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Ziyan made up her mind to search for all the edible spices produced in the south, believing that this would surely allow her to develop an industry chain in the future.
Gu Yuxuan tilted her head and looked down at Ziyan, who appeared to be blissfully lost in thought.
Unable to resist, she reached out and waved her hand in front of Ziyan's seemingly enchanted little face a few times. "Hey, what are you thinking about? Wake up."
Originally, Ziyan was designing her little future in her mind, but before she could fully immerse herself, she was jolted awake by Gu Yuxuan, this 'Monster'. Gritting her teeth, she shot a fierce glare at the 'Monster' in front of her and disdainfully muttered two words—"Busybody!"
Finally, she simply shoved a dagger into Gu Yuxuan's hand and ordered, "Since you're so idle, here, go cut me ten pieces of the same size of Cinnamon."
When Gu Yuxuan really took the dagger and began to imitate her actions, Ziyan suddenly remembered that cutting Cinnamon couldn't be done continuously at the same spot.
She hurriedly instructed, "You can only cut two or three pieces from this tree for now. Also, don't cut from the same spot; go higher up. After finishing with this tree, find another one to cut. Otherwise, if the wounds on the same tree are too large, it won't easily grow new bark."
Just as Gu Yuxuan was about to start cutting at the original spot, she stopped and leaped over a meter away from the first cutting position before starting.
Using only half the time that Ziyan had taken before, when Gu Yuxuan jumped down and casually handed Ziyan a piece of Cinnamon Bark that was the same size as tofu skin, she then leaped over to another Cinnamon Tree to harvest more Cinnamon Bark.
Time flew by quickly, and soon Gu Yuxuan had effortlessly harvested the ten pieces of Cinnamon Bark that Ziyan had assigned. The two returned to their original spot simultaneously.
Meanwhile, Ziying was sitting on a rock, sorting through some Scallion. Upon seeing the two return, she curiously asked, "What good stuff did you guys harvest?"
"Cinnamon," Ziyan replied casually before urging everyone to hurry home.
She thought about how much work awaited them at home; they needed to process that big wild boar. In this era, there were no refrigerators or coolers. If they didn't get it done early, it would surely spoil and go bad.
Thus, the three quickened their pace towards home. On the way, they encountered Zi Lao Er and Zhou, who were still leveling the rice paddies by the river. The two stood in the field staring at the large wild boar that Gu Yuxuan was carrying on her shoulder with their mouths agape in shock.
Ziyan was the first to greet her parents. "Dad, Mom, can you take a break from working on the rice paddies today? Come home and help Brother Yuxuan deal with this big fat pig."
Upon hearing their daughter's words, the two exchanged glances and almost simultaneously asked, "Did Gu Young Master hunt this wild boar?"
"Who else could it be? With you two daughters around, let alone bringing back a wild boar; I reckon both my sister and I would be torn apart by this wild boar."
"Since it was Gu Young Master who hunted it, how can we bring the wild boar back to our home? If Uncle Gu finds out that Gu Young Master brought such a big fat pig he worked hard to catch to our house, it might not be good, right?"
Zhou interjected worriedly, cutting off Ziyan and her father's conversation.
At this moment, Zi Lao Er also agreed and added, "Exactly, what your mother said is true. This kind of thing is not proper."
After saying that, he turned to Gu Yuxuan and said, "Gu Young Master, this isn't very good. You already have done us a favor; this—this—"
"It's fine, Uncle Zi. The sisters Yan'er also contributed to catching this pig. I'll just take some meat back home later," Gu Yuxuan said, looking at the stammering Zi Lao Er, comforting him with a gentle smile towards the Zi Family couple.
"Yes, Dad, later I will sort out the entire pig properly. Besides, we won't sell this pig; once it's processed, we can share it between our two families. You should wash up with Mom and come back home with us. Otherwise, we won't have enough time today."
"Old Zi, let's listen to the kids. I believe they know what they're doing."
Seeing that both children had expressed their opinions, Zhou urged Zi Lao Er to come ashore as well. Soon, the five of them headed in the direction of home together.
After about half a tea's worth of time, the five returned to the small Yard of the Zi Family.
Then, Zi Lao Er instructed Zhou and Ziying to fetch water to boil in the kitchen while he took out the only kitchen knife in the house along with a long chopping knife and began sharpening them on the whetstone by the well.
In no time, a series of "chop chop—" sounds echoed in the courtyard as Ziyan busily used a dustpan to dry Star Anise, Cinnamon Bark, and other medicinal herbs.
Meanwhile, Gu Yuxuan was also busy at that moment removing the fur from the Silver Fox.
With his exquisite dagger in hand, he skillfully skinned the animal in no time at all and then hung the fur on a clothesline in the courtyard using bamboo skewers for support.
Turning to Ziyan, he pointed at the skinned silver fox and instructed her, "This is for you. I'm sure you can turn it into something valuable and delicious."
Hehe, Ziyan chuckled and nodded in agreement, saying, "Sure thing, no problem."
At the same time, he couldn't help but feel that this guy really had confidence in his cooking skills!
Seeing that Zi Lao Er had not finished sharpening his knife and the water in the kitchen had not yet boiled, Ziyan asked Gu Yuxuan to help him chop He Shou Wu into pieces. This way, they could store more dried herbs to send to Old Man Mo, reducing the need for frequent trips to County Town.
Making a trip was truly not easy; it wasted time, and with that time, they could have picked more valuable treasures!
With this thought in mind, Ziyan immediately took action, leading to the earlier scene where he requested Gu Yuxuan to help chop He Shou Wu.
One could see that Gu Yuxuan, who was always agile, not only skinned animals quickly but also sliced He Shou Wu with a peeling motion. His movements were as swift as a contemporary noodle chef, except that He Shou Wu was cut into large chunks instead. The motions were truly fluid and graceful.
Standing beside him, Ziyan couldn't help but praise him enthusiastically.
Before long, most of the large basket of He Shou Wu had been completely transformed by Gu Yuxuan—from variously shaped large pieces into thin slices.
At the same time, the water in the kitchen was bubbling vigorously.
On the other side, Zi Lao Er had finished sharpening his knife. Gu Yuxuan walked over to help him tidy up the tools and assisted Zi Lao Er in placing the large door board used for slaughtering pigs next to the Stone Table in the middle of the yard. The two then worked together to place the pig on the door board.
Zi Lao Er went into the kitchen to fetch a bucket of boiling water that Zhou had ladled from the big pot and brought it out. He then poured the boiling water over the wild boar, one scoop at a time.
One bucket wasn't enough; inside, Ziying brought out another bucket. After thoroughly pouring boiling water over the wild boar, Zi Lao Er and Gu Yuxuan faced each other and began to scrape off its hair together.
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