You are my golden finger

Lin Xijin took Jiajia and Xinlan to the kitchen.

The cook is busy in the kitchen.

Because of the big banquet before, plus Shangguan Rui's big delivery, the kitchen was fully equipped with various utensils. Lin Xijin never treated herself badly when it came to food, so the ingredients were also very well prepared.

"Master." When the cook saw her master coming, she immediately bowed politely.

Lin Xijin frowned, a little uncomfortable with the hierarchy among the ancients, but she didn't say anything. She thought she would naturally understand it after spending more time with them.

"No need to be so polite." He motioned for them to stand up and answer.

The fatter of the two cooks is named Zhang, and everyone usually calls her Aunt Fat; the thinner one is named Luo, and everyone just calls her Aunt Luo.

Lin Xijin explained the eating habits of her family members. Usually, they would cook two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, four dishes and one soup, and let them cook the rest. The servants were also required to cook one meat dish, two vegetable dishes and one soup, and rice, steamed buns and other staple foods were provided.

Aunt Luo was cooking for the servants today, while Aunt Pang was cooking for the host family. Lin Xijin watched them do their work neatly and skillfully, and after giving them some pointers, she left with peace of mind.

Soon the food was served on the table. Nanny Huang, Chuntao and Qiuyan were serving on the side. Lin Xijin was not used to it, so she sent them away to eat.

It's no wonder that Auntie Pang is a good cook, as expected of a wealthy family. Auntie Pang also noticed the taste of her family that Lin Xijin had just introduced, and they were all very satisfied after eating it.

Lin Xijin got up early in the morning and took a few boys to the martial arts training ground. Xingwen, Xingcheng, and Xingwu also arrived, and today they also brought their fifth uncle's grandson Xingyuan.

"Sister Jin, I also want to practice martial arts with you, is that okay?" Xingyuan asked carefully.

"If you're not afraid of hard work, then follow me and practice." Lin Xijin looked at the boy who was a head taller than her, and naturally agreed.

After giving them some pointers, he let them practice on their own. Lin Xijin also did some exercise, performed a set of boxing moves, and then went back to have breakfast.

After breakfast, he called the housekeeper, two coachmen, the palace doctor, and two junior managers from the winery and pharmacy, and told them to buy all the necessary tools and prepare to start work.

Two groups of people took the money and went to buy things.

The other people at home were not idle either. Lin Xijin arranged for them to clean the winery and pharmacy so that after the utensils were purchased, they would have a place to put them and could be put into use immediately.

In the evening, the two groups of people returned one after another. In addition to the tools for brewing and making medicine, the grain store and the pharmacy also delivered sorghum, rice and many medicinal materials.

The manager asked the two block leaders to move the things in, and asked the accountant to settle all the fees before the matter was completed.

After dinner, Lin Xijin asked the housekeeper to gather all the servants to look at the arrangements for various tasks.

The butler introduced the three junior managers of the guardhouse, winery and pharmacy respectively.

The guard looked quite capable. He was strong and sturdy, with dark skin. He said in a muffled voice, "Master, my name is Da Hu. There are six of us guarding the house, divided into three groups for patrols, each group for four hours. You can assign me anytime if you need anything."

Li Yue, the manager of the winery, also stepped forward and said, "Master, our winery is also divided into groups according to the process. There is a soaking group, an evaporation group, a brewing group, a distillation group, and a cellaring group. Each group is mainly responsible for two people. When there is a need to move things, everyone will work together."

Huang Wenbin, the manager of the pharmacy, finally said, "Master, our group is monitored by the court doctor Sun Hong. Four people are responsible for drying and storing the medicinal materials, four people are responsible for preparing the various medicinal materials, and four people are responsible for processing the medicinal materials. The remaining three people will follow the master's allocation and synthesize various finished medicines. Master, do you think this arrangement is reasonable?"

Lin Xijin was very satisfied to hear that the work arrangements were in good order. It seemed that the housekeeper and the small managers of each group were quite capable.

So he nodded, and turned to Sun Hong and said, "Doctor Sun, you usually take care of the health of the people in the mansion. If anyone in the village is sick and comes to you, you should lend a hand."

"Yes, master." Doctor Sun agreed readily.

The shopkeeper Wu Dexiu was sent out. Lin Xijin gave him the decoration drawings that she had drawn overnight, and asked him to take some money and go to the county to find craftsmen to decorate the shop and make all preparations for opening the shop.

"Master, tomorrow is an auspicious day. Should we open the shop tomorrow?" Butler Qiu finally sought Lin Xijin's opinion.

"Okay, just prepare everything you need!" Lin Xijin didn't care much and let the housekeeper do it himself.

Butler Qiu is indeed very capable.

After everything was ready, they came to invite the two young masters. Xi Jin and Xi Hui burned incense, and housekeeper Qiu announced the firing of cannons. Li Yue and Huang Wenbin lit the cannons, and the wine and medicine shops opened in a bustling atmosphere.

Lin Xijin explained to them the current work they were going to do, and then they went about their business.

The first step in brewing wine is to soak sorghum and rice.

When ordering porcelain and earthenware jars before, Lin Xijin customized a batch of earthenware jars that could soak hundreds of kilograms of grain, and they were also shipped back yesterday.

After the opening ceremony, the servants of the winery soaked ten jars of sorghum rice. Lin Xijin pretended to check the soaking status, put his hand into the sorghum rice, and secretly injected some spiritual spring water into each jar to improve the soaking quality.

The pharmacy also acted quickly. Lin Xijin's first batch of medicines had two types: one for typhoid fever and one for stomachache. The raw materials were processed into powder as required, and the only thing left was the final step of making pills.

"Sister, are you done?" She returned to the living room in the backyard in a good mood, and a group of little kids were waiting eagerly. Lin Xijin laughed secretly, not knowing when she had become a storyteller.

Helpless as he was, he could only cheer up and tell the little ghosts about the "Real and False Sun Wukong".

After the little ghosts who were still not satisfied left, Lin Xijin returned to the bedroom, entered the space, and after some work and washing, she went to bed peacefully.

Today the winemaking process enters the second step: evaporation, drying and adding koji.

Evaporation and drying were not difficult. Lin Xijin took out the yeast from the space, mixed it with spiritual spring water, told the servants who were making wine the proportions to be added, and then went to the pharmacy.

The medicinal materials in the pharmacy have been classified and pounded. At Lin Xijin's command, the servants brought each medicinal material to the alchemy furnace according to the quantity. Lin Xijin added the medicinal materials according to the steps and added some spiritual spring water when no one was paying attention. Soon two batches of medicine were refined.

Doctor Sun watched from the side, his face flushed with excitement. Lin Xijin secretly laughed in his heart, and had to ask him to try his hand at refining medicine next time. Doctor Sun was so happy that he kept spinning in circles.

Lin Xijin completely left the task of sealing the porcelain bottle with wax to the servants and no longer interfered.

When the porcelain bottles and wine jars were customized, they were marked with anti-counterfeiting trademarks similar to those of later generations. Once opened, they could not be restored and others could not counterfeit them. The porcelain bottles for medicine were marked with the words "Lin's Pharmacy", and the wine jars were cleverly marked with the words "Lin's Family Wine".

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