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One meal at noon and one meal at night gave Gulan a basic understanding of Cai Yu's cooking skills.
Cai Yu knew that she had a good eye and did not exaggerate her cooking skills, especially the side dishes, which tasted really good and were indeed better than the ones she prepared.
So Gulan confidently handed over the kitchen to Cai Yu temporarily.
She has a little knowledge of food and seems to have a natural talent for it. She also likes to cook, but she prefers ready-made delicacies in the cold winter.
It's so hot now that you'll feel cold even if you don't stretch out your hands. How masochistic she is in her love of doing work.
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The next day, Gulan got up on time at dawn.
While washing up, Gulan smiled knowingly when he saw the people busy in the yard. At this moment, he suddenly felt that the yard was full of vitality.
Everyone was cleaning the yard, feeding the horses, and Cai Yu and the two brothers Jin Zhu and Jin Shi were busy in the kitchen.
After washing up, Gulan turned around and nodded with satisfaction.
Everyone has their own duties, Butler Jin has made good arrangements, and everyone is working diligently.
Especially the stables, which were cleaned early and even the straw in the stables was replaced with new ones.
Xia Mu Li Chui was feeding the horses with water and food, while the other two were transporting the manure cleaned out from the stable to the deepest part of the backyard to be used as fertilizer.
These things look pickled but they are actually good things. After fermentation and drying, they can be spread on the ground. As long as the land is not high in lime and alkali, the geology will definitely improve within a few years.
When they arrived at this wasteland, the village chief and other experienced farmers had already checked the soil quality here.
Although it is not fertile, it is not particularly bad land. If you take good care of it, you can grow crops there.
Soon, Xia Mu and his group discovered Gulan while they were busy. They stopped what they were doing and saluted nervously, fearing that the young master would be dissatisfied with them.
The young master just smiled faintly and asked them to continue, and Xia Mu and his group continued their work with peace of mind.
...as long as you are satisfied.
Gulan didn't stay in the backyard for long, as she didn't feel comfortable with anyone working there, so she went back and pulled her son out of bed to practice.
There are also Da Ya and Er Ya, the two sisters have been practicing for two or three months. They both have a certain talent for practicing and can endure hardships, so of course we should let them continue.
Once trained well, he will be a help not only to her but also to An An in the future.
As usual, practice for half an hour.
Afterwards, it was time for breakfast, and Gulan instructed Butler Jin to take people to the city to continue shopping, especially vegetables that were easy to store, livestock, fodder, and charcoal, all of which were needed in large quantities.
The sky is gloomy today, and it feels like it's going to snow heavily. But there are enough people in my family and we have enough carriages, so we might as well buy everything today to avoid being caught in time because the snow blocks the roads.
Shortly after breakfast, Butler Jin took the silver given by the host and took Xia Mu, Peng Shi and others to the city in several carriages.
An hour later, the fully loaded carriage returned to the Gulan family compound, which was referred to as the Gu Family Compound.
Four of the six carriages were filled with fodder. Although it seemed like a lot, there were many horses in the stable. With three meals a day and the leftovers, it would be good enough to get through the winter.
Then a cart and a half full of storable vegetables, half a cart of charcoal, and a large barrel of fish.
Gulan was very satisfied with the bucket of fish. All of them were lively and energetic. They could be eaten for a while.
Fish are very rare in winter. Gulan went to the market several times but didn't see any fish seller. Butler Jin and his friends were lucky and brave enough to buy so many at once.
This is worthy of praise. In fact, the moment I saw the fish, I really praised Butler Jin for buying a good one.
Butler Jin chuckled and finally let go of his worry.
After all, he bought too much, a whole bucket, which contained all the fish the fishmonger had.
To be honest, if he hadn't seen the rich ingredients in the young master's kitchen and the fans of various meats, he wouldn't have dared to buy so much at one time.
He hurriedly said, "It's good as long as you don't blame me, young master."
These fish cost a lot of money, which was enough to pay for the one and a half carts of vegetables.
It's all thanks to the large amount of money given by the young master, otherwise I wouldn't be able to buy it even if I came across it.
Then, at Gulan's instruction, this bucket of fish was placed in a large vat in the kitchen.
Now, we have finally found something new and interesting for the kids.
An An, in particular, after completing the task assigned by his mother, guarded the big vat, holding a piece of dry grass in his hand, stirring it in the water constantly, attracting the fish to scramble to avoid it and swim around non-stop, which made An An very happy.
The cheerful laughter attracted the two brothers Jinbao and Jindan. Even though they also wanted to play with the fish in the tank, they still followed the rules and stood carefully behind An An.
Grandpa has already told them that starting tomorrow they will follow the young master and serve him.
It was not until the novelty of the fish wore off that An An noticed Jin Bao and Jin Dan who had been standing behind her. An An looked at the two of them curiously.
Upon seeing this, Jinbao Jindan fell to his knees and quickly paid his respects.
This sudden action confused An An. He didn't understand why they were suddenly kowtowing to him.
It was Daya who saw the young master's confusion and quickly helped to explain.
After Daya's words, although An An still couldn't fully understand, he vaguely knew what it meant.
Looking at the two brothers still kneeling on the ground, he quickly asked them to stand up.
Since it was arranged by his mother, he didn't mind it, as long as these two guys were not annoying.
Upon hearing this, the two children quickly patted their pants and stood up.
"Master, my name is Jinbao, and he is my brother Jindan. We two brothers will serve the young master well in the future."
Seeing that the young master didn't seem to be difficult to get along with, Jin Bao breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up and cleverly introduced them to the young master.
He still remembered that most of the young masters in the master's family were arrogant. It was okay if they pretended not to see it. If they were unhappy, they would beat or scold anyone they saw. He and his brother encountered this once. They were beaten with sticks several times and were scared.
"Jinbao Jindan, I remember. You can follow me, but you must listen to me. Most importantly, don't touch my things casually."
An An thought about the cold way her mother looked at people, and looked coldly at Jinbao and Jindan.
The two frightened brothers nodded quickly. Even if the young master didn't say anything, they didn't dare to touch the master's things. Their grandparents had already taught them the rules.
"Well, you guys just follow me from now on."
She looked calm, and there was a hint of momentum in her words. She was no longer the timid and crying little girl at the beginning.
The interaction between the children did not escape Gulan's eyes, and he felt very pleased.
An An has become more and more outstanding, and has begun to accept his new identity. He is no longer the poor little thing he used to be.
It's just my son's obsessive-compulsive disorder or something. I hope it can be a little less severe.
At first, he was guarding his food, but gradually he got better and learned to share with his friends.
But they were in a hurry all the time, and the little guy didn't have many things, and the things he had were basically put into his small bag. Gu Lai really didn't realize that An An had this problem.
After settling down, from the initial construction of the house to moving in, it took more than half a month for Gulan to realize that his son's protection of food was not a problem, but his desire to control his own things was the real problem, and it had reached the level of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Although she, as the mother, is an exception and can touch it at will, she still has to put it back in its original place, otherwise the little one will definitely get it right by himself and she will not be able to sleep at night.
As for other people, except Goudan, even Daya and Erya are not allowed to touch his things casually, otherwise the little guys will get angry.