"Okay, I understand." Li Mo responded.
After that, Li Mo left home and drove to the town in a carriage.
After Li Mo left, Chen Chen went to the building and chatted with Foreman Liu. Finding that there was nothing to do there, he decided to go to the kitchen to make some pickled mustard greens.
In Linshe County, there is a plant called Brassica juncea. The protruding part of its stem is called "Gedacai" by the people here. This vegetable is the raw material for making pickled mustard greens, and the leaves of Brassica juncea are the raw materials for making pickled mustard greens.
Chen Zhen had tried to make pickled mustard greens and preserved plums before, but he was unsuccessful. Later, he saw the methods of making these two dishes in a book in the library, so he decided to give it a try.
June and July are the harvest seasons for tuberous vegetables. Grandma He had planted some tuberous vegetables in the yard before, but because of building a house, they were all pulled out. The leaves had already been stir-fried and eaten. However, the tuberous vegetables are durable, so there are still quite a few left, so Chen Zhen thought of trying to make some today.
Originally, it was supposed to be air-dried, but the cabbage had become a little wilted after being in the kitchen for a few days, so Chen Zhen temporarily skipped the air-drying step.
Wash the pickled mustard greens and cut them into thin strips, then sprinkle with salt and marinate to remove the moisture. Then wash the pickled mustard greens several times with water, wrap them in gauze, press them with a heavy object, and squeeze out the moisture inside.
Finally, sprinkle with chili powder and mix well before eating.
Both pickling and pressing with heavy objects take time, so this pickled mustard greens can only be eaten in the evening.
Around noon, Li Mo returned from the town, bringing with him a middle-aged couple around 35 years old and six young men aged 15 or 16.
Several people looked a little restrained because they came to a strange place.
Chen Zhen called He Jinshu from the study, and together with Grandma He and Grandpa He, asked the servants to recognize the people of the master's family.
After introducing a few people, Chen Chen said, "Since you have come to our house, you are a member of the family. As long as you work hard, we will not treat you unfairly."
"Yes, He Fulang." Several people knelt on the ground and said in unison.
Seeing this, Chen Chen said, "Everyone, stand up. Farmers don't have such strict rules. From now on, you don't have to kneel down. Just bow."
Several servants hurriedly responded and stood up.
After saying this, Chen Chen said to He Jinshu, "Ah Shu, can you give them a name?"
He Jinshu nodded in agreement, then said, "You can keep your own surnames, but change your given names. The children will be called Wenye, Wenfeng, Wenli, Wenzhi, Wenxin, and Wenzhong from young to old. The two adults can just call them Uncle Wen and Aunt Wen."
"Yes, Boss." Several people answered respectfully.
After saying this, He Jinshu asked Chen Zhen, "Ah Zhen, where do they sleep at night?"
"The warehouse is already built. They can sleep there first. When Foreman Liu finishes building the east wing, we can build a few servants' rooms in the back yard."
The yard at the back is large and was originally used for growing vegetables, so it would be no problem to build a few servants' rooms there.
Seeing that Chen Zhen had thought it through, He Jinshu didn't say anything else.
Afterwards, Chen Chen arranged for Uncle Wen and the others to go to the back to clean the warehouse so that they could move in at night.
Aunt Wen was left in the kitchen to cook lunch. She didn't have to cook for the He family. She mainly cooked for them.
While helping Chen Chen to light the fire, He Jinshu said, "Ah Chen, when we build the living quarters, build a kitchen for them in the backyard."
With so many people, one kitchen is definitely not enough. If we have to wait for them to finish cooking before asking the servants to do it, it would be too time-consuming.
"Okay, I understand." Chen Chen nodded.
After dinner, Aunt Wen stayed in the kitchen to clean up the pots and dishes, while Uncle Wen and Wen Ye were taken by Li Mo to help build the house.
Wen Ye and the others are not young anymore, so they can help do some easier work.
Chen Chen followed He Jinshu to the study. After entering the study, Chen Chen whispered to him, "Ah Shu, are you hot studying in the study? Do you want to go to the library to study?"
He Jinshu shook his head and said, "No, there are too many people here now. Going in will easily arouse suspicion. I will go in at night."
After saying that, he pulled Chen Chen and kissed him, then said, "Do you have anything to do this afternoon? Do you want to accompany me to study in the study?"
"It's okay for now. Just mix the pickled mustard greens before cooking." Chen Chen said.
He Jinshu took his hand and walked towards the desk, saying as he walked, "Then you can study here with me."
"I'm afraid I'll affect you."
"No." He Jinshu pulled out a chair for him and said.
Chen Chen didn't sit on the chair, but looked at He Jinshu, approached him and asked with a smile: "Ah Shu, you can't leave me now?"
He Jinshu looked at his playful eyes and bright smile, and couldn't help but lower his head and kiss him again, then said: "Yes, I can't leave you, do you want to stay with me?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhen said a little unsatisfiedly: "I can stay with you, but you have to kiss me for a longer time."
After hearing this, He Jinshu immediately hugged Chen Zhen's waist, then lowered his head and kissed him on the lips.
He Jinshu's kiss was very gentle. Every time Chen Zhen wanted to kiss him more passionately, but in the end He Jinshu would always pull her back, and then the kiss would be lingering and charming.
Chen Chen hugged He Jinshu's waist, raised her head slightly and entangled her lips and tongue with his. After the kiss, Chen Chen licked the saliva at the corner of her mouth, and then praised He Jinshu: "Ah Shu, your kissing skills are getting better and better."
He Jinshu raised his hand and used his thumb to wipe away the saliva that Chen Zhen hadn't licked off, then lowered his head and kissed him and said, "Do you like it?"
"Of course I like you. I like you no matter what you are like." Chen Chen hugged He Jinshu's waist tightly and looked up at him.
He Jinshu bent down and kissed him again, then touched his head and said, "I should study now."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhen said, "Okay, I'll sit next to you and keep you company."
Then the two of them sat side by side at the table, He Jinshu read, and Chen Chen found a charcoal pencil to write and draw on paper.
He was thinking about how to build the seasoning workshop and how to get the raw materials.
After writing and drawing for almost an hour, Chen Zhen finally finished the drawing and wrote most of the content, so he stopped writing and lay on the table watching He Jinshu read.
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