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

As soon as he arrived at the door of his house, Qin Nan ran out. After a few days of getting along with his stepmother, Qin Nan was no longer as afraid of his stepmother as before.

Yun Zhenzhen washed a handful of hawthorns and put them in Qin Nan's hand. Looking at the child grinning while eating, she couldn't help but feel a little funny. It would be great if there was sugar. It would be great to eat with other fruits and could be given to the children as a snack.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to me.

Yes, the last time I went into the mountains, I brought back a basket of vegetables. I can try making sugar from them. Although I may not be able to sell them at the market, they are also great for daily consumption at home.

I quickly went into the kitchen, cut off the leaves of the Chinese cabbage and saved them for dinner. I took out the remaining Chinese cabbage, washed it, and then cut it into thin strips with a knife to increase the efficiency of sugar production. I then added clean water to soak it and extracted the sugar.

Take some wood ash from the stove hole, add water and filter it to get alkaline water. Add the alkaline water into the vegetable solution to form a precipitate. After removing impurities, you will get the preliminary sugar water.

Boil the soup in a pot over high heat until it becomes thick and forms a syrup. Yun Zhenzhen quickly jars a syrup to wrap hawthorns.

The rest is placed in the pot and continued to cook to make frosting for easy storage and transportation.

There were about ten pounds of vegetables in the backpack, and one pound of syrup and one pound of frosting were made from them. Yun Zhenzhen was quite satisfied with it, after all, it was her first time making it.

She dipped a little with her chopsticks, put it in her mouth and tasted it carefully, smacking her lips.

Sweet! This was Yun Zhenzhen's first thought. It was sweet and soft in the mouth, not choking, followed by a refreshing fragrance, and some impurities could be tasted.

The craftsmanship is not up to standard and the taste is a bit rough, but there is nothing we can do about it. After all, it was in ancient times, so we should be picky about what we can eat.

Fortunately, there is no need to spend any money. The raw materials and firewood from the mountain only require a little effort. It can be said to be a zero-cost business.

Add the washed hawthorns, coat with a layer of syrup, and it is ready to serve.

Yun Zhenzhen tried one herself. It was sweet on the outside, but when she bit into it, she could taste the sourness of hawthorn mixed with the sugar of hawthorn. It was sour and sweet, and tasted very good, very much like the hawthorn snowballs made modernly.

In order to make it look good, I also found some sticks to string the hawthorns together so that they are easy to hold.

There was still some syrup left in the pot, and Yun Zhenzhen was reluctant to throw it away, so she simply added a ladle of water to it, brought it to a boil, and then poured it out and let it cool.

A gust of wind blew, and the sweet smell of syrup spread into the yard. Qin Nan, who was playing, took a deep breath. Oh my God, what delicious food is my mother making again? It smells so good!

The next second, he couldn't wait to rush into the kitchen: "Mom, what delicious food did you make again?"

Yun Zhenzhen took out a string of candied haws that were perfectly coated with icing sugar. They were bright red in color and wrapped in white icing sugar, which made people's appetites grow just by looking at them.

"Come, let our Xiaonan eat first!"

Qin Lan took the beautiful candied haws and stuffed them into her mouth, and her whole mouth was instantly filled with sweetness.

"Hmm~ It's delicious." Qin Nan hummed unconsciously.

After biting it, it has a slightly sour taste, and the sour and sweet taste are well balanced together, making people want to eat more after eating one.

A large handful of candied haws were made and placed in a basin and taken out.

She called the two children over to eat and said, "Go play, and just come back before dinner."

Qin Nan, his mouth full of candied haws, asked vaguely, "Can we still have dinner tonight?"

After eating such delicious hawthorn balls, I can still continue eating. I feel so happy.

Yun Zhenzhen gave two skewers to each person and put away the rest: "The sugar content of this is too high. You can't eat too much every day. Be careful not to damage your teeth."

Qin Nan held a bunch of hawthorn balls in each hand, nodded with satisfaction, and ran out.

If mom tells me to go out and play, then I’ll go out and play.

As soon as I walked to the well at the entrance of the village, I saw a large group of children surrounding the pillar of the headman's house. I could hear the sound of them swallowing saliva from a distance.

"Brother Zhuzi, please give me a taste!"

"Zhu Zi, let me smell it, just smell it, okay?"

Zhuzi stood in the middle, holding a wild hawthorn from the mountain, which his mother had dipped in some sugar, and he ate it with relish.

The children nearby were not full after having lunch at home, and when they came out they saw Zhuzi eating candied hawthorns, their saliva was almost dripping onto the ground.

My mind and eyes were filled with the hawthorn in Zhuzi's hand, especially the sugar granules on it.

Today, many people went to the mountains to grab hawthorns and took them home as free snacks for their children.

It tastes much better after being dipped in sugar, but not many people can afford sugar, so they would use it to dip hawthorns and feed them to children.

Zhuzi didn't have much for himself, so he gave each of them a bite. There were five children in total, and he only gave two. Each child took a bite, and after eating, they looked intoxicated.

"So sweet!" The child who ate the candy granules praised with a smile: "Your mother is so generous!"

Zhao Zhuzi was enjoying it, but before he could say anything, a crisp voice rang out from behind him: "What's the big deal? My mother is the most generous!"

Qin Nan was holding two candied haws in his hands, which sparkled in the sunlight, making people salivate just by looking at them.

After hearing the sound, a group of people turned around and saw the hawthorn strings in Qin Nan's hand. Their eyes were full of curiosity. They had never seen hawthorns like this before.

When Zhuzi saw her, he asked curiously, "Your family is so poor that they can't even afford to eat. Where did your mother get the candy?"

"Of course it's my mother herself..."

Before Qin Nan could finish his words, Qin Wen, who followed him, covered his mouth so that he didn't let the secret slip.

There were some smart kids among the group. Their eyes rolled around and they said, "We only ate at Zhuzi's restaurant. We haven't tried yours before. How can we know if it tastes good? Maybe you are lying to us."

A few children who had reacted quickly echoed: "That's right, who knows if you are lying or not."

"I'm not lying. Everything I said is true." Qin Nan saw that they didn't believe him, so he quickly handed them a bunch of hawthorn balls. "If you don't believe me, try them. My mother made them, and they're really sweet."

Seeing the whole bunch of new hawthorns, the five children's eyes lit up and they couldn't wait to stretch out their hands. Each of them picked up a hawthorn and put it into their mouths without hesitation.

The sour and sweet taste of hawthorn spread in the mouth instantly. The children looked satisfied and happy, and made a "crunching" sound while chewing the hawthorn.

Soon, all the hawthorns were eaten up, and their eyes were focused on Qin Nan again, their eyes full of desire.

Zhuzi didn't believe it and ate one too. The moment the hawthorn entered his mouth, he was impressed. It was covered with a layer of syrup, and the hawthorn inside was not sour, but only slightly sour. After eating one, he wanted another one.

"Your mother can't afford to eat, so why are you willing to put sugar in it?" Zhuzi looked at Qin Nan in confusion.

"Of course it's the money my mother earned herself!" Qin Nan raised his chin proudly.

Although he didn't know what making money meant, he remembered it after hearing his mother talk about it.

The air is filled with the sweet aroma of candied haws, making people salivate.

Zhuzi stood there, unable to help swallowing his saliva. He looked at Qin Nan expectantly and said pitifully, "Sister, give me another one..."

Qin Nan looked at his hand and saw that there were only two left. He took a bite hesitantly, handed the remaining half to him, turned around and ran away, fearing that he would not be able to keep the last one.