Stepmom's Farm Life

Chapter 30 Dad, do you want to pee?

Qin Yao did it right away. She discussed with Old Man Liu and cut two pieces of meat weighing one pound from the remaining meat in the afternoon and went to report to the village chief and the clan leader.

All unowned land in the village is assumed to be shared by all villagers, and the same applies to soil. It's fine for daily use, but if you need it in large quantities and need to build a house, it's best to inform the village and give an explanation.

At this time, the benefit of having a clear household registration comes into play. If someone is an outsider and wants to use the village's mountains, forests, water and soil resources, he will not be allowed.

The village chief and the clan leader were actually relatives of the uncle and grandfather generations, and they did not make things difficult for Qin Yao, a junior. Apart from being a little surprised to hear that Liu Laosan's family was going to build a house, they happily agreed.

Qin Yao also discovered that the villagers of Liujia Village were relatively united. Although the villagers hated a scourge like Liu Ji, for the sake of being of the same clan, if someone from another village came in to cause trouble for Liu Ji, everyone would still stand up for him.

The first two times Lin Erbao came to the village, Liu Ji would have been beaten to death if the villagers had not surrounded him.

Precisely because the entire clan was here, even if they were just there to watch the fun, Lin Erbao and the others still had some concerns. If someone really died, the Liu clan would not let them go.

Sheng State was a clan society under the feudal monarchy. These villages, large and small, were actually gatherings of members from various clans.

Ninety percent of the people in Liujia Village have the surname Liu. After walking around the village with Old Man Liu, Qin Yao discovered that her generation was actually quite high.

Most people call her aunt, a few call her sister-in-law, and very few call her Liu Sanjia.

After leaving the village chief and clan leader's house, Qin Yao went to her cousin's house with Old Man Liu, told them about building a house, and asked them to help.

Old man Liu said that he would provide a lunch for the helpers and give each of them two cents a day as a token of his appreciation.

Qin Yao didn't understand the situation and wondered if this was too little.

Unexpectedly, her uncle and her uncle both agreed happily. The next morning they would bring their tools and call on the idle laborers in the family to go to her house to work.

For the villagers who have been struggling to make ends meet, this lunch is equivalent to saving a meal for the family.

When the most difficult times come, this meal of food can be cooked into porridge and the whole family can live one more day.

Qin Yao used to think that Liu Ji's family was the poorest in the village, but when she came to her uncle's house and saw the skinny women and children, she realized that this was a common situation.

Due to the lack of production tools, intensive farming was impossible, resulting in low grain production. For families with large populations, it was very difficult to ensure that the whole family did not starve to death, let alone have enough to eat.

Moreover, the land has not always been there. It was only after the new government came to power this year that the land was redistributed and the current land was created.

Seeing Qin Yao's clueless look, Old Man Liu guessed that her family must have been well off before, and sighed:

"It was only this year that His Majesty redistributed the land to everyone, so everyone no longer has to worry about not being able to survive the winter. In previous years, there would have been nothing to eat at this time of year."

Qin Yao was surprised, "It's only been a short while since the autumn harvest, and there's nothing to eat?"

Old Man Liu shook his head with a look of astonishment and continued, "The next step after the autumn harvest is taxation. The head of the village will take people to each village to collect the grain tax. It must be handed in in the form of grain. Silver, money or cloth are not allowed to be used as a substitute. There are only a few acres of land, and the output is only so much. If we pay one-eighth of the grain tax, how much can we have left?"

Don't count it, it's already amazing to have anything left.

The two of them went to several nearby houses, and everyone was happy to come and help, not for the two cents, but for the lunch.

In this way, there are enough manpower. Old Man Liu went to talk to Uncle Jiu and said that it was getting late, so Qin Yao should go home and prepare first.

The next morning, just after daybreak, Liu Ji, who was still lying in bed dreaming, suddenly heard a noise outside the house and woke up in shock!

"Da Lang! Da Lang!" Liu Ji shouted loudly towards the door, a little panicked.

Could it be that some wild animals have come down the mountain to look for food?

But he was obviously overthinking it. The tightly closed door was pushed open and Dalang walked in with a confused look on his face. He was already dressed and seemed to have gotten up long ago.

"Dad, do you want to pee?" Dalang walked to the bed and bent down to get the urinal.

Liu Ji stared at his son speechlessly. Every time he saw him, he would ask him if he wanted to pee. Where did so much urine come from? "No!"

"What's that noise outside? What are you doing with all that rumbling?"

Dalang put down the chamber pot and replied, "My family is building a house, and my aunt is digging the foundation stones with her men."

Liu Ji was a little confused, "We are building a house?"

Dalang nodded, and seeing that he didn't pee, he was about to leave, "Dad, if you don't pee, I'll leave. There's plenty of work to do."

After saying that, he gave his father an ambiguous look. It didn't look like he needed to lie down anymore, nor did he want to go down to the fields to help with the housework.

Thinking of this, Dalang ran out to find Qin Yao and said,

"Auntie, my father seems to be getting better soon."

Qin Yao dumped the heavy stones on her shoulders onto the open space, and someone would take the stones to fill the foundation.

She carried back more stones by herself than three grown men. Liu Fei and several other teenagers who were in charge of picking up stones by the river couldn't keep up with her speed.

Qin Yao thought they still had to pick up the fruits by the river for a while, so she motioned for Dalang to follow her. She walked to the water tank next to the stove and scooped a ladle of cool well water. She drank it all in one gulp before asking, "Are you done?"

Dalang nodded and said, "He can walk around by himself now." He saw it yesterday evening. While his stepmother was not at home, his father rummaged through everything in the house.

He guessed that he was looking for silver, but he didn't find it.

My stepmother always ties her purse around her waist, it would be strange if my father could find it.

Qin Yao patted the boy's head and said, "Okay, I get it. You should go back to the house and rest with Erlang and the others. There are so many people working here, and they don't need a little kid like you."

Dalang hummed a little embarrassedly, turned and went into the house.

There are a lot of things at home and no place to hide them, so he helps to keep an eye on them to prevent others from stealing anything when there are too many people around.

Qin Yao watched Dalang enter the side room, then pushed open the door of the main house and walked in.

Liu Ji had already gone back to sleep for a nap, and even though there was a lot of noise outside, it didn't wake him up.

But I don't know why, my back felt colder and colder, as if I was being stared at by a giant snake with its tongue sticking out.

Suddenly, Liu Ji woke up with a start, and when he raised his eyes, he met Qin Yao's cold eyes.

"My wife? You scared me to death!" Liu Ji patted his chest, gasped, and looked at Qin Yao with some resentment.

Seeing how full of energy he looked, Qin Yao reached out and lifted the anti-swelling herbal paste on his face. The swelling had gone down, leaving only some bruises.

It seems that Dalang was right, it is time to go out to work.

Even if you can't do heavy work, you can still do light work like making a fire, cooking and frying vegetables.

"stand up!"

Qin Yao pulled the quilt off him.

Liu Ji was horrified. Could it be that this evil woman had discovered his unparalleled handsomeness and, on a whim, wanted to have some fun with him?

(End of this chapter)