Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

The medicine boy took the prescription, glanced at it, and then turned around to get the medicine, leaving Zhong Ruyi and Chen's mother waiting on the side.

Mother Chen seemed a little nervous. She unconsciously wanted to cover her face with her hands and kept looking in the direction of the medicine boy.

"Mom, if you have any problems in the future, please tell us in time. If Xiaoxue and I are not here, you can go find my mom. No matter what happens, it's always good to have someone to discuss it with."

Zhong Ruyi advised her earnestly that Chen Dongzhi was not at home, and even with Chen's mother's personality, she would not bring up such private matters.

If Xiaoxue hadn't discovered it herself and told her in time, by the time Chen's mother told her herself, no matter how much medicine the doctor prescribed, it would be useless.

Zhong Ruyi always felt that this was a bit like a precursor to menopause. After all, she had seen these symptoms of Chen's mother in popular science videos.

The reason why she remembered it so clearly was because she thought menopause was just a necessary stage for women to stop having menstruation after reaching a certain age.

However, this is not what the popular science video says. Menopause begins when women are still menstruating.

It is not actually a relief for women to stop having menstruation. She had a college roommate who suffered a lot during her menstruation every month. Every time her menstruation came, she would always hope to reach menopause as soon as possible so that she would not have to have menstruation anymore and could enjoy a free and easy life.

During menopause, women will experience joint pain, osteoporosis, difficulty holding urine, frequent forgetfulness, and fat around their waists. If they suffer some setbacks, they may even be more likely to have suicidal thoughts than before and may be unable to sleep for whole nights.

These are all the pains of menopause.

And now she looked at the woman next to her who was only in her early forties and had given birth to three children. Her face was already covered with indelible wrinkles and sun spots. She was not yet at the age of menopause, but she chose to suffer in her own way because she was too embarrassed to talk about it.

The medicine boy brought the medicine and asked them to go to the front to pay.

During this process, Chen's mother followed Zhong Ruyi closely, just like a child following her parents out.

After giving the money, he took Chen's mother back to the restaurant.

Zhang Mingzhu and Cuicui were also there. They were very excited to see her coming.

"Ruyi! Your head wound healed so quickly?" Zhang Mingzhu came over with a smile.

Mother Zhong looked at her calmly. This girl had followed Zhong Mei here to make trouble a few times before, but after living in her house for a while, she became much more normal.

Now she and Cuicui are going to the town to sell egg cakes, which is good. Not everyone is as capable as her daughter. It is already very impressive to be able to achieve this level, thought Zhong's mother.

"Okay, it's ready!" Zhong Ruyi pulled out a stool for Chen's mother to sit on, and she went to the kitchen.

Sun Tao was cooking while talking to her, tilting the spoon. "I don't know what's going on recently! The weather is getting colder, and more people are coming to eat!"

As he spoke, he served the dishes and placed them on plates. Wei came in and took out the tray of four dishes.

While the other pot was not in use, Zhong Ruyi skillfully fried five dishes, all using ingredients from the store.

Twice-cooked pork and spicy chicken are spicy, but the remaining three dishes are not spicy. We have to consider that Chen's mother will have to go back to boil medicine after dinner, so it's better not to eat too heavy food.

After lunch, the group prepared to go back.

Outside the store, the sound of horse hooves could be heard.

As if he had thought of something, Zhong Ruyi ran out to see.

Sure enough, it was Chen Dongzhi who had returned from the escort mission. He was sitting on his horse and looking at her with a smile.

Since they had met, Zhong Ruyi was not in a hurry to go back, so she planned to wait for him to finish the things at hand before going home together.

However, Mother Zhong was in a hurry to go home to take care of her granddaughter. She would not have come today if her daughter had not wanted to come. Now that Lanlan was at home being looked after by the old man, she was always worried.

"My daughter, please wait for my son-in-law. I will go back first."

She was about to leave, and both Chen's mother and Xiaoxue said they wanted to go back together.

She was the only one left out of the four people who came.

Okay, then she will wait for Chen Dongzhi to go back together and not join them.

After Chen Dongzhi got the money from the escort mission, he saw that except for a few customers, his mother, Xiaoxue and others who were there just now were gone.

He walked to the back kitchen and saw his wife leaning against the door of the kitchen and talking to someone in the kitchen.

"Ruyi." He called softly, and the person who was still talking immediately turned his head to look at him, with a bright smile on his face.

"Is it done?" Zhong Ruyi asked.

Chen Dongzhi nodded, walked forward and held her hand, nodded to Sun Tao who stuck her head out, and Zhong Ruyi followed him out.

As soon as I came out, I saw a horse tied at the door of the store. Its hair was shiny and sleek, and I couldn't even reach the horse's back when I stood next to it.

"How come there is a horse?" Zhong Ruyi touched the horse's body with surprise, and the horse snorted.

"I borrowed it from the escort agency. There isn't much to deliver these days, so I borrowed it for you to satisfy your craving."

Seeing that she liked it, Chen Dongzhi climbed onto the horse first, then reached out and pulled her, "Don't worry, this horse is very gentle."

Zhong Ruyi carefully put her foot on the stirrup and sat down in front of Chen Dongzhi.

At first, Chen Dongzhi was worried that it was her first time riding a horse, so she didn't dare to ride too fast, but after she got used to it, she slowly increased the speed.

The two of them and the horse galloped along the country road. In the past, it would take them an hour to complete the journey, but today they were home in less than half an hour.

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In Jixiang Town, in a shop owned by Boss Wang, more people are coming in and out these days than before. Everyone who comes out is carrying a basket of apples in their hands, some more and some less.

The whole store was filled with the aroma of fruit and the smell of money. Boss Wang was in charge of the store these days, grinning from ear to ear, and his hands cramped from counting money.

"Boss Wang, where did you get such good fruits? Did you smuggle them back from foreign countries?" A customer who came to buy apples chatted with Boss Wang while selecting apples.

"Hey! Sir, what are you saying? If the imperial court finds out that I'm smuggling some stuff from foreign countries, can I still do this business?"

Boss Wang cheerfully denied it, but he did not say where he got such good fruit.

The customer waited for a long time but he didn't continue talking, so he curled his lips secretly, thinking that Boss Wang was really tight-lipped.

However, if someone hadn't given me money to find out about the apple, I wouldn't be able to afford it. And that person didn't say that I had to find out, so I made a profit this time!

Boss Wang is very alert. Ever since he started selling apples in his store, how many people have come to spy on him, openly or secretly?

Even now, when he goes out every day, there are people secretly following him, just to see where he goes, who he meets, and what he says.

He could tell an innkeeper about the apple because the two parties were not in the same place and were far apart, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

But there are many people in Jixiang Town who want to make a name for themselves and earn a lot of money, but he is the only one that can sell these apples, and no one else can take this path!

He wants to be a road bully!