"The leaves are still green now, but they are still edible, just a little smaller. The potatoes will be bigger when it's harvest time."
Braised chicken tastes best with potatoes. The trading system has them, but they can't be taken out. So they can only eat the new potatoes. Although it's not harvest time yet, it's okay to eat a little. Who told her to be so greedy?
They planted a little later, but it didn't have a big impact. The corn will be ready to eat in a little over a month. It's still too small now. In another three months, the village can harvest it, but it depends on the condition of the crops, since they don't know much about it.
Hua nodded, "As long as it's edible, that's fine. Next time we have braised chicken, I'll go dig some potatoes from the field. You two don't need to go. You can go and rest. We'll wash these potatoes."
After she finished speaking, she imitated her two sisters-in-law and peeled the potato. And you know what? This potato was really easy to peel. With a gentle scrape, a layer of skin came off. It was a really tender potato. The last time her sisters-in-law brought it, the skin couldn't be peeled and had to be shaved with a knife.
An Shuyi smiled and said, "No need, we don't have anything to do right now, let's peel them together." She likes peeling potatoes.
Two more people came out of the cafeteria, and everyone gathered together to scrape potatoes, finishing quickly.
She instructed, "Wash them clean and cut them the same way as before, but this time use tender potatoes. Put them in to cook after the chicken is cooked."
The others nodded, "We understand, sister-in-law."
An Shuyi and Xia Hua had just left and were going back to their house to wait for dinner. Since it was still early, she gave Xia Hua the silver in the warehouse. She was happy just thinking about the silver coming in tonight.
When Village Chief Lin called out for lunch outside the canteen, everyone came out of their houses and workshops, and the children who had been playing also returned.
Upon hearing Village Chief Lin's voice, An Shuyi and Xia Hua stood up and headed towards the canteen. "We'll tell Changye later to make a loudspeaker for Mu Tou. Otherwise, he'll have to shout every time he eats, and his voice will get damaged in the long run."
"Haha," Xia Hua looked at her, "Shushu, are you stupid? Find someone to make a bell and hang it in the cafeteria. You can just pull it when you eat. You don't have to shout with a wooden bell. This is much better than a loudspeaker."
An Shuyi pulled her forward, saying, "What do you know? Maybe Mu Tou likes to call other people, but I'll still listen to you and buy a bell."
“I have one right here!” Xia Hua said, taking out a bell that was about the size of two fists, hidden by her sleeve. It made a very loud sound when shaken and looked like it was made of iron.
"Wow, Huahua, you have everything! You're like a walking Doraemon, no... you're even more amazing than Doraemon." Although she also had a trading system, she didn't have nearly as many items as Huahua.
Xia Hua smiled without saying anything and followed her to the canteen, giving the bell to Village Chief Lin so he could hang it up and go to the canteen for a meal.
Looking at the large bell in his hand, Village Chief Lin thought, "My two sisters-in-law are so kind. They only called me a few times, but they still remembered me. I'll have to find a good place to hang it up later, and he'll come to fetch it when it's time to eat."
After An Shuyi and her companion went inside, they found that each table had dishes on it, some even in basins, but their table had large bowls.
Apart from their table and the table of the village elders, the other clansmen had to bring their own bowls and chopsticks. Those bowls and chopsticks were placed in a corner of the dining hall, and the others would only start eating after a few elders had started eating.
Xiao Zili and An Shuyi sat at a table, along with Village Chief Lin, An's father, mother, sister-in-law, brother An, and the clansmen who make Xuan paper.
After a few days, Xiao Zili also learned what these dishes were called. Every time he ate, he would sigh and say that this was what life was like.
Although his two aunts were too busy to pay attention to him, they took good care of him. They made him new clothes, provided him with delicious meals, and even had someone brew medicine for him and bring it to him every day. They were much better than the treacherous palace maids and eunuchs.
He's now living in the house, and his two aunts have even prepared a courtyard for him, new furniture, new quilts, and a study. Perhaps they're just being polite to a guest, but in his heart, this is better than anyone else's treatment.
Although he had a father and mother, it was better for him not to have them. His father listened to the treacherous concubine and treated him no well at all. He didn't care about him and wished he were dead. His mother had long since died. The one in the palace now was just a puppet, a puppet to control his maternal grandparents' family.
The cold palace was worlds apart from this place. Unfortunately, he couldn't stay here for too long. Once his leg was almost healed, he would have to return to the palace.
Xia Hua glanced at Xiao Zili beside her, who was staring blankly, seemingly lost in thought. She nudged him, and only when he snapped out of it did she say, "What are you thinking about? Eat!"
Xiao Zili only realized what she meant when he heard her words. He had been thinking about things and hadn't eaten. "I'll eat now." He could think about things later; eating was the priority.
Although the meals were good every day, today's were clearly better. There was braised meat, braised chicken, duck and goose, each served in a large bowl, as well as braised chicken. He was puzzled when he first heard it, wondering why the chicken made that sound. His favorite dish was still Mapo Tofu.
It tasted even better than meat, both numbing and spicy. However, he had only eaten it once before, and this was the second time. Each time, he ate until he was stuffed.
After dinner, An Shuyi told everyone not to rush off, as the money would be distributed that evening. "Changyuan, take a few men and go to the cave dwelling to fetch some baskets of fruit so everyone can have a taste." After bringing the fruit back today, Changyuan and his men had placed it in its proper place.
Chickens, ducks, and geese were kept in baskets behind the canteen. Since they were slaughtered every day, they didn't need to be fed much. Cloth was stored in the workshop, fruit in the cave dwellings, and furniture was distributed among everyone.
When Changyuan heard his sister-in-law call him, he stood up and said, "Sister-in-law, isn't that for brewing wine? How can we brew wine if we eat it?"
"I bought a lot of fruit, go and get it!" This time she only took peaches, watermelons and cherries. She would eat some cherries tonight, and use the rest to make wine, since cherry wine is delicious.
"Sister-in-law, I'm going right now." Lin Changyuan called to the group and they left.
When Xiao Zili heard that they were going to divide the money, he didn't stay. "Auntie, I'll go back and rest first."
An Shuyi nodded, "Okay, second brother, you take Li Xiao back, and bring him some fruit later." Although he had nothing to do here, it was better not to listen.
Having spent the last few days with him, I think the Second Prince is quite good. He's calm, doesn't panic in the face of trouble, and has a good personality. However, if he wants to sit in that position, he needs to be ruthless and decisive. He can't be hesitant or indecisive. I need to observe him for a few more days.
After Lin Changyuan and the others brought the fruit, the eldest brother and Li Nan also brought the account books and silver.
"Boss, you start by telling us about the profits from the ice. Third brother, you go over and help distribute the money."
"Yes, Mother."
The others sat on stools, eating fruit and listening to the eldest brother report on the ice workshop's profits. After he finished, he would start calling out names, and the third brother would be responsible for taking silver out of the box.
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