After transmigrating into a stepmother, I transformed my whole family to work on farming

Chapter 103 Forget it, I'm out of words

The five mothers came home barefoot with their legs covered in mud, and Liu Ji was dumbfounded.

"Did you bathe in the mud?" he asked in shock.

The sky has cleared up, and the field mud hanging on the calf has dried up, exuding a stench. The five mothers didn't realize it, but excitedly put the big wooden tub for bathing on the ground, scooping water one by one, and one by one. Lift the basket and pour it into the basin.

One after another, the plump field fish fell into the basin. The edge of the basin was a bit shallow and almost jumped out. Sanlang and Siniang became anxious and jumped in to hold them down. Water splashed all over their faces and they giggled.

Liu Ji saw the big basin full of fish and was happy, "Where did you catch the fish?"

Their family found it troublesome and did not buy fry and raise them in the fields.

Qin Yao scooped up water to wash the mud off her feet, and by the way washed the straw sandals of the four children covered in mud.
Da Lang and Er Lang excitedly told Dad that so-and-so's fish was washed down by the water, and they only wished that they didn't bring enough baskets, otherwise they could have picked up more.

A tank of water in the house couldn't clean the mother and son. Qin Yao made a big move, "Let's go get water from the well!"

The four children yelled and immediately threw the basket away. The wild boar rushed down the hillside with bare feet like a wild boar coming out of its cage.

There were also small ditches washed out by the rain on the road, which made a crackling sound when I stepped on them. It was crazy to play.

Liu Ji looked at Qin Yao helplessly, "You don't care, let them make such a fuss, what if you catch a cold?"

Qin Yao brought up her two specially made oversized buckets, looked up at the sun above her head, and said with a smile:
"With such a big sun, if you don't hurry up to play, the water will evaporate in a while."

There's no need to play with it once it's steamed dry, so naturally you have to seize it while it's still there.

As he said that, he asked Liu Ji if he wanted to have fun together, but the other party waved his hand violently, copying a lot of books, and grabbed the text, "It's an insult to the gentleman!"

Qin Yao cut him, happily stepped on the water with her bare feet, and shouted to the four little ones in front of her:

"The monster is coming to catch the child!"

The four children were so 'frightened' that they hurriedly turned their heads and saw her rushing towards the village, screaming "ahh".

The ground was already muddy, and after running like this, I couldn't wear my clothes at all.

At noon, Liu Ji quietly came to a hidden river bank with a large basin of clothes stained with mud. He was so angry that he wanted to bite the culprit Qin Yao to death.

What I said before was better than what I sang about washing my own clothes, but what happened?

After fetching water, Qin Yao packed a roll of his mother's five clothes and threw them into his arms.

Can he refuse?
Does he dare?
"Hey~, only women and villains are hard to raise"

Beeping and beeping on the mouth, the movements of the hands are very skillful.

After the heavy rain, the river is rushing and clear. When you look up, you can see mountains in the distance, green and majestic, and the clear sky is as beautiful as a picture.
Forget it, the words are poor, Liu Ji didn't embarrass himself at all, he lowered his head and continued to wash clothes.

At home, the courtyard door was knocked by a stranger.

Qin Yao came out and looked familiar, "Who are you?"

The visitor was leading a donkey. He was about thirty years old. He had a goatee and was wearing a green shirt. He could be distinguished from the farmers working in the fields at a glance.

He smiled at Qin Yao and introduced himself, "Ms. Qin, I, the day before yesterday Xiahe Village asked you about the shopkeeper Wu of the Water Mill, the rice shop in the town, do you remember?"

Qin Yao suddenly realized, "So it was you, did you plan to build a water mill?"

"Please come in quickly. You've had a hard time coming all the way. The rain just stopped this morning. Isn't it difficult to walk on the road?"

Qin Yao invited him to come in. Shopkeeper Wu saw that there was no man in the courtyard, so he sat in the courtyard without entering the main room with Qin Yao.

He took the boiled water from Qin Yao, took a big sip, and immediately asked: "I said before that I wanted to build a water mill. I don't need a big water wheel, just like the small water wheel by your river. Make three of them. It's small." It doesn’t take up that much space.”

"At that time, I asked you how to charge, and you said that the small water truck was about two taels, but can you still count?"

Qin Yao nodded, "Two taels of waterwheels, you can prepare the stone mill yourself, and I'll charge you an installation fee of [-] yuan, isn't it too much?"

"Doesn't it include stone grinding?"

Shopkeeper Wu was a little surprised, he thought it was the same price.

Qin Yao pulled up a small bench, sat down opposite him, and said helplessly:

"You should also know the price of the wood. The material alone will cost more than one or two yuan, and it will be delivered to you. The cost on the way is also a fortune. We are in business and we must earn some. If we also pack the millstone , then what am I doing for nothing?"

Shopkeeper Wu sighed, "Can any mill work? I have to make stone mills myself, which is too troublesome. Give me a total price. I can't come here in vain. The matter has to be decided today. Come down!"

Qin Yao told him not to worry, and she calculated in her mind how much to charge for a piece of mill.

Since one person came to the door, there must be a second and third after that.

If you want convenience, the waterwheel and millstone are all included in one price. If you want to save money, just charge for the waterwheel separately and bring your own stone mill.

But Qin Yao thinks, why don't you give the money for the stone mill to outsiders directly to the people in your village?
Whatever the market conditions are outside, they will do the same. Kaiyang County will cover the shipping costs, while those outside Kaiyang County will be responsible for the shipping costs.

"How about this, the small waterwheel set, installation package delivery within the county, a set of three taels of silver."

Qin Yao looked embarrassed, saying, "A big mill outside costs five or six cents. I really don't make much. If you can accept it, I will come to your place to survey the terrain early tomorrow morning."

"If the conditions for building a water mill cannot be met, the matter will be lost."

Shopkeeper Wu quickly made a calculation in his mind. The combination of the three waterwheels added up to 15 taels of silver. In terms of use effect, it can compare with the water mill built by Shangxiahe Village at [-] taels, which is still much cheaper.

Of course, there is a reason why it is expensive. The waterwheels in Xiahe Village use better materials, and the horizontal waterwheels are more powerful than the vertical waterwheels and are not affected by the size of the water flow. They can be used almost 360 days a year, five days a year.

Unless there is a severe drought that is rare in decades and the river dries up, it will affect the use.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you at home tomorrow." Shopkeeper Wu agreed. He didn't want to use the water mill for himself, but wanted to turn the water mill into a business.

Therefore, we must get there early and have a certain scale to seize the opportunity.

Qin Yao raised her eyebrows, and suggested: "If you want to open a mill to make money, I think it's not enough to just have three small water mills. Add another water mill, and the audience will be wider."

Shopkeeper Wu laughed angrily, "Ms. Qin, I'm not sure if it will be completed, so you are eager to push the water mill for me. Don't worry, if the water mill can be built, let alone one water mill, four or five can do it." have!"

Qin Yao waved her hand, come on, don't make big cakes for anyone.

Shopkeeper Wu left his home address, took another look at Qin Yao's water mill, and kept saying, "This is good, this is good."

That's when I left with high expectations.

(End of this chapter)