So, on Chenghua Avenue, the figures of three girls appeared again.
"Adelaide, it's so hot right now, have any clothing workshops made any clothes that are cooler to wear?"
Sofia rarely goes out, and now, walking under the sun, she really couldn't stand it.
"It seems so? The master is improving some of the clothing fabrics, and there should be thinner clothes in the future."
"That's great, Adelaide. But this time we need a lot of that material from the stables, and it's a bit difficult for the three of us to manage on our own. Do you have any good ideas?"
"Hehe! Sophia, you don't need to worry at all." Adelaide showed the bag in her hand, which was full of chestnuts.
If the children in Peach Blossom Village saw that she was alone, they would be very happy to follow her.
Adelaide's prediction was spot on; before long, a very large group had followed the three of them.
A large group of people marched in a grand procession toward the stables of Xiataoyuan Village.
The oak tree, which was rendering oil, saw a group of people coming and quickly ran over as well.
"Oh, it's Miss Adelaide! I thought they came here to play." Oak said, looking at the large group of children.
This place is full of livestock, so it's not suitable for too many children to play here.
"Oh, it's alright, Oak. You can get the horses out of the stable first; we need to find something there."
"Yes, Miss Adelaide, I'll be right there." Oak wouldn't ask what they were looking for; he just needed to do as Adelaide instructed.
In the stable, Adelaide showed the children what they were looking for.
"Kady, this is it. Do you all see it clearly? Collect all of these things. After you're done, everyone can come to me and get a chestnut to eat. Here, Kady will give you one first. You eat it first, and then tell them if it's good or not."
Adelaide gave a chestnut to Katie, the little girl in front of her.
The little girl, Katie, curiously took the chestnut and slowly began to eat it. She thought the chestnut was delicious, with a subtle sweetness and soft kernels. Although it couldn't compare to the cookies from before, it was still very good for her.
"Adelaide's food is very delicious, it's sweet."
"oh!"
The children shouted and scattered to collect the white things.
"Sister Adelaide, you are truly the smartest person in this territory."
Carly was full of admiration for Adelaide's wisdom; what might have taken the three of them half a day to complete now looked like it could be finished very quickly.
Sofia, standing to the side, could only sigh that Adelaide still had too many good things.
It was incredibly fast, almost surprising Adelaide; the saltpeter in several stables had been completely collected.
Adelaide put all the saltpeter the children had collected together; it seemed to be enough. She looked at Sophia, who nodded.
"Alright, before you eat the chestnuts, look at your hands. Now go wash your hands, make sure they're clean before you distribute the chestnuts. Carly, get them a bar of soap."
There is water in the stables, so there's no need to go to the river. It would be too dangerous for so many children to go to the river, and Adelaide couldn't keep an eye on them.
"Ah! Sister Adelaide, what is this slippery thing? It smells so good! Hey? Look, there are bubbles too."
Oak Bucket's chubby little hands were covered in soap that Carly had applied to them, and they were full of bubbles. He excitedly raised his hands.
Washing a child's hands is such a hassle. Carly grabbed Oak Bucket's chubby hands and washed the bubbles off in the water.
"You can wash them yourselves."
Carly demonstrated how to use the soap, and then she didn't want to wash the children's hands anymore.