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

On the way to the county seat.

Qin Yao had several thoughts about how much money she could get by selling the man next to her who showed off his charm like a peacock.

Liu Ji, who was having a heated conversation with the women in the same village, suddenly shuddered, sat upright, and stopped paying attention to their inquiries.

The ox cart drove to the intersection of Jinshi Town. Qin Yao paid four cents for the cart, and the couple got off the car and headed towards Ding's house outside the town.

The sun was already in the sky at this time, it was still early in the afternoon, but the temperature was very high.

Liu Ji hurriedly put on the straw hat on his back, thankful that he was fully prepared.

Qin Yao signaled him to wait by the roadside, took the nine packed books, and knocked on the back door of Ding's house.

It was Zhang Ba who opened the door. When he saw her coming, he asked in surprise: "Ms. Qin, long time no see!"

Qin Yao nodded and asked with a smile: "Please inform the lady for me and tell her that I will pay her back a few things."

Zhang Ba then noticed that she was carrying many things in her hands.

In addition to a tightly wrapped cloth bag with no discernible contents, there were also two pickled fish and a bag of seasonal vegetables.

"Ms. Qin, please go first and sit in the ear room. I will go and report for you right away." Zhang Ba glanced at the bright sun outside the house, opened the ear room, let Qin Yao sit and enjoy the cool air, closed the door again, and then went to the inner courtyard to report. .

Soon, Dou'er and Zhang Ba hurried over together and led Qin Yao over.

After not seeing her for more than a month, Miss Ding seems to have changed. Her skin is not as fair and translucent as before, but a little darker, but her complexion is rosy and her eyes are bright and piercing.

She excitedly brought Qin Yao into the study. Qin Yao handed the fish and vegetables to Miao'er to take to the kitchen, then went into the study and returned the books to Miss Ding.

Miss Ding didn't check it very much. A quick look through it showed that it was well preserved.

She was just anxious to show off her month's training results to Qin Yao. She took out her new bow, pointed to the pony saddle placed on the stool, and pointed to the backyard, saying that she now had a pony of her own.

"Qin Yao, I haven't slacked off all day after you left. I got up early in the morning and rode for half an hour, then practiced bowing for half an hour. I rode ten laps on the road in front of my door. When my brother was free, he took my little bow and arrows. , ride on my pony and go hunting in the woods."

Qin Yao listened with a smile, and didn't say anything until the girl wanted to drag her to the backyard to ride a horse:

"I'm afraid I won't be able to see the young lady's horse today. I'm going to the county academy today to sign up my useless husband to go back to the academy to study."

"Ah? Who? You mean your old husband who looks like a god descending from heaven?" Miss Ding asked in surprise.

Qin Yao couldn't laugh or cry, these were all weird adjectives.

Miss Ding doesn't think her adjectives are weird, she thinks they are the most accurate.

Qin Yao is only nineteen this year, and her husband-in-law is already twenty-four. Compared with the two, they are not old.

"Can he read again?" Miss Ding asked curiously: "So you and I borrowed these books for him to enter school."

Qin Yao nodded and took a look at the sky, "Miss, I have to go. It's too late."

"Okay." Miss Ding was very disappointed, but she still wished them both a successful return to the academy to study today.

Mr. Ding has already entered Beijing. He only has his elder brother at home. He occasionally goes out to enjoy the autumn with his classmates. Today, Miss Ding is alone at home. She is very courageous and rides her pony to see Qin Yao and his wife off for a long distance. Turn back.

Qin Yao looked at her increasingly superb riding skills, and the corners of her mouth turned up unconsciously, feeling proud of this self-disciplined and hard-working little girl.

In the future, she will be grateful to her now.

When we left Jinshi Town and set foot on the official road to the county seat, the sun had almost risen to the center.

There are only two hours left, so I should be able to catch up when the academy starts classes in the afternoon.

However, this journey was not as smooth as the previous one.

Liu Ji followed Qin Yao closely. She walked and he trotted. Soon he lost his scholarly demeanor and the straw hat on his head was tilted to one side.

He was looking forward to seeing a horse-drawn carriage, or an ox-cart or a donkey-cart, on the road. Anyway, it would be best if it was a vehicle that could carry people, and there would be two empty seats for them.

Just as he was thinking about it, the sound of horses neighing came from the front, and Liu Ji felt excited, "Madam, there seems to be a carriage ahead!"

Suddenly there was strength in his body, and without even looking carefully, he rushed forward with two lunges, screamed "Ah", and then turned back with lightning speed, nervously grabbed her shoulders, and pulled her up. She huddled behind her.

"There is, there is blood, it seems like a dead person."

Qin Yao rolled her eyes to the sky and stomped her heel, accurately hitting the instep of the pendant behind her. He screamed in pain and quickly bounced off her back.

The couple's movements successfully attracted the attention of the caravan in front.

Five minutes ago, their group of five carriages, eighteen people, and twenty boxes of goods were blocked by a pile of stones that suddenly appeared in the middle of the road.

Soon, the horse bandits who were ambushing around rushed out. In order to protect the carriage and the goods, the two sides fought for more than ten minutes. Finally, seeing that they resisted too much, the horse bandits robbed a box of goods and left.

However, three of the caravan's guards also died, and five carriages were dumped on the roadside. The horses were pressed by the heavy carriages and cargo in the ditch on the roadside and were dying.

"I didn't expect those horse bandits to be dead yet." Qin Yao frowned and murmured, handed all the luggage to Liu Ji, asked him to wait by the roadside, and walked towards the caravan ahead.

Seeing that she was just a woman, the other party did not put up any defense. They just reminded them in a serious tone that they had to go quickly, as the horse bandits might turn back.

Without saying a word, Qin Yao rolled up her sleeves and lifted up the heavy vehicle frame that had fallen on the roadside.

Five or six of them found the frame difficult, but she could easily lift it alone and rescue the neighing horse that was trapped underneath.

Everyone in the caravan was stunned for a moment, and then they realized that they had met a master. They were refreshed and nodded gratefully to Qin Yao. They followed her to free all five horses, put them on the carriage frame again, and put the cargo boxes back in place.

Most of the blocking stones in the middle of the road have been cleared by the caravan, and now Qin Yao joins in. She holds hundreds of kilograms of large rocks in her hands and throws them away at will.

Soon, the road was cleared and the convoy was reassembled.

The leader directed the guards to carry the corpses of his companions into the car, walked to Qin Yao, and bowed deeply three times, "Thank you so much for helping me. I wonder what I call you? Where do you live? Wait until Qiu has finished escorting this batch." The goods must come to your door with heavy gifts to thank you!"

"My surname is Qin, and I live in Liujia Village under Jinshi Town. Thank you, there's no need to do it next time, let's just this time."

Under the stunned gaze of the other party, Qin Yao called Liu Ji over, "My husband is weak and can't take care of himself. Can you give us a ride into the county?"

Liu Ji:? ? ?

Is he weak and unable to take care of himself?