dognovel Chapter 450 Children can be taught
Chapter 450 Children can be taught
Only a few days passed.
On a sunny morning, several ewes that Lao Zhou's family had spent a huge amount of money to buy were driven to Lao Zhou's house.
The adult and the little lambs seemed very uneasy when they entered the unfamiliar environment, and kept bleating.
Old Mrs. Zhou brought out two sacks of hay, chopped it up with a chopper, and mixed it with wheat bran to feed them. After they were full and satisfied, they behaved well for a while.
"Oh, that's great. I'm so happy to have a few more fat sheep at home. In a few years, I won't work in the restaurant anymore. I'll just carry a sickle and cut grass for them every day."
For an old lady of Mrs. Zhou's age, having a few sheep and cows at home is better than anything else!
"Er Ya and San Ya, don't go to the restaurant to work for the time being. The teahouse will start work in a few days. You should stay at home and make some preparations."
"Got it, grandma."
There are so many girls in the family, why are only Erya and Sanya left?
Old Mrs. Zhou also has a scale in her heart.
These two girls are already of marriageable age. They are good-looking and have good families now. It is not appropriate for them to show up in public anymore to avoid being noticed by others.
If I get into trouble again, it's not always possible that someone will come to help me.
Since the start of work after the New Year, the family has been busy and has not had time to clean up the yard and livestock shed.
Since Zhou Mingqi and Zhou Mingshu were left at home, they had to clean up these things.
Besides, every spring rain brings warmth, and when the weather gets hot, insects and diseases are inevitable.
Two men were carrying shovels and digging out manure. The fermented grass roots and animal feces were enough to suffocate a person.
"Oh my God, this is a sheep pen. The pig pen next to it stinks even worse. I don't know where to start."
The two girls tied a piece of coarse cloth under their noses to block the stench that rushed straight to their heads.
"Phew~ Fortunately our sheep pen and pig pen are open spaces. If they were inside the house, it would be even worse. If you find it smelly, just let it air dry for a while to get rid of the smell first."
Zhou Mingshu threw away the shovel in his hand, walked to the outside of the sheep pen, and moved away the corn stalks that were used to block the wind.
With air flowing in the sheep pen, the smell is no longer so pungent and irritating to the eyes, and even the vision becomes brighter.
"I remember that last year it was Aunt Lin who helped us look after the livestock and cut the grass for us."
"Yes, it may not be long before the family needs to hire more people to help. When our teahouse is built, we will need more people."
After hearing what his sister said, Zhou Mingqi nodded his head like a rattle.
"Yes, this job is quite troublesome. We need someone to look after them. We have so many chickens, ducks and pigs at home."
Zhou Mingshu laughed out loud when he heard this.
Judging from the tone of my second sister's voice, she doesn't want to do the job of raising livestock at all.
"Don't worry, we will definitely have to hire someone if we are too busy. We have to work hard in the vegetable garden and flower garden this year. We won't be able to finish the work without hiring someone."
Last year's flower bed design has shown initial results, but there are still some unreasonable aspects that need to be improved. We can also plant some rare flower species to make the flower bed more exquisite.
The Zhou family hired some neighbors in the village as helpers, but the main construction team of the teahouse was still a group of famous local masters hired from the county town.
Who can blame them for having experience?
Many teahouses and restaurants on the famous streets of Sanshui County were built by people, and they are both beautiful and sturdy.
Zhou Mingshu didn't want the old-fashioned building in the countryside anymore. The teahouse she wanted must be bright and ventilated, full of ancient fragrance, and pleasing to the eye both inside and outside.
She also provided some ideas to add to the teahouse.
She and her second sister were responsible for preparing meals for these craftsmen.
Zhou Mingshu wanted to cultivate his second sister's cooking skills, so this time he asked her to be responsible for cooking, while she chose to help out.
"Sanya, can I do this? Even if I cook all the food, it may not be as delicious as yours."
"It's okay. Nothing in the world can be accomplished overnight. Just take your time. When our teahouse is finished, I hope you can share more of the work with me."
"San Ya, don't worry, I will definitely share the burden with you. If there is anything you don't know, just teach me. I will definitely do it well."
"OK."
Zhou Mingshu burst into laughter.
Teahouses mainly sell snacks such as sweet drinks, and these are rarely used in stir-fried dishes.
But there are too many people in the family who can cook, so when we want to eat something on weekdays, we don’t need Zhou Mingqi at all.
This resulted in her only being able to help out and not being able to cook finished dishes.
If not now, when?
Although what you will learn then will be completely different from what you are learning now, many things are similar, and it is better to understand them earlier than later.
Zhou Mingqi was watching over the pot, and Zhou Mingshu slowly taught her when to add what vegetables and what ingredients.
Within five days, she had almost figured out the trick. Even with Zhou Mingshu watching from the side and not interrupting, she was able to cook the meals completely.
"Yes, yes, Second Sister. You are a teachable kid. Today's food tastes even better than yesterday's."
"Haha, with you here, it's hard to make the food taste bad."
"Hahaha, that also requires your hard work, second sister."
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The design of Lao Zhou’s teahouse is very clever.
Looking at the design drawing in front of him, Mr. Liu unconsciously twirled his beard at the corner of his mouth.
"Great, really great. Why didn't I think of this before? This kind of kitchen is clean and hygienic for cooking. The other design aspects are also good. I also want to build a toilet like this at home..."
The brother next to him raised his head and drank the tea in the bowl, then turned around to look at the drawings.
"It's really good. Otherwise, how come the Zhou family is famous in our county? Look at their brains. We really can't compare with them. But after getting to know them for a while, I found that they are really nice. They never cause us trouble. We eat well and sleep well, haha."
Because they live too far away from the county town, it is really troublesome to run back and forth.
The old lady of the Zhou family waved her hand and said that they should build the shed in the back first.
The hut was easy to build, and since there were so many of them, it was completed in two days. They then just hugged their quilts and slept in it.
"That's right. Next time I see the old lady, I will ask her if I can imitate the structure of her house. When we build our own house in the future, we can build it according to this model."
"Okay, big brother, this matter depends on you. If you agree, I will follow your gestures when I build the new house."
"Okay, wrap it up on me."
Mr. Liu studied the drawings bit by bit, and had already had a rough idea of what the teahouse would look like.
Looking at this small mountain village, there are dilapidated and low thatched houses everywhere, and even a few blue brick houses can't be seen.
Once this three-story teahouse is completed, it can be considered a tall building built on flat ground.