Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

Lu Mingchuan was carving carefully in the yard according to Yao Qingnian's drawings. He had to find time to go to Ye Youcai's house and tell him how to cut the bamboo. A lot of bamboo had been cut today, and he would probably be able to carry it all back home tomorrow.

Yao Qingnian made a simple egg custard and fried wild celery, and ate the pancakes given by Luo Erya's family for dinner. Because they had to make the Wu family's green rice balls the next day, Liu Shuyue washed up and went to bed early after dinner.

"Yinuo, why don't you go to bed?"

Yinuo was sitting in the yard in a daze. He came to his senses when he heard Yao Qingnian's voice.

"I can't sleep."

A five-year-old child can’t sleep?

"What are you thinking about?"

Yao Qingnian sat down next to him.

"Today, Zhuangzhuang told me that his dad would tell him a different story every night before going to bed. I was wondering what my dad is doing now! Will he tell me bedtime stories every day when he comes back?"

It turns out that she was missing her daddy. It's just telling stories, she can do that too.

"Daddy is not here, how about Mommy tell you?"

Yinuo flashed his big eyes and asked uncertainly, "Is it okay?"

"Of course, go wash up first. Sleep with mom today and I'll tell you a story."

He happily ran to wash up. He had never slept with his mother in his life. Although he felt that he was a man now, he couldn't contain his inner joy.

Yinuo quickly washed up and walked carefully into Yao Qingnian's room. This was the first time he had slept with his mother since he was old enough to understand. The last time was when he fell into the river and became sick.

He took off his shoes, quietly lifted the quilt and climbed up.

Yao Qingnian felt a little distressed. She was obviously her mother, but she had to be so careful when sleeping, as if she was afraid of making her angry by accident.

"Yinuo, don't be so restrained in front of mom from now on. Do whatever you want!"

"Great!"

When Yinuo heard this, he let himself go and rolled over on the bed several times. This was the normal way a mother and son should get along. At his age, he should be carefree and free.

After playing for a while, Yinuo lay down on the bed obediently, and Yao Qingnian began to tell him a story: "A fox was hungry, and saw a frog. He thought to himself: I'll use it to fill my stomach first..."

As they were talking, Yinuo fell asleep. Yao Qingnian covered him with a quilt, then went into the space to wash up and sleep.

At dawn in the early morning, dewdrops sparkle on the petals, adding a fresh breath to nature.

Yao Qingnian was busy making stewed green rice dumplings at home early in the morning. She and Liu Shuyue were very busy until the afternoon when they finished making the green rice dumplings. They had to steam them several times before they were finished. After the green rice dumplings were made, they also put the stewed food in the pot to cook. The pot was full. While the stewed food was cooking, she went out to Ye Youcai's house.

Dozens of bamboos had been piled up in front of Ye Youcai's house. Seeing Yao Qingnian coming over, he quickly called her in and taught her how to measure bamboo tubes of the same size.

The most primitive measurement method used by ancient people was to measure with their hands, which could easily lead to errors if one was not careful.

Yao Qingnian took out a tape measure from the space, measured the length of a milk tea cup, and then took out a carbon pencil to mark it, marking all of them according to this length. He repeated this process, and a bamboo was quickly marked. There was no need to waste time measuring them one by one, and the sizes were all very standard.

"You call this a ruler?"

"Yes, look at it this way..."

Yao Qingnian told him in detail how to read the ruler and how to interpret the numbers on it. Ye Youcai studied it for a long time and finally understood it. As a result, his work efficiency improved. In a short while, a bamboo was cut into bamboo tubes of the same size.

After telling Ye Youcai the measurement method, Yao Qingnian returned home and saw many milk tea cups placed in the yard. The patterns on them were all made by Lu Mingchuan according to the drawings drawn by Yao Qingnian. Each one was exquisite and unique. Not to mention the milk tea, the cups alone were very attractive.

"Qing Nian, I've calculated that your pattern and words are simple, and I can carve about a hundred of them in a day."

It's already impressive to be able to carve a hundred pieces by hand in a day. Let's keep doing this for now. It should be enough for now as we still have some time before the opening.

"Dad, thank you for your hard work."

"I have nothing to do anyway, so I feel fulfilled if I can do something to pass the time."

Lu Mingchuan likes to carve, so he doesn’t feel tired.

Yao Qingnian went to the kitchen, and seeing that the braised food was almost cooked, he turned off the fire in the stove, took out all the braised food and let it cool down, then cut it and put it in a food box and put it in the space to keep it fresh.

Early the next morning, Yao Qingnian prepared her things and took a ox cart into the city. She first found the back door of the Wu Mansion and explained her purpose.

"Hello, I'm here to see Nanny Sun. She ordered some green rice balls and braised food from me, saying that there will be a banquet at your house, and asked me to deliver them today."

"Miss Yao, right? Nanny Sun has told you to come with me."

The gatekeeper took Yao Qingnian to the kitchen.

"Mammy, the things have been delivered."

When Nanny Sun heard the sound, she stopped what she was doing.

"Okay, just leave it there. I'll have someone take you to check out later. I'm busy right now! Wait a moment, girl."

Yao Qingnian stood in the yard, looking at the busy maids and servants, and thought that this banquet at the Wu Mansion was no ordinary banquet.

"What are you doing? You can even lose the treasures from the banquet? Where can we find them if they are lost? Those who came today are all well-known figures in the county. Our master can't afford to lose them. Oh! What should we do?"

A man who looked like a butler was jumping anxiously in the kitchen.

"It was still there this morning! How could it just run away like that?"

The servant in charge was also extremely anxious. He had clearly tied it up properly last night, but it was gone when he woke up in the morning.

"If this goes wrong, both you and I will have to leave. Go and get the deer back for me!"

The servant hurried off to look for him.

"Uncle, did you lose something?"

The housekeeper was in no mood to deal with anyone at the moment. Seeing that it was a country woman, he said a few perfunctorily: "Well, a wild animal."

“I wonder if the sika deer can be used as a substitute?”

When he heard the word "sika deer", the housekeeper looked at Yao Qingnian seriously.

"What? You have this sika deer!"

"Well, I happened to hunt one."

"But we need living things! Where can we find them in such a short time?"

"Is it feasible with an injured leg?"

"Of course! As long as you're alive!"

"It's outside. I'll bring it to you if you want."

The housekeeper was delighted and said, "Okay! I'll report this to our master right away."

Deer are rare treasures, much better than musk deer. He would go and talk to his master first. Besides, the musk deer were lost, and there was no better way at the moment.