Traveling through ancient times: living a different life

There were originally only four bedrooms in the store, but now there were more and more people, so they partitioned off a room in the woodshed and asked Tian Liujin to help Guan Changqing clean it up.

The backyard was big, so they had time to build two more wooden houses. The single bed was too crowded for two people to sleep in, so they asked them to move out. Biyue placed an order on the system and bought four bunk beds, so that they could sleep separately. There were two small electric fans in each room, which made them very happy. Grandma told them not to say anything that they couldn't say, and to control their mouths. They took apart all the single beds and put them in the woodshed first.

Liu Qiming woke up at night and was obviously much more energetic. His sister told him that he would return to the countryside to be the young master's servant, while his sister would work in the store. Qiming was very obedient and felt that this family was very friendly.

Grandma told Liu Qiming not to do anything for the next few days and to just have a good rest. Biyue gave him a porcelain bottle of primary spiritual spring water and asked him to drink it three times a day. He was very obedient.

The next morning, Grandma and Tian Liujin had breakfast at home before going out to the county town to ask where ducks were raised. It was too hot, so Biyue stayed in the store and didn't want to go.

They didn't come back until around four in the afternoon, and from the looks on their faces, I could tell that the deal was done.

So they invited Master Yang to come to the store to help. They built two wooden houses in the yard against the wall and covered them with tiles. They asked my grandmother if there was any mud for kilns nearby. Master Yang readily told her that the wooden houses could be built quickly as long as all the materials were available. The father and son finished the work in two days. After paying them the wages, they also gave them three pounds of braised meat as a thank you.

They dragged the clay back and started making ovens. They made two big ones first. Each oven could roast five ducks at a time. The ovens were exposed to the sun for a day and a half and were basically dry. Grandma went to the market and bought four ducks. After cleaning them, she asked Tian Liujin to try out the new oven. The ducks roasted out were fragrant and everyone thought they were very good.

Biyue said to Tian Liujin, "In the future, the duck feathers in the store will be dried and packed in bags. They will be taken back in ten days at the latest. Everyone may feel strange, but it is not easy to ask. Just do as you are told."

Bi Yue ordered another 20 large bags, like the snakeskin bags in her previous life, and placed them in the newly repaired empty wooden house. She told Tian Liujin to use these bags to store dried duck feathers, and he used one of them as a bedroom.

They also made a small sign that read "Chen Ji Roast Duck" and left a 1.5-meter-wide area for selling roast duck, which was placed side by side with the braised food. A long table was placed in the store with a shelf on it and several hooks for hanging the roast duck. After everything was ready, grandma and Tian Liujin went to the academy in the afternoon to tell Qinghui that the store would start selling roast duck tomorrow and asked him to come over when he was free.

The shop opened at around 8 o'clock in the morning, and regular customers who wanted to buy braised meat came in the morning. The customer next to him saw the roast duck hanging and the aroma wafting at the door. He knew it must be good, so he bought one, sliced ​​it and wrapped it. The customer took a roast duck leg and ate it while saying that it tasted really good. We sold more than a dozen ducks in the morning, and the effect was quite good.

Biyue thought that the varieties of braised meat should be more diversified. She could sell braised eggs, braised chicken, and chicken legs. The chicken can be divided into several parts, so she wrote a list and gave it to her grandmother.

"Let's go to these markets to see if they have any. But if that's the case, the store won't have enough staff. So we should try braised duck and eggs first and see how they respond. If business is good, we can slowly add more varieties. For now, these are enough to keep the store busy."

At noon, Fourth Uncle brought Lu Gensheng over, and everyone started to eat. Two tables were set up, with the master and servants separated. The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren and the servants in the house ate in the lobby, which was convenient for guests to buy things. After eating, Fourth Uncle prepared to say goodbye and return to the academy. Before he left, he told his niece something.

Kong Xiangyun, whom you treated in April, was also studying in the academy. I don’t know how he found out that I was the son of the owner of this braised food shop. Now he and I are very good friends. He has always wanted to thank my niece in person and said that he would go to the countryside with me to see you after the summer harvest in a few days.

Bi Yue didn't know whether to refuse or agree.

Grandma said: "I bought his store because I thought it was in a good location. If we sell it to our family at a low price, we can help cure the child's illness, which is also a good deed. He is just a 16-year-old boy. It would be a pity if he died. Saving a person is equivalent to saving a family. Our family has the ability to do so, and we have this fate with his family. It means that the child should not die."

Biyue also nodded and said that what grandma said was absolutely right, and gave her a thumbs up!

Qinghui also felt that his mother was very kind and had boundless love.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, three people walked in from outside the store, carrying things in their hands. After entering the store, I saw that they were Kong Ruitang and his wife and the young man. The young man had recovered from his illness and had grown taller. He had an upright posture, handsome face, ruddy complexion, and was wearing a student's uniform. He was really a handsome young man.

As soon as he entered the store, he saw Bi Yue sitting in the store, so he walked over and called her softly with a smile, "Little Doctor, I finally see you."

Bi Yue smiled and said, "You are well now. You look good. How are your studies going?"

He sat beside Biyue and looked at the pretty little girl. She was wearing a pink dress, with two buns on her head tied with colorful ribbons, and a smile on her face. She was such a lovely little fairy.

"Thanks to you, I'm completely cured. I've been wanting to find you and thank you in person. I came to the store several times but didn't see you. This afternoon I saw Senior Brother Qinghui coming back to the academy. I asked him and he told me that I went home an hour earlier in the afternoon and asked my parents to come with me."

"I am now in good health and have made progress in my studies. I am preparing to take the provincial examination next year and hope to pass it."

"Then do your best. I wish you success in the exam."

Grandma chatted with the couple and watched the two children talking and laughing.

The couple looked better after not seeing each other for several months. Their sadness disappeared, and the heavy weight on their chests was gone. They both felt relaxed both physically and mentally.

After chatting for nearly an hour, the three of them said goodbye and left. Grandma handed a prepared roast duck to the couple and told them to take it home to try. After seeing the three off, she looked at their receding backs and felt happy for the family.

There were two pieces of cloth on the table, one crimson and one pink, which were obviously given to the grandparents and grandchildren, and four boxes of cakes.

I have been in the county town for several days and I am going to go home tomorrow.

After taking a shower at night, I go back to my room to rest, enjoying the comfort of a small fan.