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

Chapter 16 Preparation
If you want to enter the mountains, you don’t just enter.

If a workman wants to be good, he must first sharpen his weapon.

Early the next morning, instead of going to the fields, Qin Yao went to the mountain to dig enough taro for four days.

She had dug that piece of taro so many times, and there wasn't much left.

Then I hid the taro and hoes in the grass at the foot of the mountain, picked up the sickle and went to the place where the villagers gather firewood every day. I cut a load full of firewood. In addition to the stockpiled a few days ago, it was enough for daily use for half a month. .

The sun had already risen in mid-air, Qin Yao didn't rest when she got home, filled her stomach with a few taro, took all the money at home, forty copper coins, and walked very quickly towards the next village.

This village is not far from Liujia Village, and it takes an hour to walk all the way down the river.

Qin Yao walked quickly, and arrived in half an hour

Here is a village larger than Liujia Village, called Xiahe Village. There is a blacksmith in the village, who makes a living by making farm tools for the villagers in the surrounding villages on weekdays.

In this village, there is also a family of well-known hunters in ten miles and eight villages. The men in the family are all hunters. I heard that they even shot a spotted tiger back then, and they are well-known in Jinshi Town.

Qin Yao first went to the blacksmith's shop, bargained, and exchanged [-] Wen for a worn-out short knife.

Fortunately, the blade was still sharp, and the blacksmith helped sharpen it with a whetstone, making it barely usable.

It was too light for Qin Yao. She weighed it in her hand and swung it a few more times. The opening and closing moves seemed to have no skill, but the sound of the strong wind made people dare not touch it. edge.

The blacksmith gave her a surprised look, "Little lady is really good with this knife!"

Qin Yao put away the knife and smiled lightly at him, "Master, do you know where Orion's house is going?"

Of course the blacksmith knew that they all belonged to the same village, pointing to the lonely house on the mountainside to the east.

Qin Yao said, "Thank you!" She turned around and strode off to look for him.

It was noon, the door of Orion's house was ajar, Qin Yao shouted twice at the door, and a spirited old woman came out, thinking she was here to buy meat, she waved her hand and said that the meat was gone and she had taken it to the town. .

Qin Yao immediately realized that the person she was looking for was not at home, so she tentatively asked the old woman when the man in the house would return.

"Aren't you buying meat?" the old lady fox asked.

Qin Yao nodded, "I came here to borrow hunting tools from your family. I will return one-tenth of the prey as a commission. Is it possible?"

It was the first time for the old woman to hear that someone came to borrow hunting tools, and she was taken aback for a moment before she realized that she had no choice but to wait for her son to come back.

So Qin Yao sat down under the big tree in front of the Orion's house, and sharpened the short knife she bought by the way.

Qin Yao waited until the west of the sun.

The Orion's family name is Yang, and they have two brothers. The elder brother is Yang Da, and the second brother is Yang Er. They each have a son and a daughter.

As soon as they arrived, Granny Yang told her two sons about Qin Yao.

People in the village are very wary of outsiders, but Qin Yao is from the next village, and they know about it in Liujia Village.

The two brothers came towards Qin Yao suspiciously. They didn't say they wouldn't borrow it, but they were just afraid that Qin Yao would damage their things.

Of course, the point is not to believe that Qin Yao can really catch the prey.

It is said to be one-tenth of the reward, but if they don't catch anything, wouldn't it be a waste of their hunting gear?

"If you don't catch it, I will also compensate the corresponding repair costs according to the degree of damage." Qin Yao said sincerely.

She thought to herself, if the two brothers disagreed, she would start selling miserables to collect sympathy points.

But luck seemed to be good. Seeing her shabby appearance, the brothers relented and waved to her, letting her come into the house to pick.

Their family is hunters and makes a living by hunting. The house is equipped with all kinds of hunting equipment and is well maintained.

Yesterday they had a big harvest, and they don't plan to go any more in the near future, they want to wait until before winter to go into the mountains again, and then spend the winter in cats.

The mountains here are not the ones that have been over-exploited by tourism in later generations. There are man-eating beasts in the mountains here, and there are countless poisonous insects and snakes.

There are no roads in the unexplored mountains. If you don’t know how to identify the direction, the possibility of getting lost in the mountains is extremely high.

Every time they entered the mountain, there was a risk of death for the brothers of the Yang family.

Therefore, they have now purchased a few acres of farmland, planning to let their juniors become farmers in the future. No matter how tiring and painful farming is, it is better than losing their lives.

Qin Yao picked out a bow, the one Yang Da used to use, the biggest, the heaviest, and the most powerful.

Four boys and girls from the Yang family followed Qin Yao and watched her selection curiously. Seeing that she chose Yang Da, they felt that she was overestimating her abilities.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yao picked up the bow, clamped the bowstring with two fingers, and drew the bow full.

She seemed to be still dissatisfied, and skillfully picked up the string-twisting tool, and tuned the bowstring even tighter.

Seeing Qin Yao pull out her bow again, Yang Da's heart tightened, fearing that she would break his beloved bow.

Qin Yao picked up a feather arrow in the quiver and put it on the string, and made a few gestures in the Yang family yard. She was so scared that the Yang family followed her around, fearing that she would accidentally become her target.

Qin Yao put away the bow and arrow in satisfaction, "That's it."

Although people let her choose casually, we must be a little self-aware and don't go too far.

A bow, thirty arrows, a dagger, and ropes from home, almost.

"Miss Qin, are you born with supernatural power?"

When sending Qin Yao out, Yang Da asked curiously.

Qin Yao thought for a while, nodded, and said nonsense: "I have been strong since I was a child."

The Yang brothers looked at her in surprise, and wept with envy.

When sending Qin Yao to the entrance of the village, Yang Da said worriedly: "It's getting dark, the neighborhood is not peaceful recently, bandits are rampant, I'm afraid it's not safe for you, a girl, to go on the road alone, or I'll go to the village chief's house to borrow a cow, Let me take you back."

Qin Yao pointed to the bow and arrow on her back, "With them, I am safe."

The two brothers smiled, they were stupid.

Qin Yao hurriedly hurriedly rushed back to Liujiacun before it was completely dark.

I don't know whether it was luck or poverty along the way, but she never met any of the bandits that the Yang family brothers mentioned.

Don't tell me, she still has a little expectation, maybe she will get something unexpected.

Arriving at Liujia Village, Qin Yao was not in a hurry to go home, but went to Liu's old house along the way.

Seeing that she was carrying a bow and arrow and holding a short knife in her hand, the people in the old house couldn't understand what she was going to do.

People are poor and thick-skinned. Qin Yao said directly: "I really can't grow the land. I plan to go to the mountains tomorrow. It will take three or five days at least, and seven or eight days at most. Ask the two brothers to help me plant it."

"There are four children in the family. During the days when I'm not here, please ask the two sister-in-laws to take care of me."

As he spoke, he took out the remaining ten copper coins and handed them to Mrs. He who was stunned.

"Sister-in-law, the food prepared at home is only enough for the children for four days. I have to ask you to help take care of the rest. I know it is not enough, so I owe the extra for now, and I will make up for it later."

After explaining, leave decisively.

All the old and young people in Liu's old house were left in a mess in the wind.

Mrs. Zhang intends to take back her opinion of Qin Yao two days ago. She now feels that it's not that the whole family does not enter the family, but the new daughter-in-law of the third family is just as cheeky as him!
No, it's Qing that comes from Lan, better than Lan!

(End of this chapter)