Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

The news that Chen Dongzhi, the son of the Chen family who had been a soldier for several years, had returned spread throughout the village.

At the Chen family, Chen Dongzhi was kneeling in front of Chen's mother. He was exposed to the wind and sun at the border, and his whole body exuded a solemn aura. Because he was in a hurry to get home, he did not take good care of his appearance. He had a big beard and looked very rough. Only his exposed eyes contained a sharp light. At this time, he was kneeling, and Chen's mother in front of him was in tears. Chen Xiaoxue was holding her younger brother who was scared to tears by his brother's appearance.

"The general values ​​me and saw that I really missed home, so he allowed his son to retire and return to the countryside. Mother, it's because of your incompetence that I haven't been able to take good care of you all these years, and I haven't been able to see my father for the last time."

Chen's mother burst into tears. It had been so difficult over the years but the three of them had persevered. But when she saw her son standing in front of her with healthy hands and feet, she felt both sad and happy.

When his son was still at home, Chen's father was in good health. At that time, the imperial court was recruiting soldiers to attack the Japanese pirates who had been causing chaos on the border. Chen Dongzhi was determined to serve the country, so he went to the town government office to sign up.

Although Chen's parents were reluctant and worried, they did not try to stop him since their son had made up his mind to leave.

Unexpectedly, I would never be able to see my father for the last time. The Chen family had emptied out all their savings over the years to treat my father. After my father passed away, my mother also fell ill. The burden of the family fell on my sister Xiaoxue, who was only eight years old at the time.

"Xiaoxue has been busy at home and outside these years. Xiaoxue is young, and people in the village will come to help with the heavy work. But I am useless and have been a burden to your sister over the years," said Chen's mother, hugging her daughter and crying again.

"Mom." Chen Xiaoxue hugged her mother and wiped the tears from her face. Three family members cried. One of them, Chen Xiaoman, was scared to tears at first by her brother's savage image. Later, when she saw her mother and sister crying, she couldn't help crying too.

Chen Dongzhi knelt on the ground with tears in his eyes. He shouldn't have come home without any news all these years, making his parents, sister and brother wait for him for so many years. He felt guilty.

Unlike the Chen family, the Zhong family on the other side is much happier.

Cuicui was extremely happy. Today, Zhong's mother didn't let her go up the mountain with her, and she was sulking for a while.

Unexpectedly, when Mrs. Zhong came back, she brought back a basket of apples and an apple tree. Grandma told her that when the tree bore fruit tomorrow, she could eat as much as she wanted. This made Cuicui very happy.

In the main room, Zhong Ruyi cut a plate of apples and put them on the table. Zhong's father was the first to reach out, "Why have I never seen this kind of fruit in the mountains?" Zhong's father expressed his confusion while stuffing the apple into his mouth.

"Eat your food. You can't stop talking even if you have enough to eat." Mother Zhong picked up a piece of apple and stuffed it into Father Zhong's mouth. "You have to see it, right? I should have asked you to go with me in the morning, so that you wouldn't complain even though you have enough to eat."

After being scolded by Zhong's mother, Mr. Zhong finally shut up. Tiedan, who was standing next to him, was very anxious. His mother didn't let him eat too much, for fear that he would not be able to finish dinner. Seeing his grandfather stuffing the apples into his mouth one by one, Tiedan couldn't reach the apple on the table, and he didn't dare to take it, after all, his mother was sitting next to him.

Cuicui deliberately took an apple and waved it in front of Tiedan. Tiedan held back his saliva and pretended not to see it. He turned his head away. As a result, when he turned his head, Xiaohe also took an apple and waved it in front of him. No matter which side he turned his head, there was someone holding an apple and waving it in front of him.

Tiedan pursed his lips, tears welled up in his eyes, and he was about to cry, so Cuicui quickly stuffed the apple into his mouth.

Tiedan complained while chewing, "Mom, look, this is what my sister gave me. I didn't ask for it. My sister is so mean."

Mrs. Zhong glared at her daughter, and Cuicui put down her hand awkwardly. Mrs. Zhong turned around and said to Tiedan, "If you eat more, aren't you going to have dinner tonight? If you don't eat, you won't grow tall, just like Wang Laizi at the head of the village!"

Wang Laizi, who lives at the head of the village, is in his thirties and has never married. He is short and has a face full of pockmarks.

Poor Tiedan was so scared that he started crying loudly. Zhong Ruyi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and quickly held him in her lap and comforted him.

Mrs. Zhong got up and went to the back of the house to pick up eggs. She had to pick up eggs in the morning, afternoon and evening. After she finished picking them, it was time to prepare dinner.

After the eldest sister-in-law prepared dinner, everyone sat down at the table. Zhong Ruyi asked about the offal that were braised today, and the second sister-in-law said that they were all sold out.

After thinking for a while, the second sister-in-law said, "Little sister, if you want to do this braised food business in the village for a long time, you can't buy too much offal. Now the villagers will buy more because it is a new food, but it may not be so easy to sell after a long time."

She also thought about what her second sister-in-law said. There are a limited number of people in the village, and there are only a few people coming and going. In the first few days, they can indeed sell all of them, but people will get tired of it after a long time, so if they want to sell it later, they have to reduce the quantity.

But it’s a small business in the village, so it can be handed over to the eldest sister-in-law or Zhong’s mother. Thinking of this, she looked at the eldest sister-in-law, “Sister-in-law, have you ever thought about selling braised goods in the village?”

Mrs. Zhong was surprised. Isn't this business done by her sister-in-law and her family? Why was she asked about it? But it would be good if she could do it. After all, there were only so many chores at home. After finishing them, she would have nothing to do. There were also her mother-in-law and a few children at home to help.

It is not the busy farming season now. When it is, there are still several men at home to help with the work, so they won’t be too tired.

It makes sense when you think about it. The second sister's family has rented a store in the town, so they will have to go back in a few days. The work in the village can be handed over to her. It will be an income, no matter how much, that can be saved and given to Cuicui as a dowry or used for Shitou and Tiedan to get married.

The second child's family only had one child, but her family had three, so she had to make plans for the children early. She also wanted to send Shitou and Tiedan to school, and education cost a lot of money.

After thinking about it, she asked carefully, "Does it mean that I do this business in the village, and the second brother's family will go to the town to do it?" If so, that's fine. The two of them can separate, the second brother's family will earn money from the people in the town, and she will earn money from the people in the village. Just thinking about it makes her happy.

Zhong Ruyi nodded, "When the time comes, I will go to the town with my second brother and his wife to help. If you are willing to make it in the village, I will make it for you. I will teach you how to mix the proportions of the spice packets when the time comes."

I remember there were several wild pepper trees on the mountain, and several families in the village also planted them. Aunt Zhao's family next door seemed to have planted them. When the time came, I could collect them from the villagers or from the mountain. It would be cheaper to collect them from the villagers than to buy them in the herbal medicine shop, and there would be no cost if I picked them from the mountain.

Mrs. Zhong also nodded. They would go back to the town to make a living. If the braised offal sold well in the village, it would not be too bad in the town. After all, there were many people in the town, including rich people, so there was no need to worry about no one buying it.