Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune-Chapter 62

61, Delicious Meat (1 more update

Xie Zhinuan’s voice was very soft and gentle.

But having seen the world, Aunt Chen knew that Xie Zhinuan was definitely not as harmless and gentle as she appeared.

A woman who had the courage to buy three servants-it wasn’t just about the silver. There would be future expenses for their food, clothing, and daily needs, which all required money. Watching Xie Zhinuan shop made it clear that she was really willing to spend. Moreover, her home was stocked with all kinds of things, even owning more than a dozen bamboo chairs and quite a few coarse pottery vases in different designs and styles.

She was someone who knew how to live life and enjoyed it.

This kind of person had great self-control, because she knew too well what she wanted and what she didn’t want.

“This is good, too!” Aunt Chen said softly.

There was a lot of respect in her voice.

“The meat is delicious!” Silly Girl hastily added.

Xie Zhinuan smiled.

Perhaps it was because the well water contained Space Spiritual Spring Water that the meat stewed exceptionally fragrant.

But Xie Zhinuan knew that the well water was different, yet she said nothing and pretended to be unaware.

When the knock on the door was heard, Routuan barked first, and Xie Zhinuan got up to open the door.

“Miss Xie!”

“Master Yuan!”

Yuanbao, feeling guilty, said with an ingratiating smile, “Just call me Yuanbao. Miss Xie, my master heard that you have just moved into a new house, and you probably don’t have any vegetables, so he asked me to bring some over, along with this polished rice. Would you please cook some porridge for me!”

“…”

Xie Zhinuan hesitated for a moment, but did not refuse.

She reached out to take the basket and then called Silly Girl over to take the bag of polished rice, “Should I send it over to you later, or will you come and pick it up?”

“I’ll come by to pick it up later,” Yuanbao said gravely.

He didn’t trust anyone else.

After all, it was something to be consumed, and his master was a person of significance who couldn’t afford to be careless.

“Okay!”

Xie Zhinuan turned around and went to prepare the casserole.

She put the polished rice in water to soak and went to fetch some firewood to light the small stove.

Aunt Chen had already taken the vegetables out of the basket. “Miss, there are about ten eggs and a fish too!”

“Is the fish still alive?” Xie Zhinuan asked.

“It’s alive!”

After a brief consideration, Xie Zhinuan instructed, “Keep the fish in the fishpond. Let’s stir-fry some greens and make egg soup!”

“Alright, I’ll do it; my cooking is quite good too!”

Xie Zhinuan did not object.

Her main purpose was to cook for the nobleman who lived across the street, for which she earned five taels of silver a month.

To ordinary folk, this might seem like a lot, but to her, it wasn’t much, and to Yuanbao’s master, it was a mere trifle.

“Silly Girl, come with me to the mountains tomorrow to gather some firewood,” Xie Zhinuan said.

Silly Girl quickly nodded.

She stopped playing with Routuan and ran to the kitchen to help start the fire.

Grandma Chen sat to the side, sorting out fine threads.

Once the fire was lit, she went to fetch water to stew the porridge. She waited for the water to boil before adding the rice. Once it boiled again, she gently stirred it with a spoon until the porridge thickened and the aroma filled the air, by which time Yuanbao was already waiting at the door.

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Seeing that the porridge was ready, Xie Zhinuan wrapped the pot in a thick, damp cloth, placed it in the bamboo basket, and handed it to Yuanbao.

“Take it back and eat it while it’s hot!”

“It smells so good; thank you so much, Miss Xie!” Yuanbao said, thanking her repeatedly.

Xie Zhinuan smiled, waved her hand at Yuanbao, and turned back to go inside.

Silly Girl had already set up the dinner, with dishes for four people arranged on the square table inside the kitchen: two dishes and a soup.

“Miss, dinner is ready!”

Xie Zhinuan asked them to sit and eat together.

She wasn’t one for sticking to formalities, and eating together actually made the meal taste better.

She had brought them back not just as servants but also for companionship.

Xie Zhinuan ate two pieces of bone and then threw them to Routuan.

The bowl for Routuan was specially purchased by Xie Zhinuan; it was somewhat rough, but large enough, even when he grew into a big dog.

Chapter 63