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

The moonlight at night is very bright, illuminating the earth with white light.

The family members in the old house were enjoying the cool breeze or doing laundry. Old Mrs. Qin sat in the yard, sifting beans and picking them out under the moonlight.

Even though he was busy, he still took the time to speak: "Your Third Aunt is too busy at home, and needs a helper. I can help out, it's not tiring. Who wants to go?"

Daya is the oldest girl in the old house. She is usually the one who goes for such things, so she habitually wanted to agree, but was stopped by her mother Chen.

Chen snorted in her heart. Her third brother's wife didn't think about her family when she was making money, but she remembered them when she needed to work.

The old lady is biased. She divided all three rooms and asked the children to work for free. Whoever wants to go can go. If they have that much time, they might as well go up the mountain to find a few pounds of vegetables to exchange for money.

What’s the use of her being so capable? Her son is not her biological son, and she is just making wedding dresses for others.

Thinking of this, Chen raised her head unconsciously. After all, she had a biological son.

"Grandma, I'll go." Erya from the first wife's house took the initiative to speak: "I'm just worried that if I don't do well, it will affect Third Aunt's business."

"No, your third aunt said I'll just be helping out." The old lady paused. "Just feed the chickens, clean the yard, and help wash the vegetables. Your third aunt said she'll give you five cents a day. I'll take three, and you can keep the rest."

"It's that simple?" Erya was a little bit unbelievable, her eyes widened: "I can get paid just for helping out."

On weekdays, if you go up the mountain to dig two pounds of vegetables, you can only get one penny. It is not easy to find two pounds. Sometimes you can only find a little over one pound after searching for half a day.

Can I get paid for helping out at Aunt San's house? I usually do all kinds of work at home, but I don't get paid.

Chen, standing by, was also incredulous. "There's still money to be taken?" Even though the old lady took the bulk of the money and confiscated it, there were still a few cents left. That would be dozens of cents a month.

My God! A child is richer than her, the second aunt.

No, Chen looked at Old Lady Qin with a shameless face: "Mom, my eldest daughter can do this job too. She is older and can help more efficiently..."

"Her second aunt, don't worry. My Erya is already a grown-up girl. It's no problem for her to help out. You don't have to worry about it." Jiang said with a smile.

After saying that, he put his hand on Erya's shoulder and glanced at Chen: "Erya, you must be obedient when you come to Third Aunt's house. Help as much as you can, okay?"

Arya immediately replied, "I know, Mom."

The matter was settled, and no matter how unwilling Chen was, she had no choice but to accept it.

After entering the house that night, Chen slapped Daya on the butt: "Silly girl, why didn't you go when you first found someone? If you had gone, wouldn't you have gotten two cents?"

Daya stood aside feeling aggrieved, not daring to speak.

She was planning to go, but her mother stopped her. Why is she blaming me? Daya didn't understand.

The September night still had some residual heat, and with the sound of insects, it seemed peaceful and beautiful.

The next morning, Yun Zhenzhen got up early. She was so tired from being busy for many days that her back and waist ached.

Qin Li also limped out of the house, and the two smiled at each other.

After breakfast, the family sat in the yard, and Qin Wen poured a full bowl of sweet water for everyone.

"We've hired someone to do the odd jobs around the house, and we also need to find a helper." Yun Zhenzhen took a sip of the sugar water and looked at the expressions of the children at home.

Several children's eyes lit up, thinking it was a good idea.

"I think it's possible." Qin Li said, "But who should I ask? You didn't mention this to grandma yesterday, so I guess you have some ideas."

"That's right. The skill of making sugar shouldn't be easily passed on to outsiders. There are many people in the old house who are gossipy and have bad intentions. Let's put it aside for now."

After that, the family fell into a rare silence.

"I do have a candidate."

"Who is it?" The three boys raised their heads at the same time.

"How is Aunt Zhao next door?" Yun Zhenzhen looked at them leisurely.

"Aunt Zhao has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. There's nothing wrong with her character."

"Indeed, he even secretly gave us food before."

"Then it's settled." Yun Zhenzhen looked at the three of them.

"We should be on guard against others. We should do the kitchen work ourselves. We can let her help with the mill and do the other work. It won't cost much."

The three little ones looked at Yun Zhenzhen's clear and logical analysis with admiration on their faces.

"Mom, how come you can think of everything?" Xiao Nan said in a baby voice.

"Just learn more and watch more." Yun Zhenzhen held her chin with both hands and said with a twist of her mouth: "Now I just need to ask Aunt Zhao if she is willing."

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"What? Helper?" Aunt Zhao quickly put down the work in her hands and sat opposite Yun Zhenzhen.

"Auntie, as you know, my family has been busy with some small business recently, so I thought if you have time, come to my house and help out."

"Twenty cents a day. I'll call you anytime. At least twenty days a month."

Aunt Zhao sat on the stool for a long time before she was overjoyed.

I was worried about the poor harvest of crops and wanted to find a way to earn money to supplement the family income. My family was barely able to make ends meet and there were so many mouths to feed.

"Okay, okay, that's great, you're from the Rule family. It's amazing that you still think of me."

Yun Zhenzhen pursed her lips and smiled, then said again, "But Aunt, you have to do me a favor and don't tell anyone about what you do in my house."

"Don't worry." Aunt Zhao patted her chest and assured: "I'm very tight-lipped. I guarantee that even my husband won't know about this."

After the matter was settled, Yun Zhenzhen said goodbye and went home. As soon as she entered the house, she felt a wave of fatigue. She had been seriously lacking sleep these days. When I have money, I will definitely sleep well every day.

The next delivery was still a long time away, so the family could take a day off. After dinner, they all went back to their rooms for a nap and soon fell into a deep sleep.

The autumn sun is not as hot as the summer sun, but it is still warm and makes the whole house warm.

When she got up, Yun Zhenzhen ran to the well to fetch two buckets of water to wash her face. On the way home, she inadvertently glanced at the horizon, and the scene she saw made her stunned for a moment.

Yun Zhenzhen stood there and looked carefully for a while, then hurriedly picked up the bucket and returned home.

There has been no rain this summer, the land is dry, but the nights are unusually cool. Why is there such a big temperature difference in the central region?

What's more, the leaves have started to fall and turn yellow before October. I haven't been up the mountain in the past few days and only noticed it just now. I always feel that something is wrong.

The cumulus clouds at night also looked extremely thick. It was hot during the day and cold at night, which was very abnormal.

I'm afraid life will be difficult this winter.