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

The door of the old house.

Yun Zhenzhen smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Mom, it's okay. This child needs to be taught carefully and slowly. If you just beat and scold him blindly, he will definitely become more and more rebellious in the future, and by then it will be too late."

Chen nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, yes, my third sister-in-law is right. I will definitely teach the child well in the future, mother, don't worry."

Yun Zhenzhen took out the contents of the package and placed them on the table. "Dad, Mom, these are some small gifts that the eldest brother brought back for you two from a long trip. There are also some sweets that Prince Wang brought back from town. Please try them. I also brought a bag of snacks for the children at home. Come and take them."

Erdan, Daya, and Erya all walked over to her side. After receiving the snacks, they couldn't stop smiling: "Thank you, Auntie San!"

Chen's eyes involuntarily fell on the snacks. They looked very delicate and delicious, but since they were brought for the children, there was no reason for her to take them.

I hope the children will be more sensible and be more considerate, leaving a few pieces for their mother to taste.

Thinking of this, she turned her gaze to Yun Zhenzhen with a glimmer of hope in her eyes.

Yun Zhenzhen took out a knee pad from the package and handed it to Old Lady Qin with a smile: "Mom, you've been working hard in the past few years, and your legs hurt when it rains and the temperature drops. Wearing this on your legs will make you much more comfortable in winter."

A trace of surprise flashed across Old Lady Qin's eyes. She actually bought things for her when her eldest grandson was away from home.

It was a knee pad, which she had only seen rich lords and ladies in the city wearing. No village family would wear such a precious thing.

I reached out and touched it. It was still furry inside, a bit softer than the wool they knitted. It looked like it wasn't cheap...

In all her years of life, this was the first time she had gotten something good into her hands. It was hard to imagine that it was a gift for her.

"Oh, this looks very expensive." Old Mrs. Qin was busy trying to return the item in her hand. "My eldest son is still a child himself. How could he spend his money on an old man like me to buy this? It's a waste. Take it back and return it quickly. This money can buy a lot of rice."

Old man Qin snorted, "You old woman are so ignorant. This is a gift his grandson bought just for you, and you're still pushing and shoving it. Others who don't know might think you look down on him. Besides, he bought it from far away, where are you going to return it? Take it quickly and stop being so shy. You're making a fool of yourself by letting the third son's wife and the others see you."

He also knew that this thing was precious, but his mother-in-law had been with him for decades and had never given him anything decent. Today, he would just treat it as a token of his gratitude and ask her to accept the gift bought by his grandson.

As for myself, I will give her the bracelet she likes when I save up some money in the future.

Old Mrs. Qin touched the knee pad lovingly with both hands. A closer look revealed embroidery on it, which looked more and more exquisite.

"Dad, these are the cotton shoes that the eldest brother bought for you." Yun Zhenzhen took out a pair of exquisite thick shoes from Qin Li's backpack. They looked very sturdy.

"The shoes you're wearing are full of holes. Your toes will definitely get cold in the winter. It just so happened that when the boss went to buy some shoes, he found that the elderly people there liked to wear these shoes, so he bought you a pair too."

Old Man Qin suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "You...you guys are spending too much."

Having said that, his hands had already taken the shoes involuntarily. When he put his hands inside, they were not only soft but also warm.

He couldn't wait to try them on right there, but Old Lady Qin slapped him on the shoulder and said, "You've been busy in the fields all day today, and your feet are all sweaty and smelly. You're just wearing these new shoes I just gave you? You have to wait until tonight to wash your feet. How foolish!"

After hearing this, Old Man Qin also remembered and touched his head and smiled innocently: "Yes... that's right, I need to wash my feet."

As he said that, he took the shoes and went to the backyard, not knowing what he was doing.

Yun Zhenzhen took out the remaining items from the backpack and distributed them to everyone. "This is a set of hair ornaments I bought for his eldest and second aunts. They look nice on their heads and won't interfere with their work. The rest are all newly bought cloth. Everyone can have a new set of clothes made for them, and Mom and Dad can get some too."

Chen stood by and watched the fun, her eyes full of jealousy. She never thought that her third brother's wife would actually buy something for her.

Even his own wife was not forgotten.

She took out the cloths one by one with trembling hands. They were aqua green, sky blue, and warm yellow. The materials were all very fine linen. They were styles that had never been seen in Liuye Town. They were new and fashionable. They would definitely look great when made into new clothes.

"Thank you... Thank you, third sister-in-law. Oh, my nephew has come such a long way, but he still thinks of us aunts. It really warms my heart." Chen's thanks were sincere this time. She was so happy in her heart that her words were a little incoherent.

Old Lady Qin glanced at her and said, "I just hope some people can remember the kindness of others. Don't collect things one moment and then forget about them the next, causing trouble for others. Okay, now that you've taken everything, don't just stand there and go clean up the table."

"okay!"

Chen walked into the inner room quickly, put down her things, turned around and went to clean the table, her movements were very neat and efficient.

Just then, Old Man Qin walked out from the backyard.

"You guys sit inside first. I suddenly remembered something and need to discuss it with the village chief."

Erdan ate a snack and asked vaguely, "Grandpa, didn't you just go look for him this afternoon? Why are you going again now?"

"What do you know, little brat?" Old Man Qin walked out of the courtyard with big strides. "Your grandfather is a very busy man. He has a lot to do every day. If you don't understand, don't get involved."

Old Mrs. Qin was speechless. His walking posture was so exaggerated, as if he was afraid that others would not see the new shoes on his feet.

Yun Zhenzhen and the others followed Old Lady Qin into the main hall and sat down. "I've been watching the yarn workshop every day lately. Everyone working there is very honest. I haven't noticed anyone stealing yarn or being lazy. Your reward system is very reasonable. Everyone is working hard just to get more pay."

Yun Zhenzhen nodded.

The more you work, the more you earn. If they want to get more money, they have to work hard.

"There's just one thing. We've recently hired a few new women to work. We used to think the house was too big to accommodate everyone, but now everyone has to sit close together."

Yun Zhenzhen spoke thoughtfully, "Indeed, I've also been thinking about expanding the workshop a bit. Even if I don't do the wool business next year, I can still do something else."

Now we can prepare fifty blankets, twenty cloaks, and more than one hundred pairs of other large and small woolen gloves every week. We already have a lot of manpower in the workshop, so we can consider expanding the area.

When wool blankets stop selling in the spring of next year, we can consider switching to other industries.