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

Yun Zhenzhen's home.

With three more people in the room, it instantly became crowded. After returning home, Qin Li brought in the small tables from the house and put them together to make a long table.

I moved some of the things in the main room under the shed in the backyard, and it instantly became much more spacious.

As soon as the newcomers arrived, they were explained by Old Lady Qin and others. Apart from occasionally doing some chores at home, everyone else focused on weaving blankets.

Wanniang was indeed clever and deft, and in just two days she had figured out how to weave several types of clothes.

Old Lady Qin's sister, Mrs. Chen, was also very capable. After learning the ordinary plain weave method from them, she also developed another weaving method on her own, and the lattices she wove were extremely beautiful.

Yun Zhenzhen took a few children to spin wool. Sometimes when they felt bored, they would run to the foot of the mountain to cut wild grass and feed pigs. They played and made noises, and time passed quickly.

A group of people each knitted a blanket in three or four days and produced dozens of kilograms of wool.

Now that winter is getting closer, the temperature is gradually dropping. When everyone dispersed in the evening, Wanniang and Xiaodouzi hesitated at the door for a long time, and finally walked up to Yun Zhenzhen, took out dozens of copper coins from her sleeve and put them on the table.

"Sister Yun, I want to ask you for a favor."

She spoke slowly, glanced at the little bean next to her, and continued.

"I want to buy some wool from you so I can knit something for Little Bean when I go home tonight. I know this money might not be enough, so I'll use my future wages to cover the rest. Is that okay with you?"

Having been knitting blankets here for so long, she knew that this thing was very warm. She usually put her hands underneath and didn't feel cold at all.

It’s cold at night now and we don’t have a decent quilt at home. Adults can still bear it, but it will be troublesome if children get sick. So I thought of making some clothes for Xiaodouzi to wear to keep him warm.

After hearing this, Yun Zhenzhen understood and readily accepted the copper coins. She took out five bundles of wool, weighing a total of three pounds, from the bamboo basket in the main room and put them directly into her arms.

"These copper coins you gave me are enough. I will pay you my wages in the future. Take this wool first. It will definitely be enough to knit Xiaodouzi a set of clothes. If you use it sparingly, you can also knit yourself a sweater to keep warm."

When Wanniang saw Yun Zhenzhen's appearance, tears welled up in her eyes. She didn't know what to say and could only thank her repeatedly.

"Xiao Douzi is also our niece. If she gets frozen, where can we find such a cute little girl?" Yun Zhenzhen smiled and pinched Xiao Douzi's cheek. She couldn't help but sigh. She was at the age to be cute, but there was not even any extra flesh on her face.

After seeing them off, she turned around, spread out the quilt on the bed, and covered it with the blanket she had knitted today.

Fill the hot water bottle you bought and put it in the main room. You can hold it for a while when your hands are frozen.

Yun Zhenzhen went to the kitchen to fetch water to prepare cooking. Due to the weather, the well water was already freezing to the bone.

Seeing this, Xiao Nan obediently handed over the hot water bottle and said, "Mom, warm your hands. I'll ask my second brother to fetch some water. After this period of training, he can even eat the food he cooks."

Yun Zhenzhen smiled and patted her head: "It's okay, Mommy will hold you later. As long as you move, you won't be so cold. Hurry up and make dinner and have some rest early."

"Okay!" Xiao Nan ran into the main room, put down the hot water bottle in his hand, then walked out and stayed obediently beside Yun Zhenzhen. If he saw anyone who needed help, he would run over immediately.

at dusk.

Qin Li ran in excitedly.

This afternoon, when they were weaving blankets, the eldest brother followed Qin Shouren and others to Sanchaji to check out the braised meat business, and also took Awen and others to visit the market.

"Mom, guess what we bought!"

"What's that? Why are you so excited?" Yun Zhenzhen was in the kitchen worrying about what to eat for dinner when she heard excited voices outside.

"I bought a big black fish and some shrimps. They were sold by vendors from the south. Others didn't dare to buy them, but I thought you would definitely be able to cook them, so I bought some for you."

Qin Li was extremely excited. Awen behind him ran towards him carrying a wooden barrel. Others couldn't do it or dared not do it, so how could his mother not be able to do it?

Yun Zhenzhen took the bucket and saw that it was half full of shrimp. Her eyes lit up instantly: "This stuff must be hard to buy. Where did you find these shrimps?"

Qin Li instantly felt relieved, because he knew his mother would do it.

"The man said they were coming from the south and were going to be shipped to the capital, but some of them were dying on the way, so he wanted to sell some first."

He saw that the part was not completely dead, but not very active, so it should be edible. After all, it was something new that he had never seen here, so he bought it and tried it.

Yun Zhenzhen happily poured out the shrimps and handed the bucket over: "Is that person still here? Go buy some more. This stuff is delicious. Mom will show you how to cook it tonight."

In this era when we can’t even eat meat freely, if we come across someone selling prawns, we must buy some and eat to our heart’s content.

"Hey, okay, then I'll bring a bigger bucket and buy more."

"go Go!"

Yun Zhenzhen looked at the fish and shrimp in the bucket and already had an idea of ​​the two main dishes for dinner.

"Ningshan, change the water in the bucket of fish and shrimp. We'll eat them tonight."

"Yes, ma'am."

Ning Shan was pushing the bucket with some doubts in his heart. He had seen this thing before when he was in Beijing, but it always had a fishy smell when cooked and not many people liked to eat it.

However, things are rare and valuable, so the price is not cheap.

night.

Yun Zhenzhen personally took charge of the cooking, with Xu Linger and Qin Li helping her. They prepared three meat dishes, three vegetable dishes and a soup.

The first one is pickled fish fillet, the fish used is the black fish bought by the boss, and the second one is cabbage stuffed with meat, which uses pork tenderloin, and the taste is moderate.

The third meat dish is the finale of the night, spicy prawns, and a few small green vegetables were simply stir-fried to make a mushroom and egg soup.

In the other pot is steaming white rice.

After living here for a long time, she is still used to eating rice. Fortunately, there are no outsiders at home now, so she can eat as much as she wants without worrying about what others say.

The aroma from the kitchen filled the yard, and the villagers passing by the door smacked their lips and took a few deep breaths.

The two Ningshan brothers hadn't tasted meat for several months, and they kept swallowing their saliva as they smelled it.

"Brother, what do you think this Yun Niang made? Why does it smell so good?"

This was the statement they had agreed upon before they were bought out, and they declared themselves brothers.

Ning Zigui was only a teenager after all, and his emotions could not be hidden on his face. In addition, he had not eaten meat for a long time, so he stared at the kitchen without blinking.

"The shrimps we cooked, given Madam's good temper, might even be a part of our meal today."

"Really? Big Brother, we are servants now, so logically speaking..."

In this era, slaves who were bought and sold could not even sit at the table to eat, it was already a good thing to be able to eat their fill. Fortunately, they met a good master and could have full meals every day.

"Trust my judgment of people."

Ning Shan said with a firm look in his eyes that he had never made a mistake in judging people, and Madam Yun was different from others.