Carpenter Liu motioned Qin Yao to put down the accessories, folded the banknotes carefully and put them in his arms, patted his chest to make it firm, and then smiled at Qin Yao and said:
"Almost. The varnish has been applied. After two or three days of drying, we can install the accessories you gave us and take it away."
As the two were talking, they were interrupted by an excited voice: "Madam!"
Carpenter Liu smiled ambiguously, "San'er is here."
Qin Yao shrugged helplessly and walked out of the house, only to see Liu Ji rushing in like a whirlwind. When he looked up and saw her, his eyes lit up, like a dog seeing a bone.
Seeing that man was about to pounce on her with open arms, Qin Yao quickly stepped back to avoid him. Liu Ji, who had no time to stop, hugged her against the pillar and looked at her resentfully.
"My lady, you are so heartless. Don't you miss me after not seeing me for so many days?"
Qin Yao: "Yes, I want you to die."
“.”
"Ha, ha, ha." Liu Ji laughed awkwardly a few times, pretending he didn't hear what she just said. He came down from the pillar, dusted off his clothes and asked with concern: "My lady, did you have a smooth journey?"
"Not bad." Seeing that he was normal, Qin Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked him why he came here.
Liu Ji raised his hand and pointed to the paint room on the left. "The literacy class has started. It's time to get off work. I'm here for class. My lady, I've done everything you asked me to do."
His peach blossom eyes blinked and looked at her expectantly.
Qin Yao smiled lightly, "I'm going home first, you go to class."
Looking at the sky, the children should be on their way home from school. I am really looking forward to seeing them receive their gifts.
"Madam~" Liu Ji's plaintive voice came from behind.
Qin Yao turned back helplessly and said, "Come back early after class. I brought you gifts."
Liu Ji burst into laughter instantly; he was waiting for this sentence.
After watching Qin Yao lead the horse home and walk away, he turned and walked into the temporary classroom of the literacy class. Because he was eager to go home, he didn't care whether these older students could bear it or not. He taught two classes in a row and ended the get out of class immediately after they were over, running very fast.
Someone wanted to ask a question, but as soon as they looked up, the gentleman had disappeared.
Liu Ji ran all the way home and just happened to see Qin Yao bringing all the gifts she had brought from the city to the main hall and distributing them.
He immediately stepped forward and stood in the most conspicuous position in the main room.
The four Dalang brothers and sisters stood in a row and involuntarily pushed their father behind them. The five fathers and sons pushed each other to compete for the first position to receive the gift.
As a result, Qin Yao's first gift went around them and went straight to Gong Liangliao who was sitting in the innermost position.
Gong Liangliao looked up in surprise. He didn't expect that there was a copy for him.
Qin Yao smiled and opened the oil paper used for the packaging. Inside was a pair of brown-gray rabbit fur earmuffs. They were buckled-on earmuffs, the size of a palm, and could be buckled directly on the ears, which was very convenient.
The weather is neither too cold nor too hot now, but there is some frost in the morning. Young people don't notice it, but Gong Liangliao's ears are often frozen red.
Qin Yao had noticed this when she was doing morning exercises, and when she saw this small earmuff while shopping in the city, she immediately thought that the old man could use it.
It’s not something expensive, but this thoughtfulness makes people feel warm inside.
Gong Liangliao's servant took the gift for him and was about to put it away inside the house, but Qin Yao stopped him and encouraged him with a smile: "Sir, don't you want to try it on? If it doesn't fit, I'll ask Liu Ji to help you modify it."
Gong Liangliao's eyes trembled slightly, and the "dignified and self-possessed" old man rarely showed a bit of panic.
Qin Yao continued, "Let's give it a try."
Gong Liangliao coughed twice and hummed in a muffled voice.
It was just a pair of earmuffs, but it felt like he was being asked to change in front of everyone.
Qin Yao glanced at Liu Ji, and Liu Ji immediately understood. He took the earmuffs from the servant's hand and put them on the teacher's ears, one on the left and one on the right.
The originally serious old man now had two furry ears, making him look inexplicably cute.
Qi Xianguan's eyes widened. Perhaps it was the first time he saw such a teacher. He forgot the rules and boldly stood in front of the teacher. He tilted his head and looked at him several times, feeling very curious.
It was not until Gong Liangliao snorted in anger that Qi Xianguan reacted suddenly. He bowed quickly and stepped aside.
Even those eyes couldn't help but glance towards Gong Liangliao.
"Take it down, take it down, it's so hot that I'm dying!" Gong Liangliao shouted coldly and impatiently, his old face reddening suspiciously.
Liu Ji suppressed his laughter and replied, "Yes."
He took off the earmuffs, handed them to the book boy, and instructed: "Remember to put them on the teacher in the morning next time."
The servant nodded in agreement and left with the earmuffs.
Who's next?
Several people in the room looked at her at the same time. Qin Yao suddenly felt pressured, so she simply sent all the information to everyone and let them read it themselves.
Qi Xiangun received a cotton scarf. The young boy studied diligently, working hard both morning and night. It was not necessary to burn charcoal fires in the mornings and nights in late autumn, so a scarf was just right for him.
Dalang, Erlang and Sanlang all received leather boots, which they had never worn before. Sanlang screamed with joy and took off his cloth shoes and put on the leather boots on the spot.
Dalang and Erlang looked at each other and smiled, very satisfied with the gift.
Si Niang's skirt was revealed, and everyone present exclaimed in unison. The little girl happily tried the skirt on herself, looked at it again and again, touched it again and again, and muttered in distress: "I wish it would snow soon."
When it snows, you can wear new coats and skirts.
Awang also received his own set of new clothes. A hint of joy flashed across his expressionless face, but was caught by Qin Yao's sharp eyes.
Everyone had something, but he still had nothing. Liu Ji looked over eagerly. Qin Yao smiled and handed him a stack of rice paper, and said, "Study hard. I'm counting on you!"
"Dad, why don't you smile?" Si Niang held her precious new coat and skirt, tilted her head and looked at her father's bitter face curiously.
Liu Ji: "I don't laugh because I don't like to laugh by nature!"
Si Niang said "oh", turned around and stuck out her tongue at her brothers. She did it on purpose~
Dalang held back his smile, looked at his father with sympathy, called his younger brothers and sisters, and went back to the house to put away the gifts.
Awang looked at Qin Yao and said seriously, "Thank you, Madam."
Qin Yao waved her hands, covered her stomach and asked, "Can we have dinner? I'm starving."
Awang nodded, immediately rushed to the attic to put his clothes away, returned to the kitchen to put the dishes on the table, and started eating.
Everyone received a gift and the atmosphere at the dinner table was very good. The children talked about interesting things in school. Dalang and Qi Xianguan discussed taking him to hunt birds at the foot of the mountain during his next day off.
Qi Xianguan was very much looking forward to it. The two even said that they could exchange weapons and compete with each other's weapons to see who could shoot more birds.
Awang added: "I can make stir-fried sparrow meat."
Qin Yao worriedly told Dalang: "Don't go into the mountains. Winter is coming, and it's time to gain weight. The wild animals will move around more and may come down the mountain."
Dalang quickly responded: "Aunt Yao, I know." With a guest, he did not dare to go deeper. It would be bad if something happened to Qi Xianguan.
Gong Liangliao looked at the lively scene before him, and his stern face softened under the candlelight.
Only Liu Ji poked at the rice in his bowl, his teeth chattering: I am the only one who has no gift, I am the only one who has no gift, I am the only one who has no gift. (End of this chapter)
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