Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

Dongshan Town is very small. There is a market in the morning, so it doesn’t take much time to go shopping. However, it is the first time for the family to go shopping, so the children are very excited.

Whether it is a small stall or a formal store, whether it sells cakes or fresh vegetables, children always come forward to look curiously.

Xiao Yunxi bought vegetables, meat, eggs, candies, and cakes. She needed a lot of things to prepare for the new house and the wedding banquet.

Niu Niu has a special liking for candied haws, so she bought one for each child.

When passing by a stall filled with all kinds of jewelry, Dabao, who was lagging behind, gently pulled Zhou Jin's clothes, suggesting that he buy a gift.

Jewelry of this level is not suitable for my wealthy status.

"Boss, how much is this hairpin?"

"10 Wen."

Xiao Yunxi was trying to stop Niu Niu from eating candy when suddenly a wooden hairpin was handed to her. She looked up in astonishment and her eyes fell on Zhou Jin, who had a serious face without any expression.

"For you."

Damn straight men,

"Thank you."

Dabao couldn't bear to watch it any longer, and I had to help him. He cried out and rushed towards Xiao Yunxi.

Xiao Yunxi couldn't balance herself while holding Niuniu, and she fell towards Zhou Jin. Zhou Jin held her waist with his hands.

"Cough cough..."

The posture was a bit ambiguous, and Xiao Yunxi's old face turned red.

"I'm worried about Niuniu."

"..."

There were a lot of people gathered in front of the stall to watch the fun. Xiao Yunxi carried Niuniu away, and Dabao walked away with gritted teeth. He was really an incorrigible child.

In front of a stall where many people gathered, there were many strange seeds and spices. The stall owner was a foreigner.

The northwest is a major transportation route to the Western Regions, and merchants from the Western Regions often pass through. The people are used to it, and someone came up to ask:

"What kind of seeds are these? Why do they smell weird?"

The Western Regions merchant's Chinese didn't seem to be very good, and he stumbled over it:

"I... don't know... seeds."

No one would buy it if he said that.

"It smells like bad seeds."

"Oh, the bad seeds can't be used. He's quite pitiful."

"I heard that foreign caravans always travel in groups, why is he alone?"

The people want to take care of the business, but if the things they sell are bad, there is nothing they can do. They are not well off and cannot waste money.

Xiao Yunxi felt that the people of the Western Regions were very honest and would not deceive anyone. Merchants from the Western Regions had many treasures, and they could probably sell them for a high price by just telling a lie.

Isn’t Liuli the best example?

of course,

It is possible that his Chinese is not good enough to make up a story.

The people of the Western Regions were dejected, but Xiao Yunxi was in high spirits. There were still many good things in the Western Regions. Others might not know the value of them, but she might know them.

"Give."

She squeezed through the crowd and came to the stall. The bag was filled with small brown pellets with a faint smell of barbecue.

"cumin!!"

Xiao Yunxi was so excited that she almost jumped up. There was nothing that couldn't be solved by a barbecue. If there was, then two barbecues would do.

Suppress the excitement in your heart:

"How much are these spices and seeds of yours?"

"that...."

Khalid's face flushed with anxiety, and he wanted to say something but couldn't. Xiao Yunxi tried to ask in Persian:

"Are you from the Arab world?"

Khalid's eyes lit up instantly:

"Thank God, I'm from the Caliphate. Can you do me a favor?"

After finally meeting someone who could speak the Arab language, Khalid was like a drowning man, hugging his thighs tightly and talking non-stop.

He is from the Arab world,

The first time I followed a caravan to the Central Plains, I encountered bandits and got separated from the main group. When I entered the town, my money was stolen. I went to the yamen and the yamen runners couldn't understand what I said.

They were kind enough to give him a free stall, so he went to the provincial capital to try and contact the caravan by selling spices he didn't know what they were.

"As long as you help me get to the provincial capital, these seeds will be given to you."

Xiao Yunxi expressed sympathy for Khalid's situation. She took him to the government office, explained the situation, and told the bailiff to send him to the provincial capital, where there was a chamber of commerce for Western Region merchants.

When she left, she gave me 5 taels of silver. It wasn't because she was kind. Cumin is a good thing, and 5 taels is not enough.

"You actually know the food language?"

Coming out of the yamen, Zhou Jin asked the question in his heart in an inquiring tone, and Dabao immediately stood up:

"It was taught by the old man with white beard."

"..."

Zhou Jin wanted to curse, as he actually believed such nonsense. However, since Dabao didn't want to ask any more questions, he didn't ask any more questions.

"What is this thing you bought? Is it edible?"

Speaking of cumin, Xiao Yunxi became a little excited:

"This thing is a spice that can make a super delicious food. I will make something delicious for you when I get home."

Back home,

Xiao Yunxi immediately picked out the plump cumin seeds, packed them in a bag, and placed them in a large vat like a treasure. In fact, she secretly put them into the space.

Clear out a piece of land and start sowing.

Space has an advantage. The seeds do not need to be dried in the sun. They can be directly sown on the ground and will germinate 100%. No fertilizer or pesticides are needed, and the yield is still high.

Before next spring, we should be able to stockpile a large amount of cumin seeds. By then, we can plant them on a large scale and Zuixianju will be able to launch a barbecue series, which will bring us a lot of money!

Today I bought some mutton, marinated it with onion, ginger, white pepper, a little salt and rice wine.

Grind the cumin seeds and dried chilies into powder. Since there was no barbecue grill, Xiao Yunxi wanted to build one with bricks, but her bricklaying skills were not very good, so the grill was crooked.

Zhou Jin volunteered, building stoves was his strong point. He learned how to build stoves during the raid on the heartland of the Northern Barbarians two years ago.

The green bricks used to build houses are mixed with yellow mud to form a barbecue grill, and firewood shoveled from the bottom of the pot is placed in the middle. Although it is not real charcoal, the effect is similar.

Xiao Yunxi led the children to skewer the meat. They used willow branches as skewers. Each skewer weighed more than half a pound. The fat and meat were mixed together.

The red fire roasts the bold lamb skewers, making a sizzling sound. The aroma of beef is wrapped in the fragrance of willow branches. Dip the toothbrush in some oil and brush it on the lamb.

The mutton slowly changes color from raw meat color to browned. When it is almost cooked, sprinkle it with chili powder and cumin, and the aroma that instantly comes out hits your nose.

Xiaobao loves food the most. He stood beside it and kept sniffing.

"Mom, can I eat now?"

If the fire wasn't too hot, he would have wanted to grab it with his hands. Xiao Yunxi put the roasted mutton skewers in a bamboo basket.

"It's still a little hot, so be careful when eating."

Xiaobao put the bamboo basket on the table, Niu Niu took a bunch and ran back with her short legs.

"Mom, eat."

The ancients had many rules. When eating, the elders had to eat first before the younger ones could eat.

The mutton skewers were freshly baked and a little hot. Xiao Yunxi wanted to blow them down.

Niu Niu puffed out her cheeks and blew at the mutton skewers, her face puffing up and down like a little puffer fish. She blew the cooled skewers to Xiao Yunxi's mouth.

"Mom, eat."

Xiao Yunxi took a big sip, the aroma of cumin mixed with the meat was absolutely delicious, but it was a pity there was no beer.