Transmigrated as a Stepmother: Time to Bring the Family to Prosper!-Chapter 282 - 281: Beating One’s Chest and Stamping One’s Feet

Chapter 282: Chapter 281: Beating One’s Chest and Stamping One’s Feet

"Aunt Yao!"

Seeing the familiar figure at the intersection, Da Lang immediately shouted. Seeing the person by the carriage raise their hand in response, his anxious heart finally settled.

Uncle Jiu, who was sent out by the village chief, had just arrived in town, and the matter was already resolved. Now he was conveniently returning with Qin Yao and the others.

From a distance, Uncle Jiu saw the anxious figure of the village chief and quickened his pace to be the first to reach him. Holding a bag of eggs he got for free, he said cheerfully, "Look, these are freshly taken back from Wang Mawu’s farm by Miss Qin and everyone."

The village chief was a bit stunned. Upon closer look, he noticed that Liu Bai, Liu Qi, and others following the carriage were all carrying items. Some had seasonal fruits, others had various vegetables, and some even had half-eaten snacks.

Yes, even the plates were brought back!

The clan members who were anxiously waiting, led by Old Liu, were instantly dumbfounded.

"Weren’t you all going to rescue people? Where is Lao San?" Old Liu asked worriedly.

Liu Bai nodded, saying that Liu Ji was doing just fine, and Liu Fei and Liu Qi, two young lads, laughed and recounted the exciting events that had transpired earlier. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Of course, there was a bit of exaggeration, making those like Liu Zhong and a group of female workers who didn’t make it to the scene feel a surge of excitement!

Liu Fei said, "What Wang Mawu, what local bully, when he saw our Chief Manager Qin, didn’t he have to obediently return everything he took!"

Liu Qi added, "I even went to call the government officer. At that time, there was blood all over the ground, but guess what? Our Manager Qin sat there, while the bully Wang Mawu fanned her with a leaf, looking all respectful..."

Shunzi swung the items he had brought in front of the workers: "Look, look! These are all peace offerings!"

He slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "Oh my, if I had known you’d have your fill and even bring things back, I’d have left the pot and joined you with a fire stick in hand!"

Now seeing others with their stuff, she felt a pang of regret and longing!

Mrs. Qiu helplessly reminded her sister-in-law, "Doesn’t our family also have Eldest Brother and Fourth bringing things back? I saw Fourth carrying a sausage."

"Really?" He quickly looked for Liu Fei’s figure. The young man, along with Liu Qi, was surrounded by villagers and workers, broadcasting the scene like storytelling, their mouths running non-stop.

However, among the items he was carrying, there was indeed a sausage, allowing her to finally let out a sigh of relief.

But then...

"Manager Qin!" She squeezed through the villagers crowding in front of the carriage, pointing towards the factory, "The lunch we made wasn’t eaten, only us female workers ate it. There’s a big pot of food left, what should we do?"

With the hot weather, the food couldn’t be left out, "Should we just distribute it for everyone to take home?"

Qin Yao, busy instructing the workers participating in the event to keep a low profile and not flaunt this incident before Wang Mawu and others, only nodded in response to He, indicating that she and her sister-in-law should handle it.

He got the message and turned to call Mrs. Qiu, and the two of them went inside to get busy.

After giving instructions to the workers, Qin Yao waved her hand, "Thank you everyone for your hard work today, since the matter is now resolved, let’s all return to the factory and continue working. Later, I’ll have Manager Liu Zhong buy several dozens of pounds of meat so we can have a hearty feast!"

That last line was everyone’s favorite and immediately elicited a cheer.

Once the workers happily returned to the factory, Old Liu and the others finally had a chance to approach Qin Yao.

The four Da Lang siblings had already squeezed into the carriage, taking turns to check on their painfully lying father, and then exited the carriage.

Liu Ji coughed twice, and outside the carriage, Old Liu hurriedly asked, "How’s Lao San?"

Qin Yao replied, "The doctor has prescribed medicine, just needs some time to recuperate."

"Let me see." Old Liu, not entirely reassured, wanted to go up and check how Liu Ji was.

Da Lang dared not let his grandfather see him; the old man couldn’t take the shock at his age.

So he gave his siblings a look, and the four of them started chattering, saying they had seen him, their father was fine, just minor skin injuries.

Afraid that Old Liu wouldn’t believe them, Second Lang added, "It’s much lighter than what Mother would dole out."

Old Liu immediately let out a long sigh of relief, "That’s good, that’s good, hurry home first, we will talk later among ourselves."

Judging by his tone, it seems tonight they planned to have dinner at Qin Yao’s place.

Qin Yao nodded, signaled Ah Wang to drive the carriage while leading the four little ones to follow the carriage back home to prepare.

Upon arriving at home, she settled the wailing Liu Ji and assigned Da Lang and Sanlang to watch him. Jinbao and Jinhua then brought over the vegetables, meat, and eggs that Liu Bai and Liu Fei had brought back and handed them to Qin Yao, adding to the evening dishes.

The cousins, having just heard the second version of Qin Yao’s battle with Wang Mawu, put down the groceries and hovered around Qin Yao, occasionally casting admiring glances at her, then whispering to each other in hushed tones.

Second Lang helped Qin Yao wash vegetables together, making it convenient for Ah Wang to prepare for the evening’s gathering.

Ah Wang seemed afraid to stay around Qin Yao, after settling Liu Ji, he picked up a hoe and went to check on the water in the fields. On his way back, he even carried a bucket of water, as if he had really turned himself into a beast of labor.

By dusk, when the factory had closed, the people from the old house gathered at Qin Yao’s home.

The courtyard was spacious, and two tables were set directly in the yard, one for adults and one for children.

Ah Wang, after attending to the elder master lying in the house, returned to sit at the children’s table,

Thanks to Wang Mawu’s generosity, tonight’s menu was very rich, with plenty of meat and eggs, along with fragrant steamed sausage and various fresh vegetable soups.

The white rice was plentiful, allowing everyone to eat their fill.

Since the spring, every household had been tightening their belts, living frugally. The old house was no exception.

Today, being at Qin Yao’s house, the meal was so good it felt like a New Year celebration. The children devoured meat, drank large bowls of soup, each had two bowls of white rice, and even enjoyed some dessert afterward, bringing them great joy.

After the meal, with the sky not yet fully dark, they picked up their ball and went out to play.

Da Mao was too young and could only babble, watching with big, tear-filled eyes as his siblings’ figures disappeared into the distance.

He and Mrs. Qiu took the initiative to clean up the dishes, not even thinking of asking the servants to do it, and Ah Wang stepped forward to take over, which gave them quite a start.

Qin Yao and Old Liu discussed plans to go to town tomorrow to sell grain since the obstacles have been cleared and there’s no more worry.

Hearing Qin Yao say she would be taking Ah Wang with her to sell the grain, Liu Ji, lying in the house, was filled with regret, already feeling the pain of an injury yet to come.

But the decision was made, and he could only let out a mournful sigh, wondering how likely it was that Qin Yao would share one tael of the one hundred taels medical bill with him.

The result was zero!

He had messed things up, and it was already a stroke of luck that he wasn’t beaten when they returned today.

Silver? Don’t even think about it.