Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Zhang Xiuhua withdrew the money from her passbook and started looking for an apartment after arriving in the capital.

What she didn't expect was that a year later, the house price had risen again. A three-story house that used to cost 40,000 yuan now costs 50,000 yuan.

Zhang Xiuhua had just helped Zhuzhu buy a house when she learned from Youcai that his master had taught him the recipe.

"Have you agreed to marry Zhenzhen?" Zhang Xiuhua frowned instinctively.

Youcai shook his head, "No! I accepted your proposal and have a child inherit the Zheng family's legacy in the future. The master agreed to teach me new dishes. He also asked the other disciples to withdraw."

Zhang Xiuhua looked at him in surprise, "Why did everyone else quit?"

"He said that the Zheng family recipe has only one successor. That's me." Youcai raised his eyebrows proudly, as proud as he could be.

Zhang Xiuhua patted him on the shoulder, "Good job! Then you have to perform well. Your master really likes you." She paused and asked, "What about Zhenzhen? Is she unhappy?"

When she mentioned Zhenzhen, the smile on Youcai's face disappeared. "The master asked her to choose between the second apprentice brother and the recipe. She chose the second apprentice brother."

Zhang Xiuhua didn't say that Zhenzhen was the wrong choice, because Youcai had mentioned before that Zhenzhen had no talent in cooking, but instead liked to solicit business and was a good businessperson.

Everyone is good at different things, like Jidong can research and build airplanes and do business, but he is a loser at skiing.

"You should study hard. Zhenzhen has chosen the second junior brother, you should respect her choice." Zhang Xiuhua really liked Gao Lixuan in her previous life. At that time, she was young and deeply infatuated with him. She married him and had children. At that time, she knew that Gao Lixuan looked down on rural people, but she thought that as long as she treated him well, he would live with her in peace sooner or later. But she was wrong. In marriage, the economic foundation is the first, which is actually the emotion. The emotion that was not deep at the beginning will sooner or later wear out. After rebirth, she took emotional matters very lightly.

Take Li Jianguo for example. They were just hooking up at first. After a long time together, they developed feelings for each other. But it's not like they love each other to death. Their relationship is a bit like that of an old married couple. They can grow old together. If he gets sick, she can take care of him. Conversely, if she gets sick, he can also take care of her. For her, this is enough, and she doesn't ask for much.

Youcai nodded, "I know. I didn't get involved in their affairs."

**

In early October, the village began to harvest autumn vegetables. Zhang Xiuhua's family had an amazing yield of cabbage from the field.

This cabbage is not only big, but also very firm, with juicy leaves. It tastes lightly sweet.

A family in the village who follows the lead in growing cabbages plans to open up a piece of land to grow vegetables next year.

There is a ready-made vegetable wholesale company in the village, so there is no need to worry about not being able to sell the vegetables grown.

However, Xu Chunying was worried that all the vegetables would be difficult to sell if they were all grown the same.

Zhang Xiuhua, however, doesn't think there is anything to worry about. "Radishes and cabbages are not afraid of bumps, and they are cheap, so ordinary people can afford them. If we can't sell them in our county, we can transport them to the next county."

Xu Chunying nodded, "Do you have any other seeds?"

"Yes, but I'm not sure it can be grown here." The seeds Zhang Xiuhua bought before were suitable for planting in the south. But the weather in the north was too cold, and she was worried that she could only grow one crop of vegetables, which would delay the second crop.

Xu Chunying said, "Then buy some for me, and I'll try growing some first."

Zhang Xiuhua thought for a moment and said, "Unless we build a greenhouse, we can ensure that the vegetables will not freeze to death."

Xu Chunying was a little hesitant. Greenhouse vegetables can guarantee the yield, but the price of greenhouses is also expensive. The villagers knew that Xiangxiang's family made money by growing black fungus. Didn't they want to build a greenhouse? It's not that they didn't want to, but the greenhouse was too expensive. They had limited money and didn't want to take risks, so no one followed Xiangxiang's example.

If they really want to build a greenhouse, why don't they grow wood ear mushrooms instead of taking the risk of growing vegetables?

Seeing that she did not agree, Zhang Xiuhua gave up.

**

Youcai keeps his word and arranges his time in a thoughtful and detailed manner. In addition to attending classes, he usually goes to his master's restaurant to help out and learn how to cook. When he has time, he also goes to his barbecue restaurant to check the accounts. His days are fulfilling and busy.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year and the university was on vacation. He packed his luggage and left his bedding in the rental house. He took some expensive ingredients and planned to go home and cook for his younger brothers and sisters.

Jidong also had his day off, and the two of them went home together.

Zhang Xiuhua was still at work and had not taken a holiday. The other children were preparing for their final exams, so they helped Li Jianguo deal with the foxes and raccoon dogs.

They were bought at the beginning of the year. After a year of feeding, the foxes and raccoon dogs have grown up and it is time to skin them.

Li Jianguo is an old hand and does not need help from others, but the weather is cold and his hands and feet are frozen. There is no kang in the orchard to warm himself, so he can only process twenty chickens a day.

Only after Jidong and Youcai came to help did the process go faster.

"Dad, when are you going to sell it?"

Li Jianguo smiled and said, "I have already contacted the buyer. Ergou is helping to sell it. Each fox fur can be sold for fifty yuan, and the raccoon fur is a little cheaper, twenty-five yuan."

Youcai exclaimed, "Dad, how many do you have?"

"Three hundred foxes and three hundred raccoon dogs," Li Jianguo said calmly, "but raccoon dogs are easier to feed than foxes, and they don't smell as good."

"Are you going to sell all these foxes and raccoon dogs?"

"No, we need to keep some foxes to give birth. We must ensure that each fox gives birth to five cubs, otherwise we will have to buy more cubs next year, and we will lose money." Li Jianguo talked about the knowledge of raising foxes, "We can't tell the villagers about making money, otherwise they will be jealous. Everyone is having a hard time this year."

This year, no one went out to work, and they relied on the harvest from the fields, so their income was limited. If they knew that his family made a lot of money by raising foxes, they would definitely be jealous.

Youcai nodded, "I know, keep a low profile when you make money. Aunt Zhang always reminds me of this. I think you should tell Ergou that he is so flamboyant, don't let this matter out later."

"Don't worry, I've already reminded them." Li Jianguo told them not to worry.

Jidong was a little curious, "If I sell a piece of leather for fifty, how much can I earn?"

"Except for the money for the cubs, there is also the money for the feed, so the profit is almost half and half." Li Jianguo sighed, "It is still profitable at the beginning, but if there are too many people, then there will be no profit."

Jidong agreed, "It's just like a chicken farm. There are so many chicken farms in our county, how can they digest so many eggs?"

Their county is on the border and has a small population. If it were Harbin, it would be different and it would definitely be sold.

"Dad, what should we do with this fox meat? It's a shame to throw it away." Youcai didn't want to waste it, but he couldn't think of a good solution.

"I'll give it to the villagers and let them roast it and eat it."

Youcai was a little uncomfortable with it, "It smells a bit strong."

"It's meat after all. It tastes better than sweet potatoes." Li Jianguo thought the taste was not a problem, as pig offal doesn't smell any worse than this. The villagers still enjoyed the meal.

Youcai suggested, "Adding some seasoning can cover up the smell."

Jidong thought this idea was unreliable. "The seasoning is so expensive. How can they afford it?"

This is true. The spices that can cover the smell are all shipped from the south and are not cheap. The villagers may not be willing to buy them.

The two of them helped here and were busy until after four in the afternoon. Their feet were so cold that they were cold. Li Jianguo was afraid that they would catch a cold, so he asked them to go home and rest and come back tomorrow.

Jidong and Youcai took the fox fur home. The skin had to be peeled off and dried to remove the smell.

They carried the skins home, put them in a bucket in the grocery room, and covered them up to deal with them tomorrow.

Before the two of them came out, Zhuzhu called out from outside, "Brother Youcai, Brother Guoxiang is here to see you."

Guoxiang's signature loud voice rang out from outside, "You have talent! You have talent!"

There was excitement in the voice.

Youcai hurried out of the house and looked at Guoxiang in a fox fur coat. He was stunned for several seconds. What kind of style was this?

"Why do you have such long hair? You look like a street urchin. Didn't your parents say anything to you?" Youcai touched his long hair that reached his ears. If he was given a hair tie, he could have tied a pigtail.

Guoxiang stroked his long hair and said, "What do you know? This is the most fashionable hairstyle in Pengcheng. Many people have this hairstyle. You are out of date!"

He even brought up English. Youcai went up to him, grabbed his neck, and shouted angrily, "Speak human language!"

Guoxiang couldn't bear it anymore and begged for mercy.

After Youcai let go, Guoxiang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Not bad, you've lost a lot of weight. School must be hard, right?"

After he said that, he took out a cigarette and a lighter from his pocket and lit up the cigarette in a cool way.

Youcai unconsciously stepped back. How could he learn to smoke at this age? This...