When the two arrived in the courtyard, Lin Shuyun came out of the kitchen to greet them.

"Third Aunt, Sister-in-law, you're here! Come in and have a glass of water."

Third Aunt laughed and said, "We won't drink any water. We had enough when we came home. We're a bit rushed this morning, so let's start cooking now. Would you like noodles or rice?"

"Have some noodles, thank you for your trouble, Auntie." She loved rice, and she had Gu Bao ask the people who did the work, and they all loved noodles.

Kneading dough for so many people is quite tiring.

There are seven people in total, including Lao Li and his group, plus Gu Chen and his two companions, and Qingfeng and his group of five.

Third Aunt laughed again, "What kind of talk is that? I used to be able to cook for a dozen or twenty people all by myself. This is just a few people."

"Then let's make hand-pulled noodles and another dish?" Auntie asked.

Qin Niangzi put down the cleaver. "Is one dish enough?"

We usually have several dishes for a family meal, how can we eat just one dish?

"We're all just doing manual labor, so one dish is enough. We can also make some soup for the noodles. If we make too many dishes, we won't have enough time, and we don't have enough pots and pans."

After Tan finished speaking, she saw the meat on the cutting board and was startled.

"Wow, so much meat! How much did you buy, sister-in-law? It's not even completely cold yet, it'll only last a couple of days at most!"

Lin Shuyun had Qingfeng buy twenty or thirty catties of pork. Seeing that she bought so much, the butcher gave her a lot of pork bones as a bonus. She started stewing the pork bones early in the morning, and she would pour them over noodles later.

As Lin Shuyun spoke, she picked up the kitchen knife and started chopping again. "There wasn't much. I was thinking that everyone should eat something substantial on the first day so that we could work well for my family. You said it wouldn't keep, so we'll eat it all today!"

Upon hearing this, Ms. Tan felt a pang of anxiety.

They ate it all! There was so much! That's such a waste!

She had never interacted with Lin Shuyun before, only heard her mother-in-law say that Lin was generous. She never expected that what her mother-in-law said was true; she was truly generous!

If it were her, she would never be able to bear eating so much meat at once; it's enough for several days!

When hiring someone to cook, just add a little bit of meat; it'll taste like meat.

Lin Shuyun finished cutting the last piece of meat. "Then let's get to work. Leave the kneading and mixing of the dough to your aunt and sister-in-law. I'll take care of the vegetables."

While kneading the dough, Tan watched Lin Shuyun cook, and couldn't help but think, "This is too wasteful. How much food will she eat at this rate?"

Once Lao Li and Jiang Changtian decided on the style and size of the house, they started working on it.

Before noon, the aroma wafted over, and their stomachs started growling.

Many people hadn't even had breakfast yet, and the aroma made them incredibly hungry.

While Lin Shuyun was cooking, Gu Ru would tend the fire or boil water to make tea and deliver it to the workers.

The workers weren't too particular; they just boiled a big pot of tea and delivered it along with the pot and bowls. If they were thirsty, they could pour themselves some water.

Gu Ru, a young girl, couldn't carry it, so Ting Ni saw it and helped deliver it to her.

Qingfeng and the others were just helping out; none of them had ever seen houses built in the village before, and they were all quite curious.

Old Xu was supervising the work, and Xiao Qing, who didn't know how to do it, was just watching.

Just as the dishes were ready, Lin Shuyun heard that Lin Hongzhi had arrived.

Lin Hongzhi carried in a large table, revealing a set of white teeth. "Little sister, Dad and I came to help! We also brought you the donkey cart."

"It's so heavy, put it down quickly." Lin Shuyun told her to put the table in the yard.

“This isn’t heavy at all, we’ll have to haul it in a car. Here, bring this table over for you to eat at. I reckon there are a lot of people, and your table won’t be big enough for everyone.”

Lin Hongzhi put the table down and then he and Lin Dahai unloaded the things from the car.

Lin Dahai said, "Your sister-in-law is pregnant, but your mother is taking care of her and can't come, so we didn't ask them to come over. Can you manage the kitchen?"

According to village custom, pregnant women are not allowed to go to places where earth is being moved.

“I’m not too busy. I called two people. Dad, please sit down!” Lin Shuyun brought over a stool.

Lin Dahai said, "These are all things your mother brought for you. I guess you need everything, so you don't need to buy anything else."

Lin Shuyun glanced at it briefly: two bags of flour, two bags of rice, and some other things that weren't vegetables.

"Dad, we don't have much at home. You can keep it for yourselves. What will we eat if we bring it all over?"

Lin Dahai said, "Your brother took a job making a dowry cabinet for someone and earned some money. The family's livelihood is not a problem. You are building a house, how can your family not show any support? We can't help you much, so we can only give you these things."

"Father-in-law, elder brother."

When Jiang Changtian heard that Lin Dahai and the others had arrived, he hurriedly came over to greet them.

"Changtian, please sit down." Lin Dahai said with a smile, gesturing for Jiang Changtian to sit down and talk.

Lin Hongzhi went to the work site and, finding there was nothing for him to help with, inspected all the furniture and repaired everything that could be fixed or patched.

Seeing that she had nothing else to do, Lin Shuyun sat down to rest for a while.

It was noon, and Third Aunt asked Lin Shuyun from the kitchen.

"Changtian's wife, it's time to eat. Do you want to eat now or wait a bit?"

"Let's eat, everyone's hungry." Lin Shuyun herself was also hungry.

Third Aunt took off her apron and said, "Let my daughter-in-law cook and serve the noodles. I'll go home and cook dinner."

Lin Shuyun pulled her third aunt aside, "They're already familiar with the food, why do you need to make a special trip? Just have your third uncle and the others bring their bowls to eat."

"There are so many people in the family. What if we don't have enough to eat? That would be terrible."

The third aunt, her face dark, grabbed her daughter-in-law who was about to run out and glared at her.

This Tan family member, they just eat whatever people offer them, without even knowing how to refuse. Honestly.

Tan shrank his neck.

Lin Shuyun found it amusing. "Why are you embarrassed? I've already done a lot. Don't worry, it's enough. Just let my third aunt and sister-in-law do more work for me."

The third aunt smiled sheepishly before letting go of her daughter-in-law to go and call for help.

Lin Shuyun served food to her father and older brother, then found a wooden bowl slightly smaller than the basin, filled it with another portion, and handed it to Jiang Changtian, saying, "Take this to your father, so the villagers won't gossip."

Lin Dahai nodded upon hearing this; it was time to send it.

"Thank you for your hard work." Jiang Changtian accepted the gift and expressed his gratitude.

Lin Shuyun patted his arm, "Alright, stop with the sweet talk, hurry up and go, you can eat when you get back."

"This dish tastes really good!"

"It smells so good! It's delicious!"

It's not just the workers who say it's delicious.

The five of them—Qingfeng, Yinzhu, Tingni, Jinshe, and Moyun—sat at the same table with Old Man Xu and his group, holding their rice bowls, and also said it was delicious.

The noodles were served with pork bone broth, and the vegetables were a mixed stir-fry, not cooked separately, yet it still tasted delicious.

"How about it? My daughter's cooking is delicious, isn't it? Your master didn't suffer any loss by following my daughter; on the contrary, he benefited greatly!" Old Xu said, gnawing on a bone, his tone somewhat smug.

The five people were stunned when they heard this.

Qingfeng asked, "Grandpa, where are you from?"

This old man seems to be no ordinary person. They told others that he was Jiang Changtian's friend, but he immediately recognized their master-servant relationship.

"me……"

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