Chapter 151 The Extravagant Old Butler
When Gu Yongzhong, the old housekeeper of Madam Gu, brought over reindeer milk, Zuo Shan was busy steaming egg custard.
After inviting the elderly man into the house, Zuo Shan filled a container with low-radiation water and boiled it. He then took out slices of dried low-radiation bamboo leaves, soaked them in water, and offered them to him to drink.
Zuo Shan was never stingy when entertaining guests, especially the family of Old Madam Gu, who had performed a healing spell on her and helped treat Lele.
The old steward, smelling the faint fragrance of bamboo leaves, sipped the bamboo leaf tea and nodded repeatedly in praise: "Not bad, not bad. It's refreshing and elegant, with a strong bamboo aroma. You really have a keen mind and are very clever to think of using bamboo leaves to make a drink."
"I'm glad you like it. Please take this bag back for Madam Gu to try as well." Zuo Shan handed him a small bamboo tea canister filled to the brim.
Zuo Shan pointed to the steamer and said with a smile, "Grandpa, please have some bamboo leaf tea first. The steamed egg custard I'm making will be ready soon. Please try it and see if it's good. Then you can take some back for Madam Gu to try."
This steamed egg custard is delicate and smooth, melting in your mouth, making it perfect for the elderly and children.
She originally steamed this basket for Ah Chen and Lele, but the old housekeeper happened to arrive, so she naturally let him and Madam Gu have a taste first.
The old housekeeper watched her bustling about with a smile, and seeing how generous she was, he couldn't help but think more highly of her.
This girl is said to be from District 50. She was able to move to District 48 most likely with the help of that young master Bai. However, she acts with great generosity and does not have the petty mentality that one would expect from a poor scavenger.
The fact that she was so generous to him shows that she is a grateful person, not the kind of person who is ungrateful and only wants to take advantage of others.
In the past, some people had gotten in touch with Madam Gu for various reasons, and afterwards they would always find various excuses to get close to her, all in an attempt to take more from her.
Soon, the steamed egg custard was ready. Since it wasn't for the baby, Zuo Shan sprinkled it with salt and Sichuan peppercorn powder, and gave half a bowl to the old housekeeper.
The old housekeeper didn't stand on ceremony with her. He picked up a spoon and scooped up a mouthful. Although an air purifier was installed in the house, he had smelled the fragrance when he entered.
As people get older, they don't have many extravagant desires. Besides tinkering with the rooms and yard, he also likes to eat good food. But there isn't even a restaurant in District 48. Where can he go to eat something good?
Although he could cook, his skills were really not good, and most of the time, it was Mrs. Gu who cooked for the family.
The aroma was irresistible, and I couldn't resist taking a spoonful. The taste was simply divine. I don't know what words to use to describe it, just two words—delicious!
After finishing half a bowl of steamed egg custard, the old housekeeper felt his life was complete. He patted his slightly bloated belly and wished he could shamelessly ask for another bowl to eat.
"Hehe, you little girl, your cooking skills are really not bad. I'll accept this half-bowl on behalf of my master."
However, I won't take advantage of you for nothing. Your courtyard wall has collapsed. Although the management has recruited a group of earth-type ability users to repair it, there are just too many collapsed houses in District 48. Who knows how long it will take before it's your turn.
"I might as well fix it for you while I'm at it, so you don't end up without a courtyard wall. It's really not safe for a young lady like you to be without one," the old butler said with a smile.
Then Zuo Shan saw him get up, slowly walk into the courtyard, raise his hands, and cast a yellowish-brown halo.
She now knows that such a halo is emitted when superpowers are used.
As the old steward slowly kneaded the wall of the Zuo family's courtyard in the air, the collapsed wall stood up again, and it was noticeably higher and stronger than before.
After the courtyard wall was repaired, the old housekeeper casually asked, "Girl, how is your relationship with the neighbors next door?"
"Ah? Oh, Uncle Wu and his family on the right have been very kind to me," Zuo Shan said.
Upon hearing this, the old housekeeper promptly rebuilt Uncle Wu's collapsed house and courtyard wall, basically according to the original specifications, leaving only the room doors and courtyard gates empty. After all, it was up to him to decide how the door should be designed for the other person.
After renovating the courtyard wall, the old housekeeper also built two small huts from the two collapsed sheds in the corner, and then pointed to the messy ground in the yard and asked, "What are you going to do with this?"
“Let’s make it a hardened layer. I was originally planning to plant some plants here, but an earthquake knocked down the wall, and the debris fell and killed all my plants,” Zuo Shan said dejectedly.
While tending to the soil in the yard, the old housekeeper discovered that some roots were still alive, and said to her:
"Their branches and leaves on the ground were broken, but their roots and stems were not seriously damaged. It would be better to transplant them into planting boxes."
When the weather gets extremely cold, it's easy to move them directly indoors; that's how I handled the plants in my owner's yard before.
Zuo Shan's eyes lit up when she heard this. She really couldn't bear to let the plants she had painstakingly transplanted from the courtyard of District 50 die.
As for planting boxes and such, doesn't Xiaobao have them? She can just buy some scrap metal and have Xiaobao make a few; it's very cheap.
When the old housekeeper saw that she was planning to transplant the plants, he took the opportunity to move the soil from the yard, along with the plant roots, into the newly built hut, and then expanded the basement floor.
The basement has a total area of 120 square meters, which occupies the entire underground area of this house and will not disturb the neighbors.
The basement is divided into two large rooms, with a solid structure and two staircases leading to the ground, one inside and one in the yard.
The basement is relatively cooler, so it can be used as a storage room, or you can sleep in it to cool off when it gets too hot.
Zuo Shan stared at the old butler who had created such a miracle with a wave of his hand, his mouth agape, unable to utter a single word.
"Don't make such a fuss. Consider this my gift to the baby. I was in such a rush that day that I didn't even have time to prepare a present for the baby," the old housekeeper said.
"Alright, I won't say thank you. Please enjoy the delicious food I make next time," Zuo Shan said earnestly.
She saved Old Madam Gu with just a small act of kindness, yet they repaid her with so much kindness in return.
Zuo Shan recalled a saying: "Giving roses to others leaves a lingering fragrance on your own hands."
In this wasteland where people would fight to the death for a bag of yams, it is truly her blessing to meet such a sincere and kind family, and also the baby's blessing.
A bowl of steamed egg custard and a can of bamboo leaf tea were exchanged for a basement floor, as well as renovations to the courtyard wall and Uncle Wu's house next door. Zuo Shan felt embarrassed by the bargain he got.
However, judging from the old steward's attitude, he had only done it casually and did not consider it a big deal, so Zuo Shan did not express his gratitude any further.
She remembers the kindness others show her and slowly repays it with even more kindness.
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