After becoming a stepmother,I transfered the whole family into farming

Chapter 40 You Take Me for granted

Old Man Liu, the village chief and the clan leader were sitting in the main hall, surrounded by the clan's prestigious elders.

Listening to their praise, he looked up at Liu Ji, who was entertaining the guests with Qin Yao in the yard. The worry that had been worrying him for twenty-three years finally settled down.

"Third brother." Old man Liu shouted into the yard.

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

Old man Liu drank two glasses of wine and was a little tipsy. He held his son's hand in a rare and kind manner, pointed at the brand new house and said,

"Look, this bright and spacious house with solid green tiles is all thanks to Yao Niang. San'er, don't be angry if I'm telling you the truth. If it weren't for Yao Niang, you would never be standing here now."

The elders all nodded in agreement. Originally, they disliked Liu Ji, but now, because of the hardworking Qin Yao, they began to like Liu Ji more.

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 how hard it is for me."

Old Man Liu glanced at him and said, "Why do you have to suffer? You have such a big house to live in and such a good wife to manage the household. Don't be ungrateful!"

The old man raised his hand, looking like he was going to beat someone up, "Be nicer to Yao Niang in the future. Living a good life as a couple is better than anything else. Don't do stupid things again, do you hear me?"

Liu Ji had discovered it. Now even if he said that Qin Yao killed people without blinking an eye, no one would believe him.

Forget it, he thought desperately, if Qin Yao killed him one day, no one would find out even if his body rotted and stank.

Old Man Liu just assumed that his son agreed and was quite satisfied with his performance and attitude. He explained a few more things to him before letting him go.

After the meal, the women stayed to help clean up the dishes. Taking this opportunity, Qin Yao, with the reminder of He and Qiu, got to know most of the people in the village.

There are a lot of dishes to wash, and everyone uses Qin Yao's big sink. You don't know how to use it until you use it.

You can wash dishes while standing, without squatting, and your waist won't be tired.

Moreover, to pour out the water, you just need to pull out the cork and the water will flow out by itself. There is no need for two people to carry a large basin of water to the door to pour it out.

The sink is also large, with plenty of space for washing. Several people can sit together without feeling crowded. A large basin of bowls can be washed in just over ten minutes.

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

Although it was leftovers, Qin Yao was generous and specially bought 20 kilograms of meat to cook. There was still a lot of meat in the leftover dishes. No one would dislike it. They just thought that Qin Yao was generous and not stingy.

Several young women of the same age invited Qin Yao to work as a maid at their homes when she had time.

Some people who knew that Qin Yao could not do housework joked, "Even if you can't hold a needle and thread, it's good to sit and chat with everyone. Third sister-in-law is well-informed. We love to hear about what's going on outside. Tell us more."

The other women echoed, "Yes, yes, we love to hear new things."

Feeling everyone's enthusiasm and sincerity, Qin Yao smiled and agreed, "Okay, come when you are free, don't look down on me."

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

The yard was cleaned up and it was getting late, so each family took back the pots, bowls, tables, chairs and benches they had brought with them and went home.

Everyone in the Liu family's old house also dispersed afterwards. When the farmers at home are busy, they have to weave cloth and make shoes if they don't work in the fields. There is a lot of work to do.

Qin Yao sent all the guests away, closed the door, checked every room, and returned to her room.

She used a charcoal stick to scratch on a wooden board 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, as the weather was getting colder, Liu Ji pitifully applied for a set of cotton clothes and spent another three coins of silver.

But you know what, clothes make the man, and he looks quite decent.

In addition, his cooking skills have improved a lot recently, and he keeps the house in tidy order, so Qin Yao actually likes him.

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

Today she took out another five cents of silver to buy rice, meat and vegetables. She used part of the food to cover the lunch consumption of the helpers, and the rest to prepare a banquet for the villagers to warm their houses.

By the way, as the number of beds for Dalang and his four children increased, she prepared a set of bedding for the winter.

There was no way to cover all four beds with winter quilts, and there was no need to, because when it was very cold it was warmer for two people to sleep in one bed. This set of winter bedding cost five cents of silver.

Now, if I count it, I only have thirteen taels and seven cents of silver in my hand.

The weather was getting colder day by day. When she had time, she took Liu Ji to chop a lot of firewood and piled it in the firewood shed on the left side of the entrance. It was enough to burn for two months.

I have to buy some more charcoal.

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

I didn't stock up on vegetables at home for the winter, 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 in annoyance.

You have to find a way to make money long term.

The family only has two acres of wasteland, which is equivalent to having no land at all. They have to buy food, clothing and other daily necessities with money, and what they have left now can't last long.

It's no wonder that Zhang and her two sisters-in-law tried to dissuade her from making do with what she had when they saw her spending all her money on the house.

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

For example, if you don't build a shower room, you can save half an acre of low-quality land.

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

In the end, she gave one to each person. How luxurious!

But in the end, all of these were preserved thanks to Qin Yao's insistence.

Home is a harbor for anchoring. Qin Yao feels that a good living environment is conducive to releasing mental stress. She is unwilling to save this money.

Especially now that I can live in a clean and warm house, and when I lie on the soft bed and relax, all the fatigue of the past few days has disappeared, and I feel so comfortable that I don't even want to get up.

"Boom boom boom!"

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

Qin Yao stretched, sat up from the bed and walked to the table, "The door is not locked, come in."

"Hey, I'm coming in then."

The door creaked and was pushed open.

Liu Ji came to Qin Yao with a wry smile on his face and said embarrassedly:

"Well, the money you gave me for buying groceries last time has been used up."

Qin Yao was surprised: "It ran out so quickly?"

The smile on Liu Ji's face disappeared instantly, and he said indignantly: "My lady, you gave me three hundred coins, not three taels!"

"We have been eating out for a month and eight days, three meals a day, which costs less than ten coins a day. We also have to follow your request and eat meat every five days. I have been very stingy with these three hundred coins, and I even lost my face and begged for food from the sisters-in-law of each family. Do you think I am easy?"

Qin Yao hissed, wondering if her question just now was too much. Look how angry she made the other person.

(End of this chapter)