Chapter 122 Lightening the Burden

Everyone has his or her own things to take care of and it is impossible to devote oneself completely to other people's affairs.

After all, her mother is old, and she has to stay at home to take care of the old lady during the autumn harvest. She cannot let the old lady face the heavy farm work alone at home.

All household affairs are left to the eldest daughter-in-law to handle.

The eldest daughter-in-law has worked very hard, but she still has to shoulder this burden.

"Why are you sighing? The boss has money, and he's happy to pay people to do the work."

Zhao Chunhua didn't take it too seriously.

For her, since she had enough money, she could use it to hire people to do things for her.

Shu Yanyou didn't have to pay taxes, and even if he spent money to hire people, his final profit would still be more than that of an ordinary family.

After all, he has his own unique advantages and can save a lot of unnecessary expenses.

"You're right. Anyway, if he can't handle it, you can help him. There's no point in me worrying."

Shu Changle said as he looked at the cooking pot.

She thought that instead of worrying about it herself, she should trust that they could solve the problem.

Looking at the pig's trotters stewing in the pot, Shu Changle felt that he had thought too simply before.

Preparing such a delicious meal also requires a lot of time and effort.

"How much did you spend on the fish, roast chicken, and pig's trotter?"

Shu Changle asked while he was busy.

After all, such a sumptuous meal would definitely cost a lot of money.

Zhao Chunhua blinked and said, "It didn't cost much. They came from far away to help, so shouldn't I cook something delicious? Or do you think I should pay them? If they pay me, I won't give them meat."

Although her words were joking, there was a hint of warmth and thoughtfulness in her tone.

This was of course a joke. Even if Zhao Chunhua was willing to give them money, they would not accept it.

It is natural for relatives to help each other, and talking about wages seems inappropriate.

It would be embarrassing to ask for wages after working for relatives for a day.

This kind of thing will only make people feel stingy and not generous enough.

Besides, I earned more than one hundred taels of silver in town yesterday, which is really not a lot.

For them, this amount of money is enough to host a sumptuous banquet.

Knowing that he couldn't persuade Zhao Chunhua, and the food had already been cooked, Shu Changle said nothing more and concentrated on his work.

Now that things have been settled, there is no point in worrying about it.

Let Zhao Chunhua take care of the children with peace of mind.

Household chores can always be solved, but the company of children is the most important thing.

Now there were pig's trotters stewing in the pot, emitting a rich aroma. They would just have to stir-fry two vegetarian dishes later. Zhao Chunhua then stopped arguing with Shu Changle.

If she hadn't wanted to thank everyone for their help over the past few days, she really wouldn't have wanted to stay in this hot and stuffy kitchen.

People came in one after another and carefully piled the potatoes and sweet potatoes they had just dug out of the ground on the open space under the eaves.

Freshly unearthed potatoes and sweet potatoes still have mud and water on their surface. They cannot be stored immediately in this state and must be allowed to dry naturally first.

Zhao Chunhua found a drying mat, spread it out, and poured the threshed rice on it.

The rice was golden and sparkling in the sun. She would occasionally stir it with her hands to ensure that every grain could get enough sunlight.

At this time, Xiao Shitou was sitting in the bamboo cart, his round little head swaying left and right with Zhao Chunhua's movements, and he was fascinated by what he saw.

Suddenly I started to giggle, and I don’t know what interesting thing this child found.

Seeing her son's happy face, Zhao Chunhua's mood also improved.

I mixed half an egg yolk with the fragrant rice porridge warmed on the small clay stove and fed it to this greedy little guy.

After Xiao Shitou had eaten and drunk his fill, Zhao Chunhua gently put him into a bamboo cart and pushed it to a cool and ventilated place at the door of the main room.

After all, everyone is busy, and I can't just sit there doing nothing.

So Zhao Chunhua picked up a kitchen knife and started peeling the newly harvested potatoes. She cut them into pieces and soaked them in a basin of cold water for later use.

As for what dishes to eat for lunch today, Shu Changle carefully selected them while watching the fire, while Zhao Chunhua was responsible for cleaning and preparing the ingredients.

For lunch, they planned to make two light dishes: a simple and refreshing dish of bok choy, and a cold cucumber salad as a summer delicacy.

All the raw materials were placed in pots and waited for cooking.

While Zhao Chunhua was busy, Shu Changle, who was standing next to her, noticed the large bowl of peeled potatoes on the table and asked curiously, "What kind of dish are these for?"

Hearing this, Zhao Chunhua remembered, "Oh, I forgot to tell you. I plan to make braised pork intestines with potatoes. Now the pork intestines are stewed separately. I just need to add these potatoes and continue stewing for about half an hour. It will be done."

Seeing that the other party still had a puzzled expression, she felt a little sorry. It seemed that she had indeed forgotten to tell him about this.

"But don't worry, there will be absolutely no problem with the time."

Eating at home at noon can also avoid the hottest time at noon.

If she insisted on working outside until she got heatstroke, it would only waste precious time, which was not what Zhao Chunhua wanted to see.

Therefore, even though everyone was in a hurry to finish the work, she still adhered to her own inner principles.

When it was almost eleven o'clock, Shen Mai also hurried over to help with cooking.

However, there doesn't really seem to be anything special for him to do here.

Chen Mai still did his duty, took out the prepared tofu from the basket, and gently asked Zhao Chunhua how to make the tofu.

"How about we make another fried tofu dish?"

Zhao Chunhua's eyes lit up when she heard this suggestion, and she immediately replied, "Good idea! You know, this tofu can't be kept for too long, so it's important to prepare it and eat it as soon as possible."

Shen Mai came alone.

The child had already been arranged in advance to be temporarily taken care of by Tang Jianxi.

At the same time, considering the recent busyness of the family, especially to help her daughter reduce the burden, Tang's mother, who had originally planned to go home, chose to stay and continue to help the Shu family.

After all, it would be too tiring for Tang Jianxi to take on too much work alone.

Even though it is already summer, many crops on this land have reached their peak maturity and entered the harvest stage at this time.

Most crops only have one chance to have a good harvest each year, whether it is summer or autumn.

Knowing how important every harvest is at this time, Tang's mother's attitude towards helping becomes more cautious and humble.

This is because she knew that the relationship between her and Zhao Chunhua was not close enough; even after becoming relatives, the time they spent together in person was actually very limited.

At noon, people working in the fields returned home carrying heavy bags of grain.

Since there were not enough tables and chairs in the house to meet the needs of so many people, everyone just did what they wanted.