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

The snow stopped during the night.

The snow in Kyoto came unexpectedly and disappeared very quickly.

At daybreak, all that remained were water dripping from the eaves and shallow puddles on the bluestone slabs.

But this weather is getting even colder.

Qin Yao and his wife drove to Yongtong Lane with Qi Xianguan and their four children, who were wrapped up tightly, to check out the situation at the porridge shed.

Unexpectedly, the porridge stall, which used to have long queues at this time, now only had a dozen or so people sparsely present.

After getting off the car and looking into the yard, I saw that there were only seven or eight candidates studying in the room.

Even the charcoal basins can be saved by half, and just two basins of charcoal fire are enough.

"What's going on?" Liu Ji asked in shock.

The candidates who stayed behind looked at each other, not knowing where to start.

Although they stayed, they actually had no other choice.

If there was a way out, I would probably have left with the candidates last night.

Good food and shelter are important, but compared with fame and fortune, the shed in the wall on the west side of the city can be accommodated.

It’s a pity that they couldn’t even grab the shed in the wall.

Everyone felt guilty and naturally did not dare to make eye contact with Liu Ji. They all avoided him and lowered their heads, pretending to be busy.

Qin Yao directly named: "Ma Yang!"

"What's going on? Where are all the people?"

Liu Ji, Qi Xianguan, and Dalang, brother and sister, all looked at Ma Yang.

He sighed, temporarily handed the work to the old man, walked up to Qin Yao and the others, and told them what happened after Dalang and his sister left last night.

After hearing this, Liu Ji was so angry that his lungs almost exploded.

But to everyone's surprise, he didn't curse, but just turned around in place with an angry face.

Qi Xianguan frowned and asked rationally, "Do you know whose carriage Fan Long got on?"

Seeing that he was still in the mood to ask this, Liu Ji said unhappily:
"Little Senior Brother, we treated these people with kindness, but we didn't expect them to avoid us like snakes and scorpions. Don't you think we are really wasting our time?"

Qi Xianguan turned around calmly and said, "You said you fed it to the dog. Do you really want to argue with a dog about right and wrong?"

Liu Ji: Yes, why is he arguing with the dog!
I instantly felt relieved.

Ma Yang shook his head and said, "I didn't see Fan Long leave last night. Others saw him being picked up."

Qi Xianguan nodded to indicate that he understood.

Since Ma Yang didn't know, he didn't ask any further questions.

Anyway, that person will definitely jump out in the future.

Liu Ji stared at Ma Yang and asked him jokingly, "Why didn't you leave?"

Ma Yang smiled bitterly, "It's no use for me to leave. According to what they say, even if I leave, I can't get rid of my relationship with you, Master Liu."

He is honest.

Liu Ji was so honest that he wanted to curse.

It was only after Qin Yao and Qi Xianguan glared at him that he realized that he had to maintain his gentlemanly persona.

This is to avoid losing composure in the examination hall in the future, being picked out by some people with ulterior motives, and losing the qualification to take the examination.

"What should we do now?" Liu Ji asked, spreading his hands.

Everyone turned their eyes to Qin Yao, the real financial sponsor.

Seeing her calm face, and not even frowning when hearing such ungrateful things, Ma Yang secretly admired her.

Qin Yao looked at the dozen people outside the porridge shed, then looked at the seven or eight people inside the house, and said in a calm and steady voice:

"Just do good things and don't worry about the future. We just do what we have to do and don't worry about anything else."

"The porridge will continue to be provided until New Year's Eve. As for the candidates living here, they can stay until the end of the Spring Examination. During this period, the mansion will still provide porridge, quilts, candles, and charcoal."

She said: "The gate is open, anyone who wants to come is welcome. If there are beggars in the city who need food to survive the winter, they will be treated equally."

Everyone calmed down immediately.

Qin Yao didn't need to make any arrangements, and everyone got busy, just like before.

Qi Xianguan and Liu Ji went into the courtyard and organized everyone to clean the house, light an extra charcoal fire, and continue to exchange ideas with other candidates. Dalang picked up an axe and chopped firewood with the old man.

Erlang led the twins, took out blank notebooks, walked into the house, and each found a corner to listen to the adults' lectures.

Qin Yao went to the warehouse to check and verify the amount of food, as well as winter supplies such as bedding and charcoal.

Those candidates who left still had some conscience and did not take anything away from here.

Of course, it is also possible that they don't want to have anything to do with them at all.

After counting the supplies, Qin Yao took Ma Yang and the two remaining candidates to clean up the melted snow on the nearby streets.

Whether there are many or few people coming, it doesn’t make much difference to her.

Judging from the date, my brother should be on his way to Beijing, right?
I don’t know when it will arrive.

Thinking of Qin Feng who was always worried that he didn't have enough money to spend, Qin Yao couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth.

She had never thought about someone like this before, a blood-related relative, and it seemed that they were indeed different from others.

"Ah!"

I was sweeping the street when suddenly someone sneezed.

Qin Yao and the others raised their heads and subconsciously looked at each other.

However, the one who sneezed was not one of them.

Qin Yao felt her heart suddenly tremble for a moment, as if she had telepathy. She tentatively raised her eyes and looked towards the street intersection ahead.

Then I saw a horse team of seven or eight people stopped at the street corner.

The leading man, wearing a black bear skin coat, was riding on a pink and golden horse. He was rubbing his nose and looking at himself in surprise.

Qin Yao couldn't believe it. She shook her head and looked up again. The familiar face was still in front of her.

She immediately broke into a brilliant smile and shouted, "Brother!"

Qin Feng smiled. He didn't expect that he would be able to meet the person he wanted to see as soon as he entered Yongtongfang.

He thought his sister was at Kuanzhengfang.

Thinking it would be embarrassing to travel to the capital so exhausted, he went back home to dress himself up before going to Kuanzhengfang with his gifts.

Unexpectedly, his sister was waiting for him at the door so early!

Qin Feng was delighted and touched, and waved and called out, "Sister! I've brought you something good!"

Qin Yao immediately handed the broom to Ma Yang, who looked surprised, and strode forward.

Qin Feng stretched out his hand, "Get on the horse."

Qin Yao put her hand on it, jumped up neatly, and sat steadily on the horse's back.

Qin Feng was behind and she was in front.

The horse under him swayed uncomfortably, and Qin Feng shouted at it, finally forcing it to stop.

He handed the reins to Qin Yao and said, "Try it."

Qin Yao looked back in surprise, "Give it to me?"

Qin Feng raised his handsome eyebrows, quite proudly, "I brought this horse all the way from Wangcheng. Only this Ferghana horse from the Western Regions is worthy of my sister's majesty!"

Qin Yao had long been attracted by the horse under her brother. Its pink and gold coat was really special.

The horse's hair is shorter than ordinary horse hair and feels like fine silk, soft and smooth.

Because the hair is light, the blood vessels on the body can be clearly seen, so the originally light golden hair will appear pink against the color of flesh and blood.

This horse is taller than Qin Yao. Riding on the horse, one can have a wide field of vision and see the entire Yongtongfang at a glance.

Qin Feng had obviously trained the horse carefully. Although the horse was still a little impatient, it was still obedient.

Qin Yao shouted softly, and the horse immediately stepped forward as if it understood what she said.

"Smart." Qin Yao said in surprise: "I like it!"

Qin Feng looked at his sister's cheeks which were flushed with excitement and joy, and sighed in his heart that it was worth it after all the hardships along the way!

He pretended to be indifferent and said, "It's OK. I only trained it for three months."

Qin Yao turned around and smiled at her brother, then shook the reins and said, "Let's go home!" (End of this chapter)