Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 140 - 140 140 Planning the New House (2)_1

Chapter 140: Chapter 140 Planning the New House (2)_1 Chapter 140: Chapter 140 Planning the New House (2)_1 After comforting the little rabbits, Lin Wei turned her head and said to her, “Elder sister, don’t you think the rabbits are getting bigger and bigger?

Shouldn’t we make their nest a bit larger?”

Lin Wei didn’t mention it, but Lin Yuan hadn’t really thought about it.

It had already been half a month since the rabbits came to their house.

Half a month wasn’t too long but wasn’t short either.

The rabbits, originally only the size of a fist, had grown more than double in size.

Plus, with Lin Wei and Xiao Linshuang feeding them well, the rabbits were all fluffy and looked like little meatballs, appearing even fatter and plumper.

Initially, there were six little rabbits, but unfortunately, they were unable to keep one alive, leaving only five.

Their nest, an old chicken coop converted into a rabbit hutch, was indeed a bit too small.

“Mm, it is too small.

The rabbits are almost two months old now, aren’t they?

In another three months they should be in heat, and by then they definitely shouldn’t all be in the same nest.” Lin Yuan thought about her chores over the next few days and realized she really didn’t have any free time, she frowned and said, “I can’t do it these few days.

They’ll just have to make do and squeeze together for now.

Once we’re through with this busy period, we’ll go up the mountain to cut some bamboo and make two new nests for them.”

She had already observed that among the five rabbits, there were two males and three females.

Two new nests would allow them to separate the males from the females.

However, when they come into heat, a few smaller nests would have to be prepared as well, or else there might be fights when the three females give birth to their little rabbits.

Lin Yuan considered carefully and decided that since new nests were needed anyway, why not make a whole row under the corner of the wall?

First, separate two larger nests for the males and females to live in, then a few smaller nests for the female rabbits that were in heat and giving birth.

Rabbits had a strong reproductive capacity, and in less than a year, she could start a small rabbit breeding farm.

The young rabbits produced could be sold to the villagers, or kept for skinning and selling the meat.

Moreover, she had noticed that one of the five rabbits was pure white.

She wondered whether breeding could produce white rabbits.

The fur of white rabbits was precious indeed, useful for making clothes and shoes, and if she could develop into fur farming, it would be quite profitable.

Thankfully, the two hens brought by Lao Fan had been slaughtered to stew chicken soup for Lady Liu, otherwise, there would have been no space for them.

At first, one of the hens was still laying eggs, but after four or five, it stopped producing eggs.

After all, it was an old hen and ultimately could not escape the fate of being stewed.

In order to make new nests for the little rabbits and a shelter for Little Donkey, not to mention the two piglets she had ordered from Pork Rong, it looked like the courtyard of her house needed some re-planning.

Fortunately, they finished their chores early today.

After washing up, Lin Yuan and her two younger sisters huddled in front of the oil lamp and got to work.

Only, Lin Wei and Xiao Linshuang were doing their nightly calligraphy practice, while Lin Yuan was drawing up the floor plan for the new house.

Because she didn’t have a ruler, she had to use her feet to measure.

After measuring, she realized the courtyard was bigger than she had imagined.

Originally, she had planned to build three rooms in the north wing, but now it looked like she could build an extra room.

In the northern part of the courtyard, she drew four main rooms but divided them into two doors.

There was one central hall with a bedroom on each side, and an additional room at the western end with its own separate door.

She didn’t plan to build a kang (a traditional Chinese heated bed) in this room.

Instead, she would buy some lumber and build several large shelves against the wall, similar to the shelves in modern supermarkets, which would make storing things very convenient in the future.

As for the side rooms, she planned to build just two rooms on the western side, which meant the three rooms they currently lived in, old as they were, could be slowly demolished after they moved into the North Room and rebuilt into two side rooms.

Although her family was now unrelated to her grandparents’, Lin Yuan still had maternal grandparents, and she intended to bring them over to live with the family once conditions improved.

Since these rooms were for her own family, Lin Yuan had also drawn plans for heated beds in these two rooms, with the same amenities as the North Room.

On the east side, she intended to build just one large kitchen and then an adjacent smaller room to serve as a storeroom, suitable for the storage of various miscellaneous things.

Plus, with the kitchen directly next to the North Room, she could connect the kitchen stove with the heated bed in the North Room, thus providing heating while cooking in the winter.

She had just arrived here and had no idea how cold the winters could be, but just the thought of the places she had lived in her previous life, with their central heating and air conditioning, when compared to here, filled her with a chill.

How great it would be if there were central heating!

But central heating was truly impossible.

Lin Yuan tilted her head, pondering all night without finding a solution to bring central heating here, so she finally stopped thinking about it.

Instead, she began to plan the rabbit hutches and sheds.

She located the rabbit hutch in the southwest corner, even leaving a hole in the corner of the wall to dispose of rabbit manure.

The shed was positioned to the east of the gate, as the southeast corner was where the latrine was, so placing the shed next to the latrine meant it wouldn’t have to be cleaned constantly.

As for the pigsty, it was placed outside the wall, beyond the latrine, which was perfect since that spot was already a waterlogged area, ideal for raising pigs.

Lin Yuan worked over the plans on the table, drawing and redrawing, and even after Lin Wei and Lin Shuang had finished their writing practice, Lin Yuan still wasn’t done with the plans.

The little ones huddled around, peeking at her drawings and whispering among themselves.

Suddenly, Lin Yuan paused her pen and glanced at them, “Quick, tell me what you think of Big Sister’s drawings?

In a few days, Big Sister will build our new house according to these plans.

This is the North Room, these are the side rooms, this is the kitchen and storeroom.

And here, for raising rabbits, here for chickens, and here for pigs.”

Watching their elder sister point out each part on the plans, the two younger sisters not only did not look overjoyed but were also somewhat worried.

Lin Wei asked in a hushed tone, “Big Sister, we just severed ties with Grandma and Grandpa, and now we’re building a new house.

Won’t Uncle and Third Uncle come cause trouble?”

Xiao Linshuang looked at Lin Yuan with a concerned expression as well.

That’s when Lin Yuan realized why her little sisters showed no excitement or thrill over her new house plans—they were worried about potential interference from the other side.

Even the children had thought of this; no doubt Lady Xin Liu was also concerned.

“No worries.

We have no relations with them now, and if they come to make trouble, I’ll go to the Yamen and file a complaint!

We’ve got our family separation document in order, and the Yamen won’t ignore it!” What Lin Yuan initially wanted to say was that she would chop them up with a kitchen knife, but on second thought, if she took up a knife and attacked them herself, wouldn’t she be handing them leverage?

Nowadays, which official doesn’t care about their reputation?

If Master Magistrate favored Lin Siyu because she’s his Little Concubine, Lin Yuan would take her case to a higher-ranking official, and if that still didn’t work, there was always Lao Fan, who seemed to hold Master Magistrate in little regard and might have some significant connections she wasn’t aware of.

The two girls were naive and trusted their elder sister implicitly.

If she said there was nothing to worry about, then there truly was nothing to worry about.

Their spirits immediately lifted, and they began discussing the new house enthusiastically with Lin Yuan.