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

Qin Yao was awakened by the smell of food.

I got up and took a look, oh, there were three dishes and one soup on the dining table in the main room, and there was the sound of cooking in the kitchen. Is this an early New Year?

"Madam, you're awake." Liu Ji greeted her warmly, reminding her to wash up with warm water. "The rice is already cooked. If you're hungry, we'll start cooking right away. I'll finish frying these meatballs first, and you guys will eat first. "

Qin Yao yawned and subconsciously asked: "What are you doing with fried meatballs?"

"It's the Chinese New Year, so prepare in advance. Don't you love hot pot? I asked Dalang to go to Sister-in-law Zhou's house to buy tofu. Then I will make a big bone soup base. The tofu will be delicious when stewed."

Qin Yao stretched out her finger to poke Erlang, who was lying on the empty seat at the dinner table practicing calligraphy, "Your father was lowered?"

Suddenly became so diligent and sensible?

Liu Ji also did housework and cooking before, but it was just like poking and hopping around.

Now I actually know how to use my subjective initiative!

Erlang twitched the corners of his mouth and gave an "I don't understand" smile, "He's been like this since he woke up early in the morning. Maybe he's really possessed."

As he said that, he pointed to the water on the washstand and the toothbrush where the tooth powder had been put in advance, "I heard something moving in your room and ran over to prepare it in advance. I am very attentive."

Qin Yao walked over and touched the water. The temperature was just right. It was relatively hot but not hot. It was not very comfortable to wash your face with such hot water in winter.

After Qin Yao finished washing, Liu Ji rushed in, snatched the washbasin from her hand, took out the water and poured it into the ditch, then put it back and said with a smile: "I'll serve the rice, Erlang, you go and call." Sanlang and Si Niang will fall asleep and pass out."

Children are sleepy, especially in winter, and cannot get up even if no one calls them.

Erlang agreed, packed up his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, took them back to his room, put away his things and woke up the twins.

Dalang bought the tofu, the bowls and chopsticks were all set, and the family of six sat together to start the meal.

The delicious food made the mother and son so delicious that they all gave Liu Ji a thumbs up.

Liu Jiwen smiled virtuously, "If it's delicious, eat more. You eat first, and I'll go to the kitchen and watch the heat."

After that, he picked up his rice bowl and went to the kitchen.

If you want to fry the meatballs deliciously, you must control the heat. If they are fried too much, they will become tough. If they are fried shallowly, the meat inside will be undercooked and it will easily spoil your stomach.

It must be fried crispy on the outside and tender on the inside to be considered a qualified meatball.

Sanlang and Si Niang, who got up late, watched their biological father walk into the kitchen as if they had seen a ghost. San Lang rubbed his eyes and said, "Niang, I dreamed that my father got better."

Siniang raised her hand and hit the little brother on the head, "Idiot, this is not a dream!"

But it seems that Dad has really become different.

"Mommy, daddy has gotten better, can you please stop beating him?" Siniang blinked her innocent eyes and begged seriously.

Qin Yao gnawed on the sauce-flavored pork ribs and put a big mouthful of white rice into her mouth with her chopsticks. The chewy texture of the rice mixed with the sauce-flavored meat made her want to cry.

It’s a delicious meal, so why not make the kids happy? He nodded and said:

"Don't worry, Si Niang, every beating your father receives is because of himself."

The implication is that it's not that she likes to beat people, but that someone seeks to beat them.

Si Niang made a sound of understanding, then turned around and looked into the kitchen through the crack in the main room door. The corners of her mouth turned up, and she held up her chubby cheeks, "Where is Si Niang's favorite daddy~"

The old father in the kitchen, who had his back to everyone, moved his hands and his heart trembled.

The oil in the pan splashed out and burned the back of his hands. Only then did he come to his senses and continue fishing for meatballs.

After breakfast, Liu Ji also finished frying the meatballs. He took out a bowl for the children at home and covered the rest with a piece of gauze and put it in the cupboard for easy access when he wanted to eat.

The weather is cold, so it can be stored for several days. It will be no problem to eat it until the Chinese New Year.

There are not many vegetables left in the house, and the little land Qin Yao serves is not enough to cover the family's consumption. Now there are only two baskets of large white radishes that Qin Yao just collected from the field in the yard.

Her mother-in-law Zhang helped her grow these radishes, and she only paid a few dozen yuan for the seeds.

The most abundant thing in the house is meat, fresh pork belly, big bone sticks, and short ribs, which are covered with a long table-like chopping board.

Liu Ji thought that it would be hard to eat meat during the Chinese New Year, and felt uncomfortable coming to Erlang to get money to buy vegetables.

Erlang didn't embarrass him, he opened the lock, took out the jar, and gave him fifty coins.

But he had a request: whatever vegetables he bought, and the price per pound, he had to be reported to him.

Liu Ji raised his hand to give him a slap, and Erlang's mouth stopped.

"It's outrageous to talk to your father like this." Liu Ji whispered in Erlang's ear.

Erlang immediately stood in front of Qin Yao and forced him to retreat.

"Wait a moment."

As soon as Liu Jigang stepped out of the door, Qin Yao called out. He was thinking about how to withhold a few coins to buy groceries and build a private house. His heart suddenly thumped, and he almost thought that Qin Yao had seen through his inner thoughts.

He pretended to be calm and turned around, only to realize that it was her who was going out too.

"Madam, where are you going?" Liu Ji asked as he looked at the rope and bow and arrow in Qin Yao's hand.

Qin Yao looked at the mountains in the distance and said, "Go into the mountains to get some New Year's goods."

We were just about to pass through the whole village and take a look at where Liu Ji was going to buy some food.

Liu Ji remembered that last night she said that keeping the soap recipe would be useful. Today, if there is no Chinese New Year and no holiday, she has to go into the mountains to get new year's goods. She asked tentatively:

"Who are you giving this New Year gift to?"

Qin Yao glanced at him impatiently, and just when Liu Ji thought she wouldn't answer, she said calmly: "The old lady of the Ding family gets cold in her knees in winter and needs a good pair of knee pads."

Kneepads made of deerskin and hare skin sandwiched together are the best protection against cold and warmth.

Only then did Liu Ji remember that the Ding family clan school seemed to be almost completed.

"Is it about going to school for Dalang and Erlang? Can the old lady have the final say?"

Qin Yao nodded, "Of course."

Otherwise, why would she want to please an old lady?

Liu Ji rubbed his hands and took another breath. White mist rose. "It's such a cold day. Is there any leather you want in the mountains?"

Qin Yao didn't answer, she naturally had her own way.

"I may come back very late. Please urge the four brothers and sisters to go to bed early. Studying at night is not good for your eyes." After saying this, he watched Liu Jitong, Grandma Wang, and his grandson buy two handfuls of vegetables. Qin Yao waved her hand and entered. Mountain.

Liu Ji thought she said it very late, at least in the middle of the night.

Unexpectedly, he didn't come back until the morning of the next day.

It's still dark, so it's night, right?

Qin Yao dropped the things on her shoulders to the open space in the yard with a bang.

A dead mountain deer, two half-dead gray rabbits, and a skinny, tightly tied wild goat.

This wild goat was an unexpected catch. She passed by a bush when she was going down the mountain. This stupid goat stuck its head in the bush and couldn't get out even by kicking its legs.

How could Qin Yao let it go when such a good thing happened.

He rushed forward immediately and brought it home. Here is the main dish for the Chinese New Year!