The road to wealth of a peasant widow

When Chen Cui got up the next day, Changping had already filled the water tank.

"Changping, you don't have to get up so early. You are still young and need to sleep more to grow taller. Otherwise, you won't grow tall in the future." Chen Cui persuaded.

"Mom, I'm not tired. I just woke up early in the morning and couldn't sleep." Changping wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile.

What child doesn't like to sleep? For example, Chang'an and Changfu just got up by rubbing their eyes. He is only two years older than Chang'an.

She looked at her eldest son's thin body with some heartache, thinking that he was too sensible.

Changping said he was thirteen, but that was his age in lunar years. In fact, he had not yet had his twelve birthday. In modern times, he would still be an elementary school student. Isn't he just a child?

Because he is the eldest son of his parents, he is very sensible and behaves like an elder brother when facing his younger siblings.

Ever since Liu Eryong passed away, Changping has placed himself in the position of the future head of the family, adding even more burden to his shoulders.

Chen Cui knew that she couldn't persuade him and was worried about his health, so she could only think of ways to make some delicious food for them to supplement them, so that they wouldn't grow slower due to lack of nutrition.

For breakfast, she made scallion omelet and put five eggs in half a bowl of batter, which made Changfu exclaim: "Mom, you put so many eggs!"

Chen Cui smiled and said, "Eat more eggs so you can grow taller!"

She deliberately baked the pancakes thinner and softer so that Suisui could swallow them.

The little one probably has another tooth about to grow, and the root of her tooth is itching. She especially likes to chew things, and wants to put everything she sees into her mouth. She tears the biscuit into small pieces, chews it a few times in her mouth and swallows it, then opens her mouth and waits for the next feeding.

As long as you can eat it, you won’t have to worry about growth in the future!

In just a few days, Chen Cui had become accustomed to taking care of the baby. She really treated her as her own child and worried about her future.

As for the three older children, she also thought they were very good. They were all very sensible and obedient, especially Changping, who made her feel particularly distressed.

She couldn't help but sincerely thank Chen and Liu Eryong for raising several good children with no character problems, which made it less difficult for her to raise them in the future.

After the family had breakfast, Chen Cui cleaned the iron pot, dried the water on it, and started to boil lard.

The few pounds of fat I bought yesterday have been cut into small pieces of even size and put into the pot and simmered over low heat. What comes out in the end is transparent lard.

During the whole process of boiling lard, the kitchen was filled with the aroma of lard, and Changping and Changan were picking cabbage and digging radishes in the backyard.

The dug vegetables should be moved to the front yard and dried for a while before being put into the cellar.

Every time Chang'an walked to the kitchen door with cabbage in his arms, he would take a deep breath and smell the tempting aroma.

Chen Cui scooped out the lard residue and put it in a bowl, then scooped the clear lard from the pot into a jar and sprinkled salt on it for easy preservation.

Lunch was noodles. There was no oil in the pot. I just fried some cabbage in the pan, added water, and cooked the noodles after the water boiled. The noodles that came out of the pot also had the aroma of lard.

Seeing how greedy the children were, Chen Cui started to think about dinner.

Today is the seventh day after Liu Eryong’s death. They had dinner early in the evening and started to prepare the “seventh day meal”.

The pork was made into braised pork. Although there was only soy sauce and a little brown sugar, the final product was still good.

The big fish was made into braised fish, but it couldn’t fit on the plate, so it was put in a basin.

The pheasant that was brought down from the mountain weighed less than a pound after being plucked. It was lean and tough. Chen Cui sautéed it with scallions and ginger, and then fried it. It was colored with soy sauce and looked pretty good.

In addition, I made fried celery, fried cabbage with oil residue, and cold-mixed radish, a total of six dishes. With rice and steamed buns, it was already very rich and filled the eight-immortals table at home.

The family prepared incense, candles and paper money, knelt in the open space in the main hall, and began to burn paper.

Changping, Changan and Changfu knelt in front and added paper money to the fire, while Chen Cui knelt behind holding Suisui.

"Dad, the food is ready, please come back and eat. It's all made by mom, so it will definitely suit your taste. Dad, I will lead my brothers to honor mom and support our family in the future so that no one will look down on us. Don't worry."

After he finished speaking, Changping was already in tears.

Changan and Changfu also cried and said, "Dad, we will listen to our elder brother and mother and work hard, so don't worry."

Seeing that it was getting dark, Chen Cui patted Chang Ping on the shoulder and said, "Get up, go back to your room and lie down. Remember, cover your head with a quilt before midnight."

Nowadays, everyone believes that the soul of the deceased will return home on the "first seven days", and the soul of the deceased must not be allowed to see the family members on this day. If the soul of the deceased is allowed to see the family members, he will be worried, which will affect his reincarnation as a human being.

Therefore, before dark, they would lie down on the bed and hide themselves from Liu Eryong's soul.

Chen Cui didn’t care whether Liu Eryong’s soul would come back or not. She only knew that she was very tired after a busy day and it would be good to go to bed and rest early.

Sui Sui didn't sleep much during the day today, so I let her go to bed after she finished peeing early. Otherwise, children will get irritated easily if they don't get enough sleep, and they will cry if they feel uncomfortable.

In fact, Suisui is a very easy child to take care of. He is picky about food and falls asleep quickly.

Although she would inevitably lean into Chen Cui's arms when she felt sleepy, and her little hands would grope on her chest, looking for milk, but Chen Cui would take her hands away, hold them in her own, and pat them gently a few times, and she would then become obedient and soon fall asleep.

The three Changping brothers wiped their tears, patted the dirt off their pants, and returned to their room.

Chen Cui carried Sui Sui back to her room to rest.

Sure enough, Suisui fell asleep as soon as it got completely dark outside.

Although Chen Cui was tired before, she couldn't fall asleep after lying on the bed, so she entered the space.

The land in the space was still filled with the radishes, cabbages and onions she had planted previously. They were still growing well, but not much had changed since they were moved in.

There is no movement on the ground where the yam is planted, and I don’t know when it will sprout.

There is no sun in this space, but it is as bright as day, and the temperature is just right, making people feel very comfortable.

It was a pity that there were no extra beddings at home, otherwise she could have spread them on the bed in the cabin and come in to sleep occasionally.

She was the only one here, no one was disturbing her, it was quiet and peaceful.

In this small world, she is the only one.

While she is alone and her mind is clear, she wants to plan some things for the future.

Today is the seventh day after Liu Eryong's death. For her, it is just a matter of cooking more food, but for her three sons, it is something extraordinary.

In the future, she will show a lot of knowledge that people here don't know, and reveal many differences between her and Chen. She will have to borrow Liu Eryong's name at this time to find a good excuse for future changes.

After thinking about tomorrow's words and responses, Chen Cuifang came out of the space and lay down next to Suisui to sleep.