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

The younger sister's eyes widened: "Can...can I get some money?"

Si Muyan said, "Of course we get paid. We all worked. Dad is busy outside, Aunt Jin is busy at home, and my second sister worked hard giving birth to the baby. She deserves to be paid for her hard work."

Now that I have some money on hand, even if it’s not much, I don’t feel so panicked anymore.

It’s also because the porridge shop’s business is picking up. As long as it’s stable, there’s nothing to worry about.

The younger brother's eyes lit up like stars: "Four hundred coins a day, ten days is four taels of silver, a month we can earn... Wow! More than ten taels, then we will be rich before the New Year!"

But my younger sister wasn't so optimistic. She shook her head and said, "You're so naive. Are we the only family that knows how to make porridge? The porridge business is booming now because we're the first one there. People are tired of other breakfasts and like the porridge with side dishes. But that won't be the case in the future. Besides, the weather has been sunny for a while now. Even if it rains, it's just a drizzle. Our business won't be affected. But if it rains heavily, or even snows heavily in winter, will the porridge shop still be so prosperous?"

That's true. When the weather is pleasant, people in the county town like to go out for a stroll, and more people eat breakfast outside.

When the weather is bad, many people just want to stay at home.

The younger brother hesitated and said, "Then we can't make any money?"

"I can earn it," the younger sister said confidently. "It's just that I can't earn it every day, and I might not earn this much. But I believe there will always be enough money to support our family. Big sister, don't you agree?"

Si Muyan really likes these energetic brothers and sisters. It hasn’t been long since she came here, but she has discovered their shining points.

The little sister is stingy and selfish, but she is indeed eloquent. It is true that she used to rely on her youth and beauty and liked to act like a green tea girl, but it was mainly because she didn't understand and no one guided her correctly.

And my little brother...

Si Muyan looked at her younger brother. In the original owner's memory, her younger brother was a reckless and naughty troublemaker. But all these days, she hadn't noticed that her younger brother was actually a well-behaved, obedient, and very capable child.

Is it because he has always been at home and has never shown his naughty side in front of his family?

But human nature cannot be hidden forever.

Si Muyan nodded: "You are all right. Since we are going to do business, we should do it well. There will be difficulties, but there are always more solutions than difficulties."

In addition to buying fresh meat, Si Muyan also bought two old hens, which made his younger brothers and sisters drool.

Today I really won’t complain about Si Muyan spending too much money, they can earn it anyway!

After returning home and making chicken soup, Si Muyan told Aunt Jin: "Stew the two separately. One is for the family, and the other is for making broth. So I need to put enough water and cook it well."

Aunt Jin understood: "Miss, are you planning to use the broth to cook porridge?"

Si Muyan nodded and smiled: "I'll try making chicken porridge tomorrow."

Aunt Jin agreed, and while asking her younger sister and brother to help kill and pluck the chicken, she talked to Si Muyan about the situation at home.

It was nothing more than talking about how my second sister Xiaoxia was doing, when the master went out and when he would come back, and so on.

When talking about Si Xingzhi, Aunt Jin's eyebrows danced with joy.

"Master has really grown up. Two days ago, after finishing his work in the fields, he was still strolling around the village. This morning, he came back after finishing his work and helped with the washing and cleaning, taking care of Xiaoxia, and even took his wife to bask in the sun under the locust tree."

Hearing that his mother had left the yard, Si Muyan asked a few more questions: "I've been busy these days, and I only see my mother once a day. I don't know how he is doing recently."

Aunt Jin laughed and said, "You're so busy every day, how can you find time? Madam is fine, she can even hold Xiaoxia and coax her, but she can't tell them apart, always calling her San Yatou or Wan'er."

The younger sister was plucking the feathers of a dead chicken. She was exhausted and felt resentful, wondering why she had to do such a dirty job.

I was stunned for a moment when I heard Aunt Jin's words, and all the unhappiness in my heart disappeared.

Si Muyan smiled and said, "It's good that mother always remembers Third Sister, but Third Sister is busy and has no time to accompany her."

The younger sister said, "Tell Dad later that I'll stay in Mom's room this afternoon."

"If Madam doesn't sleep, I'm afraid she'll disturb you."

The younger sister wiped the sweat from her forehead with her arm and said, "It's okay, Mom can't wake me up."

Aunt Jin didn't dwell on this. After a moment's hesitation, she said to Si Muyan, "Miss, this morning after I finished my work, I went to check on the vegetable garden and found that Mrs. Zhu had tidied it for us..."

When these words were spoken, the younger sister who was plucking the chicken was stunned, and the younger brother who was carrying the basin of water was also stunned.

Aunt Jin continued, "Not long before you came back, Mrs. Zhu sent us some firewood and wild vegetables. She picked them herself in the mountains."

Mrs. Zhu is too old to chop wood, but she can still pick up some firewood and wild vegetables.

But why should she work for their family?

A few days ago, Mrs. Zhu had a falling out with her sons and moved to a thatched hut to live alone. Today, she came to their house to help with the work?

Is it because the eldest sister has been carrying Xiaoxia to see her every day these days?

Although the family is so busy now and does need help with the work, they dare not let Mrs. Zhu come over. Xiaoxia is their treasure. What should they do if Mrs. Zhu has bad intentions?

Si Muyan nodded and said to the younger brother, "From today on, you will deliver two meals to Mrs. Zhu every day, at noon and in the evening. You should give Mrs. Zhu whatever we eat as a reward for her work for us."

"Ah? Big sister, do you really want Mrs. Zhu to help our family?"

Si Muyan pointed at home and said, "Look at the situation at home now. The three of us set out in the early morning and don't get home until around noon. We need to catch up on sleep in the afternoon, so we can't help much at home. Dad is in charge of the fields, and he can only lend a hand when he comes home. Aunt Jin is so busy and tired, with housework, your second sister, and the children. It would be better if there was someone to lend a hand."

The younger brother pouted, and although he didn't say anything, he was unhappy in his heart, because he felt that Mrs. Zhu was so old that even if she helped, she couldn't help much.

Si Muyan continued, "Let's not talk about anything else. Just say we need a lot of firewood every day to make porridge. How can the little you pick up every day be enough?"

This is true.

Si Xingzhi also tried to go up the mountain to chop firewood, but he was a novice and didn't even know which types of firewood were suitable for burning. He was still in the learning stage.

Aunt Jin knew that the eldest lady was a man of her word, so she didn't continue to persuade her. She just said, "That's fine. I think Mrs. Zhu is pitiful, an old woman all alone. Even though the Zhu family brought her food, she didn't seem to accept it."

The younger brother, who was originally unhappy, hurriedly asked after hearing this: "Ah, didn't Mrs. Zhu take it? I didn't bring her food yesterday, so she must have been hungry all day, right?"