A small breakfast shop in the street market, supporting the family and making money

Sister Yuegui was the woman who had just spoken. Upon hearing this, she smiled and said, "But there is some clue, come over and have a chat."

Seeing that they had something to talk about, the Leng family members on the ox cart said hello to Aunt Liu and went back first.

When everyone saw the Leng family walking away, they stepped forward and surrounded Aunt Liu, asking her questions.

"Aunt Liu, I heard that the Leng family did some business in the town and earned enough money to buy a bullock cart. Do you know what they did?"

"Yes, yes, yes. I didn't believe it when the village chief told me this morning. But I just saw a big pig's head on the Leng family's ox cart!

You said you just bought an oxcart yesterday, and you still have money to buy meat today, which shows that you have made a lot of money."

"That's right. I saw you go out with the Leng family early in the morning and you just came back now. You must know what they did."

"Yes, yes, we are from the same village, there is nothing to hide."

Seeing more and more people asking questions, Aunt Liu couldn't stand it anymore and waved her hands helplessly.

"Well, it's just some small business.

It was also Yan's own luck. Since she recovered from her illness, she learned to cook some food and took it to the town to sell.

You all know that the Leng family is so poor that if they don't think of some solutions, they will not be able to survive.

You guys, instead of helping out, are gossiping and spreading rumors. Do you think you can save face?"

Aunt Liu said with a feeling of regret, "There is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. Do you know what the Leng family thinks when you make up stories about them like this..."

"What?" Everyone looked at each other guiltily.

Aunt Liu glared at them hatefully again before continuing.

"Ren Yan told me today that her family is now doing some small food business and can even go to the mountains to dig some wild vegetables.

If after some time, the wild vegetables in the mountains become inedible, she will collect vegetables from our village so that everyone in the village can earn a few pennies.

Look at you guys, and then look at the Ren Lengyan Ren Leng family. It’s chilling just to think about it!"

"Sure?"

Someone in the crowd raised questions, but Aunt Liu said sternly, "These are all the original words spoken by Miss Yan herself.

Think about it, the Leng family is also a small business, they just earned some money, and they are only thinking about helping the villagers, and you...ah, I don't even want to say..."

Aunt Liu said all her words here, then she pushed through the crowd, saw Sister Yuegui, and left this place of trouble with her.

"I just came back from a long distance and I'm very thirsty. Sister Yuegui, come home with me and have a cup of tea."

Sister Yuegui came to see Aunt Liu because she wanted to find a partner for Aunt Liu's eldest son Zhan Jiang.

So Sister Yuegui responded and left, leaving the villagers under the locust tree looking at each other in bewilderment.

When we got back to the Leng family, Leng Xun was weaving baskets in the yard with Da Huang lying at his feet, while Leng Qi and Leng He were playing around with sandbags.

The sandbags were made yesterday. Leng Yan asked her mother to make them last night, for fear that the two little ones would not be able to go to the shop and would be bored staying at home.

When the people in the yard saw them coming back, the two little ones immediately came out to greet them and help move things on the ox cart.

When he saw Leng Huai and Leng Cang take out the candied haws and pastries they bought, he jumped for joy.

Seeing the two children eating voraciously, Zhang Cuiniang couldn't help but wonder what they had for breakfast and lunch.

Leng Yan and his group left before dawn and had no time to cook.

"In the morning... boiled eggs and mixed rice porridge."

Leng He had a hawthorn ball stuffed in her mouth, half of her face was bulging, and her words were unclear.

"Dad doesn't know how to cook, and he didn't cook enough porridge.

We had lunch at Uncle Zhan's house. Uncle Zhan said that like his father he didn't have a wife to cook today. Aunt Liu went to help out in our shop, so the two families got together to eat.

But...but lunch was made by Sister Zhan Ying, and the fire was lit by Brother Zhan Jiang, which is not a compromise at all.

Sister Zhan Ying also steamed egg cakes for us, which were smooth, soft and fragrant. "

Leng He chattered on and on, and Leng Qi kept agreeing with her, making Leng Xun's face turn red with embarrassment.

Zhang Cuiniang secretly glared at her man when she heard that. Leng Xun also felt aggrieved. He was temporarily unable to move and his cooking skills were not good. Facing the invitation from his good brother, he could not resist the temptation.

Leng Yan and Leng Su beside them laughed when they saw this, and then she called over two more little ones.

"Here are some candied haws and pastries. You can keep two pieces and send the rest to Sister Zhan Ying and Sister Zhan Jin next door, okay?"

Leng Yan patiently guided the two children and taught them what they needed to know and share.

The little twins nodded without hesitation when they heard this. Zhan Jiang, Zhan Ying and Zhan Jin were very nice to them. They took their things and ran to the next door.

Leng Yan felt very relieved, and the whole family looked at the backs of the two little ones happily.

After that, they simply cleaned up and started to get busy again.

Old Master Leng took Leng Huai and Leng Cang to the mountain to chop wood and dig wild vegetables. Leng Xun sat on a bench, adding wood ash to clean the pig's offal, and Leng Qi and Leng He helped.

Leng Yan lit a fire and put the pig's head and trotters into the fire to burn off the pig hair. Then she, Zhang Cuiniang and her sister-in-law rinsed them clean, blanched them in water, and put them into the pot to stew.

When preparing the ingredients, Leng Yan taught her mother and sister-in-law in detail, telling them the amounts and proportions, and then the two of them watched the heat.

When Leng Yan had some free time, he went for a walk in the vegetable garden in the backyard.

I found that the sweet potatoes that I had planted before had already grown a lot of vines. I estimated that after a while, around April or May, we would be able to take the seedlings and plant them.

Leng Yan estimated the time and took another rough look, and found that the first batch of leeks were ready to be harvested.

It is said that the first batch of leeks is the most delicious. Leng Yan took a knife to cut them. Because he planted a lot, he cut more than half a basket. He kept some for himself to eat in the evening, and took the rest to the shop the next day to make some food and sell.

Afterwards, she took the leeks to the kitchen, where Zhang Cuiniang and Leng Su, who were cooking, helped her pick out the old leaves.

The two laughed at her for not giving herself any free time, and for not being able to stop working while looking at the fire.

Leng Yan laughed, but seemed to remember something, threw down the half-picked leeks and ran out.

She almost forgot that most of the fifty lunch boxes today had been used up, and she had to order more quickly to make up for the shortage.

I forgot about it when I came back from town, so now I can only go to Carpenter Chu in the village to order some.

When Leng Yan ran out of the yard, she happened to meet her grandfather coming back with a basket of firewood on his back.

Seeing this, she stepped forward and said, "Grandpa, I'll help you."

Then she picked up the basket on her grandfather's back with one hand. Old man Leng felt his shoulders relax and laughed happily.

"I was looking for you. Where are you going, girl Yan? Why are you in such a hurry?"

As the old man Leng spoke, he said, "I just found a rotten tree on the mountain that was blown down by the wind.

I cut some branches and carried them back. There are still many branches left. It would be a pity if I didn’t carry them back. Grandpa thought you were strong, so he came back and asked you to help carry them.”