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

Dalang and Erlang frowned slightly.

The two are older and have experienced the panic caused by the troubled times in the past few years.

There were various conscription orders, corvee work for bridge and road construction, and taxes with strange names. Every time the bell rang, the village was in mourning.

Therefore, being a farmer who transports food will never be as easy as my aunt said.

Dalang asked tentatively: "Then we also want to have someone in our family?"

Qin Yao calmly poured herself a glass of water and nodded, "Yes, your dad will go."

Her tone was relaxed and it seemed like it was a normal thing and there was no need to worry too much.

Dalang's heart suddenly sank, he glanced at Qin Yao hesitantly, and was pulled down by Erlang's clothes. Finally, he took a deep breath, said nothing, picked up the kettle and filled her glass with water.

"When the food is shipped, will daddy be able to come back?" Siniang asked curiously.

Qin Yao touched her chubby little face and said, "Yes, you can come back after completing the mission. Maybe you can come back in time for the New Year."

The premise is to complete the task!

Si Niang nodded, understanding but not completely. She looked at her elder brother and then at her grandma, but she always felt that something was strange, something was wrong.

But seeing my grandma smiling and questioning my brothers about their homework, I was completely relieved. If grandma said it’s okay, then it must be okay~

Wash your face and feet with hot water, then go back to your house to sleep.

It was still raining at night, the sound of rain was getting louder and softer, and the chill was coming. Fortunately, new soft straw had been put under the bed, and the bedding had also been changed to thicker ones.

In the middle of the night, while I was sleeping soundly while listening to the rain falling outside, the courtyard door was suddenly knocked "bang bang bang".

Qin Yao and the four children in the next room were all awakened.

Qin Yao stood up and shouted outside the hospital: "Who is this!"

"It's me, madam, I'm home!"

It was actually Liu Ji.

Qin Yao thought to herself while getting dressed, are you taking a break today?

But he came just in time to save her from having to go to the city to bring him back to serve as corvee.

Qin Yao opened the door and immediately retreated to the eaves of the hall to take shelter from the rain.

Dalang and Erlang also opened the door and stuck their heads out of the door. When they saw the person who was in a state of embarrassment on the rainy night, they called out hesitantly: "Dad?"

Liu Ji closed the courtyard door, responded with a sigh, and quickly ran into the main room. He took off the useless bamboo hat on his head, revealing a face that was miserable from the rain.

Her wet hair was all stuck to her face, her gown was covered in mud spots, and the cloth shoes on her feet were even worse. They had been soaked in mud and water and turned into another color, making it impossible to see their original shape.

Da Lang pushed Er Lang into the house, put on his own clothes, and went straight to the kitchen, lit a fire and boiled water, and heated up a bowl of ginger soup and handed it to Liu Ji, "Dad, drink some ginger soup to warm yourself up."

Liu Ji's heart warmed, and he stretched out his hand to pat the child's hair, but seeing that his hands were full of mud, he took it back a little embarrassed, took the bowl and drank the ginger soup in one gulp.

When he arrived, it was dark and rainy, and the road was muddy and slippery. He barely made it to the entrance of the village, but when he did, he fell in front of his house and was covered in mud.

After the father and son finished cleaning up, Qin Yao folded her arms in the corridor and looked at the figures moving back and forth in the kitchen and bathroom, her expression gloomy and unpredictable.

After Liu Ji washed his hair and took a shower, he put on clean linen clothes and walked out of the bathroom.

As soon as he raised his eyes, he met those indifferent eyes, and his heart suddenly tightened.

"Madam, I'm fine. You can go back to the house and rest." Liu Jiwen said in a warm voice, "I'll wash my clothes and go to bed."

Qin Yao nodded and waved to Da Lang, who was still busy cooking porridge for Liu Ji in the kitchen, "Let him do it by himself. You go back and sleep."

Staying up late is not good for children's health.

Dalang said oh, but still felt uneasy and talked with his father for a while before going back to the house to sleep.

Liu Ji faced the stove alone. The white porridge in the pot was steaming under the scorching fire. He glanced back at the bedroom directly opposite, and subconsciously moved closer to the stove. The coldness in his body was dissipated, and his heart felt... The coolness is getting deeper and deeper.

He was now certain that the figure hurriedly walking past the door of the restaurant that evening was Qin Yao.

She saw it, but she didn't react at all?

This was simply scarier than her rushing up and beating him up!

Because of his uneasiness, and because no one sent him the living expenses, and there was no response after sending four letters, Liu Ji borrowed a bamboo hat from his classmate and rushed back overnight as soon as the evening class was over.

It was getting late, and there were no oxcarts or carriages on the road, so I walked all the way home.

He walked for three whole hours, from dusk to nightfall, and from nightfall to midnight, and finally he was home.

The moment the door opened, Liu Ji was mentally prepared to experience a violent storm, and the words of explanation were about to blurt out.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the door opened, the person rushed out of the main room without giving him a chance to speak.

After that, she kept watching his every move with that indifferent expression.

Just after taking a shower in the bathroom, he couldn't help but touch the back of his neck several times. He always had the illusion that a knife was placed on his head.

The porridge in the pot was already cooked, and the aroma of rice came to his nostrils. Liu Ji touched his belly, forget it, eat enough first, and wake up tomorrow as a good man again!

What did Dalang just say? Oh, there is a small half bowl of fried sauerkraut with lard residue on the second floor of the cupboard.

Liu Ji took out the leftovers and mixed them into the white porridge, filling his stomach.

After the food was finished, the pots and stoves were cleaned, the dirty clothes were washed, and the chickens in the yard crowed.

Liu Ji blew out the oil lamp, yawned and pushed open the door. He fell down on the fragrant and soft mattress and fell asleep without thinking about anything.

He slept until midnight before getting up.

No one in the family called him that, which was too considerate.

So from the time I returned home in the middle of the night until the afternoon, I didn't hear any news about the imperial court's recruitment of civilian husbands.

It wasn't until he went out for a leisurely stroll in the village and saw everyone in the village looking anxious that he realized something was wrong with the atmosphere.

"Hey! Why are you going?" Liu Jihu asked: "What's wrong, all the guys are looking sad?"

When he stopped his cousin, he asked in surprise: "You don't know yet?"

Liu Ji shook his head, he should know?

Seeing him like that, his cousin sighed with envy: "Your wife must have helped you get a place as a substitute, so it's none of your business this time when the court recruits civilian men to transport military supplies."

With that said, he left in a hurry, not wanting to stay with him too long for fear of going crazy with jealousy.

Liu Ji called several times but failed to stop anyone. He stopped where he was and savored what his cousin just said just now, his eyes suddenly widened.

The imperial court recruited civilian husbands?

Is there corvee again?

Somehow, the anxiety that he had suppressed suddenly came to his mind.

Thinking of Qin Yao's indifferent attitude towards him yesterday, Liu Ji's expression suddenly changed and he hurried towards the village chief's house.

He flipped through the recruitment list, and the two characters Liu Ji were clearly on the list.

"It's over, it's over!"

A basin of ice water was poured down on his head. Liu Ji trembled all over. Under the surprised gaze of the village chief, he turned around and ran towards the old house:

"Dad! Please help me!"