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

Yun Zhenzhen smiled and looked up: "It's okay, Auntie, I'll just spread it out to dry and put it away later, it's no big deal."

She knew that no one would believe her even if she explained it now, so it would be better to wait until she did it and lay the facts before them clearly.

"Really?" The woman waved her hand sheepishly. "Okay, then you have to watch the weather and remember to put it away in time."

Chen, who was passing by, glared at her in annoyance and muttered to herself, "You idiot, no one else says anything, but you are the only one who talks too much and has to talk to others."

If she wastes all the food, I wonder if her mother-in-law will still protect her.

After saying that, she walked away leisurely. Other people in the village rushed to help build the house. Fortunately, she was smart and did not let her man go to work, so she could rest at home for a few more days.

When the others heard this reason, they walked away and stopped trying to persuade him.

In front of the door.

The whole family gathered around the wheat.

Even Xu Linger came along. She was really curious about what the tool that Sister Yun mentioned that could directly remove the ears of corn looked like and how to use it.

Qin Li took the lead. Yun Jing and Qin Wen assisted in pushing the stone mill over. Several people excitedly pulled the stone mill forward. The three of them were strong and easily turned it.

"Mom, this thing seems to work well, but I can't control the direction. It keeps pulling me in a straight line."

Qin Li said while dragging the millstone.

The brothers walked around the field a few times, and everyone was watching. The stone mill was indeed not moving according to the expected trajectory.

"Come on, stop first, Xiaowen, look back and see if the wheat that was crushed has been removed?" Yun Zhenzhen was directing from the side, while at the same time thinking in her heart how to make the stone move more smoothly.

She looked carefully at the stone, the frame, and the rope in front of her. Everything was correct. It was the same as the stone mill she remembered, except that the ox pulling the stone was replaced by a human.

Does it have to be pulled by an animal? Can't it be pulled by a human?

Yun Jing and Qin Wen looked at the ears of wheat that had already emerged from under the wheat stalks. They looked at each other, their eyes full of surprise.

This method can really thresh the wheat, but it is a bit laborious because the stones are not obedient. If this small problem can be solved, wouldn't it be much faster than threshing the wheat straw by hand?

What's wrong?

"Mom, the wheat grains have really been pressed down. They are all intact and have been plucked cleanly. We just need to throw away the wheat straw and harvest the wheat." Qin Wen shouted in surprise.

Yun Zhenzhen also squatted down and grabbed a straw, and indeed most of the wheat ears had fallen off.

"That's all it takes. It's so convenient, but it's a bit strenuous."

Yun Zhenzhen squatted on the ground and thought: "Boss, try to shorten the rope for the inner test."

"it is good!"

After the three people tied the rope, they continued.

"Mom, it's better now that it's shorter, but it's still a little tangled and I feel like I can't use it much."

Qin Wen was helping from the inside, but he had some trouble controlling the direction.

Yun Jing was busy there for a long time, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Aunt, cousin, let's change the route and try taking an elliptical route. Will it save some energy?"

Yes.

After listening to Yun Jing's words, several people began to try again and again, and continued to adjust the length of the rope, and finally found an angle that saved the most effort.

"Mom, it's okay. Now we can control its direction without too much effort."

Qin Wen's little face was full of smiles. After an afternoon of experimentation, the wheat on the ground had been almost threshed, and only three half-grown children were needed.

This is much better than using the flail. After using the flail for an entire afternoon, the palms of your hands will be covered with blisters and you won't be able to hold your chopsticks steady when eating.

"Okay, you guys come over here and rest for a while. Ling'er, come with me to turn the bottom over to dry it in the sun, and then roll it to the side later and it will be almost done." Yun Zhenzhen said as she was about to get the tools.

"Mom, I'm not tired. This thing is easy. Let me do it. You guys go and rest."

As Qin Li said this, he took the wooden fork from Yun Zhenzhen's hand and started to beat the wheat.

Qin Wen couldn't help but be distracted when watching this scene. In the past, when they were children threshing wheat, they had to pick the blisters on the palms of their hands again and again, and they couldn't sleep at night because of the pain.

After resting for a while, several people hurriedly spread out the wheat on the haystack.

The sunshine hours are long in the afternoon, so spread the wheat straw thinner and there will be no problem with a few more harvests.

"Mom, if we use this to thresh a few more crops, we'll get more wheat than we usually thresh in three or four days."

Qin Li was very excited looking at the falling wheat. In this way, all the wheat in their family could be milled within two days.

All that’s left is to pick out the wheat awns and store them in bags.

"There's strength in numbers. We still have to build a house and harvest potatoes. If we finish this soon, we'll have an easier time later."

Yun Zhenzhen said this as she collected the wheat stalks.

"What's more, it's thanks to the tacit cooperation and continuous improvement of you brothers that we have this stone mill that is so convenient for us."

After these words were spoken, the brothers felt a little embarrassed, and Qin Li's face turned red.

I am not good at studying, but I have a lot of strength. Now that Yun Zhenzhen praises me like this, I am even more motivated to spread the wheat.

When Xiao Nan saw that his brothers were all praised by their mother, he coughed a few times and helped to hold the straw while looking at Yun Zhenzhen's eyes.

Mom, please praise me. I work very hard.

But at this time, Yun was really observing the threshing of the wheat straw and didn't notice this side at all.

Qin Wen saw Xiao Nannan blinking all the time, and couldn't help but ask with concern: "Little sister, what's wrong with your eyes? Why do you keep blinking?"

"fine."

Seeing that Yun Zhenzhen ignored him, Qin Nan turned his back on Qin Wen in anger.

Qin Wen thought she was injured and asked with concern: "Did a wheat awn fly into your eye? Come, let me blow it for you."

As he was about to pull Xiaonan's eyes, the wheat awns stuck in his eyes, it stung so much that it was difficult to get them out.

The small thorn is not easy to find, and my hands are covered with straw ash. I can't rub my eyes, so I can only lick them with my tongue, and maybe then they will come out.

"I'm fine, second brother." Xiao Nan was so scared that she hid behind Xu Ling'er. She didn't want her second brother to lick her eyes. It was so disgusting. If anyone wanted to lick her eyes, it should be her mother.

When Old Mrs. Qin came over, she saw this scene of loving mother and filial son. The whole family was gathered around the wheat field, some pulling the stone mill, some picking up wheat stalks, and laughter could be heard from time to time.

She was away for a while in the afternoon when she heard that her third daughter-in-law was fiddling with something strange in the yard again. She was so scared that she hurried over to check what was going on, fearing that the food would be wasted.

"My third daughter-in-law, what are you doing? The stone is so heavy. Don't crush the wheat by putting it on the straw."

Qin Shouren, the old man who was helping nearby, heard his wife/mother's voice and ran out to see what Qin Yun was doing.