A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

The food in the kitchen has been prepared.

It's May now and the weather has warmed up.

So Zhang's mother asked Zhang Xingyun and others to set up the table in the yard and prepare to invite Mo Yan's family to have lunch in the yard.

The two aunties from the village who helped with the cooking, after they finished cooking.

Zhang's mother then gave each of them a bowl full of braised pork and asked them to take it home.

The maids and servants brought out the food on plates from the kitchen one by one and placed them on the table in the yard.

A variety of dishes filled the entire table.

There were three tables in the yard. The Zhang and Mo families sat at two tables, while the maids and servants sat together at one table.

Grandpa Zhang also asked Zhang Xingyun to take out the good wine that Zhang Yunyue bought in the capital to entertain his in-laws.

Zhang Xingyun held up the wine jar and poured a bowl of wine for everyone who could drink.

Grandpa Zhang: "My dear relatives, you have come from afar, and we don't have anything special to offer you. We can only offer some home-cooked meals. I hope you don't mind."

Xiao Qiang smiled and said, "Old Master, you are joking. These dishes are better than those in restaurants. We have never seen some of them in the capital. It is a blessing to be able to eat them. How can we say we dislike them?"

"Hahaha, that's good. Today is the day when Ah Yan and Yue Yue are getting engaged. This is also your first time in Zhangjia Village. We'd like to toast you."

After Grandpa Zhang finished speaking, he picked up his wine glass.

Xiao Qiang quickly picked up the wine glass and said, "Old Master is the elder, how can he toast us? It should be us, the younger generation, who should toast you."

Grandma Zhang: "Hahaha, stop toasting each other, let's all raise our glasses and have a drink together."

"That's good, let's have a drink together."

So those who could drink picked up their glasses and started drinking.

Grandma Zhang called out to everyone, "Dear relatives, everyone, please start eating, otherwise the food will get cold soon."

For a while, the Zhang family's yard was filled with the noise of drinking and chatting.

Zhang's mother: "My dear relatives, this is the pickled meat that Yueyue taught me to make. It tastes great. You should try it." After saying that, Zhang's mother moved the plate of pickled meat in front of Xiao Qiang.

"Okay, thank you. I'll try it." Then he picked up a piece and started eating: "Hmm? It really tastes good. How is it made? If it's simple, I can ask the chef at home to make it for everyone to eat in the future."

"It's not difficult, it's very simple. I'll tell you after dinner."

"Okay, thank you."

Another table.

Mo Yu looked at the table full of food, his eyes full of amazement: "Miss Zhang, the food in your house is so rich! I have never seen many of these dishes in restaurants."

Zhang Yunyue: "I like eating, so I figured it out myself, so I can cook some dishes that others can't. They all taste pretty good, you can all try them."

Everyone was very satisfied with the meal and praised Zhang's mother and Zhu's cooking skills.

After dinner.

Zhang Yunyue took everyone for a walk in the yard and went to the third courtyard to see the flowers and plants.

Xiao Qiang looked at the various flowers and plants planted in the yard: "I have lived in the capital for a long time, and I am used to seeing those famous flowers and plants. I didn't expect that there would be such fresh and elegant flowers and plants in the countryside. It's a unique scenery."

Gu Jingya: "Yes, mother, Yueyue has made this yard very elegant."

Everyone walked and sat in the yard and rested for a while. Then Zhang Yunyue took everyone to the prepared guest room to rest first.

Grandpa Zhang took Zhang's father and Zhang Cheng to cut wood in the yard. After all, Xiao Qiang and others would not stay in Zhangjia Village for too long.

Since I promised to give them mahjong.

So there is no need to waste time and we can start working early.

Wait until Xiao Qiang and the others wake up from their lunch break.

Grandpa Zhang and his team have already cut the wooden blocks for two sets of mahjong. This doesn't take much time, as the grinding and carving of the wood blocks are the most time-consuming.

When Mo Yan, Mo Wen and Mo Qi saw Grandpa Zhang and the others starting to grind the surface of the wood block, they also took a stool from the side and sat down to help grind the wood block.

The others saw that Mo Yan had such good judgment in choosing his future wife's family, and thought of the time when he was in the capital. Although he did not have the bad habits of those playboys, he still behaved like a young master from a noble family.

On the contrary, everyone feels more relieved when looking at the ordinary Mo Yan.

Mo Yu thought that he didn't have much to do, so he just watched from the side to see if he could learn it and then help out.

When they arrived at Zhangjia Village, everyone in the Mo family abandoned their habits in the capital and tried hard to be low-key and friendly in front of the Zhang family.

Zhang Yunyue saw Xiao Qiang, Sun Miaoyan and Gu Jingya sitting on a stool nearby. There was nothing to do, so they could only chat.

So he suggested: "Aunt Xiao, eldest sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, how about I take you around the village."

Xiao Qiang: "Okay, Yueyue, it's a good opportunity to see the village where you grew up."

Sun Miaoyan and Gu Jingya also nodded.

Zhang Yunyue did not take a few people to the village center either. There were many people in the village center, and it was easy for gossip to spread.

It would be bad if I happened to say something that embarrassed everyone.

There were relatively few people living at the end of the village, so Zhang Yunyue took a few people for a walk there.

Xiao Qiang looked at Zhang Yunyue's house and saw that there was another two-story green brick and tile house next to it.

"Yueyue, your village is almost catching up with the villages around the prefectural capital. There are quite a lot of families living in blue brick and tile houses. The house next to yours is the same as yours, with two floors. It seems that the villagers in your village have a good life."

"Aunt Xiao, in recent years, the lives of every household in the village have become much better, so many families have rebuilt new houses for the newlyweds when they get married."

"Well, it looks good. Oh, by the way, Yueyue, I heard from Ayan that your family built a workshop in the village?"

“Well, the employees of the workshop are all from the village. Almost every household in the village has someone working there, and each household has about one or two people.

Aunt Xiao, eldest sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, how about I take you to the workshop to have a look?"

Sun Miaoyan said, "Hmm? Yueyue, is this convenient? After all, the things you make in your workshop involve recipes and secrets."

Zhang Yunyue shook her head and smiled: "It's okay."

Gu Jingya: "Okay, Yueyue, I'm quite interested in your workshop."

Zhang Yunyue led the three of them and walked slowly to the workshop as if taking a walk.

The three of them saw from afar a large blue brick and tile house in front of them, covering an area of more than ten acres.

The surrounding wall is also built with blue bricks and is very high. When standing outside, you can only see the roof inside.

Before they came, the three knew that Zhang's workshop was quite large. After all, it had to supply more than a hundred stores in Tianxianglou, as well as its own stores. They just didn't expect it to be so big.

Now that we are halfway there, the aroma of chili coming from the workshop is very strong.