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

When the oxcart arrives at the door of the house, the new millets are first taken out and placed on the wall inside the door. It is no longer their turn to dry them today, so they are put away first and then spread out to dry them when the sun comes out early tomorrow morning.

The sunbathing mat is almost dry and put away. When the last light from the sky disappears, the busy day is over.

Qin Yao's body was sticky and itchy, and she just wanted to take a quick bath.

Awang went to boil water, while Liu Ji ran to the foot of the mountain to call the four crazy children home, and took the money box back from the water mill on the way.

The water mill has not stopped in the past few days, and every household can't wait to get a jar of new rice out to taste it.

Seeing this situation, the village chief has already gone to discuss with the clan leader and plans to raise funds in the village to build a large mill similar to the one in Xiahe Village so that every family can use it.

It is difficult to switch from luxury to frugality. Now the old-fashioned manual mill has been vacant and no one wants to go there. The only water mill in Qin Yao's house is a bit too crowded to use.

Qin Yao didn't care. The cost of the water mill at home had already been recouped, and it was troublesome to have to repair it every three to five days. The village had replaced a large mill, so she could keep the small mill for her own use.

When the evening breeze subsided and his body cooled down, Awang prepared warm water and placed it in the shower room.

Qin Yao remembered that the soap she and Awang made last month had been hiding in the attic in the backyard, and it should be ready for use now.

Thinking of the hardships of the autumn harvest these days, now that the work is done, Qin Yao decided to reward herself with a little sense of ceremony.

I quickly walked to the backyard, climbed up to the attic, and took down the bamboo basket hanging from the beam. Before I even got close, I could already smell the sweet fragrance of flowers.

It is a mixture of various nectars. It is not strong. It is the kind of fragrance that seems to be gone when someone walks by. It disappears in a flash, but it can make people feel relaxed and happy.

Qin Yao thought to herself that she couldn't tell that Awang was still a master of perfumery, and she was even more looking forward to today's bath.

"Aniang!"

Siniang's excited shouts came from the door.

Liu Ji cursed and led the four children who rolled in the mud back home. As soon as Dalang and Erlang entered the door, they ran towards Qin Yao, picked up their own fish baskets and showed her today's trophies.

The green crabs were crowded in the small fish basket. The crab legs crawled around and scratched on the bamboo slices, making a rustling sound that made people's skin crawl.

Dalang said happily: "We went to the mountains and found them in a creek. They were big and strong. My fourth uncle told me to take them back and let Awang pick out the big ones and steam them to eat. They are so sweet!"

Qin Yao took a look, waved her hand, and said with a smile: "Awang, there is extra food tonight!"

The three Dalang brothers immediately rushed into the kitchen holding their fish baskets, and soon the room was filled with their excited laughter.

Siniang tried her best to wave a handful of wild flowers in her hand, "A-niang! Look at me, look at me!"

Today, the little girl followed her brothers into the mountains. Her head was covered with grass seeds, her messy hair style, and her expectant look were both funny and cute.

Qin Yao walked towards the little girl with the soap, and a large handful of purple and white wild flowers was handed to her by Siniang who stood on tiptoes, "Smell it, it smells delicious~"

Qin Yao took a sip and it was indeed fragrant.

Taking a look at the soap in her hand, Qin Yao looked towards the water tank and said, "Go and get the pottery dish that you knocked off yesterday."

Liu Jigang washed his face with cold water and was about to sit down and rest for a while. He didn't really want to move, so he caught Erlang who ran out to wash his muddy feet and said, "Go and bring your mother that broken pottery dish."

The big lazy man sent the little lazy man, Erlang, to pull Sanlang up from the water basin, "You go."

Sanlang said oh, raised his legs and ran away, as if he had unlimited energy and couldn't use it up at all.

"Auntie, here." Sanlang quickly handed the plate to Qin Yao and ran back to the water tank to continue washing the mud on his legs.

Dalang came out of the kitchen with the remaining small crabs picked by Awang. He planned to keep these small crabs in water for one night and fry them for snacks at noon tomorrow.

Qin Yao asked him to help with the whetstone at his feet and smoothed the sharp edges of the pottery dish. Then he put in the soap and took a small handful of purple and white flowers carefully selected by Siniang to decorate beside.

The earth-colored pottery dish contains light yellow oval-shaped soap, which complements the purple and white flowers. It is colorful, exquisite and beautiful, and full of ritual feeling!

Siniang let out a cry, immediately ran into her room, took out clean clothes, and stuck them behind Qin Yao's butt, asking to take a bath together.

Liu Ji muttered: "Pretending~"

But his body was very honest. He walked to the corner of the backyard, dug out a few broken clay pots that were not in use, and polished the cracks like Qin Yao just did, and then inserted the wild flowers that Siniang had left on the porch into the pots.

One was placed on the table in the main room, another was placed on the low table of the mat in the courtyard, and the last one was quietly put into Qin Yao's room like a thief and placed next to the weapon rack beside the bed.

The dim candlelight in the courtyard shines through the papered windows, bringing a touch of warmth to the room, and the purple bouquet adds a touch of gorgeous dreamy color to this light warmth.

Liu Ji clapped his hands with satisfaction, closed the door, and tiptoed out.

He went into the bathroom to wash up, and Qin Yao came in behind to check whether there was any money hanging on the beam.

As soon as I raised my head, I saw that dreamy purple, and my mood immediately relaxed. I let my body lie down on the soft big bed, looked at the window with warm light, and smelled the human smoke coming from the kitchen. A surge of gratitude.

Thank God for giving her a new life. May the weather be smooth and the country and the people be safe.

God seems to have heard people’s prayers, and this year’s rain came just in time.

After the autumn harvest is over and all the millet is dried, Liujiacun welcomes the first heavy rain in autumn.

The refugees on the road construction team were finally able to take advantage of the rain and stop to rest for two days.

The small village shrouded in rain is like an ink landscape painting by a Chinese artist. The dim sky suppresses all colors into gray-white.

From a distance, you can see the white smoke coming out of the factory at the entrance of the village, and the cowherd boy wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat.

The rain covered people's voices, and the world was silent, leaving only the sound of rain.

The Dalang brother and sister, who couldn't go to school because of the heavy rain, were sitting in a row at the door of the main room. They held their chins and looked at the gurgling drainage ditch in the yard. Their eyes were spinning, and they wanted to tread water.

Awang sat under the eaves picking peanuts and could see at a glance that the children were eager to try.

Turning around and looking into the small room next door, Madam was checking the eldest master's homework for the past two months and didn't notice it.

So, he put down what he was doing, got up, went into the main room, and took out the raincoats and bamboo hats hanging on the wall.

Without him saying anything, the four siblings immediately took it and put it on, then lined up and followed Awang to the backyard like thieves.

With a sound of "Pa!", Siniang jumped into the rain curtain first. Seeing the water splashing high at her feet, she covered her mouth and rolled her eyes with laughter.

Some are happy and some are sad.

Liu Ji in the room is like the herbs in the furnace. He is suffering from Qin Yao's examination questions one after another and wants to live and die. (End of chapter)