The road to wealth of a peasant widow

After Chen Cui received the money, she took out the four coins and handed them to Master Chen, the leader of the team: "Master Chen, thank you for your hard work today. Take these and give them to the masters to have a drink!"

Master Chen was a little surprised. Originally, Manager Chen said that this job required them to go to a ravine to load goods. Everyone was a little unhappy, but the task had already been assigned, and they had no choice but to say no.

When he saw that the person behind the wheel was actually a woman, he became even more unhappy.

He felt that women had little knowledge and had a lot of things to do, so it would be inconvenient to follow them out, and might cause trouble.

Little did they know that Mrs. Liu didn't cause them any trouble on the road. They were very peaceful all the way and didn't stop the car just because of them. The convoy went smoothly all the way to the provincial capital.

Originally they were planning to go back to the carriage shop to rest after finishing their work, but they didn't expect to get extra reward money.

Master Chen rubbed his hands and said politely, somewhat embarrassedly: "Well, well, how can I be so embarrassed? You have already paid for the freight."

"It's so cold, and I'm sorry to bother you to come all the way to the ravine to load the goods. I have to follow me out to run around. I still have two more shipments to make before the New Year, and I'll have to bother you again then. Please accept the money and let everyone have some wine to warm themselves up!"

She knew that all the drivers liked to drink a little, but drinking while driving was forbidden in the industry for fear of causing delays.

But they can rest in the city for a day tomorrow and return early the day after tomorrow with the goods to be shipped to Yinping County.

Seeing Chen Cui's hand stretched out, Master Chen looked at the other drivers beside him and finally took it with embarrassment: "Thank you very much, Mrs. Liu. Don't worry, we will carefully load and unload your goods in the future and deliver them smoothly. We guarantee that there will be no problems."

There were four coins of silver in total, and each person could get forty coins. Although it was not as much as their wages for a whole trip, it was an extra reward from the master, and it was free, so no one would complain about it being too little.

After seeing off the coaches, Chen Cui took Chen Dahe to the Yuelai Inn where they had stayed before and booked two rooms.

They sat in the car for a whole day. Even though they were wrapped in mattresses, they were still exposed to the cold wind. Their bodies ached, and they were tired and hungry. The brother and sister ordered two bowls of noodles at the inn, ate, washed up, and went to bed.

The next morning, Chen Dahe got up in high spirits and called Chen Cui: "Sister, let's go out for a walk!"

Chen Cui rubbed her eyes, yawned, and looked at the energetic young man in front of her who had recovered after a night's rest. She said, "Okay, then you go down and wait, I'll clean up."

When Chen Cui finished washing up and went downstairs, Chen Dahe was already waiting at the door, "Let's go, sister."

As Chen Dahai went out more often with Chen Cui, he was no longer as timid as before and dared not move. He now seemed much more normal when walking on the street.

However, the curiosity on his face still betrayed him, and others could tell at a glance that he was a person who seldom came to the capital city often.

Chen Cui and her brother walked side by side, "Dahe, what would you like to eat for breakfast?"

"I don't know either, sister. We'll eat whatever you say." Chen Dahe scratched his head with a smile.

This area is considered a prosperous area in the provincial capital, with more food sold than in the county town, and there are many shops and stalls.

Chen Cui saw a stall selling hot noodles with a lot of people sitting at it. The noodles were poured with a special soup, and then added with gluten and braised eggs. The aroma was tempting!

Chen Cui was a little tempted: "Dahe, let's go eat that hot noodle."

The brother and sister sat down at the stall and each ordered a portion of hot noodles and four scallion pancakes.

I don’t know what the soup on the hot noodles is made of, it’s a bit spicy, with sesame paste and mashed garlic. When it’s mixed together, the aroma comes out.

Chen Cui took a bite. Although the dough was a bit thick, it was chewy and smooth in her mouth. Combined with the gluten that had absorbed the soup, the taste was very good.

There is also the scallion pancake in my hand, which is slightly larger than the palm of my hand. The pancake is just out of the pan, with a crispy and crispy outer skin and distinct layers of oil and pastry inside. When you take a bite, it is salty, crispy and rich in scallion flavor, which instantly heals your heart and stomach.

With these delicious foods around, Chen Cui’s resentment about being forced to get up early had long disappeared.

But she still felt a little regretful. It would have been better if some chili oil was poured on the hot noodles.

Thinking of chili peppers, she suddenly cursed herself for being stupid.

I have my own space, but what I grow in it are just some common home-cooked vegetables, and I am not making full use of the value of the land.

Moreover, even if those obviously out-of-season vegetables were ripe and picked, she couldn't eat them openly, which would be a waste.

She should find some rare things to plant with high economic value, so as to make the year-round spring-like characteristics of the space worthwhile.

Thinking of this, Chen Cui secretly planned in her mind that she would find a way to collect some seeds that are not common on the market and plant them in the space to maximize the profits.

There were four fried cakes. Chen Cui ate one and Chen Dahe finished three by himself. When they got up from the stall, they were both very satisfied.

"Sister, I've been to our county town many times, but why don't they sell this hot noodle? I don't know how they make it, why is it so delicious!"

Chen Dahe stroked his belly and sighed with satisfaction.

"Why do we say it's the capital? All the delicious food in Wudu Prefecture should be available here. If we go to the capital, there must be more delicious food, with food from all over the country gathered here."

After Chen Cui finished speaking, her heart couldn't help but move.

Nowadays, it is inconvenient for people to go out, regional circulation is not smooth, and coupled with the limitation of food ingredients, many delicacies are limited to the local area and cannot spread too far.

But things were different in later generations. With developed transportation and convenient traffic, local specialties flourished everywhere.

It can be said that in some cities’ food streets, you can taste local specialties from all over the country, but the taste may not be as authentic as that from their place of origin.

When she was young, Chen Cui was busy making money and had no time to enjoy life. But when she got older, she traveled around and tasted many special foods from different places.

Alas, thinking of this, she suddenly felt that the hot noodles she had just eaten were not as fragrant as before. She missed the convenient life in her previous life so much!

"The capital city, that's so far away. I'm afraid it will take several months to travel. I never dared to think of going to such a far place!"

Although Chen Dahe said that he dared not think about it, his face showed a fascination with the food.

After breakfast, Chen Cui took her brother for a stroll on the street to digest the food.

"Dahe, do you have any favorite food?"

Chen Cui just thought of the many delicious foods she had eaten, looked at Dahe who was looking around with curiosity and asked.

"Well...sister, I like to eat fish, but it's a pity that you don't often see fish sellers in winter. I haven't eaten it for a long time." Chen Dahe said after thinking for a while.

"Okay, I'll treat you to fish at noon."

Now she has more than one hundred taels of silver in her hand and is very generous. She can fulfill her brother's little wish in minutes.

As the brother and sister were walking, Chen Cui suddenly saw a shop on the side of the road with a "clearance sale" sign. Due to her frugal nature as a woman, she couldn't help but step in.