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

 The north wind came overnight and the temperature dropped again.

Yin Le got up to chop firewood in the early morning and found that the pile of firewood was covered with a thick layer of white frost.

Looking up at the sky, the clouds were very low and the sky was gray. I didn’t know whether it was going to rain or snow.

 It has entered November, and judging from previous years, the probability of snow is greater.

Yin Le shrank his neck. Ordinary people were most afraid of snow. Without sufficient charcoal fires, thick clothing, bedding, and food for the winter, winter would be a disaster for the people.

 She was thankful that she could spend the winter in a warm house wearing thick clothes.

Thinking of this, Yin Le felt even more grateful to his master and chopped the firewood even harder. He wished that he could chop all the firewood that Awang brought from the mountain in one day.

 Just after breakfast, Qin Yao received the list of New Year gifts compiled by Song Yu.

In previous years, there was no such step. At most, one would prepare a copy for the Ding family and Aunt Qi of the He family in Fucheng.

 But this year Liu Jicheng was elected, and there were several more favors in the family that needed to be moved around.

 Including shopping and traveling time, the New Year gift list must be prepared in November.

Some people who have a long journey have already set out in early November because they are afraid of encountering heavy snow on the way.

There are two gift lists sent by Soong Yu.

 One is a business partner related to a stationery factory.

 The factory allocates funds for centralized procurement and provides some nourishing medicinal materials and local specialties.

 Send an extra new model of lady's box to Fulong Trading Company.

One copy was given by Qin Yao alone to the Qi family, Gong Liangliao, Ding family, as well as the Qian family, Shen family and Deng family who had just worshiped Liu Ji.

For Qijia and Gongliangxiao, in addition to last year's cloth, wine, meat, and tea, two new sets of pen and ink worth twenty taels were added, requiring a total of seventy-five taels of silver.

 The three families of Qian, Shen, and Deng each had a pig, two cans of high-quality tea, two pieces of cotton cloth, and two jars of wine. A total of fifty taels of silver are needed

There is also the Ding family, the children's wife has to have a share each, even if it is just some meat and vegetables, it will cost two taels per person.

Ding Xiang's family is far away in the capital. Qin Yao hesitated at first whether to give it as a gift, but thinking that Liu Fei is still in the capital, and when a specialty store opens in the future, it is natural to have to contact them, so it is inevitable to prepare a New Year gift.

 The specialties of hometown are an exclusive memory for people far away from home, and they are very important.

 So for the New Year's gift sent to the capital, Qin Yao spent a lot of thought and prepared all the food in Kaiyang County that could be easily stored.

The money spent was not much, seven or eight taels was enough, but in order to ensure the freshness of the food, twenty taels of silver were spent on travel expenses.

Mrs. Ding from Dingjiazhuang is also going to go there. She is not so careful in preparing the New Year's gifts. She only needs to collect six gifts. The budget is ten taels of silver.

Qin Yao called Liu Ji over and asked him when he was free. He would personally take the four children there to finalize the plan for San Lang and Si Niang to learn from the Ding family tribe next year.

Now that Liu Ji has the status of being a civil servant, he can talk about the children's enrollment in school, and he is sure of it.

“The old lady doesn’t like me, so I won’t go.” Qin Yao laughed at herself.

 Liu Ji didn't know how to answer the call, so he could only respond and glance secretly at the gift list in front of Qin Yao.

His arithmetic skills were passed down by Gong Liangxiao. Once he saw it, the abacus started calculating in his mind, and he quickly came up with a specific number.

 One hundred and seventy taels!

Liu Ji took a breath of cold air, pointed to the list in disbelief and asked, "Madam, aren't these all the New Year's gifts our family will give this year?" Qin Yao said "hmm" and lowered her head to calculate the expenses.

She knew that Liu Ji had pain in his chest, but she herself also had liver pain. One hundred and seventy taels was enough for an ordinary family of four to live comfortably for seven or eight years.

But compared with other wealthy men in Kaiyang County, their family’s expenditure on New Year’s gifts is just a one-off expenditure on other people’s daily festivals.

 If there are still errands to attend to, and colleagues send gifts to each other, the expenses will only be greater.

Liu Ji didn't know that Qin Yao had liver pain. He only saw her calculating expenses without any emotion, and he felt nothing but admiration.

“Madam, can I ask how much money our family has earned this year?”

 According to the cost of the annual gift, he is very worried about the bankruptcy of his family!

Qin Yao looked up at him and smiled slightly: "I can't tell you."

 Liu Ji did not feel disappointed at all with this answer. It was an expected yes.

It would be abnormal if the evil woman really told him how much money he had at home.

It seems that the family will not go bankrupt for the time being, and the evil woman has a lot of money in her hands.

But he had to tell her that he also made a great contribution to the family this year.

Liu Ji simply found a chair opposite Qin Yao and sat down, proudly saying:

"Then I have earned more than 150 taels out of these 170 liang, right? And if the fields and houses at home are harvested next year, it will be a considerable amount of income."

Qin Yao: "Yeah, I know, I'll keep the account for you."

Liu Ji was overjoyed and asked quickly: "Then my debt to you, madam, has been paid off?"

Qin Yao raised her eyelids to look at him and asked seriously: "Do you want to pay it back? It's not impossible."

Liu Ji almost laughed out loud, but a voice suddenly sounded in his head, reminding him sinisterly: Be careful of fraud, she will never be so kind, there must be a big pit waiting for you to jump down!

Liu Ji suddenly became excited and his mind became extremely clear-headed. He shook his head and said, "No, it's okay. We are husband and wife. What's the deal? It's boring."

Qin Yao frowned and asked impatiently: "What do you want?"

 “What I don’t want to do”

Qin Yao: "Ask you again, what do you want?!"

Liu Ji spoke very quickly: "Madam, can you give me some money every month? It doesn't need to be too much, just ten taels is enough!"

After finishing speaking, he opened his watery peach blossom eyes and looked at her pitifully, "Every master has servants when he goes out. No matter how bad it is, he has a horse to accompany him. I am only naked."

Qin Yao: "Are you wearing air?"

Liu Ji coughed twice with a guilty conscience, gently brushed the newly made thick satin coat on his body with his hand, and continued to whisper:

"The Qian, Shen, and Deng families still give me a lot of benefits every year. All kinds of income combined can add two to three hundred taels of silver to the family. I only need ten taels to buy some pens and books. Isn't that excessive? "

If you want a horse to run, you have to feed it. This is Qin Yao's royal rule. It works very well and he has never overturned a cart.

The pitiful look of Liu Ji in front of her could not move her at all, but the poverty and sourness revealed in his eyes did irritate her eyes.

Qin Yao relented: "Five taels, no more."

"Okay!" Liu Ji quickly agreed and pressed his lips together to prevent himself from laughing.

 Hahaha, he is also a rich man now!

As for bargaining, it doesn’t exist in Qin Yao’s case. This is what Liu Ji learned after several beatings. (End of chapter)