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

"Do you know why we have to help other villages grow potatoes?" Yun Zhenzhen looked at the people outside and said slowly, "After the autumn harvest, this year's harvest will definitely not be enough to last until next year. Our village can still support itself with potatoes, but what about other villages?"

"It's none of our business. Isn't it enough for you to just eat your fill?" the man expressed disdain.

But this time no one agreed with him. Instead, everyone lowered their heads and started thinking.

"It's none of your business? Everyone knows that the harvest in Yunding County is poor this year. If you were starving and someone came up to you eating steamed buns, what would you do?"

The surroundings became quiet and no one spoke.

How to do it?

Grab it!

I was almost starving to death, but I no longer cared about the law.

After Jing Yunzhenzhen gave this advice, the people around were suddenly shocked, but there were still some who didn't understand what they were saying.

"Don't we have patrols in our village? We can just be on guard every day."

"Can you defend against a group of people? Can you defend against people from dozens of villages?" Yun Zhenzhen continued, "Besides, if that really happens, the government will confiscate all the excess food we have and distribute it to the refugees."

"When the time comes, everyone in our village will have to eat wild vegetable soup as well."

Everyone understands now.

Aunt Zhao also sighed. She was a little unhappy when the village chief suddenly asked her husband to go out with him to look for potatoes today. But now she heard it, she was glad that she didn't stop him at that time.

Others had the same idea. It would be best if everyone could grow potatoes, otherwise they would be the ones who would suffer in the end.

A group of people surrounded Yun Zhenzhen and talked about this and that for a long time without stopping. It was not until it got dark that they said goodbye reluctantly.

After everyone had left, Qin Li's dinner was ready. The family gathered around the table. Dinner was the leftovers from lunch, paired with fresh potato rice. Each person had a big bowl, and it was so delicious.

When we were halfway through the meal, a timid voice came from outside the yard.

"Brother Qin Li, are you home?"

It was the voice of a little girl.

Qin Li quickly threw down the chopsticks in his hand, walked out and opened the door.

Yun Zhenzhen looked out curiously while holding the bowl. A young girl in light-colored patched clothes was standing outside the door. She had a small face and a pair of single eyelids, which made her look pitiful.

A small one, standing alone outside the door, looking forward to it.

Curiosity instantly flashed in her eyes, and she tugged at Qin Wen beside her: "Ah Wen, who is that girl? I've never seen her before."

Qin Wen, still chewing the rice crust in his mouth, stammered, "I've only seen her twice, and each time she came to see Big Brother."

"Is this our sister-in-law?" Qin Nan widened his eyes.

This girl has fair skin and a square figure, and she looks very nice.

Qin Li stood outside the door, looking calm and not showing any signs of embarrassment.

Yun Zhenzhen couldn't help but look at him with some admiration. Good boy, you are so determined.

I didn't expect him to be so decisive in this regard, so I stopped worrying and invited the children into the house to continue eating.

As she ate, Yun Zhenzhen frowned.

If these two are really in love, their family will have a new member soon.

But she was still a student in her previous life and had never been married, so she was puzzled as to what she should pay attention to in this regard.

Just as I was thinking about it, Qin Li walked into the room.

He scratched his head unconsciously and said in a troubled tone, "Mom, Bu Ya heard that our family made some money from business, so she came to borrow some coins."

Yun Zhenzhen said calmly, "How much do you want to borrow?"

Qin Li held up five fingers, then took back four: "One hundred coins."

One hundred wen is not a lot for their family now, but it depends on who it is given to.

After all, this girl has no relatives or friends in her family now, and it seems a bit inappropriate for her to ask to borrow so many copper coins.

It’s not that I can’t borrow it. One hundred coins can reveal a person’s character.

He then stood up and walked into the inner room, took out a string of copper coins from the box, and then locked it carefully.

Outside the yard, Bu Ya looked at the string of copper coins in front of her with some disappointment.

She clearly said she wanted to borrow five hundred coins. Why is Aunt Qin so stingy? Does she look down on her? What can she do with this little money?

"Bu Ya, take these for now, if you have more, there won't be any left." Qin Li said in a reserved manner.

The money in the family is the hard-earned money of their whole family, and it does not belong to them alone. If they give out two hundred coins at once, what kind of person will they be?

"Yeah, I understand." Bu Ya looked at him with tears in her eyes, but her voice was calm: "Brother Qin Li, it's getting late. I'll go home first."

"Okay, be careful on your way." Qin Li waved goodbye to her and closed the gate.

Yun Zhenzhen sat in the room after dinner feeling a little worried. Judging from the eldest brother's expression, the girl must want to borrow more than a hundred coins. She has a big appetite, and she doesn't know if she is easy to deal with.

She didn't want to deny a person because of this little thing. It was too one-sided. She wanted to get to know her better and examine her character.

Seeing the boss come in, Yun Zhenzhen was a little surprised: "He just left?"

"Yes." Qin Li replied.

"Aren't you going to see me off?"

"What are you sending her?" Qin Li asked with a puzzled look on his face, "She's going back to her own home. She knows the way."

Yun Zhenzhen held her forehead and smiled bitterly, what a blockhead.

......

The next morning, Yun Zhenzhen dragged her tired body and slowly got out of bed.

When the sun rose, Qin Li had already returned from weeding in the fields. Qin Wen went to the well and fetched four buckets of water until the large vat in the yard was full.

I scooped up a handful of cool spring water and splashed it on my face, and all the sleepiness disappeared immediately.

After breakfast, Yun Zhenzhen picked up Xiaonan and prepared to go to town. The food at home was almost gone, so she had to buy some other daily necessities.

Just as she was about to go out, she saw a person standing outside her house. Yun Zhenzhen thought she was seeing things, so she rubbed her eyes and looked again.

It's really her.

Qin Nan was the first to speak: "It's Sister Bu Ya."

Qin Li also heard the sound in the house and hurried out.

"Hello, Aunt Qin." Chen Buya said shyly, "I'm here to see Brother Qin Li."

"Okay, you guys chat first." Yun Zhenzhen said, pretending to casually walk to the side to tidy up the backpack.

But the ears drifted towards them.

"Brother Qin Li, what kind of business did your family do before? Do you need my help?" Chen Buya spoke in a coquettish voice with a little playfulness.

Even the wooden-headed Qin Li's ears turned red.

He is a very steady person on weekdays, but now he can't even speak clearly.

Yun Zhenzhen was originally listening to gossip leisurely, but when she suddenly heard her ask this, she became a lot more sober.