Oh my god, I became the vicious stepmother of four villains

"No need. Tomorrow your uncle will chop the firewood and deliver it directly to my house. We need three carts of firewood. This is the money for your uncle." Xia Yingying took out a hundred copper coins from her purse and handed them to Mao Wa. A small worker in the town was paid fifty copper coins a day, which included the cost of the truck and the transportation fee. One hundred copper coins was enough.

Mao Wa shook his head: "Aunt, when I came here, grandma told me that I couldn't take your money. You have already given us a lot of meat."

"I gave you meat last time because your father and grandfather helped me kill pigs and pull pigs. If I let your uncle help me pull firewood for nothing, then everyone in the village will go to your uncle in the future, and your uncle will be very busy."

Mao Wa's mind was slightly moved, and while he was still in a daze, Xia Yingying had already put the money in Mao Wa's hand.

"Go back quickly, your grandma must be waiting anxiously."

Mao Wa then left hesitantly.

When Xia Yingying went back to her room to wash up, Lu Haojie brought her footbath water as usual. She had gotten used to it. There was no entertainment in the village, so all she could do was go to bed early.

Xia Yingying got up early in the morning and made a few egg pancakes, sprinkled chopped green onions inside the pancakes, which were fragrant and appetizing. Everyone had a big pancake and ate happily, but Lu Yuwei only ate half of it.

After breakfast, Xia Yingying told Song Ruyi, "Mom, I'm going to the mountain to pick wild fruits today. Someone will come to deliver firewood later. I'll pay them. Remember to open the door."

The last time Wang Dachui broke into the house and stole something, it caused a lot of psychological trauma to the people at home.

Xia Yingying was afraid that Song Ruyi would not open the door when Niu Dalang came to deliver firewood, so she gave special instructions.

"okay."

"Stepmother, I'll go with you."

Lu Yuwei raised her hand weakly. She had picked ginseng in the mountains last time and made a lot of money from it. Maybe she would have the same good luck this time.

"I'm going too, stepmother."

"I'll go as well."

Lu Haoran and Lu Haojie also responded.

Now, Xia Yingying was in a dilemma. She was going to pick wild fruits and vegetables, and it wouldn't matter if she brought three children with her.

"Stepmother, I will help you pick big and sweet wild fruits." Lu Haojie volunteered to promote himself.

He didn't know what wild fruits he could pick, and had never been to the mountains. The task of picking wild vegetables and fruits was contracted out to his eldest brother and second sister. He only needed to do some simple housework and take care of his younger sister at home.

Although he couldn't do anything, it couldn't stop him from following his stepmother to the mountains.

The stepmother can cook a lot of delicious food, and he wants to hold her legs tightly to please her.

"Stepmother, I will help you pick wild vegetables." Seeing Lu Haojie say this, Lu Yuwei also said in a low voice.

Lu Haoran was silent. He could do both, but his sister-in-law took over his lines. He didn't know what to say. His stepmother wouldn't leave him alone just because he was useless.

"Okay, then let's go together." Xia Yingying agreed. There is strength in numbers, and they can find a lot of mountain products.

She will focus on her career in the future and will not go to the mountains in the short term. She is also worried about letting her children go up the mountain alone, so she just treats this as an autumn outing to relax.

But, haven’t these children always been afraid of her? Why did she have the illusion that she was being favored by others at this moment?

Maybe I had a dream yesterday and my mind is not clear.

Xia Yingying couldn't help but touch her head.

Xia Yingying carried a large backpack, Lu Haoran carried a small backpack, Lu Yuwei carried a large basket, and Lu Haojie carried a small basket. The family appeared in the village neatly, and many people in the village looked at them curiously.

"Oh, I heard that Xia Yingying, the black-hearted girl, has become a better person. I didn't believe it at first, but now I see them going to the mountain together and the kids have gained some weight. It seems to be true."

The women gathered together and talked about Xia Yingying's family. Xia Yingying didn't hear what they were saying, but Lu Haoran heard every word.

"Well, it seems that they have gained some weight. Before, they were all as thin as bamboo sticks."

"Yingying, why are you going to the mountain?"

“Picking wild fruits and vegetables.”

When a woman heard what Xia Yingying said, she couldn't help but discuss: "Xia Yingying is just stupid. She doesn't know how to pick wild fruits and vegetables. She can't even tell whether they are poisonous or not. I'm afraid she will get herself killed."

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Once we left the village, we heard no more discussions.

Lu Haoran couldn't help but look at Xia Yingying, who was walking in front wearing a bamboo hat and wiping the sweat from her head with her sleeves. Her face was beautiful and gentle, without the previous slovenliness and hostility. Judging from her behavior after waking up, she seemed to have really changed for the better.

As soon as Xia Yingying entered the forest, she told them not to run around. The children agreed. Xia Yingying went directly to the persimmon tree that she had marked last time, and asked Lu Yuwei and Lu Haojie to go to the place where they picked mushrooms.

The persimmon tree was full of fruits, obviously no one had picked them before. It had been many days since the last time people picked persimmons. The persimmons were riper than last time, and many ripe fruits had fallen to the ground.

No one eats these persimmons, and they will be eaten by birds if left alone.

She plans to make the harder persimmons into persimmon cakes, and the softer ones into persimmon jam to make pastries, as she feels that the taste of her pastries is too bland.

After Xia Yingying and Lu Haoran quickly picked all the persimmons, Lu Yuwei and Lu Haojie also picked all the mushrooms and put them in the basket. The basket was full of mushrooms. After picking the mushrooms, Lu Yuwei went to the place where she picked ginseng last time, but unfortunately she didn't find any other ginseng.

Xia Yingying and her three children came out empty-handed but returned with a full load.

A woman who was washing clothes by the well stared at the things in Xia Yingying's backpack and basket with her eyes wide open, she could not believe what she saw.

She had also picked mushrooms in the mountains, but only half a basket at most each time. She had never seen a wild persimmon tree before. Xia Yingying was really lucky.

Isn’t Xia Yingying a stupid person? How could she pick so many?

"Sister Yingying, where did you find this persimmon tree?" the woman couldn't help but ask.

Xia Yingying had already picked all the persimmons. She was not familiar with the woman. She did not know whether she would have to go to the mountain again in the future, so she was unwilling to tell her where the persimmons were. "I have been looking for them for a long time in the mountain. There are no fruits on the trees. They are next to a water melon tree. I do not know whose land they belong to. Auntie, do you want to eat persimmons? Come and take a few to try."

The woman said, "Then I'll take a few."

The woman took out several ripe wild persimmons and thanked him.

Xia Yingying returned home and took off the backpack. There was already a large pile of chopped firewood in the yard, which Xia Yingying's family used for a long time.

Song Ruyi saw Xia Yingying coming back and gave her twenty copper coins: "This was given to me by the woodcutter just now. I refused to take it, but he forced it on me."

Xia Yingying looked at the copper coin and took it: "I understand, mother."

"Yingying, do we need to make persimmons into dried persimmon cakes? Do we need to dry the mushrooms?"

The mushrooms I dried last time can be eaten for a long time, so let’s sell all of them. The ones that can’t be sold can be dried again.

"Mom, save the mushrooms and sell them at the market tomorrow, and make the persimmons into dried persimmon cakes."

"These overripe ones cannot be made into persimmon cakes, and you can't eat so many of them," Song Ruyi reminded.

"Yes, I understand, mother."

Lu Yurou has fallen asleep now. Song Ruyi and the three little ones are peeling persimmons together. Xia Yingying puts the mushrooms by the well to keep them fresh. She takes out some ripe persimmons and prepares to give some to Aunt Yang, Aunt Niu, and Du Shuili's families.

She had eaten their food, so she had to give it to others. She couldn't just take without giving. The so-called interpersonal relationship is that you give and I give, and the feelings are deep.

Lu Haoran took on this difficult task.