After Apocalypse, I Got Rich With Superpower

Chapter 66: Chapter 64: Craftsmanship

Chapter 66: Chapter 64: Craftsmanship

That evening, Gu Ye prepared five dishes and one soup. In the braised chicken stew, he added sweet potatoes and potatoes. With kids around and wanting to showcase his culinary skills, he asked Li Pan and, getting her approval, made some caramelized sweet potatoes.

Li Pan and Xue Dong weren’t very good at cooking this dish, so when they heard Gu Ye could make it, they asked him to make extra. He also made a small bowl of caramelized apples separately.

The remaining four dishes also included three that were stir-fried with meat, and one sweet rice wine soup, which he made into a sweet rice wine egg drop soup.

Gu Ye steamed bean flour buns without adding wheat bran—as Li Pan had suggested, since wheat bran could be harsh on the throat and they had enough food at home without needing that ingredient.

This confirmed that their farm indeed had good food, making him feel relieved; they probably wouldn’t mind having an extra girl eating with them.

As more people cooked, Li Pan went to check on the medicinal materials. Gu Yun saw her unfinished knitted pants and started knitting them herself.

By the time Li Pan returned, Gu Yun had already finished knitting one leg. Li Pan had knitted the other leg previously, and after measuring the length, Gu Yun just finished it off.

“Wow! You can knit, and you’ve finished them for me. Xiao Yun, you are so amazing, thank you.”

Gu Yun blushed, “I can do these things, I’m able to work.”

She had also made a basket. While her dad was cooking, she sat there making the frame by herself, completing a basket in one hour.

“You’re so incredible, you definitely deserve a salary.”

Li Pan was very impressed with the child who hadn’t been idle all afternoon, helping with the fire, washing dishes, preparing vegetables, weaving frames, knitting pants, and she even cleaned the living room storage room and kitchen bathroom two or three times, also stacking a lot of firewood neatly in the kitchen.

The child’s diligence was heartbreaking, shining every corner, creating a spotless bathroom, finding no faults with her work.

All were surprised when they came back for lunch, “Wow! Pan’er, you cleaned the house. You didn’t have to. I would have done it when I came back.”

Xue Dong noticed how clean the house was, as if it was new, especially how shiny the table was.

Li Pan chuckled, pointing at Gu Yun, “I went to the greenhouse to check on the medicinal materials. This child did all the cleaning in the house, making everything shine. Don’t you think she deserves a salary?”

“Definitely deserves a salary, otherwise it would be embarrassing.”

Xue Dong saw Gu Ye bringing up the food and spoke with a smile, “Your daughter is so sensible, give her a salary too. Let’s have a trial period for a month, and if she does well, we can make a long-term contract.”

“Okay, thank you.”

“Pan’er, did you tidy up the room?”

“You have another room next door, and there’s a vacant room next to Sister Qian’er, with all new bedding, which I’ve already arranged.”

“Alright, you’ll live next to me. Your daughter, being a girl, will live to the left, Liu Qian’s room is in front of that, the bathroom on the right is for us men, and the left one is for girls, men are not allowed to use the girls’ bathroom.”

Since the house included both men and women, they needed to be mindful of the boundaries.

Latter, Xue Dong planned to build an extension, where the men would live and the existing small second floor would be for Pan’er and Liu Qian, the girls.

“Alright, I understand.”

Gu Ye, hearing this, nodded with happiness. The host was easy-going and upright, which comforted him.

“Sit, let’s all eat together.”

Everyone started serving themselves, and truth to say, a professional chef’s cooking was indeed delicious, everyone enjoyed the meal immensely.

After the meal, Gu Ye packed some food in boxes for people like Shi Lei who were on the night shift.

“There are also vegetables and buns in the fridge. I stored them there because of the heat. Include me in the night shift starting from tomorrow. I have a mid-level Fire Element superpower and have been out fighting Mutant Beasts, I’m part of the Combat System.”

Gu Ye actively sought out work.

“Alright, join Qin Jianzhong on the night shift tomorrow. It’ll be good to have an extra person so we can rotate and rest.”

“No problem, you’ll join me in the night watch tomorrow night, we’ll split it into two shifts, the first and second half of the night. We’re concerned about the Mutant Beasts and thieves, we’ve encountered such incidents during the night before. The Patrol Team takes the day shift, and our own people take turns watching the farm at night.”

“Alright, I’ve heard about the thieves. Quite a few were caught, and some people from the rich district were also taken away, went through a sweep.”

Gu Ye had been hanging around the base and knew bits of such news.

Early the next morning, Gu Ye and Yang Zhengfei, sharing a room, got up early to make breakfast. Before his arrival, Zhengfei had a room to himself.

“Xue Dong, I’ll join in the work with you guys. I’ll come back an hour early to cook, I’ll have enough time. I’ve taken out the meat to thaw, it won’t delay the work.”

Gu Ye spoke up voluntarily. In the time it took to wash his face, he had already prepared breakfast and had everything ready for lunch, ensuring there was no delay in going out to work the fields.

“Okay. Xiao Yun, you stay home and make baskets, chat with your Sister Pan’er, and there are snacks in the fridge if you’re hungry.”

“Then you stay home, listen to Sister Pan’er, don’t run around, and light the fire to boil water a bit before time, I’ll be back on time.”

Gu Yun nodded.

The father and daughter obviously had a well-coordinated routine. Gu Yun knew what work she was capable of, so setting the right timing ensured everything went smoothly without delaying their chores or causing any displeasure from their hosts.

A group of people followed to work in the fields. Shi Lei and others went to No. 7 Farm to replant, as more hands were needed for the work, having more people was beneficial.

With extra people at No. 8 Farm, Xue Dong arranged for Yang Zhengfei to go plow at No. 7 Farm where there were fewer people.

At noon, Gu Yun lit the stove, boiled a pot of water to fill the thermos, and then went with a basket to find Li Pan.

“Sister, Dad told me to go pick vegetables.”

“Oh, it’s time to cook, let’s go pick some vegetables.”

Li Pan lifted her head from the book and both headed to the vegetable plot.

Seeing that some tomatoes were ripe, they picked a few, and some watermelons were ripe as well; this year they could also eat grapes, unlike last year which was mainly left for root growth.

Having picked some vegetables including tomatoes, Li Pan washed a basin of small tomatoes to eat, and also made a cup of coconut fruit milk tea for each of them.

“Eat, after we finish we’ll continue with our work. You have Thunder Department power, can you show me what it’s like?”

Gu Yun obediently raised her finger, and instantly bright sparks of lightning flickered between them.

“Wow! Quite impressive, Xiao Yun is amazing, you’ll be a fine warrior in the future.”

Li Pan praised, stroking her head.

Gu Ye came back to cook. Seeing that the water had already boiled in the courtyard stove, he began cooking.

Seeing her father return, Gu Yun ran over to help.

“Brother Gu, let me assist you.”

“No need, this is my job, you rest. Xiao Yun is shy and keeps close because she is scared of strangers. She’ll warm up once she gets to know you all. In our previous house, she was beaten for a mistake, that’s why she’s scared.”

“Why was she beaten?”

“The child accidentally broke a rather expensive bowl and got slapped. We were both thrown out because of it.”

Gu Ye smiled broadly with a hint of helplessness and embarrassment in his smile.

“That’s really harsh, there’s no need to hit someone over a bowl. If it’s expensive, money could compensate, but why beat a child?”

Li Pan said, furrowing her brows.

“I compensated with double the price, yet we were still kicked out. I’m used to it, they resented that my daughter would eat an extra meal. They often denied her food, and even if I saved some from my own portion, they were unwilling, always accusing me of taking advantage, often refusing to pay for our labor.”