Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

The third brother can no longer be relied upon. Mother Zhong now hopes that he and Miss Zhou can break up now, so that he won’t have to talk about how good Miss Zhou is in front of her every day, which makes her upset.

Listening to Mother Zhong's rambling about Zhong Lao San, Chen Dongzhi touched the wooden box and bracelet in his arms. It seemed that he still couldn't give them away today. Alas.

Mother Zhong asked her youngest son how much he spent on the sachet. When she heard that he used all the remaining money to buy the sachet, she was very satisfied.

Since the money had been spent, Zhong's mother urged her youngest son to go back. "During the half month you were working, your eldest brother and his wife did all the housework. Take this money and buy some food when you go back."

Zhong Laosan took the hundred coins handed over by Zhong's mother, feeling a little resentful. He had worked hard for most of a month, but in the end all the money was given to his mother, and he did not get a penny.

Mother Zhong ignored her son's resentful look and turned to ask Chen Dongzhi: "Dongzhi, why don't you finish your dinner here before going back? I'll make dinner early today so you can go back quickly after eating, instead of going on an empty stomach."

Chen Dongzhi glanced at the sky outside the store. It was already late. By the time Zhong's mother finished cooking and eating and went back, it would be dark. So he decided to give up.

"No need, auntie, it's getting late, we should go back early."

It was indeed getting dark. Although the two grown men were not afraid of walking at night, it would be better to go back early to avoid danger.

On the way back, Zhong Laosan bought a bamboo tube of plum wine and a roasted chicken, and he still felt a little painful after buying them.

A roasted chicken costs seventy cents. Normally a chicken sells for forty cents, or fifty cents at most. This roasted chicken is so much more expensive!

He thought that the remaining money after spending the hundred coins would belong to him, but after buying the plum wine and a roast chicken, he almost didn't have enough money.

Chen Dongzhi also bought one and took it back for his family to try. There was also a bamboo tube of plum wine. The stall owner said that this plum wine was not too strong and tasted sweet. It was also good for young women to drink to quench their thirst.

On the way, Zhong Laosan was still asking Chen Dongzhi who the girl he liked was and why he never knew. He also complained that Chen Dongzhi was not loyal enough for not telling him about the girl he liked.

Chen Dongzhi didn't know whether to say he was stupid or foolish. Both Second Brother Zhong and Mother Zhong could see it, but he still hadn't noticed it and kept asking about it.

If he told her that the girl he liked was his sister, who knows what Zhong Laosan would do?

He couldn't even notice what was happening right under his nose, no wonder he thought Zhou Yuru was a good person.

Chen Dongzhi looked at him with pity. Zhong Laosan was talking excitedly, but when he saw the look in his brother Dongzhi's eyes, he inexplicably got goosebumps all over his body.

"Brother Dongzhi, what's wrong with you? What's that look in your eyes?"

Chen Dongzhi shook his head and said nothing, but just looked at him again, which made Zhong Laosan feel uncomfortable.

He curled his lips and said, "Brother Dongzhi, if you don't tell me, then I won't tell you anything in the future!"

It's not fair at all! He told Dongzhi everything, but he didn't tell him that he had a girl he liked, and he didn't tell him even after he asked him so many times.

I treat him as a brother, but he may not. The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt, and it showed on his face.

"You've seen her." Seeing that he was so aggrieved, Chen Dongzhi could only say a few words to him.

"It's just that she hasn't agreed to me yet, so I didn't tell you because I didn't want anyone to know. I will tell you when she agrees to me."

Since he was willing to talk, Zhong Lao San was certainly willing to listen. "I've seen it? Why don't I have any impression of it?"

That shouldn't be the case. If he had seen her, he would definitely have an impression of her. How could it be possible that he couldn't remember there was such a person at all?

He looked suspicious, wondering if Brother Dongzhi didn't want to tell him and deliberately made it up to deceive him?

Chen Dongzhi could only say this much. If he told him that it was his sister, he probably wouldn’t be able to return to the village today.

The two of them rushed back to the village before it was completely dark. After settling the bill in the morning, Zhao Zhongsheng and his friends left first, leaving the two of them to go to Zhongji.

When Chen Dongzhi returned home, the Chen family was having dinner. Although the oil lamp was lit, the light was a little dim.

As soon as he returned, Xiaoman happily put down the bowl and ran over to hug his legs, "Brother! You're back!"

Chen Dongzhi went to work in the town. He left before dawn every day and came back when everyone was almost asleep. Xiaoman was still young and went to bed early.

Having not seen his elder brother for more than half a month, Xiaoman went to ask his mother and sister.

Mother Chen touched Xiaoman's head and said gently, "Your brother has gone to work in town. Can you wait for him to come back and buy Xiaoman something delicious?"

Xiaoman will be seven years old after the Chinese New Year. He knows what working means, but he didn’t expect that working means he won’t see his brother every day.

He thought his brother would go to town to work for many days, but he didn't expect his brother to come back suddenly tonight. He was so happy.

When Chen Dongzhi came back for the first time, Xiaoman was very afraid of him because of his full beard, which made him look like the big bear that came down from the mountain as the aunties and grandmas in the village said.

He was very scared, but his brother was very kind to him. Every time he went to town, he would bring things for him and his sister, and he even made a slingshot for him.

In the past, he always watched other children in the village play with slingshots, but he didn’t have one. Their slingshots were made by their fathers, but he didn’t have a father, and his mother and sister didn’t know how to make them.

His brother came back and made him a slingshot. He was very happy and took it out to play with other children. They were all envious because their slingshots were the best.

Through such contact, he gradually stopped being afraid of his brother and began to depend on him.

Chen Dongzhi picked up Xiaoman, who was hugging his thighs, and walked to the dining table. Chen's mother and Xiaoxue were also very happy. They had been working for most of half a month, leaving home early and coming back late, and finally finished the work today.

Making money is a good thing, and Chen's mother doesn't think it's a bad thing. It's better to make more money so that you can get married in the future. Of course, Chen's mother rarely talks about getting married, and she knows her son doesn't like to hear it. If he doesn't like to hear it, why bother to bring it up all the time and make him unhappy.

Xiaoxue reached out to take the bamboo tube and the thing wrapped in oil paper handed to her by her brother, and went to the kitchen to get some mixed grain rice for her elder brother.

Chen Dongzhi took the meal from his sister, said thank you, and sat down. Xiaoman had already gotten off him, and he was unwrapping the thing wrapped in oil paper.

As soon as he opened the oil paper, the aroma of roast chicken immediately spread out.

"Wow! It's chicken!" Xiaoman opened his eyes wide, it smells so good!

The skin of the roasted chicken was golden and crispy. Chen Dongzhi tore off a leg and handed it to his mother, and tore off the other one for his sister.

Xiaoman got a chicken wing and ate it until his mouth was full of oil.

Chen's mother told him to wash his hands after eating the chicken wings and not to eat any more. He had already eaten half a bowl of mixed grain rice and if he ate any more he would have a stomachache at night.

After eating a chicken leg, Chen's mother and Xiaoxue said they couldn't eat anymore, and the remaining chicken meat went into Chen Dongzhi's stomach.

It tasted pretty good, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a lot of juice inside. But when Chen's mother heard that this roast chicken cost seventy cents, she felt so distressed that she told him not to buy it next time.

Chen Dongzhi nodded, but he would still buy it if his family wanted to eat it next time.