A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

Seeing that the ox cart was already full of these things, Zhang Yunyue and Zhang Xingfeng pulled the things on the ox cart back to the restaurant first.

After all the things on the ox cart were unloaded, the brother and sister went to the auspicious cloth shop and bought three quilts and three thin blankets. After all, they had to rest in the restaurant tonight. Fortunately, there was a bed in the room in the backyard of the restaurant, so they only needed to prepare the quilts.

After buying the bedding, they went to the oil mill and bought 40 kilograms of vegetable oil. They also went alone to buy firecrackers. Then the brother and sister set out to return to the restaurant.

Back at the restaurant, Zhang Yunyue and Zhang Xingyun spread the newly bought bedding in the three rooms.

Seeing that the restaurant was almost cleaned up, Grandpa Zhang prepared to go back.

"Grandpa, we won't make cold noodles tomorrow. We'll still have the mung bean jelly sent over from home. Also, bring some onions, cilantro, ginger, garlic, and vegetables from the yard. Bring more cabbage, pickled cowpeas, and pickled peppers. Then buy 100 or 200 eggs in the village, kill a chicken, and bring some firewood.

Bring more chili peppers of all kinds, crispy peppers as well, and clay pots of half a pound, one pound, five pounds, and ten pounds. Bring 10 to of each. If your oxcart can't fit them all, borrow one from the village chief's. Try to bring all at once."

"Okay, is there any more?"

"Oh, Grandpa, give this package to Xiaohua. It contains the silk and silk thread I bought. Then give Xiaohua this money as well. Say it's the remaining money from selling the handkerchief today."

"Okay. I understand. I'll go back first. Please be safe in the store. By the way, I'll bring the plaque with me tomorrow."

"Okay, Grandpa, be careful on your way back."

After Grandpa Zhang said goodbye to the four people, he went home.

During the Shen period, Zhang's father went to the private school and brought Zhang Xingfeng back to the restaurant.

Zhang Yunyue thought that they should also prepare some price lists with the names of the food in the restaurant. That would make it much more convenient for customers to order. The prices would be clear at a glance and they could just say it directly. Otherwise, they would have to waste time introducing them one by one.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yunyue took out Zhang Xingfeng's paper and pen, and then wrote down the noodles that would be launched tomorrow, including various flavors of soup noodles, mixed noodles, and a corresponding price under each noodle. There were also braised pig's feet, pig ears, pig's head, eggs, etc., which could be ordered a la carte and the prices were also marked below them.

After finishing writing, Zhang Yunyue made some paste with flour and posted the price list on the counter of the store so that customers could see it easily when ordering.

Youshi.

Zhang's mother was preparing to make noodles now. There happened to be some pork oil, chili peppers, onions and cilantro left from the stall. Zhang Yunyue also bought flour in the afternoon. The main thing was that they would have to braise pork trotters in the evening, so it was convenient and quick to eat noodles now.

Zhang's mother kneaded the dough quickly, woke up, lit the fire, and started all the pots. Zhang Yunyue and Zhang's father were washing dishes, chopsticks, and other utensils in the yard.

After all the pots and pans were put away and Zhang's mother's noodles had risen, she put the pot on the stove and started to boil water, knead the noodles and cook them.

It’s no wonder that the noodles with pork and chili oil taste delicious, and the chili oil also has the flavor of spices, which makes it even more popular.

After eating the noodles, wash the dishes.

Everyone started to prepare the pig's feet, pig's head and pork belly. After everything was done, they cut them into small pieces and took out two spice bags and some ginger and garlic from the backpack this morning.

After everything was ready, Zhang Yunyue asked his father to light two stoves, one pot for braised pork and the other for braised pig's head and pig's feet.

Zhang Yunyue braised the pig's head and pig's feet first, and asked Zhang's father to braise them slowly over low heat, and then made the braised pork. When the braised pork was ready, it was almost an hour, so Zhang Yunyue asked Zhang's father to leave some fire on the stove for braising the pig's feet.

Let Zhang's father and the others go and have a rest. I believe that by the time the remaining fire is extinguished, the pig's feet and pig's head will have been braised. Then soak them in the marinade overnight, and the braised flavor of the pork will be even stronger.

Day two.

The people of the old Zhang family in Zhangjia Village got up and started working before the morning, because Grandpa Zhang told everyone last night that they had to bring some of each vegetable from the family garden, including more cabbage, as well as green onions and cilantro, all of which had to be picked freshly. Zhang Cheng was boiling water and killing chickens in the front yard.

The eggs, ginger and garlic that he bought yesterday were put on the ox cart when Grandpa Zhang hitched it up early in the morning. The jars of pickled cowpeas and pickled peppers, as well as the plaque were also placed directly on the ox cart by Grandpa Zhang.

The village chief's ox cart was already loaded with pottery jars of various styles, including three hundred-jin pottery jars filled with chili oil.

By the time all the things were packed up and loaded onto the ox cart, it was not yet noon.

Grandpa Zhang took Zhang Cheng and Zhu to the town, while Zhang Xinghao, Grandma Zhang and Zhang Yunxue were responsible for looking after the house and the workshop.

Let’s finish today’s work first, and then we’ll hire a waiter.

Grandpa Zhang and his companions drove the ox cart to the city gate. It was exactly noon, so they caught up with the city gate opening. They entered the city gate and drove the ox cart to the restaurant.

Grandpa Zhang first took Zhang Cheng to drive the oxcart loaded with chili peppers to the entrance of the restaurant, and then drove the oxcart loaded with vegetables to the backyard alone.

"Boom, bang, bang."

At this time, Zhang's father and the others had also gotten up. Zhang's mother and Zhang Yunyue were working in the kitchen, while Zhang's father and Zhang Xingyun were cleaning the shop in the front yard again.

Zhang's father and Zhang Xingyun were cleaning the shop in front. When they heard a knock on the door, Zhang Xingyun put down the broom in his hand and hurried to open the door.

"Second Uncle, Second Aunt, you are here. Are you the only ones coming to our house today?"

Zhang Cheng and Zhu stood at the entrance of the restaurant: "No, your grandfather is driving a bullock cart to the backyard gate now, you go to the backyard gate to pick up your grandfather."

"Oh, oh, I'll go to the backyard gate and open the door for grandpa right away." After saying that, Zhang Xingyun ran to the backyard. As soon as he opened the door, Grandpa Zhang's ox cart drove to the door.

"Grandpa, you're here, drive the ox cart in quickly." After saying that, he made way for Grandpa Zhang and waited for Grandpa Zhang to drive the ox cart into the backyard before closing the door again.

"How do you know I came in through the back door?"

"Oh, my father and I were just cleaning the shop in front, and we happened to open the door for my second uncle and second aunt. My second uncle told us that."

"I see. Come, unload all the vegetables from the car by the well. We will wash them later."

Zhang Yunyue and her mother, who were kneading dough in the kitchen, heard Grandpa Zhang's voice coming from the backyard and walked out of the kitchen.

"Grandpa, you're here. You brought so many dishes?"

"These are what you said yesterday. I killed a chicken this morning. Let me see where I put it." Grandpa Zhang searched the ox cart and found the chicken. He handed it to Zhang Yunyue:

"Here, take the chicken and prepare it first. Here are some dried chili powder and dried chili peppers. We'll give them to you first. We'll take care of the rest of the washing and processing. Don't worry about it."