Chapter 153: A Burden ( 1 )

Chapter 153: A Burden ( 1 ) She took out 40 marrow cakes, divided them into 2 portions, and wrapped them with banana leaves. Then, she pan-fried 10 strings of lap cheong, stored them in 2 jars, and packed the marrow cakes and sausages into bamboo baskets.

Besides the dried food, she stir-fried some vegetables with pork belly and cooked a huge pot of egg drop soup. When she finished cooking, the sky had brightened.

Just after she finished packing the food into a 3-layered bamboo basket and stored them in her system’s storage, she heard Yang Sanlang’s voice from the front yard.

"Sister Yao, are you awake?"

"Coming," she shouted as she went to open the gate.

Opening the gate, Yao Zhi saw Yang Sanlang and Yang Erlang outside. Besides them, there was a cart of mud, bamboo, and stones.

Seeing this, she opened the gate wide and said, "Brother Erlang, Brother Sanlang, you are here. Please come in."

As they pushed the cart into the backyard, she asked, "Have the 2 of you eaten?"

"We already ate at home," Yang Erlang replied with a smile.

Since they agreed on 2 meals, they would save them for lunch and dinner. For breakfast, they just ate some coarse grain pancakes at home.

Hearing this, Yao Zhi nodded and pointed to the area where she wanted the ovens to be built. It was near the kitchen but far from the newly planted trees and the vegetable garden.

"Brother Erlang, Brother Sanlang, I want the mud ovens to be built here."

Looking at the location, Yang Sanlang thought for a moment and said, "If it’s built too close to the kitchen, the smoke and fumes will go inside. It will be hard to clean the kitchen later."

"Then where do you think is more suitable to build the ovens?"

Yang Sanlang walked behind the kitchen and said, "We can build them here. Since the wasteland is yours, you can take out a small plot for the ovens. This is an open area, and the smoke and fumes will be blocked by the trees."

Yao Zhi thought for a moment and said, "Then let’s go with your idea."

After they reached an agreement, the Yang brothers started to work while Yao Zhi went to the kitchen.

She promised them 2 meals a day besides their wages. From their words, they probably wanted lunch and dinner, but she wouldn’t feel at ease eating alone.

She thought for a moment and decided to take out 5 marrow cakes from her system’s storage. The marrow cakes were as big as bowls, but they were thin, so 2 for each of them wouldn’t be too much.

Since eating the cakes alone would be too dry, she took 2 bowls and filled them with egg drop soup. She glanced at the big pot and saw a little soup left. That amount was enough for her.

She placed the food on a tray and brought it to the backyard. "Brother Erlang, Brother Sanlang, I made too much breakfast. It will be a waste if it gets spoiled, so help me finish it."

Hearing her voice, Yang Sanlang said, "Sister Yao, you should keep it for yourself. We have already eaten."

"It’s okay. I still have a lot left," Yao Zhi said, then went to get a pot of boiled water for them.

Seeing her leave, Yang Erlang scratched the back of his head and asked, "Third Brother, will we get breakfast and lunch instead of lunch and dinner?"

"I don’t know. Since she already prepared it, just eat it," Yang Sanlang shook his head.

While they worked in the backyard, Yao Zhi returned to her room to have her breakfast before she wiped her body and face. Afterward, she changed into a set of clean clothes. When she was done, it was already 8 o’clock in the morning.

She still had to prepare lunch and dinner for them, so she needed to send the food earlier to her husband.

After returning to the kitchen, she took out the 3-layered bamboo baskets from her system’s storage and loaded them onto the cart. Then, she prepared 2 waterskins and added a drop of spiritual spring water to each.

This water was for her husband. Working under the sun was hard, and he would be prone to heatstroke. Drinking this water would relieve the heat and nourish his body.

When she finished connecting the cart to her donkey, she went to the backyard and said, "Brother Erlang, I’m going to the military barracks. I will come back soon. Please help me watch the house."

"Okay. Sister Yao, you can leave it to us," Yang Erlang agreed readily.

"Thank you."

After Yao Zhi left, Yang Erlang turned to his third brother and said, "I never expected Sister Yao to be so diligent. I heard from Aunt Wang that she sends lunch to her husband every day."

The moment he heard his second brother’s words, Yang Sanlang’s face darkened. He let out a snort and said, "Stop gossiping like a woman and work faster."

Not knowing why his brother suddenly got angry, Yang Erlang rolled his eyes at him but said nothing.

After Xiao Lu ate the grass grown on the system’s grassland and drank the water from the system’s river, its body grew stronger every day. Not only that, but it also became more intelligent.

Without even Yao Zhi controlling the rein, it could recognize the road and walk to the military barracks. Noticing this, she praised it generously, "Xiao Lu, you are so smart! You even know the way to the military barracks."

Happy from being praised, Xiao Lu let out a snort and raised its head higher. Seeing this, Yao Zhi laughed and thought that she might as well give her donkey some spiritual spring water. Who knows, one day, her donkey would become a spirit.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the military barracks. Seeing her, one of the guards walked over and greeted her. "Sister-in-law, you are coming so early today. Squad Leader Fu is still in the training ground."