After the separation, I took my whole family to eat delicious food and drink spicy

When the family returned home, Li Xiaoxiao and Bai were busy preparing dinner. There were some leftovers from lunch, and the bone soup could be reheated and drunk. Bai fried a plate of wild vegetables and steamed a pot of brown rice. The family drank the steaming bone soup and found it delicious.

"Fang'er, Lin'er, drink more bone soup so you can grow taller." Li Xiaoxiao said to them.

When they heard that drinking bone soup could help them grow taller, they couldn't wait to drink a few more bowls.

"Xiaoxiao, new bamboo shoots should have grown on the mountain. Let's pick more while the weather is good these days. We can then take them to the town to sell at the market the day after tomorrow." Bai said to Li Xiaoxiao.

"Okay, Mom. Let's go up the mountain to take a look tomorrow morning." Li Xiaoxiao responded after drinking a sip of soup.

Since traveling here, Li Xiaoxiao has developed a habit of going to bed early and getting up early. This is mainly because there weren't many entertainment options in ancient times, unlike modern times where people can watch TV or watch movies on their phones. Farmers often thought it was a waste to light oil lamps later in the day, so they usually went to bed early.

After returning home, Li Fang couldn't wait to tell Li Jiang what she had heard at Li Xiaoxiao's house. "Boss, this is incredible! Li Xiaoxiao's family actually made a lot of money by selling dried bamboo shoots."

Li Jiang didn't believe it at first, but seeing how Li Fangshi spoke so confidently, he had to believe it a little.

"So, should we go to the mountains to dig bamboo shoots and sell them?" Li Jiang's eyes lit up. If it was really as Li Fang said, they could also earn a lot of money.

"But..." Li Fang was a little hesitant. "If others can sell it, can we sell it too? Besides, digging bamboo shoots is very tiring."

"Let's give it a try. We have no other choice anyway." Li Jiang said, and began to plan, "How about this, tomorrow we go to the mountain to pick bamboo shoots. You, my wife, have to get up early tomorrow and don't think about being lazy."

"I know, I know." Li Fang hurriedly assured.

The next day, before daybreak, Li Xiaoxiao woke up early to prepare breakfast for the family. She used the white flour she had bought earlier to make the dough, and then used chopped oil residue and wild vegetables to make the filling for some large meat buns. This was the first time the family had made white bread, a luxury even for farmers.

Looking at the large bowl of white flour and meat buns on the dining table, Li Fang and Li Linlin, who had just washed up, smiled so hard that their ears were stretched to their ears.

"Wow, there are meat buns to eat." Li Linlin cheered happily. Li Fang was also staring at the meat buns, not wanting to take his eyes away.

Looking at the two greedy little cats, Li Xiaoxiao invited Bai and the two little ones to sit down and have breakfast together.

Li Fang took a bite and said, "Wow, sister, this bun is so delicious."

"Of course, sister, I made the filling with lard."

"No wonder it tastes so delicious." Bai also said.

"If it tastes good, eat more. When I make money in the future, I will make sure you have enough meat buns every day." Li Xiaoxiao said to them.

"Yeah, thank you, sister." Li Linlin responded with her mouth full of buns.

After breakfast, Li Xiaoxiao and Bai carried Li Fang and Li Linlin on their backpacks and went up the mountain.

But before they even reached the top of the mountain, they ran into Li Jiang and Li Fang, who were also heading up the mountain to pick bamboo shoots. Li Fang took the initiative to greet Bai, "Third sister-in-law, Xiaoxiao, good morning. Are you also heading up the mountain to pick bamboo shoots?"

Li Xiaoxiao was a little puzzled. Why did the people from the eldest house also go to pick bamboo shoots? Thinking about it carefully, it became clear. It must be because Su came to make trouble yesterday and found out that they had sold dried bamboo shoots for money. Bai smiled and replied, "Yes, sister-in-law, good morning."

Li Xiaoxiao and the other two also shouted, "Good morning, Uncle and Auntie." They didn't want to say anything more.

Li Fang exchanged a few words with a fake smile, then hurried up the mountain with Li Jiang, fearing that the bamboo shoots would be gone if they were too late.

Li Xiaoxiao and Bai looked at each other and hurried to follow.

When we arrived at the bamboo forest, everyone found a place and started digging bamboo shoots.

Li Xiaoxiao was very skilled and soon she had dug a full basket.

She looked back at the main house and found that they were making slow progress and did not seem to be good at pulling bamboo shoots.

Li Jiang was so tired that he was sweating profusely and kept complaining.

Li Fang urged him to hurry up.

At this time, it suddenly started to rain lightly.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, so everyone had to pack up and go home.

Li Xiaoxiao and Bai Shi didn't get too wet because they had prepared straw raincoats.

The couple in the first wife's house were soaked like drowned rats and looked very embarrassed.

After returning home, Li Xiaoxiao and Bai hurried to the kitchen to boil some water, preparing to bathe Li Fang and Li Linlin first to prevent them from getting sick. After the four of them took turns taking a hot bath, Bai also made a bowl of ginger soup for each of them to drink.

After finishing the ginger soup, Li Xiaoxiao busied herself with peeling the bamboo shoots she had dug, washing them, and blanching them. Mrs. Bai went to make lunch. The rain had come and gone quickly, and it stopped shortly after they returned home.

Meanwhile, the eldest wife and her husband fell ill from being caught in the rain. Li Jiang coughed constantly and had a fever, while Li Fangshi suffered a severe headache. However, since the family had no extra money for medical treatment, they had no choice but to endure it.

A few days later, the market arrived. Li Xiaoxiao, Bai Shi, and Aunt Chen brought their dried bamboo shoots to the market. Because they had already sold them before and their quality was excellent, with everyone who had tasted them raving about their deliciousness, Li Xiaoxiao and her friends quickly attracted many customers as soon as they set out their products. Li Xiaoxiao even brought the jar of pickled bamboo shoots with her, hoping to see if the old man from earlier would buy from her.

Sure enough, when half of the dried bamboo shoots were sold, Uncle Huang appeared in front of Li Xiaoxiao's stall, followed by a servant. "Oh, girl, I finally found you. I've been looking for you for half the street."

"It's you, old man. I'm sorry. I didn't find any space there this morning, so I moved it here on the east side." Li Xiaoxiao replied.

Uncle Huang waved his hand, indicating that it was all right. "Little girl, I wonder if you still have the pickled bamboo shoots you gave me last time. Our master ate them last time and thought they were delicious. Even our old lady's appetite has improved a lot."

"Uncle, we only made one jar in total. We were afraid we wouldn't be able to sell it, so we didn't make more. Here it is, all here."

Hearing that there was only one jar left, Uncle Huang felt it was a pity. "Girl, how much do you want for this?"

"Uncle, because the method used to make this is more complicated and takes a little longer, it costs thirty-five cents per pound." Li Xiaoxiao said.

I heard that 35 wen per jin was not expensive for them. "Then quickly weigh out how much you have here for me. I want it all. And weigh out five jin of dried bamboo shoots for me too."

"Okay, please wait a moment, old man." After Li Xiaoxiao took out the pickled bamboo shoots and weighed them, there were six pounds in total. She silently calculated in her mind that together with the dried bamboo shoots, the total was 310 cents, and she said it out loud.

When Huang Bo saw that Li Xiaoxiao calculated the money so quickly and exactly as he did, he couldn't help but think more highly of Li Xiaoxiao. In that era, there were not many farm girls who could count and read.

Uncle Huang gave Li Xiaoxiao 310 coins and said, "Uncle, it's better to keep the pickled bamboo shoots with the bottle they were soaked in. They will keep longer, but I borrowed this bottle from my neighbor, so I can't give it to you."

After hearing Li Xiaoxiao's words, Huang Bo surprisingly wasn't upset. Instead, he admired her honesty even more. "Little girl, how about this? I'll give you ten jars, each holding about five pounds. You soak ten jars of bamboo shoots for me, and I'll pay you a deposit." He then handed Li Xiaoxiao a tael of silver, agreeing that the rest would be settled upon delivery.