After dressing up as a stepmother, I transformed the whole family into working in the fields

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, all the villagers in Liujia Village pooled their money to build a big water mill, which was officially put into use after the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The riverside at the foot of Qin Yao's house became deserted, and the mill that had always been busy in the past suddenly became quiet.

Erlang took the money box back and counted the coins in it. There were eleven coins in total.

"No one will come to our water mill from now on."

Erlang patted the weather-beaten money box on the table with some regret, and collected the last income from the water mill.

Liu Ji also lamented, no matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still meat. If you add up a little, you can still collect 1,780 Wen per month.

Dalang listened to the sound of the big waterwheel turning from the entrance of the village, and the cheers of the villagers who were surprised by the big stone mill, and said with satisfaction:

"But our family no longer needs the income from the water mill to maintain it. The village has its own mill, which is a good thing."

"Besides, if we want to use it at home, we don't have to wait for others to use it. We can use it whenever we want."

The most important point is that Dalang looked at his father who was short of money and said, "Dad, you don't have to repair the water mill every now and then."

With fewer people using it, the damage rate is slower. It used to be repaired several times a month, but now two or three times a year is enough.

Liu Ji raised his eyebrows, thinking about it, it seemed pretty good.

After the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the weather became warmer day by day. There were seven or eight sunny days in a row, the ice and snow melted, and spring has arrived.

When the river water became warmer, Awang packed up a large bucket of dirty clothes and came to the door of the study to ask Liu Ji to go to the river to wash clothes together.

At this moment, the sky is not yet bright, there is a layer of gray fog on the horizon, and the large group of women in the village have not yet gotten up.

By going to the river at this time, the two grown men can avoid being ridiculed.

Even though Awang usually doesn't have any mood swings, when faced with the teasing and teasing of the women in Liujia Village, he still had to run away.

Ever since, the two laundry teams have reached a tacit understanding and each time they act an hour earlier than the laundry team.

After sleeping all winter, wash the sheets and quilts and put them away while the weather is warm and sunny.

You can't perform it in the courtyard, so you have to go to the river to perform it conveniently.

Liu Ji put down the book, got out of the door, took the bucket of clothes that belonged to Qin Yao from Awang, and pulled the collar up to cover his nose. The two of them walked in the dim light, and the dog came sneakingly. river bank.

Nga Wang is very strong and is responsible for rinsing the heavy sheets and bedding.

Liu Ji is responsible for the light washing of clothes.

Today, the four brothers and sisters of Dalang don't have many dirty clothes, mainly Qin Yao's.

Liu Ji had to wash her clothes, shoes and socks by herself. If Awang dared to help, he would be scolded by the big boss.

This is why, for the housework that Awang can complete by himself, he still has to call his elder master reluctantly.

After staying in the village for a long time, every time Awang went to the well to fetch water, the women in the village would always tease him.

At first, Awang didn't pay attention to things like husband and wife. Now, after listening to the women's advice, he also understood that some housework was not convenient for him to do, so he had to leave it to his eldest father.

Liu Ji looked at Awang who had washed the sheets and quilts early and was standing there with his arms folded in a daze, waiting for him. He felt hateful in his heart!

I hate myself for being such a bitch!

The evil woman tortured him thousands of times, but he still had the cold face to wash her underwear by the river!

"Master, they are setting off!" Awang's voice sounded a little nervous.

It can be seen from this that the massacre of the army has left a huge shadow on the hearts of young people.

When Liu Ji heard this, he quickly looked up.

I saw a team of young and middle-aged women headed by Mrs. He and Sister-in-law Zhou, walking towards the river carrying a bucket in one hand and a mallet in the other, talking and laughing.

Liu Ji suddenly became excited and quickly threw the coat and skirt in his hand into the water and rinsed it twice to remove the soap suds. He twisted it a few times to get rid of most of the water, threw it into the bucket, and lifted the heavy wood with both hands. Bucket, greeted Nga Wang: "Retreat!"

"Huh?"

Sister-in-law Zhou pointed towards the bridge suspiciously, "He Hua, isn't that your third son?"

"Where?"

He looked over suspiciously and saw a familiar figure flying into the house as if carrying something. She only had time to catch a wet hem of clothes.

Turning back and looking at each other with Sister-in-law Zhou, the two of them curled their lips and laughed.

Others asked them what they were laughing at, and the two of them tacitly said it was nothing. However, the laughter became louder and louder and more penetrating. Liu Ji, who was drying the clothesline in the yard, turned black.

"What a laugh!" Liu Jixiao cursed in a low voice.

Nga Wang said seriously: "They laughed at us."

After saying that, the root of his neck turned red.

Liu Ji: "Look at you, you are such a coward. We are an old man who has a lot of potential. What are you afraid of? He is not doing anything shady. They love to laugh. Let them laugh. They are all full!"

Awang said "oh" and continued to dry the sheets.

The sun rises, smoke rises from the roofs of every house, and a new day begins.

Today is the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the first day of operation for the factory.

Qin Yao went out to the factory after breakfast to arrange production work for the new year.

The annual vacation lasted for twenty days, and she felt that it was over in the blink of an eye.

On the first day of work, the factory was very lively. Everyone was still savoring the joy of the New Year. The atmosphere in the entire factory was very harmonious.

Qian Wang had already rushed back to Liujia Village yesterday. He rented an ancestral house belonging to Liu Dafu's family. He arrived to repair it yesterday. After work this morning, he came to Qin Yao with a stack of notes and account books.

Work started in the new year, and each company had to pay part of the material deposit first, and then there were also money-related matters such as the payment of workers' wages. Qin Yao's abacus was thrown into confusion.

After the accounts were settled, Qin Yao handed over the required silver to Qian Wang, and then she was so lazy that she sat on the chair and breathed a sigh of relief.

The sun was shining brightly at the door, shining slantly into the house. There was nothing to do. Qin Yao simply moved her chair to the door of the office, basking in the sun. When the food was ready, the children came to ask her to go back to eat.

If there was nothing else to do in the middle of the afternoon, she would pack up the bows and arrows that had been damaged by the wolf hunting group at home.

While I was thinking about it, I heard the sound of carriage wheels rolling and the sound of trotting horse hooves coming from the factory gate.

Qin Yao didn't have any extraordinary ability to remember things, but the sound of horse hooves coming from the gate felt very familiar to her.

Just as he was suspicious, Shunzi hurried over and said, "Manager Qin, the Ding family is here! I want to ask if you are in the factory. If you are, let me know. They will go to your home to wait for you!"

Qin Yao, who was sitting idle on the chair, stood up and asked, "Where is the person?"

Shunzi stopped and replied breathlessly: "I just entered the village. There were more than a dozen people and a carriage. The person talking to me seemed to be the second young master of the Ding family, and the person in the car seemed to be Mr. Ding!" "

Qin Yao frowned slightly. There was only one young master and one young lady in the Ding family. Where did the second young master come from?

Before she could ask, Shunzi murmured to himself: "Isn't member Ding in the capital? When did he come back?"

Qin Yao looked at the sun and saw that it was less than two-quarters of an hour before noon.

"Shunzi, you tell Yun Niang and the others and I will go back first."

After explaining, take the first step.