Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

After arranging the three people brought by the village chief, Zhong Ruyi asked Jiang Qin, who was catching rabbits in the rabbit house, about what was happening in the town recently.

"In the town?" Jiang Qin was confused. "Nothing happened, right? It seems that there are more people here recently. I heard the guests say that there are many more people in Madam Yu's relief house, all from Guangning Prefecture. Apart from these, there is nothing else, right?"

Zhong Ruyi heard from her mother that wealthy businessmen such as the Yu and Fang families donated a lot of silver to Guangning Prefecture, and some also donated food and clothes.

She was somewhat touched and wanted to donate some money as well, but she didn't know whether the money could really be used for refugees. If it was taken away by some black-hearted person, wouldn't it be disgusting?

Since the Yu and Fang families can donate, she might as well ask them for help to donate some. She can't help with other things, but she can donate some silver and canned food.

Two days later, Zhao Eryue and Ji Xiaoyu came to talk about the work status of the eldest sister, the youngest sister and Aidi. They learned that the three of them were quite diligent and quick, and they had passed the three-day probation period.

"You three come see me when you get off work later." Zhong Ruyi left in a hurry after saying this. She had to go and check how much meat floss and pork jerky were left. Yesterday she went to the town to find Madam Yu and had already told her to donate a batch of canned food to the village affected by the disaster. Madam Yu would then send someone to help her deliver it to Guangning Prefecture.

As for her donation, she still has to find the yamen's legal advisor. Now that the county magistrate is not here, the legal advisor has the final say on all matters, big or small.

This was not a difficult matter. She went straight to her second sister-in-law and asked her to tell her eldest brother from her mother's family.

It was of course a good thing that someone was willing to donate money. Liu Gang went to the government office immediately after returning from Guangning Prefecture to help talk about this matter. The lawyer readily agreed, "This is a good thing! The adults will not disagree. Just ask her to donate as much as she wants! When the time comes, it will be registered together with the Fang and Yu families, and the county magistrate will definitely praise them greatly!"

Zhong Ruyi received a positive response and did not think about whether she was praised or not. Her original intention was to help the villagers affected by the disaster and do what she could.

She took five thousand taels of silver from home and gave them to Liu Yu Niang, asking her to go there, as she had to take care of things in the workshop and couldn't leave.

Liu Yu Niang took the silver, thought about it and added another five hundred taels into the sum. Although Zhong Lao Er was not at home, she was the one who had the final say in the family, so she could still afford the five hundred taels.

She gave the silver to Liu Gang, and Liu Yu Niang asked about the children in Guangning Prefecture.

"It's nothing serious, don't worry. My brother-in-law and his family are there too and will be back in a few days." Liu Gang rubbed his sister's head. The brother and sister have always had a good relationship. Liu Yu Niang talks to him more often than to her parents.

"Brother, you don't understand. When I heard you say that something happened in Guangning Prefecture, I couldn't sleep all night. The child's father was worried all day, and my parents-in-law cried several times." Liu Yu Niang sighed. The atmosphere at home was depressing during those days, and things only got better after Xiaohe's teacher came and talked about their situation.

Liu Gang shook his head. "They are lucky. In the past few years, students who went to take exams all went to the village to find cheap houses to live in. Wasn't it raining all the time back then? The houses collapsed and people almost lost their lives! It was only this year that the situation became serious, and too many people died."

The tragic scene on the first day in Guangning Prefecture is still vivid in his mind. When Liu Gang led his men to clean up the villages that were covered by the mud and trees on the mountains, they dug out corpses that were already lifeless.

Everyone was silent and slowed down their movements. Two people worked together to move the people out and wiped their faces with clean cloths. Although they couldn't do much, at least they could give people a little dignity.

"Your sister-in-law is a really nice person!" Liu Gang praised her, drawing the attention of Liu Yu Niang, who was in a depressed mood due to a few words.

Liu Yu Niang is proud. "Ruyi has always been very kind and considerate of others. She has recruited five of the dozen refugees who have come to the village to work in her workshop!"

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Chen Dongzhi and others did not return until twenty days later. During this period, Li Zhi's father kept clamoring for the two brothers Li Zhi and Li Yang to go back, but he never succeeded.

After some persuasion from Boss Zhong who believed that “since we’re already here, we should just stay”, the two brothers finally agreed to let him stay. Not only that, he also followed them around and ran around.

He helped the villagers build sheds, clean up the collapsed houses, and helped in whatever way he could.

Twenty days had passed, and their homes were still in ruins after the disaster, but they couldn't stay here forever.

So the next day, after Chen Dongzhi said goodbye to the people in the yamen, he prepared to set off for home.

The county government of Guangning Prefecture was not greatly affected. The ones that really suffered were the villages near the foot of the mountain. Now most people have been evacuated. The county magistrate asked people from various counties and villages to take a group of people back for resettlement. Presumably, there were also refugees from Xinghua Village.

On the way back, everyone saw that the village, which was covered and crushed by loess, mud and trees when they went there, now had people starting to build houses on it, and they were already taking shape. It seemed that the people who came here still had hope for life even though they had suffered such a devastating blow.

Xiaoman and others have seen so many dilapidated scenes after disasters these days that they can now accept them calmly.

When they got home, there was naturally some concern and care. Chen's mother pulled Xiaoman up and down and looked her up and down. Seeing that she was fine, she looked at Chen Dongzhi again, but the person she was looking at didn't care about her now.

Zhong Ruyi and Chen Dongzhi had been apart for more than half a month, so how could they see anyone else at this moment? They held hands and whispered to each other, not even paying attention to their daughter.

Seeing that her father, whom she hadn't seen for such a long time, ignored her, Chen Miaomiao stomped her feet in anger. As a result, she couldn't stand and sat down on the ground. Immediately, the little girl started crying and calling for her grandma to hold her.

"Miaomiao can already call people?" Xiaoman, who had not been home for several months, said curiously. Just now, his niece looked at him with a strange expression. Children have short memories, and these few months were probably enough for her to forget about her uncle.

Mother Chen smiled, and was very proud of the fact that her granddaughter could only call grandma until now. "Yes, she learned it not long after you left. She only knows how to call grandma. I can't teach her to call daddy or mommy!"

There was a hint of complaint in his tone, but his expression couldn't hide his smugness.

As the mother and son were talking, Xiaoxue, who got the news that her brother had returned, came hurriedly with a big belly, followed by Zhao Xiaozheng who shouted at her to slow down.

"Xiaoman!" Xiaoxue's eyes were wet as soon as she entered the door. Looking at her brother sitting on the chair and talking to his mother, the worries she had had over the past few days finally dissipated.

"I'm fine." Xiaoman stood up with a smile, allowing her sister to look at her carefully.

Zhong Ruyi and the other person who had finished their whispers on the side turned their heads and listened to Xiaoman talking about the rescue of refugees and some things that had happened in the past few days.

"Some people hang themselves because they are the only one left at home, while others want to live well even if they are the only one left."

Xiaoman's tone was calm but melancholy. The person he was talking about who was rescued but then hanged herself was the one he and his men rescued from the ruins, and it was also he who took her down from the tree where she hanged herself. The scene at that time was unforgettable and tragic.

But no matter what, we have to live our life. As long as we live with hope in our hearts, there will be no difficulties that cannot be overcome.