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

Chapter 237

The dragon boat race ended and the crowds on the river bank gradually dispersed.

As the sky darkened, shelves made of bamboo poles were erected on the street.The clerks in restaurants and shops who were going to hold lantern riddle activities all hung up the lanterns they had prepared.

As soon as it gets dark, they all light up.

From time to time, a few men's wails could be heard in the narrow alley.

The people passing by looked at it curiously, but their eyes were blocked by four children standing at the entrance of the alley.

The two youngest ones actually have exactly the same faces. They have round little faces and are as cute as the dolls in the New Year paintings.

The other two were slightly older, one stood motionless at the entrance of the alley, and the other looked back from time to time to glance into the alley where the screams were coming from, making tut-tsk sounds in his mouth, gloating about his misfortune.

Seeing passers-by stop curiously, the little girl with the same age as the painting raised her waist, tilted her head, and asked with her eyes wide open: "What are you looking at? Don't you need to go home for dinner?"

Hey, it's still pretty cool.

The passers-by wanted to take a few more glances at the little girl, but the eldest one suddenly stood over and stared at them warily.

The little boy looked about ten years old, but his dark eyes were more ferocious than the wolves in the mountains.

Seeing him glare like this, passers-by were startled and had to disperse.

After about half a stick of incense, the wailing inside finally stopped.

Qin Yao swung her wrist and walked out of the dark alley, shaking her shoulders, feeling refreshed.

Behind her, a staggering figure followed, making a hissing sound with each step. It was Liu Ji who had just received a fat beating.

"Auntie!"

When Sanlang and Si Niang saw A Niang coming out, they immediately gathered around her and asked her if she was hungry. They didn't even spare a glance to her biological father who was following her.

Qin Yao touched the baby's little head, patted the warm money in her chest that Miss He had just given, and waved her hand, "Let's go eat something delicious!"

"Dalangerlang, hold him up." Qin Yao nodded her chin behind her, and after receiving the reply that Dalangerlang knew, she led the twins in front.

The two brothers watched their stepmother leave with their younger brothers and sisters, and then looked back at Liu Ji who was leaning against the wall, staring blankly at the sky.

"Father, are you alright?"

Dalang stepped forward and found that his father's face was still as handsome as usual. Even because of the intense exercise, the ends of his eyes were flushed, making him even more flirtatious.

She didn't get punched in the face, so Aunt Yao seemed to be quite gentle.

But as soon as he reached out to hold Liu Ji's arm, Liu Ji yelled out.

Dalang was startled and lifted up his father's sleeve to check. He found that there was no trace of bruises at all. He asked suspiciously, "father, what's your name?" It didn't hurt at all.

Liu Ji sucked in the air-conditioning and rolled his eyes at his two sons, "Don't touch me!"

Seeing that Qin Yao, mother and son, were about to leave, they staggered and said, "Let's go. If you're late for dinner, we won't be able to share in it!"

Dalang and Erlang looked at each other and wanted to ask him if he wanted to help him, but seeing that he was walking very neatly, he swallowed his words and there was no need to ask for trouble.

Liu Ji's whole body seemed to be intact. Erlang followed behind him, sizing up his father and scratching his head, "Brother, has dad been beaten?"

He clearly heard the screams just now, but they were so piercing that he covered his ears in fright. He was secretly glad that his mother-in-law never spanked children, otherwise he would have suffered.

Dalang touched his chin and analyzed, "It should be an internal injury. It can't be seen on the outside, but it hurts when you touch the bones. This technique is master-level and ordinary people can't do it. But for our Aunt Yao, It’s a trivial matter.”

"Ah?" Erlang nodded at his father's back and shook his head, "What about the scientific examination in a few days?" How can he write with such an injury?
Dalang smiled lightly at his younger brother, "You don't understand this. It will be fine by the time the exam comes. It won't be delayed. Aunt Yao knows it well."

"What are you muttering about!"

While the two brothers were chatting, someone shouted angrily in embarrassment and urged them to come over and help him.

Erlang: "Dad, didn't you just tell us not to touch you?"

Liu Ji took a deep breath to avoid being angered by this rebellious and unfilial son, and gritted his teeth and said:
"You can do whatever the adults tell you to do. Why are children talking so secretly? Come here!"

Dalang and Erlang shrugged, and each of them held their arms lightly, supporting their father, who seemed to be fine but was actually half-disabled, to chase after his stepmother and younger brothers and sisters.

After the dragon boat race, Liu Li and Da Zhuang went back to the inn first. They did not participate in the lantern riddle guessing activity in the evening.

It's not that I'm not curious, it's just that my energy has been exhausted from watching the dragon boat race during the day and I can't hold on anymore.

Qin Yao smiled and expressed understanding, and the two families separated.

As soon as they separated, his smile instantly disappeared. He grabbed Liu Ji who was about to run away and went into a dark alley to beat him up.

By the way, I was forced to find out how much money he had pledged to the white flag.

Liu Jin dared to hide it, and confessed everything. Apart from the money for last night's dinner and this morning's food, the remaining four coins and his own private house of six hundred cents, a total of one or two cents, were all pledged.

Qin Yao felt her face hurt when she heard this. Yesterday, she told Erlang that she wanted to fly a kite. Today, Liu Ji gave her a 'surprise' and kicked him again immediately.

Then his mind raced, he made two taels today, deducted one tael, and still made another one tael.

In addition, Liu Ji also got a copy of Qi Xianguan's name and sold it to a wealthy businessman on the spot in exchange for five taels of silver. He received a total of six taels of silver, so he was not beaten to death on the spot.

"Next time you misappropriate public funds without telling me, I will chop off your hands!" Qin Yao warned.

Liu Ji squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, and promised with tears that he would never dare to do it again next time.

But she didn't say not to hide private money, so maybe, she could still hide some secretly?
A family of six came to a goose noodle stall to dine.

Liu Ji didn't dare to say a word, and silently helped cook the noodles and add ingredients. His cautious look made Qin Yao frown.

"You eat your own food, I don't need anyone to wait on you." Qin Yao said with disgust.

"Hey." Liu Ji tried his best to smile and squatted in the corner with the noodles to eat. His heart, which had been gradually rising in the past few days, now fell to the bottom again, and he didn't dare to make any mistakes again.

But Qin Yao still doesn't know him?
This man cares about food and not about fighting.

But now it seemed that he was quite sensible, so he didn't say anything else.

After finishing a delicious meal of goose noodles, the atmosphere between the couple relaxed.

All the lanterns were lit, and colorful lanterns were hung in front of the shops around the river. Those lanterns were hung with small bamboo tubes, and the bamboo tubes contained lantern riddles.

At the entrance of the store, there are gifts, including rouge, gouache, jewelry and toys, which are dazzling.

The lanterns are not free. Small ones cost ten cents each, and large ones range from twenty to fifty cents.

There is also the super luxurious one, which costs ten taels of silver and involves ten guessing puzzles. As long as you answer six or more correctly, you can choose the prize.

The prizes there are quite interesting, including jade ornaments, ceramic vases, glass lamps, and gold and silver hairpins, all of exquisite workmanship.

(End of this chapter)