Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

When Li Yu was still about fifty or sixty meters away from home, he saw Han Xiuwu leaving dejectedly.

She stayed there for a while, and waited until Han Xiuwu was out of sight before she pushed the cart back.

Han Xiaomei was sitting at the door in a daze. When she heard the sound of wheels, she stood up hurriedly: "Second sister-in-law, you're back!"

Li Yu observed her face and felt relieved when he saw that she looked normal.

"I bought some flour today. Let's have noodles for lunch." Li Yu put down the cart and took a bag of noodles from it. She is considered an authentic northerner in modern times. She mainly eats noodles on a daily basis. Among the three meals a day, she only eats rice for lunch.

After traveling through time, the amount and frequency of her rice consumption increased significantly, but deep down she still loved noodles more, so she bought noodles whenever her family had more money.

Li Yu also planned to steam some buns and dumplings and make a few different fillings.

"Would you like to eat braised noodles?" After all, they were children, and Han Xiaomei's attention was successfully diverted. A few days ago, her second sister-in-law made braised noodles for them, and it tasted so good.

Li Yu: “Yes.”

Han Xiaomei was overjoyed: "I'll light the fire at noon."

*

Li Yu and Han Xiaomei brought the things they bought to the kitchen. When they were adding seasonings, Li Yu thought of something.

"Xiaomei, please burn all the seasoning packets we have used to cook meat."

Han Xiaomei: "Every time I burn it, I don't leave any."

Li Yu nodded.

As a cautious person, she would not give anyone the chance to get her braised meat recipe, so after each braised meat, she asked Han Xiaomei to throw the ingredient packet into the kitchen to burn it, to prevent it from being thrown out and picked up by others.

Li Yu had more than one recipe for braised pork in mind, but compared to the others, braised pork was the best business at the moment, and she didn't want to give it to others for nothing.

*

The puppy that was picked up was in much better spirits. Li Yu squatted down to look at it, and it took the initiative to rub against Li Yu.

Li Yu, who was a person who knew his family, stroked the dog's head and said, "Xiao Mei, did you give it a name?"

"not yet."

"Then you can give it a name." Li Yu said, "Once it has a name, it will be considered a member of our family."

Han Xiaomei thought for a moment and said, "Let's call him Ah Fu."

Fu is a good word, Li Yu said, "Okay, let's call him Ah Fu."

*

After resting for a while, Li Yu got up to make the stewed noodles.

Pour a certain amount of flour and a small amount of salt into a large wooden bowl and mix well, then add water and knead into a smooth dough. Then divide the large dough into small doughs, roll them into evenly thick dough sheets with a rolling pin, and apply oil to let the dough rest.

There was no plastic wrap in ancient times, so Li Yu poured more oil into the plate to prevent the noodles from drying out.

It takes time for the dough to rise. Since there was nothing to do at the moment, Li Yu called Han Xiaomei, took the cloth bought a few days ago, and went out to find someone to help make clothes.

In modern times, she often does handicrafts, such as replicating ancient ink and making paper using the old method, but she is not good at making clothes.

Old Lady Wang’s daughter-in-law, Ms. Lin, was an expert at making clothes, so Li Yu went straight to her.

"Please ask Madam Lin to make two sets for each of the three of us. The winter clothes can be slightly larger." Li Yu reported the sizes to Madam Lin and then asked about the labor fee.

"We are all acquaintances, so there is no need to pay us." Lin waved her hands repeatedly. Li Yu was their big customer, and she was willing to help make a few sets of clothes.

Li Yu waved his hand, "What should be given must be given." Brothers have to settle accounts clearly, and business matters cannot be handled carelessly. Only when everything is made clear can we cooperate better in the future.

Lin looked at the cloth, then at the size, pondered for a moment, and said, "How about this, I don't want any wages, you can give me the remaining cloth from making clothes."

In this era, many people used cloth to pay their wages, and Li Yu agreed.

Lin still had farm work to do, so Li Yu didn't stay long. After explaining the situation clearly, he went back with Han Xiaomei.

The small courtyard was not soundproof. Qian, who lived next door, heard the conversation between the three people and almost kicked over the bucket. This Li Yu was born to be her nemesis. Before she married into the village, she walked sideways in the village and no one dared to quarrel with her. After Li Yu married, especially in the past few days, those women squeezed her openly and secretly in order to earn money from Li Yu.

It’s all Li Yu’s fault for forcing her into this situation!

"Mom, my brother is awake." Qian's daughter Wu Danniu shrank her neck and spoke in a pitifully small voice.

Qian kicked Wu Da Niu down and cursed, "Why did I raise you? You can't even take care of your brother. If I had known earlier, I would have sold you and got another two taels of silver."

Wu Danniu trembled, "Mom, I was wrong."

"Since you know you are wrong, then go and bring food to your brother. If you leave him hungry, I will skin you alive!" Qian yelled, her expression like a demon demanding his life.

Wu Da Nv responded and quickly got up to serve her brother.

*

Li Yu returned home and rested for fifteen minutes, then got up to cook.

Heat oil in a pan, add onion, ginger and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, then pour in the broth prepared in advance, and when the soup boils, add the pulled noodles.

After a few minutes, the noodles were cooked and each of them had a bowl.

Before eating, Li Yu put the sliced ​​braised pork into the two bowls. This is an indispensable step, as braised noodles without meat have no soul.

It's just that beef is hard to buy in this era, so pork can only be used instead.

To Han Xiaomei, as long as it was meat, it was delicious. She was very satisfied with the meal. "Second sister-in-law, your cooking skills are really good."

Li Yu: "If it tastes good, eat more."

*

In the afternoon, Li Yu still followed his original schedule. He took a nap first and then got up to clean the pig offal.

She and Han Xiaomei sat together, each holding a basin, and repeatedly washed the pig offal.

While washing, water drops fell from the sky, splashing dust on the ground.

Li Yu blinked and asked Han Xiaomei to move a stool into the house.

The rain came suddenly, and soon it got heavy, covering the sky and the earth.

Li Yu waited for half an hour, but the rain showed no sign of stopping, so he went back to his room to find the raincoat and umbrella he brought with him when they separated.

"Second sister-in-law!" Han Xiaomei put down the work in her hands, "Are you going out?"

"Go and give your third brother an umbrella. Later, you will lock the gate from the inside. Except for the few people who have a good relationship with our family, do not open the door to others. Got it?"

"Ok, I know."

*

Mingtong Academy.

It was time to end the school, and the school gate was crowded with people coming to pick up their children.

The students were also afraid that the rain would get heavier, so instead of walking slowly as usual, they ran towards the people who came to pick them up.

Looking around, Qin Siran and Han Zheng were the only ones in the entire school who were not in a hurry.

"I hope there's no one from your family to pick you up." Qin Siran walked to Han Zheng's side and secretly glanced at his article.

In the past two days, Han Zheng has been praised by his husband, which makes him very dissatisfied.

Isn't it just writing a good article? He can do it too.

Han Zheng didn't want to say more to him, so he just said a few perfunctory words.

Qin Siran became even angrier. "Hey, I'm talking to you. Is there no one to pick you up at your house? I heard that your family sells braised meat on the street. They wouldn't rather sell meat than pick you up, would they?"

Han Zheng paused, then raised his head, "Don't talk about my family."

"You're still angry!" Qin Siran curled his lips, "Didn't I say..."

Before he could utter the word "fact", Shen Xiucai's servant ran to the door of the study room and asked, "Is Han Zheng here? Your second sister-in-law is here to pick you up."