The more Zhu Xiaofen listened, the more she felt her daughter's response was perfunctory. After finishing her work, she slapped her, "What do you mean? Can you please speak properly?"

"Yes, yes, yes," Zhu Yuanyuan argued with a bitter face, "I'm not concentrating on changing Xiaoye's diaper. It's not good to be distracted!"

"Don't give me that. I know what kind of person you are." Zhu Xiaofen would not give her daughter any face. "You only reply with one word to whatever I say. Do you really think I'm stupid? Can't you tell that you're just trying to deal with me?"

There are no outsiders present, so there is no need to pretend.

Zhu Yuanyuan sincerely apologized, "I was wrong. I shouldn't have just dealt with you casually because you talked too much."

"Hmph, forget it this time. If you do this again in the future, I will beat you with a thin bamboo stick," Zhu Xiaofen said fiercely, picking up the dirty diaper to wash, "Hurry up and feed the baby, then go back to work for the witch."

If you want to work, you have to work hard and not be lazy.

"I know," Zhu Yuanyuan responded obediently. She fed the two cubs and put them back in the cradle. She turned her head and looked outside. Seeing that Zhu Xiaofen had not returned yet, she bent down and complained to the cubs in a low voice, "Your grandma is really fierce. She was not like this before."

The relationship between generations is not just talk. Ever since she gave birth to two children, she is no longer her mother's good girl, but is often disliked.

They complained in a wronged manner, but the cubs, who didn't understand, yawned and fell asleep again.

"Are you ready?" Zhu Xiaofen walked in from outside.

"Okay, okay," Zhu Yuanyuan's face was full of smiles, without any resentment from before, and she kept saying nice things, "Thank you for your hard work, mother. I know you treat me the best. You are the best mother in the whole tribe. From now on..."

The person who was talking didn't even blush, but the person who was listening felt his ears hurt. He frowned and said, "It's so noisy, shut up!"

Zhu Yuanyuan closed her mouth reluctantly.

My mother is so mean. She doesn't even let her speak, so love will really disappear, right?

"Don't look at me like that," Zhu Xiaofen warned, "Go back to your master's house and work. Don't come back unless necessary."

"Yeah," Zhu Yuanyuan agreed readily, "I just came back because I had something to do."

Anyway, there is only a wall between us, so I can hear the noise when the babies cry. It is very convenient.

Zhu Xiaofen added, "You don't have to come back if I didn't call you."

Except when the two kids are hungry, there is no need to go back too often, so as not to delay my daughter's work.

With her plan to make a few more trips cut short, Zhu Yuanyuan returned to her master's house dejectedly, preparing to continue preparing the summer heat-reducing medicine. However, she was stopped just as she opened the drawer of a certain medicinal ingredient.

"Yuanyuan, stop for a moment," Hu Yin ordered, "From now on, you will continue to prepare my lunch and dinner, and the witches will still prepare their own lunch."

When his apprentice was away, he ate the meals that the witches took turns cooking. The meals didn't taste very good, they were edible as long as they were cooked. He had finally waited for people to come back to work, so of course he didn't want to improve the food.

"Okay," Zhu Yuanyuan had no reason to refuse.

Cooking is not tiring, especially when you are only cooking for the chef, it doesn’t take much time at all.

Hu Yin nodded in satisfaction, and then added as if remembering something, "If you're going to eat lunch here, make more."

"Got it," Zhu Yuanyuan replied with a smile.

Of course, he had to eat the meal she cooked before going back. After all, working for his master provided a lunch, and the witch on duty also provided dinner. It would be stupid not to eat.

Zhu Yuanyuan walked briskly into the kitchen. The witch who was to prepare lunch today was already washing vegetables. Hearing the noise, he looked up and hurriedly greeted, "Little witch, why are you here?"

"Master asked me to make lunch for him," Zhu Yuanyuan answered truthfully.

The witch on duty was stunned for a moment, "What about dinner?"

"I'll do it too," Zhu Yuanyuan smiled, "You just do your part at night."

The witch on duty nodded and agreed, "Okay, just let me know if you need any help."

"No, the quantity I made is small, just for one person," Zhu Yuanyuan refused without hesitation.

I'm working in the kitchen, so how can I ask others for help? If I agree, she will have to help back, which would be a loss.

Zhu Yuanyuan searched around in the kitchen and successfully found a lot of ingredients, including a large piece of mutant bison meat and a large piece of mutant roe deer meat, as well as mutant pork, pheasants, rabbits, etc., which was very rich.

My master loves beef, so I boiled the beef and steamed four eggs to make a non-spicy braised roe deer meat. Soup is also necessary, but time is tight, so I can only make meat patties and egg drop soup.

There were three dishes and one soup, and ten large roasted sweet potatoes as the staple food. Although the variety was a bit limited, the portion was sufficient and two people could eat their fill.

Zhu Yuanyuan called her master to come and eat, and the master and disciple took the food to the small table in the corner of the main room.

The kitchen is not only hot, but also full of smoke, so it is better to eat in the main room.

When she saw what dishes were available, Hu Yin nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad, all of them are what I like to eat."

Unfortunately, only the boiled beef was spicy. The other two dishes and one soup did not have any chili, so the taste was a bit lacking.

"Master, if you like it, eat more," Zhu Yuanyuan said with a smile, "Especially the pot of boiled beef. There's more chili in it than at home. You can eat it all."

Hu Yin nodded, "Okay, you can have that plate of braised meat."

The two finished their lunch while chatting and laughing. Zhu Yuanyuan collected the bowls and pots and took them to the kitchen to wash them, but found that there was only a drop of water left in the water tank.

Looks like I have to fetch some water.

The tribe was too big, and it was unrealistic for everyone to go to the river to fetch water. Fortunately, there were wells available. She carried two buckets and went directly to the nearest well to fetch water. On the way, she met many people who greeted her and asked about her stomach in a friendly manner.

The round belly is gone, and she has regained her slim figure. Everyone is very happy and asks if the two babies are cute, well-behaved, and whether they cry often at night.

"It's not easy to take care of newborn cubs, especially since you gave birth to two," a middle-aged female said with a smile, "When the cubs are sleeping, you'd better take advantage of the time to sleep and don't do too much physical work."

"The little witch is very strong. Carrying water is not physical work at all," a young female helped to refute.

Zhu Yuanyuan nodded in agreement. She carried two full buckets of water in her hands and walked as fast as she could without spilling any water. She easily surpassed her companions and quickly returned to her master's house.

Hu Yin, who was strolling in the main hall, saw his apprentice carrying water in. His cold face suddenly became cloudy. "The water tank is empty? Where is the witch on duty today? Why didn't he fill it up?"

The witch on duty said timidly, "I haven't finished my lunch yet. I plan to fetch some water later."

Hu Yin was so angry that she laughed, "There are several vats in the kitchen, can you finish them in one meal?"

The witch on duty had nothing to say and just lowered his head in silence.

"What are you still standing there for? Go fetch some water after you finish eating," Hu Yin said coldly.

"Yes, yes, yes," the witch on duty nodded in agreement, fled into the kitchen, snatched the empty wooden barrel from Zhu Yuanyuan's hand and ran away.

Zhu Yuanyuan, who had just poured water into the water tank, said, "..." There are other buckets in the kitchen, why are you trying to snatch the pair from her hands?

Never mind, it doesn’t matter, go wash the dishes.

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