allonlinenovel Chapter 57 Don't Call Me Boss
Chapter 57 Don't Call Me Boss
The next morning, when Yunyi got up, she found that Lao Zhou was already chopping wood, and Xia Songshi was also busy in the kitchen.
Old Zhou has also moved into the new house, but he still considers himself a servant. Although the main house is much vacant, he still chose to live in a side room in the front row, and he insists on not eating at the table. He ate in his room last night, and got up early this morning to clean the front door and the yard. Now he has started chopping wood again. When he saw Yunyi come out, he greeted her with a smile: "Master."
“Uncle Zhou.” When Yunyi heard the title “Master”, she would inexplicably think of the scene in “The White-Haired Girl” where Yang Bailao pitifully called Huang Shiren “Master”. She always felt quite awkward. “Now that you’re in this family, you’re family. I told you last time that you don’t need to be so formal. Just call me Miss.”
"Hey." Old Zhou paused for a moment, then nodded hurriedly. Although the children all called her "Mother," she was clearly unmarried and not yet of marriageable age. It would feel strange not to call her "Master" or "Da Bao's Mother." He decided to continue calling her "Girl" from now on.
“There’s no need to avoid us when we eat out anymore. After all, we’ll be spending a lot of time together. Can you always avoid us? Besides, if I go out, it’ll just be my mother and the kids at home. You’ll have to help them out.”
Old Zhou paused for a moment, then nodded again: "Okay, I understand, I'll change in the future."
Yunyi didn't say anything more. Instead, she went for a run, then came back, washed up, and had breakfast.
Xia Songshi's cooking skills are quite good. However, she didn't have enough ingredients before, but now that there are plenty of ingredients in the kitchen, the breakfasts she makes are quite good.
Having lived through thousands of years, Yunyi looked at the various shapes of small steamed buns that Xia Songshi had carefully made, and her eyes flashed. This method was a favorite pastry recipe of wealthy families in many dynasties, and even pastry chefs in the imperial court liked to make it this way in some dynasties.
Clearly, Xia Songshi, this seemingly timid old woman, is not simple.
After breakfast, Yunyi carried a basket on her back and asked Lao Zhou to take her to town. From afar, she could see the Huang brothers already waiting under the archway.
After getting off the carriage at the archway, Yunyi gave Old Zhou two taels of silver: "Uncle Zhou, buy as much as you can, rice, flour, fish, meat, chicken, duck and snacks."
Old Zhou knew Yunyi was generous, so he didn't mince words: "Okay, girl, then don't we have to wait for you?"
"No need, I'll go back by myself after I'm done."
Old Zhou went to buy things by himself.
After watching Old Zhou leave, Huang Youwei and his brother approached Yunyi and said, "Master..."
"Call me by my name. You're all older than me, so I'll call you Brother Huang and Second Brother Huang from now on."
“How can that be?” Huang Youwei waved his hand. “We’ll call you ‘Miss’ from now on.” That’s what Old Zhou called her.
"Whatever." Yunyi didn't say anything more, as long as she wasn't called "boss," it was fine. "Let's go, I have a house here, let's take a look first."
They arrived at the house quickly, where Shen Hu and his men were already waiting. As soon as he saw Yun Yi, he rushed over to take credit: "Sister Yun, the house has been cleaned inside and out. Please take a look and see if there's anything else that needs cleaning."
"That's good." Yunyi nodded. "I'm going to open a carpentry shop here in the future, and Brother Huang the carpenter will live here. Would you... be willing to help?"
"Huh?" Shen Hu and the others were stunned. They've already opened a shop?
"If you want to establish yourself and live a good life in the future, you first need money. But if you're just a hoodlum like me, you'll never get rich. So, you need to do business and start a real business. If you're willing, you can also study and practice martial arts in the future, but you have to take it one step at a time. If you can follow me, I guarantee that I will lead you out of Carp Town and out of Longxi in the future. Maybe we can even make a name for ourselves."
"Huh?" The group seemed to be still in shock.
"What do you mean 'huh'? Are you going to do it or not?" Yunyi raised her hand and slapped Shen Ying, who was closest to her. "Stop dawdling. If you're not going to do it, I'll find someone else."
"Let's do it! We have to do it!" Shen Hu was the first to react, and hurriedly raised his hand. "Boss, we're sticking with you from now on. We'll do whatever you say."
Yun Yi nodded, then looked at the Huang brothers: "If you need anything in the future, just ask Shen Hu. The brothers will assist you and take care of your safety."
Shen Hu nodded: "Don't worry, as long as we're here in Carp Town, no one will dare to make things difficult for you."
Huang Youwei naturally knew of Tiger Head's reputation. He had been terrified when he first saw him, but he was no longer afraid. However, he was still very polite: "Then I'll have to trouble Brother Tiger Head from now on."
Shen Hu, mimicking the manner of a江湖人 (jianghu person, someone from the martial arts world), clasped his hands in a fist salute and said, "You're too kind."
"Brother Huang, please make a set of all the furniture you had made at my house as soon as possible." Yunyi looked at Huang Youwei. "Make the size according to the size of my house. Remember, just use ordinary wood."
"Okay, that set should take about half a month."
"You can arrange it yourselves." Yun Yi nodded, then looked at Shen Hu, "Go and buy me another shop."
"Ah Long and Ah Bao, you two go ahead."
Shen Long pulled Shen Bao away.
"By the way, Tiger Head, send someone to the village every day so we can communicate promptly if anything happens to me or here."
"Okay." Shen Hu nodded. "No problem."
After parting ways with the Huang and Shen brothers, Yunyi didn't go home. Instead, she went to the Zhao family's blacksmith shop, only to find it closed. Clearly, Zhao the blacksmith had quit. Remembering that he had mentioned his home was Zhao Family Village in the eastern suburbs, she hired an oxcart to head there.
The oxcart driver was from Zhao Family Village. Upon hearing that Yunyi was going to find Zhao the blacksmith, he immediately started talking non-stop.
Zhao Family Village is a large village with more than 400 households. The most common surname is Zhao, and it is said that they all came from the same ancestor.
The old man Zhao who was driving the cart lived in the house next to Zhao the blacksmith's, so they were quite familiar with each other. In fact, Zhao the blacksmith had to call him his third uncle.
"Dazhuang's craftsmanship is really good; it's been passed down from his ancestors." Old Zhao took a puff of his pipe as he drove the cart. "Back in the previous dynasty, they made things for the nobles in the palace. The highest-ranking official he ever made was the Minister of Works, a second-rank official. But later, he was implicated in something and was supposed to have his entire family executed. However, the country fell into chaos, so he escaped that fate, and that's how Zhao Family Village survived."
Yunyi nodded: "No wonder his cooking is so good."
"It's good as it is, but it's a pity the imperial court isn't supplying iron anymore. Even a skilled cook can't make a meal without rice." Old Zhao sighed. "I feel like the weather is going to turn chaotic."