“But she gets to do her favorite chore!And not the others,” Lula said.
“I would much rather darn socks than cook or bake.Before I agreed to be Myrtle’s partner in the bakery, I was thinking of taking in laundry, because I enjoy cleaning.”
“Come see my house!”Ella said.“Don’t forget your scrub brush!”
Josie laughed.“You always did hate when you had to clean the rooms of the guests.”
“I did,” Ella agreed.“Do you blame me?”
“What have you decided you want to do then?”Josie asked.
“I’m going to raise rabbits.I don’t think I can butcher them myself, but Lula said she’d do it.”Ella shrugged.“I get to play with bunnies!”
Lula smiled.“I’m going to help Belle with the hunting.And I will butcher rabbits.”
“Are you only raising rabbits, Ella?”Maggie asked.
“No, I’m going to plant a large garden and take some of the burden off Sally.”
“That sounds much more equitable,” Maggie said.“And when you have babies, just drop them here.”
“Wait...”Josie said.“If Ella is gardening and Lula is hunting, who’s going to forage?”
Maggie tilted her head to one side.“I was thinking you would, Josie, but you can’t if you’re working in the bakery.We’ll have to figure that out.”
Belle shrugged.“Perhaps Lula and I can hunt in the mornings and forage in the afternoons.I did most things for myself before Maggie arrived.”
“We’ll figure it all out,” Josie said.“I’m sure there will be more ladies arriving this spring.”
“Very true,” Belle said.“Everything will come out in the wash.”
