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

Chapter 94 Enlarged Book

For the price of the folks, the village head of Xiahe Village called the shots and placed an order with Qin Yao, and paid her a deposit of five taels in advance.

The two parties simply signed an agreement, and the sun set.

Wang Yu enthusiastically wanted to drive the ox cart to take Qin Yao and the others back, but Qin Yao was embarrassed to bother them, so she politely refused.

The main reason was that she and Carpenter Liu had something to discuss on the way back, and it was inconvenient for outsiders to listen.

Wang Yu had no choice but to send them to the entrance of the village, and repeatedly urged: "Miss Qin, after you draw the blueprint of the mill, you must remember to send it over immediately!"

"Don't worry, I'll deliver it in person as soon as the painting is finished." She still had to communicate with the craftsmen on some details before she felt reassured.

After hearing Qin Yao's words, Wang Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand, and watched the three of them go away before turning around and going home.

The orange-red sunset was hanging in the sky, and Liu Ji didn't know when he would come back, holding a bunch of eggplants in his hand, and asked in a good mood:

"Madam, is everything settled?"

Qin Yao hummed and asked where he died just now.

Liu Ji held up the eggplant, "I visited Shunzi's house, it was given by his wife, go back tonight and make braised eggplant for you to eat."

This was true, but the purpose of going to Shunzi's house was not for the bunch of eggplants, but to pluck the person's ears and yell at him for betraying him.

He also said that they were good brothers who lived and died together, but when he got a sister-in-law, he forgot about him and wanted to break up with him!
Seeing Liu Ji's guilty look, Qin Yao didn't bother to care about what he was doing behind his back, so he took two quick steps to walk parallel with Carpenter Liu and discuss the business.

Carpenter Liu couldn't hold it in any longer. Now that there were no outsiders, he immediately asked Qin Yao:

"We're asking 15 taels, isn't that a bit too much?"

He was very afraid that if the people in Xiahe Village knew the real cost, they would beat him.

What else is Qin Yao doing, and said with a smile: "It's not much at all!"

She made an account for him, "Wood needs money, such wood needs to be used well, and four taels of silver will be spent."

"The construction period is tight. We promised to deliver the goods in half a month. Now you don't have any ready-made materials. If you start from scratch, you will definitely be too busy. Do you have to spend money to hire help? Half a tael of labor is enough. It costs money.”

"And on my side, the stone mill is so easy to grind. If it is replaced by others, ten men will find materials together and beat them into millstones. Finally, they will be transported from Liujia Village to Xiahe Village."

"Thirty Wen a day for one person, and four taels of silver for half a month!"

This is equivalent to each of them paying four or five taels of capital, and the remaining six taels of silver are earned.

The two are equally divided into the hands, one person three two.

Buying an exclusive technology in twos and twos is simply not too cost-effective.

What Qin Yao said was right, but Carpenter Liu always felt that something was wrong.

What's wrong?

Yes, he can use the wood grown at home, and the labor fees can also be used to pay for his own family. In fact, if you really think about it, the seven taels and five cents of silver can go into his own pocket.

"Miss Qin, I really admire you!"

When they parted by the river bank, Liu Carpenter hugged Qin Yao sincerely, and then went home happily.

Qin Yao touched the five taels of deposit in her arms. The heavy weight made her feel extremely at ease.

When the couple returned home, it was completely dark on the back.

The main room and kitchen were lit with lights. When the children heard the noise, Sanlang and Siniang came out from the main room and said, "Aniang, Adi~"

Qin Yao asked: "Where is my brother?"

The twins pointed to the kitchen, and Dalang and Erlang had already cooked dinner.

Liu Ji walked in with the eggplant, touched the heads of his two sons in a good mood, and took over the cooking.

Qin Yao washed her face in the courtyard. The four children followed her to the main room. Dalang asked:
"Auntie, did the water mill in Xiahe Village promise to make it for you?"

Qin Yao smiled and nodded, and the four children shouted happily, "That's great!"

If you have a job, you will make money, and children understand it too.

Liu Ji shouted wildly in the kitchen: "Dalang Erlang, set the dishes and chopsticks and get ready to eat!"

Da Lang and Er Lang responded with an oh, shrugged their shoulders like a little adult Qin Yao, and then ran to the kitchen to get the bowls and chopsticks.

Sanlang went to drive the chickens in the yard into the chicken coop, led Siniang to wash her little hands, and the family of six sat around the main room to have dinner.

Knowing that Qin Yao took over the job in Xiahe Village, the whole family was very happy, and the dining atmosphere was very pleasant.

It would have been more perfect if Liu Ji hadn't tried cheaply to see how much money she could make.

"You just need to study hard from now on. You don't have to worry about money." Qin Yao warned forcefully.

Liu Ji thought to himself, if there is a mirror in front of him now, his expression at the moment will be reflected, and he must be exactly the same as the little daughter-in-law who was rejected by her husband!
After the meal, Erlang and Sanlang washed dishes in the yard. Although it was agreed that the four brothers and sisters would take turns, Dalang was always worried about his younger siblings and helped them wash together.

Naturally, Siniang couldn't let herself be left behind, so what should have been two people's work was now done by four people together.

Qin Yao doesn't interfere with the arrangements of the four brothers and sisters, as long as they don't fight, that's fine.

Speaking of which, it seems that she has never seen the four brothers and sisters fighting. She is so sensible that it makes people feel sad.

Qin Yao's gentle eyes swept over the four little heads gathered together in the courtyard, and then her sharp eyes turned to Liu Ji who was still dozing on the bamboo chair after finishing his meal.

"How many books have you copied?"

She didn't ask loudly, but as long as her tone became serious, Liu Ji could instantly feel a chill.

It was such a relief from the heat in this summer. He was so cold that he opened his eyes and sat upright in his chair.

"Copied three copies, right?" Oops, he forgot where he copied it!

Qin Yao immediately frowned, "It's been a week, and you only copied three copies?"

Among the nine books, the smallest number was more than 1000 words, and the highest number was less than [-] words. Even if he copied eight hours a day and copied a thousand words an hour, there was no way he should have only copied three books.

"Bring it to me and take a look." Qin Yao said coldly.

Liu Ji secretly thought he was going to be bad, but he didn't dare to disobey, after all, his life was at stake, so he ran to his bedroom and brought the three copied books.

Fortunately, there is a "Book of Songs" with more than 3 words in it.

The remaining two books are "The Great Learning" with more than 700 words, and "The Doctrine of the Mean" with more than 500 words.

Coupled with the original study notes of Master Shang Ding, it is not considered lazy.

Because there is no extremely fine pen like a ballpoint pen, Liu Ji's smallest writing brush makes the writing very large, so each of the three books copied is an enlarged version.

The page specification is the size of A3 paper. It is quite strange to be able to hold a book that is completely blocked by people in your hand.

But I have to say that the large version looks much more comfortable than the small version. The large fonts make it easier for the eyes to read, there are more blank spaces for excerpts, and it is also convenient for taking notes.

It's just a bit of waste paper.

Qin Yao flipped through it and found that the handwriting was getting neater and neater, not to mention how beautiful it was. It seemed that copying books was helpful for practicing calligraphy.

Return the book to Liu Ji, who is anxious, and barely pass the test.

He raised his chin to signal him to continue copying.

Qin Yao got up and went back to the room, lit the oil lamp that she was reluctant to light in the past, and stayed up late drawing drawings at her office desk.

(End of this chapter)