I fell through the tunnel and brought my family to live a good life

Xu Congyi has almost recovered the memories of the original owner. In addition, since she invited the whole village to dinner last time, Xu Congyi has also gotten to know many villagers. So now she is no longer afraid to go out like before, but often goes out for a stroll. When she meets villagers on the road, she can greet everyone openly. Sometimes she also visits the villagers' homes with Li Dahua.

Xu Congyi gradually discovered that most people in the village only ate two meals a day, only their family ate three meals a day. Later, Li Dahua told her the reason. The school that Xu Congwen and Xu Cong'an attended was in the next village. The students who went to the school were children from several nearby villages. No students stayed in the school at night. The school did not provide breakfast and dinner, only lunch. So the Xu family had breakfast earlier, with the two brothers, and dinner was eaten after the two brothers got out of school. Because the time between the two was relatively long, and there were many people doing physical work in the family, so lunch was added at noon, but it was also simple.

In the afternoon, Li Dahua made spicy meat sauce flower rolls as she said last night, using spicy meat sauce instead of ordinary oil puff pastry. During the process, the red oil in the spicy meat sauce would drip out from time to time, which made Li Dahua very distressed, fearing that such delicious spicy meat sauce would be wasted. Dinner was simple, spicy meat sauce flower rolls with cabbage and tofu soup, and the family was full again.

When the family was chatting after dinner, Xu Congwen mentioned that Qicheng was going to hold a chrysanthemum poetry meeting soon, and their husband was also invited. Xu Cong became excited when she heard this. There would be a poetry meeting, and there would definitely be many dignitaries participating. Then this would be a small matter. Couldn't she sell the popcorn she made?

Thinking of this, Xu Congyi excitedly asked Xu Congwen, "Brother! Where will the Chrysanthemum Poetry Festival be held? Are stalls allowed outside? I want to sell popcorn!"

Xu Congwen shook his head. "This year, the snacks for the Chrysanthemum Poetry Festival are exclusively provided by Tangji Pastry in Qicheng. I'm afraid that setting up a stall at the door won't work. Besides, many of the people who attend the poetry festival are highly educated and are dignitaries. I'm afraid no one will buy from your roadside stall."

Xu Congyi was a little disappointed, but she planned to make some popcorn tomorrow and take it to Tangji in the county town to try her luck. If she could cooperate with Tangji in the popcorn business, she could make money. If not, she could eat it herself, so it would not be a loss.

The next morning, Xu Congyi got up early to make popcorn. In order to make the taste better, Xu Congyi did not use rapeseed oil at home this time, but used butter bought from the space. He also did not use sugar at home, but used white sugar bought from the space. After it was done, the whole kitchen was filled with the aroma of milk. Xu Congyi kept some at home, and put the rest in the bamboo box woven by Old Man Xu to take to the county town to try his luck at Tangji Pastry.

Hunter Xu originally wanted to go with Xu Congyi, but was rejected by Xu Congyi. The Xu family had been busy preparing for winter storage these days. In addition, she had been to the county town several times and already knew the approximate location of Tang Ji, so she could find it directly when she went there. She also discovered that one advantage of this era was that both men and women could come out to do business, and she didn't have to worry about being turned away.

After making an appointment with Brother Da Niu, Xu Congyi took a ox cart into the city and got off at the usual place. Xu Congyi carried a basket and walked towards Tang Ji. She had passed by Tang Ji Pastry Shop several times. The exterior was decorated very grandly. It didn't look like a pastry shop at all, but rather like a place selling gold and silver jewelry. It would be a lie for Xu Congyi to say that she was not nervous. She stood at the door of Tang Ji and took a few deep breaths. As she was walking in, she heard someone calling her.

"Sister Xu?"

Xu Congyi turned his head and saw that it was Shen Xiao. Xu Congyi smiled happily, thinking that he could just pull Shen Xiao along to give himself courage.

"Brother Shen Xiao!"

"Sister Xu, are you here to buy cakes?"

“No, no, no,” Xu Congyi waved his hand. “I heard from my eldest brother that Tang Ji is the supplier of snacks for the Chrysanthemum Poetry Festival. I made some snacks and wanted to give them to the boss here to try and see if we can cooperate with them.”

Shen Xiao had no doubt about Xu Congyi's cooking skills. The owner of Tang Ji happened to be his friend. If the food was delicious, he could also say something good about it.

"Sister Xu, can you give me a taste?"

"Of course, it's called popcorn."

Xu Congyi did not refuse and asked Shen Xiao to stretch out his hand. She opened the lid and poured some popcorn into Shen Xiao's hand. Shen Xiao picked up one and put it in his mouth. He was a little surprised at the taste. There should be sugar on the outside, but there was only a thin layer. When he bit it open, the inside was crispy and soft, and there was a milky aroma. It was very delicious. After tasting popcorn, Shen Xiao had a clue in his mind.

"Sister Xu, this snack you made called popcorn is very good. Not only does it look like small flowers, it also tastes very good. If you don't mind, I happen to be friends with the owner of Tang Ji, so I will take you directly to him."

Now it was Xu Congyi's turn to be surprised. Although she knew that Shen Xiao was excellent, he was only sixteen years old, and yet he was friends with the boss of Tang Ji. From the decoration of Tang Ji, it could be seen that the boss must be rich or noble. And from what Shen Xiao said, the relationship between the two was quite good. This must be a friendship regardless of age. Xu Congyi's admiration for Shen Xiao increased a little more.