Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Walking and looking around, Chen Dongzhi kept stealing glances at Zhong Ruyi, but he didn't dare to talk to her because he would stutter when he spoke. Zhong Laosan even felt strange. Did Dongzhi talk less because he had a stutter? On the contrary, Zhong Ersao beside him had a meaningful look on her face.

They happened to walk into the cloth shop, and the second sister-in-law said she wanted to go in and buy some cloth so that she could make some clothes for Xiaohe in her free time. Zhong Laosan and Chen Dongzhi were waiting outside, and Zhong Ruyi accompanied her in.

As soon as they entered the store, the waiter came over and asked who wanted to buy something. Zhong Ruyi responded to the waiter's words and said that her sister-in-law wanted to buy something for her nephew, and asked the waiter if he had any recommendations. The waiter asked if they wanted to buy ready-made clothes or cloth. The second sister-in-law said she wanted to buy cloth to make it herself, so the waiter took the two of them to the side to have a look.

"Madam, do you like this color? It's suitable for children aged seven or eight, and the color is bright and lively." The waiter brought out a piece of lilac purple cloth. Mrs. Zhong stroked it with her hand and felt that the fabric was very comfortable to the touch and was suitable for children to wear.

Mrs. Zhong asked the waiter, "What's the price of this?"

The waiter told her a price, which the second sister-in-law thought was a bit expensive, but she only had Xiaohe, so all the good things were for Xiaohe. She gritted her teeth and asked for two pieces, and also asked for a darker color, so that she could make one for Zhong's mother.

Zhong Ruyi felt a little strange, so when the waiter went to cut the cloth, she asked her sister-in-law why she needed so many pieces.

The second sister-in-law put her hair behind her ears, smiled and said, "Your second brother and I make a living in the town. Xiao He was raised by your eldest sister-in-law and mother. When the time comes, I will make one for Xiao He, one for Tiedan, and one for mother. It can also be regarded as a way of thanking your eldest sister-in-law and mother for helping me raise Xiao He over the years."

Zhong Ruyi just felt that their Zhong family was lucky to marry such good girls as the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law. The two sisters-in-law were not like those in other families who would haggle over who drank more water, not to mention that the second sister-in-law followed the second brother to the town to make a living less than half a year after giving birth to Xiaohe. When Xiaohe was still young, sometimes he cried at night and it was the eldest sister-in-law who took him to sleep.

After they finished buying the cloth, they came out and saw Zhong Laosan standing at the door, chattering non-stop. Chen Dongzhi nodded from time to time. It was not until the two came out that Zhong Laosan stopped talking, still unsatisfied.

Zhong Ruyi asked the two if they wanted to buy anything else, and if not, they could go back. Halfway through the walk, Zhong Ruyi saw someone selling homemade hair flowers and flower ropes on the side of the road, so she went up and bought two pink hair flowers and two flower ropes, and asked her third brother to help take them back to Cuicui, saying she would definitely like them.

She had noticed that the flower ornament on Cuicui's head had faded a little, but her sister-in-law didn't have time to come to town so she didn't buy her a new one. The cat's tangle could be played with the little girls in the village, and it was cheap and practical.

When Chen Dongzhi and his partner were walking back to the village, they had already walked halfway when Chen Dongzhi remembered that he had forgotten to buy salt and sugar. Zhong Laosan asked him if he wanted to go back and buy them now. Chen Dongzhi thought about it and refused, saying that he could go to the town again tomorrow.

When Zhong Laosan arrived home, it was just three or four o'clock. Zhong's father and eldest brother Zhong had just returned from collecting firewood in the mountains and were sitting under the eaves.

Mother Zhong took Tiedan to talk to Aunt Zhao next door, while the eldest sister-in-law took Cuicui and several older children to pick wild persimmons and hawthorns. The wild persimmons will be dried for storage, and the hawthorns will be sliced ​​and dried and soaked in water with two plums in summer. It is sour and sweet, and can quench thirst and relieve heat.

When the children returned home, they were extremely excited to see the things that Zhong Laosan brought back, especially Cuicui. When she heard that her aunt had bought her two new pink head flowers and two pigtail ropes, which she had seen Xiaohua from the village play with last time. Xiaohua lent them to her for a day and she had always wanted them, but her mother had never bought them for her. Then her uncle told her that her aunt had bought her two, and she was so happy!

The other children all got their snacks and were very happy. Xiao He asked his uncle, "Uncle, when will my mother and the others be back?"

Zhong Laosan didn't know either, but he was afraid that if he said he didn't know he would make Xiaohe sad, so he could only lie to him and say that he would be back in two days. Zhong's mother opened the box of cakes that Zhong Ruyi had bought and gave each of the children a piece.

She touched Xiao He's head and said, "Your parents went to town so that we can live a better life. When Xiao He grows up and can make money, your parents and our family will be able to eat meat every day."

Xiao He is only six years old this year, and he doesn't quite understand what Zhong's mother said, but a seed has been planted in his little heart since then. As long as he has money, he can always be with his parents, as well as his grandparents, uncle, aunt, uncle, and Cuicui.

Chen's mother brought Xiaoxue and Xiaoman back with a fish. Today, the villagers were fishing in the river, and the extra fish were sold to the villagers at a low price. She bought a larger fish and prepared to eat it with sauce. When she got home, she found that her eldest son had returned. She carried the fish into the kitchen and found that the salt and sugar she asked her son to buy were not bought. So what did he do in the town?

She went out and asked her son, "Didn't you go to town to sell salt and sugar today? Why didn't you buy any?"

Chen Dongzhi was sweating from chopping wood. He picked up the cloth around his neck and wiped it off. He didn't even turn his head and said, "I forgot to buy it when I went there. I'll go again tomorrow."

Mother Chen muttered something about how forgetful she was, and went back into the kitchen. It was time to cook dinner, and Chen Xiaoxue went in to help. Chen Xiaoman sat under the pomelo tree in the yard and played with the slingshot that Chen Dongzhi had made for him before.

Zhong Ruyi and her sister-in-law returned to the store. Brother Zhong had just installed the door panel. When he saw them coming back, he pointed at the table and said, "Aunt Chen from next door came just now and brought two bags of cakes. When she saw you were not there, she left without saying a few words. She said the cakes were a token of gratitude to my younger sister for helping her cook last time."

There were two packages of pastries wrapped in oil paper on the table. Zhong Ruyi felt that Aunt Chen was too polite. It was just a dish she cooked once, so she had to get tea and buy pastries for her family. She felt embarrassed about that, so she would help her next time.

It was already getting a little dark. Zhong Ruyi asked her second sister-in-law to put away the two packages of pastries so that she could take them back to feed the children when she got home. She went into the kitchen to cook dinner. Her second brother had just said that he wanted to eat noodles, so she did it right away. She started kneading the dough, rolling it out, cutting it into thin strips, and putting it in the pot. The water was already boiling, so it would be ready in a while.

Three large bowls were laid out, and some lard was scooped into the bottom of the bowls. This lard was made by my second sister-in-law a few days ago. A large piece of lard only made a small jar of lard. When the noodles were ready, they were directly scooped out and poured into the bowls, sprinkled with some chopped green onions, and a spoonful of the soup from the pot after the noodles were cooked, and then a spoonful of chili sauce, and a bowl of fragrant vegetarian noodles was ready.

Feeling that just a bowl of noodles was too monotonous, she cut some bacon and added garlic sprouts to make a dish of garlic sprouts and bacon for dinner.

The three of them each held a bowl and began to slurp the noodles, occasionally picking up a piece of fried bacon with garlic sprouts with their chopsticks.