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Chapter 116 Dough
"Just take what I give you. I don't like it when people push it around. We are a simple family with only four of us. I don't plan to cook two pots of rice. You came here with me, so you can stay here and eat whatever we eat."
"I cook as much as you need to eat, and you can eat as much as you want as long as there is no waste. As long as you work hard for me, I will not treat you unfairly. After dinner, I will take you to see your respective rooms. Go to bed early tonight, and I will assign you tasks tomorrow."
"Yes."
After saying what he needed to say, Lin Chuyi turned around and went back to his seat, picked up his chopsticks and continued eating. Soon Lin Jinxiu came back with a bowl of dumpling soup.
At first glance, the dumpling soup is filled with large, snow-white dumplings, with a few green vegetables as garnish. Stir gently with a spoon, and golden oil will gradually float up and cover the milky white soup, sparkling in the candlelight, which is very beautiful.
As the dough balls move, you can see the scallops that have sunk to the bottom and the tiny white shrimps that are barely visible. Just looking at them makes you hungry.
Lin Chuyi scooped up a piece of dough with a spoon, blew on it, and took a bite. The outer skin of the dough was covered with soup and had a fresh and fragrant taste. The inside was pure white flour without any seasoning. It tasted full of wheat aroma and was very chewy.
Everyone else in the family loves rice, but Lin Chuyi prefers noodles. It has been like this for both of his lives. He especially likes this simple-to-make big dumpling soup. It is very satisfying to eat a big dumpling in one mouthful.
Lin Chuyi gave Lin Jinxiu a thumbs up. Lin Jinxiu smiled at her, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a dumpling, and started eating with Lin Chuyi.
After dinner, Lin Chuyi asked the four of them to wash up with hot water from the kitchen, while she and Lin Jinxiu went to their room to get bedding for them to use at night.
When the two were alone, Lin Chuyi took the initiative to explain everything clearly.
She started from the day of the house-warming party when she told the head of the village and a group of elders that she wanted to buy the mountain, and continued until today when she bought the indentures of several people and brought them back.
Lin Jinxiu had already heard it from Aunt Huang, but Aunt Huang was not Lin Chuyi, so she did not know everything.
Aunt Huang only learned from her grandmother that Miss Lin bought them so that they could farm for her. She had never heard of the thing they farmed. It seemed to be called something like pepper.
Aunt Huang didn't remember it, and when she told Lin Jinxiu about it, she was vague and Lin Jinxiu only knew the general idea.
Now that she heard Lin Chuyi say it herself, most of the doubts in her heart were gone. With the previous preparation, Lin Jinxiu was now able to calmly accept the change of identity and began to arrange accommodation for the four people tonight.
"The west wing is still empty, so let them live there. Grandpa Huang and Madam Huang will live in one room, Madam Shen will live in one room, and the other room will be left for the child. Although no one usually lives in those rooms, I go in and clean them every once in a while. I just cleaned them two days ago, so people can move in right away. As for the problem of incomplete furniture, we can only add more furniture later. Second sister, do you think this arrangement is okay?"
Lin Jinxiu made a decision quickly and asked Lin Chuyi if it was feasible.
"I don't think there's any problem. Just make your own decisions about family matters."
She had already said that Lin Jinxiu would be in charge of household affairs, and that she could make the decision on her own regarding accommodation arrangements, without having to ask for her opinion. However, since Lin Jinxiu asked, Lin Chuyi agreed.
Giving Lin Jinxiu appropriate affirmation can also increase her self-confidence and make her more independent-minded in the future. When she really encounters big things, she can try to make her own decisions instead of relying on her for everything.
There were a few thin quilts at home, so Lin Jinxiu and Lin Chuyi helped to make them up. They also chatted for a while about the recent situation at home, with Lin Jinxiu mainly talking and Lin Chuyi listening.
After preparing rooms for the four of them, Lin Chuyi briefly introduced the ownership of several rooms to them and then sent them back to their own rooms to rest.
The next morning, Lin Chuyi got up as usual, opened the door, and found the yard was very lively.
Uncle Huang was pouring fresh hay into the cattle's feed basin, Madam Shen and Lin Jinxiu were cooking in the kitchen, and Aunt Huang was carrying a bucket of water and a ladle, watering the vegetable garden.
Lin Wuyou and Lin Cheng woke up early in the morning and found that they had a new friend. They were very happy and invited him to do horse stance with them in the yard to exercise.
It was rare for Huang Xiaoshun to see a few children of the same age who were willing to play with him, so he was naturally very happy. He imitated their movements and started to do horse stance beside them.
Because his posture was not standard, Lin Wuyou and Lin Cheng had to stop from time to time to give him some instructions. The yard was filled with the voices of the three children.
Lin Chuyi sighed, "You all got up pretty early!"
Mr. and Mrs. Huang greeted Lin Chuyi with a smile.
"Good morning, girl"
Lin Chuyi also smiled and nodded at them as a response.
When Lin Wuyou saw her sister coming out, she smiled at her, stopped practicing horse stance, and trotted to Lin Chuyi, calling her "Second Sister" obediently.
Lin Chuyi patted her shoulder and said, "Be good, you can't give up halfway through your training. Go back and do your horse stance first, and finish today's training. I'll take you out to play later, okay?"
"Okay!" Lin Wuyou became excited when she heard that her second sister was going to take her out to play. She returned to her original position, got into position and started to do horse stance.
Lin Chuyi walked into the kitchen and looked at Lin Jinxiu, "I'm going to talk to the village head grandfather about something. The meal will be ready soon. You can eat first and don't have to wait for me."
Lin Jinxiu had already gotten used to Lin Chuyi's personality of doing what he said, so she agreed readily.
"Okay, but you have to pay attention to the time and don't delay too long. The village chief must not have eaten at this time. You can stand the feeling of being hungry, but the village chief is too old to stand the hardship."
"Got it. I'll be sensible." Lin Chuyi nodded at Lin Jinxiu, indicating that he had listened.
After telling Lin Jinxiu where he was going, Lin Chuyi left the kitchen, turned around and went to the utility room, and took out the three sacks he brought back yesterday.
Lin Chuyi's left hand held two sacks, both of which were filled with pepper seeds. His right hand held only one sack, which was heavier than the other two sacks combined. It was full of strings of copper coins and loose silver in small cloth bags.
She left this time under the pretext of getting pepper seeds, so she couldn't return empty-handed.