The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Xia Mian was thinking hard at home late at night, and was finally awakened by Yu Jie'er's casual remark, "Mom, I haven't made jerky for you for a long time."

If you can make dried fish and dried shrimp that are famous all over the world, would you still be afraid of this thing hitting your hands?

Xia Mianwan’s cooking skills are actually quite good, but if compared with those of professional chefs, they are of course far behind. It’s just that she has more ideas in her mind because of modern knowledge.

Therefore, the first thing to do is to make delicious dried shrimps and dried fish or fish slices. Then, you need to find a gimmick to make these dried shrimps and dried fish become the specialty of Yanzhou like "Gu Meng".

Xia Mianwan remembered that there was a girl named Hehua in Xiaowu's house who was very good at cooking, so she immediately sent someone to find Hehua.

Hehua was not very familiar with Xia Mianwan. When she came from the village, she felt a little awkward when she saw Xia Mianwan.

Xia Mianwan smiled and poured a cup of milk tea for He Hua, "Don't be nervous, I came to you this time because I heard that you are good at thinking of some food by yourself?"

Lotus was rubbing her hands nervously. When she heard Xia Mianwan mention food, she nodded quickly.

“I love to cook and I love to eat!”

Xia Mianwan smiled and clapped her hands when she heard that, "That's great, Lotus, I have a favor to ask of you.

"Yeah." Lotus responded with her previous shy look again.

Xia Mianwan pulled Hehua to sit down, "Hehua, I want you to help me try to make some fish fillets, dried fish and dried shrimps. The taste must be good."

After hearing this, Lotus thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Seeing that He Hua agreed, Xia Mianwan asked someone to prepare the guest room.

Ever since the women's workshop became a hit, Xia Mianwan bought a house next to the workshop to make it easier for her and Xiuxiu to run the workshop.

……

"Mother." Xia Mianwan was writing a notebook about Zhegui when Yu Jieer came in with a plate of fruit to find Xia Mianwan.

Xia Mianwan put down her pen, stood up and rubbed her neck, "What's wrong, Sister Yu?"

Yu Jieer took a piece of cut pear meat and fed it to Xia Mianwan, blinking and smiling, and asked, "Mom, is it delicious?"

Xia Mianwan nodded heavily.

At this time, Yu Jie'er said with a somewhat flattering smile: "Mother, can you give me two hundred taels of silver?"

"Why do you need so much silver at such a young age?" Xia Mianwan asked curiously. This was the first time that Yu Jie'er asked her for so much money.

"Mother, I want to open a shop...selling flowers." Yu Jieer said.

"Like a flower seller?" Xia Mianwan asked with raised eyebrows.

"Well, most embroiderers nowadays lack fancy patterns. It just so happens that my master said that my paintings are quite famous. Yingying and Yanyan have nothing to do in the village, so I want them to open a shop with me."

Xia Mianwan took a closer look at Yu Jie'er, and seeing that she didn't seem to be joking, she agreed to give the shop on Changlong Street to Yu Jie'er to run.

"Yu Jie'er, mother gives you the money and the shop, and you can do whatever you want. But if you really encounter any big problems, remember to discuss it with mother, understand?"

"Well! Thank you, mother!" Yu Jie'er happily left with the silver.

Since he was going to let Yu Jie'er open the shop, Xia Mianwan took it seriously. He took Yu Jie'er to the street early in the morning and taught her some business tips.

Yu Jieer listened very carefully, looked up and told her mother that she had taken note of it.

"But Sister Yu, if you really want to expand your shop, it's not enough to rely on your own tricks." Xia Mianwan reminded.

Yu Jie'er patted her chest and said, "Mother, I have an idea too."

"Oh? What's your idea?"

"Mother, Brother Chen told me that Master's Academy has started recruiting students. In fact, there are many students who want to study there. But in the current situation, everyone has little spare money, so many people are reluctant to pay the tuition. I thought that if I could ask those scholars to draw some patterns, they can make money and I can get the patterns. Isn't this a win-win situation?"

Xia Mianwan: "..."

Are all the children in ancient times... so evil?

"What if those scholars think it's shameful to make money by painting flowers?" Xia Mianwan asked again.

Yu Jie'er looked at Xia Mianwan in confusion and asked, "Why is it embarrassing? What's shameful about earning money for studying? If you think it's shameful to make money by painting patterns, then this person is too ignorant of common affairs and can't even study well. How can such a person draw spiritual patterns?"

Xia Mianwan laughed, patted Yu Jie'er's head fiercely and said, "You are really amazing!"

Sister Yu smiled and rubbed Xia Mianwan and acted coquettishly, "I am my mother's child, how can I not be powerful!"

"You..." Xia Mianwan tapped Yu Jie'er's smooth forehead.

"Sister-in-law! Sister Yu!"

At this time, a familiar voice came from not far away. Xia Mianwan looked in the direction of the voice, and who else could it be but Zheng Lingwan.

"Ling Wan."

"Sister-in-law!" Zheng Lingwan walked quickly to Xia Mianwan excitedly, held Xia Mianwan's hand and shouted.

Xia Mianwan was not as excited as Zheng Lingwan. She smiled faintly and said, "I am no longer your sister-in-law. You can call me Madam Xia or... Sister Xia."

Yu Jie'er didn't call her aunt, but just took her hand and bowed slightly.

Zheng Lingwan was stunned, her ears turned red, Nie Nuo said: "I'm sorry... no... Sister Xia."

Xia Mianwan smiled and patted Zheng Lingwan on the shoulder and said, "Why did you arrive so early? Have you settled down?"

Xia Mianwan looked at Zheng Lingwan with a gentle smile. Zheng Lingwan seemed to see the sister-in-law who took care of her gently when she was still in the north.

"Sister, did you know I was coming? It's been a few days now. I thought I had nothing to do today, so I came out for a walk by myself." Zheng Lingwan's eyes turned red for a moment, and tears welled up.

Xia Mianwan sighed, "Of course I know."

"Sister, it's my brother who's let you down, and it's also the Zheng family who's let you down." Zheng Lingwan said sadly.

Xia Mianwan didn't know what to say for a moment, "Let's not talk about the past."

"Sister, this time it was my grandmother who asked me to come here to watch over my brother and prevent him from doing anything reckless, so as not to cause trouble for you, Chen'er, and Yu'er. It seems that... my brother wants to recognize Chen'er and Yu'er."

Although Zheng Lingwan knew that she shouldn't say these words.

However, Xia Mianwan was really good to her in the North, and she had to tell her about it.

Xia Mianwan sneered, "I expected it. But don't worry, Lingwan, the world is not what Zheng Xiaoyun wants it to be."

"Sister, is there really no possibility for you and my brother?"

"Well! Impossible." Xia Mianwan responded without hesitation.