My humble days in ancient times

That day, Xu Ruyi had just finished steaming the rice when Xu Dafu came over.

Xu Dafu: "It's not easy to get up so early."

Xu Qinghe was surprised: "Grandpa, why are you here?"

Xu Dafu: "Come and look after your sister and brother. They haven't woken up yet. I'm a little worried."

Xu Ruyi thought about it.

Xu Ruyi prepared the shredded potatoes and bean curd sheets, and then scooped out the rice and put it into the wooden barrel. Then she made some dough in the pot and rolled some ingredients for Xu Dafu.

Xu Dafu waved his hand: "I won't eat it, I'll keep it to sell for money."

Xu Ruyi said, "It doesn't matter if it's just one. My brother and I can eat whatever we want. My younger brother and sister haven't woken up yet, so I won't call them to eat."

Xu Dafu felt a little embarrassed.

But when he finished the first bite, he was shocked. He took a second bite and said, "How can it be so delicious? How did you come up with this?"

Xu Qinghe: "It was Ruyi who came up with it."

Xu Dafu looked at the purple rice again and said, "Rice can be made into this color, it's really beautiful."

Xu Ruyi smiled.

After getting ready, Xu Ruyi and Xu Qinghe packed their things and put them on the cart, and Xu Dafu came to help. They pushed the things to Uncle Xu's house and then went to the county town.

Yesterday's fried dough sticks were all sold out, so Xu Qinghe suggested, "How about buying some more fried dough sticks today?"

Xu Ruyi shook her head and said, "No need."

They prepared more batter today because egg pancakes sell better than rice balls every day. They also planned to close the stall later today.

I didn’t expect there would be so many returning customers today. Some of the brothers and sisters were recognized at first sight. This is a good thing, as it means their food is delicious and they like it.

I didn’t expect that the stall would close in more than an hour today.

Xu Ruyi went to buy two pounds of meat and five pounds of fine noodles, and went back to make dumplings today.

After lunch, Xu Ruyi kneaded the dough and let it ferment.

They chopped the vegetables and minced the meat. The four siblings all joined in making dumplings. They made so many that they steamed them in two pots, and Xu Ruyi was thinking of buying two steamers.

The hot buns came out of the pot, and the filling was full when you took a bite. They were delicious. Even Xu Qingyan ate three.

Xu Ruyi packed a few into a basket and sent it to Xu Xiaohua. She also asked Xu Qinghe to send a few to Uncle Zhang's house next door.

Xu Qingyan looked and counted: "One, two... six, that's six."

Xu Ruyi touched his head and said, "It's six. Qingyan is really great."

He passed away too early, and Xu Qingyan often asks for his mother. You must pay more attention to his psychology. It's good to praise him often!

As soon as Xu Dafu got home, he couldn't wait to run to Li and show off, "Oh, the egg pancakes are so delicious!"

After hearing this, Li couldn't help but smile and asked jokingly, "Oh? Is it really that delicious? How delicious can it be?"

Xu Dafu said happily, "Oh, the taste of this egg pancake is simply amazing. It's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the aroma is overflowing. One bite and your mouth is filled with the rich aroma of eggs and the aroma of wheat flour. In short, after finishing one, you still want to eat another. To be honest, even if I eat this egg pancake every day, I'm afraid I won't get tired of it!"

The next morning, Xu Dafu got up, and Li also secretly got up and followed him.

Xu Ruyi was also puzzled when she saw it: Are you all up so early?

Mrs. Li smiled brightly: "There are a few eggs at home. Bring them over for you to use."

Xu Ruyi took it and made two egg pancakes for them.

Li ate and said: It’s delicious, really good.

The next day, I came back and tried the rice balls: They were delicious too. The color of the rice was truly beautiful, I'd never seen anything like it before. The old man didn't lie to me. I knew it, this girl is amazing.

About ten days later, most people in the village gradually knew that the brother and sister were selling egg pancakes.

As soon as the brother and sister came back that day, Xu Dachuan and Tian Yuhe came over.

Tian Yuhe smiled brightly: "I was wrong about what I did before, and I've been regretting it more and more lately. I came here today thinking about making a table of delicious food tonight, and then having a happy meal together as a family."

"Okay, let's go."

After Xu Dachuan and Tian Yuhe left, Xu Qinghe asked, "Could it be that she has some ulterior motive?"

"Who doesn't have a purpose? Having a purpose means safety."

In the evening, Tian Yuhe worked all afternoon and made six dishes: fried pork, fried vegetables, tofu soup, cold shepherd's purse, radish and bone soup, and fried garlic.

Tian Yuhe kept urging them to eat. The two little ones started eating early.

Xu Ruyi took a bite of food and put it in the bowl, then put down her chopsticks. She drank the whole grain porridge. Tian Yuhe paused and asked, "I heard that you two brothers and sisters went to set up a stall? How's business?"

Xu Ruyi replied: "It's not bad, I can make some money."

Tian Yuhe: "Oh, do you need Dachuan's help? After all, you are still young."

"If that's possible, fine. I'll pay Dad his wages every day. Twenty cents a day."

Tian Yuhe raised her eyebrows and said, "We are all family, let's eat first." After taking a few bites, she continued, "Let's go to the county town together tomorrow. I want to buy some things for you. I want to buy some clothes for you four children.

Xu Qinghe looked at Xu Ruyi, and Xu Ruyi said, "Okay."

Tian Yuhe also understood that when the children were together, Xu Ruyi made the decision.

The next day, the brother and sister went first, and later Xu Dachuan came with Xu Ruyuan and Xu Qingyan.

Xu Qingyan swallowed his saliva as he looked at the egg pancakes and rice balls. Xu Ruyi made two and gave one to Ruyuan and Qingyan respectively.

He looked at Xu Dachuan and Tian Yuhe again and said, "Dad, Aunt Tian, ​​do you want to eat?"

Xu Dachuan was about to speak when Tian Yuhe spoke first: "Then I'll trouble you, little girl."

Xu Ruyi quickly made two for them.

Xu Dachuan, Tian Yuhe and their two children were eating pancakes while Xu Ruyi and Xu Qinghe were busy making egg pancakes and rice balls.

Tian Yuhe ate an omelet while watching the siblings busying around, and immediately felt uneasy. Omelets were so delicious, yet they were four cents each, with a fried dough stick for five cents. Rice balls were five cents each, with a fried dough stick for six cents. If they sold a hundred rice balls and a hundred omelets in a day, that would be… Tian Yuhe felt like she couldn't even count them. But it had to be over a tael… How much could such a small business bring in? Over a tael a day, how much would that be in a month? Tian Yuhe even imagined how wonderful it would be if she owned this stall herself!

When Xu Ruyi had free time, she would take some water and give it to the two little ones to drink.

Tian Yuhe watched their techniques and steps from the side: It looks so simple. But how do you make the sauce? How do you make the chili oil? Why is the rice purple and black? Is there black rice on the market?

After closing the stall, Uncle Xu waited for them at the agreed place with their things.

Xu Ruyi asked them to go to a nearby cloth shop and wait for her.

Xu Dachuan was strolling around the county town with his children. Tian Yuhe looked at the various shops, the blue brick roads, and the people coming and going. She thought it would be nice if she could come here more often.

There was a shoe vendor on the roadside, and Xu Dachuan picked out four pairs for the children to try on. Ruyi bought the pair based on their size.

There were things to play with on the roadside, so I bought two kites. There were also things to eat, so I bought two candy figurines. Finally, I went to the cloth shop and picked and chose.

After Xu Ruyi came over, everyone had chosen their cloth. Xu Ruyi said to Tian Yuhe, "Why don't we go to the silver shop together? You buy us clothes, and I want to buy you a hairpin too."

Tian Yuhe was very happy to hear this and pulled Ruyi out.

Ruyi and Tian Yuhe were walking fast in front, while Xu Dachuan and the child were walking slowly behind. After a while, they turned a corner and Xu Dachuan hurried to catch up.

Xu Dachuan turned a corner and found himself in a quiet alley. No one was passing by. Not far away, Xu Ruyi was lying on the ground.

Xu Dachuan hurried over and woke her up, asking, "What's going on? Where's your mother?"

Xu Ruyi replied: "I fainted from fright. The bad guys took Aunt Tian away."

When Xu Dachuan heard this, he panicked, asked for directions and chased after him.

I got confused after chasing for a few steps. It was all roads, how could I chase?

Xu Dachuan returned and asked Xu Ruyi to take his younger brother and sister back, while he and Xu Qinghe continued to look for people.