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

Zhang, He and Qiu stepped forward to greet them.

"Why did you get home so late? Are you hungry?" Ms. Zhang took the things from Qin Yao's hand and put them on the ground next to the door of her house. She would take them home later.

Qin Yao nodded honestly, very hungry.

Mrs. He immediately walked towards the kitchen, took off the apron hanging behind the door, lit a lamp and started a fire, and said outside:

"I'll make some pimple soup for you two, and add two more eggs. Quickly put down your things and wash your face, you're so gray-faced."

Mrs. Zhang led the couple to the water tank. Mrs. Qiu found a clean face towel and handed it to Qin Yao, "Quickly wipe it."

"Thank you, second sister-in-law." Qin Yao smiled politely at Mrs. Qiu and told her to go back and sit down, leaving her alone.

Mrs. Zhang filled the basin with water. Qin Yao took the cold water and twisted the handkerchief. She wiped her face first, then handed the handkerchief to Da Lang and told him to wash his head as well, so as not to waste the basin. water.

I'll take a bath with hot water when I get home later so I can sleep better.

After Da Lang responded, he was immediately surrounded by his younger brothers and sisters.

Jinbao asked him: "What did you hit? Are there any tigers or black bears?"

Erlang and Sanlang also asked expectantly: "Mom, have you gone to the city?"

Si Niang and Jin Hua squatted by the water basin, watching eagerly, "My mother bought some cakes, and I can smell them."

Dalang wanted to answer, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he realized that he couldn't finish the answer, so he simply shut up and washed his hair first.

In the main room, Ms. Zhang specially lit an oil lamp to make the room brighter.

Qin Yao was sitting at the table, opposite the four old men Liu and his son, and beside him was the Qiu family. When Qin Yao talked about meeting tigers in the mountains, they were all very excited.

Mrs. Zhang silently walked into the room, and after a while she came out with four letters and handed them to Qin Yao.

"The third one sent it from the city. You were not here, so you kept it and haven't opened it yet. A letter was sent the next day. Don't rush to find you if something happened. Please take a look."

Qin Yao took the letter, glanced at the words "My beloved wife" on the envelope, sneered, and put the envelope aside, "Don't worry, I'll look at it when I get back. He just came back from the city today. He's very good."

After hearing what Qin Yao said, Old Man Liu and Mrs. Zhang were no longer anxious and asked Mr. He if the meal was ready.

"I'm coming!"

Mrs. He smiled and brought the noodle bowl in, and put two more bowls, one for Qin Yao and one for Da Lang. In the bowls were two fried, brown, crispy eggs.

The elder brother had already washed his hair, and Erlang and Sanlang insisted on wiping his hair. The three brothers made a fuss for a while before entering the room.

Qin Yao pointed to the bag of pastries by the door and asked Erlang to bring it over and eat it together.

I bought two kilograms, but it’s hard to divide it up. It would be more enjoyable for the whole family to eat it together.

Mrs. Zhang hurriedly said no, but Erlang and the other boys had already opened the oil paper bags, so they could only sigh helplessly, "These greedy cats can't walk after seeing delicious food."

"No wonder she misses her third aunt every day." Mrs. He also joked: "My Jinbao has to ask twice a day. Hasn't third aunt returned yet? When will third aunt return?"

While everyone was chatting and laughing, Qin Yao and Dalang filled their stomachs without even a drop of soup left.

Qin Yao got up and came to the door, took out the pork belly and cloth she bought, and put the cloth on the table in the main room. She took the meat to the kitchen, cut off two kilograms and put it directly in the cupboard. She found the cover and covered it with the familiar door.

He and others were already familiar with Qin Yao's behavior. Without saying any polite words, they went into the house to get a ruler and called the four Dalang brothers and sisters to measure the size.

"It's getting colder. Everyone needs a pair of thick-soled shoes." Qin Yao put the remaining three kilograms of meat back into her bag and turned around to tell her.

"Your second sister-in-law has some free time these days, let her make it for you." He made arrangements naturally, and Qiu nodded and asked Si Niang what style she wanted.

"Is there any style?" Si Niang looked at Er Auntie in surprise.

Mrs. Qiu told her that there were ones with cocked heads, flat heads, and ones with patterns. She knew how to embroider and could embroider some flowers for her.

Si Niang had never worn shoes like this before, and she was looking forward to them, "Then I want to embroider them."

Mrs. Qiu smiled and nodded, "Okay, how about we embroider two morning glories?"

"Yeah!" Siniang said happily: "Thank you, second aunt~"

"Hey, thank you. Just wait. Second Auntie will definitely do a nice job for you." Mrs. Qiu touched the little guy's face and felt that Fourth Niang was getting cuter and more polite now. It will bring joy.

Jinhua quit and pouted, "Mom, I also want Morning Glory's shoes, the same as Si Niang's!"

Mrs. Qiu glanced at her helplessly, "Didn't I do it for you? I burned a big hole in the upper of the shoe before wearing it for two days, and you didn't take care of it. I'm not happy to do it for you."

Jinhua hurriedly crawled into Mrs. Qiu's arms, twisting like a bent pepper in Qin Yao's vegetable garden.

"Do it for me. Mother, do it for me. I promise you will take good care of it this time and never break it."

Qiu was defeated and had no choice but to agree.

Jinhua and Siniang looked at each other. The cousins ​​smiled and rolled their eyes. They could wear the same shoes.

The sizes of He's clothes were all measured. Qin Yao called Siniang over and prepared to go home.

Before leaving, ask Old Man Liu to help him check whether there is any land for sale in the village.

Old man Liu was shocked. It seemed that he had gained a lot of money from this trip to the mountains.

But it’s good to buy land. How can a farmer have no land? Renting land from others is not a long-term solution. It’s better to have your own land.

"Okay, don't worry, dad will tell you if there is any news." Old Man Liu solemnly agreed.

Watching Qin Yao's family leave, Zhang and Old Man Liu looked at each other and smiled relaxedly. With Qin Yao here, the third family didn't have to worry about them.

Back at her home, Qin Yao was obviously more relaxed. She took off her weapons and put the meat in the kitchen. Now that the temperature is low during the day and night, the meat will not go bad if left overnight.

Qin Yao lit up the fire, heated several large pots of hot water, and the whole family took a bath.

During the days she was gone, no adults at home helped to carry water, and Erlang and the other three had not taken a shower.

Forget about the old house, washing it once every half month is considered diligent. Naturally, Mr. He would not have thought of this.

After the bath, it was late at night, but the children were not sleepy. They lay on the bed and listened to Dalang telling what happened in the mountains with great interest.

Qin Yao went to check on the horse and added a handful of night grass to it.

After checking the doors and windows, he asked the children's room to turn off the lights, and then returned to his room, lying on the bed with his hair loose and relaxing, reading the letter.

This time he went into the mountains for eight days. In just eight days, Liu Ji wrote four letters and came back.

Qin Yao opened all the letters and sorted them by time, starting from the earliest one.

The date of the earliest letter was the day after she last left the county.

The content of the letter was simple, asking her why she did not give the coachman living expenses to herself.

The second letter, one day later, asked her if something happened at home so she couldn't afford to send it, and finally asked if she was okay.

The third letter, again one day apart, said that he seemed to have seen her in the county before, and asked her if she had been to the county recently.

The fourth letter, in a very sensible and pitiful tone, said that he had borrowed living expenses from his classmates, so that if she had difficulties, she should stay close to home and not worry about him.