"The vegetables at Brother Gu's house are growing quite well," Manager Cheng said with some surprise.
Are there still such fresh and juicy cucumbers and pumpkins this season?
"The three of them, mother and daughter, are doing quite well taking care of things at home," Gu Shouxin said calmly.
"Hmm, Madam Cai and the two Miss Gus are truly skillful," Manager Cheng praised, but said nothing more.
After seeing Manager Cheng off, Gu Shouxin went to beat the egg whites.
When the first batch of cakes came out of the steamer, Lu Zheng arrived with Butler He and Jixiang.
Only Master Zhou, the head steward, the second steward, and Jixiang in the entire Zhou family knew Lu Zheng's identity; the other servants genuinely believed that Lu Zheng was Master Zhou's distant grand-nephew.
"It smells so good!" The servant boy, Jixiang, couldn't help but exclaim as he was ushered into the courtyard.
As a result, after being glared at by Butler He, he obediently moved the goods and stopped looking into the kitchen.
"Young Master Zhou, Steward He, my wife and daughter are thinking of some food. If you don't mind, would you like to try some?" Gu Shouxin was quite generous, as the other party had grain seeds that could yield several thousand catties per mu!
After inviting the people into the main room, Gu Shouxin went to the kitchen to tell Cai Xiaolian.
A short while later, Cai Xiaolian brought over the cake and tea.
The tea was bought by Gu Shouxin when he went to Yuzhou Prefecture last time, and it's perfect for entertaining guests.
"I knew you looked familiar! Oh, it's you!" Butler He realized when he saw Cai Xiaolian appear and the cake she was carrying.
"How does the butler know us?" Gu Shouxin asked.
"I bought your cakes when I went to Hongdouzhai to buy pastries before," said Butler He.
"I see, no wonder the second steward looked familiar to me!" Gu Shouxin said with a smile.
"In that case, Young Master Zhou and Butler He, please try it and see how the cake tastes after we added the new ingredients," Cai Xiaolian said, putting down the food.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony!" Lu Zheng took a piece of cake and started to eat it.
"Hmm, not bad, not bad. It has a milky aroma, but it's not fishy at all. It's sweet and delicious, sweet but not cloying! Young master, let's buy some to take back with us later! Master should like it very much." Butler He said after tasting it.
"Why buy anything? We'll pack it up for you to take away in a bit. Young Master Zhou helped us a lot yesterday," Cai Xiaolian said generously, waving her hand.
"Thank you very much, Aunt Lian!" Lu Zheng said.
"Young Master, everything has been moved in!" At this moment, Jixiang wiped his sweat and ran in.
"Uncle Gu, Aunt Lian, come and take a look. These are the crops I mentioned. Take a look." Lu Zheng walked up to the three sacks and opened them.
Cai Xiaolian went over to take a look, and sure enough, it was those three things. The main plot of the book hadn't changed, and these things were still found by Master Zhou.
"I wonder if Young Master Zhou intends to rent my land for someone to farm, or...?" Gu Shouxin glanced at Cai Xiaolian and, after receiving an affirmative nod, asked.
"Does Uncle Gu have any good suggestions?" Lu Zheng asked.
"I have an idea, but it depends on whether Young Master Zhou is willing," Gu Shouxin said.
“Uncle Gu, what do you want to say?” Lu Zheng asked.
"The sorcerer that Master Zhou found said that the seeds should be planted on our land, but he didn't say who would plant them. It could be one of your own people, or it could be someone else. What I'm thinking is that the land behind my house is only a little over three acres, and Young Master Zhou didn't bring many seeds. Why don't you just let us take care of it?" Gu Shouxin said.
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