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

In the room, several women were gathered together chatting animatedly. Xiaodouzi, who was standing nearby, was helping everyone clean up the wool at first, but soon she couldn't sit still anymore. She was attracted by the two puppies in the yard and ran out happily.

Xiao Nan was chopping wild vegetables to feed the pigs in the yard. When she saw Douzi coming out, she greeted him enthusiastically. The two of them then had a lot of fun playing in the yard.

Yun Zhenzhen took the time to glance at Xiaonan and Xiaodouzi, and found that the two of them were chatting very happily, so she didn't care and let them play together.

A group of people knitted in the house for almost an hour. After dinner time, they dispersed and went back home to cook, and agreed to come together again in the afternoon.

After seeing them off, Yun Zhenzhen picked up the blanket woven by Wanniang and stroked it gently.

The stitches are tight, without any holes or misalignments, just as delicate and elegant as she is.

It's just that life is a little harder.

After dinner, Yun Zhenzhen watched several children playing in the yard.

Xiao Nan took out a few sticks and pestered his eldest and second brothers to fight for fun. Yun Zhenzhen found it interesting and pulled out a stick from the pile of firewood and joined them.

Several children looked at her in surprise, and immediately picked up the sticks in tacit understanding and "hit" her.

Yun Zhenzhen held the stick in one hand and leaped freely in their encirclement, like a slippery fish that could not be touched at all.

Soon, the eldest and the second brother were exhausted and gave up panting.

Only Xiaonan was still persevering. Yun Zhenzhen was a little surprised that she could hold on for so long. Besides, this little girl was not as eager as many boys.

She goes out to look for vegetables every day with a basket on her back, and it seems that she has honed her patience.

Yun Zhenzhen saw that the little girl was already sweating profusely from waving the stick, but she still refused to let go of it. She picked it up again and attacked again after dropping it, and suddenly switched to defense and launched a direct offensive.

She hadn't used her full strength just now, so now she could end the fight. Relying on her height advantage, she pointed the stick directly at the little girl's wrist.

Unexpectedly, she actually caught Yun Zhenzhen's intention in advance and dodged to the side in panic.

Although the small stick in her hand was finally knocked down by Yun Zhenzhen, the fact that she was able to dodge the attack already surprised Yun Zhenzhen.

You wouldn't expect this little girl to have such sensitive physical reactions.

Among the three children in the family, Xiaowen is the best at studying. His elder brother likes to do business. Xiaonan studies intermittently. Compared with studying, she prefers to run around in the mountains.

If I had a martial arts master, maybe I could have taken a different path in the future.

Yun Zhenzhen wanted to compete with her again to test her potential.

There were voices coming from the direction of the gate, so today's competition had to be temporarily suspended.

Outside the door were Old Lady Qin and the others. They were worried that Yun Zhenzhen needed the blanket urgently, so they came over together right after dinner.

Aunt Zhao and Xiao E were still a little unfamiliar with the technique in the morning, but now they are completely familiar with it. Their fingers are turning the knitting wheel very quickly. At this rate, they will be able to knit blindly in a few days.

Several people stopped to stretch their muscles halfway through knitting. Taking advantage of this break, Yun Zhenzhen talked about her idea of ​​knitting clothes with wool.

She can only weave the simplest towels herself, and she has to rely on them for more complicated patterns.

She told everyone her ideas, then stood up and demonstrated how to knit the armpit corners and shoulders. After taking note, several people said they would start studying it when they got home, and try it with the coarse linen clothes at home.

The sun gradually set, casting a layer of golden afterglow on the yard of my home, and pieces of fallen leaves swirled into the yard in the wind.

Yun Zhenzhen put down the things in her hands, sorted out the wool she had knitted in the afternoon, put it in the basket, got up and went to the inner room to take out a handful of copper coins, divided them into several portions, and gave them to Old Lady Qin and the others.

Old Mrs. Qin didn't want it at first, but she was worried that her third daughter-in-law would spend money lavishly and couldn't save money, so she accepted it. At most, she could consider it as private money for their third wife.

Xiao'e and Aunt Zhao had already agreed on this. She smiled and grabbed the copper coins and put them in her arms, but Wanniang just stood there in a daze, at a loss as to what to do.

"Sister Yun, this is unacceptable. You gave us so many potatoes and said you were here to help. How can you still ask for money?"

Yun Zhenzhen looked at her with a smile, then grabbed her hand and said, "Take it. You deserve it. You've been busy all day. I can't let you work for nothing. It's not much. Take it back and buy some meat for Xiaodouzi to nourish him."

Wanniang bit her lip and shook her head repeatedly. She had just seen that each person was given twenty copper coins. It would take her more than a month to embroider handkerchiefs to earn this much money. How could she get so much money for nothing just by helping to weave a blanket?

Originally, it was to repay the favor owed to Tudou, but now, the debt is getting bigger and bigger. I don’t know when I can pay it back.

Seeing that she was still dazed and didn't want to accept the money, Yun Zhenzhen looked at her straight and said seriously, "I lent you the potatoes before. You just have to return them to me next year. And these copper coins are your wages for today. If you don't accept them, how can I be embarrassed?"

"Besides, we weave blankets to sell for money. In the future, this business will grow bigger and bigger, and we will need more manpower. If you don't charge, we won't need you anymore."

At first, Yun Zhenzhen just felt sorry for Wanniang and her nephew and wanted to help her, but she didn't expect Wanniang's cooking skills to be so good. After spending a day together, she actually sincerely hoped that Wanniang could stay and help her.

After hearing Yun Zhenzhen's explanation, Wanniang's eyes gradually began to waver.

She also knew that Yun Zhenzhen really wanted to help her.

I can only embroider less than ten handkerchiefs a month, and after deducting the cost, I only earn about twenty cents. Helping here not only pays well, but also saves me the trouble of selling handkerchiefs.

She was somewhat tempted.

Xiao'e also assisted, nodding at Xiaodouzi in the yard, "It's going to be cold soon, and handkerchiefs won't be selling well on the street. What are you two going to eat in the winter? You can't let Xiaodouzi go hungry and cold, right?"

These words touched Wanniang's heart. She raised her eyes, looked at Yun Zhenzhen very embarrassedly, and nodded: "Thank you, Sister Yun. I will come here to help you in the future. If there is anything else you need, just let me know."

"Row!"

Yun Zhenzhen accepted the thank you generously.

These people were all very simple and honest people. Yun Zhenzhen treated them well and paid them high wages, so they naturally worked with all their strength. In less than three days, each of them had woven a blanket.

She left two for home and planned to take the remaining one to the county town to check the market.

In the evening, the sky gradually turned dark yellow, and in just a quarter of an hour it became gloomy and frighteningly dark.

After dinner, the rain that had been accumulating for a long time began to fall, knocking off the last few old leaves from the trees.

Yun Zhenzhen opened the window, and a cold wind mixed with light rain blew in her face. She leaned her head out slightly to breathe and could vaguely see white mist floating out.

It's only the beginning of November, why is it so cold...

The windows of the house next to them were also opened, and a few little heads popped out: "Mom, you are enjoying the breeze, we come to accompany you."

Qin Wen spoke with a smile.

Yun Zhenzhen sighed softly: "Is it much colder this year than in the past?"

After all, she is not from this era. According to her original memory, autumns in the past were not so cold.

Hearing this, Qin Li nodded and said, "Indeed, I went to the foot of the mountain to collect firewood yesterday and found that it was much colder in the mountains than in the village."

Yun Zhenzhen continued, "Remind everyone to prepare some charcoal when the time comes. This winter is expected to be very cold. Stop playing around and go to bed. Let's go to the county together tomorrow."

"it is good!"

Everyone closed the doors and windows together.