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

Under the big tree.

Yun Zhenzhen stood in front of the children, with two little kids following behind her.

"Miss Chen, we just saw it. It was that young man who was harassing you. I didn't expect you to be so resentful and not tell us."

Yun Zhenzhen continued, "I know our boss likes you, and you like our boss too. Why don't we pick an auspicious day these few days and go to your house to settle this matter? After you get engaged, that guy won't dare to cause trouble again."

"If he harassed a woman who was engaged, even if that man was the county magistrate's son, we would still be in the right. What do you think?"

Hearing this, a glimmer of hope immediately appeared on Qin Li's face.

Yes, why didn’t I think of it? Bu Ya and I love each other, and as long as the marriage is settled, we don’t have to worry about being harassed by others anymore.

When Chen Buya heard about the engagement, she panicked and said anxiously, "You're a bit hasty, right? I'm still young and want to spend more time with my parents. I don't want to get married now."

"It's okay." Yun Zhenzhen said with a smile: "Let's settle down first and don't rush into getting married. Besides, our two villages are not far apart, and there are many girls from Chenjia Village who can keep you company. When you miss your parents, go back more often to visit them."

"I've already thought about it. When you marry me, the three of us will sleep in the same room. It will be so intimate and warm in the winter..."

Chen Buya's eyes widened involuntarily: "Sleeping in the same room? Which three of us?"

"Of course it's Xiaonan, me, and you, three of us." Yun Zhenzhen said as a matter of course.

Chen Buya: “…”

Not only are the conditions in the village bad, but after getting married, I have to sleep in the same room with my mother-in-law and sister-in-law. I must be crazy. Fortunately, I met Mr. Ding, otherwise I would be trapped in this broken village for the rest of my life.

Chen Buya's face became increasingly stiff, as if she had made some kind of decision. She looked up at them with a righteous expression on her face.

"Aunt, I think you misunderstood. I never said I wanted to marry into your family. I have always regarded Qin Li as my brother and have no other thoughts. I don't know how he told you about our relationship and how you misunderstood that I liked him."

Yun Zhenzhen curled the corners of her mouth and breathed a sigh of relief. This girl finally spoke the truth.

She glanced at Qin Li standing beside her and saw that his eyes were wide open, his face full of disbelief.

What a fool! He refuses to give up until the very end.

Yun Zhenzhen continued, "Miss Chen, you really don't want to marry into our family? You only treat the eldest brother as your brother?"

"That's right, you misunderstood. I have never thought about marrying Qin Lige." Chen Buya nodded repeatedly, fearing that she would be involved in any way.

"That's easy." Yun Zhenzhen looked at her coldly. "Before, I thought you were my future daughter-in-law, so I let you borrow 150 coins from our family. Now that you say it was a misunderstanding, please return the money to us."

"After all, our relationship isn't good enough to lend out so much money all at once, right? So, what do you say? Pay it back now, or write an IOU?"

"What?" Chen Buya was stunned by the question. Why did they suddenly talk about borrowing money? She had already used the money to buy new clothes, so how could she have the money to pay back?

Besides, I borrowed the money and had no intention of paying it back.

"It seems that you don't have the money to pay back, Miss Chen." Yun Zhenzhen sneered, "In that case, I see that this hairpin in your hand is worth exactly one hundred coins. Use it as payment, and I won't ask you to pay back the rest."

What(???.???)????

This hairpin is worth at least two hundred coins. It is not as worthless as she said. Before Chen Buya could react, the hairpin in her hand was snatched away by her.

This won’t do. This was a gift from Master Ding to me, and I’ll have to bring it to see him next time. As he said this, he wanted to reach out and snatch it back.

"Don't move." Yun Zhenzhen raised her hand, and Qin Li quickly protected her.

When Chen Buya saw Qin Li, who had always taken good care of her, looking at her warily, tears welled up in her eyes.

If outsiders didn’t know what was going on, they would think someone had bullied her.

"If you don't want the people in your village and that young master to know what you did, then behave yourself." Yun Zhenzhen lost her patience when she saw that she was still pretending.

Chen Buya looked embarrassed. She knew she was in the wrong and didn't dare to stay here any longer, for fear that her aunt would bring up old matters and ask her for the things Qin Li had given her in the past. She could only run back to Chenjia Village in shame.

Her figure quickly disappeared from sight.

After completely disappearing from view, Yun Zhenzhen looked at the children. They were not surprised by her toughness.

Well, if it were my original self, I would have pulled his hair and slapped him in the face. My momentum is still a little weak.

She looked at Qin Li, who was standing silently beside her, with a miserable look on his face.

I've already broken up before I even fell in love.

It doesn’t matter, just say goodbye, the next one will be better.

She calmly changed the subject, "Boss, remember to go to the mountain to pick some cockleburs tomorrow, and bring back any other herbs you know. They can be dried and kept for later use."

"Okay." Qin Li said weakly.

As the sun grew higher and higher, the family hurried home.

As soon as Qin Li got home, he carried two baskets on his back and went to the mountain. Qin Wen went to the backyard to fertilize the vegetable garden. In a few days, they would be able to eat fresh vegetables grown by themselves.

In the yard, a group of fluffy chicks had just been released from the chicken coop.

The injured Xiaoshan's wound gradually healed.

Under the guidance of Qin Nan, Dashan and Xiaoshan, the chicks were led to the backyard to dig for food and walk around, and from time to time they could pull out a small earthworm for a snack.

Dashan relied on his big size and ran around from time to time, sending the chicks flying everywhere.

From time to time, the sounds of "chirp chirp" and "woof woof woof" could be heard in the yard, instantly adding vitality to the originally quiet yard.

An hour later.

After Qin Li brought back two full baskets of wild vegetables, he was about to continue up the mountain, but was stopped by Yun Zhenzhen.

"Don't go up the mountain. Dinner will be served soon. If you have some free time, make some bricks for the family. Your brother can't handle it all by himself."

Qin Li nodded, and was also calculating in his mind how many adobe bricks he would need.

While they were busy, Old Lady Qin also came over.

As I walked into the yard, I immediately saw two brothers making adobe bricks, and the small Qin Nan was helping them beside them.

The yard was full of mountain products drying in the sun, including mushrooms, wild vegetables and some herbs she didn't recognize.

Even the two dogs in the house were busy helping to keep the chicks from running around.

She was worried that her third daughter-in-law was not responsible and could not manage the housework well, but she didn't expect that she was underestimated.

Yun Zhenzhen also saw the old lady in the yard and quickly pulled her over to have a meal together.

After meal.

Old Mrs. Qin felt a little guilty.

Life was already difficult for an orphan and a widow, and yet they came to eat someone else's meal, so they hurried to help clean up the dishes, and several people couldn't stop them.