[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls":3,"chapter-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-7":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Clan Prosperity Starting With My Servant Girls",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1202417,1553,"Chapter 7: Noodles","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-7",7,"\u003Cp>The kitchen was huge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Jie and Yue Xin compared it to the kitchen they had and there was simply no competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surroundings and utensils in the kitchen were washed and wiped by Xue Cong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was sparkling clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yue Jie, help me with the preparation of the ingredients for noodles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yue Xin go to the woodshed, to get some firewood for the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The woodshed is to the left of the kitchen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Xin glanced over at Yue Jie, not sure of what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Jie, however, was just as clueless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked at Xue Cong, who had taken out the meat with some scallions, onion and ginger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yue Jie, chop the onion and ginger.\" Xue Cong said without looking and went to start chopping the piece of meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Cong chopped the meat halfway and stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her head and realized that Yue Jie and Yue Xin were looking at her with an apologetic look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We... we don’t know how to do any of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But give us a chance and we will try our best to learn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ve promised the same to Master Lin and we will stick to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Jie and Yue Xin said at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Cong looked at their sincere eyes and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn’t have to do any chores before?\" She asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In poor families like hers, the boys would have to do heavy chores and tend to the fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girls would have to learn how to cook, sew and take care of chores in the house, preparing for them to be married out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in Xue Cong’s case, being sold when the family was in a dire situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We eh... We didn’t have to.\" Yue Jie and Yue Xin replied to Xue Cong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They went on and told her about their background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How their father was framed and banished to prison. And they got affected by it in turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Cong nodded her head and felt bad for both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had gone from being treasured daughters to slaves in such a short span of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She went on and talked about a little of her family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she emphasized that being in the mansion with Master Lin had been a better life for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Lin is a kind and fair master. We should try our best to serve him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Cong said, and the sisters nodded their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She proceeded to lead the sisters to the firewood shed, teaching them on how to stack the firewood and keep them dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she asked them to carry some of the firewood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yue Xin.\" Yue Jie glanced back anxiously when she heard some of the firewood Yue Xin was carrying drop to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, Yue Xin wasn’t hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Xin just didn’t have the strength to carry the firewood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s all right, let me do it. You will have to bulk up and get used to it soon.\" Xue Cong said as she picked up the firewood on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Xin looked down at the ground and kept quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her sister, Yue Jie went over and tried to console her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine, elder sister. I will do my best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Jie nodded as it was the first time she saw Yue Xin being so determined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Xin had grown up a little, she thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Cong then led them back to the kitchen and showed them how to start the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took them a few tries with the flint and dry straw to succeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, they got to learn about how to prepare the meat, onion and ginger for the soup noodle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Lin Xuan Qi got bored of the waiting and he went to the warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there they were, twenty kilograms of rice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten kilograms from Xue Cong as she was with him for two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other ten were from Yue Jie and Yue Xin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll have to find a rice merchant to have a deal with them soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seven taels of silver left from the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t last forever, and he wasn’t about to use it all for buying more servants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There would be autumn tax to pay per head, and money was also needed to run the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cloths, food, furniture, firewood, salt, sugar...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi felt a headache when he thought about the things to run the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed and walked out of the warehouse, closing the door behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi then proceeded back to the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he got back to the main hall, he saw Xue Cong, Yue Jie and Yue Xin waiting for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nearly gave out a laugh when he saw Yue Jie and Yue Xin’s faces smudged with soot due to their attempts to start the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see that you are getting the hang of things.\" Lin Xuan Qi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Master Lin, they were hardworking and picked up things fast.\" Xue Cong interjected, trying to let Lin Xuan Qi know that the sisters were good servants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded and said, \"Try your best but take note to focus on what you are best with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For example, Yue Jie can help with Xue Cong with accounting and taking stock of the items in the mansion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will, Master Lin.\" Yue Jie bowed and addressed Lin Xuan Qi as master for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi nodded and was glad that Yue Jie was taking the transition well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know how to write and count?\" It was Xue Cong’s turn to be surprised when she heard what Lin Xuan Qi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Sister Xue Cong. I can teach you when the chores are done.\" Yue Jie replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Cong glanced over at Lin Xuan Qi, unsure if he approved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi nodded his head as it was advantageous to him if Xue Cong learned to read and write.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come, let’s dig in before the noodles are cold.\" Lin Xuan Qi said and the servant girls quickly followed him to the dining hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the mansion, two men watched from afar as they saw the smoke from the fireplace in the kitchen rise.\u003C\u002Fp>",1036,"2026-06-03T13:58:56.692Z",1,"novelbin.me","3910dae679d6f7c986df5eb36382f05e3e44975d055537fae5b7ccff4d0edb0b","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-8","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-6",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fclan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-cover.jpg"]