The poor little girl who traveled through the book, her father was lazy, her mother was stingy, and

Seeing that his elder brother seemed to have made up his mind, Lin Dajiang thought it might as well be a try, after all there was nothing to lose.

"Brother, if you really want to do it, then give it a try!"

Seeing that her younger sister and the others had stopped trying to persuade her, Li Shi's wife said reluctantly, "Boss, if we can't find work nearby, do we have to go to the county town, or even further away?"

Li Shi nodded, "Of course, we can't just wait for the work to come to us."

"You've come so far, and if there's anything at home I need to contact you, I don't know where to find you."

As Li Shi's wife spoke, her voice began to become tearful.

"Wife, why are you crying?" Li Shi tried to persuade her anxiously. "Who said we can't find any work? If we find work outside, my second brother and I can't finish it. We must go back to the village to find someone to work with. Then I can tell you the place, right?"

"Who is crying?" Li Shi's wife turned her back and was too angry to pay attention to him.

Why did she say it to his face? In front of her parents, with her sisters-in-law watching, doesn't she have any dignity?

"I'm not crying. I'm just worried about you. The world is not peaceful right now. You've never been far away. Don't let them cheat you."

Li Shi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Wife, Zi'an and Jingzhe have both been to the county town alone. How come my second brother and I are not as good as them?"

Zhang also advised: "Think about it again, don't act rashly, think it over carefully, and then if you still want to go, then go!"

"Okay!" Li Shan said, "Listen to my mother, let's think about it and see after the fifteenth."

"Dad, Mom, Dajiang and I plan to move on the eighth day of the first lunar month and hold a buffet. You should come early then."

"It's the eighth day of the first lunar month, what a good day." When Li Zhong heard this, he was happy for Taohua, and his daughter finally got her happy ending after all the hard work she had endured.

They divided the family, built a house, made some money, and also helped their parents.

"I'll ask all your brothers to help when the time comes."

"Okay, Dajiang and I plan to continue renting the house we live in now. We'll put the wrapped eggs in the main room over there so we don't have to move them back and forth on rainy days. I'll clean up the room over there so Zimao can sleep there when the time comes, saving us from running back and forth. Several of my sisters-in-law can also live there."

Li Zimao was very happy, especially in the middle of winter. It took an hour and a half to walk from Shadi Village to Shanglin Village. Even if he ran and walked, it would take him more than an hour.

But in the past, he would often sleep in the same bed with Jingzhe.

Thinking that there were not many rooms in his aunt's house, if his mother and aunts wanted to sleep, he and Jingzhe might as well squeeze in.

Li Zhu's wife was worried.

Zining is still young, she has to come back.

Li Shan's wife saw her concerns and said with a smile, "Fourth brother's wife, let Zining follow Zi'an and sleep with him at night. Don't underestimate Zining, he is only six years old, this kid is very smart!"

Li Qiao's wife also advised, "Yes, Zifeng is also at home, let him take care of his brothers and sisters and they will always be under control."

"Yes, it takes more than two hours to go back and forth between the two villages. Taohua means well, you must remember her kindness and work harder in the future, so as not to be looked down upon by the people in Shanglin Village." Zhang said.

Don't let your peach blossom, out of kindness, deceive your heart, because that would cause big trouble.

"Don't worry, Mom. We can use the time saved to wrap more eggs. If the workshop is too busy, we can go there to help." Li Shan's wife promised.

Li Shi's wife was not to be outdone, "Mom, I don't have anything else but I'm strong. If you need any heavy work over there, Taohua, I can do it."

......

The days are short in winter.

They have to go back early.

Otherwise, you will have to return in the dark.

The mountain road to Shadi Village is not easy to walk on.

This is also the reason why Li Taohua wanted them to live in Shanglin Village.

Instead of rushing home every day, I went back every other day. This way, I could sleep more hours every day.

"Mom, we should go back soon."

Zhang looked at the sun and said, "Okay, I'll ask your eldest brother and second brother's family to go over and help on the seventh day of the first lunar month, and we'll go again on the eighth day."

"Okay, then I'd like to thank my elder and second brothers first."

Li Shan smiled a little silly, "Taohua, Dajiang, please walk slowly on the road."

"understood."

"Wait." Zhang remembered that there were still a lot of mountain products left from drying last time, so she saved them specially for Taohua.

"Taohua, wait a minute, take those mountain products away."

......

When the donkey cart was packed full, Lin Guyu and Lin Lidong could only squeeze into the corner of the donkey cart.

I can't even turn around smoothly.

Li Taohua smiled and said, "Mother is really something. She is not afraid of what my sisters-in-law might think."

"Didn't you see how they were scrambling to stuff things into our donkey cart? Taohua, are you going back to your parents' home or asking for money?"

After Lin Dajiang finished speaking, he burst into laughter, causing Li Taohua to stare blankly.

"Okay, okay, no more talking."

Lin Xiaoman muttered to himself: "Dad is really henpecked."

Lin Dajiang's ears perked up: "What? The wife is in charge of salt?"

After a moment's pause, he said, "Xiao Man, your mother is indeed in charge of the money for oil, salt, sauce and vinegar in the family."

Lin Xiaoman felt that his father was very understanding and said with a smile, "Yes, yes, yes, mother is our housekeeper."

"Are you two done yet? Hurry up and get going. Didn't you see Jingzhe's donkey cart has run several meters away?"

Lin Dajiang suddenly burst into laughter as if his funny spot was hit, while Lin Xiaoman looked puzzled.

At this time, Lin Jingzhe was driving the donkey cart in front.

Hearing the laughter behind him, the corners of his mouth opened up and he hummed an unknown tune.

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Welcome the God of Wealth on the fifth day.

The Lin family got up early.

I'm going to Ruyi Restaurant to sell breakfast today.

Ruyi steamed cake, fortune juicy steamed buns, auspicious siu mai, Hemei fried dumplings...

Lin Xiaoman added an auspicious prefix to each snack.

On the first day of the new year, there were many regular customers, so Li Taohua prepared extra of everything.

The things were loaded onto the donkey cart and Lin Dajiang drove the cart.

People were sitting in the carriage and Lin Jingzhe was driving.

A donkey and a horse were running happily along the path before daybreak.

The little black horse raised its hooves and rushed forward, but when it found that the donkey was not keeping up, it slowed down.

Completely out of Lin Jingzhe's control.

"Xiao Hei, if you continue to be naughty, I won't let you eat grass."

The foodie is driving the foodie Xiao Hei, and it turns out that the trick of "not giving food" is the most effective.

The horse-drawn carriage and donkey-drawn cart were tied in the backyard of Ruyi Restaurant.

The Lin family moved all the charcoal stoves and pots to Ruyi Restaurant, along with the food. The family of four moved them back and forth three or four times.

After lighting a fire, put baskets of juicy steamed dumplings, auspicious steamed buns and wishful steamed cakes on the fire.

Brush some oil on the pan and fry the first batch of dumplings slowly over low heat.

After halfway through the morning, bursts of delicious aroma wafted from the Ruyi Restaurant.

Familiar diners could tell by the smell that the Lin family’s breakfast was ready.

"Zila Zila——"

Water was added to the hot oil and it started to boil all of a sudden. The half-cooked fried dumplings gave off a rich aroma, which, along with Li Taohua's shouting, made people's mouths water.

"Boss, you guys are finally here. I can't enjoy the New Year without eating your juicy dumplings for a few days!"

The owner of the shoe shop in the next alley took a bowl and asked Li Taohua to pack up the goods.

"I want a juicy steamed bun, a fried dumpling, and a siu mai."

"Please sit and wait for a moment, the fried dumplings will be out of the pan soon." Li Taohua said as she gently shook the iron pan a few times to prevent the fried dumplings from sticking to the bottom of the pan.

In just a cup of tea, the fried dumplings and steamed buns are ready.

Lin Dajiang skillfully put the food into the bowl of the shoe shop owner and said with a smile: "One serving of Fortune Juicy Steamed Buns, one serving of Hemei Fried Dumplings, and one Jixiang Shaomai are out of the pot. Please keep them, sir!"

The shoe shop owner took the bowl with a smile, "Oh, Fortune Juicy Steamed Buns? That's quite festive."

Lin Dajiang: "New Year? We must be very happy!"

In the blink of an eye, a queue of more than a dozen people formed outside Ruyi Restaurant.

The number of steaming steamers was reduced one by one, and Lin Xiaoman replenished them in time.

Perhaps because everyone wants to get rich, juicy dumplings are particularly popular today.

"Boss, give me two baskets of juicy dumplings."

"I'll have two baskets of Xiaolongbao, too."

"Boss, six auspicious Shaomai!"

The diners in the queue were afraid that if they said it was too late, the juicy dumplings would be sold out.

The Lin family’s food is not the cheapest, but the advantage is that the ingredients are fresh, and it is cooked and sold immediately, and they can’t sell enough every day.

Most of the diners lining up now are from the town, as well as some shop owners nearby who don’t want to spend time preparing breakfast.

There were also wealthy families from nearby villages who sent their servants to buy them.

Of course, there are also many students in Mingyi Hall.

The school was not open on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, so the students came in groups. After buying breakfast from the Lin family, they went inside to buy a bowl of Eight Treasure Ruyi Porridge or Noodle Soup and had a hot meal.

Lin’s juicy dumplings have thin skin and rich meat filling, and the gravy is delicious and rich.

Other restaurants also have xiaolongbao, but they just don’t taste as good as the ones made by Lin’s family, and they don’t have the hot and delicious gravy that comes with every bite. Take a bite, and the aroma of the meat lingers in your mouth. Then eat it in two bites with the skin and meat, and it will leave you with an endless aftertaste.

It’s obviously the same meat filling, but the one made by the Lin family is particularly delicious.

"Boss, do you have any more juicy dumplings?" the diners queuing behind shouted from a distance.

Li Taohua smiled and replied, "On the first day of the new year, we made twice as much juicy dumplings as usual. You can have as much as you want."

After hearing what Mrs. Lin said, the commotion behind them gradually died down.

Zhou Laosan from the pork shop came all the way here, wanting to buy some steamed dumplings to take back for his family, but he didn't expect there were so many people queuing in front of the restaurant.

"Boss Zhou is here too?"

"Oh, I like this one!"

"Isn't Mr. Zhou a butcher? Haven't you had enough pork?"

Zhou Laosan recalled: "It's different, it's different. The essence of Juicy Xiaolongbao is the gravy inside."

Zhou Laosan waited in line obediently, holding two bowls in his hands. Anyone who knew him would tease him when they saw him.

Finally it was Zhou Laosan's turn. Lin Xiaoman happened to open a basket of steamed dumplings. The dumplings had a thin skin and were plump inside, full of gravy.

Zhou Laosan took a good sniff and it smelled so good!

He couldn't wait to speak: "Brother Lin, pack four baskets of juicy steamed dumplings, two servings of fried dumplings, four steamed buns, and a piece of steamed cake."

The diners behind him were dissatisfied and said, "Boss Zhou, can you eat so much by yourself?"

Zhou Laosan said with full energy: "My wife and son are still waiting! If I hadn't seen people queuing behind me, I would have wanted to buy a few more cages."

Li Taohua hurriedly explained: "Don't worry, sir. We still have some Xiaolongbao! We prepared some extra today."

After saying that, he skillfully put everything Zhou Laosan wanted into the two large bowls he had prepared.

Zhou Laosan took one of the bowls, said thank you, and without caring about the heat, he reached out and grabbed a small steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth.

While eating, he took another bowl and said, "It's so hot... Let's eat it!"

The skin was very thin and broke with a slight bite. The gravy from the meat filling flowed out and burned his mouth. The delicious meat flavor instantly spread in his mouth.

Pure meat filling, just delicious!

Zhou Laosan walked away with the two big bowls, but he aroused the appetite of the diners waiting in line behind him.

The people behind consciously speeded up.

The diners who were eating there took their xiaolongbao and ordered a bowl of hot soup. After taking a bite of xiaolongbao, they would savor the taste and then have another sip of hot soup.

The hot and delicious gravy lingers in your mouth, flows down your esophagus into your stomach, and instantly dispels the winter chill.

The spicy ingredients in Hu La Tang can also drive away the cold. After finishing a bowl of soup and a basket of juicy steamed dumplings, diners can't help but sigh.

Lin Jingzhe had collected a lot of coins, and it seemed that he had finished the meat patties from the morning. When he smelled the delicious food, his stomach started to growl in protest.

More than an hour later, the long line in front of Ruyi Restaurant completely disappeared.

Just when Lin Xiaoman was thinking about taking a break, a donkey cart stopped on the side of the street.

A familiar figure jumped off the donkey cart.

The young man who came down was wearing a dark green jacket and walked quickly towards the restaurant.

"Jingzhe!"

"Changsheng! Why are you here just now?"

Gu Changsheng blushed. He forgot the time while reading yesterday, so he got up late today.

"Do you have any more Xiao Long?"

"I saved it specially for you and steamed it for you now. What else do you want? Fried dumplings?"

"Then give me one."

After saying that, when he saw that the restaurant was still full, he couldn't help but sigh, "My stepmother's cooking skills are getting better and better."

Li Taohua smiled at Gu Changsheng and said, "Changsheng, you are really good at talking."

"I told the truth."

Thinking that his father would be at home, he said to Lin Xiaoman, "Xiaoman, I'll take two baskets of juicy dumplings with me when I leave."

What a good relationship! Lin Xiaoman waved her hand and said, "Okay, then wait until you are halfway through eating before steaming it. It will be fresh out of the pot when you leave, so it won't get cold when you take it back."

After Gu Changsheng ordered a bowl of porridge and sat down to eat it with steamed buns and fried dumplings, he heard a few scholars from Mingyi Hall talking about the county examination in February not far from him.

"This is the first exam for the new county magistrate after he took office. I wonder how difficult the exam paper will be?"

"I unfortunately fell ill during the last exam. I missed the county exam because of the cold. I will definitely try this time."

"Have you finished the article that father and son assigned before the New Year? It's too difficult. I have no idea what to do."

"I'll show you something good later. My father spent a lot of money to buy it."

When the students heard this, they were all curious: "What good stuff is that?"

"Take it out and have a look."

The student who said there was something good looked around and said in a low voice: "The county examination questions of Jialin County in recent years..."

The other party lowered the voice behind him so much that Gu Changsheng could no longer hear it.

But what he didn't know was that Lin Xiaoman, who was more than ten feet away, heard almost the same thing as he did.

An idea that a person who travels through time or books must have came into Lin Xiaoman's mind.