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

The family walked into the house.

"Guess what delicious food I brought back today?"

Yun Zhenzhen smiled and pulled down the backpack.

The dim sum at Yaoyuedian Restaurant is very good, including peach blossom pastry with jujube paste and osmanthus cake with lotus root powder. As soon as you open the oil paper, a sweet smell hits you.

The children at home had eaten it before and were not surprised. Instead, the little Douzi next to them stared at it with bright eyes without blinking.

Yun Zhenzhen smiled and picked up a piece of cake and handed it to her.

Just as Xiaodouzi was about to reach out her hand, Wanniang blocked her way and said, "No more cakes. Let's go home and cook. You won't be able to eat after eating these."

She could stop Yun Zhenzhen, but she couldn't stop Old Lady Qin.

Old Lady Qin quickly picked up a piece of lotus root starch and osmanthus cake and handed it to Xiao Douzi. Xiao Douzi smiled sweetly, took it and said, "Thank you, Grandma Qin!"

"Little Bean is so good, come and eat it, a small piece won't take up too much space in your stomach."

Old Lady Qin felt softened by Xiaodouzi's call and touched her head with a smile. This child was sensible and obedient, and she felt more comfortable looking at him than those brats in her family.

Yun Zhenzhen also took the opportunity to pull Wanniang to sit down and invited the family members to have snacks, including Ning Shan and Ning Zigui who had just arrived today.

"Don't be so polite to me. I'll need your help a lot in the future."

"Everyone, eat quickly!"

"Today I took the blanket to the city to discuss business. They said our quality is good, so they gave us food as a gift. Your contribution is also very great, so please don't be polite."

Yun Zhenzhen smiled with her eyes curved, and her words were a mixture of truth and falsehood. After hearing this, Wanniang next to her smiled and carefully picked up a piece of dessert and took a bite.

It is soft, sweet and has a hint of osmanthus fragrance.

Her family usually didn't have enough to eat, and she had only eaten these snacks when she was very young. It had been so long since she had eaten them that she almost forgot what they tasted like.

If Yun Zhenzhen hadn't helped her, perhaps after some time, it would be unknown whether there would still be such a person as Wanniang in this world...

The whole family ate snacks happily.

Although her family was well-off and had some spare money, Yun Zhenzhen usually bought snacks from street stalls, which were definitely not as good as those in restaurants.

Xiao Nan took bites of the snack one by one, while using his other hand to catch the snack crumbs. Finally, he threw the crumbs into his mouth and smacked them to savor the taste.

Really fragrant!

Little Bean beside him nodded repeatedly and said in a silly voice, "It smells so good! I've never eaten anything so delicious!"

The little baby voice made everyone laugh, and Xiao Nan thoughtfully took another piece for her little sister.

Wanniang bent down to wipe the corner of Xiaodouzi's mouth. Seeing her smiling face, she felt a little sad.

Ning Shan and Ning Zigui on the side were eating the snacks in their hands quietly. They hadn't eaten such delicious and soft food for a long time.

In the hands of human traffickers, being able to eat something with soup is already very good.

The two were very glad that it was this kind-looking little girl who bought them.

As they chatted and laughed, they told everyone about what happened in town today. Finally, Yun Zhenzhen made a suggestion.

"Let's pick some more people in the village to help with the work. This thing takes a long time to make, so we need to prepare more goods. The boss can go buy some more raw materials in a few days."

Old Lady Qin pondered and said, "My third daughter-in-law, do you have a suitable candidate in mind?"

"I don't know as many people in the village as you do." Yun Zhenzhen smiled and looked around: "This matter still needs your help to keep an eye on it and select some honest, reliable and skilled people to come over."

"I have an old sister whose craftsmanship is similar to mine, and she's reliable. After all, we've been friends for decades." Old Lady Qin was the first to speak. "And then there's my eldest son's wife. I'm not being partial, but her craftsmanship is obvious to everyone."

Everyone in the room nodded.

Aunt Zhao continued, "I remember the village chief's daughter-in-law has good craftsmanship. She also does embroidery at home. I've seen the handkerchiefs she embroiders. I think they can be sold for money."

She didn't know Old Lady Qin's acquaintance, but she had met the village chief's daughter-in-law a few times. Although she had a rather aggressive temper, she was a nice person.

Wanniang nervously stretched out a small hand: "Well... I know there is an aunt, she is a very kind person, before when Xiaodouzi and I had no food to eat, she would secretly help us..."

Yun Zhenzhen gave him an encouraging look: "Keep talking, everyone is listening."

"It's Aunt Chen Yun at the east end of the village."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wanniang lowered her head shyly.

"I know her. She is a little stubborn and has a bad temper, but she is really kind-hearted." Old Mrs. Qin said.

Yun Zhenzhen asked Qin Wen to write them down one by one.

There are four of them now, and she plans to call Yuanbao's mother Yunduo to come and help. Anyway, they have nothing to do at home recently, so there are five of them in total.

"Is that enough?" Old Lady Qin looked at Yun Zhenzhen with an inquiring look.

Judging from her expression, if her answer is not enough, she can still dig out ten or eight more.

Yun Zhenzhen nodded repeatedly: "It's enough. After all, it's still the beginning stage, and we don't need too many people."

"That's fine." Old Lady Qin said cheerfully, "You don't have to worry about this. I'll go to each of them tomorrow and say hello to them."

After they finished talking, it was already late, and the oil lamp in the main room was lit. Yun Zhenzhen asked them to sit for a while, and she went into the kitchen.

Today, in addition to giving her a few bags of snacks, Manager Xu also packed up a lot of the store's freshly made braised meat for her to take away.

She took out the meat, cut it into several pieces, wrapped them in oil paper, walked into the main room, and stuffed them into their hands.

Now, not to mention Wanniang, even Aunt Zhao and Xiao'e felt very embarrassed. This was meat, which could be exchanged for a lot of copper coins, but they were just given it for free.

Old Mrs. Qin felt a little painful at first, but when she thought about her current business, she couldn't let it hold her back, so she gritted her teeth and joined in persuading them to accept it.

Wanniang and Xiaodouzi depend on each other for survival. They can't even get enough food, let alone meat. They don't know how long it has been since they last had any meat.

Xiao E has been coming to Yun Zhenzhen's house to help out frequently recently and has earned a lot of wages, but it is only enough to fill her stomach. She definitely can't afford to buy meat.

Yun Zhenzhen is not the kind of person who eats meat while others drink soup. As long as they are sincere to her and work hard, it doesn't matter if she is a little generous.

After all, there are many people who feel that they still have a long time to spend together.

Before leaving, Yun Zhenzhen asked Old Lady Qin to remind everyone to prepare more firewood, as this winter might be very cold.

When these words were spoken, many people believed them without a doubt. Word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. While it was still early, everyone went in groups, carrying axe and heading to the foot of the mountain.

Many people also thought that Yun Zhenzhen was exaggerating, but it rained heavily that night. The grass leaves that were hit by the rain in the early morning were all wilted, and you could feel the coldness with every breath.

Those who were still hesitating and waiting were instantly shocked. They quickly got up early in the morning to chop wood and make charcoal. If they didn’t have a brazier in the winter, they would really freeze to death!

Some anxious families started burning charcoal as soon as they chopped firewood, and the smell of roasted charcoal instantly filled the village.

Fortunately, Yun Zhenzhen asked the boss to chop a lot of wood and burn it a few days ago, so there is no need to rush at this moment and he can stagger his time with everyone else.

The process of Old Lady Qin lobbying those aunts went very smoothly, and she didn't have to waste any words at all. As soon as she opened her mouth and heard that she wanted to help Yun Zhenzhen's family, those people immediately agreed.

Her family offered high wages but they refused to accept them. However, considering the recent major events for the village, they felt that they should go even without any wages.