Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Mother Zhong went into the kitchen to cook. Zhong Ruyi wanted to follow her in to help, but her mother felt sorry for her as she was tired from helping to fetch water for the guests today, so she asked her to take a rest.

Zhong Laosan said that he was a little tired too, and wondered why Zhong's mother didn't feel sorry for him. After being given a cold look by Zhong's mother, he didn't dare to say anything more and quickly left.

Not allowed to go in to help, Zhong Ruyi could only sit outside and chat with her third brother and others.

The only voice at the table was that of the third brother. Zhong Ruyi almost suspected that her third brother was the reincarnation of a sparrow in this life, otherwise why would he be so noisy.

Zhong Ruyi listened seriously to her third brother telling him about the interesting things that happened at the dock today. Chen Dongzhi looked at her and responded to Zhong Laosan's words from time to time.

It just so happened that the second and third brothers present were a little insensitive and didn't notice the look in Chen Dongzhi's eyes when he looked at their younger sister.

Finally, Zhong Ruyi couldn't stand it anymore and stepped on Chen Dongzhi's toes under the table.

"...Little sister, you didn't see it. The box of goods that Dongzhi and I moved was only covered with a piece of cloth. When we were moving it down, the cloth was blown away by the wind, revealing the contents."

He looked nervous, "Do you know what's inside?"

Zhong Ruyi was intrigued by his mysterious look, so she let go of her foot that was stepping on Chen Dongzhi's toes and asked curiously, "What is it?"

"It's a box of dried seafood." Chen Dongzhi said on the side.

Zhong Lao San was so angry: "Brother Dongzhi, what are you doing? Let me speak!"

Seeing that he was very concerned, Chen Dongzhi could only say, "Then say it again."

"You've already said it, what else can I say? I'm so angry! Humph!"

Zhong Ruyi couldn't help laughing when she saw her third brother was so angry. After she finished laughing, she asked, "Is there anyone selling dried seafood here? I've never seen one before."

Seafood is more common in modern times, but it is the first time I have heard of it in ancient times. The second brother looked at the younger brother with curiosity.

Seeing that everyone was waiting for him to speak, Zhong Laosan cleared his throat and said with a smug look on his face, "I took a look, there are some dried fish and some in shells, but I don't recognize the others."

He spoke so vaguely that Zhong Ruyi didn't understand which ones he was talking about, but it would cost a lot of money to send these dried seafood here.

There are several large restaurants in the town, which are usually frequented by merchants and wealthy landlords. These seafood should have gone into their stomachs.

Zhong Ruyi was a little envious, but she felt that if she really had the money to open a big restaurant, she would be exhausted. She was a serious person, and if she really opened a restaurant, she would have to stay in the restaurant every day to watch over it.

Although she was envious, she felt that with her personality and energy, opening a small restaurant would be enough to keep her busy.

Zhong Ruyi asked them to talk here and went into the kitchen to help.

Chen Dongzhi watched her figure disappear around the corner before he withdrew his gaze. When he looked up, he met Brother Zhong's sharp eyes.

He was not afraid either, and looked at him normally, never looking away.

Brother Zhong asked his younger brother to help him get something, saying that it was in the house and asked him to look carefully and give it to him when he found it.

After listening to his second brother, Zhong Laosan happily went in to help his second brother find something.

Now, only Zhong Laoer and Chen Dongzhi were left at the table.

The second brother looked at the person in front of him sharply, "Brother Dongzhi, it's not good for you to always look at my sister, right?"

"She's a girl. If someone sees you like this, it will ruin my sister's reputation. I hope you can respect yourself!"

Chen Dongzhi said sternly, "Brother Daxiang, I am sincere to Ruyi and I want to marry her."

It's just that Ruyi said she wanted to fall in love. Although he couldn't fully understand the meaning of the word, he roughly understood it. It should be that the two of them should get to know each other first before talking about getting married.

Brother Zhong didn't expect that this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes was actually planning on his sister, and his eyebrows were twisted together at once.

He was about to say something when his younger brother's voice came: "Second brother, I didn't find the cakes you mentioned. Why did you put the food in your room?"

The two stopped talking, and Zhong Laosan ran out, "Second brother, are you mistaken? In your room, besides a bed, a table, and a cabinet, where is there any place to put the cakes?"

Brother Zhong pretended to remember and said, "I think I put it somewhere else. I was too busy today and forgot about it."

"Brother, what's wrong with you? Your memory is not even as good as Mrs. Feng in our village." Zhong Laosan muttered.

Mrs. Feng was a refugee from famine who married a local villager. She was very smart when she was young, but now that she is old her memory is bad and she loses things all the time. Sometimes she even says that someone has stolen her things and she wants to find someone to fight with.

Second Brother Zhong ignored him. Anyway, the so-called pastries were just an excuse he made up to get his younger brother away. He was the one who knew best whether the pastries existed or not.

At this time, Zhong Ruyi came out with a tray with three dishes on it. Chen Dongzhi quickly stood up and took it.

Brother Zhong, who was a step behind, said:

Forget it, I won’t bother with this kid so much!

Chen Dongzhi took the tray, and Zhong Ruyi went back to the kitchen to serve the meal. Chen Dongzhi quickly took out the dishes on the tray, holding the tray and followed Zhong Ruyi into the kitchen.

Zhong Ruyi knew that he followed her in, but she didn't look back and pretended not to know.

She took the bowl and prepared to serve the rice. Zhong's mother had cooked a pot of rice, fried three meat dishes, one vegetable dish, and an egg drop soup.

Chen Dongzhi followed behind her. When she served a bowl, he took it and put it on the tray. When she served the last bowl, he saw that it was small, only half full, and he knew that this bowl of rice was for Zhong Ruyi.

He said sullenly, "This bowl is too small. You'll be hungry by mid-afternoon."

Zhong Ruyi shook her head. "I can't eat so much. I don't have anything to do in the afternoon, so I won't be hungry."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, Chen Dongzhi stopped talking and kept it in mind.

Mother Zhong was holding a large bowl of egg drop soup in her hand. She nodded at her daughter and said, "There's also a plate of stir-fried vegetables. Take it."

Chen Dongzhi held the tray, and Zhong Ruyi went out with a plate of vegetables in one hand. If the tray was not too big, Chen Dongzhi would have asked her to put the vegetables on the tray as well.

When the food was served, Zhong Laosan was eating so voraciously that his mother was disgusted.

"Look at the way you eat. If someone doesn't know me, they would think I'm mistreating you at home and not letting you eat!"

Zhong Laosan was so busy eating that he had no time to pay attention to his mother.

Chen Dongzhi took a bite of the fish. The fish had no earthy smell, and the meat was tender and delicious. It tasted spicy and refreshing.

He knew that this was what Zhong Laosan had told him before, that his younger sister had found these chili peppers in the mountains that could be used for cooking. After adding these chili peppers, the dishes became more flavorful.

When Zhong Ruyi was picking up food, she noticed that her second brother's eyes were always on Chen Dongzhi. She felt a little strange, but her second brother just glanced at her a few times and then stopped looking at her, so Zhong Ruyi didn't take it to heart.