Transmigrated into a slave? I raised a frontier war god while pioneering new lands.

After finishing their meal, Xu Qinghe took her two children out. This time they didn't go far; they just gathered firewood at the foot of the mountain.

The chickens and ducks I caught from Old Shen's house yesterday were tied up and thrown into the yard.

Xu Qinghe wanted to take advantage of her free time to quickly build up the chicken coop, otherwise the chickens would have nowhere to go once her vegetable seedlings sprouted.

It was a rare occasion for the two children to come out and play, so Xu Qinghe didn't restrict them. If they wanted to help gather firewood, they could; if not, they could play by themselves.

She herself picked as much as possible because she wanted to raise more chickens to lay eggs, which meant the chicken coop couldn't be small.

After gathering a large bundle, Xu Qinghe stopped, untied the hemp rope from her waist, and began to bundle the firewood. She bundled the firewood into thin bundles, put them on her back, and then called Shen Chengyue to go home.

Shen Chengyue was very obedient. As soon as he heard Xu Qinghe call him, he quickly took his younger brother's hand and chased after Xu Qinghe. The three of them walked home one after the other.

As they approached the gate, they saw Shen Zhi leading a jet-black dog towards them from a distance.

Xu Qinghe paused, a dog?

Before Xu Qinghe could react, Shen Chengyue and the other man had already happily gone to greet them. Seeing the two excited people, Shen Zhi simply handed the rope in his hand to Shen Chengyue so that he could hold it.

Fortunately, the little black dog wasn't too big, so it was safe for Shen Chengyue to walk it; otherwise, Xu Qinghe would definitely have given him a good scolding.

Just as Xu Qinghe was intently watching the two children and the dog, Shen Zhi strode over and reached for the firewood on her back.

Xu Qinghe didn't stand on ceremony and handed it to him without hesitation. "Why did you bring a dog?"

Shen Zhi: "Watch the house."

Xu Qinghe: "??????"

Can such a small dog guard the house? You could kick it five or six meters away with one kick.

Although Shen Zhi didn't look at her face, he seemed to sense her complaint and explained in a low voice, "This dog grows fast, and it will be able to guard the house in a few months."

"Moreover, dogs are loyal to their owners; they can only be raised from puppies to adulthood, otherwise they can't be controlled."

Xu Qinghe immediately realized that this must be a very fierce dog, and they needed to build a bond with it from a young age.

"Getting a dog would be fine too, since Chuan Chuan's leftovers are enough for it to eat anyway."

Seeing how relaxed Xu Qinghe was, Shen Zhi couldn't help but relax as well.

"We have firewood at home, why are you out gathering firewood again?"

"I want to make a coop for the chickens and ducks so they don't fly around and eat my food."

Shen Zhi was somewhat surprised after hearing this. "You planted all those vegetables?"

Xu Qinghe turned her head to look at him, her face full of surprise, "You didn't see it?"

Shen Zhi: "There wasn't enough time."

Everything has been chaotic for him since yesterday.

Xu Qinghe understood what he meant; it was normal that he hadn't noticed how messy the house was yesterday.

"Then you'd better take a good look at this later; it's all my hard work."

Shen Zhi replied gently, "Okay."

Before they knew it, the two had returned home. Since they hadn't gone far, Xu Qinghe didn't lock the courtyard gate, only the door to the main room.

Shen Zhi pushed open the door and the two went inside, while Shen Chengyue and Shen Chengchuan were still outside playing with the puppy.

At this time, there are almost no child abductions; as long as the adults are not deliberately malicious, it is generally safe.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Shen Zhi put the firewood in the northeast corner.

That's the only place they can build a chicken coop now.

The main room and the kitchen are connected. The kitchen, which is made of thatch, is on the west side, and the main room is in the middle. The east side of the main room has collapsed and has not been repaired; it is now used to store firewood.

In front of the kitchen is Xu Qinghe's newly cultivated vegetable garden, and further in front of that is the toilet.

The main hall is directly opposite the gate, and there is an empty space to the right of the gate that can only be used to build a chicken coop.

With this change, the originally empty yard suddenly became too small. Xu Qinghe finally understood why some people always felt that no matter how big their house was, it wasn't enough, because they had too many things to own.

Seeing that Shen Zhi was about to put down his things and start building the chicken coop, Xu Qinghe quickly stopped him, "Wait, there's no rush to build the chicken coop, let's eat first." After saying that, she wiped her hands that she had just washed and went to serve Shen Zhi rice.

Shen Zhi used to eat two meals a day, but since Xu Qinghe came, he has been eating three meals a day, and every meal is made with white flour.

Seeing that Xu Qinghe had made noodles with wheat flour again at noon, Shen Zhi couldn't help but secretly think to himself whether he should find a job after getting off work at the sanatorium so that he could supplement his family's income.

While Shen Zhi was in a daze, Xu Qinghe urged him, "What are you standing there for? Eat!"

Shen Zhi quickly snapped out of his daze and hurried into the house.

Glancing at the grain bin in the corner, Shen Zhi felt a little more at ease. Fortunately, there was a good amount of grain brought back yesterday, enough to last for a while.

The Crown Prince's incident happened so quickly that, as his confidant, he had no time to react.

The only thing I could do was escape that vortex as quickly as possible, return to my hometown and live in anonymity, so I didn't take anything with me.

The two children were not originally under his care. They were protected by the Crown Princess's family, but for some reason, the people protecting the two children died, and they ended up with him, where he met and adopted them.

Shen Zhi picked up the plate on the table and started slurping down the noodles. He finished the whole bowl of noodles in just five or six bites.

It has to be said that although Xu Qinghe isn't very good at managing household affairs, her cooking is truly delicious.

Just then, Xu Qinghe suddenly asked him, "How many days off did you take today?"

She hadn't been to the mountains for several days since picking the Ganoderma lucidum. She wanted to find something else and absorb some energy to improve her wood element level.

"Two days," Shen Zhi replied quickly while eating.

Xu Qinghe: "I'm thinking of going up the mountain again tomorrow to see if I can find something to eat."

Without hesitation, Shen Zhi replied, "I'll go with you."

Xu Qinghe opened her mouth subconsciously, hesitated for a moment but still didn't refuse, "Okay."

After quickly finishing his meal, Shen Zhi went to build the chicken coop. Xu Qinghe glanced at the time and then started kneading dough, proofing the dough, and boiling eggs.

Making leavened flatbread is different from making noodles; the dough cannot be used directly, it needs to rise for a while.

After preparing the dough, Xu Qinghe went to study her vegetable garden.

Looking at the still vegetable patch, he couldn't resist watering it again, secretly using his supernatural abilities to encourage growth as he did so.

Shen Zhi watched her use the water as if it were free and couldn't help but sigh softly. She was truly a maid from a wealthy family, unaware of the hardships of life.

Xu Qinghe didn't realize anything was wrong, because Shen Zhi was the one who fetched the water, and she didn't know how scarce the water supply was.

Shen Zhi would only make things difficult for himself and wouldn't say anything to Xu Qinghe, so Xu Qinghe was even less aware of it.

After watering the meat, it was almost time, so Xu Qinghe started braising the meat to make roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).

The meat was pork belly they bought a few days ago, cut into pieces, and then they started caramelizing the sugar.

Xu Qinghe bought the rock sugar and seasonings from the general store, just in case she suddenly felt like cooking but didn't have any seasonings.

After skillfully caramelizing the sugar, adding water, seasonings, and eggs, and putting everything in place, place a long piece of wood in the stove and let it simmer on its own.