After Dressing Up As a Stepmother, I Transformed the Whole Family Into Working In the Fields

Chapter 22 Returning with a full load

The family owes too many things, ranging from needlework, pots, bowls, oil lamps, to tables, chairs, benches, beds, clothes, quilts, rice and flour. They have nothing, so they have to buy everything.

Qin Yao visited the entire Kaiyang County and bought everything he needed.

Four hundred kilograms of fine rice, one hundred kilograms of refined noodles, fifty kilograms of soybeans, and fifty kilograms of millet. A total of six hundred kilograms of food is enough for her and her four children to eat for four months, so they can survive the winter. .

These fine rice, refined flour, and millet are more than twice as expensive as brown rice and coarse flour, costing four or two eight taels of silver.

Of course, the main reason is that Qin Yao eats a lot, one person can support five people. In other families, 600 kilograms of grain can be used to make porridge for more than half a year.

 Don’t ask her why she doesn’t save money and buy brown rice and thick noodles.

 Because she couldn't swallow that stuff at all.

Hearing this, Qin Yao suddenly worried about the goods in her car.

The coachman didn't like to talk. Qin Yao wanted to know more about this place, so she chatted with the coachman without saying a word.

The coachman noticed her worry and finally took the initiative to say: "Don't panic, little lady. They don't like to come to our poor and remote country."

Qin Yao could see that the people in Laozhai couldn't worry about Liu Ji, a bastard.

But if you want to build tiles, the beams and walls of the house must be reinforced.

There are ready-made clothes for sale in the store, which are second-hand. They are probably used as collateral from a **** shop.

 And this partiality may not even be noticed by himself.

Qin Yao also bought some socks, insoles, headscarves, and hair ties.

 The same goes for thick noodles. Almost half of them are wheat husks, and the noodles steamed with water will choke your throat.

She ate well and slept well last night. Today she changed into clean clothes and wore sturdy leather boots. Her whole body was very different. The depression on her face was gone. She was carrying a bow on her back and holding a knife, which looked quite different. The dashing appearance of a knight-errant.

“However, if you go out alone, you’d better be more careful.”

Since she has that ability, Qin Yao does not intend to treat her stomach badly. Not being able to eat well is simply more uncomfortable than being chased by mutated zombies.

The journey went smoothly for the two of them, except for the wheels getting stuck a few times. But because Qin Yao was there, they pushed him out immediately. In the evening, the two of them arrived at Liujia Village smoothly.

The red color is reserved for the New Year to make new clothes. The children in the family all look like their father, and they have very good facial features. If you put them away well, they will definitely be very eye-catching.

The coachman said: "These bandits most like to go to the neighboring town. The official road there leads directly to the city. There are many merchants along the way. When they want money, they naturally go there."

Seeing that the price was good, Qin Yao looked at her linen clothes, which were so dirty that she could no longer see them. She decisively picked one that she could wear, and also bought one for each of her four children.

 She saw how impressive Mr. Liu and his son were when they repaired her roof.

After buying all the things, Qin Yao rented an ox cart for thirty cents at the North City Gate, took the cart driver to load the purchased grain, loaded the cart full of things, and set off back to Liujia Village.

I don’t know if all the children who can bark can eat sweets. Old man Liu is indeed a bit partial to Liu Ji’s son.

 A piece of cloth is fifteen meters long and about one and a half meters wide. This is enough for their family of five, both inside and outside, with plenty left over.

 In addition, I weighed five kilograms of cotton and bought one piece of the cheapest white cotton cloth, one piece of blue cotton cloth, and one piece of red coarse cloth.

Although there is an extreme shortage of materials in the last days, the diet structure is different from that in ancient times. People are too poor to eat, or they really can’t afford it.

 From Kaiyang County to Jinshi Town, it is an official road. The weather is sunny today and the road surface is pretty good. Qin Yao counted the remaining silver in his hand as he walked.

Qin Yao knew a little about these things and decided to ask the people in the Liu family's old house when the time came.

Rice bran has long disappeared from human diets.

“Thank you for reminding me, I understand.” Qin Yao nodded gratefully to the coachman, she would be more careful.

It was then that I learned from the other party that there were many former rebels in Kaiyang County who turned into bandits and often ran down the mountain to rob people.

The coachman couldn't catch up with her and shouted. Qin Yao then realized and slowed down slightly.

Hers did fit, but people were used to being simple and the sizes were all a little too big. None of the four pairs of children's shoes were the right size.

 The second step is to repair the main body of the existing house. The thatched roof that can be blown away by strong wind must be replaced with strong and waterproof tiles.

There are also walls, which can protect you from some wild beasts that come down the mountain to look for food in winter, and you can sleep more peacefully.

 After leaving Buzhuang, Qin Yao went to the grocery store to buy all the daily needs of oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, pots and pans.

 Once there is something to eat, it is either instant noodles, biscuits, etc. that can be stored for a long time, or food obtained from agricultural bases.

Qin Yao planned to save fifty taels for emergencies. The remaining seventeen taels she planned to use to make some decent furniture, repair the shabby thatched hut, reinforce the walls, build two more rooms, and Build a bathroom and kitchen, and then build walls.

This cart of things cost eighteen taels of silver, and now she still has sixty-seven taels of silver left in her hand.

He heard that many good women were kidnapped to the mountains and tortured and humiliated to death by the bandits. The methods were extremely cruel, so he kindly reminded Qin Yao.

However, I couldn’t find a shop that sells finished furniture. I could only order customized carpenters. The furniture could only be put away temporarily. After returning to the village, I would ask a nearby carpenter to help me make a few pieces.

The most important thing is the wall. Without a wall, there is no privacy at all. I don’t feel safe leaving anything at home. I am always worried that someone will steal it.

 After buying the food, Qin Yao went to Cloth Village and bought three quilts weighing ten kilograms, three thin quilts, and three palm mats made of palm bark.

It cost ten taels of silver to get all of this.

Each person also got a pair of shoes. Qin Yao had leather boots for herself, and the four children had coarse cloth shoes, all of which were half-worn.

 So, let alone brown rice and thick noodles, even if it is a miscellaneous grain that is mainly used for weight loss, modern people will find it tasteless after just a few bites.

When paying the bill, Qin Yao took a breath and thought that these cloths were too expensive. No wonder everyone bought the materials and made them at home.

 But children grow up quickly, so if you wear socks and add thick insoles, they will be able to fit your feet just fine.

It seems that the security situation in ancient times will not be much better than in the last days.

Qin Yao doesn’t know how to make clothes at all. She bought needle and thread and plans to go home and find someone to help her make it.

 The so-called brown rice should be more appropriately called rice bran. Only 40% of it is rice, and the remaining 60% is rice bran.

 The local government was incompetent, and the wealthy merchants and gentry were miserable.

Qin Yao was calculating her accounts, imagining that she could sleep in a sturdy house and a spacious and warm bed this winter. The corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously, and she felt windy as she walked.

 The ox cart was full of things and there was no place to sit, so Qin Yao walked with the cart driver.

Qin Yao thought about the four little ones at home, and she felt like returning home.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the village, she felt a strange atmosphere.

 (End of this chapter)