Crossing the Unknown Country

They visited all the neighbors one by one in the afternoon, and from then on they just nodded to each other. As for future friendship, they would have to get along slowly. If it weren't for Qin Mingniang's relationship, it would be difficult to visit them rashly, after all, they didn't know each other's situation.

Finally, the mother and daughter sent Qin Mingniang home, and then said goodbye and walked towards their own home. Su He felt that his smile was almost fixed on his face. He didn't need to say anything, just smile and greet her. He stretched out his hand to rub his little face, and finally he could go home.

As soon as Su He's mother entered the house, she began to tell Su He's father about the surrounding neighbors, so that Su He's father could also get a general idea. At this time, the men were all out working, and Su He's mother had not seen them either. She would wait until later to get to know them slowly. Su He's mother was talking in detail, and Su He's father was listening carefully. Su He felt so happy just looking at them. Regardless of whether they were rich or poor, the two of them always talked calmly and discussed with each other, which was also what attracted Su He the most.

Su He thought about her future significant other, if this was possible, she would not reject marriage. In her previous life, she had been hesitant, whether to get married or remain single. In this life, seeing how loving her parents were, she felt that she could accept such a marriage.

The next day, they went shopping to make up for the things they lacked at home. This time they did not go to Fumanlou, Su He promised to give it once a month, and did not want to break the rules.

I plan to give you three recipes next month, and I won’t give you more in the future. This way, the family’s income will be guaranteed and it won’t attract attention.

It will not be given regularly until next year. Although there are many recipes in later generations, they will not be brought out if they are not appropriate.

Su He followed her parents to several food stores and found that they only sold rice and flour, but not noodles. Finally, Su He discussed with her parents and decided to go to some grocery stores to ask. Some of them actually bought some noodles, so she decided to try to sell them.

In the end, Su He gave a large amount of noodles to several inns, as these merchants liked them more.

Su He thought about it later and understood what was going on. Nowadays, people have women who cook at home. They can make noodles and rice by themselves and have plenty of time to spare, so why would they spend money to buy noodles?

Su He thought that she had to think of other ways to make money. This way of making money was too narrow. She didn't know that Chen, a deputy general under General Wang An, had a family member doing business. He passed by Fengyu City and happened to stay in the inn. He bought noodles on the recommendation of the innkeeper.

When visiting the deputy general Chen, he accidentally mentioned the noodles, which are very practical and convenient to eat on the road. Deputy general Chen asked him to take a look, and then he thought that the soldiers were sometimes on the march and fighting outside, and it was inconvenient to cook. This kind of noodles can be eaten by just picking up a handful of leaves and boiling them.

He left a handful of noodles and took them to see General Wang An the next day to show him the noodles, which were very thin and suitable for troops to carry when marching and fighting. The thick noodles were also good for daily consumption, since the barracks were full of rough people and the cooks' cooking was just so-so.

General Wang An immediately sent people to Fengyu City to buy noodles and inquire who made them and wanted to buy the production method.

Su He and his family of three didn't know about this and were still shopping in the city. All the noodles were sold out, so the family came out to see Fengyu City when they had nothing to do.

After walking along several famous streets and four city gates, she knew where they led to. Su Heniang sighed that the city was still better, as the streets were paved with stone slabs and the streets were relatively clean.

Su He looked at the street, which was similar to the 1960s and 1970s. It was not very clean, because there were animals pulling carts back and forth, so how could it be clean? Fortunately, manure was in short supply, and there were children who carried manure baskets to pick it up, which made the street look much cleaner.

It is much better than the bumpy dirt roads in the countryside. At least you don't have to walk on dirt and mud. There should be no water on the roads in the countryside. As long as it rains or snows, the roads will be impassable. Your shoes will be covered with mud, and your legs will not be spared. A road that should take you more than ten minutes can take you more than half an hour to walk.

Shili Village where Su He lived was better because it was an old village and the villagers paved narrow paths with stone slabs bit by bit, so at least it was ok to walk around in the village. But once you leave the village, it's no longer possible to walk around because it's dusty when dry and muddy when wet.

Su He and his friends stayed in the city for two days, and on the third day they drove their mule carts back home. There were still a lot of things to do at home, and they couldn't feel at ease living in the city.

Just one day after they left, General Wang An's men came looking for their address. When they arrived at their home in the city, they knocked but no one answered. The neighbors next door said they had gone back to their hometown, so they could only find out the address of Su He's hometown and go all the way there.