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

Two brothers, one big and one small, lay in the corner of the yard and vomited non-stop. They were completely exhausted. Before they could relax for a while, they were shocked back to their senses by a scolding from not far away.

"Chen Dagang, Chen Xiaogang, you two are really going to die." The village chief put his hands on his hips, his beard standing on end with anger. "Didn't I just tell you a few days ago that the salt lake on the mountain hasn't been processed and can't be eaten! It can't be eaten! What are you doing with two huge cans of salt water in your yard? Tell me, are you planning a rebellion?"

Chen Xiaogang's eyes moved slowly, sometimes looking at the village chief, sometimes looking at his own elder brother, as if he had not reacted yet.

Chen Dagang was rubbing his head and groaning beside him: "Ouch, my stomach still hurts. Maybe the poison hasn't been completely eliminated yet? I have to go back and lie down quickly, otherwise I will really die..."

"Chen Dagang, I'm talking to you now. Don't try to change the subject or try to fool me." The village chief stopped him and said, "I won't talk about your poisoning today. Didn't I emphasize that the salt lake belongs to the imperial court and private mining is prohibited? You secretly took so much salt and kept it at home. You're stealing from the imperial court. If the higher-ups find out, you'll be beheaded."

"If someone isn't afraid of death and still wants to steal salt from the lake to eat, then I won't care. If I find out, I'll report it to the county magistrate. You'll have to bear the consequences yourself."

The village chief said no more, shook his sleeves angrily, pushed the door open and left angrily.

The crowd that gathered to watch the excitement was yelled at for no reason. They stood there in a daze, unable to react, but they realized the seriousness of the matter.

Yun Zhenzhen looked at everyone and spoke gently, "The village chief is also worried that everyone might get poisoned if they go to the salt lake to eat salt without permission. Even though the two Chen brothers have woken up, they won't be able to fully recover their sanity for a while. The village chief is also doing this for everyone's good. If the imperial court knew about this, it would definitely be a serious crime. I hope everyone will think of their families and not do such foolish things."

Everyone nodded blankly, and then the crowd gradually dispersed.

The night was a chaotic one.

the next day.

The villagers understood what Yun Zhenzhen meant yesterday, and also knew the consequences of eating unprocessed salt without permission.

The two brothers of the Chen family did manage to save their lives. The eldest brother Chen was fine, just a little weak and uncomfortable, but the youngest brother Chen looked very abnormal.

A young man who used to be very smart now has a very slow reaction. When someone calls him, he comes to his senses, but for a while he can't remember who that person is. His brain is not very sharp anymore.

With the two brothers of the Chen family as an example, no one in Qinjia Village dared to take over the salt lake after that.

In the following days, everyone lived in peace.

By the tenth day of the first lunar month, the snow had stopped for two days and the warm sun appeared in the sky again. When the sunlight shone down, my mood became much better.

The village chief once again held a meeting under the locust tree at the entrance of the village.

"Now that the weather is gradually warming up, our village has been blocked by heavy snow for so long, it's time to open up the road." The village chief said excitedly: "Starting today, each family will send one person with tools to clear the snow on the main road and reopen it."

"it is good!"

This is also the common vision of the villagers, so naturally no one will stand up to oppose it at this time.

In previous years, although the Spring Festival was miserable, I could at least visit relatives in the neighboring villages. But this year, I was forced to stay in the village and could only talk to people around me. I felt like I was going moldy.

The villagers are running out of daily necessities, not to mention the seasonings. Even staple foods such as brown rice have been eaten up. If they cannot go out in a few days, most families will probably run out of food.

The men who were bored during the Spring Festival, at the call of the village chief, brought their tools and formally gathered at the site of the avalanche.

Taking advantage of the sunshine in the past two days, the accumulated snow began to melt gradually. There was a lot of messy soil and gravel in the snow layer, which was their main purpose of this trip.

The main road was blocked for about 20 to 30 meters, with the highest point being four or five meters high. From a distance, it looked like a small mountain blocking the middle of the road.

There is strength in numbers. Everyone worked together towards the same place. Looking at the snow that was almost melting, they divided into groups and started to clear the way.

Due to the width of the road, it can only accommodate 20 to 30 people at a time, so the hundreds of men in the village can only come in batches. After a team works for a morning, they change shifts, go home to rest and eat, and continue tomorrow.

In the evening, Qin Li finally came back with tools, sweat all over his brow.

"Brother is back!" Xiao Nan ran to the kitchen excitedly to report the situation.

Qin Li walked to the side, put down the hoe, then went to wash his hands, and talked to Yun Zhenzhen about today's progress.

"Okay, let's eat. Digging the road is hard work. Tomorrow I'll steam two buns for you to keep in your pocket. You can take them out and eat them when you're hungry."

Qin Li thought about it and shook his head: "Forget it, I'll eat when I get back. There are so many people here, it's not good for me to eat alone and others to just watch."

"Okay, then you should eat more every day when you go out." Yun Zhenzhen respects the opinions of every child in the family.

For dinner, she had potato rice. Some of the potatoes she dug last year had sprouted, so she fed them to the pigs. The rest were kept in a dry place and she would take them out and eat them from time to time.

She also specially fried bacon in today's meal. The soft and glutinous potatoes and the fragrant rice, accompanied by the meaty aroma of bacon, made it very rich in flavor.

When Qin Li came back, he picked some wild garlic on the roadside, brought it back and fried a few eggs in a pan. A plate of fragrant wild garlic fried eggs came out of the pan.

Then take out the leftovers from the first month of the lunar year, heat them up, put them on the table and you can start eating.

"After the main road is opened, we will go to the town to buy some daily necessities, and then clean up the restaurant. We can reopen it in a few days." Yun Zhenzhen spoke in detail about the plans for the next few days, and the children listened attentively while eating.

"Oh right." Yun Zhenzhen looked at Ling'er: "Your father hasn't believed yet? According to the schedule, he should be able to come back for the New Year."

When this topic was brought up, Xu Linger's eyes darkened. "I've written several letters to Dad, but he hasn't replied. If the village hadn't been blocked recently, I would have gone back to check on him. I'm worried that something might have happened to him..."

"It's okay." Yun Zhenzhen stroked the back of her hand: "After the road is open, I'll go to the county to ask for you."