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

Half an hour later, the ox cart stopped on the main street of Liuye Town.

Yuzhou has twelve counties under its jurisdiction, and Fengning County is not the poorest among them, but it is not much better either.

“Here we are!”

With the old man's shout, everyone jumped out of the car, and Yun Zhenzhen also got out of the car carrying Qin Nan.

Today is the big market, and people from all over the town will come to the town to buy or sell. From meat and vegetables to candies and cakes, the variety is so great that it's dizzying.

Qin Nan looked around curiously, as this was her first time in the town.

Looking at the little sugar figures in the hands of the street vendor, Qin Nan's eyes lit up. He wanted to eat them but didn't dare to say it, so he could only swallow his saliva silently.

Yun Zhenzhen saw this and teased her deliberately: "Has our Xiaonan never eaten a sugar man? Sugar men melt in your mouth and are so sweet. Do you want to try one?"

Qin Nan's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something, and then he lowered his head.

Seeing this, Yun Zhenzhen tempted her: "If you want to eat, call me and I will buy it for you."

Qin Nan instantly raised his head, his eyes sparkling, and called out crisply, "Mom!"

"Hey!" Yun Zhenzhen said with a smile in her eyes: "Mom will buy Xiaonan a candy man to eat." After that, she took out a penny from her pocket and bought a small rabbit candy man. This was the last penny she had on her.

At the same time, I couldn't help but feel that children are easier to coax. If they were two older children, they would probably suspect that I had poisoned them.

Being a stepmother...is so hard!

After buying the candy man, Yun Zhenzhen carried Qin Nan around for a while. She hadn't been to the town for many years, so her memory was a little vague.

Shaking the backpack on his back, Qin Li found that he had picked at least five pounds of matsutake mushrooms. He would first sell them at the market. If he couldn't sell them, he would take them to a restaurant to try his luck.

In short, I must sell it today to get some money. I have nothing left at home and the children need to eat.

The market was bustling with people, and there were all kinds of stalls on both sides of the streets, selling candy figures, wild game, sweet potatoes, and even fresh wild vegetables. There were also people selling mushrooms along the way, but no matsutake mushrooms.

With an idea in mind, Yun Zhenzhen found an empty seat, placed Qin Nan next to her, and took out fresh matsutake mushrooms from her backpack.

He cleared his throat and then shouted loudly: "Selling matsutake mushrooms, delicious matsutake mushrooms, whether stir-fried or stewed in soup, I guarantee you will eat it and your mouth will be full of fragrance. Don't miss it if you pass by..."

Hearing Yun Zhenzhen's enthusiastic hawking, pedestrians not far away suddenly stopped and walked over. Seeing the fresh matsutake mushrooms on the ground, several people asked the price: "Little girl, how much is this matsutake mushroom?"

As Yun Zhenzhen walked along, she paid special attention to the prices on the street. Pork was fifteen cents per pound, and ordinary mushrooms were two cents per pound.

But that is normal. Nowadays, due to the severe drought, the mushroom production has been greatly reduced. Now it can be sold for four cents per pound, not to mention the least common matsutake.

"Fifteen cents a pound." Yun Zhenzhen asked for the price without blushing or beating her heart.

"It's too expensive! The price of meat is only fifteen cents per pound. Why are you selling mushrooms so expensive? I won't buy them, I won't buy them..." An old lady nearby curled her lips and walked away when she heard that it cost fifteen cents per pound.

The other people were about to leave when Yun Zhenzhen continued, "Pork is common, but the matsutake mushrooms in our deep mountains are not. They are white, tender, and thick, with a smooth and refreshing taste. They are incomparable to pork. You all seem to be wealthy, so it would be a pity to miss this delicacy."

Several people stopped and hesitated. Yes, they were tired of eating ordinary meals, otherwise they would not have come to the market to try their luck.

Few people know the taste of mushrooms. That freshness and flavor are unforgettable once you have tasted them.

Seeing this, Yun Zhenzhen quickly spoke again: "Buy one pound and get half a pound free. I have less than five pounds here in total. If you miss it, you won't have the chance anymore."

The more prosperous middle-aged man among them quickly asked for two kilograms, and the remaining person was also eager to try.

If you go to a restaurant to eat this wild matsutake, a plate will cost dozens of coins. It is something from the deep mountains and is very rare. You can buy a pound for a dozen coins and get half a pound for free. It is a good deal.

Yun Zhenzhen borrowed a beaming scale from the uncle next door with a smile on her face. As she weighed the weight, she said sweetly, "Uncle, it's three pounds and one ounce in total. I'll give you three pounds and give me thirty cents."

Buy one pound and get half a pound free, which also saves one or two cents. The middle-aged man smiled until his eyes narrowed into slits, and counted out thirty cents from his purse and handed it over.

"Okay!" Yun Zhenzhen took it quickly and put it in her pocket: "Take care, and welcome to visit next time~~~"

"What a great girl! She's so young and yet she brings her sister out to do business." The middle-aged man looked at Yun Zhenzhen with appreciation, picked her up in one hand, hummed a little tune, and disappeared into the crowd.

The remaining thin man couldn't help but say, "Little girl, this is the last bit you have. Sell it to me for ten cents."

"Fifteen cents is already very cheap. I still have two pounds left. You asked for ten cents, which is really a bargain. Buy one pound and get half a pound free is already the best discount."

"But these are what he left over, so sell them to me at a low price."

"Uncle." Yun Zhenzhen was a bit amused and confused. "I just grabbed a handful of them, without picking or selecting them. How can you say they are leftovers? You can see the quality here."

"You're quite good at bluffing." The uncle paused and said, "How about this, I'll spend fifteen cents and you give me the rest."

Yun Zhenzhen narrowed her eyes slightly. This man had a good plan. It was like giving him half a pound of meat for free. That was five cents, enough to buy a lot of things.

"You really know how to joke." After saying that, she went about tidying up her stall and ignored him.

Seeing that she didn't respond, the thin man felt embarrassed: "Hmph, I won't buy it. Whoever wants to buy it can buy it." After saying that, he turned and left.

He doesn't look like a poor person, so why does he like to take advantage of others so much? Yun Zhenzhen shook her head helplessly and then went to tease the cute Xiaonan beside her.

"Little girl." A beautiful woman in her early thirties walked slowly over and asked softly, "How much do you sell these mushrooms for?"

"Fifteen cents a pound, buy one pound and get half a pound free!" Yun Zhenzhen raised her trademark business smile. "Deep mountain matsutake mushrooms are naturally delicious, tender and smooth, and refreshing. Whether stir-fried or stewed in soup, they're full of flavor and will satisfy your taste buds."

"Oh, let me see." The woman picked up the mushroom stem and looked at it carefully. She nodded uncontrollably and said, "It's really fresh."

"If you're serious about it, Madam, I'll sell these two pounds of matsutake mushrooms for 18 cents." Yun Zhenzhen quickly struck while the iron was hot: "I'm closing my stall, so I'll give you a better deal. No one else is offering this price."

The beautiful woman was also very moved when she heard this, and quickly took out her purse, counted out eighteen cents and handed it to her.

Yun Zhenzhen received the money and couldn't stop smiling. She quickly packed the matsutake mushrooms and handed them to the woman: "Thank you for your patronage."

Yun Zhenzhen excitedly shook the copper coins in her pocket. The heavy feeling made her feel at ease. Now she had 48 cents on her, which could last her a few days if she bought some rice and flour.

The first thing I wanted to do after getting the money was to eat meat, so I went straight to the meat stall and bought a pound of pork belly. I also spent another penny to buy two meatless bones so that I could take them home to make soup. This cost me sixteen pennies.

I ran to the grocery store and bought soy sauce, soybean oil, coarse salt and other seasonings, spending a total of eight cents.

Then we went straight to the grain store. On both sides were sacks full of rice and flour. The price of each grain was marked. Rice was seven cents per pound, white flour was five cents, and coarse flour was only two cents.

I really don't want to eat brown rice. It makes my teeth ache and my throat hurt. But when I think about so many mouths to feed at home, and a pound of rice is consumed in two meals, I have to succumb to reality.

I gritted my teeth and bought a pound of rice, a pound of white flour, and three pounds of coarse flour. Just like that, the wallet in my pocket quickly deflated.

When Yun Zhenzhen came out of the grain store, she only had a pitiful six coins left in her pocket. She hadn't even warmed up the money yet. She couldn't help but scream inwardly, "I still have to make money! I have to make money!"

Yun Zhenzhen was carrying a large basket of food and was about to go home with little Qin Nan by her hand. When she passed by the bun stall, she realized that she was starving.

A meat bun costs one cent, and it is filled with pork and wild vegetables; a vegetable bun costs two cents, and it is filled with wild vegetables; steamed buns are cheap, and you can buy three for one cent.

Yun Zhenzhen decisively bought two meat buns and gave one to Xiaonan.

You greedy girl, you can make others suffer but not yourself. Isn't the purpose of making money to be spent?

While waiting for the ox cart, I saw mung bean cakes and small candies sold on the street. Thinking of my two little ones at home, I spent another two cents to buy some. Now, only the last two cents are left.