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

Sure enough, after a while, the mother-in-law came back with a smile.

Behind him was a middle-aged woman who was even more gorgeously dressed and looked like a steward in the mansion.

The mother-in-law called her Aunt Wei, and she was the confidant of the old lady Ding. She specially obeyed the old lady's order and came to invite the couple to meet her.

"Sorry to keep you two waiting!"

Aunt Wei had a smile on her face and looked very enthusiastic. She first apologized to the couple and then explained to them why the old lady had to sleep for so long today.

Qin Yao and Liu Ji looked at each other, shook their heads to say it was okay, and followed Aunt Wei out of the side hall, to the innermost courtyard of Ding's house, and finally saw Mrs. Ding.

He looks younger than Qin Yao imagined. His hair is all black and he is relatively thin. He wears a navy blue silver diamond on his forehead. He is sitting on a large low chair filled with soft pillows, eating something. Ask the maid to help comb your hair.

It looks like he really woke up after sleeping too much.

Seeing Qin Yao and Liu Ji entering the door, he smiled at them first, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"

Liu Ji glanced at Qin Yao. He was a little flattered at first, but when he saw Qin Yao's plain eyes, he suddenly became calm again. He hummed in his heart, it's not like he had a good face after getting the prescription. He had just left them alone for most of an hour.

It's a long way home. If they hadn't sent me Fang Zi, I don't know how long it would have taken me to get home.

But since people laugh whenever they meet, he naturally can't be cold-faced.

Liu Ji bowed politely, and Qin Yao stood two steps away from him, slightly back, and bowed slightly to show respect for the old man.

When asking for help, you must have the attitude of asking for help. In Liu Ji's eyes, Qin Yao was surprisingly relaxed. Except not flattering. This is really hard for her to do.

The old lady only glanced at her, and the corners of her mouth turned down slightly. It was a very subtle expression of contempt that most people couldn't detect.

Liu Ji's heart skipped a beat when he saw this. He was really afraid that the evil woman behind him wouldn't be able to bear it and rushed forward to give the old lady a slap in the face.

Fortunately, she didn't.

Liu Ji asked the old man how he slept and whether his knees hurt in the cold weather. He cleverly mentioned that the mountain deer and big gray rabbits he brought home could be used as knee pads.

The old lady was startled for a moment, and then she pretended to be angry and asked Nanny Wei: "Why did my son wake me up just now? The Liu family also sent mountain deer and rabbits?"

Aunt Wei fell asleep and quickly said it was her fault and asked the old lady to calm down.

The old lady said a few words to her, and Liu Ji, who had a headache, hurriedly tried to persuade her, and then she calmed down.

The old lady asked again in surprise: "At this time of year, are there still wild animals roaming in the mountains?"

Liu Ji pointed at Qin Yao and praised her for her superb hunting skills.

Then, the old lady's smile gradually disappeared, as if she was remembering the old lady's granddaughter who had learned to ride and shoot. Her unhappy look was about to turn into a knife, stabbing Qin Yao's body.

Qin Yao coughed twice, turned her head slightly and looked away, feeling that she should only send Liu Ji here to suffer today.

Seeing that the atmosphere had cooled down, Liu Ji quickly cheered it up again, praising the old lady for being young and in good health, mixed in some idioms, and seemed very cultured.

The old lady became happy and praised him for being really good at talking and good-looking. Then she followed her words and asked if Liu Ji's children went to school and if they had any study plans.

Finally getting down to business, Liu Ji breathed a sigh of relief and briefly explained the situation of the children at home.

He is not bragging at all. Dalang is stable and patient at a young age, and is both civil and military.

Erlang is smart, likes to read, and has excellent arithmetic talent.

There are also Sanlang and Siniang, the twins of dragon and phoenix, it will make people curious for a while just talking about it.

Liu Ji spoke interestingly and was willing to coax people. The old lady was very surprised to hear what he said.

She always told Liu Ji that the next time she brought her children to Zhuangzi, she must bring them over to show her. She liked these children playing around.

Qin Yao didn't know when she had retreated to the pillar beside the door, using the curtain to block her eyes, and rolled her eyes towards the sky.

The room was lively for a while, and the old lady's happy laughter came in waves. Qin Yao counted the time, and it was two full hours. Liu Ji provided the old lady with high emotional value for two full hours.

It gets dark early in winter, and it gets dark in the middle of the afternoon.

Liu Ji's low call came from the room, and Qin Yao went in. The couple said goodbye to the old lady together.

"The school has been built. It is at the east end of Zhuangzi. If you are passing by the village, you can go and take a look. It is open and strong. I will bring the children here in the spring after the new year. I will ask the master to write down their names."

Before leaving, the old lady said with a smile.

When the matter was done, Qin Yao and his wife finally exhaled the remaining half of their breath happily.

After driving the carriage away, Qin Yao sighed, "It's better to go to the county academy."

Although it is a bit far away, government schools are much easier to get into than private schools.

Look at this time, it can torment people to death.

Thinking of this, Qin Yao raised her head and rushed to Liu Ji, who was driving the carriage, and said, "As we enter the town, see if there is anything you want to eat and take home. We want to celebrate today."

Liu Ji was really flattered this time, and responded with a smile: "Okay!"

After a pause, he remembered his usual treatment at Qin Yao's place, and couldn't help but ask: "Is it okay to buy soy sauce meat?"

He was talking about soy sauce beef. Yesterday I went to the village to buy vegetables. I heard someone said that someone in the town had two old cows. One of them made soy sauce beef. If you can buy it and drink it, it would be awesome.

Qin Yao hummed and agreed.

Liu Ji weakly tried again: "How about buying another three taels of Bald Donkey's craft beer?"

Qin Yao drinks the wine here as a low-alcohol drink. He hasn't had any drinks for a long time, so he will have some.

"Pick up two kilograms so you can drink it during the Chinese New Year," she asked.

Liu Ji was so happy that he grinned from ear to ear. He suppressed his ecstasy and said "Hello". He shook the reins and urged Lao Huang to run faster. He was afraid that there would be no beef cattle to sell if he arrived late.

The carriage arrived at the intersection of Dingjiazhuang, and a manor-style building that had just been built on the side of the road, with its original color and unpainted wood, appeared in front of the couple.

Liu Ji clicked his tongue and said with envy: "This school built by the Ding family is really willing to use materials. It looks really strong and beautiful."

It is much prettier than the academy in the county town. The carvings on the windows are all of the Four Gentlemen of Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum.

"Dalang and the others are lucky."

Qin Yao nodded in agreement, "Good luck is also part of strength."

Liu Jisheng understood deeply and said with a proud smile: "Then I am lucky to meet a smart and capable woman who makes others envious!"

Qin Yao twitched the corner of her mouth fiercely. There is no need to be so deliberate in flattering.

But he performed well today, so he just needs to beat him less.

I'm really lucky today. The shop that sells soy sauce beef is still open and there is still meat.

Qin Yao bought five kilograms of beef and went to Bald Luzi's house to buy two kilograms of wine. The couple smelled the aroma of wine and meat and hurried into the house before dark.

Qin Yao told the good news that she could go to the Ding family to study. The small courtyard was full of surprise cheers from the four siblings.

It makes this year more lively than in previous years.