I became an old man in my leisure time

As the saying goes, seeing is believing. Miss Qin no longer doubted whether purple wheat could be harvested continuously, and the last bit of worry was dissipated.

Moreover, in the past few days, the six maids who were half-starved in the Zuling Hall had basically recovered, and her guilt was also resolved.

Mei, Lan, Zhu and Ju no longer had to take care of them, and she had more free time.

People like to gossip when they are free, and entry-level masters like Miss Qin and Mei, Lan, Zhu and Ju are no exception.

When the five people got together, the most common topic they talked about was naturally Gu Ke and the other two.

That's right, they didn't just talk about Gu Ke, but him, Bai Suqing and Xiaoman.

Gu Ke had a lot to talk about, and all his conversations with Mei, Lan, Zhu and Ju were relayed to Miss Qin.

The five women got together to analyze and analyze again, and the conclusion was... very strange and mysterious, but a good person.

The topic about Bai Suqing was a bit subtle, because he was a third-level master, and now he was the only one in the valley who could fight with Miss Qin.

She was the first to bring back the starving and cold Gu Ke from the gate of the Ancestral Mausoleum, and she was also the first to have frequent contact with him.

Now she is a bit like the mistress of the small hut - even though Gu Ke is a young eunuch, it feels like that.

Although Mei, Lan, Zhu and Ju dare not say it out loud, a thought occasionally floats through their hearts: their eldest daughter also saved Gu Ke's life and took him in, which is no worse than that of Bai Suqing.

If she is not too reserved, her relationship with Gu Ke should be no worse than that of Bai Suqing.

In fact, even Miss Qin has this idea vaguely, but she does not allow herself to "compete" with others, which is too embarrassing.

As a result, the master and servants discuss Bai Suqing the least, and the number of times they mention it is even less than Xiaoman.

Well, Xiaoman is now a hot topic among them.

First of all, she and Bai Suqing rescued Gu Ke together, and she has been taking care of the weak Gu Ke, and she moved to the small hut early.

Secondly, she has good martial arts aptitude, no worse than the four girls of Mei, Lan, Zhu and Ju, and is in sharp contrast with someone who learned martial arts at the same time.

Finally, she is diligent and capable, and her hands are clever. The straw woven products she made moved Mei, Lan, Zhu and Ju, and they followed her to learn.

There are few utensils available in the Zuling Hall, and Xiaoman cannot be expected to work alone and everyone can enjoy the fruits of their labor.

As Miss Qin's personal maids, Mei, Lan, Zhu and Ju must at least weave the necessary utensils for her.

This is their duty, and it can even be said to be the meaning of their existence, so they cannot be lazy and evade.

Moreover, they also discovered that the plants produced in Gu Ke's two fairy fields are all magical.

Gray thatch is smooth and smooth, and iron wire vine has excellent toughness. Both are strong and wear-resistant.

The futons and straw mats woven by them have the effect of calming the mind and calming the spirit when sitting on them.

After the pine branches produced in the fairy fields are ignited, a faint pine scent is also released, which can refresh the mind.

These effects were almost imperceptible in the hut, but were extremely obvious in the cold and oppressive Ancestral Mausoleum Hall, and the effect was remarkable.

With them, the discomfort of staying in the Ancestral Mausoleum Hall was reduced by half, and it was no longer so unbearable.

Meilan, Zhuju and Gu Ke were very familiar with each other, and he did not have the ancient concept of superiority and inferiority here, so in their eyes he was a "mountain and country gentleman, not particular about trivial matters".

After talking more with the four girls, Miss Qin also felt a little familiar with Gu Ke, and was no longer as reserved (arrogant) (coquettish) as before.

Today, with a suitable reason, she easily convinced herself and took the initiative to visit the hut.

Gu Ke's attitude was still so casual and natural - at least Miss Qin thought so.

In fact, he was just well-prepared and was not afraid that Miss Qin could escape the baptism of his sugar-coated bullets.

After a few greetings, Meilan, Zhuju went to the hut by herself to serve tea to Miss Qin.

These days, Xiaoman taught Gu Ke martial arts, and it was impossible to wait for the two to serve tea and soup.

So the four girls helped at first, and then Gu Ke simply let them do it themselves to have enough food and clothing.

Anyway, all kinds of reserves are in the warehouse to avoid spoilage. The small hut only keeps the amount for one or two days, so there is no need to worry about waste.

Gu Ke took a plate of yellow-brown things from the warehouse and put it in front of Miss Qin: "Small snacks just made yesterday, come and taste it, Sister Qin."

Miss Qin stretched out her finger, picked up the yellow-brown hard-shelled nut that was about the size of her little finger and looked at it: "Is this a pine nut?"

Gu Ke smiled and nodded, raised his hand to indicate the dwarf pine in the field: "It has been planted for so long, and it only bloomed a few days ago, and it has produced a lot of pine cones."

The dwarf pine was extremely malnourished when it was transplanted, and it took a few days to recover to normal, and gradually entered the maturity period.

She looked in the direction of his finger and saw that the dwarf pine in that area had already jumped to more than ten feet high, with some light yellow pine cones on it, and a small column protruded from the top of the pine cone, which was very eye-catching.

There were more green and yellow-brown pine cones, which were about to mature or fully mature pine cones.

Miss Qin nodded, although she didn't know what pine cones were.

She had eaten pine nuts before, determined by the fragrance, but this did not delay her action.

With two slender fingers as white as jade and with a healthy blush, the hard shell of the pine nuts cracked.

She covered her mouth with her hand and put it into her mouth, her teeth moved slightly, and a satisfied look appeared on her face.

Unlike the warm and comfortable sweet soup, nor the cool and refreshing purple wheat, the biggest feeling of pine nuts is fragrance.

The unique dry fragrance of roasted nuts mixed with pine scent makes people want to have another one, and another one, one after another.

Gu Ke smiled and said, "Sister Qin, take a rest first. I'll finish the work in the field and talk to you later."

Miss Qin saw him walk down the stone platform and enter the field to harvest purple wheat, but she didn't follow him.

The things in this field are quite magical. Mei, Lan, Zhu and Ju have helped cut grass, vines and pines these days, and they have a deep understanding of this.

It is very difficult to cut with their own ordinary swords and knives, and they must use blood and qi to assist.

The best one is Gu Ke's inconspicuous small hatchet. Without blood and qi, it is no different from cutting ordinary grass and trees with a little more strength.

The same is true for purple wheat, so only one person can be responsible for the harvesting work.

Of course, there is only one knife, and everyone can take turns to use it, but Gu Ke prefers harvesting and doesn't like to sort out wheat straw, so he took the initiative to occupy the right to use the small hatchet.

As a result, only one-third of the No. 1 field was harvested before Bai Suqing and Xiaoman "drove" him back to the stone platform.

Xiaoman, Bai Suqing, Meilanzhuju, there were six people, he mixed in with them, which did not increase efficiency, and made Meilanzhuju look idle.

Miss Qin saw him being driven back, and a smile appeared on her lips: Finally, she didn't have to sit here alone.

This made her feel out of tune with everyone.

Now, Gu Ke, the owner of the small hut, was also driven back to stay together, which was in line with the normal situation of the master of the wealthy family entertaining guests and the servants doing things.