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

Erdan walked on the path with an empty bowl in his hand. Thinking about the aroma of the meat, his mouth was watering and he unconsciously quickened his pace.

At this moment, Qin Wen had just returned home and the family was preparing to eat.

Qin Nan also took out the bones left over from yesterday's meal and fed them to Dashan and Xiaoshan.

Two little puppies were chewing a big bone contentedly at the door.

Erdan stood outside the door, feeling even more greedy. It would be such a waste to feed the bone to the dog. He could take it home and stew it with some wild vegetables. It would be so delicious.

This Third Aunt is just like what my mother said, a spendthrift woman who wastes such good things.

He stood at the door and shouted loudly: "Aunt San, I'm here to return the bowl."

After saying that, he put down the bowl and ran into the house: "Auntie, what are you eating? It smells so good..."

Yun Zhenzhen smiled and said, "Thank you, Erdan, for making this trip."

Erdan didn't move, just stood there motionless: "Grandma put the meat that Brother Awen just brought over in the pot, saying that we can only taste it when we eat."

Yun Zhenzhen looked at him with amusement: "Then hurry home and eat. Don't go back later and there will be no meat left. Auntie San won't let you stay."

After hearing this, Erdan still shamelessly stared at the pot of meat on the table.

Yun Zhenzhen's expression faded.

They are all children of the old house, but why are his two elder sisters so obedient and not greedy for petty gains, while Erdan can't be driven away.

She also didn't want to argue with a child. The majority of the reasons why children are not taught well are due to adults.

She could only speak again: "Erdan, Auntie has just sent over a big bowl, you can eat it when you get home, it's the same, go home quickly, otherwise your grandma will be worried."

She had already sent a bowl to the old house. It was her duty to respect her elders, but she didn't have to give food to everyone who came. There were so many children in her family.

As the saying goes, little brats can eat the old man out of money. Even if you buy a lot of meat, it won’t last long.

By the time Erdan arrived, most of the pork belly on the table had been eaten.

Seeing that he couldn't get the food, Erdan could only walk home with red eyes and run all the way back. He was afraid that if he got home too late, he would not be able to eat the meat.

old house.

When Erdan returned home, the adults had not yet returned, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The whole family is busy working in the fields. When they are free, they will go to the third brother's house to help. They are busy every day, but no one complains.

Old Mrs. Qin had finished picking the vegetables and was sitting under a big tree mending shoe soles, wondering when they would come back for dinner.

Suddenly, she saw Erdan standing outside the door with a dejected look on his face.

Chen, who was in the house, was lazy today and didn't go to the fields with them. When she went out, she saw this scene: "Son, what's wrong with you? Did someone bully you?"

Erdan said a little embarrassedly, "Just now I went to bring a bowl to Aunt San, and I saw them feeding the dog with half-chewed bones, but they wouldn't even give me a piece of meat when I wanted to eat it."

"What?" Chen was a little angry. "Feeding bones to dogs is fine, but she won't even give you food when you want it? You're her nephew."

Old Lady Qin was speechless after hearing this, and said coldly: "They earn their own money, so they can eat whatever they want. Besides, Dashan and Xiaoshan will have to take care of the house in the future, so how can they not eat some hard food? You are the only one who has nothing to do all day and you are taking advantage of other people's pots."

Chen was a little unconvinced: "Mom, what you said is not right. Nowadays, people can't even get enough to eat. I really don't understand why my third sister-in-law has to raise two beasts. I don't know who she is guarding against..."

"You ungrateful bastard." Old Lady Qin was furious. "The third son's wife sends enough meat to our house, and you always eat less. You eat her food and still gossip about her behind her back. If you don't want to live with her anymore, just say so. I'll let the second son divorce you tomorrow."

Chen looked indifferent just now, but when she heard that she was going to be divorced, she immediately became anxious.

She has been married for so many years, and every time her mother-in-law gets angry, she calms down after a while, but she has never said anything about divorcing her.

Why!

Although they are both the mother-in-law's daughter-in-law, she always sides with her third brother's wife. She has given birth to a son and a daughter for the Qin family. How can she be inferior to that young widow?

She wanted to retort a few more times, but was caught red-handed by Qin Shouyi who had returned: "Just listen to me. If you really want to eat meat, I'll go to town to find a job later and buy some meat for you. Now hurry up and get ready to eat."

Chen walked into the kitchen, still looking aggrieved.

She didn't want to eat meat at all, she just felt dissatisfied that her mother-in-law favored Yun Zhenzhen.

……

After a meal.

Yun Zhenzhen was cleaning up the dishes when a draught suddenly blew through the hall. She yawned and quickly tucked her coat into place.

Qin Li also felt the chill: "It's already so cold in October. What should we do in the cold winter?"

Yun Zhenzhen was silent.

After a while, she asked Yun Jing for a piece of paper, put it on the table and started drawing.

She recalled the heated kang, which was unique to the north in her previous life. During her undergraduate studies, she visited her roommate's home in Ningxia for a few days. Her home had an earthen kang. She remembered that she had specifically asked about its construction and heating principle.

Thinking of this, she began to draw according to her memory.

The new house I built myself is not complicated. There is a large main hall in the middle, with several bedrooms and guest rooms on both sides. There is a simple bathroom and toilet near the backyard. Behind the toilet are the chicken coop and pigpen. The manure pit underneath leads directly to the vegetable field in the backyard, which makes it convenient to apply fertilizer.

She remembered that the kang was connected to the kitchen, so she could heat up the kang while cooking, which would save firewood and keep her warm.

After finishing the painting, Yun Zhenzhen hurried to find Old Zhang, who was digging the foundation at the time and would be finished in two days.

"Uncle Zhang." Yun Zhenzhen walked forward with a smile: "Take a look at this diagram and see if you can make it."

Old Zhang took the drawing carefully. Since he last saw the drawing, he never dared to underestimate anything the young lady took out.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Old Zhang slowly spoke: "You mean to build an earthen bed in the house and then light a fire underneath? Even if it doesn't work, what if it burns? A fire is no small matter. If it's not handled properly, the whole village might be affected..."

Yun Zhenzhen saw that he had misunderstood, so she tried to explain it in a simple and understandable way: "This is not an ordinary earth bed. There is a thick layer of sand underneath, and a flue is built with bricks to conduct heat and smoke. The middle is also filled with loess for insulation, so it won't burn..."

Yun Zhenzhen's theory left Old Zhang stunned.

"Oh my God, Madam Yun, what's wrong with your brain? Is it different from ours? How come you have such novel ideas?"

Yun Zhenzhen pursed her lips and smiled. "I heard about this when I was in the county. In the cold climate of the north, most families would build this. I've also read about something similar in a book, so I thought we'd give it a try. That way, we won't be afraid of the cold in winter."

"That's a good idea." Old Zhang slapped his thigh.

"Then you..." Yun Zhenzhen looked at him expectantly.

"Don't worry." Old Zhang patted his chest and said, "Your drawings are so detailed, I guarantee I'll get them done perfectly."