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

After dinner, Qin Wen took the initiative to clear the table. The eldest brother carried a hoe and went to the field to check on the wheat. The potato seedlings in the field had already sprouted new leaves, and the field was full of vitality.

Yun Zhenzhen carried a large pot of sweet water and walked towards the Qin family's land.

The sun was setting in the west, making everyone feel lazy. The winding fields were densely packed with farmers, all of whom were busy working under the scorching sun. A figure walking in the distance attracted everyone's attention.

Chen was standing in the field with her face all dirty. Seeing Yun Zhenzhen with a clean face, she felt even more uncomfortable. Why didn't she have to work in the field?

Thinking of this, Chen simply sat down on the ground and took it easy.

When Old Lady Qin saw her walking towards her, she quickly stood up.

"Old Third Wife, why are you in the fields?"

Yun Zhenzhen took out the bowls, poured several large bowls of sugar water, and invited everyone in the old house to come over and rest.

Erdan was the most active. He ran over and drank a big bowl quickly.

"Grandma, this is sugar water, it's so sweet." Erdan shouted to them in surprise.

The rest of the people in the old house also came over and drank one bowl after another. The moment the sugar water entered their stomachs, they felt full of strength.

"My dear third daughter-in-law, this sweet soup is so precious. You can just sell it for money. It would be a waste if you gave it to us to drink."

Old Mrs. Qin drank the sweet syrup, not wanting to waste a single drop. Her body felt comfortable, but her heart ached.

This stuff costs dozens of coins per pound, which is not something a farmer like us can afford.

"Mom." Yun Zhenzhen took over with a smile: "If I don't bring you some water to quench your thirst, how can I have the nerve to ask my elder and second brothers to come to my house to help?"

Only after hearing this did Old Lady Qin breathe a sigh of relief.

"If you need help, just let me know. Don't give me such precious things anymore."

Qin Shouren, who was standing by, immediately stood up and said, "Third sister-in-law, if you have any problem, just tell me. I promise to take care of it for you."

Qin Shouyi also said: "That's right, count me in too, don't be polite with second brother."

Seeing this, Yun Zhenzhen smiled and said, "Everyone knows that my family has been doing business recently. Now that the season for vegetables is almost over, I am preparing to make one last batch. I don't have enough manpower at home, so I want everyone to help..."

"Go ahead." Before Old Lady Qin finished listening, she chased the two boys away: "There's only a little work left in the fields. We can finish it before dinner. Don't worry about it. Go and help the third son's wife."

Upon hearing this, the two men put down their hoes and followed him.

When Chen heard this, she wanted to grab her husband immediately. It was not right to finish the work in the fields, but he ran to help someone else's house. How could it be so embarrassing?

But the old lady had made the decision, so she didn't dare to show off and could only hold her anger in.

In the yard, Qin Li was cleaning the vegetables that had accumulated over the past few days. When the villagers heard that the vegetables would not be harvested in a few days, they hurriedly sent all the vegetables from their homes over.

There were several hundred kilograms of vegetable roots, and Yun Zhenzhen assigned tasks to everyone, including washing, cutting, grinding, and boiling, step by step in an orderly manner.

The two brothers Qin Shouren and Qin Shouyi took turns grinding the mill. They thought that their third brother's wife would just sell the vegetables directly, but they didn't expect there would be so many complicated processes.

No wonder she can make money. If it were me, I would never have thought that I could do this.

"Big Brother, if you get tired of pushing later, let Qin Li take over." Yun Zhenzhen watched them pushing vigorously and reminded them, "This grindstone is quite heavy, be careful not to hurt yourself."

"Don't worry, we have all done hard labor, so we still have some strength." Qin Shou** said casually.

"Sister-in-law." Qin Shouyi suddenly interrupted: "We'll work here for a few days. Will we get paid?"

Qin Shouren was stunned. He stopped pushing the millstone in his hand, walked over and slapped him on the head.

It was my mother who asked me to come here to help. Why are you asking for money for no reason? People who don’t know would think I’m here just for the money.

Qin Shouyi was slapped in the face, and squatted on the ground with a wronged look on his face, continuing to rub the vegetables. "Then your Erya can get paid for coming over to help. It's okay for two grown men like us to come and work and ask for help."

Yun Zhenzhen looked at the scene in front of her and spoke with a smile.

"Don't worry, second brother. I won't help you for free. Just like Aunt Zhao, how about I give you twenty cents a day?"

"Twenty cents?" Both of them were shocked. They had only earned twenty cents a day carrying heavy bags before, and they were exhausted.

Now I can earn twenty cents just by grinding the mill and washing vegetables here. It feels like a dream.

After the matter was settled, Yun Zhenzhen did not give too many instructions. They did not go into the kitchen, but followed Aunt Zhao outside to prepare the dishes. She did not worry about it being leaked. She would not have time to do this business next year, so she could just hand it over to Lao Zhai and take a share of the profits.

With the addition of two big men, the process was obviously much faster. It only took five days to produce the last batch. The vegetables on the mountain had been almost picked, so only 80 kilograms were produced in five days.

Yun Zhenzhen looked at the cleared yard and felt relieved. She paid the workers their wages very readily, one hundred coins per person, for a total of five hundred coins.

Qin Shouren and Qin Shouyi ran home quickly with a hundred coins in their pockets, and they were still a little dazed when they got home.

Especially Qin Shouren, his original intention was just to listen to his mother and go over to help for a few days, after all, they were his own nephews. But he never expected that he would get a hundred coins after only working for a few days.

As soon as the two of them reached the door of their home, they couldn't wait to shout into the house.

"Mom, mom, we're back."

Old Mrs. Qin was just about to get up and cook dinner when she heard the screams of her two little brats.

When the gate was opened, someone slapped him in the face.

"You little brat, why are you yelling? You're not a child anymore. You're already a father, can't you be more steady?"

Qin Shouren quickly took out the copper coins from his pocket and handed them to Old Lady Qin: "Mother, the wages my sister-in-law gave me are a full one hundred coins, enough for our family to eat for a month or two."

Qin Shouyi also quickly took it out and handed it over: "That's right, the work is also easy, much better than carrying heavy bags outside."

Old Lady Qin also took the money with a look of surprise: "I went to help, why are you giving me so much money?"

Having said that, his hands did not stop moving. Since the third son's wife had given it to him, he would keep it.

Then each of them counted out sixty coins and kept the rest for themselves as private money.

While counting the money, he reminded me: "I'll take a day off tomorrow. I just have some extra money. Take the money and go to town to buy some daily necessities. We're out of rice and flour at home, so you can buy whatever you want."

As he said this, he counted out twenty coins and handed them to them.

The old house has a large population base, and even if they eat frugally, they still consume a lot of food every day. Now it’s not even the autumn harvest yet, but the family has run out of food.

Ugh.

After the old lady finished her instructions, Chen hurriedly dragged Qin Shouyi into the inner room.