Because Xu Han had spent so much time wandering in the city in her previous life, she understood the hardships of being a worker. So now that she was her own boss, she didn't want to make things too difficult for her employees.
Of course, if they can't create value for her, she definitely won't want them, since she's not a philanthropist and doesn't need to gain fame.
Xu Han now sees herself as a boss, treating all her servants as employees, and treating them the same way a boss treats his employees.
However, one thing is different: Xu Han will not deliberately exploit them now, because she doesn't want to be called a skinflint.
After confirming the design drawings one last time and making sure there were no problems, Xu Han put the things away. She planned to show them to the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao after dinner to get their opinions and see if anything else needed to be added.
Just as Xu Han finished putting her things away, she heard a chattering voice outside. When she went out to look, she found that Dan Niang and Sister-in-law Li had returned.
"Madam, the master asked us to come back and cook. What would you like to eat for dinner?"
Xu Han thought for a moment and said, "Today is your first time here, so let's have something good to eat tonight. Go to the vegetable garden and pick some fresh vegetables, and I'll go see what else we have in the storeroom. Let's make six dishes and have a big meal tonight."
Upon hearing this, the two men smiled even more broadly, thinking to themselves how generous the lady was.
Of course, Xu Han wasn't being foolish. She was eating like this tonight to celebrate, but she wouldn't do it every day, especially with so many people! At this rate, how much food would be enough to feed everyone?!
From now on, let's just stick to dark flour buns and wild vegetables for every meal. It's okay to treat ourselves to something different every now and then.
Sister-in-law Li replied, "Alright, madam, we'll go pick the vegetables right away."
After saying that, he went to the tool shed and brought back two baskets, and Dan Niang went with him.
Seeing this, Xu Han went to the storeroom herself, first taking out some dried mushrooms and wood ear fungus, and then a piece of cured beef rib, intending to stew it later. After all, they couldn't just eat vegetables! It definitely wouldn't work without meat.
Although she had meat in her space, it wasn't suitable to take it out to eat at this time. It wouldn't make sense to do so. Her family members were all in the county town recently, so who could go hunting? Besides, the weather was so hot. Even if they had hunted prey the day before yesterday, it wouldn't have been left until now; it would definitely have gone bad by now.
He then took some other things before closing the door and going to the kitchen.
There was a lot of grain in the kitchen. At noon today, Xu Han put in some flour and rice, but not white flour and white rice; they were some whole grains.
I added a variety of ingredients, including sweet potatoes, potatoes, dark flour, cornmeal, and brown rice, mostly whole grains.
These things were placed outside so that Yue Niang could use them to cook for everyone. The reason for placing them in the kitchen was that there were too many things in the storeroom at the moment, and it was not appropriate for them to know about them.
So Xu Han had to resort to the most basic method: besides storing some daily grains and food in the kitchen, she would go to the storeroom to get anything else she needed.
Anyway, there's not much of it, it won't take up much space, it's about enough for five or six days, and you can just replenish it when you run out, it's not much trouble.
Although it's a bit troublesome, we can get through this period. Once the houses across the valley are built, they will all move away. Xu Han will still cook, and the cleaning and other chores will be left to them.
This way, Xu Han will be less tired, and the rest of the family won't feel uncomfortable.
Everyone can continue living as before, and the sudden increase in servants won't disrupt their original rhythm of life.
After Xu Han put everything away, Dan Niang and Sister-in-law Li returned with the vegetables they had picked.
Sister-in-law Li, carrying a basket of vegetables, said to Xu Han with a smile, "Madam, the vegetables in this garden are growing so well! They're so plentiful and big."
"Yes, because we wanted to have vegetables to eat in winter, so we planted more and dried them so we could eat them in winter."
Moon Lady also said, "There are indeed quite a few vegetables in the garden, and they'll get too old if we don't pick them soon. I've noticed the sun has been shining brightly these past two days, so why don't we pick them all tomorrow and dry them into dried vegetables?"
Xu Han nodded. "Okay, you guys do it tomorrow."
Anyway, there are quite a few fresh vegetables stored in the space during this period, which should be enough for their family to eat in the winter. They can take the opportunity to put some more in, so that they won't go hungry in the winter.
Moreover, she hasn't even started drying vegetables this year, so having them help her with that is the best thing ever.
Seeing that Xu Han had agreed, the two of them immediately got to work, some picking vegetables and others washing them. Watching them busy, Xu Han was momentarily at a loss for what to do.
Just then, the Taoist priest walked in carrying two wild rabbits and said to Xu Han, "I guessed you wanted to cook a big meal today, so I brought you the ingredients."
Xu Han looked at the two plump rabbits in the Taoist priest's hands and said with a smile, "Taoist priest, you understand me best. But with more than twenty of us, aren't two rabbits a bit too few?"
The Taoist priest chuckled and said, "Lu Chuan and that kid Han Qi are still hunting in the mountains! They agreed to each hunt two prey, and come back when they've had their fill. But they can't keep up with me, so I brought them back to you first."
Upon hearing this, Xu Han immediately understood. It turned out that Lu Chuan was taking Han Qi to the mountains to test his skills.
I don't know what the situation is, I'll have to ask him when he gets back.
Xu Han tried to take the rabbit from the Taoist priest, but he dodged her with a sidestep. "You rest for a while, I'll take care of this."
"Alright then, I'll go out for a walk and take a look."
After she finished speaking, she turned and left the yard. She had been away from home for several days. She hadn't stayed at home for long when she came back last time. She wondered how the flowers she planted outside were doing. Autumn was just around the corner, and she needed to prune them so that they could bloom again in the fall.
Upon exiting the courtyard gate, the first thing one sees is the flowers on both sides of the gate. Xu Han used a small stick to pull out the fallen leaves, cut off the dead branches, and then trimmed them.
They only stopped after the flowers had been trimmed to a beautiful shape.
As soon as I looked up, I saw Lu Chuan and Han Qi walking over, each carrying two rabbits.
Xu Han said with a grin, "It seems you've had a good haul too!"
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