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

I don't know who leaked the news, and the whole village suddenly knew that Qin Yao was going to send Liu Ji back to the academy to study.

People in the village were talking a lot, and the men were jealous and envious of Liu Ji for having such a good thing happen to him.

The women couldn't figure out why Qin Yao was so nice to Liu Ji, a bastard.

Of course, there are also those who laugh at the couple's whims, thinking that studying can lead to fame? Many of them read that even a child student in their 70s or 80s could not pass the exam, and they regarded it as a joke.

The old house of the Liu family exploded. Old man Liu and his three sons discussed this matter for a long time. Instead, Mr. He and Mr. Qiu, who had a big belly, came to Qin Yao's house while they were picking vegetables in the vegetable garden. Find her in the mill.

"Brothers and sisters, are the rumors outside true or false? Do you really want the third child to continue his studies? What are you trying to do? If he had been willing to work hard, he would not be like this long ago!" He asked anxiously.

Mrs. Qiu was also anxious, but her character was more steady. She first found a place to sit down, then held her belly and said in a calm tone:

"Not to mention the cost of studying. There are only two of you in the house. Now that the third child is gone, how can you do all the work in the fields by yourself?"

"Yes, we all know that you are strong, but we are the most powerful. No one said that the strong person must take care of everything. Brothers and sisters, don't be stupid, or the gain will outweigh the loss."

Qin Yao was repairing the stone mill in the water mill. The mill had been running at high intensity, and the grooves were a bit smooth, so it had to be polished again to make it useful.

Suddenly two people came and told her these words, and her heart skipped a beat, "Does everyone know?"

He and Qiu nodded, "All the women in the village know that you are stupid!"

Qin Yao's heart fluctuated for a moment, but she soon calmed down. She kept moving her hands, signaling Qiu to sit further away to avoid accidental injury, and said calmly:

"Our whole family has already decided on this matter. Everyone knows what kind of temper Liu Ji is, and it is absolutely impossible to point him to the ground for food. So after much deliberation, I decided to let him go to school. Maybe there will be some unexpected gains. "

As he said that, he saw the two sisters-in-law standing up worriedly from the corner of his eye, and smiled lightly at them, "I know what you are worried about, and I have my own way to deal with him."

He didn't quite believe it, "Seriously?"

In fact, what she is most worried about is that the third child will go out and fool around. When the time comes, he will let Qin Yao down, and the family will definitely break up.

This is what Ms. Qiu is worried about. After finally seeing her third child calm down and the family feeling more relaxed, no one wants to go back to the same situation.

It's great to have three younger siblings here, and the two families to live in harmony.

Of course, Qin Yao could see the little thoughts of the two sisters-in-law. It was not wrong for people to think about themselves, but it could not be said that they did not really care about her.

Human nature is complicated, and Qin Yao fully understands it. If it were the He family or the Qiu family, she would be worried.

After all, in a clan society, blood relations are inseparable, and Liu Ji's troublemaker will indeed affect his relatives.

But on the other hand, if he gets better, his relatives will also be able to enjoy the benefits he brings.

This is what Qin Yao told her two sisters-in-law, so much so that they almost believed her, imagining that if Liu Ji gained fame, they would become the sisters-in-law of the scholar.

Seeing that the two of them were dizzy, Qin Yao quickly sent them away and asked them to go back to the old house to talk. Don't try to persuade them. She had already made up her mind.

Two sisters-in-law have just been sent away here, and two more people from other villages have arrived at the entrance of the village over there.

One of them looked familiar. Someone recognized him. He seemed to be from Xiahe Village who often hung out with Liu Laosan. His name seemed to be Shunzi or something.

Qin Yao re-chiselled the lines on the stone mill, and some villagers came to grind it with grain. The two nodded and said hello to each other, and went about their business.

Qin Yao didn't go home and planned to go for a walk in the fields first. Just after crossing the bridge, she heard an excited shout:

"Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law is my son-in-law!"

Qin Yao looked up after hearing the sound and saw Shunzi leading a strange young man running towards her excitedly.

A few steps behind the strange man, Shunzi stepped forward first and told Qin Yao the identity of the visitor.

It turned out to be Wang Yu, the son of the village chief of Xiahe Village.

Qin Yao smiled, nodded, and said hello to the other party.

The other side also smiled at her and pointed to the shed on the other side of the river in surprise, "Is that your water mill?"

Qin Yao nodded, "Yes." She caught a glimpse of Shunzi blinking at her, and said with a smile, "Would you like to go over and have a look?"

Wang Yu said yes and walked away.

Shunzi followed Qin Yao and whispered to her that the villagers in Xiahe Village knew that there was a water mill in Liujia Village that was very useful, and they planned to raise money to build one together, so they came to Qin Yao for advice.

Qin Yao raised her eyebrows, then this was a big deal.

Wang Yu came to the mill, and there happened to be villagers grinding there. He saw that the water mill whirred by itself, much faster than people grinding. People only need to stare at it and don't need to use it at all. It is novel and envious.

The villager looked at Qin Yao strangely, and Qin Yao explained: "He is from Xiahe Village. The village also wants to build a water mill. Come and have a look."

When the villagers heard this, they realized that this was the case. They smiled enthusiastically and asked Wang Yu to take a closer look to see how effective the grinder was.

"Ms. Qin's grinding wheel is so big and fast that it can grind a load of grain in less than half an hour!"

Wang Yu asked in surprise: "Can you grind a load in less than half an hour?"

The villager smiled and replied: "It's absolutely true, anyone who coaxes you is not a human being."

Just looking at this millstone, it is bigger than other people's millstones, and it must be able to grind more grain than other people's millstones.

Xiahe Village was a rich place, and Qin Yao didn't want to let it go. She led Wang Yu to the waterwheel and said to him:

"Look at this water, I don't have a big gap, but I have such a strong motivation."

"I often go to Xiahe Village. There is a height difference of one or two meters in the middle section of the river. If I build a water mill directly at that location, the power will be much greater than mine. It will be no problem to use two mills and one mill at the same time. "

The village is jointly built, and Xiahe Village has a large population, so how can only one water mill be enough?

Qin Yao actively recommended Xiahe Village to make good use of the natural river channels and build a large mill in one step.

She was so talkative that she described a water mill as a fairy workshop. Wang Yu couldn't stand it at all and asked excitedly:

"Then how much money does it cost to build such a comprehensive mill?"

Qin Yao made a calculation in her mind and said in a pretense of embarrassment: "It's hard to say this. The loss of materials is different between experienced hands and novices. Even if Carpenter Liu from our village and I come in person, it will cost at least fifteen taels." .”

Shunzi took a breath when she heard the price.

However, Wang Yu's expression was not too shocked and he seemed to be able to bear it.

After all, it is a joint venture. Their village, Xiahe, has more people and is richer than other villages. There are 65 households. If divided, two qian per household is a little more, which is acceptable if you think about it.

However, I still asked how much it would cost if their village asked her and Carpenter Liu to provide guidance and gave them some compensation, and then let people from Xiahe Village do the work.