Seeing the originally empty warehouse filled up in an instant, Lin Jiuyue was finally satisfied.

He locked the door of the warehouse and quickly walked towards the tea stall where he had agreed to meet Xiyue.

At this time, Xiyue had not returned yet. Lin Jiuyue waited for a while, and Xiyue finally returned with a box of candied date cakes.

"Miss, I bought the candied date cake you requested."

Lin Jiuyue looked at the candied date cake in Xiyue's hand.

"I suddenly don't feel like eating anymore. I'll give you this candied date cake."

Xiyue was stunned.

What's wrong with my daughter? She was so eager to buy the candied date cake just now, but now that she's back, she doesn't want to eat it anymore? And she gave it all to herself!

"Why? You don't like it?"

Xiyue quickly shook her head.

"No, no, Miss. This candied date cake is so precious, how can a servant like me eat it?"

When she took over as the head of the household, Xiyue and the eldest young master grew up together and had a good relationship. They ate a lot of candied date cakes and other delicacies together.

"What's so valuable about it? This thing is made to be eaten by people, so just eat it if you are told to."

"But, Miss..."

Lin Jiuyue didn't wait for Xiyue to finish her words and raised her hand to stop Xiyue from saying the next word.

"Okay, it's settled. Take the candied date cake. You can eat it yourself or give it to someone else. If all else fails, you can just throw it away."

After Lin Jiuyue finished speaking, she stepped onto the carriage.

Seeing this, Xiyue hurriedly followed Lin Jiuyue into the carriage.

When they returned to the village, Aunt Li had already prepared the meal. Lin Jiuyue and her servant smelled the fragrance as soon as they entered the house.

"Aunt Li, has she prepared the food? The aroma is wafting over."

After unloading the carriage and tying the horses to the stable, he walked towards the kitchen.

Xiyue felt extremely guilty as she watched her master busying around while she could not help at all.

But his eyes were always on Lin Jiuyue, and he wrote down everything Lin Jiuyue did.

"Aunt Li, what did you cook today? Why does it smell so good? I could smell it before I even entered the house."

When Aunt Li heard Lin Jiuyue's voice, she hurried out of the house.

"Miss, you're back? Are you hungry? The food will be ready soon."

Lin Jiuyue smiled.

"Don't worry, take your time. I'm not that hungry yet."

Not long after we sat down, Aunt Li brought the food to the table.

There were four fewer people dining today than before, so Aunt Li cooked a lot less food. However, today's meal was much more exquisite than yesterday's.

"Miss, the food is ready."

Lin Jiuyue nodded, looking at the obviously more exquisite food on the table.

"Aunt Li, Xiyue, let's sit down and eat together."

After hearing this, Aunt Li waved her hands in panic.

"No, no, no, miss, this is for you. I am a servant, how can I eat with you?"

Lin Jiuyue's hand that had picked up the chopsticks stopped again.

"Aunt Li, have you forgotten what I said yesterday?"

"I said yesterday that my family is from the countryside and we don't have so many rules."

Aunt Li stammered, not knowing how to respond.

The master did say this yesterday, but I thought it was just a polite remark.

After all, I have never seen a master and a servant eating together.

Let’s not talk about whether the master is really willing to eat the same food as the servant. Even if the master is willing, if this matter gets to other people’s ears, it will cause ridicule.

The master is the master, and the servants are the servants!

From the first day I became a servant, the phrase I heard most often was "There is a difference between master and servant."

The previous master had always followed these rules and never dared to cross them.

I didn't expect that when I came to the lady's place, she actually said that there were not so many rules.

"Miss, you are the master, and I am a servant. There is a difference between master and servant. Miss, you care about me and other servants, and you told me and others not to worry about so many rules. I am grateful."

"It is precisely because this old servant and the others know how good the young lady is that they are unwilling to eat at the same table with her."

Lin Jiuyue frowned.

There are only a few people in his family, and his only relative, his younger brother Lin Qiye, has already gone to the military camp with Gu Chengyan.

I usually eat alone, and after a while, the food starts to taste bland.

In the past, Paopao would come out to accompany him from time to time. But in the past few days, Paopao had become interested in his medical manual and insisted on studying it in his space.

Bubble, who usually loves to be around, isn't coming out anymore. I wonder when it will lose interest in the Medical Codex.

"We are in the countryside. There is no need to compare ourselves with the wealthy families in the city."

Aunt Li shook her head.

"Even though the young lady doesn't care, if it gets out, people won't think that the young lady cares about the servants. Instead, they will think that the old servants and others have lowered the young lady's status."

"For the sake of the young lady's reputation, this old slave and Xiyue should eat on the side."

Lin Jiuyue: ...

Aunt Li is good in every way except that she's too stubborn. Sometimes she can be a bit too rigid.

There are only three of us at home, and no other outsiders. Even if we eat together, who outside would know?

"Aunt Li, I think what you said makes sense. How about this? When there are only three of us at home, you and Xiyue will eat with your young lady. If there are other people at home, you can eat separately. How about that?"

After hearing this, Aunt Li looked at Xiyue hesitantly.

"Okay, it's decided. Bring the food over."

Aunt Li was afraid that if she insisted any further, it would anger her master, so she agreed.

After the food was served on the table, Lin Jiuyue's mood improved a lot.

I thought that if I had someone to eat with me, I would have someone to talk to.

But I didn't expect Aunt Li and Xiyue, mother and daughter, to start eating without saying a word from the moment they sat down at the table. And they only ate the food in front of them.

They didn't even take the dishes closest to them.

Lin Jiuyue sighed in her heart.

I almost forgot that Aunt Li and her family used to be servants in a wealthy family. Those rules were like they were etched into my bones. I guess it would be difficult to change them in this lifetime.

I had originally thought of asking them to eat with me so that it would be more lively with more people around, but I didn't expect that my behavior would make them so unhappy with their meal.

After finally finishing their meal, Aunt Li and her daughter breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had accomplished something difficult.

Lin Jiuyue found it very funny.

"Aunt Li, Xiyue, since you don't want to dine with your young lady, then you can eat separately from now on."

After hearing this, Aunt Li became nervous.