The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

It was already the evening hour when Xia Mianwan returned home. She first went to Chen's house to pick up the two children. Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er saw Xia Mianwan coming back and happily came over to greet her. They held Xia Mianwan's hands one on each side and said goodbye to Chen Saozi and Chen Susu.

"Mother, are you happy today?" Chen Ge'er asked in a condescending tone.

Xia Mianwan suppressed his laughter and said seriously, "Well, mother is very happy."

Yu Jie'er thought about becoming a disciple, looked up and asked, "Mother, when can I go to study?"

Xia Mianwan was unwilling to perfunctorily deal with the children. After hearing what Yu Jie'er said, she answered very seriously: "Mother has asked someone to inquire about it. When mother's shop is open, I will send you there, okay?"

"Okay, thank you mother!" Yu Jie'er was very happy.

Although the exile was not long, and Yu Jie'er did not suffer much, the shadow was left behind. Yu Jie'er decided to learn more skills in the future so that she would not be helpless when things go wrong.

After Xia Mianwan washed and dressed the two children, she urged them to go to bed.

Today's carriage ride was very bumpy, so Xia Mianwan washed up carefully, took a walk around the shop, locked the doors and windows, and went to rest.

The next day.

Xia Mianwan was a night owl before she traveled through the book, but after she traveled through the book, she went to bed earlier and earlier. In fact, there were not many entertainment activities in ancient times, and the candles at night were not bright enough. She was worried that she would become nearsighted if she did something by lamplight. What is the difference between nearsightedness and blindness in ancient times...

Although the era Xia Mianwan traveled to seemed to have been transformed by time travelers, with many traces of policies that did not belong to this era, there were no glasses. Xia Mianwan did not want to take any risks.

Today, Chen Ge'er's school is on ten-day holiday. It is a rare day without going to school. Xia Mianwan decided to stay at home and spend time with the two children and make some delicious food for them.

Xia Mianwan got some bread and milk from the supermarket, and fried some sausages and poached eggs. After making breakfast, Xia Mianwan went to wake up the two children.

After squeezing toothpaste onto the toothbrushes for Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er, Xia Mianwan watched them brush their teeth and wash their faces, and then took them to eat.

Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er are still too young to use tooth powder properly, so Xia Mianwan had to use toothpaste on them first, and then use tooth powder on them when they are older.

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On the day when Chen Ge'er had his ten-day holiday, Xia Mianwan would also give Chen Dasao a day off, so Chen Dasao didn't have to come. However, Chen Susu was very willing to stay with Yu Jie'er, and came early with a small basket of needlework.

Xia Mianwan prepared milk tea and small cakes for Chen Susu and Yu Jie'er, and milk tea and meat jerky for Chen Ge'er, and then let them play by themselves.

Xia Mianwan thought about lending the donkey cart to Xiaowu. He was afraid that the things in the shop would not sell well, so Xia Mianwan thought about making some rare food and letting Xiaowu sell it. If it sells well, he will sell it in a small corner of the shop first, and then open a large food shop if there is a need.

Xia Mian Wan has already made potato chips, candied golden dates, and fried oil seeds. Tea eggs and stewed food are not difficult to make, and Chen's wife can help. Toast has been made many times, and I think it can also be sold on the donkey cart. Xia Mian Wan's supermarket space also has a small stove and a plum-shaped pot for making honey cakes. After lighting the stove, just mix the eggs, milk and honey in proportion and pour them in. After a while, the honey cakes will come out.

Then there are some pastries. Xia Mianwan thinks egg yolk pastry is the best. It is quite rare.

As for drinks, Xia Mianwan wants to make some bubble milk tea and some fruit tea.

Speaking of fruit tea, Xia Mianwan thought of flower tea again. Since he was in the women's business and women dress up to please themselves, Xia Mianwan decided to write down the effects of various fruit teas and flower teas he had seen in modern times, and then give them names that were both elegant and straightforward so that women would be tempted to buy them as soon as they heard them.

This is going to be a beauty and health tea, but Xia Mianwan's current bottles and jars are not enough.

After saying hello to Chen Susu, Xia Mianwan went to the grocery store on the street and bought some elegant ceramic jars. Xia Mianwan naturally would not really go to the flower shop to buy flowers to dry and make tea. Not to mention whether the flower shop had flowers that Xia Mianwan was familiar with, Xia Mianwan did not even understand the preparation process.

However, supermarkets that sleep late in the summer have ready-made scented teas. There are many types of scented teas on the shelves alone, not to mention the sacks of scented tea in the supermarkets’ warehouses.

Xia Mianwan plans to make flower tea for the VIPs in the shop, but for now, she’d better give up on selling it in bulk, as it can only be considered a means of attracting customers.

After buying jars, Xia Mianwan came out of the grocery store and found the street unusually lively. She followed the crowd for a while before she remembered that today was the big market.

Thinking that all the vegetables and fruits at home were about to be eaten, Xia Mianwan took her purse to the market. She was a loose-handed person and had money in her hands, so when she got home, both of her hands were full of things.

What made Xia Mianwan happiest was that she bought several kilograms of river shrimps at the market.

Braised river prawns were Xia Mianwan's favorite dish before she traveled through the book. The river prawns were fresh and delicious. They tasted amazing just by stir-frying them with oil and adding a little soy sauce. She decided to fry all the river prawns in the evening and have a drink with a bottle of wine, which would be very pleasant.

Lady Wang next door saw Xia Mianwan buying so many things and couldn't help but look at her, "Lady Xia, your shop isn't even open, why do you buy so many things every day?"

Madam Wang loves to gossip about other people all the time, and she doesn't have a good reputation in Changshui Lane. Xia Mianwan secretly sighed that she was unlucky, but still raised her face and said, "Today is the big market, just in time to buy some things for my brothers and sisters."

"I heard that your brother is studying with Mr. Wang? Is he doing well?" asked Madam Wang.

"Mr. Wang taught very hard, and my brother is very happy to learn."

Madam Wang disagreed and said, "You are a young lady without a husband. Life is already difficult, and you have to support your son to study. If he doesn't study well, don't waste money. Your son can't just study for fun. At least he has to study well."

Madam Wang had an expression that said, "I'm doing this for your own good," which really annoyed Xia Mianwan.

"You don't have to worry about this, Madam Wang. I can support my brother's education whether I have a husband or not. See you later." Xia Mianwan resisted the urge to roll her eyes and walked past Madam Wang towards home.

Madam Wang looked at Xia Mianwan's back as she left, spat, and secretly cursed Xia Mianwan for being stupid.

Xia Mianwan couldn't care less what Madam Wang thought. She was really rich and she spent money lavishly every day. She still had 94,000 taels of silver in her space. The 1,000 taels of silver note given by Zheng Xiaoyun had not been touched, and the gold in her space had not been touched either.