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

The village chief went home and asked his four sons to gather all the young and middle-aged men in the village and gather immediately at the foot of Mangshan Mountain.

Those who arrived early gathered in groups of three or four and chatted.

"What's going on? Why has the whole village gathered here?"

"I heard that the whole village was mobilized to dig up the demon taro."

"Ah? Isn't that stuff poisonous? I heard from my grandma that someone was poisoned with it two years ago."

"Poisonous? Then why did the village chief allow everyone to dig it up? Isn't that harmful to people?"

"No, no, you all don't know yet, right? It was the wife from the Shuze family who discovered a new way to eat it. It won't make you sick, but it tastes delicious and can fill you up like whole grains."

"Oh my god, that's great, I don't have to go hungry this way."

"Very good......"

The village chief stood on the high platform, looking at the discussions below. He coughed twice, and everyone below spontaneously quieted down.

"Today, everyone in the village must put down their work. Except for the elderly, children, women, and children, follow me up the mountain. The village chief announced loudly, making sure everyone heard: 'Take whatever you can fit in your home and go bring the demon taro home.'"

Someone quietly said, "There aren't many of them. How are we going to divide them among so many people?"

"Take as much as you dig." The village chief looked at the people below seriously. "Since there are many widows, widowers, orphans, and singles in the village, we can't just stand by and watch them die. Let's divide it among each household. Each family should take out five kilograms of grain and give it to them."

When everyone heard this, their hearts became excited.

If five kilograms can be distributed, it means that each family can dig out at least one hundred kilograms.

In these days, saving a hundred kilograms of food can save lives and allow people to survive until the autumn harvest.

A group of people followed the village chief and walked up the mountain at a fast pace, looking for food.

After walking for half an hour, we finally reached the place where we had arrived at noon.

The village chief looked up and saw a dense patch of them. In the past, everyone in the village knew that this thing could cause harm to people, so no one dared to pick it. Over time, the plants grew all over a large area of ​​the mountain.

Just dig out several flowers with a random shovel.

Yun Zhenzhen took Qin Li downstairs, and Qin Wen insisted on going up the mountain with them. He had no choice but to follow her.

The two brothers each took a shovel and started working. Yun Zhenzhen followed behind them, cleaning up the excess mud and putting it into the backpack.

Yun Zhenzhen worked very efficiently. In a short while, she had filled two backpacks and ran to the shade to rest.

The original person often did this, and the villagers were used to it, because she had two sons.

But the original second sister-in-law, Chen, couldn't stand her. She also had a son, but she always felt that her mother-in-law favored the third family and kept sending food to them even after the family was divided.

It is obvious that his son is the only family member who has not split up the old house.

Besides, no matter how many sons Qin Yun has, none of them are her biological children, and it is not certain whether they will recognize her as their mother.

It was already early morning when we finished digging up a large area of ​​taro.

No one felt tired, and their faces were filled with happy smiles. After resting for a while, they helped each other carry the demon taro back.

When the sky turned pale, the people in Daqin Village finally fell asleep.

Yun Zhenzhen estimated that her two sons had dug nearly 100 kilograms of demon taro. Fortunately, there was a cellar at home, so they could store it for a long time.

As soon as they got home, they fell asleep and slept until noon. It was not until Qin Nan stood by the bed, holding his rumbling stomach, that Yun Zhenzhen remembered that it was time to cook.

I was busy all day and didn't have time to eat.

Glancing at the still room, Yun Zhenzhen didn't wake up the two brothers. They had worked hard yesterday, so she let them sleep a little longer.

Yun Zhenzhen saw that there was still a lot of flour in the cupboard that had not been cooked and eaten, and she suddenly wanted to make some knife-cut noodles.

Take the flour and knead it into a dough, then let it rise for a quarter of an hour. Then take out the pork bones and prepare to make some soup base.

Holding the dough with his left hand, he cuts the noodles with his right hand, facing the pot and cutting the noodles one by one, drawing arcs in the air, adding pork bone soup, adding the adjusted whistle, and garnishing with green onions.

I also made spicy stir-fried taro and taro soup.

The two little ones smelled the fragrance and didn't want to sleep anymore. They walked to the table and sat down with sleepy eyes.

Qin Nan picked up the bowl and took a sip: "Mom, this noodle soup smells so good~"

Yun Zhenzhen laughed dryly twice, lowered her head and drank the soup silently without saying a word.

The eldest brother picked up a piece of what looked like a flake from the soup and looked at Yun Zhenzhen who was just busy eating: "Is this noodle soup?" There was a hint of uncertainty in his voice.

Yun Zhenzhen: “…”

My heart was hit ten thousand times.

Isn't it just that the noodles were cut into a little bigger pieces? That's because the knife is not sharp enough.

"I'm full." Yun Zhenzhen put down her bowl and chopsticks after saying this, but her back looked like she was fleeing in panic.

A few low laughs were faintly heard behind me.

......

After the meal, the family lay comfortably in the chairs to rest, with occasional light snoring sounds coming from them.

"Is the Ruler family home?"

Aunt Qin's voice came from outside the courtyard gate, and Yun Zhenzhen responded softly.

"at home."

"Give this back to you."

As he spoke, he handed over two large bowls, which were filled with the prepared demon taro.

"You gave our family several kilograms of food a few days ago. This is to repay you. We don't have much valuable food at home, so please don't despise it."

Yun Zhenzhen pushed the bowl over. "What are you talking about? Didn't I work for Shaoyao for two days? Why do I need to pay for the food?"

"I know your good intentions." Aunt Qin smiled. "My child has eaten several meals here without doing any work. We are taking advantage of you."

After saying that, he put the bowl on the ground and left without caring whether she put it away or not.

Yun Zhenzhen shook her head and smiled, saying that this aunt is also a good person.

She turned to close the door and saw the two children preparing to pick up their backpacks and go out to look for wild vegetables. "Didn't you work hard enough yesterday? Take a day off at home."

Qin Li held the sickle in his hand and said, "I...I'm used to it."

"You should give yourself a break, too." Yun Zhenzhen took the backpack off his back and said, "We're not spinning tops. How can we keep spinning non-stop?"

"You guys! Go back to your room, lie down, and sleep!"

The oldest child is no more than fifteen years old and is still in the developmental stage. If he works every day, he will definitely exhaust himself.

Seeing that she was serious, the children stopped objecting and went back to the house obediently.

Yun Zhenzhen sat in the yard and thought, although there was konjac in front of her that could last until the autumn harvest, what about after the harvest?

If there was no rain, would the harvest survive the cold winter? Yun Zhenzhen was unsure, so she had to find another way.