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

the next day.

Old man Qin came here early. He looked at the kitchen in the new house yesterday. There were two stoves on the top and a small pot at the back, so he could cook and stew at the same time without delaying the boiling of water.

This kind of stove is well-maintained, saves firewood, and cooks food quickly. He fell in love with it at first sight yesterday and plans to come here to learn about it today and then improve his own stove when he gets home.

The floor of the new house is paved with blue bricks, and the yard is paved with rough bricks. Other houses in the village have mud yards, which are still a bit dirty and messy no matter how they are cleaned, but this new yard paved with rough bricks is very tidy.

There are two trees planted on the left and right sides of the yard, and there are stone benches and chairs underneath as usual, where you can sit and enjoy the cool and comfortable breeze in the summer.

Old Man Qin also took a fancy to these and secretly thought to himself that he would go up the mountain a few more times, move those flat stones down, and put them in the yard to make it look like this.

Old Mrs. Qin walked over to look at the land in the backyard. The duck pen and pigpen were built in the backyard, and there were two dogs. When it was time for dinner, there was a lot of noise and it was very lively, but it did not affect the front yard.

If someone else had so many animals, it would definitely be a mess, but the backyard of the third daughter-in-law was well organized and divided into different areas.

Each animal stays in its own place and does not run around.

But there are also those who are troublesome, such as Xiaoshan, who jumps from the doghouse to the chicken coop and bullies the chicks, making them fly around.

Old Mrs. Qin nodded repeatedly as she watched. The once remote and dilapidated house had been transformed into a cozy farmyard, and it was tidy inside and out.

It is not only windproof and rainproof but also strong.

Yun Zhenzhen was also somewhat relieved that she no longer had to experience the desolation of heavy rain outside and light rain inside.

At noon, Yun Zhenzhen called the whole family from the old house to come over for a simple meal. There were too many leftovers from yesterday, and the family couldn't finish them all. In two days, they would have to be thrown away, which was a waste.

After a group of people came over, Qin Li and his friends brought their children to help chop firewood, do some handy work, and pick wild vegetables, while Yun Zhenzhen and her two sisters-in-law were busy in the kitchen preparing lunch.

The lunch meal was very rich. In addition to the leftovers from yesterday, Yun Zhenzhen cut a large plate of braised food and also made a new dish, which was the braised pork that all the children loved.

There was a lot of fresh meat left over from yesterday's braised meat, and it wouldn't be appropriate to eat braised food every day, so she specially kept some pork to make other dishes.

In order to ensure that the children could eat enough and experience the joy of living in a new house, she specially cut a large piece of pork belly and stewed a pot of it.

Chen was helping to light the fire downstairs and couldn't help but smack her lips: "Sister-in-law, this braised pork looks good, but I don't know how it tastes. Let me try it for you first."

Before Yun Zhenzhen could say anything, she put her hand into the pot. Even though her hand was trembling from the heat, she was reluctant to put it down. She quickly put it into her mouth, chewed it twice, and swallowed it without even tasting it.

Erdan had been lingering in front of his mother, and he couldn't help drooling. He immediately pulled his mother's sleeve coquettishly and said, "Mom, is it delicious? I want to eat it too."

Chen wanted to repeat the same trick and threw a piece of meat into her son's mouth.

Yun Zhenzhen quickly blocked the pot with a spatula: "The meat in the pot is still steaming, just throw it into the child's mouth without worrying about getting burned. If you eat it now, there will be no share for you when the table is served later..."

Seeing her say that, I could only withdraw my hand awkwardly: "Oh, you're being a bit stingy. I can't finish all this. I'm just trying to give you a taste first. If it doesn't taste good, I can still make up for it."

"Second Aunt, what you said is quite interesting." The usually quiet Jiang couldn't stand it any longer and couldn't help but say, "If my third sister-in-law was stingy, she would have given us so much meat yesterday. I saw you eat a lot when you got home. Why, you turned your back on me once the meat was in your stomach?"

"I am indeed stingy. I was planning to give some gifts as gifts to the children for their new homes, but now it seems that it is not necessary." As she said that, Yun Zhenzhen gave the red envelope in her sleeve to each child, except for Daya and Erdan from the second house.

Xiao Nan lost his patience and opened it impatiently. There were ten copper coins inside.

Chen watched helplessly as the copper coins that were about to be in her hands were taken back.

She quickly went over and took Yun Zhenzhen's hand, whispering softly, "Oh, sister-in-law, I was just joking with you. You know I don't have bad intentions. I will never say such things again. Please don't be hard on the children. We adults feel guilty for causing trouble for them."

As she spoke, she turned to look at Daya Erdan: "Silly child, come here and apologize to Third Aunt."

Daya stammered and didn't move. Instead, Erdan ran over and said crisply, "Aunt San, I'm sorry..."

"Look, he's your nephew after all. If he becomes successful in the future, he will definitely be filial to you..."

"What a worthless thing." Old Lady Qin walked in angrily. "You just said something bad about someone, and the next moment you're licking my face and asking for money. You're really shameless."

Chen smiled dryly, "Mom, I know I was wrong. Besides, the child has apologized. After all, we are family, so there is no need to be estranged."

Yun Zhenzhen looked at her coldly: "Second sister-in-law, have you forgotten that our family was separated a long time ago? We are not one family. Besides, you were also involved in this matter in the beginning."

Yun Zhenzhen put the money safely in her pocket, lowered her head and continued to work, ignoring her.

Chen was still struggling with the copper coins when she was rudely pulled out by Old Lady Qin the next second: "If you continue to embarrass yourself like this, get out of here right now. I won't need your help with the affairs of the Third House anymore."

"Mother, it's my sister-in-law's fault. I just ate a piece of meat, but she took revenge on the children and didn't even give them the red envelope."

Chen was still aggrieved on the side: "Besides, my sister-in-law is stingy. I'm not wrong. It's fine to ask Erya to come over, but that Xu Ling'er is so pretty, she looks like she can't carry anything. And yet she stays at her house every day. Don't you understand what it means?"

"What do you mean?" Old Mrs. Qin was a little confused.

She turned to look in the direction of Xu Ling'er. The child was soft-spoken and pretty, and she looked well-educated. She was also puzzled as to when such a girl came into the Yun family.

I haven't heard of any relationship between them, so I invited her to live at my home. The county magistrate's son would come over from time to time. Could it be that he wants to learn from the girl from Chenjia Village and climb up the social ladder?

Although the third son's wife is very capable and the girl is pretty, she cannot do such a thing that is against the will of heaven and against women's ethics.