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

Time flies, and the winter solstice comes quickly.

Qin Li has made many trips during this period. The road is now covered with frost, making it inconvenient to travel back and forth. In addition, the stored wool has filled two houses, so he does not plan to go out this year.

She still understands the principle that scarcity makes things valuable.

Ever since Qin Yun opened his workshop, the family has been very busy and he hasn't had the chance to take the whole family to the market.

As today was a festival, the streets were bustling with activity, and the whole family drove their ox carts into the town.

The sounds of hawking from the roadside were endless, and there were even people setting up stages to sing songs and perform acrobatics. The cheers and applause filled the sky.

Passing by the shop, I could hear the sounds of iron hammering, cooking, and street vendors, a loud and noisy scene.

"Selling persimmon cakes, mung bean cakes, peach blossom cakes..."

"Selling ice~candied haws~"

Yun Zhenzhen followed the sound and was attracted by a pastry shop. She walked over while a few children were busy watching acrobatics. When she came back, she had a few persimmon cakes covered with white flour in her hands.

She stuffed one into each of the children's hands and took a bite herself. The soft and glutinous flour was mixed with a fine layer of white sugar, and the persimmon was soft, sweet, and her mouth was full of rich persimmon flavor.

Several children looked at the persimmon cakes in their hands and couldn't wait to taste them.

“Mmm~ So delicious!”

Xiao Nan had a big bite of persimmon cake in her mouth, her small crescent eyes were squinting happily, and her hair was blown by the breeze, making her look like a chubby little fox.

The boys ate faster, but the persimmon cake was gone in just two bites.

At noon, I passed by the street and ate a bowl of pork dumplings. I also bought a lot of snacks to take back. I had a great time along the way.

When passing by a silver shop, a group of people stopped to rest.

Qin Li sneaked in while no one else was paying attention. When he saw one of the bracelets, his eyes widened and he asked the waiter to take it out for him to have a look.

This bracelet is slightly thinner than a finger, and is delicately carved with peony patterns. It is very similar to the one my mother had pawned before.

He looked at a few more details, then took out a tael of silver from his bag and bought it.

This money was secretly saved from his pocket money during this period, as well as the money his mother gave him for travel expenses. He saved it all, hoping that one day he would be able to buy back a piece of jewelry that his mother had pawned before.

Yun Zhenzhen looked at the extra bracelet on her wrist and rarely said a word, but her eyes were moist as she lowered them.

This kid actually still remembers it!

Afterwards, everyone picked and chose at the largest cloth pile in town. Each person bought two ready-made suits and several rolls of cloth, preparing to go home and make two sets of clothes, and then fill them with wool to make woolen down jackets.

It was not until the afternoon that everyone started to drive their ox carts home leisurely.

Before I reached the door of my house, I saw a carriage parked in front of my yard from afar.

When they saw the person in front of them clearly, everyone looked a little unhappy. Wang Ze also frowned, jumped off the ox cart and walked up to him.

"Why are you here?"

The person in front of him was Wang Ze’s cousin Wang Ye.

This person has been quiet for a while since the last time we met and hasn't come here again. I just don't know why he came here today.

Wang Ye patiently said, "Cousin, I came here this time to discuss the Four Books and Five Classics with Brother Yun and you, so that it will be easier for us to study in the future."

After saying that, he walked directly to Yun Jing and said, "Brother Yun, I came here today specifically to see you. Could you please invite me into your home and sit for a while?"

Before Yun Jing could say anything, Wang Ze passionately responded, "What kind of academic research are you discussing now? You're not on the list of students accepted into Yueming Academy, and you're not going to the academy with us."

If he had any feelings for Wang Ye like cousins ​​before, they are completely gone now.

After coming to Yun Zhenzhen's house and being baptized by common sense, he became more and more disgusted with his cousin, especially since he had instigated him to impersonate Yun Jing, which almost delayed Yun Jing's death. He had not yet settled the score with him.

If he dares to cause trouble, don't blame me for disregarding our brotherhood.

"Cousin, what are you talking about? Although I can't go to the academy to study, I can still take part in the college entrance examination next year. Is there anything wrong with coming to discuss something with Brother Yun?" Wang Ye looked at him with a forced smile.

I don’t know what medicine Wang Ze took wrongly recently, and he hasn’t been interacting with me recently. Since he came into contact with this family, he seems like a different person, very weird.

He doesn't even go out to have fun with me.

If his father hadn't heard the gossip and asked him to make friends with this family, he would never have come to this rural place.

The two of them were at loggerheads, neither of them giving in.

Yun Jing remembered the lesson his aunt had taught him before, so he had to step forward and said, "Since you are here, come sit at my house for a while."

Yun Zhenzhen also moved the things on the ox cart home.

After the two talked for a while, Yun Jing became a little impatient. Wang Ye always had a condescending attitude. He would argue with you to the end over a very small matter.

It's simply impossible to communicate.

Less than an incense stick of time passed before Xiao Nan rushed in, grabbed Yun Jing's sleeve and walked towards the backyard: "Cousin, I'm going to the mountains to pick mushrooms. Would you like to come with me?"

Wang Ze, who was standing behind her, was speechless. Before, he and she had always gone to the mountains with several children from the same village. Yun Jing had almost never been into the mountains. Xiao Nan's excuse was too poor.

Yun Jing bowed to Wang Ye and said, "Master Wang, you've seen this. I have to accompany my younger sister to the mountains, so I really don't have time to talk to you. Let's talk again when we have a chance."

Then, without caring about Wang Ye’s reaction, he followed Xiao Nan out.

Wang Ze didn't forget to stay behind to finish off the enemy: "Do you think Yun Jing can live as comfortably as we do? He has to get up before dawn to help chop firewood. His aunt treats him badly. After all, she's not his biological mother, so she definitely doesn't care about his studies. I'm not going to tell you, I've been asked to work since I came here. Look at my hands, they've gone from being flawless and white to what they are now..."

Wang Ye was full of disdain: "With the college entrance examination approaching, he's still stuck working in this small farmyard. I really don't know what he's thinking."

He and Yun Jing were both among the top students when they were in Xingyang Academy. He would have scholars give him lessons at home on weekdays, while Yun Jing stayed in the village and worked every day.

Although he is not qualified to enter Yueming Academy, he will definitely win the first place in the future academy examination and crush Yun Jing.

Thinking of this, he didn't want to stay here. It would be better to go outside and sit in the carriage to rest and drink some tea.

Wang Ye and Xiao Si walked out of the yard one after the other. They stepped carefully on the ground, trying not to get their shoes and pants dirty.

Just then, a pretty girl came towards him.