MTL - After Dressing Up As a Stepmother, I Transformed the Whole Family Into Working In the Fields-Chapter 229 chasm

Chapter 229 Gap

Qin Yao broke out three coins and handed them to Liu Ji, "Go and ask for eight bowls of noodles. Ask the waiter to add more vegetables and six fried eggs."

Usually a fried egg costs two cents at most, but now it may have increased four to five times, and these three cents may not be enough.

 The journey is already halfway through. I am tired and hungry today. I need to eat well before I can be in the mood to continue tomorrow’s journey.

 In the past, Liu Ji didn't feel any distress at all as long as he didn't pay for it himself.

But now Qin Yao handed over the money, and he hesitated for a moment in pain before asking Dalang, Erlang and Sanlang to go to the front hall to order food together.

How can one person carry eight bowls of noodles with two hands? Of course we need to call in three more people.

 Liu Ji spent all three coins and brought back eight bowls of plain noodles and six fried eggs.

Even though I asked for more vegetables, I didn’t add two more. The lack of food is not just a lack of rice and noodles. As long as they are edible, in addition to the unripe rice that is still planted in the ground, we will not let go of wild vegetables.

The price of these eggs has indeed increased significantly. Liu Ji bargained for ten cents each and went into the kitchen to fry them himself.

 I usually pour a little more oil at home, but I accidentally used a little more oil. It was really just a little too much! I was almost scolded to death by the kitchen lady.

However, all six members of the family were very satisfied with the dinner. Qin Yao, the head of the family, also expressed his sincere affirmation with a CD, which was considered worthwhile.

 At night, the family crowded into the small guest room. Because they were too tired from traveling during the day, Liu Ji snored loudly in his sleep.

 In the middle of the night, he received a kick from Qin Yao, and then he turned over and put away his snoring.

But overall, Qin Yao slept well that night.

But when I came to the inn lobby early the next morning to buy some food to take with me on the road, I found that all the menu items in the store had increased by five cents.

 Liu Ji's outstretched hand was immediately frightened and he retracted it, clutching the money tightly.

Even a little lucky that Qin Yao generously ordered noodles and fried eggs for them last night, otherwise they wouldn't be able to eat noodles and eggs at that price today.

“Here are ten kilograms of wet noodles.” Qin Yao bought it anyway. One kilogram of wet noodles cost thirty cash, and ten kilograms totaled three hundred cash.

Ten pounds of wet noodles plus the dry food bought yesterday are enough for them to eat for two days, and they are almost in Fucheng. When the time comes, use hot water on a small stove to cook noodles, and the whole family can enjoy hot soup.

 Liu Ji's eyes widened in disbelief, "Really buy it?"

Didn’t they bring fifty kilograms of noodles with them in the car? The worst thing they could do was move it.

 Qin Yao shook her head and told him not to think about the fifty kilograms of noodles now. She specially prepared this for the return trip. In case of famine when she came back, this would be life-saving food.

 If it moves, will you go back when the time comes?

Of course she can buy it, but the price of food has increased to such an extent that when she returns, it will be so expensive that she won’t even be willing to buy it.

The government has said that there is sufficient surplus grain, but I don’t know why they haven’t opened warehouses to release grain to alleviate the situation.

 If you don’t care about it anymore, once the government exam is over, there will definitely be chaos.

It's a pity that ordinary people like them have no right to know about this kind of thing, so they can only hope that God will open their eyes.

Maybe the government still has their own considerations, but Qin Yao can't control them so much. All she can do is how to get to Fucheng and how to return to Liujiacun.

"Buy!" Qin Yao's tone was unquestionable, and she motioned Liu Ji to pay and settle the account.

 After buying noodles, the family of four ate the dry biscuits they bought yesterday at noon for breakfast, and ordered a bowl of egg soup from the kitchen. Both adults and children were very satisfied with the meal.

Liu Li followed suit. Seeing Qin Yao buying noodles, he endured the high price and asked Da Zhuang to buy noodles for two days, planning to cook for himself during the two days. They eat two meals a day, and when they are hungry at noon, they eat something to fill their stomachs. Unlike the Qin Yao family who eat three meals a day, food loss is low, so buying three kilograms is enough.

Before he went out, Liu Dafu also prepared twenty kilograms of fine noodles just in case, so he didn't panic.

 Leaving the inn, the sun was rising.

Dalang and Erlang took out the clothes that had been washed and not completely dried last night and hung them on the bamboo poles in front of the car door where the lanterns were hung to dry.

Liu Li was walking ahead today and saw it when he turned back. He couldn't help but shake his head. In this tense atmosphere, the family seemed to be out for fun. He couldn't help but envy their temperament.

Needless to say, Liu Ji, the ones lying directly on the ground after the sky fell, the ones Liu Li really envied were the four Dalang brothers and sisters.

It should be wonderful to have such a memorable trip at such a young age when I think about it in the future.

 And he had just left Kaiyang County for the first time in more than 20 years.

There are gradually more and more cars and horses on the road, all heading in the same direction. At a glance, you can tell that they are scholars going to Fucheng to take the exam.

They were older and younger. One of them looked about ten years old. Liu Li and Liu Ji were shocked when they saw it.

“Is this a child prodigy?” Liu Ji murmured in surprise.

The other party's carriage was very luxurious and had many escorts and servants, so they had to retreat to the roadside to let them pass first.

 Liu Ji's surprised murmur was completely listened to by the other party.

The child was riding on horseback with his guard. He turned his head and glanced at him. The brocade he wore reflected the colorful light in the sun, almost blinding Liu Ji's eyes.

It's a pity that the other person turned around too quickly. By the time he slowed down and wanted to see clearly what this prodigy from a powerful family looked like, he had already ridden away.

 But just this one glance made Liu Ji feel uncomfortable for a long time.

　　This child dealt him an all-round blow. Even Liu Li's mentality was a bit broken and he couldn't even read a book while sitting in the car.

 With such an opponent, how can they still have a chance?

 In the past, I was only in the small Kaiyang County Academy, and I felt like I was the best among people when I received a few compliments from my teacher.

Now when I go out and take a look, compared with those real geniuses, what are they?

　It counts as nothing!

　　While resting at the roadside pavilion for lunch at noon, Liu Ji and Liu Li looked at each other and sighed in unison.

 Unfortunately, reality did not give them much time to adjust. Liu Ji looked enviously at Da Zhuang, who was leaning against the car door and taking a nap. He took the firewood brought by Qin Yaoniang's mother-in-law and made hot water to cook noodles.

Absent-minded, he almost put his hands and noodles into the boiling water when he went down. If Qin Yao hadn't noticed it in time and grabbed his hand, he wouldn't have even thought about taking the government examination this year.

"What's the matter with you? Are you absent-minded?" Qin Yao asked displeasedly.

Liu Ji realized it later and felt a little scared when he looked at the noodles being cooked in the boiling water.

However, there were emotions in my heart that needed to be resolved. I sighed and muttered: "These candidates who are rushing to take the exam are BMWs and have escorts and servants. Anyway, I can't pass the exam. How about we forget it? Food prices here are still high." It’s so high, why don’t you go home?”

The more he spoke, the softer he spoke. Looking at the vast sky, Liu Ji felt that he was smaller than a speck of dust.

 (End of this chapter)