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

Yun Zhenzhen walked deeper and deeper into the mountains, and Aunt Fugui followed behind her, not knowing where they were going.

I took a look at the sky. The afternoon sun was getting hotter, making people feel a little uneasy.

We have to hurry and dig some wild vegetables before dark, otherwise there won’t be enough for the whole family to eat tonight.

However, there are some benefits to following this widow, as wild vegetables gradually increase in number nearby.

Aunt Fugui didn't follow them any closer. She thought that if any wild beast appeared, it would eat them first and she could still run away. Thinking of this wonderful idea, she felt a little proud for a moment.

Suddenly, Yun Zhenzhen in front bent down, looking for something.

Aunt Fugui rolled her eyes and followed closer quietly.

Yun Zhenzhen kept walking with the eldest brother, and if they saw mushrooms or something on the roadside, she would ask him to put them in the backpack first.

I walked a little further by myself. Even if I couldn't find any other food, I could find some matsutake mushrooms to sell.

She pushed aside the grass with her feet and poked here and there with her sickle.

Suddenly, the man's sickle hit something hard.

Following your line of sight, you will see a straight stem with lines on it and leaves spread out flat on it.

Yun Zhenzhen was shocked. Isn’t this the branches and leaves of konjac?

Konjac is a good thing. It is low in calories but very filling. It is also a rare food in this era.

She looked down with burning eyes, and her mind flashed with hot and sour konjac, konjac pork belly, and konjac juice...

My throat couldn't help but roll.

He then bent down and started digging. The soil in the mountains was not that hard, and he soon dug out konjac as big as a child's head.

He used a sickle to scrape off the dirt on the surface, revealing the dark red konjac inside.

That's right, it's you.

Yun Zhenzhen put the dug konjac into the backpack and looked at the large field of konjac in front of her thoughtfully.

Not far from her.

Aunt Fugui showed an expression of disbelief. This widow must have found something good. It looked white and clean inside, so it should be edible.

Seeing Yun Zhenzhen dig a few and leave, Aunt Fugui hurried over and started digging along the ground she had just dug.

After a while, a large round piece was dug out.

Aunt Fugui cut off a piece with a sickle, smelled it, and took a careful bite.

She was overjoyed. This thing was crispy and had no strange taste, so it should be edible. But she didn't eat it blindly. She took a bite and spit it out immediately.

I had to go back and tell the boss that this was a good thing I had found and I couldn't let others see it. I quickly covered the traces of the digging with leaves.

The sun was still bright at this moment. Wang Fugui had just returned from the fields and was ready to take a break and drink some water.

His child, Datou, was playing crazily in the yard. After a while of noise, Wang Fugui couldn't help but yell, "Can't you just be quiet for a while and let me have a good rest..."

"Boss, boss..." Aunt Fugui's voice came back before she arrived.

"Noisy, noisy! This kid is just imitating your mother, making a lot of noise all day long." Wang Fugui looked outside the door with an impatient look on his face: "Didn't he go up the mountain to find food? Why are you shouting?"

Aunt Fugui was so excited that she didn't bother to argue with him. She quickly closed the door and took out the konjac from her backpack: "Boss, look what good stuff I found?"

Wang Fugui took a look and saw that it was covered with thick mud and was black. After washing it, its original dark red color was revealed. When he cut it open with a knife, it was surprisingly white and clean inside.

He took it with a frown. Can this thing be eaten?

"Why don't you just try cooking it and see? Everything will be edible if you cook it over high heat. Besides, it looks delicious just by looking at the food."

Wang Fugui hesitated for a while, and Aunt Fugui continued quickly: "There are a lot of them on the mountain. If we can eat them, we will be rich."

He thought so too, and then he gritted his teeth and agreed: "Okay, let's try cooking it." Then the couple rushed into the kitchen to light a fire.

the other side.

Yun Zhenzhen brought Qin Li down the mountain. The children were at home at that time, so they quickly crushed the konjac with a stone mill.

Konjac is rich in alkaloids. If the mucus inside comes into direct contact with the skin, it will irritate the skin, causing pain and itching.

Yun Zhenzhen reminded Qin Li who was pushing the millstone: "Be careful not to get it on your hands. It hurts and itches when you touch it. If you accidentally touch it, wash it with vinegar."

Konjac is alkaline and can be well relieved by using vinegar.

"Okay." Qin Li kept the words in mind and ground the vinegar more carefully. There was not much vinegar at home, and it would be a waste to use it to wash hands.

The ground konjac is put into the pot and boiled for one or two hours, during which time lime water needs to be added to help it set in shape.

Qin Li was busy working beside them. He knew that his stepmother had found something good again.

After a while, the konjac in the pot began to bubble and turned into a paste. Yun Zhenzhen quickly scooped it out and placed it in a large basin to cool.

The cooled konjac is very elastic, more chewy than tofu. If you tap it lightly, the whole thing will shake.

Cut off a piece and stir-fry it directly in the pan, and the aroma will come out immediately.

Yun Zhenzhen took a bite and tasted it. Hmm! That’s the taste.

He scooped out a small bowl and let the children take the rest to eat, then walked towards the village chief's house with an unprocessed konjac.

On the road ahead, there were vast expanses of dry land, and farmers sitting on the ground, sighing constantly.

Yun Zhenzhen saw this and felt lost. She looked at the konjac in her hand and walked towards the village chief's house with determination.

"Hey, you're a rare guest from the Rule House."

The village chief's wife was sitting in the yard picking green onions. When she saw Yun Zhenzhen walking straight towards her house, she was startled.

The wife of Qin Lao San is a ruthless person. Last time, there was a big fight over the division of the family property. Now that she is here, it must be no good.

I was very alert.

"Auntie, is the village chief at home?"

"He went to town." The village chief's wife sighed, a look of worry on her face. "It hasn't rained for almost half a year. The officials are worried. They summoned the managers of each village early in the morning to see if they can think of a solution. The old man left early in the morning."

It's true that he's busy. Yun Zhenzhen also heard the hidden meaning in his words. You, Qin Yun, should stop causing trouble.

"Then I'll come over later."

Yun Zhenzhen didn't say much, just turned around and left the house.

"Master, why are you here?"

As soon as I went out, I saw the village chief walking back from afar.

"Village chief, when I went up the mountain at noon today, I dug up something that was exactly the same as the konjac that Shuze used to make back home. I followed his method and made it again, and it actually worked."

Yun Zhenzhen handed over the food in her hand and said, "Try it. I've eaten it all."

The village chief took it with a skeptical look on his face.

Qin Shouze died in battle outside, so she was not afraid of what she said being exposed.

The village chief put it under his nose and sniffed it, then took one out and tasted it: "From the Shuze family, you said you found this in the mountains?"

"Yes, we found a lot on the mountain today. It looked like there was quite a lot, a whole area covered in it." Yun Zhenzhen continued, "I estimate there must be over a thousand pounds."

"By then, we won't have to worry about not being able to make it to the autumn harvest..."

"From the Shuze family." The village chief interrupted her, "You can't eat this!"