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

Yun Zhenzhen ignored the sounds around her.

Two days ago, when she saw that the potato leaves in the field were almost all yellow, she dug up a potato seedling and found that the potatoes underneath were growing strong.

She is very confident.

Everyone made way for Yun Zhenzhen and walked to the side with the workers to put down their things. She took the lead and swung the hoe, which landed far away from the potato seedlings, causing the onlookers to laugh.

"This Qin girl has never done farm work before, so why would she need to go so far away?"

"That's right, let's get out of the way of us farmers."

"Sister, let me help you..."

Yun Zhenzhen ignored him and continued to dig the soil around her. Then she squatted down and carefully searched with a small hoe. In a few seconds, she turned out several large potatoes.

They are round and plump, and look about the size of a man's fist. If you dig out these two, they probably weigh one kilogram.

But Yun Zhenzhen didn't get up yet and continued to search under the potato seedling. After a while, she found two smaller potatoes.

One after another...

Soon, a small pile of ginger-colored potatoes had grown up around her.

When she pulled out two rhizomes and saw dozens of potatoes next to them, Yun Zhenzhen stopped and said, "Not bad. A handful of potato sprouts can produce one or two kilograms of potatoes."

"Oh my god, there are so many under one, so I wonder if there are also so many under the others."

"You're just too happy. It's all the same stuff, that's for sure."

"Second brother, pull me and see if I'm dreaming. With so many potatoes in one acre of land, how much grain can we produce?"

"You're not dreaming. Everyone is watching here. This is real."

Old man Wu, who was watching the whole process from the back of the crowd, felt his throat tighten instantly. He stared at the pile of potatoes without blinking, his face full of shock. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, who would have believed that the grain that only took three or four months to mature could have such a high yield.

But I was away from home a few days ago and didn't get to plant potatoes. Now even food and clothing are a problem at home...

Yun Zhenzhen dug up the first few seedlings and prepared to leave the rest to the workers. Following her method, a group of people each found a place and started digging.

The onlookers did not leave. Those who had better connections started to work, putting the freshly dug potatoes into their backpacks and carrying them back to the yard.

Every time a basket was dug out, there would be gasps from people around. After all, hearing about it is one thing, but the shock of seeing it with your own eyes is another.

By the time they carried the tenth basket back, they could no longer breathe in the cold air and felt dizzy.

The third daughter-in-law of the Qin family not only knows medicine, but also understands farming. She is simply a goddess sent by God to save their Qin Village.

Food is the most important thing for people. As long as you can fill your stomach, that is the greatest thing.

If they were skeptical and full of uncertainty before, the facts are now in front of them. Yun Zhenzhen is the great benefactor of their Qinjia Village!

On the land.

More and more villagers gathered around.

The ground was full of turned-over potatoes, with their leaves spread flat on the ground. The potatoes covered the ground as if the earth was covered in golden color. Behind me, someone was constantly picking them up and putting them into a basket.

The scene before them made countless farmers standing nearby choke up in their throats and their eyes turn red.

If... if I had met Aunt Qin San earlier and discovered potatoes earlier, then so many people wouldn't have starved to death in the past few years.

Some people were crying silently, some ran up to help, and some even sat down on the ground and cried loudly.

Food, which can feed everyone, is always the most important thing for farmers in this land.

Although the autumn harvest has just begun, the drought this year has caused a sharp drop in grain output. In addition to paying taxes, the remaining grain has to be exchanged for oil and salt, used to buy winter clothes, and to save copper coins... The family's stored grain will not even last this year.

Once the potatoes from this large field are harvested, we won’t have to worry about food at least until next year when we plant rice.

Although the villagers were all illiterate, they still knew what was right and wrong. Even Aunt Yang, who usually had a hard time with Yun Zhenzhen, looked at her with a hint of gratitude.

As they dug, Yun Zhenzhen explained the precautions. They told them to stay away from the potatoes so they wouldn't damage them, so they would look better when they were sold. They also told them to store the potatoes carefully after digging them up, because if they sprouted, they couldn't eat them, as it was harmful to the body.

She spoke carefully and the others listened attentively.

More and more people have joined the potato-digging army. Not only do they lead the whole village to plant potatoes, they also teach you all the details without hiding anything. It would be unreasonable not to help now.

The fields were instantly crowded with farmers, and many aunts who were grateful but unable to help stood by and chatted with Yun Zhenzhen.

"Sister Qin, you are truly amazing! These potatoes have been a great help to us. We won't have to worry about having enough to eat after the harvest."

"That's right, you can even sell it for money. Then, you'll be the benefactor of our entire Qin Village!"

There were even simple old ladies who walked straight up to her, knelt down and kowtowed to her several times.

Yun Zhenzhen couldn't bear such a gift. It would shorten her lifespan, so she quickly helped the old man up.

She faced the grateful eyes of everyone present and said, "Listen to me, although I discovered this thing, everyone was willing to trust me and take the potatoes home to plant even before they saw the harvest. I am very grateful for your trust. It is because of your trust that we have such a big harvest and that our entire Qinjia Village has abundant food. Therefore, this is the credit of every person in our Qinjia Village..."

The village chief also rushed over in a hurry. He had just returned from the county and saw this exciting scene. Looking at the fields full of potatoes, his excitement grew higher and higher.

He looked at Yun Zhenzhen who was surrounded by the crowd, and all the things that had happened recently emerged in his mind.

Although Qin Yun is a woman, what she says and does is no less than his. If Qin Yun were a little older, the position of village chief might have to be replaced by someone else.

He also silently decided in his heart that in the future, no matter what he did or what ideas he had, he would discuss it with her first and listen to Qin Yun's ideas.

In the long run, he believed that Qinjia Village would no longer be the weak and poor village it used to be.

The village chief walked to the front and spoke loudly: "I see that most of the villagers are here. I have an announcement. After the potato harvest, each household will take out ten kilograms and send them to Qin Yun's family. Do you have any objections?"

Everyone had mentioned this matter before planting potatoes, because the potato seeds were borrowed from Qin Yun's family, it made sense to return them after the harvest.

There are also many people who think that ten kilograms is too little, and they think that when their own harvest is ready, they can send a few dozen kilograms more to express their gratitude.

Some people thought they were stupid for giving away their own food for free. They could sell it for a lot of money, but they didn't dare say it out loud. Once others heard it, they would definitely be despised by the whole village.

Although there are sometimes conflicts and arguments between neighbors in the village, the entire Qinjia Village is still a whole. They stand together on major issues, and no one will take the lead to refute the entire village.

Therefore, this point was affirmed by everyone, and everyone nodded firmly.