After becoming a stepmother,I transfered the whole family into farming

Chapter 169 Damn Hard Work

Qin Yao raised her head in displeasure and said in a deep voice,

"Put away your thoughts. The raw material is lard. We can't afford this business. Besides, I have other uses for this recipe. Don't worry about it. It can't make our family rich."

When Liu Ji heard that the raw material was to be lard, he exclaimed in his heart, what a joke.

No wonder it's so easy to use, it turns out it's made from lard.

But

"Madam, why do you want to keep this recipe?" Liu Ji asked curiously.

Qin Yao glanced at him and said, "Don't ask about my affairs!"

Liu Ji smiled and said, "Okay, I'll leave first. Madam, you should go to bed early and don't look at the account books too much at night. Don't overwork yourself and damage your eyes."

He retreated with a strong desire to survive.

Before leaving, he went to the kitchen and found an old ceramic bowl, added a layer of ash into it, and then put a few pieces of charcoal in it to prevent himself from freezing to death at night.

In fact, Qin Yao had never been harsh on him when it came to bedding, and there were thick quilts in the house.

However, a house that has been uninhabited for too long becomes dark and damp, and at night the cold air creeps into the quilt. If you don't light a charcoal fire to warm the house, you will really get sick from the cold.

Qin Yao plans to cover the dirt floor in the house with wooden floors when she has time next year to create a more comfortable resting space for herself.

If there was more time, I would add another room, make the stable stronger, and build an extra shed for the carriages.

By the way, teaching Dalang to ride a horse is urgent, and we have to have an emergency training after the New Year.

If conditions permit, the family will buy a pony for the children to take to school.

Old Huang is too tall, which is not friendly to Dalang and Erlang's height. If they fall off the horse one day, their buttocks will be broken in two.

At first, the purpose of customizing the carriage was to make it convenient for them to go to school, but it required an adult to drive the carriage. Qin Yao later realized that it was impossible for her to pick them up and drop them off at school every day.

After all, she still had a lot of things to do, including quarrying and installation at the water mill and farm work in the fields, all of which she needed to complete.

However, in order to realize these ideas, you still need money.

Qin Yao took a deep breath, and after all the people who were in the way had left, she finally had a moment of peace and quiet. She lowered her head and concentrated on counting the accounts.

This time she settled Manager Wu's order and received fifty taels of silver. After deducting the cost, there was a profit of twenty taels, which she and Carpenter Liu split in half, ten taels each.

These ten taels of silver, plus the 206 taels and 8 qian already in the family, made a total of 216 taels and 8 qian.

The family bought a lot of New Year's goods, including half a pig's leg, and the remaining balance was 214 taels.

The money from the water mill is spent almost every month and is not included in the calculation.

Qin Yao had been trying to buy some land from October to the end of the year, but still failed to buy any. Either the land was too scattered, or it was not good farmland but average farmland.

The output from the medium-sized field would be worse than if she continued to rent the good farmland from Liu Dafu.

But Liu Dafu refused to agree to the place she liked, so there was nothing she could do. She had to wait and see. Buying land was such a big thing that she couldn't be rushed.

Old Man Liu also meant this. He asked many companies on Qin Yao's behalf, but none of them were particularly suitable, so he asked her to continue waiting, as it would be easy to lose money if she bought in a hurry.

And who knows what the situation will be like next year. This year the snow was light, and there was only a thin layer of salt and snow on the ground, which melted quickly. Old man Liu just finished his dinner and looked at the sparse snow outside, feeling a little worried.

Auspicious snow can only indicate a good harvest. If the snow is too light and cannot kill the pests in the ground, the harvest next year will definitely be affected.

In serious cases, there will be locust plagues.

Liu Bo and his companions thought that his father was worrying too early. This was only the first snow of the year. Maybe it would snow heavily in two days.

Qin Yao took out all the silver and counted it again. Looking at the shining silver pieces, her heart felt hot.

It's a pity that there is no place to spend money here, otherwise I would at least do some revenge spending to comfort myself for my hard work this year.

She counted the silver three times and became more and more addicted. If she hadn't felt sleepy, Qin Yao would have wanted to look at it a few more times.

Replan the assets, leaving 180 taels for buying the land, leaving 34 taels for buying a horse for the family, and the rest for tuition and money for house renovation and expansion.

It's unknown how many orders the water mill will receive next year, but by selling spare parts here and there and taking a few orders occasionally, she and Carpenter Liu can earn enough to cover their daily expenses.

Perhaps because the basic problem of food and clothing has been solved, coupled with the "live for life" character that Qin Yao has developed over the years in the apocalypse, she rarely worries about what will happen next.

After putting away the account book, I looked at those lovely silver pieces again, went back to the room, turned off the lights and had a good sleep.

She finally got the annual leave and didn't have to get up early to work. She had also finished the work in the fields, so she wanted to sleep in and not be woken up by anyone!

Qin Yao fell asleep peacefully, but Liu Ji couldn't fall asleep at all.

He just 'accidentally' heard someone mutter "two hundred and fourteen taels of silver" in the main room, and his heart beat faster.

Liu Ji knew that Qin Yao had a lot of silver, but he didn't know the exact amount.

The shock brought by my own guess and by hearing Qin Yao speak it herself was completely different.

There are actually more than 200 taels of silver in the family!

More than 200 taels, in the past, even if you sell it by the kilogram, you won't make any profit.

Looking at the whole village, only Liu Dafu's family can afford so much silver.

Whenever Liu Ji thought of the number 214, he was so excited that he couldn't close his eyes. He made up his mind that even if Qin Yao wanted to beat him to death, he would never leave this house!

Lying in the thick quilt, Liu Ji wanted to slap himself, because you were so careless that you offended others before.

If I had rejected Mr. Fan early on and studied hard according to the study schedule given by that evil woman, good days would have come long ago!

Liu Ji felt both regretful and grateful, his thoughts were in turmoil, and he stayed up for half the night before falling asleep.

But as soon as the rooster crowed in the yard, he sat up almost as if by reflex and opened his eyes.

There were still bruises under his eyes from staying up late, and there was a hint of red blood on the whites of his eyes, but his eyes were bright.

He dressed and got out of bed, lit the candle, took out the book and spread it out on the small table. Then he seemed to come back to his senses and his whole body shuddered.

Liu Ji held his forehead with his hand, he was so damn hardworking!

But since it has started, just continue to memorize it.

It was pitch black outside the window. The snow had stopped at midnight yesterday and was falling lightly. All the snow that fell on the ground turned into water. The candlelight shone through it, refracting spots of light.

The cold weather came and Liu Ji exhaled a breath of white air, feeling extremely cold.

There was still a little charcoal left from last night's fire, so I hurried to the main room to get some charcoal to add to the fire, fanned the charcoal with a palm-leaf fan, lit the stove in the main room, filled the kettle with water and put it on the stove.

After finishing all this, Liu Ji returned to his room, warmed himself by the fire and recited his lessons in a low voice.

After reciting two sentences, I felt unimpressed, so I took out the headband from my bag and tied it on. With the blessing of the 'Wenquxing protect me' headband, I instantly felt the effect.

When light appeared in the sky, he put down his book, went to the kitchen, lit the stove, and prepared breakfast for the family.

While the food was cooking in the pot, I would pick up the bucket and go out, fetching water one bucket at a time until the water tank was full.

Dalang got up for morning exercises and saw that the lights in the kitchen and the main room were on. He walked into the main room curiously and saw the stove burning warmly and a cup of freshly boiled water on the table.

"Da Lang, use the warm water on the table in the main hall to wash yourself, so your teeth won't get frozen." Liu Ji whispered in the kitchen.

Erlang jumped out of the room, and Liu Ji immediately hushed him and pointed to the master bedroom, saying, "Don't disturb your stepmother's sleep."

The two brothers looked up at the sky at the same time. Why didn't the sun rise from the west today?