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

Chapter 76 Family Status
There are also 110 jins of millet, [-] jins of soybeans, [-] jins of white flour and [-] jins of fine rice at home.

She was away from home for a month, so these were enough for the five father and son to eat until she came back.

Water Mill now earns [-] wen a month steadily, so Qin Yao didn't leave any money for Liu Ji.

There is no place for consumption in the countryside, and the water mill is enough for the daily expenses of the father and son.

But the night before leaving, Qin Yao called Erlang out alone and gave him two coins just in case.

"No one can tell, especially your father, that the money is not allowed to be used if there is no emergency. It will be left to you for safekeeping temporarily. Can you take care of it?"

Qin Yao looked expectantly at the seven-year-old boy in front of her who was not even taller than her chest.

Erlang looked at the small amount of money in his palm. This was the first time he had received so much money. He couldn't help but be a little excited. His little hands were trembling but firmly holding the silver coin tightly, and he promised Qin Yao:

"I will keep these two coins safe, and I will return them to you when you come back, auntie."

Qin Yao patted his little shoulder, taught him where to put the money for safety, and tested his arithmetic again.

Erlang has long been proficient in counting from one to a hundred. Among the four siblings, he is the best in arithmetic.

The little guy can't do the addition and subtraction within a hundred, and he also knows to divide the two coins into two hundred coins, so that he can manage the two coins well.

Qin Yao waved her hand with satisfaction, signaling him to go back to the house, and called Dalang for herself.

Qin Yao gave Da Lang the custom-made dagger at the blacksmith before, "Keep it at home as a spare, just follow the moves I gave you these days, if you don't have a chance to use it, that's the best."

As for whether the knife would cut herself, Qin Yao didn't care. It was useless to remind you of this kind of thing. Only when you have experienced it yourself can you know how to be careful.

That dagger is not considered sharp, even if it hurts the hand, it is only a minor injury, so it's okay.

Liu Ji stood behind the two mothers and watched them complete the exchange of daggers. He couldn't help but worry that his most filial son would become the second Qin Yao.

He wanted to say something, but after opening his mouth, he remembered that what he said didn't seem to count at all in this family, so he gave up.

Qin Yao was still not at ease, so she called the four children to the main room, told them not to go down the river or into the mountains, and not to be too curious, and ran out of the village with the other children.

Although she has not encountered Paihuazi for so long since she came to this place, it does not mean that there are no Paihuazi here. It is just good luck that these evil-minded people have not come yet.

Within the scope of the village, there will always be people working in the fields. Those who have evil intentions will be afraid, and the children will be much safer.

In the past, there was no adult in the family, and Dalang could live a difficult life with his younger brothers and sisters. Now, he actually knows all what Qin Yao told him.

But I still listened silently, feeling warm in my heart.In front of his stepmother, he had the feeling that he was still a child. If the sky fell and there was still a tall person holding him up, all he had to do was do what a child could do.

"Okay, you won't be able to remember even if I talk too much, so let's just wash up and go to bed." Qin Yao waved her hand, "Dismissed!"

The four siblings laughed and rushed into the shower room.

"Si Niang will wash with A Niang later." Qin Yao stopped the younger daughter who also wanted to follow, and waved her to come out.

It's not that there is any difference between men and women, there is no difference between a five-year-old baby. Before she came, the four siblings had been sleeping on the same bed, so there was no need to be so defensive now.

Mainly for efficiency.

As long as Dalang Erlang takes care of Saburo alone, the speed will be much faster.

Not being able to be with her brothers, Si Niang is not disappointed at all, because she can be with A Niang.

Si Niang huffed and walked back by herself and came to Qin Yao's feet. She grabbed the corner of her clothes with her little hands and waited obediently for the next wave.

Liu Ji, who was almost invisible, said weakly, "Miss, do you have anything to tell me?"

Qin Yao turned to look at him and said simply: "No."

A grown man, not a child, what is there to explain?
Qin Yao pulled Siniang to sit down on the threshold of the hall, untied the messy hair rope from her head, and asked: "Did Dalang tie your hair?"

Si Niang shook her head, raised her little hand and pointed into the room, "It's Father, every day when I get up, the eldest brother and the second brother are gone."

She got up late, so her father tied her hair up.

Qin Yao immediately said: "No wonder it's so difficult to figure out. It's just a knot."

What else could Liu Ji say, if he didn't do it, he would be scolded, and if he did, he would still be scolded. He turned around and went to the kitchen to boil water, already too lazy to argue.

He remained silent. Qin Yao was still a little unaccustomed to it, so she tapped Siniang's soft little face, put the removed hair rope in place, and untied her own hair.

Her hairstyle is very simple, just tie her hair into a ponytail and wrap it up with a scarf, which can be removed quickly.

The original owner's hair is very black, but dry and frizzy. There was no shampoo and conditioner in ancient times. Qin Yao washed her hair with a piece of dry tea oil cake sent by her second sister-in-law Qiu. She said that after a period of washing, it would restore softness and luster, but I don't know if it is. not real.

But it's convenient at home, and I don't know what's going on when I get to Ding's mansion, I'm afraid it's not easy to take a shower.

In the whole village, her house is the most diligent in bathing and shampooing, and the old house only takes a bath once every half a month, and it is only like this when it is hot.

In winter, I can't wash it all winter. I can't help it, so I wipe it with a handkerchief.

He and Qiu didn't wash their hair diligently. They tied their hair up and wrapped it in a towel all year round. As soon as they wrapped their hair in a towel, it was already shiny with oil.

Everyone always has a grate at home, which is used to grate lice.

Thinking of this, Qin Yao went back to her room and packed a piece of tea cake and a cloth towel for bathing in her bag.

Just as the three men came out from the bath, Qin Yao took the fourth mother into the bathroom, and the two women took a shower together.

Liu Ji, who is responsible for boiling water, is ranked last, and his family status is clear at a glance.

At the end of April, everything was arranged. Qin Yao took her packed luggage, said goodbye to her reluctant family, and walked two and a half hours to Ding Mansion.

It was around [-] o'clock in the morning when we arrived, and Mr. Ding and his family were having lunch.

People who are more particular, eat both breakfast and lunch, but it is not a main meal, usually some side dishes, porridge and pasta, and dinner is the main meal, and it will be more hearty.

The housekeeper first took Qin Yao to the place where she lived temporarily for this month, packed her luggage, and then went to the flower hall to see Master Ding.

Qin Yao brought her own weapons, a heavy knife, a pair of bows and arrows, and the slingshot steel balls she carried with her.

When the housekeeper first saw her outfit at the gate, he was secretly surprised.

I thought she was just a peasant woman with a little skill, but I didn't expect her to be so professional.

Look at the big knife, there is no scabbard, it is just wrapped with a cloth strap, just looking at it feels murderous.

The bow on his shoulders also looks very powerful. There are more than twenty arrows in the quiver, and he seems to be proficient in archery.

(End of this chapter)