Mom takes her baby to travel through ancient times? Farming and business are both important

Chapter 153 Preparing to Hire Someone

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Hearing her cheap mother-in-law's cry of pain, Bai Zhizhi hurried to see, "What's wrong? Did you hit your hand?"

"It's okay, it's okay." Qian said, putting her red and swollen fingers in her mouth and sucking them to relieve the pain.

"Your hands are all red, and you said it was okay. Let me check if there are any broken bones."

Just as Bai Zhizhi finished looking at her mother-in-law's hand, she heard a bang in the kitchen.

She hurried to the kitchen again.

As soon as I entered, I saw Zhou Yue had fallen to the ground for some reason, holding the basin tightly in her arms.

The basin of freshly pickled apricots was fine, but she got a big bruise on her arm.

"How can you be so stupid? You didn't even let go after she fell. Are apricots more important or people?" Bai Zhizhi glared at her with heartache, and took a handkerchief soaked in cold water to apply to her arm.

"It's okay, it doesn't hurt." Zhou Yue said softly, reaching out to grab the basin, but was stopped by Bai Zhizhi.

"Just sit still for a while. I'll go see Mom."

When I came out of the kitchen, I saw Qian picking up the stone again.

"Mom and Dad are tired after a whole day. Let's stop and rest for a while." Bai Zhizhi persuaded in a low voice.

The two old men waved their hands.

"There's only this much left. It's not too late to take a break after you finish peeling them all." Zhou Changsheng said this without stopping his hands.

Qian's fingers were already a little swollen, but she seemed not to notice and used her feet instead of her hands to hold the walnuts and smash them.

Seeing that she couldn't persuade them, Bai Zhizhi could only repeatedly remind them to be careful.

After they agreed, he went into the kitchen again.

"Yuer, you should take a break too. I can do these things myself." Bai Zhizhi said as she poured the apricots in the basin into the jar.

The apricots still need to be pickled for a while, and she can use this time to fry the walnuts, which is not a big deal.

Zhou Yue just shook her head and silently sat by the pot to light the fire.

Seeing that she couldn't persuade anyone, Bai Zhizhi could only sigh helplessly, but her hands did not stop moving. She quickly put the cracked walnuts into the pan and stir-fried them.

It's really not a good idea to work so hard every day. It seems necessary to hire a few people.

Bai Zhizhi pondered in her mind and quickly stir-fried the walnuts and took them out of the pan.

Seeing that the time was almost up, he quickly cleaned the pot and prepared to cook the apricots.

Once he entered the kitchen, he didn't stop, working non-stop like a top, doing one thing and then that, frying the next pot after finishing one.

When Ruibao came back from school, Bai Zhizhi was still mechanically turning the apricots in the pot.

Come on, I've been busy all day and haven't even made dinner yet.

Bai Zhizhi complained in her heart, but she didn't dare to stop her hands for a moment, "Ruibao, if you're hungry, find some snacks first. Once mother finishes cooking this pot, I'll cook."

"I understand, mother." Ruibao responded obediently, grabbed two walnuts and ran into the house to do homework.

Zhou Lao Da and Zhou Lao Er were not idle when they came back. After washing their hands, they started going in and out of the kitchen to bring things.

The cooked apricots need to be soaked again to absorb the flavor, and the soaked apricots need to be spread out one by one to dry, which is another time-consuming task.

By the time they had their meal, it was already completely dark.

Ruibao started to doze off. He was too sleepy to open his eyes after just a few bites. His little head was nodding. Fortunately, Bai Zhizhi was quick enough to hold him and prevent him from hitting his head on the table.

"Mom and Dad, you guys eat first. I'll put Ruibao to bed."

Bai Zhizhi said this and carefully picked up her son.

Only after settling the people down and covering them with quilts did Bai Zhizhi return to the main room.

After considering her words, Bai Zhizhi finally spoke out her thoughts.

"Dad, Mom, I've been thinking about it carefully today. I feel like our family has too much work to do every day, and you two old people can't really rest. So I was thinking about whether we could hire a few people to help out at home."

"You can't spend money to hire someone." Liu was the first to object. When she saw her father-in-law's face turn dark, she lowered her head silently, but she didn't say less.

"I'm right. It's not like our family can't do it. Why do we have to hire someone?"

"What my sister-in-law said makes sense, but today, because of work, both my mother and Yue'er were injured. Everyone saw it. We were lucky that no vital parts were hurt this time, but what about next time?"