The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!-Chapter 324: Braising Spices

At this moment, Jiang Youzhi glanced at Zhou Shaoping and then subtly swept his gaze over Master Chen.

Zhou Shaoping’s eyes visibly lit up upon hearing about the braising ingredients, while Master Chen kept his head down, eating, seemingly uninterested in what Yun Jiao was saying.

Yun Jiao also gave Zhou Shaoping a furtive glance, then continued eating.

The next morning, Mrs. Chen went out to buy groceries.

You have to go early to buy beef, or there wouldn’t be any left later.

Jiang Youzhi also went out, but he didn’t go to the academy, and he didn’t say where he was going.

When Liu Lang and Xiao Chuan were heading to school, Liu Lang repeatedly instructed Yun Jiao, "Sister-in-law, don’t eat the braised dishes at noon; wait for me and Xiao Chuan to come back in the evening to eat together."

Yun Jiao laughed, "Don’t worry, the braised dishes won’t be ready anytime soon. It’ll take several hours."

Only then did Liu Lang feel assured and left with Gu Chuan.

After seeing them off, Yun Jiao first gave Lin Shuo a look and then turned to Zhou Shaoping, "Ah Ping, go to the backyard to draw water and fill the kitchen’s water tank."

Zhou Shaoping, who was still working with Zhang Shun and Liu Zhu on the board, looked at Yun Jiao upon hearing this.

This was the first time Yun Jiao had instructed him to do something, and he was momentarily stunned before nodding and heading to the backyard.

In this era, employees were actually quite similar to household workers; whatever the owner asked you to do, you had to do.

Yun Jiao, with her modern mindset, rarely asked the workers to do household chores, except for some laborious tasks that couldn’t help but involve them.

Seeing Zhou Shaoping leave, Yun Jiao walked into the counter area, laid out a piece of paper, and began grabbing the braising ingredients.

Lin Shuo then understood the meaning behind Yun Jiao’s earlier look.

He glanced at Zhang Shun and Liu Zhu, both of whom were intensely focused on the planks they were handling back and forth.

He then glanced at the back door but did not see Zhou Shaoping’s figure.

Yun Jiao quickly finished preparing the braising ingredients.

She took some clean gauze, wrapped and tied up the ingredients, called out to Ah Hu, and carried them to the backyard.

Ah Hu followed Yun Jiao to the backyard.

Yun Jiao set up a large pot, filled it with water, and then placed the wrapped braising ingredients inside.

Guihua asked from the side, "Is this the braising ingredients?"

At that moment, Zhou Shaoping happened to come in with a load of water, unable to resist glancing over.

Yun Jiao nodded, "Sister Guihua, these braising ingredients are my secret recipe. Just keep an eye on it today, and don’t let anyone steal it."

Guihua was startled, "I’ll make sure to watch it."

Yun Jiao smiled, "Ah Hu will be watching too, so don’t worry too much."

"By the way, sister-in-law, help me watch the fire. Once it boils, lower it to a simmer, and make sure the water doesn’t boil dry." With that, she left.

With Ah Hu and Guihua there, Yun Jiao felt at ease.

She knew Ah Hu wasn’t interested in secret recipes at all, and didn’t even have a strong sense of money, only caring for his young master.

As for Sister Guihua, she was an honest person with good character. If you didn’t tell her, she might curiously glance at it; since you mentioned it was a secret recipe, she definitely wouldn’t touch it.

With peace of mind, Yun Jiao returned to the front to tend to patients.

Zhou Shaoping carried bucket after bucket of water into the kitchen, glancing at the pot every time he went in.

But with the ingredients wrapped in gauze, nothing could be seen.

Guihua wandered around the kitchen, while Ah Hu occasionally glanced inside from the courtyard, leaving no room for action.

After finishing hauling water, Zhou Shaoping put down the buckets and left.

Upon reaching the front, Yun Jiao saw him come out and instructed him again: "Go to the back and chop some firewood, chop plenty."

Zhou Shaoping paused, "Isn’t chopping firewood a task for Brother Lin and Ah Hu?"