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

Qin Yao arrived at the girls' school at just the right time, when the bell for the end of get out of class rang.

There were already many carriages parked outside the door, as well as maids and nannies from various families who had come to pick up their guests.

These families don't look like ordinary people. Qin Yao had noticed this when she sent Si Niang to the women's garden. She didn't know who opened the women's garden and how he could have such appeal.

In the past, Qin Yao guessed that the person behind the scenes was the eldest princess. After all, Mu Ling had appeared here before and seemed to be very familiar with the dean.

But now, after hearing Si Niang talk more about what happened in her academy, this speculation was overturned.

The gate of the courtyard has not been opened yet, but the crowd has already gathered in front of the gate. Qin Yao looked at this scene and couldn't help but smile. Isn't this just like the parents who come to pick up their children at the gate of Modern Primary School?

There was only one thing missing: there were no snack stands or stationery stores outside the Women's Garden that attracted primary school students.

Next door is the Imperial College, and the atmosphere is relatively serious.

The students who attend the girls' garden also have children in their teens who can go home on their own without having their parents pick them up.

Patrolling female soldiers in military uniforms can be seen everywhere on the streets. The public security at the foot of the imperial city is still very good, and there is no need to worry about beggars or kidnappers appearing.

There weren't too many people waiting outside the gate. Qin Yao found a shaded spot at the foot of the wall outside the main gate, folded her arms and waited for her little girl to appear. She was surprised to find herself and flew over.

The wide courtyard gate slowly opened, and the wooden axis turned with a teeth-grinding sound.

The crowd waiting outside the door became excited.

Soon, the sounds of girls playing could be heard, and they came out in groups of three or four, dragging magical book boxes in their hands.

Those who came to pick up people immediately raised their hands to call for help. In the blink of an eye, most of the people waiting in front of the door were gone.

A loud laugh of "Hahaha" came from inside. Qin Yao's ears twitched and she looked up, and saw her own fourth mother walking out of the women's garden, carrying her own book box in one hand and holding the hand of another fair-skinned girl about her age with the other.

I don't know what the two of them said, but they were made to laugh so hard by the other that their back teeth were visible.

Especially Si Niang, when it’s time to change her teeth, a small black hole can be seen when she smiles.

The girl was picked up by someone. As soon as she left the garden, a tall maid in plain brown clothes came over with a smile and bowed to the fair-skinned girl.

When the two girls saw her, they shouted in surprise, "Aunt Yu!"

It seems that Si Niang also knows him.

"Where's my aunt?" The girl immediately began to look around the door, her eyes lighting up.

Hearing the word "aunt", Qin Yao roughly guessed who it was.

This should be Xu Jiajia, the good friend whom Si Niang mentioned.

It looks like her loving aunt has come to pick her up from school again.

Growing children really change every day. She remembered that the last time she saw this little girl, she was tall and thin. After a few months, she has become a lot rounder and looks fair and tender, like a glutinous rice dumpling.

However, her daughter Si Niang absorbed nutrition well. Although Xu Jiajia was one or two years older than Si Niang, they looked about the same height.

Qin Yao was secretly satisfied, thinking that the little girl would definitely grow taller than her in the future.

"Auntie!"

In the previous second, Si Niang was envious of Xu Jiajia for having her family to pick her up, but in the next second she was pleasantly surprised to find Qin Yao standing in the shade of the corner across the street. She was very happy.

Qin Yao waved and walked out from under the wall.

Si Niang was so happy that she almost jumped up and said to Xu Jiajia: "My mother is here to pick me up!"

Then she dragged her bookcase towards Qin Yao in the middle of the street. "Mother, why are you here?" Si Niang was very happy, and she shook Qin Yao's hand while asking.

He left the book box aside, but did not forget to turn around and show off proudly to Xu Jiajia.

But today Xu Jiajia would not envy her. The little girl made a face and followed Nanny Yu who came to pick her up into a vermilion and gold carriage parked on the side of the road.

They all went in, then poked their heads out to wave goodbye to Si Niang.

Si Niang raised her hand in response, watched Xu Jiajia get into the carriage and not come out, looked up and exchanged a glance with Qin Yao, and both mother and daughter smiled.

"Let's go." Qin Yao picked up the forgotten book box, pulling the box with one hand while Si Niang held the other hand.

As Si Niang walked along, she said, "I am so happy today. It is the happiest day ever!"

The vermilion-gold carriage across the street started moving, heading towards Main Street.

Qin Yao asked her daughter in cooperation: "Why are you the happiest today?"

At the same time, he instinctively looked at the carriage running parallel to his own on the opposite side of the street.

The carriage was not big and was pulled by one horse. The wheels were oxidized copper and a variant of the family emblem, the word "Xu", was engraved on the axle.

The coachman drove the carriage. Nanny Yu sat on the shaft and did not get into the carriage. From time to time, the sound of conversation between an old man and a young man could be heard in the carriage.

Qin Yao suddenly looked up and saw that both sides of the narrow street were lined with government residences. The houses were connected to each other with almost no gaps between them, and their roofs were completely interconnected.

There are memorial archways at the front and back entrances of the market town, with overpasses on top for patrolling guards to pass through.

The wind blew through the leaves on the roadside, making a rustling sound. Qin Yao's ears moved and she heard some unusual noises in the wind.

"Mother?" Si Niang waited for a long time without Qin Yao's response, and called her softly, "Mother, do you want to eat meat buns?"

Qin Yao looked down and saw Si Niang pointing at the steamed bun shop in front and smiling embarrassedly. It was obvious that she was just greedy.

"Go buy it." Qin Yao said with a smile.

Although someone at home makes excellent meat buns, for children, how can home-made buns compare to those sold at roadside snack stands?

When Si Niang was happy, she knew that A Niang would agree!
Shaking her head to refuse the copper coin handed over by Qin Yao, the little girl patted her pockets to show that she had money. She let go of her hand, ran to the meat bun shop, and lined up skillfully.

Qin Yao didn't even need to guess, she knew that the little girl often visited this meat bun shop on her way home from school.

This shop is doing pretty good business, there are people queuing up, so the food must be delicious.

Qin Yao seemed to inadvertently raise her head and glance at the surrounding eaves. The two people in the dark seemed to have stopped.

Looking across the street, the Xu family's carriage had also stopped.

Qin Yao had good hearing and could clearly hear Xu Jiajia's coquettish question coming from the car:
"Aunt, let's go buy some meat buns for Aunt Lin Wei, shall we? Aunt Lin Wei loves meat buns the most. The buns from this shop are so delicious, she will definitely like them!"

A cold and hoarse voice of an older woman replied: "No, she's gone back to her hometown to visit her relatives."

"Ah?" Xu Jiajia obviously didn't expect to get this answer, and was probably stunned for a moment.

Her aunt chuckled and told Aunt Yu outside the car, "Go buy two meat buns for Jia Jia."

Xu Jiajia immediately turned from worry to joy and shouted happily: "Madame Yu, I want three!"

Nanny Yu shook her head and laughed, responded with an "ah", got out of the car and went to the bun shop to queue up to buy meat buns.

Si Niang had already bought it, and the two sides just didn't meet each other. (End of this chapter)