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

When Liu Jinbao came sneakily, Qin Yao was preparing dinner in the almost open-air kitchen.

Today, a pair of straw sandals were exchanged for a handful of green vegetables and a loofah. Qin Yao, who had not eaten fresh vegetables for a long time, was drooling.

Set up a pot over fire, pour a ladle of water into it, boil the water gourd, add half a handful of washed vegetables, and stew a vegetable soup.

She hasn't cooked in ten years. In the apocalypse, everyone eats dry food and occasionally boils a pot of water to make noodles, so Qin Yao's cooking skills are basically non-existent.

But looking at the pot of soup, the four Liu Dalang brothers' eyes widened and they swallowed saliva, as if there was some delicacy in the world cooking in the pot.

There was no oil, salt, sauce or vinegar at home. Qin Yao turned over to a small clay pot with a layer of salt crystals on the wall. She boiled it with boiling water and blended it into the pot, which gave it a slight taste.

Take a spoonful with a wooden spoon and taste it. The vegetables grown by farmers are indeed different from those grown in greenhouses. The beet soup is fresh and actually very delicious!

Auntie, does it taste good? Siniang asked eagerly, swallowing her saliva.

Qin Yao smiled at them, signaled Dalang Erlang to prepare bowls, and divided the pot of soup into five portions, one bowl for each person in the family of five.

On an autumn night, there is nothing more satisfying than drinking a steaming bowl of vegetable soup with cooked taro.

Saburo whispered: Brother, it would be great if I could drink vegetable soup and eat taro every day.

Dalang touched his little brother's little head and told him to eat quickly and not think too much.

Erlang glared at his younger brother, You're worthless. A bowl of vegetable soup will satisfy you, but I won't. I want to eat white rice with fatty meat from now on!

Qin Yao thought he was going to tell her how big his ambition was. After hearing this, Qin Yao raised her eyebrows, that's it?

However, judging from the living standards of the villagers in Liujia Village, white rice and fatty meat are already the best.

People like Old Han Liu's family may not be able to eat a full bowl of white rice and two pieces of fatty meat even during the holidays.

After having a full meal, Qin Yao asked the two elders to help the two younger ones wash up, and then came over and continued to help her rub the straw rope.

Although the two brothers are weak, they can still use the rope after some practice.

Qin Yao picked up the simple homemade frame and started weaving straw sandals by the light of the fire.

To save time, I used to make thong-toed straw sandals, which are fine for daily wear. But if I really have to work in the fields, open-toed shoes are not suitable.

Therefore, this time she will knit straw sandals that can wrap her feet.

Being more precise, the speed will naturally slow down, but considering the market conditions in Liujiacun, Qin Yao would rather spend more effort.

If Liujia Village cannot sell it, if it is sold in other villages, there will always be people who want it.

In fact, there are many people in the village who can knit straw sandals, but there are really not many people who have such free time. In addition, it is now the busy time of autumn planting and farming, and every household is trying their best to compete with God for the season, so Qin Yao took advantage of this opportunity.

As for the two acres of land at Liu Ji's house, let's talk about it. Having enough food is more important now.

The taros in the mountains are not enough to sustain them through the winter.

Thinking of this, Qin Yao ignored the burning in her palms and sped up her knitting speed.

Liu Ji's house is not far from the river bank, and the sound of gurgling water can be clearly heard. The moon is big and round tonight, and the moonlight shines into the river, creating gleaming waves.

The mountains were quiet. Qin Yao took a deep breath and her heart calmed down involuntarily.

She really likes her current environment.

Although I still couldn't sleep well at night, and I would sit up as a reflex when there was any disturbance, but as soon as I came back to my senses and realized that I was no longer in the apocalypse, I felt lucky.

Qin Yao raised her eyes and looked towards the river. A small figure was staggering towards the village in the moonlight.

In fact, she noticed this guy as soon as he got close.

It seems that the child of Liu Ji's eldest brother's family should be named Liu Jinbao.

She didn't know what he was going to do. He was hiding in the bushes behind the house. He didn't come to them, nor did he come to ask for anything.

So, Qin Yao pretended not to know what he was going to do.

Unexpectedly, the little guy squatted there and watched them finish their dinner, and then ran away.

Qin Yao felt confused and lowered her head to continue knitting straw sandals.

Of course, it is also possible that Old Man Liu discovered that the straw in the field had been emptied and sent a boy over to find out.

But the straw has already been woven into straw sandals, and it will be of no use.

Except for Qin Yao, no one noticed that Liu Jinbao had been here. Dalang and Erlang took good care of their younger brothers and sisters, coaxed them to go to bed first, and then sat around the stove sensibly and continued to help with the work by the light of the fire.

By midnight, their heads were drooping little by little.

Qin Yao woke them up and asked them to go to bed.

Auntie, what about you? Dalang rubbed his eyes, suppressing his sleepiness and asked worriedly.

Qin Yao kept moving her hands, I'll go to bed after knitting this one. You guys go to bed quickly. Get up tomorrow morning and go to the back mountain to collect more firewood. The ones at home have been burned.

Qin Yao also thought that if she was going to spend the winter, she might have to stock up on firewood now, and added, Call me in the morning and I will go with you.

The two brothers responded, but they couldn't hold it any longer, so they went into the house and fell asleep on pillows.

When Qin Yao finished knitting the fourth pair of shoes, the last light in the stove was extinguished.

She put away the four pairs of men's-sized straw sandals she had made and put them in the house, bolted the door, and then fell asleep under the last bit of moonlight.

This sleep felt very short, and I hadn't even finished my dream when the door was knocked cautiously.

Auntie, auntie?

The two brothers called softly at the door, but Qin Yao wouldn't have been able to hear them if it weren't for her high vigilance and lack of sleep.

Wait a minute, come here! Qin Yao responded, reluctantly sitting up from the uncomfortable bed, patting her face to wake up, put on her shoes and tied her hair, picked up the hatchet and rope, and left the room. Door.

There was a tattered small backpack at home, and Dalang was already carrying it on his back.

The mountains here are very dangerous for the two brothers. They dare not go into the mountains to collect firewood, so they always pick up fallen branches that others do not want at the foot of the mountains.

When I was free, I picked up a basket on my back. Two brothers carried it one on the back and held it on the other. It could last for two days after taking it home.

Because I can’t take too much each time, and I can’t hoard firewood like other people do.

On the way to the foot of the mountain, Qin Yao asked curiously: How did you spend the winter last year?

Erlang glanced at his brother, then at Qin Yao, and then said tentatively: There is a charcoal seller in the village. He can burn charcoal. Sometimes there will be some charcoal residue left in the kiln, and my brother and I will pick it up.

Pick it up? Qin Yao curled her lips, Aren't you stealing?

The two brothers suddenly became speechless.

Qin Yao looked at the two of them and warned with a serious expression: Don't steal people's things anymore. Let's store more firewood ourselves. There is no need to do these things again.

Dalang and Erlang looked startled, then became angry and thought she was ‘why not eat minced meat’, so they walked forward faster.

Qin Yao secretly laughed in her heart. It seems that she has filled her stomach in the past two days and her strength has increased. Then let her carry more firewood back!