After Dressing Up As a Stepmother, I Transformed the Whole Family Into Working In the Fields Chapter 37

Chapter 37: One knife at a time

The landlady looked over worriedly: "Brother, are you okay?"

 Liu Ji nodded.

Qin Yao smiled and shook her head, "He's fine."

“Lady boss, how do you sell your tiles?” Qin Yao asked about the price.

Business was so important that the landlady didn't bother to care about Liu Ji. She led Qin Yao to look at the tiles and said, "It depends on how much you want. We are a tile kiln and they are sold in bulk in the countryside. If If you buy more than 200 pieces, the price will be more affordable.”

Uncle Jiu had calculated for Qin Yao before that it would take about two thousand tiles to cover all the tiles in her house. There might be some left, but not too much.

The wind was blowing loudly in the valley. The sun above the head was hidden in the clouds at some point, and the light in the entire valley became dim.

When asked, Liu Ji was mentally prepared to be ridiculed.

Qin Yao asked again: “Money or life?”

 Two thousand tiles cannot be delivered in one trip. It will take several more trips. The sooner the better.

“Two thousand tablets, what's the price?”

 According to common sense, he can still think of this at this time. Although he is very timid, it is already the best way for ordinary people to survive.

The landlady wrote down and gave Qin Yao a voucher written on a piece of wood. When the goods are delivered, she will check the voucher with the delivery boy, settle the remaining money, and the money will be paid.

There are actually robbers!

Liu Ji glanced at the woman striding ahead and secretly felt lucky that she was not walking this mountain road alone. He looked at the woods around him that were rustling in the wind, and quickened his pace to catch up, parallel to Qin Yao.

The landlady kindly reminded: “It's best to have a little extra, because some may be broken during transportation on the road.”

Just as he was about to ask her if she was trying to scare him, before he could even say the words, a sound of footsteps came from the hillside on the left.

She remembered that before the apocalypse, this was how her parents bought decoration materials when they were renovating. It should be possible to come here, right?

 The person on the other side laughed arrogantly, and walked toward her and Liu Ji. As he walked, he said, "I want money, but I also want life!"

 But Qin Yao is not within the common sense.

“Madam, do you feel that this road is particularly deserted? You said it's not even winter yet. Why don't everyone go out? I walked for a long time without seeing anyone.”

 In this case, she no longer had any worries.

 “If it breaks, we are not responsible.”

“Madam, are you going back now?” Liu Ji followed her and asked in surprise.

 Looking back at him, he said, “Yes.”

 He is not one who can hide his words. He speaks out as soon as he thinks of them.

 “Wha, what?”

Qin Yao looked around and didn't feel anything deserted. She had walked by alone before, and there was no other change except that the leaves were more yellow.

Qin Yao kept walking, "Do you know why I asked you to come with me?"

 It's over, it's over, what should we do now?

Oh my god, they actually still have knives in their hands!

They are outnumbered and outlaws. They would never make the mistake of leaving someone alive to cause trouble for themselves.

　　The two of them were silent all the way.

But it was Qin Yao who was lucky. The landlady said that they had not bought it yet and returned it, but if Qin Yao could guarantee that it was returned in good condition, she could still return it.

The landlady nodded: "Where is your home? I'll see if it's far away. As long as it doesn't leave our Jinshi Town, it's fine."

Qin Yao said: "It's not far away, it's in Liujia Village."

 “So, you're pretty lucky.” Escaped.

"Forget it, you treat your good intentions like a donkey's liver and lungs." As he said this, his body honestly speeded up his pace in order to keep parallel with her.

Unexpectedly, the person next to him suddenly stopped.

“Madam, do you really not think this road looks eerie?”

The landlady said it sincerely. Qin Yao thought it was okay and paid a 30% deposit on the spot so that the landlady could deliver it to him tomorrow.

　　But seeing Liu Ji's cowardly look as if he had nothing to say, he asked sarcastically: "Are you scared?"

The two of them walked for a while and entered another long and narrow valley from a gap.

 The scenery is extremely beautiful, but it is too quiet, even under the clear blue sky and daylight, which makes people feel uncomfortable.

"Well, if you want more, I'll give you three to four pieces. The two thousand pieces are worth one to two to five dollars in total, which is already the lowest price. It's also delivered free of charge, and the carriage and horse fees are also quite high. We must make some money."

Autumn is already very strong. The mountains and forests on both sides of the road have been dyed golden orange, and the fallen leaves are flying when the wind blows.

Liu Ji felt numb when he saw five or six robbers rushing down from the mountain and blocking the front.

The master blacksmith thought she was in a hurry and was here to urge her. He quickly promised: "Wait for two more days. Come and pick it up in two days. It will be ready for you."

 But before he could take action, Qin Yao had already asked the six robbers opposite: "The one who robbed the road?"

 She first went to the blacksmith's house to ask how her weapons were doing.

"Madam, give them all the money you have on you. Our lives are at stake. I heard that these robbers are only after wealth. If we take the initiative, we might still have a way out." Liu Ji said tremblingly.

As soon as she finished speaking, two of them raised their swords and came towards her to kill them.

Seeing how busy the blacksmith was, Qin Yao had no choice but to leave.

Liu Ji wanted to smile, but couldn't. He blew the back of his hand that was still hot and was forced to follow Qin Yao's steps home.

 Qin Yao nodded indifferently.

"OK."

"No way!" Liu Ji looked disapproving, "I just heard that there are a lot of bandits here this year, and I'm a little worried about encountering robbers."

Qin Yao asked the proprietress to buy more first and return it if there is anything left.

 The weather has been fine these days, and the road in the valley is fairly easy to walk.

The people on the other side seemed not to expect that the young couple was quite calm. One of them laughed and said, "My dear, you are not talking nonsense!"

Watching Qin Yao come out of the tile kiln, Liu Ji, who was leaning on the pillar at the door and blowing on the back of his hand, quickly put down his hand, stood up seriously, and asked with a smile: "Are you done?"

 Liu Ji looked left and right, always feeling something strange.

 The landlady smiled and assured Qin Yao how much she wanted.

“Can you guys help deliver it?” Qin Yao asked.

Liu Ji looked at the gap behind him and thought that if he turned around and ran away, he might be able to escape because the opponent had no horses.

 “Why?” Liu Jizhen asked.

 Qin Yao understood.

 “Okay, I'll come back in two days.”

 Liu Ji's hair stood on end instantly.

Looking up at the sky, it was not yet noon. He finally went out and went to a brick kiln and a boring blacksmith shop. This trip was not in vain.

She raised her hand in displeasure, motioning for him to shut up.

Qin Yao explained: "I originally thought that the boss didn't have door-to-door delivery service, so I wanted to bring you here to have an extra person to carry the bags."

The originally calm eyes became extremely sharp, he clenched the knife in his palm, and like lightning, the knife slid horizontally towards the neck of a robber!

 Blood flowed out like a torrent, and she turned sideways to avoid it.

 The knife in his hand turned into a life-threatening sickle, shuttling between them, concisely and quickly, one knife at a time!

 (End of this chapter)

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