MTL - After Dressing Up As a Stepmother, I Transformed the Whole Family Into Working In the Fields-Chapter 158 Picking chestnuts

Qin Yao took the tiger head and packed two dishes in the restaurant, intending to take it home to satisfy his craving.

  Sanlang and Siniang swallowed their saliva in anticipation. After all, since their father left, the family has not had a delicious meal for a long time.

Occasionally, Qin Yao is so greedy that she just buys meat. The mother and son shamelessly bring it to the old house to eat.

Thinking of this, Sanlang and Siniang suddenly thought of their father. While walking behind Qin Yao, they asked her:

 “Aniang, when will daddy come back?”

Qin Yao was startled, what dad? Whose father?

 Looking back at the two children, oh, Liu Ji, is he still alive?

“We should be back when the food reaches the border.” Qin Yao thought to herself, should she prepare a shroud mat for him in advance?

  Sanlang and Siniang looked at each other and stopped talking, feeling a little depressed.

Qin Yao led the two of them around various shops in the city. They needed to buy more pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and also bought a jar of soy sauce and vinegar for daily seasoning.

A man selling illegal salt passed by and secretly bought five kilograms of salt at a lower price than the market price and kept it for later use.

I heard that this year in the twelfth lunar month, people in the village plan to pool their money to buy a pig and kill it in a lively way to celebrate the harvest.

Fresh meat is not easy to preserve. Qin Yao thinks it is better to marinate some meat in advance and preserve it so that it can be eaten for a whole year.

But cured meat is not the strong point of He and Zhang. Qin Yao plans to find Sister-in-law Zhou, whose cured bacon is excellent.

 When the time comes, cut it into hot pot and eat it as a side dish, or stir-fry it with other wild vegetables. It will be very fragrant.

Thinking of these good things and the fragrance of the vegetable bag in her hand, Qin Yao couldn't help but swallow her saliva several times.

 Everything was bought and put on the carriage. The mother and son drove the new carriage and went home happily.

 Sanlang and Siniang each held two candied haws in their hands, taking a bite from time to time, feeling both expectant and satisfied.

Although he shouted to never pay attention to his two brothers again, he did not forget them when buying snacks.

Passing by Xiahe Village, Qin Yao stopped at the door of the blacksmith's house.

Last time when I was cutting a tiger, the edge of the knife became unusable, so I had to take it back and let the blacksmith melt it again and make another one.

After paying five hundred coins, Qin Yao got back a brand new knife, wrapped the blade with a piece of cloth, put it on the shaft of the carriage, and drove the carriage home slowly.

 Because it was a horse-drawn carriage, the speed was much slower than before. It took two hours to drive all the way back, which was just a little faster than walking.

The twins both slept in the car. Fortunately, Qin Yao had the foresight to bring a thin quilt, otherwise she would have caught a cold.

When the carriage entered the village, it attracted everyone’s attention. After all, there was rarely anything new in the village, and the slightest movement from each household would attract everyone’s attention.

By the time Qin Yao greeted the villagers who came to see the carriage one by one and returned home, it was already dark.

Dalang and Erlang have come back. They made two trips and picked back four baskets of chestnuts.

Because Dalang is very good at climbing trees, even the children in the village can't compete with two people. Although he went late, the harvest was still rich.

All the chestnuts they picked were dumped on the floor of the main room. The two of them were warming up the fire while using iron tongs holding charcoal to peel off the prickly shells of the chestnuts.

 Leave the outer shell on, which is especially useful when making a fire.

Two young men who were temporarily staying at Qin Yao's house were also helping. The four of them brought out a large basin of chestnuts and ate them while peeling the shells.

 The raw chestnuts are very sweet and crunchy when you bite them.

Erlang was greedy and buried a few chestnuts in the charcoal stove. Because he forgot to open the mouth of the chestnuts, the chestnuts exploded due to the heat. "Bang bang bang bang" exploded a lot of ash, making him miserable.

Afraid of being scolded by Qin Yao, Erlang hurriedly cleaned up the main room and himself. Several people heard the movement of carriages and horses outside the house. The two brothers got up excitedly and ran out.

  Sanlang and Siniang got out of the carriage. When they saw their brothers, Sanlang completely forgot about the grudges in the morning and shouted excitedly: "Big brother! Second brother!"

Siniang also raised the candied haws in her hand and shook it, "Look, grandma bought it for us!"

Saburo suddenly remembered something and said, "Brother, I helped you get the tiger head back."

The first man was overjoyed and stepped forward to help pull the reins. The second man quickly jumped onto the carriage, got in, and exclaimed "Wow".

Dalang was very calm. He helped Qin Yao park the carriage and moved the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar into the house. Then he took the time to look at the appearance of the carriage.

 The little boy's eyes suddenly became bright. He looked at this and touched that, and he was very happy.

Seeing Erlang, Sanlang and Si Niang rolling around in the carriage, Dalang called out nicely:

 “Stop jumping around and come down quickly so that Lao Huang can have a rest.”

The three of them jumped out of the carriage one by one, holding up the candied haws, and waited until the eldest brother and grandma were ready before they entered the door together.

 The carriage was unloaded, and the horses were sent to the stables, where they were fed with water and grass. Thinking of their hard work today, Da Lang added an extra scoop of sorghum and poured it into the manger.

Qin Yao dragged the carriage and put it under the wall of the backyard, and found a straw mat to cover it to keep out the rain.

After doing this, the mother and son closed the courtyard door and then entered the house together.

It was warm in the main room, and the two young men who had stayed there wisely went back to the room, leaving the space for the family.

Erlang's roasted chestnuts were still on the table. Qin Yao picked one up, peeled one and threw it in his mouth. It was half-raw and half-cooked, crispy on one side and soft and glutinous on the other. The texture was strange but very sweet, and then he took the second one.

Dalang held the tiger head in his arms and walked around the main room. He was so troubled that he didn't know where to put it.

“Let’s leave it in the room, it’s a bit scary.” Qin Yao reminded.

It would be bad if Old Man Liu suddenly came over and saw this thing and got scared.

Dalang thought about it. The four brothers and sisters went into the room one after another. After a while, they returned to the main room. Maybe they had found the perfect place to place the tiger head.

Qin Yao turned her head and glanced into the children's room. Good thing, it was placed directly on the wooden box beside the bed. She was really not afraid of waking up in the middle of the night and scaring herself.

Maybe Dalang felt that something was not right. After thinking about it, he ran back to the house and found a piece of cloth to cover it.

Qin Yao was thinking that it would be nice if there was a glass cover.

 It’s a pity that she can’t make glass.

"How many chestnuts did you pick?" Qin Yao asked curiously, looking at the pot in the basin and the unopened chestnuts on the ground.

Erlang replied, "Four bamboo baskets, my eldest brother and I will go back tomorrow to pick them all!"

 Having said that, I took a bite of the candied haws. It was so hard that I was not afraid of gritting my teeth. I didn’t even mention roasting it over fire before eating it.

Sanlang and Si Niang were not in such a hurry. They roasted the candied haws on the charcoal stove. The sugar coating softened a little before they could eat it. However, they ate in a mess. The candies fell on their clothes and stuck to their clothes when they were picked up.

Qin Yao frowned and suddenly remembered the soap she hung under the beam in the utility room. It should be ready for use, right?

 Getting up and going out, he carried the entire basket into the main room. All four children gathered around him out of curiosity.

 After a month of drying, the previously soft soap has become hard.

Si Niang stretched out her little finger and poked it, then looked at Qin Yao in surprise, "Mom, it looks like a stone."