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

Coming out of the village, the sky was gloomy all the way.

Experienced farmers can tell at a glance that the temperature may drop sharply at night and it will snow in the early morning.

Unfortunately, there were no serious farmers in the team. Liu Ji felt his body getting colder and colder while driving the carriage, and muttered: "It's really hard for people to suffer on the road in this winter."

In a daze, I thought of the day when I went to the north to deliver food last year. Suddenly, it was already a year ago.

A year doesn't seem to last long, but during this year, there was a locust plague outside, and then there was a famine. It was a mess.

However, their village is like a paradise. They have set up a stationery factory, built roads, and all the people in the village have built big houses. It is simply too good to be true.

But after leaving the village and gradually heading towards Fucheng, I saw several waves of beggars who went out to beg in the cold wind that could freeze people to death.

It seems that every year, the people who work hard to make a living are still unable to live a comfortable life with enough food and clothing.

Those thatched shacks have remained unchanged for ten years.

The last time I went to Fucheng to take the exam, what did the house look like? Now in the cold winter, it still looks the same.

"Madam, you are really the lucky star of our village!"

Qin Yao, who was sitting in the car warming himself by the fire and drinking hot tea, suddenly heard such a flattery. It was not deliberate, but it was definitely intentional.

"What?" she asked bluntly.

Outside the thick cotton curtain, Liu Ji chuckled, "Madam, please use your noble hands to help me find a thick piece of clothing for my husband. It's really cold outside, and my hands are so cold that I can't feel anything." "

Qin Yao sneered lightly and said instructing: "Next time if you have something to say, just say it and don't waste my time."

It was rare to leave the village and have a quiet moment alone. She just wanted to be alone, listening to the sobs blown by the cold wind outside the window, and immersed in her own loneliness.

Now being interrupted by Liu Ji, he became upset. While rummaging through his clothes, he was thinking about the arrangements after arriving in Fucheng.

First go to see Aunt Qi, then go to Jiang Wen of Fulong Trading Company to settle the bill, and finally walk around the city for half a day, buy all the gifts the children want, buy some new year's goods, and return home.

Calculating this way, we have to stay in Fucheng for at least three days. Counting the round trip, half a month has been wasted.

When she returned to the village, there was still the matter of Carpenter Liu withdrawing his shares to deal with. Just thinking of this made Qin Yao want to just lie down and forget about it.

Liu Ji didn't bring much luggage, just two sets of clothes for a change of clothes. Qin Yao took out a thick gown and threw it out, her temper was really bad.

Liu Ji didn't know that he had interrupted the silence of others. He took off the long gown that covered his head with a charcoal heater, and felt baffled.

But I don't dare to complain. I can only coax him to avoid the tragic end of being thrown into the wilderness.

"Madam, it's not bright at all today, and I don't know what time it is." Liu Ji asked curiously.

The people in the car lifted the curtain and got out. Liu Ji felt a warm feeling on the back of her head, but it was blocked by the hanging cotton cloth. When the cold wind blew, she suddenly felt excited, thinking about what kind of magical life she was living in the car.

He consciously stepped aside to leave a place for Qin Yao.

The cold wind blew outside, and the crooked bun on her head flew wildly around her face. Liu Ji almost gasped when she looked at it. Qin Yao was as fine as anyone, as if she couldn't feel the cold outside.

She looked up at the sky and frowned slightly, "It's already past noon, and it's not bright at all, which means the clouds are very thick. In the afternoon, there may be a big drop in temperature, and it may snow tonight."

Hearing this, the driver driving the car in front looked back and asked politely: "Madam, are you sure it will snow tonight?"

Qin Yao responded affirmatively. In the apocalypse, various extreme temperatures take turns, and the signs before the arrival are difficult to detect. But later on, after more experience, he gradually figured out the rules.

With such an obvious omen in front of her, Qin Yao was sure that she would not be wrong.

Qi Xianguan got out of the car window, with his scarf, hat and earmuffs still on, revealing only a fair and delicate little face, which looked like a squirrel. Liu Ji laughed at the sight of it.

After being glared at by Qin Yao, he clenched his fists and restrained himself.

Qi Xianguan asked: "Madam, if there is snow at night, will it affect tomorrow's trip?"

Qin Yao said calmly: "It's okay, it's just a light snowfall. It will melt as soon as it gets bright and it won't affect the schedule. But it's best to stay indoors tonight."

Qi Xianguan breathed a sigh of relief and asked Qin Yao if he was tired. When he got a reply, he ordered the guards not to stop at noon and speed up the journey, so as to reach the Daguanyi midway in the evening so that they could deal with the cooling tonight.

Liu Ji watched helplessly as his junior brother decided the matter by himself, and almost bit his gums to pieces - the driver's life was not his life?

But just when his cold hands were about to freeze, Qin Yao pulled him away and took the riding whip, "Get out!"

Liu Ji felt that hundreds of flowers were blooming in front of him, and the warm spring sun fell on his heart in an instant, and the ice melted.

"Madam, your word "gun" is the most touching word I've ever heard." Before getting into the carriage, he didn't forget to talk.

Qin Yao was so convinced that she had no choice but to shake her head and laugh. She flicked her whip and sped up, and in an instant she caught up with the Qi family's carriage ahead.

The weather was as she expected. By mid-afternoon, the cold was obviously getting worse.

Fortunately, everyone successfully arrived at the largest official post in the vicinity before it got dark.

With the help of the Qi family, Liu Ji and Qin Yao moved into this official inn for the first time, which ordinary people could only watch from a distance and dare not approach.

Because it is the largest inn on the way from Kaiyang County to Fucheng, it not only has luxurious Tianhao rooms, but also a bathhouse where you can take a bath.

Liu Ji put his arms around his little senior brother's shoulders and called the inn clerk to ask about the process. The clerk carefully replied:

"The distinguished guests first go to the entrance of the backyard bathroom to get a sign. If there are more than five people, the hot water will be boiled in the kitchen immediately, and the guests can take a sign and take a bath in the bathhouse."

Taking a bath is more than just soaking in hot water. It also needs to maintain the temperature, so hot water needs to be added continuously. It is winter again. If it is just for one person, it would be too extravagant to waste so much firewood.

But the threshold of five people is equivalent to nothing for nobles with attendants.

Just as Qi Xianguan was hesitating whether this was too high-profile, Liu Ji had already gone to the bathroom door. I don't know how he did it. He collected a basket of bath cards and gave one to all the guests in the post house.

So, at the request of the guest officials, the bathhouse was opened wide, hot water was poured into the pool, and bathing became a matter of course.

"Teacher, let's take a walk! Put your clothes away and let's take a bath!"

Gong Liangxiao was having dinner in the house. As soon as he stuffed a mouthful of rice into his mouth, Liu Ji was carried away by Liu Ji who was swept by the wind.

After a crackling sound, there was only a pair of jade chopsticks that fell to the ground.