Qiao Xin opened the gate of her yard and saw a row of small snow piles at the base of the wall.
She retreated into the yard and looked outside the door again: No one was sweeping the snow at home yesterday!
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Wang Dagui scraped the snow off his head, shivering his frozen hands, and cursed in his heart: Damn this horrible weather, I'm freezing to death!
When he looked up, he saw Qiao Xin standing in front of him, looking at him: "What are you doing? Why are you squatting in the corner of my house instead of staying at your own home? If someone freezes to death, who will be responsible?"
Wang Da Kui rubbed his numb face, forced a smile, and said carefully, "Auntie, didn't we think of sending you some firewood earlier?"
Qiao Xin looked at the "snow piles" behind her that came to life one by one. Well, except for Li Zhong, all the hunters who appeared at her house yesterday were here.
Just to earn more food, these people have been waiting outside in the middle of the night. It's hard for them!
"Come in, everyone. If you come to attack us in the middle of the night again, don't come. If anyone gets frozen, the Qiao family will be known as mean, and a good thing will turn into a bad thing!"
"Oh, I see!"
Wang Da Kui, who was carrying firewood, shuddered as he glanced at Qiao Xin standing not far away. He did not dare to make any small movements and followed Qiao Xin's instructions. When he really got the food in exchange, his heart finally settled down, and he finally didn't have to go hungry this winter.
After changing the food, I drank a bowl of noodle soup with dogwood powder added, and my body felt warm.
He gave Qiao Xintou a grateful smile and planned to worship him as a living Buddha in the future! If Qiao Xin, a generous person, hadn't moved in, another group of elderly people would have left the village this year. It was uncertain whether they could stay in this place any longer!
Now that the food problem has been solved, he will save some money to buy the house and find a wife...
Nowadays, there are many hunters who have this idea! Qiao Xin has unknowingly established the prestige and reputation of the Qiao family in Laohu Town.
.......
"Host, you are not short of food, so there is no pressure to treat them to a meal, and you can also gain merit points."
Qiao Xin's face turned dark. This damn system was spying on my thoughts again!
"I'm not peeping. I'm just reminding you to accumulate a lot of merit points by doing good deeds in Laohu Town these two days. Do you want to exchange some prescriptions?"
"You're out of energy again?"
The system froze. "Don't say that. Look, you've been voted the host who can do nothing but lie down this year. How much benefit can I get? I can only maintain basic activities."
"No need, you can die now!"
An advanced prescription made her try her best to cover up her lie, and when she took out the incredible thing, she became a monster.
Don’t think that the ancients were stupid. They were honed by nature in many ways. Their intelligence, willpower, observation, and worldly wisdom were no better than those of later generations. It was just that their productivity was a little lower that limited their performance.
The system continued to persuade him, "It's not beyond the scope. There is something in Laohu Town that can help you make candles."
This thing really knows how to understand people’s hearts. It will deliver whatever you need to your door!
Qiao Xin paused, but finally chose to accept it. It wasn't because she had always been undecided, but because the offer from the system was too much for her.
They definitely couldn't afford candles. A candle as small as a finger and as long as a chopstick cost one tael of silver. This was because the nobles could just rob you of your money, but they had to pretend to be generous and give you a candle!
There’s no need to spend money when you can do it yourself these days!
Seeing Qiao Xin nod, the system completed the exchange at the fastest speed, fearing that the host would regret it if it was a second late!
"Tung tree seeds?" Qiao Xin didn't expect that the system searched through her recently accumulated merit points and only gave her this answer!
"Isn't this the tree where chilies often grow?"
"Don't underestimate it, this tree is a treasure. Its leaves can cure boils, and its seeds can be used to make candles."
Qiao Xin knew this, of course. When she was a child, she was attacked by tung oil trees when she was picking tung oil seeds as slingshot bullets. But she always felt that she was cheated in this deal! Such a simple program actually costs 50 merit points, which is 10 points more expensive than turning on the weather forecast.
She was just about to return the product, but unfortunately the system, which had already succeeded, decided to play dead. After passing the production process to Qiao Xin, it closed itself up due to lack of energy!
Good job, just wait for me!
Qiao Yunqing lifted the curtain and saw Qiao Xin standing in the yard, looking at the sky with gritted teeth!
He couldn't help but look up. Apart from the falling ice and snow, there seemed to be nothing else.
"Oh mother, what happened to you!"
After Qiao Xin cursed a certain shameless system in her heart, she saw her son looking at her with a worried look on his face.
"I'm fine," he said, then he shouted, "Everyone come out and gather!"
Qiao Yunqing stumbled and almost fell to the ground. He looked at his adoptive mother in shock. What was going on?
All the people who had been hibernating in the house heard the noise and ran out to check what was going on. Even Old Man Mo was standing at the door holding his son and looking over here. Granny Shi and Shi Yazi were the first to reach Qiao Xin.
"Boss, what do you want?"
"Mom, what's wrong with you?"
"grandmother....."
Everyone in the Qiao Family Courtyard, men, women, old and young, gathered around Qiao Xin. They were all curious about what Qiao Xin was going to do.
Qiao Xin glanced at everyone and said, "You little guys, each carry a basket and follow me out to pick some things. Granny Shi, Lao Mo and the eldest and second brothers' wives will be responsible for lighting a fire and boiling water in the yard. You three brothers will be responsible for helping to bring the things back.
Qiao Yunting couldn't help but ask curiously, "Mom, what are we going to do?"
"Why ask so many questions? Won't you know once you do it?"
How could she answer this? She had never made a candle before, so she couldn't guarantee whether it would work. The system said it could definitely be made, but the difference between theory and experimental success was as high as Mount Everest. If it failed, where would she put her face?
Qiao Xin now has absolute authority in this family. Everyone immediately takes action when she gives orders. Except for Sanniang, who was too young to be left at home, all other grandchildren carry baskets and follow her to Beishan.
When she passed by the village chief's door, she met Li Zhong who was going to look for her.
"Where are you taking your grandson, Auntie?"
"Go pick something at Beishan!"
"Beishan?" Li Zhong was stunned at first, then he said anxiously: "Hey, hey, hey, Auntie, we can't go to Beishan. There are too many wild boars there, and they live in nests. People like us don't dare to provoke them even if there is nothing wrong!!"
"What, wild boar?" Qiao Xin was delighted when she heard that. She paused and looked at him with bright eyes.
I was just worrying about not having any meat at home, and now, what do you want?
They went hunting.
He was stunned for a few seconds before he reacted, "Yes, yes, yes. I'll go get some help!"
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