Transmigrated as a Stepmother: Time to Bring the Family to Prosper!-Chapter 296 - 295: Ruthless Destruction of Beauty

Ah Wang has returned from the town.

Previously, he had negotiated with the driver for the money to take the children to school, but with Ah Wang’s arrival, Liu Ji shamelessly asked for it back.

Now, Ah Wang drives their family’s horse-drawn carriage, taking Da Lang Brothers and Sisters along with Jinbao to school. Since they don’t need to change cars anymore, the children can sleep an extra quarter of an hour.

Sanlang is always sleepy and can lie down in the cushioned carriage to take a nap.

The children are very happy now, and the feeling of having a private vehicle is just wonderful.

"Madam, here is the fat meat you wanted." Ah Wang stopped the horse carriage at the door and handed over the meat he bought to Qin Yao.

The refugee problem has been resolved. Although there are still many refugees in Kaiyang County, the situation is entirely different, and the shops in town have dared to open.

Since Ah Wang had to take Da Lang and the others to the Ding Family School first, he was late to the meat stall and could only buy five pounds of pork belly and three pounds of pure fat meat.

The ladies were incredibly fierce in their buying; having not eaten fresh meat for a long time, they snatched up half of the butcher’s display as soon as it was set up.

Luckily, Ah Wang managed to squeeze in and grabbed some. When he returned, there was still a long line at the meat stall.

Qin Yao took the meat and, seeing the evenly marbled pork belly, couldn’t help but swallow secretly.

Prior, she promised everyone meat after they helped her deal with Wang Mawu. Being a person of her word, Qin Yao reluctantly asked Ah Wang to leave half a pound at home to enhance their dinner and have the rest sent to the factory for He to make a meat dish for everyone, sort of like offering interest in advance.

The hardier meat dishes will have to wait a bit longer.

Right now, since the butcher just opened, it’s impossible to order a large amount of meat.

Ah Wang agreed, then looked at the three pounds of fat in Qin Yao’s hands and asked, "Madam, are you planning to render lard?"

Qin Yao shook her head, "No, I’m keeping it to make soap. By the way, where are the mussel shells Da Lang and the others picked from the old mansion’s fields days ago?"

Old Liu somehow got a bucket of mussels this year, raised them in the fields for fun, not for eating, and Jinbao, Da Lang, and others finished them off.

The kids bent over in the field all day, collecting two big buckets of mussels, demanding to eat the meat in front of Mrs. Zhang.

Seeing their pitiful state and also having not eaten well due to the refugee issues lately, Mrs. Zhang cooked three large plates of stir-fried mussels with the help of half a jar of rapeseed oil Second Lang brought from home, and the two families had a little feast together.

The mussel shells were all brought back, washed clean, and stored by Da Lang.

The family has little land and hardly any farming to do, so Ah Wang mostly follows the four kids around.

He can climb trees, swim rivers, knows hunting, and makes all sorts of fun tools, becoming the four siblings’ favorite big friend.

The siblings’ hidden stuff might be unknown to their parents, but Ah Wang surely knows.

Even if not, he can find them for Qin Yao from clues and traces.

"Professional." Qin Yao jokingly praised Ah Wang as she received a large sack of mussel shells he pulled out from under the children’s room beds.

Ah Wang’s facial muscles twitched, expressing his dislike for such teasing.

Still, he curiously followed Qin Yao to the courtyard to watch her make soap.

There was no one else at home, so Qin Yao spoke without restraint and curiously asked Ah Wang, "What do the Princes use for washing?"

"Scented soap." Ah Wang pointed to a half bar of white soap on the shower room windowsill, "Similar to what we have at home, with more spices."

But the scented soap in the Prince Mansion is a royal tribute, exquisite in shape and color.

"It’s expensive, right?" Qin Yao asked as she boiled the mussel shells.

Ah Wang nodded; it’s undoubtedly true, so he was more curious about how Qin Yao knew the secrets of making scented soap.

Unfortunately, she didn’t plan to explain and asked him to send the meat away, turning into the kitchen.

Qin Yao was already familiar with the process of cutting fat meat to render lard. This time, she planned to make more soap at once, saving her from doing it every two or three months.

Today, she just prepared the needed materials and finished in one afternoon.

Ah Wang did not return immediately after delivering the meat. When Qin Yao suspected he was slacking off somewhere, Ah Wang came quickly, carrying a large bunch of small yellow flowers from the foot of the mountain.

Surprised, Qin Yao didn’t expect Ah Wang to be quite the life enthusiast!

Qin Yao reached out to receive them, thinking she imagined it. Ah Wang passed her directly, fumbled in the backyard, plucking all the flower heads, used cotton to dab the pollen from the stamens, and collected a small bowl of it.

"What are you doing?" Qin Yao picked up the discarded flower heads, wanting to crown him with the title of "flower destroyer."

Ah Wang replied, "Making scented powder. Adding it to the soap you’re making will give it fragrance."

He looked at her seriously, his eyes sparkling, "This is valuable, can sell for a lot."

Qin Yao waved dismissively, "Can’t sell it. It’ll cause a big problem, but we can use it ourselves."

"Besides, we’re not poor and can afford you, so don’t worry about making money."

Qin Yao appreciatively looked Ah Wang up and down; she didn’t expect him to think about earning for the family so soon after arriving.

Comparing him to the shameless waste of space Liu Ji, the contrast is stark!

Ah Wang was surprised his hard-thought earning idea was rejected so quickly. He lowered his head after a solid three seconds, continued collecting his pollen, and responded with an "oh."

He said nothing of his disappointment, but his whole demeanor spoke of it.

Qin Yao laughed, "Get more. Let’s make real scented soap this time. Tell me what you need, and I’ll fully support it."

"Then give me five hundred cents."

Ah Wang extended his hand, his palm full of thick calluses, with a long scar on his wrist, just looking at it one could imagine the danger at that time.

Qin Yao looked at his plain expressionless face, devoid of greed for money, but his outstretched hand was so righteously confident!

"I’m so sinful!" Qin Yao gritted and jokingly commented, pulling out a piece of silver from her pocket, pinching half a tael, and placing it in the callused and scarred hand.

Perhaps it was her imagination, but she felt Ah Wang’s mouth twitched a bit after receiving the silver, and his once dull eyes seemed to spark with a bit more life.

"I’m going to make lunch and have to go out later." To buy other ingredients for making scented powder.

Ah Wang picked up his pollen, walked towards the kitchen with light, cat-like steps, making no sound, and in the blink of an eye, he was ten meters away.

Indeed, after revealing, he put on no airs.

However, he only acted this way when only Qin Yao was home.

As for his handsome, suave, debonair old master, such innocence could not handle fright. He had to discover it himself.

If asked, he’d deny any martial arts skills!