"Sure, the yard over there has been leveled now. Tomorrow morning, Zhu Qiang and the others will use a stone roller to flatten the ground, and then the dug-up sweet potatoes can be placed directly in the yard. After drying them for a couple of days, they can be brought inside."
Xu Han took Lu Chuan's arm and said with a flattering look, "Well, you can arrange it as you see fit."
Then he continued, "I just told Danniang that when they start cooking, I want to cook them a big meal in the valley to celebrate. We don't have enough meat at home, so I'll have to trouble you to find the ingredients."
Lu Chuan raised an eyebrow and said with a mischievous grin, "Giving me the ingredients is no problem, but how does my wife plan to reward me?"
Xu Han stopped and glanced at Lu Chuan, teasingly saying, "No way, no way, you're actually going to be so clear about things with me. This is really heartbreaking."
Looking at Xu Han's exaggerated expression, Lu Chuan laughed even more heartily. "Of course, I'm willing to serve my wife. But even brothers need to keep clear accounts. It's not unreasonable for me to ask my wife for some benefits, is it?"
He finished speaking and reached out to put his arm around Xu Han's waist, as if to kiss her. Xu Han was startled and glanced around guiltily. Seeing that no one was around, she relaxed a little. "Don't be silly, we're still outside!"
Lu Chuan said nonchalantly, "So what if it's outside? I'm kissing my own wife, what's there to be afraid of?"
The two of them used to do this often when they were out, but now there are other people in the house, and many people come and go, and they are all people they know.
If the servants saw the two masters being affectionate here, Xu Han would feel somewhat embarrassed.
Moreover, people in ancient times were more feudal. Lu Chuan became bolder because he had been with Xu Han for a long time and the two of them lived deep in the mountains with no outsiders except for the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao.
Seeing Lu Chuan like this, Xu Han reached out and put her arm around his waist, taking the initiative and saying with a mischievous smile, "Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to maintain your aloof persona in front of the servants like this?"
"It's none of their business to discuss the affairs of the master."
Xu Han chuckled as she looked at Lu Chuan's expression. "What you said makes sense."
"Does that mean your wife agrees?"
Xu Han was slightly stunned, and before she could react, Lu Chuan kissed her.
As the kiss deepened, she was slowly moved by the passion, and after a long while, the two of them stopped, panting.
Fortunately, they were still in the orchard. It would have been impossible if they were on the road, as there were too many people on the road and she would have been seen without noticing. Xu Han did not want to be surrounded by people.
Looking at the emotional Xu Han, Lu Chuan said, "Wife, how about we have a daughter tonight?"
Xu Han smiled at Lu Chuan, "Didn't you say you didn't want children?"
Lu Chuan smiled and said, "Suddenly I think it would be nice to have a daughter who looks a lot like you. When we get back later, let's go find Grandpa Zhao and have him take your pulse and check it out."
Xu Han also really wanted a daughter, but her two sons were still very young and she couldn't take care of them all by herself.
Adding to the previous war, this matter had not been put on the agenda until now. Hearing Lu Chuan say this, he was itching to have both a son and a daughter.
“Okay, let’s go find Grandpa Zhao in a bit. Now that we have more people in the family, we can take care of another child even if we have one. Unlike before, when we had no one to help us and had to do everything ourselves, even if we wanted another child, I couldn’t manage it all by myself.”
Things are different now. With so many people in my family, I don't have to do housework every day anymore. Even if I have children, I can still find the time to take care of them myself.
However, this matter needs to be considered carefully. There are still so many shops in the county that haven't opened yet; we can't just leave them unattended.
"Let's go see Grandpa Zhao to get some treatment first. Once everything is back on track next year, we can start planning our next appointment."
Lu Chuan, holding Xu Han's hand, continued walking forward and said, "You don't need to worry about the shop at all. You just need to tell me what to do, and I'll take care of the rest with the people. You'll be in charge of being the overall commander and keeping an eye on the big picture. If anything comes up, just tell me, and I'll take care of the errands and arrangements. You just wait to see the results."
"Haha, you said it yourself, so don't complain about the hard work later. The houses over there are already built, and there's nothing else to do after the autumn planting. It's time to get things arranged for the shop."
"It's my honor to serve my wife. Besides, we're husband and wife. Your business is my business, and the shop's business is the family business. How could I let you do everything and just sit back and do nothing?"
However, I don't know anything about opening a shop, so I'll have to rely on you for that. I'll handle all the other errands and miscellaneous tasks.
"You should use this time to think carefully about what to do. After the autumn planting is finished, I will lead the team to implement it."
Xu Han nodded. "Okay, then I won't ask about the things in the fields at all. I'll use this time to plan the shop and the fruit canning business. We need to get both of these arranged, otherwise the pears will go bad if they're left in the foundation for too long."
Lu Chuan then instructed, "Okay, if there's anything you need to do, just arrange for someone to do it. Don't try to do everything yourself. There are plenty of people in the house who can do the work. You need to learn to step back and delegate tasks to them."
"I know. I haven't been taking care of anything else except cooking lately, so don't worry, I won't exhaust myself."
The two walked and talked, and before they knew it, they had arrived home.
Because they had been gone for a while, Danniang had almost finished preparing dinner.
Xu Han brought over a basket, put the persimmons inside, and then added a few pears and apples, covering it tightly to ripen them.
After placing it properly, Lu Chuan put the basket in the warehouse, and it would be ready to eat in about two days.
This ripening method is very common. Pears and apples act as ripening agents, and the persimmons will soften in a few days, at which point they can be taken out and eaten.
However, the pears and apples that are added will become inedible. The pears and apples that are ripened by the artificial persimmons will become very astringent and completely inedible.
After putting everything away, Xu Han went into the kitchen to see what Dan Niang had prepared for dinner.
She asked, "Is the food ready?"
While serving the rice, Dan Niang replied, "Alright, Madam, tonight's dinner is a stir-fried loofah with eggs, served with millet porridge. For the main course, we'll have multigrain steamed buns, and we'll add some pickles to go with them. It'll be a meal with both steamed buns and porridge, what do you think?"
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