Stepmom's Farm Life

Chapter 13 Borrowing Wheat Seeds

Qin Yao divided the pot of soup into five bowls as usual, ensuring that each person had three or four slices of egg drops in their bowl.

The taro has been roasted. Put it in the fire in advance when cooking. When the dish is ready, the taro will also be cooked.

Qin Yao stir-fried half a handful of green vegetables left over from yesterday with a little bit of oil. It was a small bowl, but it looked green and appetizing.

The food with oil and salt was different. Qin Yao said, "Let's eat." There was no other sound in the room except the sound of eating.

After dinner, Dalang cleaned up the dishes and washed them.

Qin Yao moved the straw rope to the door and continued weaving straw sandals in the light of the torch at the door.

The children at home licked the oil foam at the corners of their mouths, actively doing what they could, and looking forward to having such a good meal tomorrow.

With the encouragement brought by food, everyone was full of motivation.

In the morning, Qin Yao took Dalang and Erlang to the mountain to chop firewood and store it.

I would weave straw sandals at home at noon, and in the afternoon when the villagers returned home from the busy farming season, I would take the sandals to the village well and set up a stall to sell them.

Two days later, he went to Nanshan alone and came back with enough taro for three days. The rest of the time he was either weaving straw sandals or selling them.

The first group of people who bought straw sandals found that the straw sandals made by Qin Yao were comfortable and sturdy, and they also wanted to buy a pair for their family members. However, because the shoe sizes were not suitable, they placed several orders.

Thanks to Qin Yao's great strength, the straw ropes she weaves are tighter than those of ordinary people and she has better control over the strength. The straw sandals she weaves use more materials than others and are more solid.

Liu the peddler took the four pairs of straw sandals that Qin Yao had asked him to sell to the town to sell. A sharp-eyed farmer bought two pairs at once and took them home.

Liu the peddler earned half of the price of a pair of shoes, and he actively promoted the remaining two pairs, which were sold out quickly.

There are also people who haven't bought one yet who asked him when he will come again, and they want one too.

So, Qin Yao received another order from Liu the peddler for five pairs of straw sandals for men and women, and settled the money for the previous four pairs of sandals, a total of ten cents.

Sales in the village have been pretty good in the past two days. In total, I sold twelve pairs of shoes, including the spot goods and the pre-orders, and made a profit of thirty-six cents.

Including the ten copper coins this time and the five copper coins left before, Qin Yao now has a total of fifty-one copper coins in his hand.

Fifty-one cents may seem like a lot, but it's not enough to buy even a thin quilt.

Qin Yao should have been happy that Liu the peddler had opened up sales channels, but the fact was that the raw materials she had left were only enough for the order of ten pairs.

The goods had to be delivered first and the payment would be later. She had to wait until Liu the peddler sold the goods first before he could pay her.

From Liujia Village to the nearest Jinshi Town, a round trip would take three hours if one could walk quickly. If she took the goods to the town to sell them herself, an entire day's work would be wasted.

Weighing the two options, the only option is to let others make more money.

After seeing off the peddler Liu, Qin Yao counted out six coins and handed them to Erlang, "The peddler Liu is back. Go to his house and buy two kilograms of brown rice."

Can the food be improved again?!

The four siblings all looked over, full of anticipation.

Erlang took the money excitedly and ran towards Liu the peddler's house.

"Stop!" Qin Yao shouted.

You didn't even take the pottery jar, and you want to scoop the rice back with your hands?

He gave Dalang a wink, and Dalang quickly picked out a clay jar filled with water and handed it to his brother.

In the end, he was still a little worried, so he turned around to look at Qin Yao and asked in a low voice: "Auntie, can I go with Erlang?"

Qin Yao waved her hand and said, "Go quickly and come back soon."

Sanlang and Si Niang sat on the small wooden block that Qin Yao used to chop firewood, with their hands on their cheeks, watching their brothers' backs as they left, licking their lips in anticipation.

They are both young and look even younger, so Qin Yao doesn't let them work, wanting to keep the two little ones in good health.

If conditions permit, Dalang and Erlang would also be taken good care of, but there is no way, the conditions do not allow it now.

Thanks to these two little helpers, she was not completely in the dark these days. She had no one to ask when she wanted to do something.

Dalang and Erlang quickly bought the brown rice, and the two brothers hurried home excitedly. After eating their fill with Qin Yao these past few days, they looked much better.

When Liu Bo came back from the fields with his son Jinbao, he saw the two brothers running towards him and was a little afraid to recognize them.

He called out tentatively, "Da Lang, Er Lang?"

The two boys stopped and turned to look over. Erlang even tightened the pottery jar in his arms, looking alert.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw it was my uncle.

Liu Bo came over and asked suspiciously, "Where are you two going? It's going to rain in two days. Have you finished planting the wheat at home?"

The two boys said nothing, looked at him, then looked at Liu Jinbao, turned their heads and ran away.

Liu Bo sighed helplessly. He wanted to take care of his two poor nephews, but when he saw the two brothers keeping silent, he felt like he was being ignored and was very annoyed.

Forget it, let them be. Even their own father doesn't care!

Liu Jinbao asked: "Dad, we don't have to go to the fields tomorrow, right?"

Liu Bo hummed and said, "No, I'm done with the planting. I've been busy for a while, and I can finally take a break."

Liu Jinbao was overjoyed. He finally didn't have to work in the fields!

The father and son worked in the fields for a whole day. Although Liu Jinbao was just a helper and the main labor was done by his father, for an eight-year-old child, the physical exertion of the day was also incredible.

The two men returned home hungry; the women had just prepared the meal. Old Man Liu and Liu Zhong and Liu Fei, who had gone to work on another piece of land, came in shortly after. Without saying anything, the whole family picked up their bowls and started eating.

While we were eating, there was a knock on the gate.

When they saw the person coming, everyone in the Liu family was surprised.

Qin Yao stood at the door, pushed out Dalang and Erlang who were hiding behind her, patted the two brothers on the back, and said, "Call someone."

The two brothers were forced to call for help, including grandpa, grandma, uncle, aunt, second uncle, second aunt, younger uncle, brother Jinbao, and sister Jinhua.

The Liu family members who were having dinner in the yard finally reacted and stood up in unison.

Zhang asked tentatively, "Have you eaten, Third Brother?"

Qin Yao replied: "I ate it."

As soon as the words fell, a sigh of relief was heard.

It's good that you're not here just for dinner.

Qin Yao also took the opportunity to identify all the unfamiliar faces in the yard.

The short one with a round face is the eldest sister-in-law, Ms. He, and the tall one with a pointed face is the second sister-in-law, Ms. Qiu.

The middle-aged woman who just asked the question should be my mother-in-law, Zhang.

Qin Yao led the two children in and smiled at everyone at the table, "Everyone continue eating, don't worry about me, I have something to talk to my parents about, and I'll leave after that."

The two elders were excited. Did the third elder finally remember to borrow money to redeem the person?

The two elders pretended to be confused, signaled the family to continue eating, and asked Qin Yao and her son to enter the main room.

Unexpectedly, the first thing Qin Yao said was: "I want to buy two acres of wheat seeds from you."

The two elders were stunned: The third elder won't be saved?

(End of this chapter)