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

Qin Yao didn't waste any time. She discussed with Old Man Liu and cut two one-pound pieces from the remaining meat in the afternoon and reported to the village chief and clan chief.

Unowned land in the village is assumed to be owned by the villagers, and the same goes for the soil. Forget it for daily use. If the amount is large, and you need to build a house, it is best to tell the village and have an explanation.

At this time, the advantage of having a clear household registration comes. If a foreigner wants to use the mountain, forest, water and soil resources in the village, he will not be allowed.

The village chief and clan chief were actually relatives of uncles and grandfathers, so they did not embarrass Qin Yao, a junior. Apart from being a little surprised to hear that Liu Laosan's family was going to build a house, he happily agreed.

Qin Yao also found that the villagers in Liujia Village were relatively united. Although the villagers hated the scourge of Liu Ji, for the sake of the same clan, once someone from outside the village came in to cause trouble for Liu Ji, everyone would still support him. field.

The first two times Lin Erbao came to the village, Liu Ji would have been beaten to death if it weren't for the villagers surrounding him.

Just because the whole clan is here, even if they are just watching the fun, Lin Erbao and others still have some scruples. If it really kills someone, the Liu clan will not let them go.

The Sheng Kingdom was a clan society under a feudal monarchy. These villages, large and small, were actually a gathering of clansmen.

Ninety percent of the people in Liujia Village have the surname Liu. After walking around the village with Old Man Liu, Qin Yao found that she was actually quite senior.

Most call her aunt, a few call her sister-in-law, and a very few call her Liu Sanjia.

After leaving the village chief and clan chief's home, Qin Yao went to her cousin's and uncle's homes with Old Man Liu, telling them about building a house and asking them to help.

Old man Liu said that it would be very interesting if the helper would be provided with a lunch and the other person would be paid two cents a day.

Qin Yao didn't understand the situation and wondered if it was too little.

Unexpectedly, her uncle and uncle happily agreed, and they would bring their tools and call on the family's idle laborers to work at her house tomorrow morning.

For the villagers who have been struggling with food and clothing, this lunch is equivalent to saving a meal for their families.

When the time is most difficult, this meal of food can be boiled into gruel to keep the family alive for one more day.

Qin Yao thought that Liu Ji's family was already the poorest in the village, but when she came to her uncle's house and saw the skinny women and children, she realized that this was a common situation.

Due to the lack of production tools, it is impossible to cultivate intensively, resulting in low food output. If the family size is large, it is not easy to ensure that the whole family does not starve to death, let alone eat enough.

Moreover, the land has not always existed. It was only after the new court came to power this year that the land was re-divided, and the land now exists.

Seeing Qin Yao's clueless look, Old Man Liu guessed that her family conditions were pretty good before and sighed:

That is to say, this year, His Majesty has redistributed the fields for everyone, so that everyone does not have to worry about not being able to survive the winter. If it were in previous years, there would have been no food at this time of year.

Qin Yao was surprised, It's just the autumn harvest, there's nothing to eat?

Old man Liu had a serious expression on his face, shook his head, and continued: The autumn harvest is followed by taxation. Li Zheng will take people to each village to collect grain tax. Grain must be handed in, and money and cloth are not allowed to be substituted. Originally, There are only a few acres of land, and the output is only so much. If you pay one-eighth of the grain tax, how much more can you think of left?

There’s no need to forget it, it’s already great if you can still have it left.

The two visited several nearby restaurants, and everyone was happy to come and help, not for the two cents, but for the lunch.

In this way, we have enough manpower. Old man Liu went to Uncle Jiu and said that it was getting late. Qin Yao went home to prepare first.

Early the next morning, at dawn, Liu Ji, who was still lying in bed having a sweet dream, suddenly heard a noise outside the house and sat up in shock from his dream!

Da Lang! Da Lang! Liu Ji shouted loudly outside the door, a little panicked.

Isn't there a wild beast coming down the mountain to look for food?

But he obviously thought too much. The closed door was pushed open, and Dalang walked in with a blank look on his face. He was already dressed and looked like he had gotten up early.

Dad, do you want to pee? Dalang walked to the bed and bent down to get the urinal.

Liu Ji stared at his son speechlessly. Every time he saw him, he would ask him if he had peed. Where did he pee so much? No!

What's going on outside? What are you doing?

Dalang put down the chamber pot and replied: We are going to build a house at home, and my aunt is leading people to dig stones for the foundation.

Liu Ji was a little confused, Our family is building a house?

Dalang nodded in agreement. Seeing that he didn't pee, he was about to go out. Dad, if you don't pee, I will leave. I have a lot of life.

After saying that, he looked at his father with an unclear look. He didn't look like he needed to lie down anymore, and he didn't know how to go to the fields to help the family with some work.

Thinking like this, Dalang ran out to find Qin Yao and said:

Auntie, my father seems to be recovering soon.

Qin Yao poured a load of heavy stones on her shoulders into the open space, and someone would take the stones to fill the foundation.

She carried more stones alone than three strong men. Liu Fei and the other teenagers who were picking up stones by the river couldn't keep up with her speed.

Qin Yao thought that they would have to pick it up by the river for a while, so she motioned for Dalang to follow him, walked to the water tank next to the stove, scooped out a ladle of cool well water, drank it all, and then asked: Are you ready?

Da Lang said yes, He can go for a walk on his own. He saw it yesterday evening, when his stepmother was not at home, his father was rummaging through things in the house.

He guessed that he was looking for silver, but he couldn't find it.

The stepmother always tied her money bag to her waist, so it would be strange for my father to find it.

Qin Yao touched the little boy's head and said, Okay, I understand. You should go back to the house and rest with Erlang and the others. There are so many people working here, and there is no need for you, a little kid.

Dalang hummed a little sheepishly, turned around and went into the house.

There were a lot of things in the house and there was no place to hide them, so he helped keep an eye on them to prevent them from being taken away due to the crowd.

Qin Yao watched Dalang enter the side room, opened the door of the main room and walked in.

Liu Ji had already gone back to sleep. There was so much noise outside that he couldn't wake him up again.

But I don’t know why, but it’s getting colder and chillier behind me, as if I’m being stared at by a big snake spitting out snakes.

Suddenly, Liu Ji woke up, and when he raised his eyes, he met Qin Yao's cold eyes.

Madam? You scared me to death! Liu Ji patted his chest, gasped for air, and gave Qin Yao a strange look.

Qin Yao looked at his lively appearance and reached out to lift the anti-swelling herbs on his face. The swelling had gone away, leaving only some bruises.

It seems that Dalang is right, he can go to work in the fields.

Even if you can't do heavy work, you can still do light work such as lighting a fire, cooking rice, and frying vegetables.

stand up!

Qin Yao lifted up the quilt on his body.

Liu Ji was shocked. Could it be that this evil woman discovered that he was extremely handsome, had a sudden sexual desire, and wanted to have fun with him?