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

Yun Zhenzhen was more open-minded and directly threw the topic to Qin Li: "Boss, this business is your responsibility. Do you think it's okay to deliver it?"

Qin Li really wanted to refuse. He remembered what his mother had said to him that day: people cannot always avoid problems, they must learn to face them bravely.

After a long silence, he finally spoke: "I'll take the job. Please tell me the time and place, and I will deliver it on time."

Seeing that the other party agreed, Aunt Zhao continued, "Their wedding banquet is scheduled for two days later. You can just send the things over tomorrow. When my cousin from my mother's side came to see me, he said there was a businessman in our village, in Sanchaji next door. I knew it must be your family. You are the only ones in our village who can afford this."

"They want to order about 200 bowls. When the time comes, you can just make them and send them over, and they'll cook them there."

Qin Li nodded: "Okay, let's start tonight."

"Then I'll go back first. You can come to my house when you have time." Aunt Zhao stood up and greeted them. Yun Zhenzhen went to see her off. The rain outside had stopped. The two of them whispered a few more words at the door before leaving.

Yun Zhenzhen returned to the house and heard people talking inside.

"Two hundred bowls, their wedding banquet is quite grand." Qin Wen muttered beside Yun Jing.

"I heard you say before that Chen Buya married a boy from the town. As far as I know, Wang Ye is the only boy in our Liuye Town. It must be his family. The Wang family is a well-known wealthy family. For them, a scene of two hundred people is not too big." Yun Jing said lightly.

Then, out of boredom, he added another piece of firewood into the pit.

Qin Li didn't say anything, but quietly got up and went to the stove to knead the dough and prepare dumplings. Seeing his elder brother get up, Xiao Nan also obediently followed him to work.

When Yun Zhenzhen entered the house, she saw several brothers and sisters busy at the stove. She remembered that there was still some buckwheat noodles left, so she could make some fresh food later and let the eldest brother pick some to sell at the market.

We have been building a house at home recently, and money has been spent like water. I haven’t received the share from the restaurant yet, so I have to make more food to make money.

She went to the cellar and got some white flour and buckwheat flour, preparing to make two-in-one cat ears.

Eating rice and working every day, she missed modern snacks and had to admit that she was very greedy.

However, if you make cat ears with fried cakes and sell them outside, you may not be able to get a good price, so make them at home to satisfy your craving.

Separate two bowls, add some rock sugar and brown sugar and dissolve them in water in each bowl, and add warm water and flour to the other bowl as usual, and knead them into two smooth small doughs.

She added white flour and buckwheat flour in a ratio of almost one to one, and the dough she kneaded was not particularly rough. Then she added a little salt and let it rest for about half an hour.

Use a rolling pin to roll the dough into a thin piece, stack two pieces together and roll them into a meat roll, fitting them tightly without leaving any gaps in the middle.

Then use a knife to cut the dough into thin slices, and a simple version of cat ears is ready. Next, you need to heat oil in a pan.

Because it was for several people at home to eat, Yun Zhenzhen was reluctant to use more oil. If she used less, she was afraid that the food would not be crispy enough.

As soon as she started kneading the dough, several children gathered around her. They stopped helping their eldest brother to make dumplings and just stood by, watching eagerly.

Liu Qinli was left alone behind him, guarding his hands and giving him a resentful look from time to time.

After the oil in the pot is heated until it smokes, you can pour in the cat ears and start frying. From time to time, you can hear a sizzling sound and smell the oil.

"Hmm~ It smells so good, mommy." Xiao Nan stood beside with an intoxicated look on his face.

After frying them slowly over low heat until they were slightly golden, Yun Zhenzhen took one and tasted it. It was not crispy enough, so she continued to heat the oil in the pan and poured it in to fry again.

The oil was boiling in the pot and the cat ears were gradually turning brown.

Half a minute later, she scooped out the cat ears with a colander and put them into a basin, making a crisp sound.

I gave each child a piece, and Xiao Nan couldn't wait to put it in his mouth. There was only a "click" sound, followed by praises.

"Mom, it's so crispy and delicious. I want another piece."

"Auntie, what's this called? It's surprisingly delicious after being fried in oil. The fragrance fills your mouth after you finish eating it, and it lasts a long time."

"Sister Yun, I've been eating cakes for so many years, but I've never eaten anything this delicious."

Yun Zhenzhen looked at everyone eating with such happiness on their faces, so she took a piece and put it in her mouth. After chewing it carefully, she sighed. It was still a lot worse than modern ones, but it was edible.

"These are called cat ears. I just had a sudden inspiration and thought they would be delicious if I made them this way. If you like them, please eat more. I have a lot of them fried here."

"That's great, mom." Xiao Nan imitated Yun Zhenzhen's previous praise for her and gave her a thumbs up.

After eating, everyone helped to clean up the kitchen, and then sat at the table to make dumplings together.

The whole night passed in such a noisy manner.

……

Early the next morning.

Qin Li was preparing things and was going to town today, so he borrowed Uncle Niu's ox cart early.

Yun Zhenzhen was thinking about whether to go to town with him. Just as she was thinking, she was interrupted by the sound of wheels at the door.

"Is Aunt Qin home? Uncle Zhang asked us to come and deliver bricks, tiles, and wood."

The sound of wheels was followed by a young and loud voice.

"here I am!"

The two men walked towards the door together and saw a young man driving an ox cart, followed by several other carts, which were carrying either bricks and tiles or some wood.

"Little brother, come in and have a drink of water and rest your feet."

"It's okay, auntie, we are not tired. Let's quickly unload the bricks and tiles and start work early so that you can live in the new house soon."

The young man wiped the sweat from his head and prepared to unload the things.

"Okay." Yun Zhenzhen walked over and showed them the way. "You can unload the bricks and tiles outside the wall on this side. There's a place reserved for you. Also, put the wood over there. It won't block the space, so it'll be easier for you to move when you start working."

She pointed to a field on the left.

"Okay, brothers, let's go that way." The young man waved his hand, and the convoy behind him followed forward. "Be careful when unloading, don't break anything. Put it under the wall and stack it neatly."

"I get it, Brother Pao. You can rest assured while we work." The men behind him said with a smile, then turned around and started unloading bricks skillfully.

In a short while, all kinds of materials were piled high next to the yard.

"Aunt, then I will take my brothers to work there." The young man called Brother Pao took a group of people to start working on the spot.

He is Old Zhang's nephew. He went back and told Sanpao about the drawings drawn by Aunt Qin and the things about heating the kang. After that, he admired her very much. A few days ago, he insisted on pestering Old Zhang to work with him.

He felt that Aunt Qin was very capable and he could learn more while working here.