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

This girl's surname is Chen. I heard from Awen that this girl is not from his village. Could she be sent by the neighboring Chenjia Village to gather information?

Recently, many people from Chenjia Village have been found coming to the mountain to dig up the Chinese cabbage. Mangshan is located between the two villages, but the Chinese cabbage is on the Qinjia Village side. If they come here to dig up the Chinese cabbage, they have to cross most of the mountain.

She cleared her throat and said, "Boss, please ask the girl to come inside and sit down. Don't just stand outside."

"No... no need, auntie." Chen Buya waved her hands repeatedly: "I'm here for nothing important, I just came here to... just..."

She stammered for a long time without being able to utter a complete sentence, and stood there weakly.

Qin Li couldn't bear to watch any longer: "Bu Ya, please speak kindly. Don't be afraid. My mother is very gentle."

Yun Zhenzhen's mouth twitched. This brat was quite good at comforting people. It had only been a short time, but he had already forgotten how he had beaten people before.

Then he looked at her coldly. This girl didn't want to say what she wanted to say nicely, but had to act as if she was making things difficult for her. She didn't seem as innocent as she appeared.

On the other hand, Qin Li's heart and eyes were full of thoughts about her.

Yun Zhenzhen had no choice but to take a step closer and spoke as gently as possible: "Chen girl, if you have something to say, just tell me. As long as your aunt can help you, just tell me."

After hearing this, Chen Buya slowly spoke, "Aunt Qin, I want to... I want to borrow another two hundred coins from you. Is that okay with you?"

Hearing this, Qin Li looked at her in surprise, and the next second, he looked at Yun Zhenzhen.

She had a calm expression on her face and gently asked, "It's not that I don't want to lend you money, but you know how difficult it is this year. Every family is having a hard time. Besides, you just took out a hundred coins yesterday, and now you're asking for two hundred coins today. I'm afraid I can't give you that much."

The next second, his eyes turned to Qin Li.

"Boss, do you think I should borrow it?"

Qin Li was about to shake his head. He knew that the family's money was earned by the whole family working hard from dawn to dusk. His mother worked the hardest and he did not have much control over it. But when he saw Chen Buya's tearful face, he could not say no.

Standing between the two of them, he seemed at a loss.

Yun Zhenzhen sighed helplessly. It seemed like this boy really liked this girl.

I could only continue to speak: "Chen girl, our family also needs to eat, so I can't lend you too much. I can only lend you another fifty cents."

After hearing this, Chen Buya's face didn't show much joy. She lowered her head and continued, "Thank you very much, Auntie."

Yun Zhenzhen gave the key to the boss and asked him to go to the inner room to get the copper coins, while she continued to stand outside.

Qin Li scratched his head, but still went into the house obediently.

After he left, Yun Zhenzhen took a step forward and said earnestly, "Chen girl, I know you're a good girl. My eldest brother is a bit dull and not very caring. Please don't bother with him."

Chen Buya raised her head and looked at her straight in the face: "Don't worry, Auntie, I will definitely not hold it against Qin Lige. I will definitely always tolerate him."

Yun Zhenzhen was stunned. This girl was young after all and couldn't keep secrets. She just said a few words about her boss and she agreed with him. This showed that she disliked Qin Li from the bottom of her heart.

And with the thank you just now, this girl was obviously a little dissatisfied. She had lent out so much money in two days, but all she got in return was complaints.

The old saying is true: help in emergencies but not in poverty.

The boss must have some affection for this girl, otherwise he wouldn't be so generous to her.

After I finish my work, I can only ask more about this girl myself.

With a thousand thoughts in her mind, Yun Zhenzhen carried the backpack and pulled Xiao Nan towards the village entrance.

Chen Buya looked at her receding back and carefully pulled Qin Li's sleeve.

"Brother Qin Li, does your stepmother dislike me?"

"No." Qin Li said excitedly, waving his hands repeatedly: "My mother is fine now. She is gentle and capable. She will never be like before. Don't worry."

Reassured? How could he feel at ease? He had just witnessed that she was not as stupid as she had been told. Instead, every word she said was filled with probing thoughts.

No.

I can't lose to this stupid woman.

Then she looked at him with tears in her eyes: "But she is not willing to lend me even a hundred coins. If I was not really in trouble, why would I be so humble as to ask you to borrow money?"

Qin Li's face was full of confusion, and he could only say: "My mother is a very good person, she would not dislike you."

"But she knows you like me, and I'm considered a future member of your family. Aren't you the one who contributes the most to the family's finances? Why should she be in your hands? Besides, she's just the right age. After all, she's not your biological mother, so it's possible for her to remarry..."

Chen Buya's voice became lower and lower because he found that Qin Li's face was frighteningly dark at the moment.

I quickly explained, "I didn't mean any other thing. I was just worried that you were too naive and might get cheated. After all, you saved every penny of our family's money, and it must have been very difficult."

Chen Buya heard from others that their family was doing business. Thinking that Qin Li was the only labor force in the family, she mistakenly believed that all the money was earned by him.

"I'm only thinking of you for your own good..."

"All right."

Qin Li interrupted her impatiently, his mind full of what she had just said about remarrying. It didn't matter whether there was money or not, it was all earned by his mother anyway, and he would have no objection even if she took it all. But when it came to remarrying, would she really abandon us?

Now his mind was filled with these two words, and he no longer looked at Chen Buya with the gentleness he used to have.

"You go back first. Be careful on the road. I still have work to do in the fields, so I won't see you off."

"Brother Qin Li..."

Chen Buya was about to say something, but all she saw was his back.

Qin Wen was passing by with a basket of firewood on his back. He had just turned the corner and heard every word they said.

This woman is no simple matter. I must tell her as soon as my mother comes back.

Qin Wen hurried into the house and closed the gate before he could put down his backpack.

Chen Buya stared at the closed door with a grim face.

She didn't expect that Qin Yun meant so much to him that he was willing to show displeasure to her. You know, he had never said a harsh word to her before.

Thinking that he still needed his help, he forced his expression to soften, put on a forced smile and shouted twice into the room.

"Brother Qin Li, Brother Xiao Wen, I'm leaving first."

"..."

There was silence inside the door.

After confirming that the person outside the door had left, Qin Wen ran to the kitchen to put down the firewood.