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

The next morning, smoke rose from the kitchen, and Yun Zhenzhen was turning over the mushrooms in the yard.

Today she was wearing a green cloth dress with a white belt around her waist. She looked smart and capable. She had a side braid on her head and big clear eyes. If you didn't know her, you would think she was from some other family.

Qin Li prepared the meal and brought it to the table. It was a plate of potato pancakes, a cold wild vegetable, and some clear porridge. It was very appetizing to eat in the morning.

Yun Zhenzhen even asked him to steam a bowl of egg custard to nourish them.

At breakfast time, Yun Zhenzhen taught the little ones about food diversification while eating. They should not only eat vegetables and rice, but also supplement with eggs. A diversified diet is the basis of good health.

"Mom, but there is no meat on our table." Qin Nan's soft voice came. After spending these days together, she was no longer as timid as before, and she became much more cheerful.

"Then next time Mom goes to the market, can you buy some meat for us, Xiaonan?" Yun Zhenzhen caressed her head lovingly and gave her a large spoonful of egg custard. "Come on, Xiaonan, eat more."

"Great!" The little guy almost jumped up with joy: "I can eat meat again."

Qin Li, standing by, felt reluctant to buy it, thinking it was too extravagant. He had just eaten several meals of meat in the past two days, and now he was buying more meat...

As if seeing his concerns, Yun Zhenzhen put down her chopsticks and said gently, "Don't worry, eat. You are still children. How can you grow tall if you don't eat well? Protect our Xiaonan. Isn't money meant to be spent?"

"Is that so, Xiaonan?" As he spoke, he reached out and pinched the baby fat on Xiaonan's face.

Then, she picked up a spoon and scooped a large spoonful of egg custard into each of their bowls: "You can't save this money. You can only earn it with your own hands."

When the two brothers heard Yun Zhenzhen's words, their eyes flashed brightly and rare smiles appeared on their faces. They lowered their heads and scooped the eggs in the bowl into their mouths, took a bite of the potato pancake, and then had a mouthful of white rice porridge. The taste was so delicious!

The stepmother is right. We must also work hard to make money, eat more, grow up, and protect our younger sister and her when we grow up...

......

Just as we finished cleaning up the dishes at home, we heard urgent knocking on the door in the yard.

Yun Zhenzhen was still wondering if it was another shrew who came to her door. She was stunned for a moment before walking over to open the door.

"Who?"

Yun Zhenzhen opened the door, but saw a stranger standing outside.

The man was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with regular features and a round face that was very pleasing and did not make people feel disgusted.

"Who are you looking for?" Yun Zhenzhen said slowly.

"Excuse me, is this the Yun family?"

Yun Zhenzhen was startled, then opened the door wide: "This is my house, may I ask who you are?"

The man touched his head and smiled innocently.

"You must be Madam Yun, right? I'm Zhang Hong, a waiter at Yaoyue Tower. My boss, Xu, sent me to see you. He said the restaurant's shaved sugar is almost out. Please make another batch and send it over as soon as possible. I'll take as many as you can."

When the guys hiding inside the door heard that someone was looking for their stepmother, they all stuck their heads out and blocked the door.

"Running out so quickly?"

I’ve only been selling candy for a few days and it’s already used up?

Although he was confused, he did not stop what he was doing and quickly invited the person in to talk.

The guy must have been tired after running all the way here, his face was flushed. He picked up the water Qin Wen handed to him and drank it down in one gulp.

Only after drinking it did he realize that the water was actually sweet. It was no wonder that they were a family that knew how to make sugar. Zhang Hong wanted another bowl, but he was too embarrassed to ask for it. He could only blame himself for drinking too fast.

Yun Zhenzhen couldn't help but laugh when she saw him looking at him with a look of nostalgia. At home, they usually drank cold sweet water, which was convenient for the children to replenish their energy while working.

He asked Qin Wen to bring another bowl. The waiter drank two bowls in a row, then reluctantly put it on the table and told him what had happened in the restaurant in the past two days.

That day, after receiving the sugar, Boss Xu returned to the hotel without much hope, thinking that he could just make an ordinary snack. Unexpectedly, the snack made with bingsu sugar had a refreshing fragrance and a unique taste when eaten.

It happened that a guest who was having tea tasted it by chance and ordered a batch of dim sum to be delivered to his home. After his promotion, dim sum made with bingsu sugar became a big hit in the town.

The number of customers visiting the store daily has more than doubled.

As a result, the consumption of sugar increased all of a sudden. Shopkeeper Xu was overjoyed at the unexpected sales volume and wanted to produce it in batches.

But the kitchen staff told him that the shaved sugar they bought was almost used up, so they hurriedly sent me to purchase more, fearing that the store would run out of stock and lose customers.

Yun Zhenzhen had not expected such a situation. She had thought that the sorbet candy did not taste good and had little room for appreciation. This was truly a sudden turn of events.

Her mind raced, and she asked with a smile.

"Excuse me, young man, when will Shopkeeper Xu want the goods?"

Zhang Hong's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "The shopkeeper said the sooner the better, preferably within three days."

Yun Zhenzhen frowned slightly and looked at Zhang Hong with embarrassment.

"Brother, I don't have any stock at home right now, so I have to make it now. However, the sugar-making process is complicated and tedious. Shopkeeper Xu wants it so urgently, I'm afraid I can't make it."

Zhang Hong's face turned pale when he heard this, and he said anxiously: "What should I do, Aunt Yun, you have to help me with this, otherwise the shopkeeper will scold me."

The restaurant has become much more popular because of the dim sum business. The waiters in the restaurant received extra tips yesterday and just bought some better food for their families.

If we run out of this rock sugar, business will be bad, and there will be no tips, right? I can't lose this extra income, as it's so hard to come by.

Qin Li on the side looked at Yun Zhenzhen, then at the anxious Zhang Hong. He opened his mouth to say something, but no sound came out.

This candy is not difficult to make, and it can be made in two or three days, but my stepmother said she couldn't make it...

Yun Zhenzhen sighed, a look of worry on her face. After thinking for a long time, she finally slammed the table, as if she had made up her mind, and then she spoke.

"Emmm, so, our whole family will stay up all night just to make this candy. We'll rush the work and try to make it within three days. You can come early the day after tomorrow morning to pick it up."

"But..."

Yun Zhenzhen picked up the bowl of water, took a sip, and paused.

"You can see that we are a family of orphans and widows, and we have to work day and night to make sugar. This money..."

Upon hearing this, Qin Li suddenly looked up at his stepmother, his eyes sparkling.

Yun Zhenzhen winked at Qin Li imperceptibly.