children were frightened and immediately scattered and went back to their homes.

noon.

Yun Zhenzhen stewed the pork belly she bought into a mush and brought it into the main room to prepare for dinner.

A large plate of pork belly, stewed for half an hour, looks soft, glutinous and sweet.

She also cut off a small half and mixed it into the workers' big pot meal, so that they could have some meat and have more energy to work. She couldn't wait to move into the new house.

It was still the same old routine. Before the meal, a bowl of pork belly was served and Qin Wen was asked to bring it to the old house.

Qin Wen had just been sent there when all the adults in the family were busy working in the fields, leaving only Old Lady Qin at home.

As usual, Old Lady Qin sent back a bundle of beans.

After Qin Wen left, Erdan stared at the surprisingly fragrant pork belly in the bowl and drooled secretly: "Grandma, it smells so good, I want to have a bite."

Old Lady Qin glared at him angrily: "Eat, eat, eat, all you know is to eat. Your parents haven't come back yet, so bear with it for a while."

As he said that, he took the bowl into the kitchen and put it into the pot to keep it warm.

Erdan stared at the food. The meat cooked by Third Aunt was really delicious. He wanted to sneak a piece, but Grandma was sitting at the kitchen door picking vegetables and he couldn't get in.

He looked at the empty bowl on the stove, his eyes turned, and he looked at Old Lady Qin: "Grandma, let me take the bowl back to Auntie San."