I became an old man in my leisure time

Naturally, Gu Ke would not go in. They were doing private work here. read

If he was cleaning the toilet, it would definitely be more embarrassing for him to go in than to watch the laundry.

Soon Mei Shu led five maids out and stood in a row in front of him.

The two daughters of Qiu and Dong were from good backgrounds and would not get married early. The family incident occurred a few years ago, so they were both in their twenties. In this era, they were 100% old girls.

They were also bolder and would look up at him secretly.

The two girls, Chun Xia, were from ordinary backgrounds. They seemed to be around fifteen or sixteen years old. They just stood with their heads lowered and looked very honest.

Finally, there was Xiao Ping'er, the only one who was close to Salanzhu. She looked dark, thin, dry, and looked less than ten years old.

Her attitude is between spring, summer, autumn and winter. She wants to be honest, but she can't help but want to peek.

She was the first person Gu Ke paid attention to.

This is not the modern era. A person's appearance, dress and behavior almost represent the class he comes from, and it is likely that this has been the case for generations.

Like Xiao Ping'er, most likely she was born in poverty.

In ancient times, 80% of poor families were farmers, mountain people, and fishermen.

"Xiao Ping'er, what do you do at home?" he asked.

Xiao Ping'er didn't say anything, just glanced at him quickly, then lowered her head: "I, my family is a fisherman."

Gu Ke showed a shocked expression, he didn't expect this answer.

There is no difference between fishing and farming, but there are no fish here in Yulong Valley, so what else can this little Ping'er do?

He persisted and asked: "Can you farm?"

Xiao Ping'er shook her head silently.

Gu Ke: "You only know how to fish?"

Xiao Pinger continued to shake her head.

Gu Ke: "What else do you do? Tell me."

Xiao Ping'er glanced at Mei Shu, saw her nodding, and then stammered: "I can catch small fish, crabs, conches, clams, starfish, and octopus in the sea. I can also wash clothes." Cooking, cleaning, mending nets, boiling salt, fishing for kelp, and..."

At this point, she wanted to say something more that she knew, but she couldn't think of it for a while.

After hearing this, Gu Ke was not so disappointed.

At least this little Ping'er is also very diligent and can do all the fishermen's things.

Although my skills in fishing are useless, if I can cook, wash, clean and mend nets, then most chores in life will be fine.

At least Xiao Ping'er won't be free of charge, but she doesn't have the "professional skills" he wants.

"Well, you are very diligent." Gu Ke nodded and comforted, then looked at the two Chun Xia girls: "What about you, what kind of work do you do?"

When it comes to the two daughters of Chun Xia, the result is almost the same as that of Xiao Ping'er.

Their family is not a farmer, but a small citizen in the city. The father is a hired worker and the mother takes care of the housework at home.

They also know how to cook, wash and clean, but they also do sewing and embroidery, but their skills are average and cannot compare with professional maids like Mei Lan Zhu Ju who have been trained since childhood.

In addition, they can feed chickens, but there are no birds here. Where can they get chickens to feed them?

Seeing the disappointed look on Gu Ke's face, Chunshuang, who felt that he had a high status, couldn't help but want to express himself more. She racked her brains and remembered one more thing: "I can raise silkworms, reel silk, and more. , I can spin and also learned to weave..."

"Can you spin and weave?" Gu Ke perked up.

"Yes, yes." Chunshuang nodded quickly, then hesitated a little and lowered her voice: "My mother was sold not long after I learned weaving, so I didn't finish learning weaving."

Gu Ke waved his hand indifferently: "It's good if you know how. You can think about it slowly. Anyway, everyone has nothing to do in this valley."

Xia Lan also whispered at this time: "I can do these things. I often raise silkworms, reel silk, spin yarn and weave cloth at home."

Gu Ke laughed: "Well, how did you learn?"

Xia Lan: "My yarn and cloth can be sold for a lot of money every year."

Gu Ke understood.

The yarn and cloth that can be sold for money must not be too bad, otherwise no one will buy them and the prices will be low, and you will not make any money.

For ordinary families, they will naturally not let their daughters waste raw materials. Mothers must ensure that their daughters are qualified in craftsmanship, even if they are smoking with a cane.

Chun Shuang was sold before she finished learning, so she didn't know how to weave.

Gu Ke felt that it was not a loss to have two girls, Spring and Summer.

Miss Qin and Bai Suqing are both middle- and high-level people in the sect. They use ready-made fabrics, and even their clothes are made by others. It would be good if they can do some needlework.

Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum is good at needlework and can do embroidery, but she still uses ready-made fabrics and has never spun or weaved before.

Xiaoman? Wearing leather in the mountains is more economical and convenient, but fabric is expensive and easy to break, and the materials are hard to find.

Therefore, there were not many women in her village who could spin and weave, and she did not learn how to do it. Instead, she knew how to tanner.

Currently, the two girls in Spring and Summer are the only ones who can do this.

One of the crafts Gu Ke wanted most was weaving.

Nowadays, it doesn’t matter what the quality of the cloth is. As long as it can be made, at least you don’t have to worry about everyone wearing thatch to hide their shame in a few years.

Humans are social creatures.

Without society, it would be too difficult to be self-sufficient.

There are a few basic foods, and it is not impossible to live without meat.

Most appliances can be solved with gray thatch, maidenhair rattan, bamboo, and stone, but other things are more troublesome than the last.

Let’s talk about pasta. Many of them need to be fermented. Gu Ke only knows to use yeast powder or old dough. Yeast powder is available in supermarkets. Old dough can be bought from steamed bun shops a long time ago.

There are no people here, and naturally there are no supermarkets or steamed bun shops.

Then after the dough is fermented, the pasta will generally have a sour taste, and it needs edible alkali to neutralize it.

Gu Ke also knows the source of this - buy it in the supermarket. In ancient times, I read an online article that said that wood ash can be used to make alkali.

But just like other things, in modern society, it is just a trip to the supermarket, but now everything has to be done by yourself.

This is the life that people have to face without social support.

Without these things, life is not necessarily impossible, but it will definitely not be so comfortable.

He can accept farming and working in his second life. As long as his body is good enough, doing these things will be considered exercise.

But he can't accept living like a savage.

Fortunately, his body doesn't need to excrete now, otherwise it would be unbearable to think about learning Xiaoman to wipe his butt with gray straw.

So, what these six... well, only five maids can do is very important.

According to Bai Suqing and Miss Qin, eating food grown in the fairy field will speed up martial arts training several times.

Even if these maids have the worst talent, they can reach the first or second level after three to five years, and can easily carry hundreds of pounds of things and walk briskly.

With this physique and strength, they can work no worse than large animals.

People are selfish and cunning by nature.

If you give alms blindly, you will either raise parasites or ungrateful people.

So he provides food, they work, and they share what they have, which is the way to get along for a long time.