The stepsister of a peasant family in a book is spoiled by the big brothers

Li Taohua saw Qin Huiyin carrying firewood in and said unhappily, "Who asked you to do such rough work?"

Tang Yixiao followed closely.

Li Taohua saw Tang Yixiao carrying a light backpack, and then looked at Qin Huiyin carrying a large bundle of firewood. Her beautiful eyes were blazing with fire: "How dare you let Yinyin carry firewood! Yinyin is a girl, with delicate skin and tender flesh, how can she carry such a heavy thing?"

Tang Yixiao rarely refuted Li Taohua's scolding.

He glanced at Qin Huiyin, put down the backpack, took the firewood from her back, and moved it into the kitchen.

Li Taohua didn't expect Tang Yixiao to be so obedient today. She looked at Qin Huiyin puzzledly: "What's wrong with him today?"

"Mom, don't talk about him. He didn't ask me to carry him, I wanted to carry him on my own. I just saw him..." Qin Huiyin wanted to say something, but when she saw Tang Yi laughing, she swallowed the words back.

Tang Yi smiled and came out carrying a bucket, obviously planning to fetch water.

"Don't go." Qin Huiyin said, "There's enough water for today. You can get more tomorrow."

Tang Yixiao looked at her with a complicated expression, pursed his lips and said nothing.

"I need someone to light the fire, please help me light the fire."

Tang Yi smiled and returned the bucket.

Qin Huiyin said to Li Taohua, "Mom, is the braised meat in my pot burnt dry?"

"You asked me to watch the fire, and I thought I'd just watch it burn out?" Li Taohua said unhappily. "But the aroma is so good! Several people were strolling around our yard, asking me what delicious food I had cooked. It really whetted their appetites. Bah! They wanted food but didn't say so, expecting me to give it to them. I was stupid to bring this up. There are so many people at home who don't have anything to eat, and you still want to ask us for food?"

At this time, several naughty children were lying in front of their door, looking inside eagerly. One of them asked loudly, "Aunt Taohua, what are you cooking at home? It smells so good."

Li Taohua said unhappily, "What else can I cook? Of course it's food. Who doesn't like delicious food? Even corn buns are delicious!"

"Aunt Taohua, please give us a taste. Yours is so delicious."

"No, no, my family doesn't have enough to eat!" Li Taohua said, and then said to Qin Huiyin, "Don't be so kind. There are so many mouths to feed in the village. If you shut down one mouth, there will be another. It's not worth it to cause yourself a lot of trouble for the so-called face. But you are a little girl, so let your mother do this kind of offending thing."

"Mom, you're so kind." Qin Huiyin hugged her arms and acted coquettishly. "My mom is so kind, I'm so lucky. But mom, can you be nicer to them in the future? I'm on the mountain today..."

Qin Huiyin told Li Taohua what she saw. Seeing Li Taohua's complicated expression, she knew that she had heard it.

"But you still have to treat me the best in the world, otherwise I will be jealous. I will also treat you the best in the world, because you are the most important person to me."

Li Taohua touched her hair: "Mom will listen to you."

In the past, her daughter didn't like Song Ruize, and Song Ruize's personality was not pleasing. Although she had been Song Ruize's stepmother for nearly a year, she had never cared about him. Now that her daughter wanted to get along well with the Tang family, she would also be nice to the Tang family's stepchildren, just like finding her some playmates.

Her bad reputation made it difficult for my daughter to find anyone to talk to in the village. Tang Luwu was a kind girl and would not bully my daughter. However, since I wanted to get along well with the Tang family, I had to refuse the marriage proposal I had previously proposed to Tang Luwu. Fortunately, the betrothal gift was not agreed upon last time, so it was not finalized.

"Mom, these wild pepper plants are very important. Please help me transplant them to the corner of the yard."

"Okay, Mom will plant it."

Tang Luwu had just returned from the vegetable garden and overheard their conversation. She said, "Aunt Li, how about I come over?"

Li Taohua pointed to the pea flour in the yard and said, "The flour has dried up. Please help Yinyin collect it."

Speaking of pea flour, we have to talk about what Qin Huiyin is going to do next. She took a small amount of pea flour into the kitchen and started today's business.

Qin Huiyin planned to go to the city to sell jelly tomorrow. According to the original owner's memories, jelly hadn't yet been invented in this world. It was the scorching summer, and ordinary people had no access to ice or any way to escape the heat. Eating jelly at this time would surely make them feel alive.

Tang Yixiao sat in front of the stove and lit the fire, his eyes moving uncontrollably following Qin Huiyin's movements.

His eyes widened when he saw the pure white pea powder being slowly stirred by her and turning into a thick substance over time.

The process of making jelly is not complicated. Just pay attention to the heat and be skillful with your hands. When it is almost done, just serve it up.

"Okay, turn off the fire quickly." Qin Huiyin instructed Tang Yixiao, "Take out all the firewood and put it out immediately, otherwise it won't taste good."

Tang Yixiao's movements were very quick. While Qin Weiyin was speaking, he had already put out the fire.

Qin Huiyin put the jelly into the water tank and let it cool.

She began to prepare various seasonings, including two wild peppercorns. She knew that people of that era didn't yet appreciate spicy food, so she didn't dare put too much in, using it only for flavor.

She tasted some of the vinegar and soy sauce she had bought and found them unsatisfactory. If time had allowed, she would have wanted to make her own vinegar and soy sauce.

In addition to these seasonings, she also wants to make fermented black beans. However, she doesn't have time now, so she'll wait until she resolves her current dilemma.

"Cough cough..." Tang Yi laughed and was smoked by the chili pepper.

"You are not needed here, please go out first!" Qin Huiyin sent Tang Yi away with a smile.

Tang Yixiao took the initiative to speak: "What is this thing? Can you really eat it?"

Don't poison everyone.

"Don't worry, once you taste it, you'll probably want to swallow your tongue."

Qin Huiyin was busy in the kitchen alone.

Li Taohua came in, but when she saw she couldn't help, she went out and waited.

Tang Luwu washed her hands and stood beside her awkwardly: "Do you need me to do anything?"

"This pot of braised meat is almost done. Can you help me take some out? There are not many of us and we can't eat much. Just a piece of pig intestines and a piece of pig ear will be enough."

Tang Luwu was not afraid of doing things, but she was afraid of having nothing to do. She knew that a person had to have value to exist, otherwise she would be like Sister Juhua in the village, who was sold to an old bachelor as a wife and died of complications during childbirth the following year.

She felt most at ease when Qin Huiyin asked her to do something.

Besides, Qin Huiyin's temper had improved. She no longer mocked her or deliberately forced her to sleep on the floor. Li Taohua no longer deliberately withheld her food. She ate whatever others ate. She felt that the past two days had been particularly comfortable. If only she could keep it up, it would be great.