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

It was Wang Fugui, the daughter of Aunt Fugui, who had previously been her enemy. He looked disdainful and said, "The autumn harvest is almost here, and there's a lot of work to do at home. Who has time for some lousy patrol?"

"That means you don't agree." Yun Zhenzhen sneered.

Wang Fugui hesitated for two seconds, and finally said, "Of course I don't agree. I don't believe anyone would agree with you at this time."

"I agree!" Aunt Zhao on the side was the first to speak.

Yun Zhenzhen was a little surprised that Aunt Zhao really believed in her.

"I agree!"

"I agree!"

"I'm participating too. What's wrong with protecting our own food?"

"..."

The village chief asked everyone to be quiet first and called Zhuzi from his home to register his name.

He should be the one who knows the most words in the village, having learned some from his grandfather when he had nothing to do.

Zhuzi picked up the brush seriously and wrote one by one.

When it was Yun Zhenzhen's turn, she saw the name he wrote and the corners of her mouth twitched.

Even if a worm crawled on the ground, the handwriting would be more beautiful than his.

But other people in the village didn't think so. They just thought that he was very smart just because he could write and read.

When he finished writing, the paper was covered with scribbles. Yun Zhenzhen resisted the urge to correct the mistakes and was about to leave when a weak voice sounded behind him.

"I want to join in, too. Can I?"

Yun Zhenzhen turned her head and heard the discussions of the people around her. Then she realized that the child was Grandma Li’s eldest grandson Li Yang. He also had a younger sister. Now they were the only two left in the family.

"Of course." Before Yun Zhenzhen could say anything, she saw the child being pulled over enthusiastically by Zhuzi.

This child has no parents, but he is ambitious and hardworking, and the villagers are happy to help him.

When Yun Zhenzhen returned home, she prepared to start processing the vegetables she had brought down today. The three of them went up the mountain and each of them carried a basket and two bags. The quantity was huge, and the cleaning step alone took nearly an hour.

It took another two hours to peel, cut into pieces, and then shred. All the firewood in the kitchen was used up, so Qin Wen was quickly asked to go down the mountain to find some.

This was still the easy part; the next step, crushing the dough, was the hardest. Since we didn't have a stone mill at home, we had to crush it by hand, over and over again, with two people taking turns, and it was exhausting.

The sun sets, the sunset glows half the sky red, and the orange glow falls in the yard. Yun Zhenzhen is working hard in the yard. He takes a break, raises his forearm to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and the years are peaceful.

When Qin Wen came back from collecting firewood, he saw this scene, and something in his heart seemed to start loosening.

Seeing Qin Wen coming back, Yun Zhenzhen hurriedly called him.

"Don't just stand there like an idiot. Come and help me cover it with a cloth. Let it sit overnight. I still have to continue making sugar tomorrow."

"Oh, okay." Qin Wen suddenly came to his senses and ran into the yard.

On the second and third days, because the quantity was too large and there was only a big iron pot at home, Yun Zhenzhen boiled the sugar juice for two days. During this process, she had to keep the heat low and stir it constantly for fear of burning the pot.

Finally everything was completed before delivery on the third day.

Yun Zhenzhen asked Qin Li to calculate how much money he could earn today.

"We made about eight catties. One catty is fifty wen, two catties is a hundred wen, and three catties is..."

Yun Zhenzhen just wanted to hold her forehead and smile bitterly: "If you calculate according to what I taught you, one five equals five, two fives equals ten, three fives equals five, so how much is eight five?"

Qin Li was a little slow and counted with difficulty using his ten fingers.

"It's four hundred!" Qin Wen on the side answered quickly.

"Huh?" Yun Zhenzhen looked at him in surprise. "I don't think I've ever taught Xiaowen. Where did you learn this?"

Qin Wen scratched his head embarrassedly, a blush on his face, and replied softly: "Last time when you were teaching big brother, I accidentally overheard some of it and silently wrote it down."

After hearing this, Yun Zhenzhen smiled widely and gave Qin Wen a thumbs-up: "Xiao Wen is awesome!"

He turned back to look at Qin Li and said, "Let's practice more in the future. There are still many places where we can use it."

Hearing this, Qin Li nodded heavily.

Qin Wen figured it out before him, but he didn't feel uncomfortable. Instead, he was proud of his younger brother.

Early the next morning, just as the sky was getting light, Zhang Hong appeared at the door on time driving a ox cart.

Along with it comes a bulging wallet.

Shopkeeper Xu was very straightforward and set the price at fifty cents right away, only requesting that the candy be supplied only to his family.

Yun Zhenzhen also understood and nodded readily. With such a small number of people in their family, they had to supply other restaurants, which would be exhausting.

Zhang Hong took the scale off the ox cart and found a total of eight pounds and seven ounces of shaved sugar, which cost four hundred and thirty-five coins. The payment was made.

Zhang Hong took out five large strings of copper coins from his purse, counted out thirty-five from one of the strings, and handed them to Yun Zhenzhen.

So heavy!

Yun Zhenzhen's hand unconsciously lowered a little, and she quickly handed it to Qin Li behind her.

After Zhang Hong packed the shaved candy, he quickly drove the ox cart out of the village. Qin Li was holding the heavy copper coins in his hand and was stunned for a while.

The copper coins in my hand can be exchanged for so many kilograms of grain and pork.

Qin Li instantly felt that his waist and legs were no longer sore, and he felt refreshed.

He took the copper coins back into the house and carefully placed them on the table. He looked at Yun Zhenzhen and smiled, "We've earned so much in just three days. It's a bit tiring, but the money came in so quickly."

Qin Wen also murmured beside him, his eyes slightly red: "Other people in the village may not be able to earn one or two taels of silver in a year, and we earned this much in three days."

Seeing this, Yun Zhenzhen smiled and said, "This is just the beginning, it will get better and better!"

Several people looked at each other and smiled.

After delivering the goods, Yun Zhenzhen prepared to go to town again to buy some crop seeds and feed chickens and ducks. It was not good to always eat wild vegetables at home as they would not get enough nutrition.

This time Yun Zhenzhen didn't ask, but Qin Wen took the initiative to offer to go to town with her, while Qin Li stayed at home to take care of his younger sister and fertilize the potatoes.

Yun Zhenzhen brought Qin Wen to the town. Although the morning market was over, there were still many food stalls on the street. She took Qin Wen to a wonton shop and sat down.

Qin Wen cautiously grabbed her sleeve and said, "Well, let's just eat a cake."

A pancake costs only one cent, but a bowl of wontons in the store costs four cents, which can buy nearly a pound of rice, enough for several meals for the family.

"I'm not hungry, so I don't need to eat." Qin Wen continued.

"I've been busy all morning, how can I not be hungry?" Yun Zhenzhen looked at Qin Wen helplessly. She also knew that this silly boy was reluctant to spend money, so she said, "Just eat as much as you can. If you don't eat enough, how can you have the energy to make more candy and earn more money?"

After hearing this, Qin Wen had no choice but to sit down, but he still felt a little uncomfortable because he had never eaten out in his life.

The boss quickly brought two bowls of wontons to the table. The aroma instantly penetrated Qin Wen's nose. He stared at the wontons on the table eagerly.

"Eat quickly." Yun Zhenzhen handed him a pair of chopsticks and lowered her head to start eating.

Qin Wen ate very politely at first, but then he started to eat without restraint, gobbling up everything in his mouth without leaving even a drop of noodle soup.