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

The north wind came overnight and the temperature dropped again.

In the early morning, Yin Le got up to chop firewood and found that the pile of firewood was covered with a thick layer of white frost.

Looking up at the sky, the clouds were low and the sky was gray. I didn’t know whether it was going to rain or snow.

It’s already November, and judging from previous years, the probability of snow is even greater.

Yin Le shrank his neck. Ordinary people were most afraid of snow. Without sufficient charcoal fires, thick clothing, bedding, and food for the winter, winter would be a disaster for the people.

She was grateful that she could spend the winter in a warm house wearing thick clothing this year.

Thinking of this, Yin Le felt even more grateful to his master and chopped the firewood even harder. He wished that he could chop all the firewood that Awang had fetched from the mountain in one day.

Just after breakfast, Qin Yao received the annual gift list compiled by Song Yu.

In previous years, there was no such link. At most, one would prepare a copy for the Ding family and Aunt Qi of the He family in Fucheng.

But this year Liu Jicheng became a juren, and there were several more favors in the family that needed to be moved around.

Taking into account the time spent on shopping and traveling, we have to prepare the list of New Year gifts in November.

Some people who have a long journey have already set off in early November because they are afraid of encountering heavy snow on the way.

There are two gift lists sent by Song Yu.

One is a business partner related to a stationery factory.

The factory allocates funds and purchases them together, and they give away some nourishing medicinal materials and local specialties.

Give Fulong Trading Company an extra new model of lady's box.

One copy was given by Qin Yao alone to the Qi family, Gong Liangliao, Ding family, as well as Qian, Shen and Deng families who had just become friends with Liu Jizhi.

For the Qi family and Gong Liangxiao, in addition to last year's cloth, wine, meat, and tea, two new sets of pen and ink worth twenty taels were added, requiring a total of seventy-five taels of silver.

The three families of Qian, Shen and Deng each had a pig, two cans of high-quality tea, two pieces of cotton cloth, and two jars of wine. A total of fifty taels of silver are needed

There is also the Ding family. The children's wife has to have a share each, even if it is just some meat and vegetables, it will cost two taels per person.

Ding Xiang's family was far away in the capital. Qin Yao hesitated at first whether to give it as a gift, but thinking that Liu Fei was still in the capital, and when a specialty store opened in the future, it would be necessary to contact them, so it was inevitable to prepare a New Year gift.

Hometown specialties are an exclusive memory for people far away from home, and they are very important.

Therefore, Qin Yao put a lot of thought into preparing all the food in Kaiyang County that could be easily stored as a New Year's gift to the capital.

The money spent was not much, seven or eight taels was enough, but in order to ensure the freshness of the food, twenty taels of silver were spent on travel expenses, which was a sign of lightness in courtesy but weight in affection.

Mrs. Ding from Dingjiazhuang is also going to go there. She is not so careful in preparing the New Year's gifts. She only needs to collect six gifts. The budget is ten taels of silver.

Qin Yao called Liu Ji over and asked him when he was free. He would personally take the four children there to finalize the plans for San Lang and Si Niang to learn from the Ding family tribe next year.

Now that Liu Ji has the status of being a juren, he is sure to talk about the children's admission to school.

"The old lady didn't like me, so I won't go." Qin Yao laughed at herself.

Liu Ji didn't know how to answer, so he could only respond and secretly glanced at the gift list in front of Qin Yao.

His arithmetic skills were passed down by Gongliang Liao Zhenzhuan. After seeing it at a glance, the abacus began to calculate in his mind, and he quickly came up with a specific number.

One hundred and seventy taels!

Liu Ji took a breath, pointed at the list in disbelief and asked, "Madam, aren't these all the New Year's gifts our family is going to give this year?"

Qin Yao said "hmm" and lowered her head to calculate the expenses.

She knew that Liu Ji's flesh ached, but she herself also had liver aches. One hundred and seventy taels was enough for an ordinary family of four to live comfortably for seven or eight years.

But compared with other wealthy men in Kaiyang County, their family's expenditure on New Year's gifts is nothing more than a daily expenditure on festivals.

If there are still errands to do, colleagues will send gifts to each other, which will only increase the expenses.

Liu Jike didn't know that Qin Yao was suffering from liver pain. He only saw her calculating expenses without any emotion, and he felt nothing but admiration.

"Madam, may I ask how much money our family has earned this year?"

According to the cost of the annual gift, he is very worried that his family will go bankrupt!

Qin Yao looked up at him and smiled slightly: "I can't tell you."

Liu Ji didn't feel disappointed at all with this answer. It was an expected yes.

It would be abnormal if the evil woman really told him how much money he had at home.

It seems that the family will not go bankrupt for the time being, and the evil woman has a lot of money.

But he had to tell her that he also made a great contribution to the family this year.

Liu Ji simply found a chair opposite Qin Yao and sat down, proudly saying:

"Then I have earned more than 150 taels out of these 170 taels, right? And if the fields and houses at home are collected next year, it will be a considerable amount of income."

Qin Yao: "Yes, I know, I'll keep the accounts for you."

Liu Ji was overjoyed and hurriedly asked: "Then the debt I owe you, madam, has been paid off?"

Qin Yao raised her eyelids to look at him and asked seriously: "Do you want to pay it back? It's not impossible."

Liu Ji almost laughed out loud, but a voice suddenly sounded in his head, reminding him sinisterly: Be careful of fraud, she will never be so kind, there must be a big pit waiting for you to jump down!

Liu Ji suddenly became excited and his mind became extremely clear. He shook his head and said: "No, it's okay. We are husband and wife. What's the deal? It's boring."

Qin Yao frowned and asked impatiently: "What do you want?"

"What I don't want to do"

Qin Yao: "Ask you again, what do you want?!"

Liu Ji spoke very quickly: "Madam, can you give me some money every month? It doesn't need to be too much, just ten taels is enough!"

After saying that, he opened his watery peach blossom eyes and looked at her pitifully, "Every master has servants when he goes out. No matter how bad it is, he has a BMW to accompany him. I am all alone."

Qin Yao: "Are you wearing air?"

Liu Ji coughed twice with a guilty conscience, gently brushed the newly made thick satin coat on his body with his hand, and continued to whisper:

"The Qian, Shen, and Deng families still give me a lot of benefits every year. All kinds of income combined can add two to three hundred taels of silver to the family. I only need ten taels to buy some pens and books. Isn't that excessive? "

If you want the horse to run, you have to feed the horse. This is Qin Yao's royal rule. It works very well and has never turned the horse over.

Liu Ji's pitiful attitude in front of her didn't move her at all, but the poverty and sourness revealed in his eyes did irritate her eyes.

Qin Yao relented: "Five taels, no more."

"Okay!" Liu Ji quickly agreed and pressed his lips together to prevent himself from laughing.

Hahaha, he is also a wealthy person now!

As for bargaining, it doesn't exist at all with Qin Yao. This is what Liu Ji learned after several beatings. (End of chapter)