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

As if she could see Qin Wen's nervousness, Yun Zhenzhen calmly said, "Don't be nervous. I'll be here to help you. Just figure it out and write it down."

"Okay." Qin Wen lowered his head, his fingers tightly gripping the brush, trying to calm down as quickly as possible.

"Mother Peony, six pounds of dish."

"Six pounds? That's three cents." Qin Wen thought for two seconds before giving the answer, and wrote it down on the paper haltingly.

"Good, keep going, Daya Niang, eight pounds."

"Mother Zhuzi, six pounds..."

Yun Zhenzhen weighed herself in an orderly manner, and Qin Wen gradually got over the feeling of discomfort and answered faster and faster.

The women looked at Qin Wen and praised him: "Xiao Wen has grown up and can do math and write now."

The laughter of the people around him made Qin Wen's face flush.

After a while, everyone's accounts were settled. One woman asked worriedly, "Aunt Qin San, you gave out so much money. Are you going to collect the vegetables tomorrow?"

Yun Zhenzhen thought about asking for help and nodded readily: "Yes, ladies, you can come to me to exchange any vegetables you find in the mountains for money."

After a pause, he continued, "It's still the same price."

The women were very satisfied with the price. The vegetables on the mountain were free, but they were a little hard to find. It wouldn't be a waste of time to let the boys at home go.

It's free money.

A group of people had smiles on their faces, but at this moment, a discordant voice came from the crowd.

Chen walked out from the crowd.

She saw today that her third sister-in-law went to the street to buy a lot of things. She must have made some money. She bought so much pork and stuff, and even had money to pay for them.

They earned at least three hundred coins in the past few days, which was almost as much as their quarterly income.

He earns so much, but only gives himself one cent for every two kilograms. That's too stingy.

Chen held her head high, chest puffed out, like a messenger of justice, and spoke loudly, "We were all children, going up the mountain to dig vegetables, working hard all day to only earn a few cents. Isn't the price you're giving me too much?"

As soon as Chen said this, the other women standing there also started to murmur. They originally thought it was pretty good, but after hearing what she said, they felt it made sense. Who would complain about having too much money?

Yun Zhenzhen curled her lips after hearing this, slowly stood up, looked at her and said: "Second sister-in-law is right..."

When Chen heard this, her face lit up with joy, but before she could say anything, Yun Zhenzhen followed up with the next sentence.

"Your child is indeed still young. It's too unsafe to go up the mountain. I didn't think it through properly." Yun Zhenzhen paced in the yard and then changed the subject: "Then I won't bother you guys with such dangerous things in the future. I'll go by myself."

As soon as these words were spoken, the women present exploded instantly, and even the way they looked at Chen became strange.

Two pounds of vegetables can be exchanged for one cent. The children in the family can dig at least four pounds a day, which means two cents. How can such free income be lost just like that?

"I think it's fair for the Shuze family. The children at home are not young anymore and can find something to do outside. Let him continue to go up the mountain."

"That's right, our children are not afraid of going up the mountain. If Shouren's children are afraid, then they shouldn't go."

"That's right."

Chen felt the unfriendly gazes around her, and her face turned pale and blue.

"Why don't you let my child go? That's not what I meant..."

Yun Zhenzhen looked at her with a playful expression: "Erdan is indeed young, and it's not safe for him to go up the mountain. I won't accept the food Erdan sends me in the future. I can't afford it if something happens."

Chen was furious, but she couldn't bear to part with the few coins, so she could only ask tentatively, "Da Ya is a grown-up girl now, you should accept what she brings."

"Yeah." Yun Zhenzhen nodded lightly.

The women who were surrounding her said some bland gossip before dispersing, pointing and talking at Chen on the way out.

Chen was furious, but helpless.

Old Mrs. Qin was busy cutting grass in the fields, and she was also chatting about family matters with the aunt passing by. She knew all the gossip in the village.

Naturally, Chen's nitpicking reached her ears.

This guy immediately put down his work and went home to beat up Chen.

"You're such a traitor! That's your sister-in-law, not only did you not help her, but you also interfered with her business. You're such a bad guy! How could the second brother marry someone like you?"

After saying that, he wanted to slap her, but he held himself back.

Chen felt very unfair. So what if it was my brother's wife? The money she earned was not spent on me.

Besides, I, Erdan, have put in a lot of effort for her, so I should have a share in her business.

Seeing that she refused to admit her mistake, Old Lady Qin knew that she was unwilling to admit defeat in her heart, and she almost got angry to the point of falling over again.

Just at this moment, Qin Wen walked in with a big bowl.

"Grandma, my stepmother asked me to bring you food."

Then he put a bowl of stewed pork ribs with beans on the table in the yard, turned around and ran away. There was a table full of delicious food waiting for him at home.

Chen's eyes lit up as she looked at the meat on the table, but Old Lady Qin's heart sank: "The third son's wife just bought this to eat as soon as she earned some money. How can she save any money?"

No, I have to go over and give her some advice. I can't let her spend money like this. There will be many other expenses for the children in the family in the future.

He casually poured a large bowl of pork ribs stewed with beans and the braised pork into the pot to keep it warm. When the family came back to eat, he went out without stopping.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to glare at Chen.

Chen didn't dare to speak. After a while, when she was sure that the old lady had gone far away, she straightened her back. While no one was at home, she took two pieces of ribs from the pot and stuffed them into her and Erdan's mouths.

"Eat it quickly, don't let your sisters see it."

Erdan obediently ate the meat in one bite, leaving only the bones. He ran to the back of the toilet, slowly sucked the soup inside, and finally chewed the bones into pieces and swallowed them into his stomach.

Qin Nan was also sucking on pork bones at home. The ribs stewed by his mother were so soft and tasty that he was reluctant to throw away even the bones.

The other hand reached into the bowl of braised pork and ate it with great relish.

White rice, pork ribs stewed with beans, and braised pork. This delicious meal made the usually gentle Yun Zhenzhen unable to help but eat it in big mouthfuls.

Fragrant!

It smells so good!

Just when the family was enjoying their meal, Old Lady Qin suddenly walked into the yard without anyone noticing.

Looking at the neatly kept yard with chickens and ducks raised and mushrooms dried, Old Mrs. Qin couldn't help nodding her head. Her third daughter-in-law had indeed changed.

But she took back what she had just said the next second. Old Mrs. Qin had good eyesight and saw the food on the table at once. She couldn't help but feel worried. It wasn't a festival, and it was really a waste of time to eat such good food.

Then he strode into the house, white rice, stewed pork ribs, shiny pork belly...

Every time Old Lady Qin saw something, she calculated the price in her mind. A meal would cost just a few dozen coins, and her heart was bleeding uncontrollably.