Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

The village was just idle at the time. Some time ago, the matter of the daughter of the village chief of Jiangjia Village was reported, and now some people are talking about Wang Laizi.

The man who was speaking laughed so hard that he fell down. "I don't know if it's because he's blinded by greed or what, but someone actually wants to be a matchmaker for Lai Zi!"

When everyone heard this, they remembered that some time ago, a family in another village invited a matchmaker to their home, wanting to ask Wang Laizi if he wanted to marry into the family. Their family wanted a son, but had no choice but to have only three daughters. This time, they wanted to find a son-in-law for their youngest daughter.

This caused a huge sensation in Xinghua Village. People who came to watch the excitement surrounded Wang Laizi's house, and Zhong Ruyi and Chen Dongzhi were among them.

The two of them didn't squeeze in. Just as they stood there and listened for a while, they heard laughter from the crowd:

Wang Laizi was so scared that he ran away!

The matchmaker was sent out by the embarrassed king's father and mother. They also had embarrassed expressions on their faces. It was the first time she had proposed such a marriage, and the person she was proposing to marry ran away after just a few words, leaving her and the king's father and mother looking at each other in bewilderment.

Before leaving, she still wanted to say something good about the girl. "Sister Wang, Brother Wang, I won't hide it from you. Although the girl from the Feng family is not that pretty, she is very hardworking! She is also a good worker and can do the work of three grown men. If Lai Zi goes there, she will definitely have a good life and no worries about food and clothing."

"Please try to persuade him. This is a good thing, isn't it?"

It is not known whether Wang's father and mother persuaded him, but in the end Wang Laizi did not become a son-in-law. Instead, he started working honestly after the New Year. Last year he only planted one acre of water melons, and this year he planted five acres more, but no more.

There were still ten days before the Chinese New Year. Zhong Ruyi first went to the town to give Wei and his family New Year bonuses and wages, and told them to start work on the seventh day of the first lunar month.

The people working in the restaurant were given an extra half month's salary, a chicken and two pounds of meat each, and they happily went on holiday.

Sun Tao and her three sons followed her back to the village. They had built a house last year, so they can live together as a family and have a happy New Year this year.

As for the workers in the workshop, they received similar treatment. Each person was given an extra half month's salary and a pound of meat. Outstanding employees received an extra chicken and two cans of canned food.

After distributing the New Year gifts, it is time to celebrate the New Year. Chen Dongzhi has more or less prepared the cured meat for the New Year, or his mother Chen and mother Zhong have prepared it and brought it over.

On New Year's Eve, Chen's mother mentioned the child intentionally or unintentionally at the dinner table. Zhong Ruyi thought that she probably didn't know that the birth of Xiaoxue left a big shadow on Chen Dongzhi.

Chen Dongzhi didn't avoid it. He picked up a piece of food for Chen's mother with chopsticks and looked directly at her and said, "If you like children, why don't you go to my mother-in-law's house more often? Ruyi's nephews and nieces are all very cute."

He looked at Xiaoxue and Xiaoman again, "In the future, my brothers and sisters will get married and have children. If I wait a little longer, I will be able to hold my own grandchild."

What he meant was that they wouldn't have children. If you like children, look at other people's families. Otherwise, wait until your younger brothers and sisters grow up, and they will always be able to let Mother Chen hold her grandson.

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When coming out of Chen's house, Zhong Ruyi couldn't help but look at the silent man beside her and sighed in her heart.

His words just now were so direct that Chen's mother's eyes immediately turned red and she almost cried.

Xiaoxue and Xiaoman didn't dare to utter a word, waiting with bated breath for a family conflict, but there was none. Although Chen's mother's eyes were red, she didn't say anything. She knew that her son was a stubborn person and would not look back once he made a decision.

"Ugh."

This sigh immediately attracted the man's nervous glance, "What's wrong? Is it too cold? Then let's walk faster. I'll go back and boil some hot water for you to soak your feet."

Zhong Ruyi didn't say anything, just nodded, and the two of them walked home quickly holding hands.

But when she was finally going to bed after soaking her feet, she couldn't help but say, "You shouldn't have talked to Mom like that just now. At least wait until tonight." It's not impossible to pick a less important day to say it! Look how angry her mother-in-law was. She was worried that the two of them would quarrel and overturn the table.

Chen Dongzhi felt that he had to say it sooner or later, so why keep dragging it out? "Do you think I'm too selfish?"

Zhong Ruyi shook her head vigorously. She actually didn’t want to have a child. Had she ever eaten pork, had she ever seen a pig run?

Not to mention what she had seen on TV and learned from watching videos, just the day Huang Ying gave birth was enough to frighten her.

That day, Huang Ying's hands, feet and body were all yellow and blue, which was caused by excessive blood loss. Although she only studied for one year and did not finish college, she still knew this.

The next morning, all the children came to pay New Year's greetings. Each of them received a big red envelope and said many auspicious words with a smile.

Zhong Ruyi touched Xiao Huang's head and hung a rope around its neck with a big bone with meat on it tied to it.

Worried that Chen's mother was angry last night, she went to Chen's house early in the morning.

When I got in, I found that only Xiaoman was at home. Xiaoxue and Chen's mother were not there.

"Sister-in-law." Xiaoman stood up to pour tea. When he heard his sister-in-law asking about his mother and sister, he said, "My mother went to visit Aunt Zhong, and my sister went to see Sister Fangniang."

"Oh." Zhong Ruyi took a sip of tea and nodded, then gave Xiaoman a red envelope, "Study hard, and tell me if there's anything you want to buy, and I'll buy it for you."

Xiaoman blushed slightly as she accepted the red envelope and said thank you, "There's nothing to buy. I still have some paper and pens left from what my sister-in-law bought last time."

After leaving Chen's house, she didn't go back, but went straight to Zhong's mother's place.

The room was filled with laughter, the children's noises were so loud that even the adults couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Shitou was setting off firecrackers with a few friends at the door. When they saw her coming and called for help, they were worried that the firecrackers would explode and she ran away with her friends.

"Mom, what are you talking about?"

When Mrs. Zhong heard her daughter's voice, she quickly asked Mr. Zhong to stand up and give his seat to her daughter.

"It is said that your third brother's personality when he was a child was nothing like Kang Kang's! Our Kang Kang is very smart now, isn't he?" Mother Zhong said to Kang Kang who was sitting quietly in her arms, her face full of love.

Zhong Ruyi did not sit in the seat vacated by Boss Zhong, but sat down next to Chen's mother. Listening to her agreeing with Zhong's mother's words, she looked at her calmly for a few times, and felt that she had calmed down. Now her eyes were full of the lovely Kang Kang.

She breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that Chen's mother would come here to complain to Zhong's mother. If her mother accidentally told them about Chen Dongzhi's previous contraceptive medication, Chen's mother would only become even angrier and more sad.

There was laughter and chatter in the room. The three sisters-in-law were all there. The older children had gone out, but the younger ones were still being held.

Zhong Ruyi was a little absent-minded. Perhaps it was because of this scene that Chen's mother wanted to urge them to have children? She also wanted to live this kind of life with Sun Nongyi.