Mo Yan’s temples throbbed as she suppressed the urge to brutally scratch Xue tuanzi then cut it up and braise it, speaking with a gloomy tone, "Dare to utter one more word, and I swear I’ll scratch you to death today!"
Upon hearing this, Xue tuanzi instantly hid behind Mao Tuan’s backside, shivering with its chubby little body and saying, "I won’t talk, I won’t talk anymore, I’ll never say another word."
Mo Yan intentionally kept a stern face, throwing a few threatening glares at Xue tuanzi. Seeing that it was truly trembling in fear, she finally decided to let it go and then took Mao Tuan out of the Space.
Mao Tuan watched its owner’s back, a glint passing through the human-like eyes of the tiger: it seed to have found a way to get revenge on the one that competed with it for its owner and bed!
After a short delay, by the ti Mo Yan arrived at the kitchen, Lixiu had already boiled a pot of water.
Seeing Mo Yan rolling up her sleeves to start working, Lixiu, who was tending to the fire under the stove, hurriedly stopped her, "Soone nad Zhao Mu is looking for you, he’s waiting in the main hall. You should go see him."
Just yesterday, Qi Nan had made a specific introduction of Zhao Mu to Mo Yan, so she naturally knew who he was. Hearing that this man had co looking for her early in the morning, she thought there might be so problem. She nodded to Lixiu and quickly headed to the main hall.
Hearing footsteps, Zhao Mu stood up and looked towards the source of the sound, only to see a graceful figure approaching. When he recognized the visitor, he stepped forward to bow in greeting, "Zhao Mu pays respect to the County Lord."
Mo Yan stepped aside and said with a smile, "Zhao... Captain Zhao, please rise quickly, we don’t have so many formalities here."
Mo Yan had intended to address him as "General Zhao" to show respect but suddenly rembered Zhao Mu had retired due to injury. Calling him that would be like rubbing salt into his wounds, so she quickly changed her address in order to avoid being rude.
Zhao Mu responded with earnest gravity, "Rituals cannot be abandoned; the County Lord must accept Zhao Mu’s respect." As he spoke, he bowed respectfully.
Having no choice but to accept his bow, Mo Yan waited for Zhao Mu to rise before inviting him to sit, then asked with concern, "Captain Zhao, you’ve co early, is there any issue with the arrangents?"
Zhao Mu felt a warmth in his heart and gratefully said, "Nothing could be better! My visit today concerns the daily als for the three hundred people."
Upon hearing this, Mo Yan asked, "Is it that everyone is not used to eating rice?"
Yesterday at noon and evening, the main food had been rice, and the dishes were cabbage, sour string beans, and potato stew with wild boar ribs. It wasn’t strange that there were only two dishes; with so many people and all the chaos, they simply had to pick the simplest options available.
"No, no, no, the County Lord misunderstands! At the border, having potatoes and rice bran every day would be very good. Many people haven’t seen rice in years, let alone tasted at. All these are thanks to the County Lord’s favor," said Zhao Mu, his face once again showing gratitude.
Listening to him, Mo Yan felt a bitter sweetness in her heart. Back in Mo Family Village, when she and her brother were young, they couldn’t protect the rice and grain their father brought ho. They could only eat bran and swallow vegetables, and it was only when their father ca ho that they could have white rice and a little at.
Thinking back now, such days seed like a dream.
Mo Yan brushed off these thoughts, only to hear Zhao Mu continue, "Among us, there are many who can cook, so we can prepare our own food. It is just that we need to get the ingredients daily from the County Lord’s side."
By the end of his words, Zhao Mu felt quite embarrassed. It was winter now, and there wasn’t much work in the orchards and dicinal gardens, yet so many of them had to freeload for several months, which was quite shaful when he thought about it.
Mo Yan pretended not to notice his discomfort and said with a smile, "I originally planned to let you all cook for yourselves once you were accustod to being here. Since you brought it up first, I won’t stand on ceremony. Later, you can pick a few people to co over and move today’s ingredients over!"
A large dining hall had been built on the other side, equipped with stoves and kitchen utensils, and several wells had been dug nearby, making water very convenient to use; they could cook whenever they wanted.
"Many thanks to the County Lord!" Zhao Mu stood up to express his thanks, feeling sowhat more at ease.
The two of them talked a lot about the illnesses and hidden ailnts of the others, and their relationship grew closer. The initial unfamiliarity gradually disappeared.
After Zhao Mu left, he quickly called several strong soldiers to move the rice, grains, and vegetables away. It was still early, and there was enough ti to prepare breakfast.
Learning that they no longer had to prepare als for three hundred people, Xin Er, Lixiu, and the others also breathed a sigh of relief. After having breakfast, they huddled together in a small room, warming themselves by the fire while doing needlework, with even the youngest Shengsheng holding an embroidery needle and skillfully making a sachet.
Tang Xin sat at the desk, one hand on the abacus and the other holding a pen, calculating the net inco from the daily greenhouse vegetables and the credits of each family, determining how much vegetable money each family could receive for the first half of the month, so it could be distributed on the twenty-fifth.
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