Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Zhong Ruyi asked Chen Dongzhi to stay for lunch, but Chen Dongzhi shook his head and said, "I came to the town to sell some wild animals today."

He gestured to Zhong Ruyi to look at the cage at the door.

He put down the basket he was carrying and lifted the cloth on it, revealing something wrapped in leaves.

Chen Dongzhi took it out and opened it, revealing the golden honey nest inside. Golden honey dripped down as Chen Dongzhi moved.

"I picked this on the mountain. I kept half at home, and the other half," Chen Dongzhi paused for a moment before continuing, "half is for you."

"Give me?"

Zhong Ruyi cried out, she didn't expect Chen Dongzhi to leave half for her: "No no no! Brother Dongzhi, keep it for Xiaoxue and the others."

Chen Dongzhi didn't say anything, but just kept putting the money into her hands. When she didn't take it, he put it on the table again, picked up the basket and left.

Zhong Ruyi chased after him: "Brother Dongzhi!" Seeing that he did not stop, she could only say helplessly: "Then I will accept it. Brother Dongzhi, please come over for lunch at noon."

Chen Dongzhi, who was walking in front, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was also worried about what to do if Zhong Ruyi didn't want it. Fortunately, she accepted it in the end.

He got the honey by chance in the cracks of a rock after listening to his sister Xiaoxue's advice that it would be good for girls' skin if they drank more honey water. He left one piece for his sister and took the other piece to the town to give to Zhong Ruyi.

Zhong Ruyi watched his back as he walked away, and remembered what her second sister-in-law had said to her, that Chen Dongzhi seemed to have feelings for her, and her face suddenly felt hot.

At this time, she heard Mother Zhong's voice calling her, so she hurriedly took the honey nest to the yard, ready to find a jar to put the honey into.

Mother Zhong had just finished talking to her daughter-in-law when she realized that her daughter had not come back to the kitchen since she sent Manager Ding and Master Liu out. She asked casually, "What are you doing outside? I haven't seen you come in for a long time."

Zhong Ruyi picked up the honey wrapped in leaves in her hand and said, "This is what Brother Dongzhi just brought me."

"Winter Solstice? Why is he here? Why didn't you call me?" said Zhong's mother.

Zhong Ruyi noticed the teasing look from her second sister-in-law, but she pretended not to notice it, cleared her throat and said, "Mom, I have something to tell you. Brother Dongzhi just told me that."

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"What!?" Mother Zhong was extremely angry. It was only the second day since she arrived and the third child had already done something like this. If it was really like what Dongzhi said, that this girl had bad intentions, then her third child's brain would be fooled.

Mother Zhong was so angry that she was spinning in circles, fearing that the third brother would leak the recipe for the braised food. After all, Manxianglou wanted to spend eight hundred taels of silver to buy the house, but they didn't agree. If the third brother, that fool, really told it out, Mother Zhong would want to beat him to death.

Seeing that she was very angry, Zhong Ruyi and her second sister-in-law quickly helped her sit down, one of them patted her back, and the other went to pour her some water.

"Mom, don't worry. It's still uncertain. Maybe the girl is a good one." Zhong Ruyi hurriedly comforted her mother.

The second sister-in-law brought a glass of water and handed it to Zhong's mother: "Mom, that girl may not be like what brother Dongzhi said. If my younger brother tells you about it, don't rush to scold him. Just say that you want to see the character of the girl and the character of her parents."

Mother Zhong sighed, feeling very worried: "I'm not saying that girls with ulterior motives are bad. If this girl had good character, I wouldn't be so angry. But listen to what Dongzhi said. This girl came to the foot of the mountain to wait for Lao San again and again, and she said it was just a coincidence. This can only fool Lao San, a silly boy. Can she fool me?"

The three of them sat there, not saying anything. Brother Zhong came in after handing out the signs and asked them why they were still sitting there. Didn't they say they were going out to buy food? They were going to entertain Shopkeeper Ding tonight.

The second sister-in-law rolled her eyes at him, and the second brother was still a little confused. The three of them went out to buy vegetables. Along the way, Zhong's mother was not in a very good mood. In the past, Zhong Ruyi's illness had always been her concern. Now that she is well, her concern has become the third brother's marriage.

Zhong Ruyi and her mother could only advise her to be more positive. Zhong Ruyi tried her best to make her laugh, but Zhong's mother was helpless and was perfunctory.

After buying the vegetables, the braised food should be almost ready.

After returning, several people brought out the cooked braised food and put it into the bowls brought by the customers one spoonful at a time according to the amount ordered by the customers.

In less than half an hour, several pots of braised food and a pot of braised chicken were all sold out. Mother Zhong was still a little dazed: "It's sold out already? So fast?"

Zhong Ruyi smiled and put his arm around Zhong's mother's shoulders and said, "Isn't it amazing? They only sell for half an hour a day and they are all sold out in no time. They are not worried about not being able to sell out."

Mrs. Zhong was so shocked that she couldn't open her mouth. She had just been standing by to help collect the money.

Seeing people coming to buy braised goods one after another, the son and daughter's hands never stopped, and the pot of braised goods was empty in no time.

After closing the shop, Mother Zhong was still a little unresponsive until Chen Dongzhi appeared in front of her and called her "Auntie".

"Ah, it's the winter solstice. Come sit for a while and you can eat soon."

Chen Dongzhi nodded, found a stool and sat down. As soon as he sat down, he saw Zhong's mother looking at him with an expression as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Aunt, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Mother Zhong hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes, I want to ask about our third son and that girl."

Chen Dongzhi's expression was very serious. "Aunt, the girl's surname is Zhou. As soon as I realized that this girl Zhou had ulterior motives, I told Aji about it, but he didn't believe it. He said that she was a kind-hearted girl, hardworking and capable, and asked me to stop saying such things."

"I didn't mention it anymore because I saw he didn't want to hear it. Later, I went to Yangliu Village to ask around. Miss Zhou's parents weren't good people. She had a brother," Chen Dongzhi glanced at Mother Zhong's expression and continued, "her brother was a gambler. In order to pay off her brother's gambling debts, Zhou's parents sold Miss Zhou's sister to a wealthy family in the next town as a maid."

The more Mrs. Zhong listened, the uglier her expression became.

"This Miss Zhou is seventeen years old this year. It is said that Zhou's parents are looking for a husband for her. They have even said that they will find her a wealthy family like her sister."

She thought the Zhong family was some wealthy family, so she took a fancy to the third daughter of her family and thought that she could live a comfortable life as a lady by marrying into the family.

Chen Dongzhi lowered his head slightly, his eyes flashing with anger, "That Miss Zhou also said that her brother has not yet married, and asked Aji if he has an unmarried sister."

He still remembered how he felt when he heard this. He wanted to strangle her to death. He wanted to get the Zhong family's braised food recipe and also wanted to get the person. There was no such good thing in the world.

After hearing what Chen Dongzhi said, she thought that what her daughter said to her in the morning was enough to make her angry, but she didn't expect that Chen Dongzhi had more to say. What he said made her laugh.