The whole family traveled through time and became doctors, raised children and farmed in ancient tim

As soon as Xie Songlin got home, before he could react, Xie Heng rushed over and hugged him, catching him off guard. Xie Heng hugged him with a look of joy and kept saying thank you, leaving Xie Songlin stunned for a moment. He quickly realized that it was probably the sugar Xie Wanxing had taken out of the space during the day that had taken effect.

Xie Wanxing noticed that his mother's eyes were slightly red and looked confused.

Xie Songlin noticed Xie Wanxing's doubts, and mouthed "tell her later" to her, then put Xie Heng down and pushed Cheng Hui into the kitchen.

There were still a few cold sweet potatoes on the pot, which should be what Xie Wanxing and Xie Heng had left over from lunch. Although they could have replenished the stock, there was no income at home, and it was not easy to take out other food openly. They could only fry a plate of eggs and a plate of cabbage out of nothing.

Xie Heng didn't expect that he could eat eggs today. He was very surprised. Of course, he still didn't understand why there were eggs at home.

After dinner, they began to prepare for tomorrow's sour plum soup business. They could still find two large wooden barrels in the kitchen, but there were really no extra bowls to serve soup to customers. Xie Songlin asked Xie Heng to go back to his grandmother's house to borrow a few coarse porcelain bowls, saying that they would be used for tomorrow's business, which was also a good opportunity to get him out of the way.

Xie Heng happily left after completing the task.

As soon as Xie Heng left, Xie Wanxing asked worriedly, "Mom, why are you crying?"

"We went to the blacksmith shop to see your two brothers. Your mother was so distressed that she wanted to pawn some gold from the space to buy those two boys back first."

"No problem, but how are we going to explain to Grandma and the others where the money came from?" Xie Wanxing said, "It's not easy to fool them. I remember selling it for twenty taels when we first sold it. If we buy it back, we may not be able to get the same price. We have to get at least thirty taels back as a reserve."

"I remember there's a pair of solid gold bracelets in your safe that you wore as children. They're not big, about 15 grams each. They could probably be exchanged for thirty taels of silver at the pawnshop. Let's pawn one. As for the reason, I remember your grandmother's family fled south a few years ago, and now we can't find her even if we want to. So we're putting the blame on your grandmother, saying she gave them to you, and I buried them in a secret place before, so your father never found them."

"Mom, you're quite good at making up stories." Xie Wanxing smiled and slipped into the space. After a while, she came out with the small gold bracelet and a few packets of sour plum soup ingredients. "Go exchange money, Dad. Get the business going as soon as possible so we can get some food out to improve our meals. The brothers are coming back soon, and we can't just eat scrambled eggs every day. We need some meat."

"Okay, just wait and see, little girl. Your dad went to check out the market conditions at the dock today. The market for our iced sour plum soup is absolutely huge, and there's no competition yet."

"Really? So good."

Xie Songlin gave his daughter a general account of the vendors at the dock, then removed the outer packaging of the sour plum soup, took several packages of gauze and combined them into one, and replaced it with a paper bag bought from the pharmacy. While Xie Heng was not back, he ran to the space several times and filled the water tank with the spiritual spring water in the space.

He immediately turned on the fire and boiled a pot of sour plum soup to quench his thirst.

While carrying water, he thought of another major problem: how was he going to carry the two large buckets of sour plum soup and the porcelain bowls to town? He figured Xie Songmu would have to accompany them tomorrow, so he couldn't just put them in the space and then take them out again when they got to town, could he? It would be even more impossible to carry them all; he would be exhausted to death.

"How do we move this stuff to town?" Xie Songlin scratched his head. As he was thinking, he saw the door open. Xie Heng was holding a few coarse porcelain bowls, followed by a middle-aged man who was also holding bowls.

He is Xie Songlin’s elder brother, Xie Songbai.

"Big brother is here."

"Songlin, I heard from Heng'er that you are going to the town to do business?" Xie Songbai walked into the house, put the bowl on the table and asked.

"Yes, big brother, I have thought of a good recipe, and I plan to set up a stall at the dock with my wife. It's just right that you're here, big brother. I just cooked a pot in the kitchen, and you can have a taste." Xie Songlin led Xie Songbai to sit down, took a coarse porcelain bowl on the table and went to the kitchen to get the soup.

"Since you are using it for business, how can I taste good? You should keep it and sell it for money!" When Xie Songbai heard that it was for business, he waved his hand to refuse.

"Brother, this pot was cooked to test the taste. Even if you didn't come, I would still send a few bowls for you to try." Xie Songlin didn't allow him to refuse anymore. He took the bowl and went to the kitchen. As soon as he entered the kitchen, he saw Xie Wanxing adding ice cubes into the bucket.

"My daughter, put two ice cubes in this bowl of soup for dad. I want to give it to your uncle." Xie Songlin filled a bowl of sour plum soup and handed it to Xie Wanxing, asking her to add ice.

It was not convenient to leave immediately after adding ice, so he waited in the kitchen for a few minutes for the ice to melt before taking it out.

Xie Songbai originally had no expectations for his brother's business, but as long as his brother was willing to study hard and stop gambling, with his talent as a student, it would be easy for him to find a job in the town. It would be better for him to settle down and live a good life.

"Brother, try this soup. It's perfect for cooling off in the summer." Xie Songlin handed him the sour plum soup with the ice just melted.

As soon as he picked it up, Xie Songbai was really shocked when he felt the coolness coming from the porcelain bowl.

The coarse porcelain bowl was filled with dark red sour plum soup with a mellow color. A strong sweet and sour aroma wafted into his nose. He didn't hesitate and took a big sip. Suddenly, a burst of icy sourness hit his heart, which lifted his spirits. Then, the strands of sweetness slowly spread out, neutralizing the sour taste just right, leaving his mouth full of freshness and comfort.

He drank the whole bowl of sour plum soup directly. After that, he felt a little embarrassed. He had just asked Xie Songlin to keep it for selling, but he drank it all in one go.

But it really tastes so good. Not only does it quench your thirst, but a bowl of it in this weather will cool you down from head to toe.

"Songlin, what is this? It tastes really good, and it's cool and thirst-quenching. It would be great if we could sell it at the dock on such a hot day." Xie Songbai said excitedly.

"I'm planning to sell it at the docks, brother. This is a soup made with some cheap herbs. It's almost free cost. I'm going to sell a big bowl for a penny. What do you think?"

"How can you make money with one penny per bowl? It tastes sweet, isn't it because of sugar? This sugar is really precious."

“A little sugar is added, but the sweetness is mainly due to licorice, so even though it’s sweet, the cost is really not high.”

In his memory, the brothers were all very honest and decent people. They used most of the public money to support his studies without any complaints. Instead, they took great care of Xie Songlin. Over the years, because of Xie Songlin's misbehavior, the brothers of the Xie family had a very hard life. If possible, Xie Songlin also wanted to help his brothers, so naturally he would not hide anything about this little recipe.

"Brother, I have some troubles. I want to take two buckets and sell them tomorrow, but I can't bring these barrels and bowls to the dock. Can you think of a solution for me?" Xie Songlin raised the problem.

"That's easy. There's no work in the fields tomorrow. I'll go to the village chief's house to borrow an ox cart for you and go to the city with you."

"Thank you, big brother." Xie Songlin was deeply moved. "Don't worry, big brother. I was ignorant before. I will work hard to make money in the future. I will pay back what I owe my family over the years."

"We're all brothers, let's not talk about this anymore." Xie Songbai pinched his shoulder, "Be good from now on."

"Brother, I'll go with you and bring a pot of tea for the village chief to try." Xie Songlin went to the kitchen and filled a pot of sour plum soup with ice that his daughter had prepared. He said a little embarrassedly, "I want to bring some back for Mom and the others, but unfortunately, we only have one teapot at home. When we get back from the village chief's house, I'll bring another pot back for Mom and the others."

"Okay, let's get down to business."