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

Awang didn't cook much for dinner, so the whole family ate watermelon.

While there was still light in the sky, Dalang was the first to put down his bowls and chopsticks. Qin Yao took two taels of silver and gave it to him, "I want to hand it to you, Mr. Fu, and then take back our family's melon money."

Erlang was curious and asked how much money he would get for melons. When he learned the price, he asked Qin Yao why he didn't just take one or two eight cents of silver and let his elder brother send it. Anyway, that's how much it was to offset it, so why bother changing hands twice.

"You kid don't understand this, do you?" Qin Yao waved her hand for Dalang to go quickly, watched him go out, and then turned back to give Erlang three explanations.

"Not everyone likes to settle accounts like this. Your Mr. Fu is a bit of a one-brainer, so it's easiest to calculate each one's accounts one by one."

Otherwise, if he can't settle the account clearly later, he will have to come to her to continue arguing.

The three of Erlang nodded, indicating that they had learned.

However, Erlang still couldn't help complaining, "This is too troublesome. It's very simple. Is it so difficult to calculate?"

Qin Yao only said that you are still too young and only have these two accounts in your heart.

There are so many things that adults have to deal with.

Dalang came back soon, with two taels of silver delivered and two hundred melons of money successfully taken out. Liu Dafu's family was having dinner, and he was given half a bowl of millet cake to bring back.

Unfortunately, the whole family couldn't eat it, so Qin Yao had to ask Awang to put it away first and heat it up for breakfast for the four siblings tomorrow morning.

The sky was darkening and the cool breeze was blowing. The mother and son were sitting at the door of the main room facing the door to enjoy the cool air.

Awang fried a bowl of peanuts, sprinkled them with sugar, and placed them on the small table. Qin Yao grabbed a handful and bit into them, which were crunchy.

Dalang asked with concern: "Aunt Yao, are all our cold melons going to be sold?"

Qin Yao discussed everything at home with the children, making them feel very involved.

Unlike other adults, the children will just leave them alone if they ask anything, and the children should not worry about the adults' matters.

Qin Yao shook her head, "Eat and sell at the same time. Let's eat enough ourselves first."

Hearing this, Erlang, Sanlang, and Si Niang's eyes lit up and they almost jumped up and shouted: Great!

The melon seeds were limited. Although Qin Yao used two acres of land to grow watermelons, the seeds were so sparsely planted that he could only get seventy or eighty melons per acre, less than a thousand kilograms.

The two acres add up to less than two thousand catties, a total of one hundred and fifty-seven.

But their family's consumption alone can't finish the summer.

After subtracting the consumption of favors, there is still some selling money left.

However, Qin Yao does not expect to make any money from watermelons this year, she mainly wants to try.

Fortunately, the planting has been successful now, which just satisfies my craving. I will save more seeds and try to plant more acres next year to increase production.

Listening to Qin Yao's plans, the four Dalang brothers and sisters feel more at ease - they can eat with open stomachs!

The feeling of having enough delicious fruit is really wonderful. Si Niang held her little face in her hands and leaned on her with happiness, saying that she would eat half a melon by herself tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow. More!

"No." Qin Yao warned seriously, "Just the right amount is fine. Children can't eat too much."

Si Niang screamed "Ah" and threw herself into A Niang's arms. The two braids on her head were swinging back and forth like a baby, "Can I eat half of it tomorrow and less the day after tomorrow?"

"Let's watch it tomorrow." Qin Yao suppressed a smile and pretended to be serious.

Siniang sighed, "Okay."

Early the next morning, Qin Yao went to the field to pick six more melons, preparing to use them as favors.

One is given to the village chief, one is given to the clan leader, two are given to the factory for the big guys to try, and one is given to Carpenter Liu’s family.

There is one left. Take it to the road construction team to quench the thirst of Hua'er and others and boost their morale.

Working hard under the sun in the middle of summer is no ordinary suffering. On the way back from town yesterday, he met Hua'er and his daughter who were finishing work. Qin Yao almost didn't recognize them.

Those faces were all gloomy. Those hands were tanned.

The back of Hua'er's neck has been exposed to the sun all the time, and the skin has peeled off. She is a little girl, and it makes people feel uncomfortable to look at her.

Qin Yao carried a sack of watermelons and delivered them door to door.

No one who got the melon was unhappy.

Yesterday, Liu Dafu showed off in the village, saying how delicious and rare the cold melons from Qin Yao's family were, and he helped promote them for free.

The families who were familiar with Qin Yao secretly had expectations in their hearts. When they saw it again this morning, their expectations came true, and they were doubly happy.

After sending the melons to the village, he asked Old Man Liu to pick them from the fields himself. Qin Yao took the last melon belonging to the road construction team and followed the repaired road to find it.

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Hua'er, who was helping to light the fire in the shed, was the first to see Qin Yao. He thought she was going to town and greeted her happily.

But unexpectedly, Qin Yao walked straight towards her with something in her arms.

"Busy?" Qin Yao smiled at the big guy, nodded to the little girl and said hello, put the watermelon on a clean wooden board aside, and said to the woman in charge of the kitchen:

"This is a cold melon grown by my family. The sun is particularly strong today. I am afraid that everyone will suffer from heat stroke, so I brought a melon here to relieve everyone from the heat."

Liu Dafu, who was supervising the construction under the roadbed, vaguely heard Qin Yao's voice. He climbed up the road to take a look. When he saw that it was really her and brought a watermelon, he clicked his tongue twice in his heart. He also said that he pretended to be a good person and wanted to save face. Wasn't she the same? .

"Uncle Dafu, you're here too. Just in time, come and give us a share. I have something else to do, so I'll go back to work first." Qin Yao made a move and called Liu Dafu over, patted his butt and left. .

"That's right!" Qin Yao suddenly turned around and waved to the little girl in the corner of the shed, "Follow me to the factory. There is a lack of a handyman in the canteen over there."

Hua'er's eyes widened in disbelief, she was simply flattered.

Everyone knows that the workers in the stationery factory not only get high wages, but also get two full meals a day, and occasionally meat and vegetables. Their treatment is simply enviable to others.

Hua'er pointed at herself to confirm again whether Qin Yao was calling her. When she saw her nodding with a smile, she hurriedly put down the fire stick in her hand and ran towards Qin Yao under the envious eyes of the women nearby.

"Dad, my wife and I are going to the factory!" Hua'er lowered her head and said in surprise to the mute who was sweating profusely under the roadbed.

The mute was startled at first, but after he came to his senses, he smiled and waved his hands, indicating that she should go quickly and be more diligent.

Hua'er nodded, turned around and saw Qin Yao striding away, and hurriedly trotted to catch up.

The two arrived at the gate of the stationery factory. Qin Yao asked her to go in to find Mr. He, saying that she had arranged it. She didn't have time to send flowers. Last night, the convoy led by Liu Bai returned with wood, and she wanted to find out. Let’s take a look at the situation.