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

At the fourth watch, rustling noises came from Qin Yao's house.

Liu Ji yawned and went to the kitchen in the dark with sleepy eyes. He touched the flint, lit the oil lamp on the stove, started the stove fire, and heated up the ten extra multi-grain steamed buns that he made last night, which was today's breakfast.

Qin Yao packed her bags and walked out of the room, knocking on the door next door.

Dalang, Erlang! Tell your brothers and sisters to get dressed. It's cold in the morning, so put on all your clothes.

A new cotton cloth, with a new thick cotton jacket in the middle, and a second-hand old clothes on the outside. When the temperature rises, just take off the outermost old clothes.

At the same time, it also plays a role in protecting new clothes. There is no way to change the dirty clothes in this winter.

Liu Jiduan went to the river to wash the old linen clothes once, and they were already rotten into rags.

But as long as it can still be used, poor people will not throw it away, and now it has become a rag, foot cloth, etc. at home.

When the four elder brothers got up, they were extremely excited. After a lively wash, the steamed buns were also steamed.

The family of six had breakfast, locked the door, and walked towards the village chief's house with torches on.

Liu Ji had already agreed in advance to borrow the ox cart. The village chief's youngest son had already gotten up, set up the ox cart, handed it to Liu Ji, and gave him careful instructions.

It was not easy to borrow this car. It all depended on Qin Yao's reputation. If Liu Ji wanted to borrow it, the door would not be opened for him and he would just be kicked out.

The cattle have been well fed by the village chief's youngest son. The speed of the cattle cart is not very fast, but it is much faster than people walking. It can reach Kaiyang County in less than two hours.

The four elder men were holding on to the handrails on three sides of the car. They were excited to get on the car at the beginning, but became exhausted after being jostled.

Liu Ji's driving skills were not very good. The cow would go very fast for a while, and then stop to nibble grass on the roadside. In this way, the family of six finally arrived at the gate of Kaiyang County.

It's a cloudy day today, and even though the sky is fully bright now, it still looks hazy.

But this cannot resist people's enthusiasm, because today is a big market, the New Year is approaching, and there are especially many people coming to the market to buy new year's goods.

Coupled with the government's cattle sale, the two events combined brought people from all directions and formed a long queue at the entrance to the city.

Liu Ji thought that his family had arrived early, but he didn't expect that there was someone earlier than him, so he had to wait in line at the back of the long queue to enter the city.

The entrance fee is still one penny per person. Except for babies who cannot walk, as long as they can get down to the ground and walk on their own, the entrance fee is not exempted.

Therefore, there are very few people who come with children. Most of them are couples, father and son, brothers, or adults from the same village.

The four of them were sitting in the car, and even a city gate was a novelty for them.

Looking at so many people around, speaking various dialects and bustling with people, it's almost hard to see through them.

After queuing for ten minutes, it was finally Qin Yao's family's turn.

What Qin Yao didn't expect was that the two officials at the city gate actually recognized Liu Ji and called him by his name.

Liu Ji also acted like two brothers and exchanged pleasantries with the two, handed over six copper coins, and led the cow into the city.

By the way, because I took the oxen, I spent an extra two cents, which is called the carriage and horse management fee.

However, the money was not paid in vain. After paying the money, the carriages and horses could be parked in the livestock shed at the gate of the city, and they would be guarded by special officials.

Of course, parking fees must be paid separately. Generally, parking is a flat fee of five cents regardless of the length of time.

We haven't even entered the city yet, and we've already spent thirteen cents on one round of expenses.

The advantage is that you don't have to worry about important property like bullock carts being tied up outside the city gate and being missed by thieves, thus eliminating some of the risk of loss.

The bullock cart stopped, and Qin Yao called the four brothers and sisters to get off.

Dalang and Erlang were old enough to follow the adults by themselves. Sanlang and Si Niang were still young. Liu Ji and Qin Yao each held one in their arms and led them through the crowd.

The four Dalangs entered the city, their eyes were full of novelty, but at the same time they were also a little cautious.

They found that the people in the city were well dressed, with colorful clothes and exquisite embroidery on their collars.

The gentlemen were accompanied by servants, and the ladies and ladies wore silks and silks. There were strong women beside them to separate the crowd, so as to prevent the master's house from being rushed by the servants.

From the moment they entered the city, ordinary people like them walked along the streets, because the commercial roads in the middle were occupied by these privileged classes. Ordinary people were afraid of bumping into these people, so they naturally avoided them again and again.

However, after passing the busiest section of the road, more and more people were walking in the center of the street.

East Street and West Street are like two places.

There are many restaurants and shops on the East Street side, and street stalls are everywhere on the West Street side.

It was no longer so crowded. Qin Yao finally had the opportunity to ask Liu Ji, Are you familiar with the guards at the city gate?

Liu Ji raised his eyebrows in disbelief, I also attended the county academy after all. It's strange to know someone there.

Don't you only have two days of rest every month when studying in the academy? Qin Yao immediately caught the loophole in his words and asked: Where do you find the time to make friends with these people?

Liu Ji immediately stopped talking.

Qin Yao's eyes darkened, and she glanced at him coldly and warningly. Then Liu Ji muttered: I've helped them a few times, so I got to know them.

As for what kind of work, Qin Yao guessed it. With a character like Liu Ji's, it was nothing more than being a thug or an accomplice.

What's that look in your eyes? Feeling that Qin Yao was looking at him in the wrong way, Liu Ji responded by asking.

Qin Yao shook her head gently and said nothing more.

Liu Ji glanced at her suspiciously. Could it be that he knew that he knew the official and was afraid?

Obviously he was overthinking it. Qin Yao just discovered the place where the cattle were sold, told Dalang Erlang to follow closely, and rushed over first with Sanlang and Siniang in his arms.

The government's cattle were going to be sold, and everyone wanted to buy them. People surrounded the open space on three floors inside and three outside, waiting for the government to take the cattle out and make a bid.

Many gentry families also sent people over, waiting to buy cattle.

Although these people were servants, they were much better dressed than most of the people here. They had rosy complexions and were taller. Some people thought they were rich farmers.

Liu Ji is tall and good-looking. He is wearing a newly purchased blue cotton-padded jacket. He walks straight and has the aloof look of a scholar. Some people think he is an academy student and actually give way to Qin Yao's family of six. Entered the first floor.

Dalang was surprised. He didn't expect his father to be doing so well in the city.

Qin Yao looked at Liu Ji's pretentious look, and it was obvious that he was used to doing this kind of thing based on his excellent appearance.

Anyway, he himself didn't say what his identity was, so these people would misunderstand him.

The stewards sent by several trench gentry came forward and asked Liu Ji politely if he also wanted to buy cattle.

This kind of politeness with a somewhat tentative look released Liu Ji's heart that had been pent up at home for a long time. Regardless of whether he had a penny in his pocket, he said:

Let's take a look first. If it's strong, it will definitely take a few of them back.

Qin Yao clearly saw that several of the probing stewards were wary of Liu Ji. They really regarded him as a competitor.

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