MTL - After Dressing Up As a Stepmother, I Transformed the Whole Family Into Working In the Fields-Chapter 221 No chance of getting lost

 “Do you have an aunt?”

On the official road from Jinshi Town to Kaiyang County, Liu Li sat on the shaft of his carriage and curiously asked Liu Ji, who was driving the carriage in front.

The two families set out this morning and walked on the country road for more than an hour. Now they finally reached the wide and flat official road.

 From the moment they set off, the four Dalang brothers and sisters were particularly excited. After all, it was the first time in their lives that they were traveling far away.

At one moment I got out of the car window and looked here and there, and at another I climbed to the door and asked questions. I was almost overflowing with happiness.

But once they arrived at Jinshi Town, they were afraid that the master would find out that they were not going for a funeral, so they all hunched their necks and hid in the carriage, covering their mouths and not daring to speak.

Liu Li and his family's long-term driver, Da Zhuang, had been following Qin Yao's family's carriage and watched all the way. When they got here, they saw the four Dalang brothers and sisters hiding like this. They couldn't help it and asked what was in their hearts. Confuse.

Most of the people in the village who are familiar with the Liu family's old residence already know that Qin Yao and his wife specially brought their four children with them for this government examination, and even asked for leave for them, which made all the children in the village cry with envy.

 And this reason for taking leave is astonishing as expected.

　　It is said that my aunt is dead. I don’t know if the Liu family’s aunt would be angry to death from this unscrupulous descendant if she knew about it.

 Liu Ji was driving the carriage, the wind was blowing, and the lady cleaning the knife sat beside him, the atmosphere was just right.

He was humming a strange tune from an unknown village. When he heard Liu Li's question from behind, he turned around and replied with two words:

"you guess!"

 Liu Li made a sound, but he didn't guess.

The weather was very good when we set off today. The sun was shining brightly along the way. There were mountains and trees blocking both sides of the road. The temperature was not too hot. It was a good day for traveling.

At noon, the two families passed by Kaiyang County and drove onto the road heading towards Fucheng.

From now on, it has completely left the boundaries of Kaiyang County.

This journey is more than three hundred miles. Qin Yao made a plan before setting off, and he will travel sixty miles a day.

This mileage is not too hard. You can sleep a little longer in the morning before setting off. You can basically reach the station before the sun sets, avoiding walking at night.

 In addition, they had four children with them along the way, so they would never take the narrow roads if they could.

 Allow plenty of time along the way.

They set out on April 30th and could theoretically arrive in Fucheng before May 5th. The exam would not be taken until the 10th, leaving five days to prepare.

 If something unexpected happens, it can be delayed for a day or two at most, but it’s still not too late.

However, in previous years, there were also unlucky ones who got lost on the road and could not make it to the examination room until the end of the scientific examination. They could only regretfully wait for the next one.

 Of course, with Qin Yao here, it is impossible to get lost.

Before setting off, she went to shopkeeper Wu, asked about the route, and confirmed the details again and again. She even marked which roads had mountain springs where water could be obtained, so there was no chance of getting lost.

Qin Yao used the road map and the shopkeeper's handwritten version of the route map that she bought at the bookstore. After returning home, Qin Yao drew two more detailed maps on top of them.

 She takes one piece, Liu Li takes one piece, and compares the two sides with each other. Even if they encounter similar forks in the road, they will not go wrong.

 When he originally knew that Qin Yao and his family were going to Fucheng, Liu Li was extremely opposed to it.

Since the relationship between the two families was not bad, he was too embarrassed to offer advice.

But before setting off, Liu Li's inner uneasiness was greatly comforted after Qin Yao handed him this map. Looking at the journey along the way, the four children stayed in the car obediently and neither cried nor made a fuss, except when they had to get out of the car when going to the hut. This made them feel completely relieved.

The first day started from Liujia Village. There was a mountain road ahead which delayed some time, so Qin Yao did not stop at noon. He let everyone eat dry food and rested for a quarter of an hour. After filling up the natural spring water on the roadside, , continue on the way.

 For the four Dalang brothers and sisters, the beginning of the journey was very happy and beautiful.

Especially after leaving Kaiyang County, new things came one after another, such as different landforms, accents, and pedestrians, which dazzled the four brothers and sisters and made them very excited.

 Siniang was like a hundred thousand whys, asking questions along the way:

 “Aniang, what is that?”

 “Aniang, look over there!”

 “Aniang, why are the fields here full of tall grass?”

 The sound of "A Niang" lingered in his ears, and Liu Ji, who was driving the car, was about to get banged up by the noise.

But when he turned his head and looked at the people beside him, he saw that the evil woman who had always been bad-tempered towards him was actually holding Si Niang in her arms. There were also Da Lang, Er Lang and San Lang piled up behind her like Arhats. She was not at all impatient. Any questions will be answered.

"That's not grass in the field, it's the kettle planted by the villagers here. The dam over there is a drying ground for hemp. You see those white things hanging on the bamboo poles that look like tree vines, which are used for making linen clothes. of hemp.”

Si Niang was surprised and asked: "How can I make clothes like this?"

Qin Yao then explained to her in detail how yam was made into silk threads, how to use those silk threads to make hemp threads one by one, and finally how to use looms to weave these hemp threads into cloth and make clothes worn by the people.

In the past, the children had only seen the grandmother and aunt in the old house making silk cloth for sale, and the linen clothes were all bought. After listening to Qin Yao's explanation this time, they suddenly understood that after making a piece of linen clothes, It’s not easy either.

Erlang sighed, "No wonder linen is so expensive."

Dalang was also impressed and said: "The twine has to go through so many processes before it can be twisted out. I don't know how people in the past thought of it. They were really smart."

Sanlang and Siniang tilted their heads and asked Qin Yao: "Auntie, why do you know so much?" They didn't know this.

Before Qin Yao could answer, Liu Ji immediately took out their books and said, "Here, it's all in the book. Read more and you will understand."

"Hurry up and finish your homework for today. We are going to the inn soon and we won't have time to do our homework for a while." Liu Ji ordered with a wicked smile.

Si Niang glanced at her father sadly and didn't want to move. She rubbed herself hard into Qin Yao's arms and barked "woof woof" like the puppy from sister-in-law Zhou's house in the village, which made Qin Yao laugh.

He lowered his head and asked Si Niang, who was squirming in his arms, "What did we agree on before going out?"

The little girl’s answer was unambiguous and she spoke clearly: “Read for an hour every morning, take a nap for half an hour every day, then get up and continue reading two articles, and tell me what you think after reading them.”

Qin Yao nodded, "Then how far are you still short?"

 “Read two articles and tell me your thoughts after reading them.” The little girl’s voice became lower and lower.

Qin Yao pulled her out of her arms and stuffed her into the carriage together with the three Dalang brothers.

He winked at Liu Ji again and said, "You come too, I'll drive the car."

Liu Ji, who had just been gloating about his misfortune, suddenly let out a sigh, got into the carriage as if resigned to his fate, and sat down with the four kids who were laughing at him - reading (gritting his teeth)!