The whole family traveled through ancient times to start a new business

Needless to say, the money that Old Lady Su gave to the children this time was still saved by their own mother.

Even Su Miaomiao, who was determined to keep the money herself, was asked by Li Hongmei to take away half of the money. Because of this, she complained to Su Yuanyuan about her mother.

Old Madam Su expressed her thoughts again: "It's cold now. The houses on the east and west sides of the main house you live in are close to each other and there are no fire walls. Although you can burn charcoal pots, it's not as warm as my room. The kang in my room is big enough, so let Guoguo and Miaomiao come to sleep in my room! Dalang, Erlang, and Silang can also come and sleep with Sanlang and his fourth uncle."

After hearing this, several people agreed. Indeed, of all the rooms, the two rooms on the left and right of the main hall were the warmest.

After Mrs. Su solved the problem of keeping the children warm, she stopped caring about the eldest and second sons. She told them to figure out how to make the kang hotter and light more charcoal basins. She also specifically told them to keep the room well ventilated when lighting charcoal basins so as not to fumigate themselves.

Now, except for Su Anping and his wife and Su Ankang and his wife, all the Su family members moved into the east and west rooms on the left and right of the main hall. In the two rooms on the east side of the main hall, one is occupied by Mrs. Su, her two daughters and three granddaughters; the other is occupied by Su Anyuan and Su Zhihao and their cousins. In the two rooms on the west side of the main hall, the one facing the sun is a study, and the other is occupied by Su Andong and his wife.

Old Madam Su was afraid that Nianchun and her sister would feel cold, so she specifically told them to keep the kang hot and light a charcoal basin at night to keep warm. Little did they know that this was the warmest winter Nianchun and her sister had ever experienced. Although it was much colder outside than in previous years, they were the warmest dressed and had the best accommodation this year.

After dividing the money and discussing the matter, the family meeting was over. The family happily went back to their rooms to rest.

After Su An Dong saw everyone disperse, he found Old Lady Su and said, "Mom, I went to the county today, and the owner of the school asked me about my younger sister. I guess he saw my younger sister when he came to our house to look for me to set up the kang that day."

Old Lady Su asked, "Who is he asking for? I remember you said that this scholar's family doesn't have a boy of the right age for your little sister."

The owner of the private school was a scholar named Chen. He had sons but none of them were of the same age as Su Yitong.

Su An Dong said in detail: "He is the child of Chen Xiucai's sister, named Wang Sheng, 18 years old this year, one year older than Yi Tong. I know this child, he goes to Chen Xiucai's private school, and I taught him for a while. He is a slightly fat child, and his character seems good. In my opinion, he is mediocre in reading and has no talent. He has never passed the examination for a student. His family runs a restaurant, and the conditions are pretty good."

Old Madam Su asked, "Is his family complex? What is his rank in the family?"

"Compared to our family, the people are not that complicated. His grandparents have passed away, and his father has also separated from his brothers. He is the youngest son in the family, and he has two older brothers and a sister. His brothers and sisters are all married."

Mrs. Su thought for a while and said, "Let's wait and see! I guess this family will have to ask around about our family. Let them ask around first and see if their master doesn't come to our house on his own initiative."

Su An Dong nodded in agreement: "I think so too. As women, we shouldn't take the initiative. I will also find a chance to inquire about their family in private."

"Okay. I'll have to ask around a bit more."

After they finished talking, they went back to their rooms to rest.

The next morning, after breakfast, Old Mrs. Su started to prepare to kill the poultry.

The Su family raised chickens and ducks. The ducks laid a lot of eggs, so they made a lot of salted duck eggs.

It's cold outside now, and the lowest temperature at night is estimated to have reached minus 20 degrees Celsius.

Although the Su family built a shed for the poultry and fenced it off, the poultry still stopped laying eggs because of the cold weather. The poultry would not grow in the cold weather, and if they were not killed soon, they would become thin in a few days.

Mrs. Su left two hens, a rooster, two ducks, and a drake at home, and killed all the rest.

The Su family was busy with this matter all day. They used boiling water to remove the feathers and plucked the hairs. They processed all the slaughtered poultry and put them outside to freeze them. After freezing, they were all put in the warehouse.

For dinner, they stewed a chicken and a duck. Su Yuanyuan didn't know if it was because she had been plucking feathers all day, but she lost her appetite after seeing the stewed meat, and ate the dried potatoes instead.

While eating, Su An Dong suggested: "Mom, our family has a large population, why don't we buy a pig and kill it? Anyway, the weather outside is not as cold as in previous years. Now it can be frozen, and I guess we will finish eating it when it thaws."

Old Madam Su agreed and said, "Then you brothers should go buy a pig tomorrow."

When the Su brothers heard this, they readily agreed. Now that their family is doing better, they no longer feel bad about spending money on food. Anyway, they have the conditions now.

The next day, the Su brothers bought a pig from a family in the village and transported it back home.

The pig was not slaughtered that day, but a butcher was found and agreed to be slaughtered early the next morning.

The next morning, the Su family got up. The Su family had notified several relatives to come to their home to eat pork the day before.

The butcher cut the pig with his knife and killed it very neatly. He also cut the pork into pieces of suitable sizes according to the Su family's requirements.

When the pig was being slaughtered in the yard, Su Yuanyuan and her sisters didn't dare to go out to watch. They all stayed in the house timidly. Not to mention that they didn't want to go out to watch, even if they wanted to, Old Lady Su wouldn't let them. It would be bad if they got scared.

At this time, the pickled cabbage made by Old Lady Su came in handy. Except for the few people who came, the rest of the family had never eaten this kind of pickled cabbage. Old Lady Su explained to them how to eat it, and they understood it.

In the evening, according to what Mrs. Su said, they cooked the so-called pig-killing dish. The cooking method was completely in accordance with Mrs. Su's request. Because the family members always trusted Mrs. Su, they did not raise any questions.

The final result did not disappoint everyone and it was very delicious.

In addition to several in-laws, Old Mrs. Su also invited several heads of families who were on good terms with her family to come to her house for dinner.

These families felt very proud to be invited to dinner by the Su family.

The Su family entertained everyone with a lively meal. After the meal, Mrs. Su served each family a bowl of pig-killing dishes and asked them to take them home. Everyone was polite and took the dishes home.

In addition to the pig-killing dishes, Old Lady Su also gave 15 kilograms of pork to the Zhou family, and 10 kilograms of pork each to the Zhao and Li families.

Just like that, the Su family has prepared everything they need and are basically going to live a hibernating life.

In the backyard, except for the breeding rabbits that were specially kept, all the big rabbits had been killed, leaving only the small rabbits. Every day, the Su family would heat up the kang in the room where the rabbits were kept.

From time to time, people in the village would send rabbit fur to the door, and as long as someone did so, the Su family would accept it at a reasonable price.