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

Wang Ze took the handkerchief with a playful look on his face and pretended to admire it.

He looked at the shy beauty in front of him, and then threw the handkerchief to the ground in front of everyone.

"This handkerchief is really rough and a little rusty. Look how I accidentally dropped it on the ground."

Having said that, he had no intention of picking it up, and Chen Xiuxiu's smile froze on her face in an instant.

"If I were you, I wouldn't go near Yun Jing. He's a scholar, and he's definitely going to take the imperial examination. His future wife is definitely going to be well-educated and well-mannered, and a beautiful lady with beautiful sleeves. And you, a village girl, do you even know what a beautiful lady with beautiful sleeves is?"

Wang Ze didn't give her any face at all.

"Even if you're not well-educated, you should at least know a little about needlework. Look at the handkerchief you just embroidered. The stitches are so rough, it hurts my hands. If you bring this to our house, we'll all laugh at you. You can't just rely on your good looks and be a vase."

"You have no special skills. Do you think Yun Jing is so vulgar that he would fall in love with a woman like you?"

Every word Wang Ze said hit Chen Xiuxiu hard in the heart. With every word that came out of his mouth, Chen Xiuxiu took a step back.

His hands were clasped tightly behind his back, tucked into his sleeves, not daring to reveal even a little bit.

"Also, the Confucian skirt you're wearing must be from many years ago. It's outdated now, which shows that you don't have much taste. Tsk tsk, you dare to be so extravagant as to be in Xiang Yunjing. I'm ashamed for you."

Chen Xiuxiu's eyes were red with grievance. She could no longer endure this humiliation. She covered her face tightly with both hands, turned around and ran away.

Lai Fu was standing nearby and was stunned. His young master was always very polite in his dealings with others, so why was he so rude to this girl?

Wang Ze turned around and got on the carriage, and on the way back he kept chattering to Lai Fu.

"Young Master has seen girls like this all the time since he was a child. She just saw that Yun Jing was a scholar and wanted to get along with him to live a good life in the future."

"You know Yun Jing is just a nerd. If you run into someone like him, he'll be eaten up and sold out. He'll still be counting the money. I'm going to dissuade her from doing that today. Let's see if she dares to bother Brother Yun again."

Lai Fu nodded seriously.

His young master is so kind and considerate of others.

night.

Qin Li made some money from his business today and had a lot of pork left over. Yun Zhenzhen planned to make another braised pork meal for everyone.

After a while, wisps of smoke rose from the kitchen.

The workers working in the yard next door couldn't help drooling at the aroma, but they were all adults and had just eaten a big pot meal, so the most important thing now was to work hard.

Aunt Qin made a stone mill for the village, which greatly reduced everyone's burden. Now she comes back to eat a meal, and they can't worry about her.

We provide them with two meals a day, and sometimes they can even have a meal of white flour, which makes them very satisfied.

The main room is now filled with food, including braised pork, hot and sour potato shreds, pickles, and stewed pork ribs with radish. It is a very sumptuous meal.

Everyone gathered around the table to eat when they saw Qin Li pull out a bag with a mysterious look on his face. "Guess how much money I made today?"

Xiao Nan licked his lips greedily and said happily, "How much money can we make? Let's eat first. The braised pork will be unpalatable if it gets cold."

Xu Linger also nodded: "The meat has been stewed long enough today, it is absolutely fragrant, soft and tender."

"It smells really good, so we can start eating now." Qin Wen looked at his elder brother expectantly.

Qin Li was somewhat helpless: "Eat, eat."

I was running around introducing the stone mill today, and the adults were all starving. As soon as I told them to eat, several pairs of chopsticks reached into the bowl of braised pork.

The meat was in big pieces and most of the fat was fried out, leaving a lingering fragrance in the mouth. Several boys ate it in small bites, and even Yun Jing, who was usually very polite, had his mouth full of oil.

After a while, the big bowl of braised pork was finished.

After satisfying his craving, Xiao Nan came back to his senses and started caring about Qin Li: "Brother, can you tell us how your business is going?"

Qin Li took a sip of water to moisten his throat, then spoke with some pride: "I brought fifty bowls of wontons to sell today, and I came back twice to restock. That means I brought no less than a hundred bowls of wontons. When I came back today, I had nearly two taels of silver on me. After deducting the cost, I earned more than one tael of silver today alone. How about it, isn't it great, big brother?"

"Wow~" There was a burst of cheers from all around.

After Qin Li finished speaking, he took things out of his backpack: "These are silk flowers I bought for mother, rice paper for my cousin, and a new brush for my second brother. You can lend your old one to someone else so that the kids don't have to fight over it."

"And my dearest Xiaonan, you bought your favorite rose cakes and mung bean cakes."

The first thing he did after making money was to share his joy with his family. When his business grew bigger, he would buy a house for his mother and get his younger brother married.

Xu Ling'er on the side was even more surprised. She came from a merchant family and one or two taels of silver were not worth her attention. But for a farmer, he had earned several months' income of an ordinary family in just one day.

Qin Wen also widened his eyes and swallowed unconsciously. Business was so profitable, why did he still spend so much effort studying?

No, no, he quickly discarded the wrong idea in his mind. Mother said that studying is not just for making money, but also for understanding reason, knowing things, and serving the country and the people.

No matter what, he had to finish his studies to repay his family for their efforts.

Especially my mother.

"I've gotten familiar with the place over the past couple of days, and there are quite a few returning customers. I think I can bring more over tomorrow. I'll mix the dough first, and I'll sell it there and make dumplings while I'm there, so I don't have to waste too much time at home."

Qin Li's face was full of hope for the future.

Yun Zhenzhen said appropriately, "Think about it. Besides wontons and herbal tea, what else can you sell? After all, not everyone can stop and eat slowly, like those who are in a hurry."

Xiao Nan's eyes lit up, and he spoke boldly, "I think we can also sell braised meat. Mother's braised meat is so delicious, and it tastes great even when it's cold. It's perfect for people on the road to eat."

"Right." Qin Li slapped his head vigorously. "Why didn't I think of that? I also met many diners attracted by this place on the road these past two days, but seeing that the freshly made wontons were slow, they left without waiting."

"Then can I make some braised meat at home and bring it over to them to cut it up? If they want to eat some, they can just pay and take it away. It's also convenient to eat on the way and doesn't take up much time."

"Pork offal is also very good." Yun Zhenzhen said with a smile: "Even if you are short of money on the road, you can spend a little money to buy it to try the flavor and satisfy your craving. After all, the cost is low and the price is affordable, so it will definitely be more popular when it is made."

The most important thing is that now they have a stable supplier, the price of pork is much cheaper, and they can buy pork offal from him in bulk for just a few cents.

After more than ten pounds of pig offal is made, it can be sold for five cents per pound. Although it is pig offal, it is still meat after all, and there will definitely be many people willing to buy it to try.

Qin Li was very excited after hearing this and nodded rapidly: "Okay, then let's start the braised meat business as well."