Li Mai nodded, "That's good. She likes it too. Let her learn pulse diagnosis from you first. I'll buy her a maid to serve her in a few days so she can help you with your work."
“Okay, you can arrange things for your child. If you’re comfortable with that, let her learn pulse diagnosis from me first. After all, she’s still young, and she won’t understand much if we talk too much. Let her learn pulse diagnosis thoroughly first.”
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Master. Tomorrow, please tell your family that you don't need to prepare lunch for you. I'll have Zhou Quan come and pick you up to have a meal at my house. I'll cook some delicious food myself." Li Mai was thinking about making so many delicious dishes for her master to try. So far, her master had only eaten the braised pork and braised ribs that she had brought him.
"Do you have braised pork?" Doctor Niu asked.
Li Mai nodded with a smile, "Yes!"
"Alright!" Doctor Niu happily agreed.
The next day, Li Mai did not go to the store. She only asked Li Dong to take Zhou Tao there and then come back to pick them up to go grocery shopping. She wanted to cook the meal herself in the morning.
Zhou Quan went early in the morning to inform Yun Chang, Chu Yan, and Zhong Hui to come over for lunch, and asked them to inform Lu Qian and Nan Ling Yu Ze to come over for lunch.
Li Mai and Zhou Quan went to the slaughterhouse again. The people there are now very familiar with Li Mai. Her housekeeper goes there every day to buy meat and ribs, and they are all familiar with her. Sometimes the housekeeper doesn't buy many ribs, and they just give them to her for free.
Today, when Li Mai came in person, the manager quickly greeted him personally. Knowing that Li Mai was going to treat people to a meal, he packed half a pork carcass and two baskets of ribs and carried them to Li Mai's car.
When it came time to pay, they only charged for the meat; the ribs were still free, and the meat was given to Li Mai at a low price. Since Li Mai had come all this way in person, they definitely wanted to do her a favor. They would always remember how delicious the dishes Li Mai taught them were, and their chef still often cooks them for them now.
Li Mai and Zhou Quan thanked them and said that their families should buy clothes from Hongshiliu in the future, and if they mentioned that they were family members of the pig slaughterhouse in the Southeast District, they could get more free gifts.
After buying the groceries, Li Mai went into the west courtyard to start cooking, and Yun Chang actually came over to help.
Knowing that he was bored, Li Mai gave him an apron and taught him how to cook.
People are smart and learn things quickly. And let me tell you, Yun Chang's knife skills are quite good. After Li Mai taught her a few times, she quickly learned to cut very well.
He even helped her clean the fish, gutting it and washing it. Li Mai then taught him how to slice the fish meat, which would be useful for making sauerkraut fish and boiled fish later.
The brother and sister were busy in the kitchen, and the people in the kitchen helped them watch the fire, assist them, and learn their skills.
Zhou Quan and Li Dong drove a horse-drawn carriage to pick up Doctor Niu.
Zhuzhu didn't go out today; she stayed at home, carrying Xiaopiaoliang and playing around.
Hearing that her father was going to pick up her master, she wanted to go with him, so Zhou Quan took her along.
When the father and daughter brought Doctor Niu back, Nanling and Yuze had already arrived and were chatting with Chu Yan, Zhong Hui, and the others in the pavilion in the courtyard.
Upon hearing that Chu Yan and Zhong Hui would be returning to the capital the next day, Yu Ze asked them to send him a letter home.
After listening, Nanling remained silent for a while, then suddenly said to Yuze, "You should go back tomorrow too!"
Nan Yu returned a few days later. Upon learning that Yu Ze had caught up with her, she was actually relieved and went straight back to the capital.
That brat, he really trusts Yuze.
Yu Ze glanced at her silently and shook his head. "I'll stay with you. I'm worried about you being here alone. Aren't you going out to inspect the shops in a few days? I'll go with you."
Nanling turned her head away.
He's the head of a large family, abandoning so many things to just stay here with her. She'll be hated to death by the Yu family!
"Then I'll go back to the capital with you!" Nanling thought for a while and decided to go back to the capital as well.
She was a little worried about Nan Yu, thinking he would likely take up a new position when he returned.
Upon hearing this, Yu Ze's eyes lit up with joy.
Upon hearing this, Zhuzhu, who had been sitting quietly listening, stood up and ran away.
She went to the west courtyard and told her mother what she had heard.
Li Mai was surprised after hearing this, "Did Aunt Nan really say that?"
"Yes, Uncle Yu even chuckled a little after hearing that!" Zhuzhu whispered to her mother.
Li Mai chuckled lightly, "Okay, Mom understands. Thank you, my clever little one."
"Hehe, I'm going to play now." Zhuzhu happily hugged the little beauty and went out to play again.
Li Dong was worried that she might get hurt, so he stayed close to her and protected her.
Zhou Quan accompanied Doctor Niu on a tour of the mansion, and then went to check on the fields outside the east courtyard. There, the people in the mansion grew some common vegetables, and the kitchen mostly used their own vegetables for cooking.
"That's great!" Dr. Niu praised with a smile.
Chu Yan and Zhong Hui felt embarrassed to sit with Yu Ze and Nan Ling any longer, so they went to play with Zhu Zhu.
Just then, two people entered through the main gate.
Everyone looked over.
Zhuzhu looked over and shouted happily, "Second Uncle!"
The person who arrived was Zhou Lin, accompanied by a young man.
Zhuzhu recognized the person, but couldn't place them.
Zhou Lin was startled to see so many people in his elder brother's yard.
Just then, Zhou Quan came out and saw Zhou Lin arrive. He raised an eyebrow and asked, "What brings you here?"
After saying that, he looked at Zhou Heng and greeted him with a smile, "Did you two come to town together?"
Zhou Heng was also one of the brothers in the village with whom they had worked together before.
Zhou Heng was momentarily reserved upon seeing so many well-dressed people. He nodded and said, "Yes, I heard that Zhou Lin came to town, so I came along to check out your shop, sister-in-law."
Zhou Quan nodded. "Okay, I'll have Xiao Lin take you to see it this afternoon."
After speaking, Zhou Quan introduced everyone to each other. Zhou Heng, feeling awkward in front of these important people in his eyes, stood to the side after greeting them.
Chu Yan and Zhong Hui knew Zhou Lin, and they came up to greet him.
Zhou Lin was already holding Zhu Zhu and teasing the Qilin.
After noticing Zhou Heng's embarrassment, he put down Zhuzhu and said, "Brother, should I take him to see a doctor now?"
"Okay, go ahead. Remember to come back for lunch. Your sister-in-law is cooking today." After saying that, Zhou Quan also prepared to go to the kitchen to help his wife.
Zhou Lin agreed. Hearing that his sister-in-law was cooking for him today, he knew he had to come back for dinner.
Zhou Heng swallowed hard as he listened; he was really lucky to have his sister-in-law cooking for him.
Zhou Quan asked Chu Yan, Zhong Huizhu, and a few others to accompany Doctor Niu back to the main hall for tea, while he went to the west courtyard.
When Li Mai saw him arrive, she asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"
"Xiao Lin and Zhou Heng are here. Is there enough food? Let me help you!" After saying that, he started rolling up his sleeves.
"No need, my brother and I are busy enough. There's plenty of food." Li Mai replied, telling him to go and serve the guests.
After Zhou Quan was kicked out, Yun Chang smiled. Her sister had kept him, but not her brother-in-law. She was a little happy.
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