It's hard for my elder sister. I rely on the mountains to farm and pay off my debts.

After noon, the Song family became busy again.

Those who grind beans grind beans, and those who make fermented black bean sauce make soy sauce.

Song Zhi chopped up half a pound of fermented black beans that she bought today, then poured salt and sugar into the pot and fried them until they turned into caramel color, and then poured in the fermented black beans to boil.

When the soup becomes thick, filter it with gauze one by one and let it cool for later use.

When Mrs. Wu came back from buying beans, she saw her granddaughter making a bowl of black juice.

She came forward and asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

Song Zhi dipped some fermented black bean sauce on a spoon and passed it to Wu's lips, "Grandma, try it."

Wu took it and tasted it suspiciously.

It tastes salty, but there is a hint of sweetness when you savor it carefully.

"What are you doing?"

"This is used to mix with jelly. I think many people in the county have seen and eaten it. If we want to keep them, we must put in a lot of effort in tasting. Grandma, what do you think after trying it?"

"It's good, but it's too much of a waste to make a special sauce just to sell jelly."

"Nai, as long as our jelly can be sold, it's worth it."

Wu thought for a moment and said, "You can make the decision on the food. Your aunt and I will be there to help you."

Song Zhi didn't expect her grandma to give her the power so quickly. She was so happy that she promised happily, "Grandma, just wait and see."

The whole family worked for an entire afternoon and ground a total of ten kilograms of mung beans.

As for the mung bean residue after washing, it was not wasted. It was used directly to cook porridge for dinner.

The cooked porridge had a rich rice aroma and a hint of fresh green beans. The family sat under the pear tree in the yard, eating dinner while discussing plans for going into the city tomorrow.

The herbs in the mountains needed to be collected, and the ingredients for cooking also needed to be prepared. After discussing it, everyone decided that Song Zhi should take Song An to the county town.

This time, there were a lot of things to bring, and Mrs. Wu was worried that her grandson alone would not be enough to help, so she asked Song Huan to come along to help.

When Song Huan saw that he could go to the county with his sister, his eyes lit up with joy.

When Song Cheng heard this, he immediately raised his head from eating and said, "Sister, I want to go too."

Song Cheng curled his lips and wanted to cry. He also wanted to go to the county town. He was six years old and had never been to the county town.

Song Kang, who was a little slow to react, also realized that they would not take him and his third brother to the county town, and the little guy burst into tears.

"There are a lot of beggars in the city who specialize in taking pictures of little kids like you. Just stay home with grandma and she'll give you cakes."

They refused to listen and continued to talk nonsense. Apparently, the cakes weren't as attractive as going to the county town.

Mrs. Wu's face sternly said, "How can you two children be so ignorant? Your elder sister is doing business, so how can she have the time to look after you two little ones?"

Perhaps because Mrs. Wu's tone was a little harsh, the two children cried even harder.

Song Zhi rubbed the two little guys' heads and promised, "Tomorrow, I will also go to the county town to set up a stall for the first time. You guys go with me. I may not be able to take care of you."

Seeing the two children looking depressed, Song Zhi continued:

"You two stay at home with grandma obediently, and wait for your sister to come back and bring you some delicious food."

"Once I've settled down in the county, I'll definitely take you into the city, okay?"

Song Cheng wiped his tears and asked with red eyes, "Really?"

Song Zhi nodded, "Of course, my sister said it in front of everyone, how can it not count?"

The two children finally burst into laughter and said that they would stay at home and help their grandma.

Because she had prepared a lot of food this time, Song Zhi got up and cooked jelly as soon as the rooster crowed.

It was still dark outside. When Song Zhi got dressed and walked out of the house, she saw that the kitchen was already lit up with a small light.

Song Zhi took a few quick steps and saw Wu Shi and her aunt already busy in the kitchen.

When Wu saw her granddaughter, she said to her, "Your aunt and I can handle this job. Go back to your room and get some sleep. I'll call you when it's daybreak!"

Yang also agreed and asked him to take a rest first.

Song Zhi felt warm in her heart, but she did not leave immediately. She went forward to take a look at the jelly that Wu was making. After making sure that the two of them were fine, she went back to the room and lay down for a while.

At dawn, Song Zhi began to prepare. The jelly alone filled two backpacks, and the other two baskets were filled with jars, bowls, chopsticks, and bamboo spatulas for tasting.

The villagers of Xiaohezi Village saw Song Zhi leading the two children, carrying them on her back and holding them in her hands, heading towards the village entrance early in the morning.

The villagers just thought that these were a few people picking wild vegetables and didn't pay much attention to them.

After the three of them got on the official road, they soon waited for the ox cart to arrive.

The old man driving the cattle was from a neighboring village, and he basically knew everyone who had taken his car along the way.

Today was not a market day, and there were no other passengers on Old Man Zhao's ox cart. When he saw someone from a distance, he stopped the cart and asked, "Azhi girl, where are you going?"

"My sisters and I are going to the county town. Can Grandpa Zhao come with us?"

Old man Zhao nodded and said, "Come up!"

Song Zhi hurriedly helped her sister-in-law into the car.

Song Huan and Song An climbed onto the ox cart and sat down, holding the backpack carefully in their arms, for fear that they would accidentally break the jelly in the basket.

After following the ox cart all the way to the foot of the city, Song Zhi paid three cents and lined up with her younger brother and sister-in-law to enter the city.

As soon as they entered the city, the two little guys were immediately attracted by the bustling streets.

Unlike the outside of the city where there are small yellow mud houses everywhere, the streets in the city are clean and tidy, and even the roads are paved with bluestone slabs.

All kinds of stalls are lined up along the street, selling everything from steaming snack stalls to a wide variety of grocery stores, exuding tempting aromas.

The spacious streets were crowded with people, and from time to time there were groups of merchants escorting carts of goods.

Occasionally, you can see a few foreign merchants, wearing colorful clothes, passing by the siblings.

Song Zhi held a child in each hand and led the two of them through the crowd.

There are human traffickers in this era. The two children have little life experience and they might be abducted by someone.

For this reason, Song Zhi often reminds her two children to follow her closely.

After passing the city gate, which was the most crowded place, Song Zhi began to look for a place to set up a stall.

When she went into the city with her grandmother a few days ago, she had been thinking about the location of her stall, which should be close to a crowded place but not too noisy.

The most important thing is not to stand in front of other shops, blocking their business and then being driven away.

Song Zhi held her brother and sister-in-law's hands and looked at each shop and stall, thinking silently in her heart.

Finally, at the entrance of a relatively spacious and shady alley.

She found an open space with a noodle stall next to it. Passing businessmen would stop to rest from time to time, bringing a steady stream of customers.

Not bad.

Song Zhi took a look at the place at a glance. This would also make it convenient for her to contact passing merchants, which was simply killing two birds with one stone.