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

When we returned to the village, it was already late and the villagers who had dug the well had already gone home.

Li Taohua was waiting at the door. When she saw their ox cart arrive, she quickly opened the fence gate and welcomed them in.

After the ox cart stopped, Li Taohua pulled the rope that tied it and said to Master Tang San, "Uncle San, the food is warm. Eat it before you go back."

Mr. Tang San said with a smile: "Okay, your food is so delicious, I won't be polite to you."

Tang Dafu and Tang Yichen had already eaten with the villagers who had dug the well to entertain their guests. However, they didn't eat much, so they waited for the others to return to eat more. Li Taohua, worried about her daughter, remained hungry, even when Tang Dafu asked her to eat something.

Now that her daughter is back, Li Taohua brought the food and sat next to Qin Huiyin, constantly picking up food for her.

"Mom, I can't eat so much." Qin Huiyin put the food back into her bowl. "You must be exhausted after having to cook for so many people today."

"Your uncle and Brother Chen helped pick and wash the vegetables, and I was only responsible for frying them. It wasn't too hard. Unlike you, you've been working hard outside all day, and your face is thin..."

Qin Huiyin told Li Taohua about the interesting things that happened today, which diverted her attention. Otherwise, her attention would be all on the fact that she was tired and thin today.

In fact, today was more tiring than usual, but she was not the only one who was tired. In Li Taohua's opinion, her daughter was wronged when she was away.

Tang Dafu poured wine for Third Master Tang: "Third Uncle, I really don't know how to thank you. From now on, you will be my uncle, and these children will be your grandchildren."

Third Master Tang smiled and said, "That's great! I'm really lucky! I didn't do anything, but I have such capable grandchildren."

Mr. Tang San didn't drink too much. There was a market in town tomorrow, and he had to get up early to lead the villagers to the market. After eating and drinking, Tang Yichen drove the ox cart to take Mr. Tang San home.

After Tang Yichen took Mr. Tang San away, Li Taohua was staring at several full bags in a daze.

The goods were not unloaded just now, and were still on the oxcart. Li Taohua only saw a few large bags and had no idea what was inside. She thought it was the ingredients Qin Huiyin had bought again.

Although it was a little too early to buy ingredients today, Qin Huiyin has always been sensible. She does things without causing any worries, so there is no need to worry too much.

Now that she got out of the car and opened the things, she realized that those big bags were not food, but quilts, clothes and other things.

"Mom, are you okay?" Qin Huiyin asked.

"Mom didn't expect you to be so thoughtful." Li Taohua said, "My daughter has grown up. It seems like you've been taking care of me all this time, and I haven't taken good care of you."

Li Taohua felt a little emotional. The man who was usually so straightforward now had red eyes and was secretly wiping tears with his back to her.

"Mother..." Qin Huiyin hurriedly coaxed her. "Who said you didn't take care of me? Who made my shoes? Who altered my clothes? Those were all mother's care."

Tang Yichen is back.

Qin Huiyin began to distribute things.

Four sets of clothes per person and a new quilt in each room.

"Mom, look what this is?" Qin Huiyin asked mysteriously.

Li Taohua guessed cooperatively, "This box isn't big. Did you buy a new handkerchief?"

"No."

"Tooth powder?"

"Not at all."

"Then I can't guess."

Qin Huiyin slowly opened the box and pushed it in front of Li Taohua.

Li Taohua looked at the things inside, her eyes narrowed.

That was something she had pawned before.

When she pawned them, she hadn't thought of redeeming them, so she was really surprised when she saw them again.

"Mom, these are the things you pawned before. Now they are returned to the owner." Qin Huiyin said, "Also, I bought some small things..."

Qin Huiyin opened three small boxes, each containing a pair of earrings. She said, "One for you, and one for me and Sister Luwu. These are our mother-daughter accessories. You three men won't be jealous, right? Even if I buy them, you won't be able to wear them, so the money won't be wasted. However, I bought a pair of socks for each of you."

"Thank you, little sister." Tang Yichen smiled faintly, "Lvwu has never had jewelry before. This is her first piece of jewelry. I thank you on her behalf."

Tang Luwu had already been moved, but after hearing Tang Yichen's words, she felt even more touched.

"I bought so much today that I don't have much left," Qin Huiyin began to report. "My total income was six taels and thirty-five coins. I spent four taels of silver, which leaves me with two taels and thirty-five coins."

Tang Yichen recorded it in the account book and then distributed everyone's wages.

"We have bought new clothes, so we don't need to pay the wages!" said Tang Dafu.

"Yes, we have spent so much money, so we don't want this little wages." Tang Yi said with a smile.

"Wages are wages, and household expenses are family expenses. We're a whole, and anything we buy each season is considered a family expense, not a deduction from wages," Qin Huiyin said. "We have a lot of things to buy next, like shoes and socks, and we also need to buy some charcoal. When winter comes, we can't stay out of bed, right?"

After listening to Qin Huiyin's words, everyone accepted the wages.

For the Tang family, such a day was something they had never dared to imagine before.

After dinner, Li Taohua rushed to clean the room.

Qin Huiyin taught Tang Yixiao and Tang Luwu to learn to read.

Compared with Tang Yichen's strict teaching style, Qin Huiyin's method was like a gentle breeze and drizzle, slowly seeping into their minds.

Tang Yichen stood at the window and saw that Tang Yixiao and Tang Luwu were very relaxed and even joked when they were studying with Qin Huiyin. He was neither angry nor amused.

Qin Huiyin came out to pour water and saw Tang Yichen sitting at the table, staring at the moon outside the window in a daze.

She followed his gaze and said, "The moon is quite round today, like a pancake baked this morning. Are you craving some?"

Tang Yichen: “…”

The sadness I felt just now is completely gone.

"You're only fourteen, don't act like you're forty. The tragic character doesn't suit you." Qin Huiyin smiled, "Would you like some tea? I'll make some."

Tang Yichen laughed: "You are such a strange person."

Why didn't I realize she was such an interesting person before?

However, they had no intersection at that time. Moreover, he stayed in the private school all day and seldom returned to the village. Not to mention an outsider, he even paid little attention to his younger siblings.

"I asked about the housing prices in the county town today. Guess how much it is?"

Tang Yichen waited for her to say what happened next.

"A house the size of ours would cost three thousand taels of silver," Qin Huiyin said. "And the location isn't very good; it's in a remote street in the county town."

"Are you already thinking of buying a house in the county town?"

"No. I was thinking that once you pass the imperial examination, we'll definitely move to the capital to develop our careers. By then, the housing prices there will be even more terrifying."