How can they do these tasks well if they can't even understand them? What will happen if they can't do them well?
The more I think about them, the more uneasy I feel.
Su Tai probably guessed what they were thinking, but she didn't say anything. What she needed were people who were hardworking, studious, and strong, not weaklings who cried and retreated when faced with problems. If these people were not up to the task, she would not sell them out, she just would not use them.
"Now I give the initiative to you. You can choose what you want to do on your own. I will give you time to discuss it." Su Tai got up and went back to the kitchen. The children had not had breakfast yet, so she had to cook.
Yu Xiaoyu pricked up her ears to listen for a while, then mustered up the courage to follow Su Tai into the kitchen. The five women who were whispering to each other stopped talking and looked at her.
Yu Xiaoyu stood at the entrance of the kitchen and asked cautiously, "Madam, can I help light the fire?"
Su Tai had just lit the firewood. When she heard the sound, she looked over in surprise, stood up and patted the ashes on her hands, "Okay, then you light the firewood."
After saying that, she turned around and scooped a ladle of clean water from the large vat to wash her hands.
It only took a moment.
Five women followed in.
Yu Mei boldly asked, "Madam, can we learn how to cook?"
Su Tai's lips curled up slightly, "Okay."
She scooped a ladle of flour from another large, tightly covered jar, cracked in six eggs, added some chopped green onions, shredded cabbage, various seasonings and an appropriate amount of water, and stirred into a batter.
The five women watched attentively, and even though they didn't understand, they didn't dare to ask more questions.
Seeing that the water in the pot was about to boil, they thought Su Tai was going to put the batter in to make noodle soup. However, Su Tai used the boiling water to clean another small flat iron pot and a large pot. Then she cleaned out all the boiling water in the pot, added tea leaves and rock sugar and fried them into caramel color, then poured in fresh milk. The whole kitchen was filled with the sweet smell of milk tea.
"The first step in making milk tea is to stir-fry the black tea and rock sugar. Stir-fried tea and sugar make milk tea more delicious. When the milk is almost boiling, turn to low heat, otherwise it will easily overflow."
Everyone suddenly realized.
Yu Xiaoyu kept staring at the stove, worried that he couldn't control the fire well.
Su Tai pointed to the tongs beside her and said, "Don't worry, when I tell you to remove the firewood, you can take it out and put it in the small stove. Just do it step by step. Don't be nervous."
"Yes!" Yu Xiaoyu responded loudly.
Su Tai was stunned for a moment, then smiled. This child finally looked a little like a child.
Seeing that the milk tea was almost boiling, Su Tai hurriedly said, "You can remove some firewood."
Yu Xiaoyu used both hands to pick up the thickest firewood he had chosen, carefully avoiding the surrounding objects, and put it into the small stove.
With the first success, she obviously gained confidence, and looked at Su Tai expectantly and praised her, "Madam, do you still need to remove the firewood?"
Su Tai smiled at her and nodded.
Yu Xiaoyu actively took out two more pieces of firewood.
"That's about it. Just keep it boiling for a while on low heat."
After Su Tai finished speaking, she turned around, picked up a small frying pan, brushed a layer of oil on it, placed it on the small stove, and started frying pancakes.
Everyone saw Su Tai easily make a complete round pancake, and they all widened their eyes in shock and looked at her in admiration.
Su Tai never thought that one day she would be admired for making pancakes. She smiled helplessly and said, "These are just daily meals. The kitchen in the backyard where you live also has the same stove and furnace. I can give you a frying pan and you can practice on your own.
In addition, if you want to cook well, you must always remember that if you want to make the food delicious, you can't be stingy, and you can't be reluctant to use oil and sugar, etc. These habits are not good. If you can do this and want to learn how to cook, you can consider cooking."
The five adults hadn't made up their minds yet, but Yu Xiaoyu was the first to express her opinion, "Madam, I want to learn, is that okay?"
Seeing her eyes sparkling, Su Tai agreed immediately.
Today's breakfast is pancakes and milk tea. After Su Tai and the four children finished their breakfast, they took Yu Mei and the others to watch the laundry and cleaning work. Then they went to the sheepfold and saw dozens of sheep, seven or eight beef cattle, as well as donkeys and horses. They once again sighed at the wealth and power of the Shen family.
Su Tai pointed at the surroundings and said, "Cleaning here is not a simple matter. There is a well and several water tanks next to the vegetable field outside the small door. The water in the water tanks must be filled up every day. When cleaning, use a shovel and a big broom to pile cow dung, sheep dung, donkey dung and horse dung in the corner behind the back door, then rinse with water and brush the ground. Come to me every five days to get the floor cleaning solution.
As you can see, this place is really big. It takes one person half a day to clean it, which is very tiring.”
After visiting the area where livestock were raised, the last place to go was the fields.
Yu Mei and her friends are all fishermen and they don’t really know how to farm. When they see the villagers farming, they are all very envious and very interested in learning.
After completing this circle, they had some ideas in their minds.
Going to the fields requires negotiating with the villagers, and one needs to be brave and good at speaking. Yu Mei is the most suitable person, so she took on the job.
Shi Danniu was not afraid of hard work or fatigue. Besides, her children had grown up and no longer needed her to look after them, so she took on the cleaning job.
The other three all went to learn the skills of cooking.
Chi Sanhua and Chi Zhaodi had no objection at all. They could keep an eye on their children while doing this job without having to worry about anything happening.
As for Alan, there is no need to say more. She is dull and doesn't like to talk, so cooking suits her well.
The next step is to assign tasks to the children.
Among these children, not counting the two babies, there are five girls and eight boys. Considering that her twins are so troublesome, Su Tai decided to arrange two servants to serve each child.
Yu Xiaoyu looked steady and clever, so Su Tai let her follow Shen Yuean, and also gave the three or four-year-old girl from Chi Zhaodi's family to Shen Yuean. When Yu Xiaoyu got older, the other girl could take her place.
Shen Yuezhang chose two other little girls, about seven or eight years old, both of whom were orphans.
Yu Mei's daughter is temporarily staying with Su Tai and taking her orders. When she has nothing to do, she helps clean the house and needs to be active.
After arranging the little girl, it was the little boy's turn.
Su Tai separated Yu Xiaoyu's two younger brothers, one with Shen Congrong and the other with Shen Congyu. She also arranged two older children around nine years old for them. As for the remaining four, Su Tai planned to keep two at home to look after the house and help fetch water, chop firewood and feed the horses, and the other two older ones would learn to drive a cart so that they could run errands when the time came.
In this way, except for the two babies who were left alive, everyone else had their own errands.
With a goal, everyone will not be so anxious. (End of this chapter)
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