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

Half an hour later.

Wang Ze lay on the ground, opened his eyes, touched his aching waist, and then realized where he was.

He was wearing a dirty white robe and sleeping on straw crawling with insects. Outside, he could hear the cries of chickens and piglets, and the barking of a puppy.

He struggled to get up, put on his shoes, and walked out of the house.

Lai Fu is not with him, and he doesn't know where he went to play.

The sun was at its brightest in the afternoon, making the whole yard warm. Yun Zhenzhen's voice could be heard from the yard.

"Xiao Nan, come here and let me see you." Yun Zhenzhen pulled her hair and laughed angrily: "You haven't washed your hair for several days. I've been busy at home recently and haven't taken care of you. So you're lazy and don't wash your hair, right? Go get a basin of hot water and let me wash it for you..."

Xiao Nan didn't want to wash her hair: "Mom, I still have to work in the afternoon, and it will get dirty again. Let's wash it in the evening."

"You can still keep your hair after washing it." Yun Zhenzhen said unhappily, "Go get some water quickly. The sun is strong this afternoon, so it will dry quickly and you won't catch a cold easily."

Xiao Nan had no choice but to nod: "Okay."

She walked to the kitchen reluctantly. In fact, she didn't want to wash her hair at all. Every time she washed her hair, she would pull it, which was painful and difficult to wash.

In the house, Aunt Zhao had just heated up the pot. The workers started work in the afternoon and had to make a pot of herbal tea every day.

There is a small pot next to the pot, which is always filled with water. There is a hollow stove hole at the bottom connected to the cooking pot. There is no need to turn on the fire specifically. You can boil the water while cooking without wasting extra firewood.

Yun Zhenzhen pressed Xiaonan on the long bench. There were only soap beans at home, and washing them with water once was not enough to clean them. She had to wash them several times.

Xiao Nan's hair was very long, and the surface was shiny and oily, mixed with a lot of grass and stones.

The little girl couldn't wash her hair clean by herself, and it was very troublesome, so the children in the family didn't like to wash their hair.

Before washing her hair, she combed out the tangles with a wooden comb, then wet it with water and applied soap...

Wang Ze walked out of the main room sleepily and saw this scene.

In the warm yellow sunlight, in the center of the yard, a young older sister was combing a child's hair. Next to her, Yun Jing was reviewing their homework with Qin Wen, and Qin Li was chopping firewood on the side.

There are chickens and puppies in the yard, and the ground is covered with chopped wheat straw that has not been cleaned up. The sun shines under the big tree at the door, revealing a patchy scene dotted with stars, making the scene look particularly peaceful and beautiful.

"Mom, you are so nice. I didn't know washing my hair could be so comfortable."

Xiao Nan tilted his head back, stared at Yun Zhenzhen eagerly and said something.

In the past, I had to wash my hair in a panic, hunching over with my back bent, but I never thought I could do it while lying down. It’s so comfortable.

Wang Ze looked away.

In his memory, his mother was the daughter of a merchant and was always busy with various affairs, and his father was a county magistrate. Both of them had their own things to do and neglected to discipline him since he was a child. The only time the three of them got together every day was at dinner time.

His mother had never washed her hair herself.

He originally thought that he could live happily even if his mother didn't feel sorry for him, but now, he suddenly envied these peasants who had their mothers' company every day.

"Master, I also prepared some shampoo for you. You've been busy all morning, so washing your hair will make you feel better."

Lai Fu suddenly appeared from somewhere and interrupted Wang Ze's thoughts.

When the young master was at home, he would wash his hair every few days. Calculating the day, it happened to be today. He specially asked Aunt Zhao for hot water, diluted it with cold water, and the water temperature was warm, just right.

Wang Ze went over to wash his hair. He went to the main room and brought out a long bench, then lay down on it in a proper manner.

"Come, wash me like Madam Yun."

Lai Fu was a little embarrassed, but he still imitated Yun Zhenzhen's every move and started washing his hair.

But Yun Zhenzhen was extremely angry at this time because she had already washed the second boy's hair. In addition to Xiaonan's hair, the other boys also had long hair, which was always curled and not let down, making their hair difficult to manage.

She tried her best to control her emotions and combed her hair patiently, occasionally pulling out a few dry and yellow hair tips. After a while, Qin Wen's hair was finally tidied.

As soon as she looked up, she saw the boss and Qin Li looking at her with longing, and even Lai Fu, who was washing Wang Ze's hair, looked over.

He tried to imitate Yun Zhenzhen for a long time but still couldn't figure it out. Instead, he pulled a handful of the young master's hair off.

Yun Zhenzhen stood up decisively: "I'll wash the little ones, and the older ones can wash themselves."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaonan, who had just run away, ran back excitedly, followed by Dashan and Xiaoshan.

When the two puppies first came to the house, Dashan was bigger than Xiaoshan, but later on, Xiaoshan's size grew larger than Dashan's and his attack power became stronger.

Xiaoshan was holding a wild rabbit in his mouth, and Dashan came running in happily behind Xiaoshan.

"Mother, big brother, second brother, and cousin, look, Xiaoshan is amazing. He just caught a little rabbit after being gone for a while. He's really amazing! We can eat rabbit meat now."

When Yun Zhenzhen saw the wild rabbit in front of her, her throat rolled unconsciously. This was real game. She was used to eating pork and had never tasted rabbit meat.

You know, sometimes the hunters in the village may not be able to catch such a fat wild rabbit even after a whole day in the mountains. It looks like it weighs at least five kilograms.

"Then we'll have spicy diced rabbit tonight. The bones can be used to make a mushroom and rabbit soup, and we can also make a stir-fry..."

Hearing the names of the dishes being announced one by one, Wang Ze became interested.

"Well...it's getting late. I'm afraid it's too late to get to town for dinner. What should I do..."

After saying this, he looked at Yun Zhenzhen intentionally or unintentionally.

How could she not understand such an obvious hint? She immediately said, "In that case, Mr. Wang, please stay for a meal. It just so happens that there is someone at home today..."

"Okay." Before Yun Zhenzhen finished speaking, he couldn't wait to agree, fearing that it would be too late.

The sun gradually set in the west, and Aunt Zhao and Xiao E were cooking a big pot of rice for the workers in the yard.

Qin Li put down his work in the field and took the rabbit to the backyard to deal with it.

First, take the rabbit out, take it to the kitchen and cut it according to Yun Zhenzhen's instructions, then go out to pick up the rabbit hair pulled from the rabbit and put it under the wall to dry.

You can save animal fur and stuff it into your clothes to keep warm when winter comes.

Although it is not late autumn yet, the nights can already feel very chilly, so we have to prepare early.

Yun Zhenzhen took out the red jianshouqing and cut it into small slices of even thickness on the chopping board with a knife. The red jianshouqing looked red, but turned yellow after being cut, and then turned green again when it was completely cut.

She also prepared plenty of dried chilies and garlic slices.

Heat the pot, add more lard, add garlic when smoking, and finally pour in the green onion.

With a "sizzling" sound, steam rose from the pot and the kitchen instantly became filled with smoke.

This dish must be made with plenty of oil and garlic, and it must be stir-fried for half an hour. You must resist your cravings during the process, as you cannot taste it until it is cooked.

Add salt to season after it is cooked. As the temperature rises, the indigo blue color will gradually fade.

Yun Zhenzhen asked the second child to help stir-fry while she went to dice the rabbit meat. She carefully changed a knife and put the kitchen utensils that had just been touched and were stained in another pot to boil and disinfect them.

Worried that there wouldn't be enough rabbit meat, she diced some bacon and fried it in.

Finally, make some spicy stir-fried cabbage, boiled radish, and simmer a pot of rice. The rice is new rice that I bought in town a few days ago. After it is cooked, it emits an attractive fragrance.