Reincarnate as a poor widow and bravely fight against the worst scumbag father and evil mother-in-la

Ning Huaizhi saw that Jiang Yuwei was not asleep and asked:

"Yuwei, aren't you tired today? Why aren't you sleeping yet?"

Jiang Yuwei smiled as she cleaned the crayfish:

"Not tired. I have to go to the market tomorrow. I have to cook crayfish tonight. There's nothing else to do at home now. You and Wan'er can go to the market with me tomorrow. You can help me sell sour fruits."

Ning Huaizhi nodded happily and said:

"Okay, I'll go to the market with my wife."

Ning Huaizhi took the brush from Jiang Yuwei's hand and began to help Jiang Yuwei clean the crayfish, while Jiang Yuwei went to cut the side dishes and prepare the base ingredients for cooking.

Jiang Yuwei held the spatula and stole a glance at Ning Huaizhi who was washing the lobster carefully and asked:

"Huaizhi, will you blame me for what I did to your family today?"

Ning Huaizhi paused while washing the lobster, then said with a wry smile:

"I don't blame you, wife. I know you were forced to do it. My parents did go too far. I've understood since the day we split up that you, I and our two children are the real family. Others won't feel sorry for me, nor will they go to the mountains to find medicine for me and almost lose their lives, nor will they only think about making money to support our family."

Ning Huaizhi felt his nose getting a little sour as he spoke. He was a grown man but he was so spineless that he shed tears. He had been the one who was ignored all his life and the one who endured everything silently until he met Jiang Yuwei. She would find ways to help him cure his illness and she would also defend him in front of his family. She...she was the one who could accompany him for the rest of his life.

Ning Huaizhi sniffed and smiled:

"Wife, from now on, we will listen to you about our family affairs. You don't have to worry about me."

Jiang Yuwei was glad that Ning Huaizhi was not a foolish and filial person. It seemed that he could still distinguish between good and bad, so she smiled and nodded:

"Okay, I understand. Let's get to work."

The two of them worked together to quickly cook a pot of crayfish. Jiang Yuwei did not take the crayfish out of the pot, but left it in the pot to soak up the flavor.

He also urged Ning Huaizhi to go to bed early, fearing that he would not have enough energy the next day, while he himself was busy studying how to pickle preserved eggs.

Jiang Yuwei first prepared a large pot of water, then slowly poured in the quicklime she had prepared earlier and stirred it evenly. After it cooled down a little, she added plant ash, dry yellow mud, alkaline noodles, salt, and tea water, and continued to stir until each egg was evenly covered with mud, and then let it cool down naturally.

Jiang Yuwei covered the cooled eggs with sawdust, and then put them into a bamboo bucket that she had prepared long ago, sealed and kept away from light. She waited patiently for seven days and it would be ready. By then, she could sell the preserved eggs with peppers at the market.

Jiang Yuwei packed up all her things before going to bed peacefully.

next day

Jiang Yuwei brought four bamboo buckets filled with sour fruits and spicy crayfish to the door early, dressed Ning Wan, helped Ning Huaizhi pack up, and the family of three waited at the gate of the yard for Uncle Ning's ox cart to arrive.

When Uncle Ning Wu drove the ox cart over, he saw Jiang Yuwei and greeted her warmly:

"Yuwei, we are taking so many things to the market today. Huaizhi, you should go too."

Jiang Yuwei smiled and nodded at him, then started to move things into the car. Uncle Ning Wu was also busy seeing this, and he moved Ning Huaizhi's wheelchair into the car and helped Ning Huaizhi up.

The group soon arrived at the market. Jiang Yuwei and Ning Qiu set up the stall, and asked Ning Huaizhi and Ning Wan to sell sour fruits at 15 cents a bowl. As usual, Jiang Yuwei cut the fruits for a sample and asked Ning Wan to give them to the customers for free. Many people were curious about this rare thing. They had seen a lot of wild fruits, but had never seen wild fruits mixed with chili peppers.

Many people looked at the food in Ning Wan's hand and walked away with disgust. It was Manager Zhang who bought crayfish last time. Seeing that Jiang Yuwei had made something new again, he wanted to try it, so he gritted his teeth, took a piece of pineapple mixed with chili, and stuffed it into his mouth with a conflicted look on his face.

The curious crowd on the side were observing Manager Zhang's expression. They saw him frowning and then relaxing his brows. Then he took a pickled green plum and tasted it.

He nodded while eating:

"Good, delicious, sour and sweet, juicy and spicy, paired with the fragrance of the fruit, it's really delicious! I've never eaten such a rich taste and such a perfect blend of multiple flavors!"

Manager Zhang asked Ning Huaizhi:

"What's the name of this thing and how much is it?"

Ning Huaizhi picked up the bowl and said with a smile:

"15 cents a bowl, this is sour fruit."

Manager Zhang nodded and said:

"Fruit sour? This name is a bit special. Give me four bowls!"

Ning Huaizhi took the silver and began to pack it for Zhang. Seeing that Zhang, the steward of the Xu Mansion, praised the food, the people around him couldn't help but try the food Ning Wan was holding:

“Delicious, really delicious”

“Sweet and sour, very refreshing”

“Let me try it too.”

With everyone praising the food, it soon attracted many onlookers. Everyone who had eaten it said it was good and paid for it. Ning Huaizhi was busy sweating profusely, while Ning Wan stood in front of the stall with a determined look on her face, imitating Jiang Yuwei's words and shouting:

“Please line up and buy in an orderly manner!”

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw the pretty little girl who looked like a New Year picture doll and had a serious expression on her face. They lined up neatly according to Ning Wan's request.

Ning Huaizhi was very pleased when he saw the changes in Ning Wan. His Wan'er was no longer the timid little girl before. It turned out that the children raised by his own wife were all very outstanding.

While Jiang Yuwei was busy selling crayfish, she was keeping an eye on what was happening on Ning Huaizhi's side. Seeing Ning Wan maintaining order seriously and helping Ning Huaizhi pack up skillfully, she felt even happier. Wan'er was indeed her good daughter.

After buying the sour fruits, Steward Zhang went to Jiang Yuwei and bought a lot of crayfish. The ones he brought back last time were so delicious that the young masters and young ladies in the mansion all complained that they were not enough to eat. Steward Zhang waited for Jiang Yuwei to come to the market so that he could buy more.

Seeing that Manager Zhang was taking care of her business, Jiang Yuwei was not stingy and directly gave him another bowl. Manager Zhang happily took it and said:

"The food you make is novel and delicious. The nobles in our mansion all like it. I wonder if you have time to come to our mansion to help cook? Of course it's not for free. I will pay you for it."

When Jiang Yuwei heard that there was money to be made, she hurriedly asked:

"Of course you can, but what date has Manager Zhang set?"

When Manager Zhang saw Jiang Yuwei agreed, he nodded happily and said:

"It will be held in three days. Our second young master has passed the imperial examination and is going to hold a banquet to thank his teachers. You should come here early in the morning. The first house you see on South City Street is our Xu Mansion. I will arrange for a servant to meet you at the door."