After dressing up as a stepmother, I transformed the whole family into working in the fields

In order to pay the local price, the head of Xiahe Village made the decision, 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 an ox cart to send Qin Yao and others back, but Qin Yao was embarrassed to trouble others and politely refused.

The main reason was that she and Carpenter Liu had something to discuss on the way back, and it was not convenient for outsiders to listen.

Wang Yu had no choice but to send them to the entrance of the village and repeatedly warned: Ms. Qin, after you have finished the drawings of the mill, you must remember to ask someone to send them 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 hung in the sky. Liu Ji didn't know when he came back. He held 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 raised the eggplant and said, I went to Shunzi's house for a walk. This is a gift from his mother. I will make braised eggplant for you tonight when I go back.

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. She took two steps quickly to meet Liu Carpenter and talk about business.

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

We are asking for fifteen taels, isn't it a bit too much?

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

Qin Yao didn't care. She smiled and said, I don't want much at all!

She calculated an account for him, Lumber costs money, of course. For such wood, and if it needs to be used well, 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 here, the stone mill is so easy to grind. If it were someone else, ten men would work together to find materials and beat them into millstones. Finally, they would have to be transported from Liujia Village to Xiahe Village.

Thirty coins per person per day, half a month is four taels and five cents of silver!

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 of them divided it into their hands equally, three liang each.

Buying an exclusive technology for three or two is simply not a good deal, isn't it?

Qin Yao 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.

Ms. 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.

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 carrying the eggplant, touched the little heads of his two sons in a good mood, and took over the cooking work.

Qin Yao washed her face in the courtyard. The four children followed her to the main room. Dalang asked:

Auntie, did you promise to make the water mill in Xiahe Village for you?

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

If you work, you will earn money, and even children understand this.

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

Dalang and Erlang responded in an awed manner, shrugged like little adults 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.

Because they knew that Qin Yao had taken over the job in Xiahe Village, the whole family was very happy, and the dining atmosphere was very pleasant.

It would have been even better if Liu Ji didn't try so cheaply to see how much money she could earn.

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 was a mirror in front of him now, the expression on his face reflected at this moment would be exactly the same as that of the little daughter-in-law who was despised by her husband!

After dinner, Erlang and Sanlang were washing dishes in the courtyard. Although they had agreed that the four brothers and sisters would take turns, Dalang was always worried about his younger brothers and sisters, so he also helped wash the dishes 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 glanced at the four little heads huddled together in the courtyard, and then her sharp eyes turned to Liu Ji, who had finished eating and was still lying on the bamboo chair dozing off.

How many books have you copied?

She didn't ask loudly, but as soon as her tone became deeper, 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.

You copied three copies, right? Oops, he forgot where he copied them!

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

Those nine books ranged from more than 1,000 words to less than 40,000 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 said that he didn't dare to disobey because his life was at stake, so he ran to his bedroom and took the three books he had copied.

Fortunately, there is a Book of Songs with more than 32,000 words in it.

The remaining two books are The Great Learning with more than 1,700 words, and The Doctrine of the Mean with more than 3,500 words.

Coupled with the original study notes of Master Shangding, 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.

Returning the book to the anxious Liu Ji, he barely passed 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.