Chapter 159 Returning Home

Gu Yan ran three times before he finally pulled the calf and the lamb back.

Li Wanqing did go with them on the last trip, but she didn't stay for long. She left after settling the animals.

Finally, I returned to my home in the county town in the evening.

"Master, Madam, you're back." Uncle Wang and Aunt Qiu hurried out to greet them upon hearing the news.

"Feed the horses and don't move anything on the carriage." Gu Yan threw the reins to Uncle Wang.

"Okay, young master." Uncle Wang led the carriage to the backyard.

Aunt Qiu also took Xuanxuan over and said, "Oh, I haven't seen you for two months. The young master has become a lot fatter.

I made two more sets of cotton-padded clothes for the young master. Fortunately, I put them outside at the time, otherwise he would not be able to wear them. "

"This kid can eat a lot, so he grows fast, right?" Li Wanqing looked at Xuanxuan with loving eyes.

"You can only grow if you can eat. This is the best, young master." Aunt Qiu said lovingly as she looked at Xuanxuan.

After saying this, he went into the house and Wang Guangming lit the stove.

Seeing Li Wanqing, he immediately bowed and said, "Young Madam."

Li Wanqing nodded: "Get up."

When they entered the house, it was warm and clean. It was obvious that Aunt Qiu had been cleaning it even when they were not around.

The next moment, Aunt Qiu's words confirmed Li Wanqing's guess.

"I clean this house every day and light the stove every day. I guarantee that no matter when you come back, the house will be clean and warm." Aunt Qiu said.

"Aunt Qiu is thoughtful." Li Wanqing said with satisfaction.

"This is what a servant should do. Madam, are you hungry? I'll go cook now." Aunt Qiu carefully placed Xuanxuan on the kang.

"Well, there's nothing much to do in the evening. Just cook some porridge and make a few scallion pancakes.

For the dishes, I stir-fried some bamboo shoots and cut two small plates of pickles.

Oh, by the way, there’s some game we brought back in the carriage. Aunt Qiu, don’t forget to ask Uncle Wang to pack it up.” Li Wanqing was packing the clothes she brought back.

Even though Aunt Qiu and her family of three are at home, Li Wanqing usually handles all the matters concerning Gu Yan and herself.

First, Li Wanqing was an ordinary person in her past and present lives, and she was not used to ordering people around. Of course, she was trying hard to change now and try to get used to it as soon as possible.

Secondly, there are only Aunt Qiu and her family of three to serve at home, and other chores are taken care of by Uncle Wang and their son Guangming, so it’s not too bad.

But the laundry, cooking and house cleaning all fell on Aunt Qiu.

If all the things were pushed onto Aunt Qiu, she would be too busy to handle it even if she had three heads and six arms.

So Li Wanqing usually does everything for Gu Yan and the others herself.

In the garden, Uncle Wang was taking Gu Yan to see the greenhouse he had built.

“Master, this is the greenhouse I built according to Young Madam’s instructions.

As the young lady said, I planted leeks, coriander, green onions, lettuce, garland chrysanthemum, and Chinese cabbage.

Among them, leeks are the most abundant. The young lady said that if the family can’t finish these vegetables, they will be sold to restaurants.

I'm thinking if we could have a meal of chive dumplings in winter, the customers in the restaurant would be clamoring for them." Uncle Wang looked at the green vegetables that had already emerged with a hint of pride.

He didn't expect that the young lady's method could actually grow vegetables.

If this works, how much money can we earn by selling a few crops of vegetables in the winter?

You know, vegetables in winter are more expensive than meat.

Gu Yan was also quite shocked. He didn't expect that it could actually be grown.

Uncle Wang then led Gu Yan to another courtyard, where there was also a greenhouse.

"In this greenhouse, I grow eggplants, beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers.

They're growing well now, but I don't know if they'll bear fruit," said Uncle Wang, pointing to the rows of seedlings in the vegetable patch.

"Well done. Let your young lady come over and take a look tomorrow. Since she suggested growing vegetables, I think there must be a way." Gu Yan said.

After walking around the two greenhouses, Uncle Wang finally said, "Master, although the vegetables have grown, they will need a lot of firewood in the winter.

I built two earthen stoves in a greenhouse. It was winter, and it was freezing outside, so I was afraid the stoves in the greenhouse would have to be burning all day long."

"That's okay. When I have time, I'll go to the mountains and cut down some dead trees. There are plenty of them in the mountains.

I'll give you some more silver tomorrow so you can buy some charcoal and burn firewood during the day. Anyone who has time can come and take a look to make sure the stove doesn't go out.

Burn charcoal at night; it burns slowly and you don't need to watch the fire." Gu Yan was very thoughtful.

"Thank you for your consideration, young master." Uncle Wang also knew that Gu Yan said this for his own good, otherwise he would definitely be the one getting up to add firewood at night. How could he let the master get up?

Gu Yan looked around the greenhouse twice before coming out and going back to the house to find Li Wanqing.

"Wife, wife, the vegetables are really growing in the greenhouse. I just checked, and the chives and green onions have grown to the size of a bunch.

Eggplants, beans, and cucumbers have also grown." Gu Yan just now tried to suppress his excitement in order to maintain a steady image in front of Uncle Wang.

Now that he was in front of Li Wanqing, he couldn't help himself.

"Is it really grown? Come on, I'll go and take a look." Li Wanqing was also excited when she heard it.

Although she had visited modern greenhouses before, they were modern after all, with advanced facilities, and they were not comparable to those in ancient times.

She also thought that since she had space and manpower at home, it would not be a bad thing to give it a try.

If it succeeds, that’s better, but if it doesn’t, that’s okay too.

"It's late now. Let's go see it tomorrow. Let's eat first." Seeing that Li Wanqing was about to leave, Gu Yan quickly grabbed her.

Li Wanqing saw that Aunt Qiu was already setting the table. She could only pout and say, "Okay, let's eat first, and then we'll go see after we're done."

Gu Yan originally wanted to wait and see tomorrow, but thinking of Li Wanqing's personality, if he didn't go and see it tonight, he probably wouldn't be able to sleep well at night.

I could only smile and say, "Okay, let's eat first. After dinner, I'll take you to see it."

Perhaps she was worried about something, Li Wanqing quickly ate a bowl of porridge and a small piece of scallion pancake.

Then she just watched Gu Yan eat without urging him, just watching.

Being stared at like this, even if Gu Yan was a bit carefree, he couldn't eat anymore. He could only drink the porridge faster and took two more scallion pancakes.

"Let's go, I'll take you to see it first." Gu Yan said helplessly.

After Gu Yan said this, Li Wanqing felt embarrassed.

"Why don't you eat first? I'm not in a hurry. Otherwise, I can go by myself." Li Wanqing said insincerely.

Seeing that she was still pretending to be polite to him, Gu Yan couldn't help but tap her forehead with his finger.

"Let's go. Why are you being so polite to me?" Gu Yan said as he pulled Li Wanqing's hand.

Li Wanqing also smiled. Since the man was willing to indulge her, why should she be so pretentious? She could just go.