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

Zhang Hong, who was sitting opposite him, sat up straight when he heard there was a chance. He said quickly, "The price is easy to negotiate. The shopkeeper told me before I came here that as long as you can supply the goods, the price and everything else are negotiable."

"Aunt Yun, what do you think...what's a reasonable price?"

"Then add ten cents per catty, which means fifty cents per catty. Is that okay with you?" Yun Zhenzhen didn't quote a random price. With small profits but quick turnover, Manager Xu would definitely not lose money.

Zhang Hong glanced at the people behind her. They were all children, and she was the only adult. It was really hard for them to do so much in three days. Ten cents to increase the price was not much, and it could still be negotiated.

"Okay then. Let me go back and discuss it with the shopkeeper. You guys go ahead and do it first."

After saying that, he stood up and said goodbye.

After sending Zhang Hong away, Qin Li quickly closed the gate. Qin Wen looked at Yun Zhenzhen with eager eyes and couldn't help but say, "You are really amazing. This pound of sugar can be sold for fifty coins."

Yun Zhenzhen also laughed. The snacks made from this candy were surprisingly good. Yaoyue Tower was now crowded with customers. After deducting the labor costs, the profit was enough for the shopkeeper to make, so the price she asked for was reasonable.

"Making money is real, but everyone will have to work hard from now on!"

"It's not hard..." The two children rubbed their hands happily, their eyes full of longing for the future. Only Qin Nan didn't hear the whole story. Seeing his two brothers and stepmother laughing so happily, he also giggled.

"While it's still early, come with me up the mountain, eldest and second brother." Yun Zhenzhen said as she went to get a backpack for each of them. "Xiao Nan, stay home and watch over the house~"

"Okay~" Qin Nan sat on the chair and nodded obediently.

After a while, the three of them arrived at the foot of the mountain.

The villagers went to the mountain several times yesterday and in the past two days, but today only a handful of people went up the mountain.

When they walked deep into the forest, there was no one in sight. After finding the place where they had dug vegetables before, they started digging.

An hour later, the sun was setting and several people were preparing to go home with their backpacks on their backs.

Halfway through the journey, I suddenly heard a rustling sound of voices.

"Listen, there seems to be someone over there." Qin Wen had good ears and pointed to the place where they dug potatoes that day.

Yun Zhenzhen was startled. All the potatoes had been dug, and the villagers shouldn't come here.

Who is that?

Yun Zhenzhen asked the two children to walk lightly, and she tiptoed through the bushes alone. As soon as she stopped, she saw this scene.

A dozen strong men stood at the edge of the dug land, each with an angry look on their face.

"Damn it! Daqin Village dug up some good stuff and kept it to themselves instead of telling anyone."

"That's right. I heard that thing not only matures quickly but also has a high yield. Why should they find it?"

"Besides, this mountain is between the two villages, so it should be half of our village."

"No, they should give us most of it. Our village has a much larger population than theirs."

Everyone was talking at once, their faces full of dissatisfaction and anger.

"It's easy to say, but the food has already entered their homes. Is it possible to make them spit it out?"

"What should we do? We can't just stand by and watch, right?"

"Open means no good, let's do it covertly. Aren't there a lot of thieves stealing food recently? I heard that many villages have been robbed..."

One of the villagers suddenly lowered his voice and said.

When the others heard this, their eyes lit up: "Yes, we can steal it back at night!"

......

Yun Zhenzhen's eyes turned cold, and she understood that this was someone from the neighboring Chenjia Village. They couldn't find any food and wanted to take some unconventional measures.

He quickly tiptoed back and whispered to the two of them, "Let's go down the mountain quietly and don't get discovered."

The mother and her two sons hurried home with serious faces. As soon as they got down the mountain, Yun Zhenzhen asked Qin Li and his brother to carry the backpack back and turned to go to the village chief's house.

Before I reached the village chief's house, I saw the village chief surrounded by people on the side of the road.

"Village Chief, your family also grows these potatoes?"

“Can we really produce hundreds of kilograms per mu?”

"..."

The village chief was not bothered by it. He didn't know how to answer. After all, the things had not been found yet and no one dared to guarantee it. But he was willing to trust Qin Yun this time.

Just then, Yun Zhenzhen finally squeezed in and hurried to the village chief with a stern expression.

"Village chief, I just entered the mountain and saw a dozen people from the neighboring Chenjia Village wandering around digging potatoes."

The village chief frowned upon hearing this and asked, "What do they want to do by bringing so many people up the mountain?"

"I heard it." Yun Zhenzhen continued, her voice a little low: "A group of them were planning to come to our village to steal food and potatoes."

Her voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly. Her words were like a bomb, and all the surrounding villagers were shocked.

"The people in Chenjia Village are so shameless!" someone cursed loudly.

"The grain we pay every year is less than what we pay. Who gives him the courage?"

"That's right."

"Didn't you hear what Aunt Qin said? These damn thieves! How dare they set their sights on our food!" another villager said angrily, clenching his fists.

"If they dare to come, I will beat them so hard that their mother won't even recognize them."

"Hit them..."

"..."

"Everyone calm down first." The village chief raised his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet, and then everyone quieted down.

"Chenjia Village and Daqin Village have been neighbors for generations. Although there have been constant frictions between the two villages, they have never fallen out." The village chief spoke slowly, "But everyone, rest assured, I will never let Chenjia Village steal our food."

"What should I do? Can't I just call him?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd suddenly became quiet.

After all, the two villages have been neighbors for so many years, and they have intermarried. Someone's daughter married into Chenjia Village, or someone's son married a girl from Chenjia Village.

There are those who are irritable, and naturally there are also those who hope to calm things down.

"Besides, it may not be true. What if Aunt Qin San heard it wrong?"

"That's right, we can't just take her one-sided words."

"Besides, it wouldn't look good if we had a falling out."

"I have a solution. Would you like to hear it?" Yun Zhenzhen said calmly.

At this time, the group of people who had originally surrounded the village chief also looked at Yun Zhenzhen and asked questions in a flurry.

"We can take precautions first. Each household can send one person on patrol. If we really find them stealing food, we can catch them in the act. Then they will be left with no reason."

Her voice was firm, making everyone present feel inexplicably at ease.

The village chief also thought this was a good idea and was about to nod when he heard someone in the crowd sneer.