Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

The next morning, Sheng Xuan set out for the town.

Xiao Lan was woken up by the noise from next door. She could no longer sleep in, so she had no choice but to get up, go to the yard to fetch water to wash her face, and saw Zhang slicing fish.

"Mom, where are Big Sister and Xiaowen?"

"They went to Nanshan to collect firewood. I left some rice in the pot for you."

"Mom, I'll help you dry the fish after dinner." Xiao Lan had just finished speaking when the noise next door became louder.

"You can't even cook, but you just want to steal the chicken." Cui's high-pitched voice rang out.

Xiao Lan finished her meal in a few bites, then quickly stood under the wall of the yard with her ear pressed against it.

Zhang saw her funny look and smiled and whispered, "It must be your second aunt who cooked the rice too raw."

Xiao Lan walked towards Zhang's side with a smile, "It's really lively over there."

Xiao Lan picked up the sliced ​​fish and rubbed salt on it. After a while, she heard the sound of her door being pushed open.

"Oh, so many fish from the third brother's family." Shen looked around her yard with her big eyes. "Your family is really good to you. Look how many fish they brought for you. Oh, and there are so many mushrooms."

"Second aunt, wipe your saliva. Chicken is much more delicious than fish and mushrooms." Xiao Lan said.

"Oh, don't mention it. Your grandma is always stingy and guards me like a thief. Which daughter-in-law is like ours?" Shen sighed. "The eldest wife eats delicious food and drinks spicy drinks every day in town, while we have plain soup at home and can't see a drop of oil all year round."

Shen took out a handful of melon seeds from the cloth bag of her jacket and ate them while watching the mother and daughter pickle fish.

The old Sheng family did not split up, and the distribution between Grandpa Sheng and Grandma Sheng was unequal. Everyone had their own opinions, but they had not yet expressed them openly. The whole family of the Sheng family lived in misery, but they supported the eldest son's family to live comfortably in the town. This extreme inequality caused the second son's family to have signs of rebellion.

"Second Aunt, what happened to you this morning? Why was there such a loud noise?"

"What else can you do? You think my cooking is bad. The old lady is too picky. Everyone else eats well, but she is the only one who finds fault." Shen whispered, "My family just found out about the evil things that the old man and the old family did. They are really cruel. This is murder. No wonder you want to split up the family."

When this matter was mentioned, Zhang couldn't help crying, "Second sister-in-law, our Xiaolan has a miserable life."

The two sisters-in-law sighed.

"Where are the people? Where did they go? You don't feed the pigs and chickens, you lazy woman." Cui cursed loudly.

Shen rolled her eyes and said, "The old woman started scolding again. I'm going back."

The door of Xiaolan's house was located in the middle of the original wall, so Shen had to turn a corner to go home.

A moment later, Xiaolan and Zhang heard Shen's defense, "Mom, I just went to the toilet and will be back to work soon."

Cui glared at her without blinking, "You fell into the toilet and took so long!"

Then Xiao Lan heard the sound of chopping vegetables coming from next door.

Xiao Lan closed the door of her house and continued to apply salt to the fish. "Mom, when these fish and mushrooms are dried, you have to watch the door carefully. Second aunt thinks these things are sent by grandma and others. In the future, our family will have more and more things. Don't let others take them away."

"Ah."

The mother and daughter string the fish together and hang them on the iron bars. The fish meat is snow-white and looks appetizing. After the fish is dried in the sun, the meat will turn yellowish brown and ooze oil. It goes well with rice whether steamed or stewed with cabbage.

The mushrooms were drying in the bags. Her family didn't have a bamboo sieve. As they had just separated from the family, they were short of daily necessities. So they had to make do with the bags for now, and would gradually buy all the supplies when they had some money.

Xiaoting and Xiaowen came back quickly with firewood on their backs. Xiaolan helped to stack the firewood and placed it next to the pigpen together with the firewood she had picked up yesterday.

"Second sister, look what I brought you." Xiaowen handed her the big leaf tied with a straw rope.

She opened the leaves and found bunches of small purple-black fruits inside. She exclaimed in surprise, "Black and dark."

"Second sister, please try it." Xiaowen and Xiaoting looked at her with their big blinking eyes.

Xiaolan knew that although there were many black jackfruits in the mountains around them, there were even more children picking them. These must have been found by Xiaowen and Xiaoting with great difficulty.

Seeing that they only watched her eat but didn't eat anything themselves, Xiao Lan guessed that they must be reluctant to eat. She grabbed two strings and gave them to Xiao Wen, and grabbed two more strings and gave them to Xiao Ting and Zhang.

"Mom doesn't want to eat it, you guys eat it." Zhang said as she was about to return Heiyouyou to Xiaolan, but she ran away smiling.

"Mom, let's eat together."

As they were sharing the food, the door opened. "Dad, you're back," Xiaoting said in surprise.

"Well, there is no work today, so I came back early."

Xiao Lan said happily, "It's just after lunch, let's go collect firewood together."

"Okay, your father can carry more when he goes." Zhang agreed.

The lunch was simple, steamed bread with salted duck eggs. Although the meal was simple, the duck eggs were very precious and everyone ate them with great care.

"Mom, these duck eggs are so delicious." Xiao Wen said.

"When spring comes, we'll catch a few ducks and raise them. We'll pickle their eggs and eat them." Zhang said with a smile.

"Okay." The three children responded happily.

After lunch, Sheng Xuan took his three children to Nanshan.

The four of them picked up the trash very quickly. After picking up a pile, Sheng Xuan tied it up with a rope and carried it down the mountain.

Xiaolan, Xiaoting and Xiaowen continued to collect firewood. Shengxuan carried it three times in the afternoon. On the last trip, each of the three children carried a bundle of firewood.

They picked up a lot of firewood today and made a small pile.

Xiao Lan was very happy to see the fruits of their labor. They had to continue collecting firewood. When the weather got colder, it would not be as comfortable as it is now. If the mountain was closed due to heavy snow, it would be even more difficult to collect firewood. Now the mountain was full of people collecting firewood, all in preparation for winter.

"Mom, what are we having for dinner tonight?" Xiao Lan asked.

"Let me make noodles for you. You've been busy all day, and eating the noodles with soup will warm you up." Zhang said.

Mix bean flour and white flour, add water and knead the dough. The noodles should not be too soft, otherwise they will be overcooked and difficult to pick up.

If you want the dough to be harder, you need to add less water. When the dough is kneaded into a smooth dough, you need to roll it out with a rolling pin after flattening it.

Rolling out dough is a strenuous job, but for Zhang, it is a simple task.

Roll the dough out thinly, fold it, cut it into thin strips with a knife, and then shake it open.

While Zhang was rolling the dough, Xiaolan and Xiaoting went to the vegetable garden to pick some eggplants, washed them, and cut them into small cubes.

Pour some oil into the pot, add the diced eggplant after heating, stir-fry for a few times and pour in water. After the water boils, add the noodles. After boiling the water twice, the noodles will be cooked.

After each person drank a bowl of noodles, all the fatigue disappeared.