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

Early the next morning.

Yun Zhenzhen got up very early. She had to pay everyone's wages today, so she had to be alert and not make any mistakes.

Then she went to the yard with sleepy eyes to fetch water to wash her face.

The children at home also got up very early, some went to the backyard to weed, some went to wash clothes, and some went to recite their lessons.

She walked to the gate of the yard, opened the door, and just as she was about to breathe in fresh air, a smell of blood lingered in her nose.

Looking around, she was so scared that she took a step back.

There were two rabbits lying next to her feet. She squatted down and touched them, and found that their bodies were already cold. There was a cut on their throats that was bleeding, and most of their fur was soaked.

When Yun Zhen was truly surprised, a whimpering sound came from beside him.

"Awwww..."

In a small corner, a gray ball popped out.

It was Xiaoshan. It came over and rubbed Yun Zhenzhen's trouser leg, wagging its tail happily, with a faint expression of excitement on its face.

Yun Zhenzhen picked it up and asked Qin Wen behind her to take the two fat rabbits to the kitchen and wait for his elder brother to come back to deal with them.

Xiao Nan looked at Xiaoshan in Yun Zhenzhen's arms with excitement, and then saw the two rabbits in his second brother's hands, his eyes lit up.

I just had stir-fried rabbit cubes at home a few days ago, and I started to miss it as soon as I ate it. When I thought of the taste, my saliva couldn't stop flowing.

Xiaonan ran over and took Xiaoshan. "Didn't you go back home? Why did you run down the mountain again? Do your brothers and sisters know you sneaked out? Will they be worried..."

She talked a lot, and I didn't know if I could understand her.

Xiaoshan whimpered and stayed in Xiaonan's arms, obviously not wanting to leave.

"Mom, I think Xiaoshan just wants to stay at our house and doesn't want to go to the mountains. Let's keep him here, okay?" Xiao Nan freed up one hand and pulled Yun Zhenzhen's sleeve and said coquettishly.

"Okay, mother is reluctant to let Xiaoshan go." Yun Zhenzhen looked at them with a doting look on her face: "Let Xiaoshan continue to stay in our home. If she misses her relatives, she can go back to the mountain to visit them."

"Great!" Xiao Nan looked very happy.

Yun Zhenzhen took a rabbit to the kitchen and prepared to cook it for lunch today. The rest was hung under the eaves to dry, so that she could keep it for later consumption.

After a meal.

Workers came one after another to continue working.

All the other helpers in the village came today, and Yun Zhenzhen planned to pay them half a month's wages first.

Qin Wen recorded in a book how many days each person came and how long they worked each time, and paid them according to the hours, five cents per hour.

Everyone was standing outside in the yard.

Yun Zhenzhen looked at the people in front of her, young and old, and said in a deep voice, "I asked everyone to come here today because I thought this house has been under construction for half a month, and I want to pay everyone their wages first."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone present showed joy on their faces.

Many people came to help in their free time and had not originally expected to get paid. Unexpectedly, Yun Zhenzhen saw it all and took the initiative to bring up this matter, which moved everyone to tears.

"Since the construction of the house, everyone who comes to work for me has been recorded. The salary is calculated based on 20 coins per day and 5 coins per hour. Everyone should line up properly to receive their salary." Yun Zhenzhen said loudly: "Everyone should also calculate in their minds whether the time they came is correct. If there is any mistake, you can tell us."

"Okay!" As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was eager to try and quickly calculated how much money they could get.

After everyone lined up and received their wages according to the time, they touched the heavy bags of money in front of them and were a little bit unbelievable.

"I've only been working on this for a few days. In total, it's been less than three days, and I've earned nearly a hundred copper coins."

"That's right. I've been here for about five days, and I've earned over a hundred coins. I might not even earn that much if I worked in town for ten days."

"Oh, stop talking. I was a bit lazy those few days. I thought I was just helping out, so I came less often. I only came for half a day. Look, it's only ten copper coins. If I had known, I would have come every day..."

"You deserve it for being lazy all the time!"

"What a mistake, what a mistake. I have to be more active in my work from now on. The more I work, the more I get. I will never be lazy again."

"Look at you. Everyone has advised you many times, but you just won't listen. Now that you've suffered a loss, you've learned your lesson, right?"

"..."

After the adults received their money, they prepared to go to work. Only a dozen children were left at the scene, looking around, not knowing why Aunt Qin called them over.

"Okay, now it's time to pay the children." Yun Zhenzhen said with a smile.

"Aunt, we're just here to help run errands. Besides, we didn't do anything special, so how can we ask for wages?" Qin Zhuzi was the first to refuse. "What's more, we have to come to your house every day to study, and you haven't even collected our tuition fees. How can we ask you for money?"

"Let's put it this way," Yun Zhenzhen said without hesitation. "You're studying here, and your families have all paid for your food. Since you're helping us, shouldn't I pay you as well? But it's certainly not as high as the adults' wages. You're younger, so an hour is only worth three cents."

As she spoke, Yun Zhenzhen began to count the money: "Qin Zhuzi, fifty-six coins!"

She counted the money one by one and handed it to him solemnly.

Zhuzi took it with a look of surprise. This was the first time in his life that he had so much money on him, and it was earned by himself. His grandmother and mother would definitely be very happy if he took it back.

It just so happened that when I went to town last time, my mother saw a hair that she liked but couldn't bear to buy. I could buy it for her and give her a surprise. Also, there's a hole in grandma's shoes...

Zhuzi had already mentally distributed the money equally among everyone in the family, and decided to give the rest to his mother for safekeeping.

Yun Zhenzhen cleared her throat and continued, "Li Yang, seventy-eight cents!"

Li Yang looked up suddenly: "Auntie, this is too much."

Yun Zhenzhen smiled and glanced at him: "This is what you should take. I know everything. You should save it well. If you need anything at home in the future, you can buy more for yourself. There are no adults at home, and your sister is still waiting for you to take care of her."

Zhuzi and Li Yang are the most diligent of all the children, especially Li Yang, who often comes and goes with the workers, so they get the highest wages.

Seventy-eight cents, if they used them frugally, would be enough for the two siblings to get through this disaster year.

"Song Yuanbao, forty-six coins!" She continued, "Take it well, and keep up the good work!"

"Thank you, godmother!" Song Yuanbao held the copper coin solemnly. This was much more than what his mother earned from embroidering handkerchiefs for a month. This time, his mother must praise me more.

"Zhao Da Kui, forty-five coins!"

"Qin Erya, thirty-eight coins."

"Zhao Dahua, thirty-six coins."

"..."

After paying the children their wages, Yun Zhenzhen walked to the main hall and gave each of her children a hundred coins in pocket money.