Start with three days of hunger and nine meals, and become rich and tempting

"Big girl, you are going to buy New Year's goods today, right? Now that you are engaged, you should make preparations. If there is anything you need your aunt's help with, just let me know."

Liu Siyu glanced at Mrs. Zhang sideways, and Mrs. Zhang's ankles trembled with fear.

I thought to myself, she didn't do anything wrong today, and everything she said was in her favor. This girl wouldn't hold on to the past handle, right?

The smile felt a little unnatural for a moment.

Liu Siyu smiled secretly, as if she could hear Mrs. Zhang's inner monologue.

He took two steps forward and deliberately took Mrs. Zhang's hand in front of others.

"Thank you, Aunt Zhang. Since you said so, I won't be polite with you. I bought a lot of New Year's goods today. Please help me move them home. And these small fish are very fresh. I can prepare some for you to fry and eat at home."

Mrs. Zhang just said it casually, but she didn't expect Liu Siyu to really treat her as her own.

The smile instantly spread across his face.

"It's not much of a help, but it's just something that comes in handy."

When the other people saw him, they came up and greeted him with a smile.

Liu Siyu responded even more enthusiastically and generously, as if she had forgotten the unpleasantness just now.

"Thank you so much, aunties. We bought a lot of small fish today. You can each prepare some and take them home to taste them later!"

Black Dog's wife is an honest person. When she heard Liu Siyu's suggestion to give something to everyone, she felt a little embarrassed.

"Everyone's life is not easy. You bought so much at once, I think it must be useful. How can I take it?"

Liu Siyu smiled even sweeter.

"Aunt, why are you being so polite? My family is doing a small business now, so we can still afford to give you these few kilograms of small fish."

"How come I've never heard of this? What kind of business is this?"

A straightforward person asked directly.

Others also pricked up their ears.

"It's not a big business, just a small business related to tofu. I can earn a few hundred coins every month to supplement my family's income."

The tit-for-tat situation was instantly broken up by Liu Siyu.

Wang Cuihua and Niu Pangya stared blankly at the group of people leaving talking and laughing, feeling jealous and hateful.

They were very confused. How could someone who was just on the same side with them change his attitude so suddenly?

Liu Siyu turned around and met the two angry and confused faces. She blinked mischievously, her eyes full of smiles.

It seems to be saying, thank you for your help, this performance was well done!

Sooner or later, the villagers will know about her family's business. Instead of doing it secretly and letting everyone guess, gossip, and create trouble behind her back, it is better to tell everyone in this amazing way.

Anyone who dares to take the lead will be beaten up, making her reputation as someone who is not easy to mess with even more famous.

Life in the village will be more peaceful in the future.

We bought a lot of small fish, and it would be too much for three people to handle it.

Liu Siyu proposed directly.

"We had a hard time in previous years and didn't have close relations with the villagers. So when we need to collect the small fish at home, we can ask those close to us to come to our home to help and give them two kilograms of small fish to taste."

"That's a great relationship. When we get married and send New Year gifts, we can ask your Aunt Wu and Aunt Zheng to come and keep us company."

Wang brushed the dust off her body and tugged at her collar.

"Then I'll go over and call them to help clean up the small fish."

Her family received a lot of help when they were poor. Now that their lives are better, she must not forget the kindness of others.

Liu Siyu smiled.

"Okay, you take care of these things, but I'd also like to invite Uncle Xiao and his daughter along."

Wang blushed.

"Why would you ask him to do that? Wouldn't that just make people gossip about you?"

"If you are upright, you have nothing to fear."

Liu Siyu felt somewhat guilty because Xiao Minghu and his daughter were innocently threatened because of her.

Invite him to have a meal together as an apology.

Liu Sihan also strongly agreed.

"I'll ask Xiao Qing to help me. She's very skillful."

With help, all the small fish were caught before dark.

Following Liu Siyu's suggestion, Wang gave each person two pounds of small fish, and everyone was very happy.

Including the ones given away before, the remaining clean small fish are less than 20 kilograms.

Liu Siyu put 10 jin into a small jar. Wang said, "Put these 10 jin in my room to prevent them from being destroyed by rats."

Wang had no suspicion of anything else.

"Remember to tie it high in the basket. Mice are very smart."

Turn around and put the rest into a winnowing basket. These will be dried into small fish.

Liu Siyu smiled and secretly moved the small fish into the ice cellar.

In the evening, Liu Siyu was about to fry the big fish into fish fillets, but Wang hurriedly stopped her.

"Just fry a bowl of small fish tonight, and save the big fish for the New Year. Your father loved fish when he was alive. I will cook it well and let your father have a taste of it first."

Wang had already said this, so Liu Siyu couldn't insist.

Under her command, a bowl of golden and fragrant small fish was served on the table.

Liu Siyu tasted it and found it quite delicious.

He praised generously, "Well, not bad, your cooking skills are no worse than those of the chef in the restaurant."

Wang scolded, "Mother can only cook some farm dishes. How can she compare with a chef?"

Seeing that her mother was being humble, Liu Sihan made a clever move.

"Didn't you say that when you were at your mother's house, you were the best in tea and food compared to other girls in the village?"

Wang glared at her son unhappily.

"You are the only one who talks a lot."

All three of them laughed, and the unhappiness of the day was replaced by smiles at this moment.

Lai Xi came early the next morning to deliver New Year gifts, and Wang hurriedly called the Zheng couple and the Wu couple.

After thinking about it, he decided to follow Liu Siyu's advice and let Sihan go and call the hunter father and daughter.

Lai Xi was a little surprised. He didn't expect Liu Siyu's family to attach so much importance to it.

Then he felt that the New Year gifts in his hand were a bit shabby and not worth presenting.

Liu Siyu saw his embarrassment at a glance.

He took the New Year gift with a smile and said, "Go sit in the main hall first. I'll take these to the kitchen."

Lai Xi smiled gratefully. These things were the best his family could get.

Liu Siyu can’t cook, but she knows how to eat with her little mouth. In her previous life, she also loved watching food festivals and could talk about all sorts of things she liked.

If something is overcooked or taken out of the pan too early, if there is not enough salt or too many seasonings, she can tell the whole story just by tasting it.

Wu and Zheng were very surprised, but Wang was no longer surprised.

After hearing Liu Sihan's purpose, Xiao Minghu felt mixed emotions. She was able to call him after what happened. Her broad-mindedness was truly admirable.

When the lunch was served, everyone was surprised.

Fried small fish and lean meat, fried leeks and eggs, stir-fried radish slices with twice-cooked pork, and a big pot of pork offal stew.

Including a few side dishes, the table was filled with seven or eight plates.

Everyone looked at the meat dishes and eggs in the middle and felt a little embarrassed to pick up their chopsticks.

Their families are not well off and cannot afford such sumptuous meals for the New Year.

Although Xiao Minghu is a hunter, he and his daughter have no land and rely on his half-baked skills to make a living in the mountains. Their life is quite tight. Occasionally, he will save some game for his daughter to enjoy.

He hadn't seen such oily dishes for a long time.

For the first time, Wang's eyes showed a bit of pride, and she said with a smile, "Don't be polite, everyone. Eat these while they're hot."

Lai Xi looked at the table full of delicious food.

There was an inexplicable emotion in his eyes, not inferiority but determination.

Although his family is not perfect and there are many bad things happening at home, he has been inexplicably stubborn over the years.

I believe that the mountain left behind by my grandfather must have been a way for him to make a fortune.