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

Chapter 40

Old man Liu, the village chief and the clan chief were sitting in the main room, surrounded by the famous elders of the clan.

Hearing their compliments, he looked up at Liu Ji who was greeting the guests with Qin Yao in the courtyard. The heart that had been raised for him for 23 years finally fell down this time.

"The third child." Old man Liu called out to the courtyard.

Liu Ji squeezed through the tables and chairs in the courtyard, first called the village chief and clan chief, then nodded with a flattering smile to the clan elders, and then came to his father, "Dad, what can I do for you?"

Old man Liu drank two glasses of wine and was slightly tipsy. He held his son's hand in a rare and kind manner, pointed to the brand new house and said:
"Look, this bright and majestic room and the solid blue tiles are all thanks to Yaoniang. San'er, father, don't be angry, if you don't have Yaoniang, you will never be able to do well now stand here."

The clan elders all nodded in agreement at this. They originally disliked Liu Ji, but now Qin Yao, who is hard-working and willing to work, even like Liu Ji's generosity.

Liu Ji's mouth twitched slightly, and he felt aggrieved. He grabbed Old Man Liu's hand with his backhand.

"Dad, you don't know my son's suffering."

Old man Liu glanced at him: "What's wrong with you, you live in such a big house, and such a good woman takes care of the house for you, don't be dissatisfied!"

The old man raised his hand, looking as if he was about to beat someone up, "Be nice to Yaoniang from now on, it's better than anything else for a husband and wife to live a good life, don't mess around again, do you hear me!"

Liu Ji finally found out, and now even if he said Qin Yao killed people without blinking an eye, no one would believe him.

Forget it, he thought desperately, one day he was killed by Qin Yao, even if his body rotted and stinks, no one will find out.

Old man Liu only regarded his son as acquiescing, was satisfied with his performance and attitude, and explained some things before letting him go.

After the meal, the women stayed to help clear away the dishes. Taking this opportunity, Qin Yao, reminded by He and Qiu, recognized everyone in the village.

There were a lot of dishes to wash, and everyone used Qin Yao's big sink. They didn't know it, so they planted grass after using it.

Standing to wash the dishes, no need to squat, and the waist is not tired.

Moreover, as long as the water is poured out, the cork can be drained by itself, so there is no need for two people to carry a large basin of water to the door and pour it out.

The sink is also large, and the washing space is sufficient. Several people can gather around it without crowding. A large basin of dishes can be washed in ten minutes.

Qin Yao divided the remaining dishes into several portions and asked the families who came to help to take them away as a token of gratitude.

Although it is leftovers, Qin Yao is generous. He bought [-] catties of meat and cooked it. There is still a lot of meat in the leftover dishes. .

Several young women of the same age invited Qin Yao to come to their homes to work together when she had time.

A few people knew that Qin Yao didn't know how to work as a female worker, so they joked: "Even if you don't know how to hold a needle and thread, you can just sit and chat with us. The third sister-in-law seems to be well-informed, and we just like to hear what's going on outside. You tell us more."

The other women echoed: "Yes, yes, we love hearing new things the most."

Feeling everyone's enthusiasm and sincerity, Qin Yao responded with a smile, "Okay, come when you are free, don't dislike me."

Everyone hurriedly asked how they could dislike it, they welcomed it extremely much.

The yard was tidied up and it was getting late. Each family took back the pots, bowls, tables, chairs and benches they brought and went home.

Everyone in the Liu family's old house also dispersed. When the peasants had no time to spare, they had to weave cloth and make shoes without going to the fields. There was a lot of work.

Qin Yao sent away all the guests, closed the door, checked all the rooms, and went back to her room.

She scratched a wooden board with a charcoal strip for a while, calculating the expenses during this period.

It cost ten taels of silver to repair the house, including labor and furniture.

During this period, because the weather was getting colder and colder, Liu Ji pitifully applied for a set of cotton clothes, and spent another three renminbi.

But don’t tell me, people rely on their clothes to look like dogs.

In addition, his cooking skills have improved a lot recently and he has kept his house in order. Qin Yao is surprised to like him.

Sure enough, there are no ugly men in this world, only lazy men.

Today, she took out another five renminbi to buy rice, meat and vegetables, part of the food was used to make up for the lunch consumption of the helpers, and part of the food was used as a feast for the villagers to warm their houses.

By the way, Dalang has four more beds, and she has prepared another set of winter quilts.

There is no way to put winter quilts on all four beds, and there is no need, because it is warmer to sleep two in one bed when it is very cold. This set of winter quilts cost five renminbi.

Counting it now, the silver in my hand is only 13 taels.

The weather was getting colder day by day. When she had free time, she took Liu Ji to cut a lot of firewood and piled it in the firewood shed on the left side of the entrance. It would be no problem to burn it for two months.

Have to buy some more charcoal.

If you want to burn charcoal, you have to buy a charcoal stove, which is money.

I don’t stock up on vegetables for winter at home, so I have to spend money to buy them.

Money money money, everything is money!

Qin Yao threw the charcoal pencil away, lay down on the bed, and scratched her hair irritably.

You have to think of a business that can make money in the long term.

There are only two acres of wasteland at home, rounding it up means that there is no land and no land. They have to rely on money to buy food and clothing. What is left in their hands will not last long at all.

No wonder Mrs. Zhang and her two sister-in-laws tried to dissuade her several times when they saw her throwing all the money into the house.

For example, if you don't build tiles, you can have a lot of money left over to buy two acres of medium-sized paddy fields.

Another example is not to build that shower room, but also save half an acre of low-quality land.

There are many, many more. There is no need for bunk beds for four children. They can sleep on wooden boards on benches.

In the end, she still had one sheet for each person, which was too extravagant!

But in the end, these were retained with Qin Yao's insistence.

Home is a harbor for mooring. Qin Yao feels that a good living environment is good for releasing mental stress. She doesn't want to save this money.

Especially now that I can live in a clean and warm house, and when I lie on a soft bed and relax, all the fatigue from the past few days dissipates, and I am so comfortable that I don’t even want to wake up.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock on the door, and Liu Ji asked obsequiously: "Lady, are you free? I have something to discuss with you."

Qin Yao stretched, sat up from the bed and went to the table, "The door is unlocked, come in."

"Hey, I'm coming in then."

The door creaked and someone pushed it open.

Liu Ji came to Qin Yao with a smile on his face, and said embarrassedly:
"Well, the food money you gave last time has been used up."

Qin Yao was surprised: "It's all gone so quickly?"

The smile on Liu Ji's face disappeared instantly, and he said angrily: "Madam, what you gave me was three hundred coins, not three taels!"

"We ate three meals a day for a month and eight days, which worked out to less than ten cents a day. According to your request, we had to eat one meal of meat every five days. I spent the three hundred cents on it. Yes, you even sacrificed your face to ask for food from various sisters-in-law, you think it’s easy for me!”

Qin Yao hissed, thinking about whether her rhetorical question just now was too much and might make people angry.

(End of this chapter)