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

In the kitchen, several women used the lids of water jars as tables temporarily and set up a table. The dishes were exactly the same as those of the men.

Wang greeted with a smile.

"Aunt Wu and Aunt Zheng, please don't be polite. There are no outsiders here, so just be casual."

As he said this, he picked up a piece of egg with chopsticks and gave it to Xiao Qing.

"Qing'er, it's like being at home here. Just pick up whatever you want to eat."

Xiao Qingshui's bright eyes were full of smiles, and she nodded shyly.

"Hey, thank you, auntie."

Liu Siyu rarely acted polite, just smiling slightly and inviting people to eat the whole time.

The staple food was multi-grain cakes and gray flour noodles. Since there were so many people, Wang was reluctant to spend the little rice.

Liu Siyu served a bowl of noodles, and Wang picked up half a basket of multi-grain cakes.

Zheng felt a little distressed.

"With so many people, how much flour will be produced for one meal? Don't be so generous in the future. You have to live frugally."

Mrs. Wu also agreed very much, but suddenly she remembered that the Wang family had changed a lot recently and even started a small business.

She asked enviously, "Chunhua, how is your small business going?"

Wang paused while picking up the biscuit. She didn't want to lie to the two people who had always helped her, but she also felt that what Liu Siyu said was right.

When everyone is poor, they may not feel anything and are willing to help each other out of friendship as fellow villagers. But once someone stands out, people will inevitably become jealous.

With a little provocation from others, good neighbors may turn into enemies.

She didn't want this to happen, nor did she want the only person who could speak the truth to her to suddenly confront her.

After thinking for a while, he said, "I just started, so I can't say for sure now."

Liu Siyu felt that they might not have any ill intentions, but the way neighbors get along with each other was also very important.

Hurry to interface.

"You two aunts know my mother's temper best. She has a quick temper and a stubborn personality. She is not willing to smile at others. Yesterday, when she went to sell fermented bean curd, she almost quarreled with someone over a few cents."

As he said this, he secretly gave Wang a wink.

Wang nodded imperceptibly.

"If it weren't for the hard times at home, I really wouldn't want to run a small business. My face would be so stiff after a day of smiling. I finally made some money, but the servants would come to collect stall taxes. I felt so distressed at that time that I really wanted to fight with them."

When Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Zheng heard this, they both laughed. They had been with Mrs. Wang for many years, so they naturally understood her.

Liu Siyu secretly gave Wang a thumbs up.

But he said, "You have to control your temper. Otherwise, if you don't make any money and offend the servants, our life will be in jeopardy."

Zheng couldn't help but sigh.

“It seems like nothing is easy.”

"Although small business is not easy, it is better than our farm family."

Wu didn't believe it in her heart. She had seen the ox cart full of things yesterday, and the table full of delicious dishes today.

Liu Siyu saw the suspicion in Wu's eyes.

"Aunt Wu is right. Although the fermented bean curd business does not make much money, some businesses are really profitable."

Wu stretched her neck and asked, "What business?"

Zheng and Xiao Qing, who had been eating in silence, also pricked up their ears.

Liu Siyu lowered her voice in a mysterious manner.

"There is a recipe in the book my father left behind. It was said to be left by my mother. I sold it to make up for my dowry. Don't tell me, it's really valuable."

The three of them suddenly thought of the carriage a few days ago and nodded secretly.

They had all heard about Liu Siyu's mother's story, but had never seen her, and they knew even less about the affairs of the wealthy family.

Mrs. Wu wanted to ask a few more questions.

Zheng interrupted him in time.

"Selling the formula is your own business, and no one else has the right to interfere. But since you didn't tell anyone, the gossipers in the village started to speculate. Some said that you made money from the business, and some said things that made people angry."

"Now that the matter is clear, once everyone knows about it, we will have some peace of mind in the future."

Liu Siyu smiled gratefully at Zheng.

"Aunt is a sensible person. I will be married after the New Year. Please take good care of my mother and brother."

Both of them said that it is natural for the families to take care of each other after living together for so many years.

Liu Siyu smiled knowingly, thinking that the purpose of inviting people to dinner today had been achieved.

Zheng gave Wang a few more instructions, saying that she should spend the money carefully, as there was a long time to live and Sihan was still young, so there would be many places to spend money in the future.

Liu Siyu knew that these words came from the heart, and smiled and expressed her gratitude.

Together with Wang, he brought the multi-grain cakes and noodles to the main room.

When leaving in the afternoon, Wang gave each family a big bowl of stew.

Several families were very happy. With this big bowl of food and some radishes and cabbages, it became another big meal in the evening.

There was also a clay pot as a return gift for Lai Xi, and Wang specially picked a small piece of meat from the fat part.

He also packed some small fish and a few pounds of gray flour, which was considered a very generous return gift.

Liu Siyu knew that this was the last time they would meet before getting married.

He said bluntly: "Let's not go through all the formalities. I don't have anything good to marry, and I don't have anyone to escort me. On the eighth day of the first lunar month, I will just follow the matchmaker."

All the money she earned was in that cellar, and as for the clothes that were visible, she could just pack them in boxes.

Thinking of the camphorwood box, I added one more sentence.

"I have a camphorwood box here. If you find it troublesome to carry it alone, just ask your eldest brother to help."

Liu Siyu felt that they were already in a contractual marriage and there was no need to waste money and resources.

Lai Xiting's brows instantly locked together.

For some reason, he didn't like Liu Siyu treating this matter as an insignificant matter.

Even though I knew in my heart that they were just living together temporarily.

I also understand Liu Siyu's intention to save money, but when I heard such words, my heart still ached.

"I know my family is poor, but I will have everything I need."

Lai Xi said this and walked out without looking back.

Wang hurriedly pulled Liu Siyu's arm.

"Siyu, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Liu Siyu spread her hands and said, "I'm just telling the truth. I don't want to do anything nonsense."

"Sister, I don't agree," Liu Sihan objected clearly.

"Even if our family doesn't have much dowry, we can't let you go with someone like this."

Liu Siyu curled her lips. If it weren't for the fact that an unmarried girl couldn't live independently, why would she waste her time and energy on this?

As the three were talking, a voice came from outside the door.

"Siyu is at home. It seems that Auntie came at the right time."