A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

At this moment, the sound of a door being pushed open was heard outside the house, and Zhang's mother and second aunt came in with six-year-old Zhang Yunxue.

"Yueyue, are you awake? How are you? Does your head still hurt? Why did you get out of bed, kid? What if you bump into something again? Get away from the well, quickly."

Mother Zhang looked at Zhang Yunyue standing by the well in the yard with a worried look on her face. She walked in anxiously and pulled Zhang Yunyue aside.

Zhang Yunyue looked at Zhang's mother who was pulling her. This mother who appeared in her mind couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

Zhang's mother had been working in the fields for many years, so she held Zhang Yunyue's hands with her rough hands. The worry and tears on her face showed that she was a gentle mother.

"Mother, it's okay. My headache doesn't hurt anymore. Look, the swelling has gone down now."

Zhang Yunyue turned around in front of Zhang's mother, put her head close to her mother, and jumped twice to show that she was fine.

Mother Zhang held Zhang Yunyue's hand, patted her hand, and wiped the tears from her eyes: "It's good that everything is fine, it's good that everything is fine."

"Yueyue, you're okay now. Is your head still hurting? Everyone has been worried about you these past two days. I'm glad you're better now."

Second Aunt looked at Zhang Yunyue tenderly.

"Sister, I miss you. I didn't see you yesterday. Mom said you were sick and asked me not to disturb you."

Cousin Zhang Yunxue broke free from her mother who was holding her, ran over with thumping legs, and looked at Zhang Yunyue with wide eyes.

Zhang Yunyue rubbed her cousin's head.

"Xiaoxue, sister is fine. I was a little sad when I woke up and didn't see our Xiaoxue."

"Sister, I was working in the fields with my mother and father just now. My mother said that Sister was injured and that we couldn't bother her at home and let her have a good rest. That's why Sister didn't see me just now."

Zhang Yunyue looked at her little cousin Zhang Yunxue, the way she spoke was so cute, with her big eyes.

She has two Nezha buns on her head made by her Second Aunt, and her serious explanation gives people a feeling that she is so sincere that it cannot be more sincere.

Zhang Yunyue turned to look at Zhang's mother: "Mother, why are you back at this time?"

Mother Zhang: "It's almost time for dinner. Your second aunt and I will come back to prepare dinner and check if you are awake. Your grandfather, father and others are still in the fields."

Zhang Yunyue took her mother's arm and said coquettishly, "Mother, I will help you and Second Aunt cook."

"No, no, your head is just fine. Yueyue, you take a rest first, your second aunt and I will do it."

"Mother, I'm fine. I'm really fine. I don't feel dizzy at all now."

"You are so fine. It doesn't hurt at all. You didn't lie to me."

"Really, mother."

Zhang's mother could only compromise and said to Zhang Yunyue: "Okay, okay, then go to the vegetable garden behind the house and pick some cucumbers, beans, cabbages and other vegetables."

Zhang Yunyue: "Okay, mother."

Zhang Yunyue went to the kitchen to get a small basket, and then called Zhang Yunxue in the yard: "Xiaoxue, Xiaoxue, let's go pick vegetables with sister."

Zhang Yunxue came over and took Zhang Yunyue's hand: "Sister, let's go, let's go."

Go to the back of the house.

Zhang Yunyue looked at the backyard full of vegetables, walked towards the field where cucumbers were planted, picked a small one and handed it to Zhang Yunxue.

"Here, Xiaoxue."

Zhang Yunxue took the cucumber and took a bite, then said to her with a smile: "Thank you, sister. It's delicious."

Zhang Yunyue also picked a small one and started to eat it. Indeed, compared with the cucumbers cultivated and grown with fertilizers in modern greenhouses, the cucumbers grown here with pure natural fertilizers were more fragrant and crisper.

He picked a few cucumbers, beans, a cabbage and some onions, then took Zhang Yunxue back to the kitchen.

Zhang Yunyue scooped some water from the jar and washed the vegetables at the same time.

"Mother, the vegetables have been washed, what are you going to cook?"

Second Aunt was sitting by the stove, lighting a fire. She was boiling water in the pot, ready to let it cool down so that everyone could drink it when they came back. Otherwise, if she boiled water after cooking, the water wouldn't have time to cool down.

Zhang's mother was preparing in front of the stove. She first kneaded the dough into steamed buns and put them in the steamer for a second proofing. After the water in the pot was boiled, she could steam the buns.

The noodles were made before Zhang's mother left in the morning, and when she came back, they were just rise enough.

Zhang's mother: "It's hot, so let's keep the cucumbers cold. When you steam the beans, put them in the pot and cook them. Let's stir-fry the cabbage and fry some eggs later."

When the water boiled, Second Aunt scooped out the drinking water and placed it in the well to cool it down.

It's summer now and the temperature is very high. If it were modern times, our homes would be filled with electric fans, air conditioners, and popsicles.

There is nothing here. There is ice, but it is not something that most people can afford.

So people usually put the water in the well to cool it down, so that when you take it out at a certain time, it will be almost as good as iced water, and it can also relieve heat and fatigue.

Traveling through time to this era, although ordinary people’s homes do not have as many kitchen condiments as they do today, they still have the basics.

At least there are vegetable oil, salt, soy sauce and chili peppers, and the prices are not expensive, so ordinary people can afford them.

It’s just that people’s cooking skills are limited, so the taste of the food they make is limited.

Second Aunt was in charge of watching the fire.

After Zhang's mother steamed the buns, she started to mix the cucumbers. She put salt, soy sauce, onions, ginger and garlic in a bowl, mixed well and set aside to let the flavors soak.

The steamed buns were cooked in less than two quarters of an hour, and Zhang's mother immediately started to stir-fry the cabbage and eggs.

The dishes were just ready when the voice of grandpa was heard outside the kitchen.

"Xiaoxue, is your sister awake yet?"

"Grandpa, grandma, you're back. Sister is awake."

Grandma Zhang: "Yueyue finally woke up. She came back home fainted yesterday. I was so scared that I couldn't sleep well the whole night. Fortunately, when I went out in the morning, I saw that she was breathing normally. I didn't dare to go out."

Zhang Yunyue hurried out of the kitchen and looked at her grandpa and grandma who were worried about her, tears streaming down her face unconsciously.

"Grandpa, grandma, I'm fine. I'm sorry for making you worry."

Grandma Zhang: "Why are you crying? Don't cry. It's not pretty for a girl to cry. It hurts me to see you crying."

"Yeah, I just suddenly missed grandma."

Grandma Zhang: "My eldest granddaughter, I haven't seen you for just two days. But I miss you too. I'm glad you're better now. I hope you'll be safe and sound in the future."

Father Zhang felt distressed when he saw Zhang Yunyue jumping around in front of him, but as a man, he couldn't hug his daughter. He reached out and gently rubbed Zhang Yunyue's head.

"I'm glad Yueyue is okay."

Uncle Zhang also looked at Zhang Yunyue in front of him and said, "Yueyue, does your head still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore."

The eldest brother Zhang Xingyun, the second brother Zhang Xinghao, and the youngest brother Zhang Xingfeng also ran over excitedly and looked at Zhang Yunyue.

"Yueyue, I'm sorry we didn't take good care of you."

"Hey, big brother, second brother, Xiaofeng, I'm fine. I'm sorry to have made you worried."

Zhang Yunyue looked at everyone's concern for her and felt a ripple in her heart.

Since my parents passed away, no relatives have cared about me like this. I didn’t expect that after coming here, I would have so many relatives who care about me.

Zhang's mother came out from the kitchen: "The food is ready, you can wash your hands and eat now."

Then everyone dispersed and some washed their hands, some moved tables.

Second Aunt took out the water that had fallen into the well and poured a bowl for everyone to quench their thirst.

After cleaning up, the food was served on the table.

Grandpa Zhang said, "Let's start eating."

Then everyone started to eat.

After eating and cleaning up, everyone went back to their rooms for a nap. They couldn’t go to the fields at this time.

This is the time of the day when the temperature is the highest. It is easy to get heatstroke if you go to the fields at this time.

Let's go after the nap. The temperature will have dropped a bit, so we can work longer in the fields at night. Now it gets dark late, so we can eat a little later.