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

the next day.

It was just dawn, and thick fog was floating on the hillside. Dewdrops were still hanging on the weeds by the roadside.

Qin Li and Ning Shan packed up their things early in the morning and prepared to set off. This time, the group took two ox carts and brought Uncle Niu's son with them to stock up on more goods.

The other families in the village who came to help also got up early, got themselves ready, ate a few bites of food at home, and then walked towards Yun Zhenzhen's house.

Everyone was happy to accept the twenty cents a day wage, thinking that they had to work hard and not let others down, so they went there early to see if there was anything they could help with.

Old Mrs. Qin stood in the yard, feeling that life was becoming more and more promising. She even thought that she could buy two piglets by the end of this year and raise them so that she could slaughter the pigs for the New Year next year.

This day is so beautiful just thinking about it.

The potato pancakes made by the Yun family for breakfast are especially delicious when eaten with the leftovers from last night.

When Old Lady Qin and her group came over, Yun Zhenzhen had just finished her meal and was cleaning up.

When there was a knock on the door, Yun Zhenzhen had just brought the dishes to the kitchen. She turned her head to look towards the door and asked in a hoarse voice, "Who is it?"

"Third son's wife, it's us!" Old Mrs. Qin's hoarse voice rang out.

"Come so early?" Yun Zhenzhen muttered.

Xiao Nan opened the door without being called by an adult. Yun Zhenzhen smiled and said, "Mom, Auntie, you came here so early. Have you had breakfast?"

"We've eaten!" Old Lady Qin waved her hand. "We just wanted to come over early to see if your family needs any help."

As she spoke, Aunt Zhao rolled up her sleeves and started looking for work.

"Don't worry, take a break first. When the sun comes out, you can continue weaving the blanket." Yun Zhenzhen smiled and interrupted their searching gaze.

In addition to the blankets that were made earlier, there are still dozens of kilograms of wool at home that have just been spun out and have not yet been used to make anything.

Near noon, Yun Zhenzhen began to prepare to process the snails from yesterday. She looked at the water in the basin. The mud and sand had been spit out and the water was very clear, but the snails were still a little dirty.

She took out two loofahs and scissors from the kitchen, moved a stool and sat next to the bucket.

Seeing her handling the little thing, Xiao Nan came over curiously: "Mom, how do we eat this thing? It's all hard shells on the outside, and it was difficult to get the meat out when we ate it before."

"That's because you're handling it incorrectly. Look, if you cut off the butt like I did, you can just suck it out directly. If that doesn't work, you can also use some small sticks cut from wood to poke it out and eat it." Yun Zhenzhen washed and cut at the same time.

"Then I'll wash with you." Xiao Nan said as he took another loofah and started scrubbing in an orderly manner.

Xu Ling'er also came over, but she was in a special period these two days, so Yun Zhenzhen didn't let her touch him: "Don't touch the cold water, be careful not to catch a cold, it will be painful."

Yun Zhenzhen put down what she was holding and asked Erya and Xiaonan to remove the tails of the screws.

After returning from school, Awen took a hatchet and started to cut wooden sticks. This thing had to be made very delicately, which really tested his patience.

Xu Ling'er couldn't bear to watch it, so she helped make the skewers. Then she took out a knife and slowly sharpened it. After a while, she had sharpened one for each family member.

At this time, the fire in the kitchen also started.

When the smoke rose from the kitchen, Old Lady Qin and her friends were ready to go home to cook and eat, as their children were waiting for them at home.

For the main course at noon, she made potato porridge. You don’t need to peel the potatoes. Just wash them and cook them directly with the porridge. It is a pleasure to eat them while peeling them at lunch.

The main dish for lunch is spicy snails.

After removing the tails of the snails, wash them twice more until the water is completely clear.

Add clean water to the pot and bring it to a boil. Blanch the snails in water, then remove them and rinse them with cold water. This will make the meat more chewy and tender.

Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion, ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the dried chilies and stir-fry until fragrant, then pour the snails directly into the pan and stir-fry over high heat. After a while, the fragrance will overflow.

The children crowded into the kitchen and gathered around.

Xiao Nan frantically inhaled the lingering fragrance in the air and swallowed her saliva: "Fragrant, mother, this is too fragrant!"

Xu Linger also sincerely admired: "Sister Yun, your cooking skills are really amazing. Just smelling it makes my mouth water."

This thing is also sold by small vendors in town, but it doesn’t taste good, so few people buy it.

Only those who really can't afford meat but are craving it will buy some to try it.

Ah Wen couldn't help nodding beside him. "I didn't know this stuff could be so fragrant. I'll go to the river and get some tomorrow."

Yun Zhenzhen felt helpless listening to the noisy chatter around her. She scooped a ladle of water to cover the snails, added rice wine to remove the fishy smell, and boiled it over high heat. After a quarter of an hour, the sauce was reduced, and soy sauce and salt were added for seasoning. Then it was ready to be served.

Then he stir-fried some wild vegetables with lard and made a cabbage and tofu soup. As usual, he sent a portion to Master Yan in the school and the old house, and then he could start eating.

There was a large bowl of snails in the middle of the dining table. Xiao Nan took a deep breath and was immediately overwhelmed by the fragrance.

A large bowl of snails with a thick layer of red oil floating on top, the fresh and fragrant aroma wafted around, stimulating everyone's taste buds. The sound of people gulping in surprise could be heard around the table.

Yun Zhenzhen distributed all the wooden sticks, picked up a screw, and spoke softly, "Hold the screw with one hand, poke the bamboo stick into its flesh, and gently twist it to bring the meat out intact..."

"Of course, there's an even simpler way. Since the tails of the snails have been removed, you can just suck them out gently, which makes them even quicker to eat."

The children couldn't wait to pick up the wooden sticks and imitated her in skewering the snails. When the first bite of snail meat went into their mouths, there were countless gasps around the table.

“It smells so good…it smells so good!”

There are a lot of dried chilies and red chili oil in the snails, and even more peppercorns, so the taste is spicy and numb.

“It’s spicy, but it smells so good!”

"This is so delicious!" Xiao Nan picked up the water cup and drank it frantically, but still couldn't help but took another snail.

Just as everyone finished eating the first one, they heard a loud call from the door: "Madam Yun, I brought you some delicious food."

Wang Ze ran in carrying a large bundle of things. Seeing the people in front of him blushing from the spicy food, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"What delicious food did you guys make? You didn't even send someone to call me. You really don't treat me as a friend, do you?"

As he said that, he sat down by himself, picked up a wooden skewer and started eating meat, just like them.

The people who were speechless because of the spiciness looked at him and complained in their hearts, "You don't even consider yourself an outsider."