After Dressing Up As a Stepmother, I Transformed the Whole Family Into Working In the Fields Chapter 86

Chapter 86: Salary received

Qin Yao didn't wait for Master Ding to question him, and said calmly:

“The weather has been nice recently, and the young lady felt dizzy while studying at home, so I took her into the mountains to get some air and relax.”

The father and daughter all looked at the wind and rain blowing outside the house, wondering, do you call this a good weather?

However, he finally found a valid reason for Ding Xiang's "extraordinary" behavior, and handed Master Ding a ladder to let him down.

Eight dishes were prepared on the table, including meat and vegetables, as well as a stack of pastries. The aroma of the food came in waves, but few of them had the intention of starting the meal. Qin Yao thought to herself, this is too torturous for you.

So, in order to start eating quickly, Qin Yao said a few more words.

The general meaning is that nowadays, all the upper-class nobles and ladies of famous families have to take riding and shooting lessons. Miss Ding is just the entry point.

In the future, Mr. Ding will take the Jinshi examination, and he will really change his family and become a lady from an official family. Mastering two upper-class social skills will be conducive to the harmonious development of their family.

He also said that if Qin Yao wanted to rest, she could stay at the house for a few more days and ask Zhang Ba to drive her home.

He estimated how much each person in his family would need, and bought a piece of linen cloth and a roll of cotton thread, spending half a tael of silver.

The servants were clearing away the dishes and chopsticks. Qin Yao followed Mr. Ding to sit down on the grand master's chair. Butler Yu came over and handed a small cloth bag to Qin Yao.

But don't give up, the rain will come at any time these days, so this cloth can be used again and again. Just remember to bring it with you next time you come to buy paper.

The pastries were sent by the Ding family, but Qin Yao didn't buy any snacks.

Qin Yao took it expectantly, weighed it, and got two taels of silver as salary!

Ding Xiang wrapped all the books he wanted to borrow for her, and put an extra layer of oil paper in the cloth bag to prevent the sudden rain from getting these precious books wet.

The master's words will cause the servant's legs to break.

Qin Yao thanked him gratefully and refused. She couldn't take people's politeness seriously.

It was still early at this time. Qin Yao came to the town and first went to the butcher shop to buy five kilograms of meat and two ribs.

Qin Yao smiled at the father and son. This is not the point. The point is, "If you don't eat it, the dishes will be cold."

He sat up in shock in the middle of the night and decisively asked Butler Yu to go to the warehouse to get another tael of silver. He also ordered someone to go to the kitchen and asked the cook to make two more portions of Qin Yao's favorite pastries in the morning and hand them to Qin Yao when she left tomorrow. .

“Young lady is smart, and you can do it with just a few clicks. As long as you are willing to work hard, it will only be a matter of time before you master it completely.”

Three taels of silver and two taels left.

Picked up the chopsticks, nodded to Qin Yao, and started eating.

It's okay to get money, but it's hard for the cook. There is no pasta for making pastries, so she has to get up in the middle of the night to grind.

Then I went to the only grocery store that sold pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and bought a thick stack of white paper.

"By the way, I heard from Butler Yu that I will go to Beijing soon to take part in the autumn examination. When I arrive in Beijing, I will naturally know whether what I said is true or false."

She ate much more gracefully and with much restraint than she usually did, and only ate three bowls of rice and one bowl of soup.

But the quality of the food served by Mr. Ding is really good. There is enough fish and meat to eat. I would envy you to death.

Qin Yao did the math and found that all he had now was only eight taels and five cents.

The father and daughter watched Qin Yao finish her words in a serious manner, a little bit convinced.

Qin Yao couldn't bear to think of the light silk Ding Xiang was wearing, but he could still afford linen.

So it is said that studying is expensive. Tuition is only a small part of it. The real expense is consumables such as paper, pen and ink. There are also social favor expenses and so on.

In the evening, I learned from Butler Yu that Qin Yao taught very carefully, and she looked like a professional master-level lecturer. The more I thought about it, the more I felt that such a person would never be just an ordinary peasant woman in the future.

The paper had not been cut, and was tied into a small bundle, and the outer layer was wrapped in oilcloth. The oilcloth was charged five cents.

Mr. Ding's serious expression has softened a lot. Knowing that his noble daughter also learned to ride and shoot, he suddenly felt that it would be good for his daughter to learn these things.

The rice only matured in mid-July, and it was June now, and there was still a month and a half of food needs, so I bought another three hundred catties of grain, half fine rice and half miscellaneous grains, and I lost one, two, and five cents of silver.

Actually, I'm only six percent full, and I'll treat it as if I've lost weight today.

But he still nodded calmly, "Of course you need to practice music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but tea making, flower arranging, riding and shooting are also indispensable. Not to mention proficiency, but you also need to know a little bit about it. Otherwise, others can do it, but you can't. , It's not easy to integrate, don't you think so, sir?”

Knowing the weight of these books, Qin Yao checked them carefully before slinging the nine heavy books on her back along with the bow, arrow and sword.

"Thank you, sir." Qin Yao stood up and gave a polite fist.

Early the next morning, when Qin Yao packed her bags and was about to leave, she was a little touched when she saw two bags of cakes and a tael of silver brought by Butler Yu.

The two talked for a while, mainly because Mr. Ding asked about Ding Xiang's situation this month, and finally asked again:

“Do all noble ladies really practice riding and shooting? Aren't they mainly engaged in playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting?”

Qin Yao smiled politely and said, "I'm full. It's delicious. Thank you Master Ding for your hospitality."

At the end of the meal, Ding Xiang and Ding Shi left, leaving only Qin Yao and Mr. Ding still in the dining room.

Hold in his hand a pack of peach blossom cakes and a pack of mung bean cakes that were still steaming. Ding Xiang watched reluctantly as he walked out of the Ding's house gate, waved his hand, and left.

However, how could she, a village woman, know about the social life of a famous lady?

Looking at the clothes on her body, she saw that the thick cotton was no longer suitable for summer. She was just trying to hold on. It was too hot when the sun came up.

Of course, she also believed that the meals she would eat in the future would never be worse than this one.

Hearing what Qin Yao said, Mr. Ding thought he was so embarrassed just now because he had such a big reaction.

Mr. Ding nodded, "Ms. Qin has worked hard this month."

Qin Yao watched Master Ding take a bite of the food before using his chopsticks.

With this supplement, Mr. Ding expected that Qin Yao would not dare to lie to him. He nodded, already eighty-nine percent convinced, and asked Qin Yao if he wanted to stay for another month and continue to guide Ding Xiang in riding and shooting. Qin Yao said: "Don't worry, sir. I have taught you all the riding and shooting skills in the past few days. I just need to practice more in the future."

How did Qin Yao know? She only guessed it based on the previous fan novel about the emperor and the empress.

To copy books faster, Qin Yao bought herself a set of pens and ink. All in all, she spent half a tael of silver.

Ding Xiang asked worriedly: "Qin Yao, are you full?"

These are all study notes made by Mr. Ding. What scholar wouldn't want the notes of Mr. Ding?

In other people's homes, three hundred kilograms of grain would last for almost three months, but Qin Yao could only eat as much as five, so he had no choice but to save money.

But once the rice is harvested this year, the food situation of a family of six will be greatly improved, and the food expenses should be saved.

(End of this chapter)

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