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

When the lid of the pot was lifted, the aroma of the braised meat hit the air. Even Aunt Zhao next door could smell it and couldn't help but mutter to her husband.

"You said Aunt Qin San has become a better person, how come her cooking skills have improved so much too? Just smell this, it makes me hungry."

Uncle Zhao held his pipe in his mouth and said nothing.

He was also shocked. In the recent few things, Yun Zhenzhen handled them so beautifully that every villager praised her.

"She brought me a bowl of meat a few days ago. Now that we have meat at home, I have to give some back."

As he said that, he walked straight to the kitchen, took out a bowl full of wild boar meat from the pot and prepared to serve it.

"Oh, no." Uncle Zhao saw his wife about to step out of the yard, and quickly pulled her back, saying angrily: "Why are you running to someone else's house at dinner time? If you don't know, you'd think you were just greedy and wanted to eat for free."

"Oh, right, right." Aunt Zhao slapped her thigh and said, "I was anxious. Let's start eating first and send it over after they finish eating."

Then a bowl full of meat was put into the pot to heat it up, and the family prepared to start eating.

What they didn't know was that Yun Zhenzhen, who was drying mushrooms in the yard, heard all of these words.

Aunt Zhao can even smell the aroma of braised meat...

Yun Zhenzhen's eyes lit up instantly. Does that mean that the braised meat she made is still good?

You should know that I added a lot of icing sugar to it to imitate the modern sweet and spicy taste. Even if no one buys it, my family can still eat the braised meat and it can be stored for a few more days.

After dinner, Yun Zhenzhen took the marinade she had just made and added a large amount of pepper, soy sauce and star anise, then added ice cream and a little white wine to remove the fishy smell, and stewed five pounds of it to test the water.

Sure enough, as soon as the lid was opened, the fragrance was much stronger than before. All the children in the family lay over the pot, staring at it eagerly.

"What's wrong? Didn't you just have dinner?" Yun Zhenzhen teased them.

"It smells so good~" Qin Nan sniffed sharply and said with an intoxicated look on his face: "It smells even better than the meat I just ate."

"If I had known, I wouldn't have eaten so much." After saying that, he rubbed his little belly in grievance.

"It's okay, I can still eat." Qin Wen rubbed his hands happily: "I've already pooped out what I just ate."

Yun Zhenzhen was confused.

He pooped right after eating. He's a straight talker.

Qin Li standing by simply couldn't bear to watch. Xiao Nan was fine, but how come Awen also became a foodie?

Qin Wen’s inner thoughts: There’s nothing I can do, it’s my stepmother’s fault for making the food so delicious.

Yun Zhenzhen was afraid that the children would get indigestion after eating too much, so she only let them taste it and didn't let them eat more.

That night, Yun Zhenzhen brought the pork that she had braised during the day to the table. The meat exuded an enticing aroma that made people salivate. The family sat around the table, each holding a steaming white flour pancake in their hands, eating the delicious braised meat.

After the meal, Yun Zhenzhen felt that the braised meat tasted pretty good, so she divided the remaining wild boar meat into two halves and braised them in a pot. She could take it to the town to sell the next day.

This time, in addition to Qin Nan, Qin Wen also followed Yun Zhenzhen to the town.

This was not Yun Zhenzhen's request, but Qin Wen's initiative to bring it up.

The ten-year-old child walked around the inner room for a long time before coming out and stammering, "You're taking care of Xiaonan by yourself, and you have to look after the things. Big brother is working at home and can't leave. How about I come along and help out?"

After saying that, he looked at Yun Zhenzhen cautiously. He could take Xiaonan on the ox cart for free, but if he followed, he would have to spend an extra penny.

"Okay." Yun Zhenzhen agreed happily. There was no reason for her to disagree. After all, the child was willing to make a request to her.

Early in the morning, several people packed the braised meat to be sold today into large jars and got on the uncle's ox cart.

Even before the sun rises, the town is already bustling with activity. Various goods and snack stalls line the streets, attracting the attention of passersby. Shouts and bargaining echo in the air.

This was Yun Zhenzhen's second time setting up a stall, but because she came late, she couldn't get a good spot and could only find a more remote location to set up her stall.

Qin Wen looked worried: "You should have come earlier, the good seats are all taken."

"It's okay." Yun Zhenzhen was not in a hurry. She took off the jar of braised meat and put the utensils on it.

"Today, I will teach you a lesson: good wine needs no bush."

Then he opened the jar of braised meat, and in an instant, a rich aroma burst out and spread in all directions.

"Hmm~ What a nice smell."

"There are so many people selling insoles and socks around here. How can there be any fragrance? Are you starving?"

"Impossible, absolutely correct..."

There was a burst of discussion around.

"They really smelled the fragrance." Qin Wen happily grabbed the corner of her clothes, but he was completely unaware of it.

Not long after, someone came over following the smell. Yun Zhenzhen quickly fished out a piece of hind leg meat from the jar and cut it into two pieces with a knife.

He then started to shout, "Braised meat for sale, fresh wild boar meat, cheap, only ten cents a pound, you won't be cheated if you buy it, it's delicious~"

The market price of pork has now risen to sixteen cents per pound. Wild boars are not as good as domestic pigs, and even have a stronger fishy smell, but they are meat after all. As long as the price is right, there will always be people who buy them to try.

What's more, I added so many seasonings, even the soles of shoes should taste good.

But I was also mentally prepared to lower the price. As long as I didn't lose money, it would be a small profit.

Unexpectedly, the first customer nodded immediately after tasting a piece: "It tastes good. Although it still has a bit of fishy smell, it's not a big problem. Give me two pounds."

"Okay, please wait a moment." Yun Zhenzhen's face was full of joy. Her hands kept moving. She weighed two kilograms and handed it over.

"You are the first customer since we opened. I'll give you a pound or two. Come back after you've finished eating."

The customer paid promptly, looked very satisfied, and happily left with the meat.

Yun Zhenzhen gave the twenty coins to Qin Wen for safekeeping and continued to shout.

"Selling braised pork, cheap, ten cents a pound..."

After hearing the price, many people came to the stall to try the food, one piece per person. After eating, few people walked out empty-handed.

The sweet and spicy taste is very tempting and you will never forget it once you have tried it.

Half a pig's hind leg, nearly fifty kilograms of meat, was sold out before noon.

Many women, reluctant to buy pork at the pork stalls at sixteen cents a pound, would come here to buy the cheap and delicious braised pork, and take it home to satisfy their children's cravings.

Qin Wen also had nearly half a string of copper coins in his hand, his eyes shining, as if it was so easy for his stepmother to make money.

Yun Zhenzhen seemed to see through his thoughts and couldn't help but pour cold water on him: "Our costs are not low either. We spent so much on seasonings, especially shaved sugar. If we can earn 200 coins, we'll be lucky."

"That's a lot." Qin Wen's eyes were still bright, full of longing for the future: "We can earn money slowly, and we will definitely get better and better in the future."

"Okay!" Yun Zhenzhen couldn't help but touch his head: "Let's pack up and go home!"

After wiping his hands clean and packing up everything, he took Qin Nan's hand and said, "We don't have much seasoning at home. We need to buy some more, as well as other daily necessities..."

As the family was about to leave, a young man came running over and said, "Hey, auntie, give me some braised pork... give me some braised pork."