Chapter 127 Troublemaker
Liu Ji walked into the main room and just as he put down the oil-paper bag in his hand, Jin Bao Jin Hua ran up to him, "Third uncle, Third aunt."
Liu Ji raised his eyebrows, rubbed their heads, and generously opened the oil paper package to reveal the fragrant cakes inside, "Take it and eat it."
The brother and sister took the money and wanted to leave, but Old Man Liu stopped them, "You haven't thanked your uncle yet, you have no manners!"
The brother and sister ran back in a panic and bowed to their uncle solemnly, "Thank you, Third Uncle!"
After finishing, he glanced at his grandfather and saw that his brows were relaxed. Then he picked up a piece of cake and tasted it happily.
Today is a holiday, so only the second half of the day is available at the old house, and we can take advantage of the remaining half of the day to rest during the holiday.
The harvested millet was spread out on bamboo mats to dry. There was no place to step in the yard, so people had to just walk on the millet.
Several children were playing together, and the grains were flying everywhere. Zhang was so angry that she shouted, "Get out quickly and go play at the village well!"
However, a few of them did not leave, but stopped running. Instead, they squatted by the doorstep and played with stones.
Qin Yao took the bowl of new grain she had brought with her and placed it on the altar in the center of the courtyard. She also borrowed three incense sticks from the old house, lit them, and asked Liu Ji to come over and bow three times, then lit the incense, and that was it.
Qiu looked at the new grain and said enviously, "The grains are so good."
Her belly has grown bigger and is now very obvious. She is not allowed to do any heavy work at home. However, her son is busy with farming and there is a shortage of handwork. In order to save one more worker, she insists on cooking for the whole family at home.
Today is also a festival, and everyone is thinking about He's cooking skills, so they changed the chef.
Qin Yao walked over and looked at her belly. It looked like half a basketball was dunked on her waist. All the fat from her body was growing there, but her face was still very thin.
"Second sister-in-law, the baby should be born in the twelfth month, right?" Qin Yao asked curiously.
Mrs. Qiu nodded. "About the same. I guess it's the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, when the farmers are idle in winter. This is a good time and won't delay the work in the fields. This little guy knows how to choose a good day."
Mrs. Qiu touched her belly, perhaps feeling embarrassed, and paused for a long while. When Qin Yao felt she had nothing to say and wanted to go to the kitchen to see what was being cooked, she suddenly spoke.
"Sister-in-law, you and Carpenter Liu are going to build a water mill workshop. You'll need to hire a lot of people, right?"
Qin Yao nodded. "There are about a dozen people who make grinding discs and do carpentry."
She guessed what Qiu was going to say next.
Sure enough, they wanted to recommend two people to her, one was her aunt's son, and the other was her eldest aunt's son. They were both young men of fifteen or sixteen. Their families were poor and they were not married yet. They wanted to find some work to earn some money so that they could get married.
Qin Yao glanced towards the kitchen and saw that He's ears were already perked up. If things went as expected, He was also waiting to recommend someone to her.
Qin Yao has already made a promise with the village chief and clan leader that people from the same village will be given priority, so the worker quota will not go to people from other villages.
There are not enough places for Liujia Village alone. The two people who previously worked with Carpenter Liu will definitely continue to be used. If the three Liu Bo brothers are included, there will be five places left.
She planned to recruit eighteen people, leaving thirteen vacancies. Shunzi had to keep one, leaving only twelve.
However, Qin Yao did not say everything, "It's busy right now, and I don't think many people are willing to leave their fields and come here. If there are any left, I will naturally give priority to our own family, so you can rest assured, second sister-in-law."
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When He in the kitchen heard this word, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. She felt relieved, knowing that Qin Yao had not neglected her.
Zhang's sharp eyes swept over several times, and Qin Yao had already made it clear, so Qiu didn't continue the topic and went into the kitchen to help.
Liu Zhong stood up and wanted to go over to lend a hand, but was pushed away by Qiu with a red face.
Liu Zhong was about to return to the main hall to rest, but Liu Ji said quickly, "Second brother, you are really polite when people are being polite to you. You have no tact. Second sister-in-law is pregnant, and you are so shameless!"
"Is it your turn to speak?" Liu Zhong retorted awkwardly.
But to Liu Ji, there was no harm at all.
Liu Ji clicked his tongue twice, "What are you still standing there for? Go in and help! Don't you see my second sister-in-law carrying the soup?"
Liu Zhong glared with his eyes wide open angrily, thinking that he was really annoying and made him stand here, feeling awkward.
Liu Ji opened his mouth to interfere, but Qin Yao gave him a cold look and he shut up in dismay.
Liu Zhong's dark face was so hot that it was about to explode, but in the end he insisted on not going to help Liu Ji. He sat on the bench and stabbed Liu Ji:
"You think everyone is as incompetent as you? Have you ever seen a man enter the kitchen like you?"
Liu Ji snorted, not taking it seriously, and looked at Qin Yao with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm just worried about my wife. Who is as stupid as you? The soup has been served and you don't even take it. Why are you trying to act like a man in front of me?"
Seeing that Qiu's face was red as blood, Qin Yao shouted, "Liu Ji, you will die if you don't speak, right?"
Relying on the large number of people in his family, Liu Ji was not panicked at all. Instead, he muttered, "I just can't stand some men putting on airs here."
"Oh, just ask the lady if she wants me to help you, and if she says no, then return it. Who doesn't know how to be hypocritical~"
Qin Yao really wanted to chop off his tongue with a knife right now.
However, what he said seemed to make sense. Why?
Mrs. Qiu put down the soup bowl and was also stunned. She looked at her man suspiciously. Was he just pretending?
Liu Zhong was startled. He was too embarrassed to insist because it was in front of his family. But now he suddenly realized that his wife was about to be successfully instigated by Liu Ji, that bastard. He hurriedly stood up, and without caring whether Qiu was willing or not, he forced her to sit down, rolled up his sleeves, went into the kitchen and brought out all the remaining dishes.
As soon as he saw Qiu's happy look, Liu Ji suddenly felt bored and snorted secretly.
As a result, he was kicked on the calf immediately, and he almost cried out in pain.
"You're just a troublemaker." Qin Yao gritted her teeth and whispered behind Liu Ji.
Liu Ji sensed the chill of murderous intent and finally calmed down.
He also wanted to teach his brothers at home how to be considerate husbands, but his kindness was taken for granted.
After all, it was a festival, and the autumn harvest had just begun, so He cooked some solid white rice, and also stir-fried three dishes and a soup, all in super large portions, enough for the whole family.
However, there was no meat in the dish. Only the egg shreds in the soup could barely be considered meat. It was far inferior to the fried meat slices that Qin Yao's family had every now and then.
But He's cooking skills were truly outstanding and everyone enjoyed the meal.
Qin Yao was more restrained and put down her chopsticks after eating only three bowls of rice.
But this treatment is better than what Old Man Liu and his sons get. Women only get one bowl, men who go to the fields get two bowls, and children also get one bowl. Qin Yao's three bowls are unique.
Liu Ji also wanted to get a third bowl, but Old Man Liu gave him a fierce look.
He didn't care at all. Filling his stomach was the most important thing. He had worked too hard these days. How could he recover and study well if he didn't eat more?
Ignoring the sharp eyes from behind, he filled himself a bowl and pressed it firmly with a rice spoon.