My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

Si Muyan took his younger brother and sister to the car-making shop from yesterday. Surprisingly, there was a car that was almost suitable. It only needed to be equipped with a few cans. There was also a big iron bucket next to the car. Water could be put in the bucket and heated in winter so that his younger brother would not be cold when washing dishes.

After paying for the cart, he bought four clay pots that would fit neatly inside. Each pot cost a hundred coins, and although expensive, it held a lot more, five times the capacity of a wooden barrel.

It was still early, so Si Muyan went to the market supervision office to ask about the rental price for the morning market.

The morning market stalls are also divided into three categories according to their locations.

First-class stalls cost one tael of silver per month, second-class stalls cost seven hundred wen, and third-class stalls cost five hundred wen, and you have to pay for three months at a time.

Si Muyan chose a second-class stall and paid for three months' stay.

In one go, he spent all the five taels of silver he had earned today.

My face was twitching with pain. I had worked so hard to get this money, how could it be gone in an instant?

The younger sister, however, was worried and asked, "Big sister, our porridge sales haven't been going very well these past three days. Are you sure you want to continue the porridge business?"

Si Muyan nodded. "I've observed carefully over the past three days, and many people are interested in porridge. The main reason for the poor business is that our place is too small. Porridge isn't like steamed buns or cakes, which can be taken away directly. It's best to have a place to sit and eat it. Also, our porridge is warm when it arrives at the morning market. At first, customers thought it was good and were willing to eat it, but later, when the porridge got cold, they only reluctantly ate it. Now that we have a stall and a car, this problem has been solved!"

However, there is still the issue of tables and chairs that has not been resolved, which is a bit difficult to deal with.

They live too far away to be transported.

"Okay." The younger sister didn't ask any more questions. "Fortunately, we still have a tael of silver."

But he didn't even manage to keep the tael of silver.

Because Si Muyan turned around and went to the rice shop to buy 40 kilograms of rice, and spent 200 coins to buy meat and preserved eggs. Even the spare copper coins he earned were spent on eggs and brown sugar.

The more than six taels of silver that I had worked so hard to earn were all spent in an instant.

The younger brother's face was not only twitching, his eyes were red and he almost cried. He said, "Big sister, why do we need to eat so much meat now?"

The younger sister also nodded: "Yes, big sister, eating a meal occasionally is enough, why do you have to buy meat every day?"

"If you don't eat well, you have to rest well. If you don't rest well, you have to eat well. In our family now, who else can rest well except mom? If you can't rest well and don't eat well, your body will collapse sooner or later."

The younger sister muttered, "We have to do it within our means. It's always good to save some money."

Si Muyan said, "This is a necessary expense. Let's not talk about us, let's talk about my second sister who is still in confinement. We can't afford to not eat and drink well, right? Besides, money is earned, not saved."

The two of them couldn't argue, so they had to follow Si Muyan back home.

Seeing so many things bought, Aunt Jin hurried over to help push the cart and asked curiously, "What's going on? Has your family become rich? How can you afford to buy so many things?"

I exaggerated the story, telling my eldest sister how great she was, how she earned five taels of silver, and how she spent more than six taels. As expected, Aunt Jin was just like them, feeling distressed when she learned that Si Muyan had spent all the money she earned.

Si Muyan ignored them and asked Aunt Jin to stew the meat while he went back to catch up on his sleep.

In fact, Aunt Jin’s cooking is not very tasty because she is reluctant to use oil and salt, but there is meat in every meal, and everyone else thinks it is particularly delicious.

The only picky one was Si Muyan, but she had no choice. She got up early every day and had no energy to figure out how to cook when she came back. She had to catch up on some sleep first.

In the evening, the younger brother came in quietly and called Si Muyan: "Sister, the meal will be ready soon. Should I bring it in for you, or do you want to eat outside?"

When Si Muyan got up, everyone in the family was busy. Aunt Jin was busy in the house, Si Xingzhi was busy in the fields, and after the younger sister had a nap, she went to tidy up the vegetable garden.

My younger brother was the busiest. He went to the mountains to chop wood and caught some insects to feed the chickens and ducks. He also went to the river to pull out the traps I'd set yesterday, but unfortunately, there were no fish or shrimp, so he left it alone. Then he went to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables and chopped them up to feed the chickens and ducks.

Si Muyan was quite satisfied.

Although the younger brother is young, he is very sensible. He thinks that since his elder and second brothers are gone, he should grow up quickly to become a man and support the family.

Si Muyan went to check on her second sister again. She had been severely undernourished before, and the nourishment she had received over the past few days had shown immediate results. Although she was not allowed to leave the house, she was the one who took care of the child during the day and was the one who fed the child.

"Big sister." Seeing Si Muyan come in, the second sister looked at her gratefully, "Xiao Xia'er is very well behaved."

Si Muyan nodded. When she came back yesterday, she told her family to wrap Xiaoxia'er's belly with an extra layer of clothing to prevent her from getting cold.

As expected, Xiaoxia didn't wake up as easily at night as before, and she cried much less today.

The second sister said again: "Sister, I have rested for a few days and I am really much better. There are many things to do at home, so why not let me help Aunt Jin with some simple chores, so that you can relax a little when you come back."

"Don't worry, the most important thing for you now is to recuperate." Si Muyan knew that her second sister was a person who could not sit still, and added, "If you are not in good health, it will be useless to do anything. You should take good care of yourself first. After the confinement period, you will be busy."

As she was talking, her younger sister came in with some brown sugar water and insisted that she drink it.

The second sister's eyes turned red: "Big sister, little sister, it's all because of me that you've suffered."

Si Muyan knew that her younger sister was the smartest and knew how to comfort people, so she didn't say much and went out with Xiaoxia in her arms.

The younger sister in the room wiped the tears for the second sister: "You can't cry during the confinement period. If you go blind, I won't take care of you."

The second sister burst out laughing and couldn't help pinching the little sister's face: "If you don't take care of me, I will rely on my eldest sister. When Xia'er grows up, I will rely on her."

The younger sister glared at her and said, "You are such a cruel woman. You bit your sisters and now you want to bite your own daughter? Bah, drink the sugar water quickly."

My second sister was a stubborn person. She couldn't get over it before, and no one could persuade her. But now that she has come to her senses, she is filled with gratitude.

"You work so hard, and you still buy me brown sugar..."

"Don't say those things. Big Sister will be upset if she hears them. Big Sister always says that family members should keep their distance. She insisted on buying this candy. Big Sister has you in her heart."

The second sister's nose felt sore, and she almost burst into tears again. Her family treated her so well that even her mother, who didn't recognize her, came in with oranges today, pointed at Xiaoxia and called her "little sister," wanting to feed her.

But she was too selfish. She only thought about Sanlang before and eloped with Sanlang despite the dissuasion of her second brother and eldest sister... Now, it is too late to regret.