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

early morning.

Qinjia Village.

Yun Zhenzhen was busy making breakfast in the kitchen, and soon bursts of fragrance wafted out.

Qin Li and Qin Wen had just returned from the fields. They applied the medicine again today to ensure that the disease could be suppressed on a large scale.

Qin Nan was lying on the haystack in the yard playing, and letting the chickens out for a walk with two little black dogs.

After breakfast, Yun Zhenzhen knocked on the door of Aunt Zhao next door with a bunch of beans. The two of them sat together, picking beans and chatting.

"Sister Zhao, do you know Chen Boya from Chenjia Village next door?" Yun Zhenzhen asked seemingly unintentionally.

"I know him." Aunt Zhao put down the beans in her hand and recalled carefully: "He's the child of my eldest brother's cousin from my mother's side. He's quite handsome. Why are you asking about this suddenly?"

"I was just asking casually. It just so happens that the eldest son in the family has reached the age to get married." Yun Zhenzhen replied with a smile.

"Talking about marriage?" Aunt Zhao paused and said, "Then you don't need to ask her. The child has already been with a young man in the county. All our relatives know that they should be engaged soon."

"But in my opinion, your eldest son doesn't need to worry. He is handsome and capable. There are many good girls in the village who want to marry him. In my opinion, even the girls in the town are within his reach..." Aunt Zhao was still chattering, but Yun Zhenzhen was not listening.

The two sat and talked for a while, then she got up and went home.

Just got home.

Qin Li saw Yun Zhenzhen with a dark face and asked her with concern.

"Mom, what's wrong with you? You don't look well."

"I'm fine." Yun Zhenzhen said reluctantly, "Ali, I'll find you a girl later. Just stop hanging out with Chen Buya, okay?"

"What happened?" Qin Li looked confused.

"That girl is with someone else..." Yun Zhenzhen couldn't bring herself to say it, fearing to hurt the boy's feelings: "Anyway, she's not a good match, so you should avoid interacting with her in the future."

"Mom, things are not what you think." Qin Li said hesitantly.

Yun Zhenzhen was shocked. No, you know everything she did?

"Since she's with someone else, you should keep your distance from her, otherwise you'll be the one who gets hurt."

"That's not the case." Qin Li looked entangled. "Buya doesn't like that young man. He's the one who's been pestering Buya. She said she liked me, but out of consideration for her feelings, she couldn't say it too bluntly. You're mistaken..."

Yun Zhenzhen was almost drunk. Even words used to tease children could fool him.

Even the idiot in the village could see that Chen Buya was running a fish pond. Only he was a real idiot who could be fooled by such childish rhetoric.

Yun Zhenzhen didn't want to see him get too deeply involved, so she took him to Chenjia Village to find out.

Qin Wen and his sister also followed.

Just as they reached the village entrance and hadn't left yet, they heard Qin Wen exclaim, "Brother, look, isn't that Sister Bu Ya?"

Yun Zhenzhen followed his gaze and saw Chen Buya standing on the road. Beside him was a young man in a long robe. He looked noble and did not look like a villager. There was also a carriage next to him.

When Qin Li heard this, he looked very happy. Just as he was about to walk over, he saw the two of them getting along.

He was quick to react and wanted to walk over to say hello, but Yun Zhenzhen pulled him back.

"What are you doing over there?" Yun Zhenzhen frowned. "They're talking, it's not nice to disturb them."

It’s not that it’s really a bad thing, she just wants Qin Li to see what this girl is up to.

The mother and her children stopped at the door, and the big tree blocked their figures.

"Mr. Ding, just send me here, otherwise the villagers will laugh at me if they see me." Chen Buya spoke very gently, which made people feel itchy.

Mr. Ding smiled gracefully and handed over a silver hairpin.

"I'll do as you say. I won't give you anything. You can keep this hairpin as a token of our love. You must bring it with you next time we meet."

"Thank you, Mr. Ding." Chen Buya took the hairpin and lowered her head shyly, but a gleam of light flashed in her eyes.

Master Ding looked at her with a smile on his face, as if he was mesmerized.

After the two of them spoke separately, Qin Nan dared to speak loudly: "Isn't Sister Bu Ya our sister-in-law? Why is she with someone else and accepting such a beautiful hairpin?"

There was a big look of confusion on the little face.

If she hadn't been concerned about the boss's expression, Yun Zhenzhen would have wanted to give her a thumbs up. She was indeed her mother's little cotton-padded jacket.

Even if Qin Li was stunned for a while, he should have come to his senses. The scene just now kept flashing in his mind: the man's smile, the shyness on Bu Ya's face, and the silver hairpin in her hand that looked very valuable. He suddenly remembered the silver bracelet that his father gave to his mother as a token of love. It was a gift for marriage.

Didn't Bu Ya say that it was that man who was harassing her? But looking at her, it doesn't seem like that.

She had clearly said that she would marry him in the future, and in order to leave a good impression in front of his parents-in-law, he often went to her house to help with the housework. Unexpectedly...

"The carriage is gone." Qin Nan reported in real time.

Chen Buya was the only one left on the road, and he was about to head towards Chenjia Village.

"Buya."

Qin Li rushed out suddenly.

When Chen Buya heard the voice, she turned around and saw Qin Li walking towards her. She subconsciously looked in the direction where the carriage disappeared, but she couldn't see it. She breathed a sigh of relief and then raised her harmless smile.

"Brother Qin Li, when did you come? Are you here to see me?"

If he had seen this smile in the past, Qin Li would not have been able to speak coherently, but now, he was terrifyingly calm.

"I just arrived and saw you, so I came over to say hello."

"Really?" Hearing this, Chen Buya's smile became even brighter.

"How have you been recently? I hope that beast in the county isn't bothering you." Qin Li looked into her eyes and said word by word.

"How...how could it be? I haven't had any contact with him for a long time. Didn't I tell you all about it?" Chen Buya said without blushing or beating her heart.

Qin Li's heart sank completely.

He almost convinced himself that she had accepted the hairpin out of helplessness, and that they were definitely not what his mother said, but he didn't expect that she would lie to him directly.

"Sister Bu Ya, you are lying. I saw that young master just now." Qin Nan jumped out from behind her in a baby voice.

Yun Zhenzhen tried to pull her but failed, the little girl was too fast.

Chen Buya's face froze.

Why did so many people suddenly come out?