My Dad is a Boss

Chapter 182 I Farm and Raise Cubs in a Weird World 4

Tao'er said "oh" but she didn't really stop eating. She didn't keep eating meat. On the contrary, she ate very restrainedly and didn't touch the meat much. She mostly picked wild vegetables to eat.

Seeing Qin Ye put down his chopsticks, Tao'er looked puzzled: "Dad, you don't want to eat anymore?"

"full."

"You're lying. Adults eat much more than children. Uncle Six eats a lot especially."

"He's a glutton."

Seeing that Tao'er still wanted to chatter, Qin Ye glanced at her and said, "Don't talk while eating."

Tao'er said "oh" and stopped talking.

In the end, not much of the meat in the pot was eaten. Tao'er held the bowl and drank the soup happily in small sips until she was completely full.

This should be the most delicious chicken soup in her life.

It will be difficult for those who want to give her chicken soup for life in the future.

After all, Tao'er has tasted the most delicious chicken soup, and she won't accept chicken soup that is too bland.

It was already dark after dinner.

Before it got completely dark, Qin Ye tidied up Taoer's bed.

Tao'er lives in the same house with her original body, not because there is no place to live in her original body's home, but because this world is unsafe.

Even if you encounter something strange, having another original body is just a waste.

But out of a father's regard for his only remaining relative, he placed the crib, which was originally his daughter's, in his own room.

Come to think of it, the original body's behavior is not surprising. There are many children in the village and most families have three generations living together.

That is to say, when the strange thing appeared in the village before, the population of the villagers decreased by more than half, and many families were simply wiped out, and the whole family was buried together in an orderly manner.

Otherwise, except for a few families who are relatively well-off in the village, every family would squeeze their entire family into one house.

There is no such concept as the difference between men and women in the village. As long as the child survives, it's fine.

Anyway, as long as you give birth to many children and they survive successfully, you can have a good chance of having a baby.

Qin Ye's main job was to remove the moldy straw on Tao'er's bed and put it in the kitchen to be used as kindling.

Then the bedding with several large holes was taken away and replaced with brand new bedding and four-piece sets that were stockpiled by a tasker who used the space as a warehouse.

Qin Ye also wiped the wooden bed carefully with a cloth.

By the way, I also cleaned the house.

Although the walls are made of loess and the ground is uneven, the swept and uncleaned ground looks different.

It’s not that the original body is lazy.

The main problem was that they were not well fed and clothed, but they still had to work in the fields, and the workload was very heavy.

The gangs collect food based on the number of people, and the city lord also collects food based on the number of people.

Something strange had happened in the village before, and most of the people had died, but the city lord's men and the gang members did not cross out all the heads of these dead people.

In other words, there were only him and his daughter in his original family, but he had to hand over the heads of his dead parents and wife.

This was the result of the original body taking out all the belongings of his brothers and sisters, exchanging them for silver, handing them over to the grain collectors, and begging for mercy in every way possible.

Otherwise, not only that, he would also have to deal with his two older brothers and younger brothers and sisters, then he would really have no way to survive.

The original body was like an old ox, working non-stop all year round. When the fields were busy, he would go out at dawn and come back at dusk.

When he was not busy in the fields, he would go to the mountains to collect herbs and hunt.

However, he knew nothing, so he paid money to ask an apprentice from the city's pharmacy for advice on how to collect herbs. The apprentice showed him the appearance of the herbs they collected in the pharmacy, and he went to the mountains to try his luck based on his memory.

Not to mention hunting, I was lucky enough to be able to improve the food for my family.

Occasionally we could get some wild game, but we couldn't sell it for much money because the buyers in the city kept the price very low.

But just entering the city cost three copper coins. If you were not out of the city by a certain time and could not produce a certificate, you would be fined a huge amount of silver. The villagers were full of fear and envy of the city.

In fact, they were overthinking it. People living in the city did not necessarily have an easier life. Every year, the number of people who died of freezing or starvation was sometimes even greater than that in the village.

But it is true that they look more glamorous than those in the village.

The original person's biggest dream was to be able to settle down in the city with his daughter.

But that was the original body's dream, not Qin Ye's.

After Qin Ye finished cleaning the house and making the bed, he turned around and saw a person squatting against the wall.

Qin Ye:......

Qin Ye, who almost kicked out, coughed dryly: "What are you doing? The bed has been made, go to sleep if you are tired."

Tao'er struggled to open her sleepy eyelids: "Dad, I don't dare. What if it gets dirty or torn? I've seen this kind of material before. It's only affordable for the nobles in the city. Dad, if you steal something from a noble, you'll be beaten to death..."

Qin Ye knocked her head, and his hands were covered in oil.

Qin Ye was silent.

After a moment of silence, he picked up the dead child, threw him on the bed, and threatened him angrily: "Go to sleep quickly, or you will be captured by monsters."

Tao'er wanted to struggle, but she couldn't get rid of the sleepiness. After touching the soft and comfortable pillow and bedding, she fell asleep immediately.

Tao'er's worries were not without reason. Qin Ye snatched the supplies from the taskers to get the bedding, which the lower classes of that era dared not even touch. Tao'er slept on it for one night and a human-shaped dark shadow appeared.

It was not necessary for a child running around in the fields to go to the trouble of boiling water to wash his feet at night. Besides, she might not take a bath for several years. Qin Ye was afraid that she would be cold, so he added more bedding for her.

But children are not afraid of cold, but heat. Once they start sweating, oh no.

To be honest, who was the youngest child Qin Ye had ever taken care of?

I forgot, but it seems that the youngest one was about three or four years old, I think.

But these children, to be honest, although they are small, they can put on their own clothes and wash their own faces and feet.

The most Qin Ye would do is to tidy up the children's clothes that were worn crookedly, or their shoes that were worn backwards.

The most important thing is that there is someone to help him take care of the baby. What he worries about most is making clothes and cooking for the baby.

But Taoer has no concept of hygiene.

When Taoer woke up the next day, she looked guilty as if she had done something wrong.

How could Qin Ye scold her for a quilt when she was in this state?

He said a few words of comfort in a gentle voice and called the child over to have some porridge.

It was the first time Taoer ate rice without bran.

Because of the rock sugar in the porridge, Tao'er squinted her eyes and ate happily.

"What is this, Dad?"

"Rice porridge."

"Wow, I love rice porridge so much. It's so white, so sweet, and so delicious. Dad, can we have rice porridge every morning?"

Qin Ye, who doesn't like sweet food, flatly refused: "No."

Tao'er accepted it well, but her eyes drooped for a moment, and the light in her eyes dimmed. After that, she just said "oh" obediently, and didn't make a fuss about having to eat it every day.

After drinking the porridge, Qin Ye grabbed Tao'er who was trying to run outside to have fun.

Tao'er turned her head in confusion: "Dad, what are you doing? Brother Daniu and I made an appointment to pick wild vegetables early this morning."

"I'm not going today. I'll boil some water at home."

"What are you boiling water for?"

"Wash the pig."

"Pig? Dad, did you kill the pig? Where is it? Why can't I see it? I only saw a chicken."

Speaking of chicken, Taoer swallowed her saliva, probably thinking of the chicken soup that was so delicious that it made her smile in her dreams for dinner last night.

Qin Ye didn't say much, and Tao'er couldn't ask anything, so she squatted on the ground and obediently made a fire while continuing to chatter.

It doesn’t matter whether anyone responds or not. What matters is that Taoer’s mouth cannot be idle.

Qin Ye went to the river to fetch water.

When he came back carrying water, he saw a group of skinny and dark children of varying heights in the house.

Qin Ye saw that the child liked to eat candy, so he gave the child some rock candy as a reward for her watching the fire.

Although Tao'er is talkative, she is still young and it doesn't matter if she doesn't recognize rock sugar, as long as she knows that it is sweet.

Her friends who had made an appointment with her to pick wild vegetables came to her house to call her, and when they heard her say she was not going, a group of people asked why.

Tao'er, who is good at sharing, gave the answer that she would help her father to light the fire. Then she took out the rock sugar that she had carefully hidden, divided it into smaller pieces, and shared the delicious food with her friends.

The sugar, which had been touched by a few dirty hands, turned from translucent white to a small black piece.

Even so, the group of children squatted in a row, their eyes narrowed as they ate.

Seeing Qin Ye coming back, the group of children were no longer afraid of him.

Because the original body is different from other adults. Other adults don’t like children visiting their homes. They will find it annoying and some will even directly chase them away or scold them.

But the original body would not do that. On the contrary, because she was afraid that Taoer would be left alone, she was quite nice to these children and would occasionally give them some snacks.

In the eyes of these children, the original person is a super good adult.

On the other hand, Tao'er is also their sister, and they are protecting her, so no one can bully her.

Whenever they went out to play or pick wild vegetables or fruits, they would always take Tao'er with them.

Qin Ye found it a bit amusing to see a group of skinny black radishes squatting in a row. While it was amusing, he grabbed a handful of rock sugar, which immediately attracted a lot of astonished eyes.

It was dark because the children were running around everywhere, and the older ones had to work in the fields with their parents.

Being thin is very simple. Even adults who are laborers can hardly get enough to eat, let alone the children at home?

Qin Ye continued to fetch water. The oldest one, who looked to be about seven or eight years old, also known as Big Brother Niu by Tao'er, volunteered to carry a small bucket and follow Qin Ye to help him fetch water.

The small bucket was also sponsored by Qin Ye. It is brand new and brightly colored. It will catch children's attention at first sight even in a modern supermarket.

What's more, this is in the eyes of village children living in an ancient and strange world with a scarce supply of supplies.

Daniu couldn't let it go and was afraid that the small bucket would be damaged in the slightest.

The big water tank in Qin Ye's house was filled with water. Qin Ye took out a big bucket and continued to fetch water amid the worshipful eyes of a group of people looking at him like a god.

After it is all filled, take out the extra-large iron pot and use it to boil water for washing the pigs.

After a busy morning, it is time for the group of children to go home to their mothers.