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

Mrs. Zhu's thatched cottage was not very close to the village. The Zhu family planted melons there in the past. They were afraid that they would be stolen in the middle of the night, so they asked their two eldest sons to take turns to keep watch there. It was their temporary residence.

Later, it was only used to store farm tools and sundries. It fell into disrepair and no one cared about it.

When Mrs. Zhu moved in a while ago, her four sons made some simple repairs, but they did not do anything special to reinforce or protect it from rain, so I guess there is nothing special about it.

Aunt Jin thought of this and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Young Miss, do you want to bring Mrs. Zhu home?"

Si Muyan nodded: "Yes, it's better to live here, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with it over there."

After saying that, she went out to find Mrs. Zhu, not paying attention to Aunt Jin's deep worry behind her.

With the two meals a day from the Si family, Mrs. Zhu didn't have to cook for herself. But she was not idle either. She had to help the Si family with work during the day. She couldn't eat for free. When she had some free time, she had to get straw and other things to tidy up the thatched house.

In autumn, it is hot during the day and cool at night. When she lay on the thatched mat at night, she felt the wind blowing in from all sides. If it were any colder, she would probably not be able to bear it, so she hurried to get ready early to avoid catching a cold.

While packing, he also looked at the cloth bag on the small cabinet.

She wanted to live well, so that if Hehua came to find her, the mother and daughter could still meet each other.

Of course, if she really can't see her, she also hopes that Lotus is living well. If Lotus finds the elder brothers in the future, at least they will know that she did not live too badly in her life, so Lotus will not worry.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Zhu couldn't help but wipe the tears from her eyes. Her lotus was the most considerate and well-behaved, and she knew how to care for her the most. If she didn't live well, Lotus would definitely be distressed.

"Mrs. Zhu."

Hearing the shout, Mrs. Zhu got up to open the door. Seeing Si Muyan, she was a little surprised: "Yan girl, you come here at this hour, what's the matter?"

Si Muyan looked at the small thatched hut and said, "It's going to rain tomorrow. Is it leaking here?"

Mrs. Zhu pointed to a wooden barrel and a wooden basin in the corner and said, "It's okay. As long as the sleeping area doesn't leak, it's fine. I'll use the basin and the barrel to catch the leaks."

Si Muyan shook her head. "That won't do. If we don't repair it, the leak will get bigger and bigger. Thatched huts don't have tiles, so they're too easy to break. How about this, Granny Zhu, you move into my house first. I'll find some workers to fix it, and then you can move back."

"No." Mrs. Zhu refused outright, not out of politeness, but because she herself was unwilling to do so.

The Si family were all good people and treated her well. Even though her younger sister always looked at her warily and unhappily, she never made things difficult for her. When she saw her carrying firewood, she would immediately go over to help.

But she knew the Si family's concerns, fearing that she would hurt Xiaoxiaer, so she never got close to the child.

She was very satisfied with having two full meals a day. Yan said that this was earned through hard work and she was willing to accept it. In fact, more importantly, she would rather accept the meals sent by the Si family than ask for food from her own sons.

Perhaps her heart was also broken by her sons.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, Si Muyan said, "If you don't want to, forget it. I mainly want to invite you to my house for dinner. It's more convenient to eat together, and it won't require me to run around."

Mrs. Zhu paused, and thought of Xiao An, a child who was so busy every day and still had to think about delivering meals to her, an old woman. She felt a little distressed, but finally nodded in agreement.

As expected, it started raining the next day, and the drizzling rain made the morning market quite quiet. Many vendors put up their awnings, and many others simply didn't come because they couldn't afford it.

Also, because the number of customers has decreased a lot, everyone's business is almost the same as before and has not been affected too much.

Song Erqiang helped Si Muyan and her brother to fix the awning before leaving.

The younger sister also helped him put on his raincoat and reminded him, "Second uncle, be careful and wear your hat properly so you don't get wet in the rain. If you get sick, the village head will be worried."

"Okay, I know."

Aunt Luo's husband and the neighbor finished setting up the awning and left. Aunt Luo came over curiously, looked at Si Muyan's awning, and exclaimed.

"This awning of yours is really nice. Can it be disassembled and carried around?"

Their awning was so heavy that it took four people to carry it here each time, and then they had to put it away in the yard after returning, taking up a lot of space. It would be great if they had a lightweight awning that could be folded up.

Si Muyan's eyebrows curved: "Yes, I had it custom-made at Wu's Umbrella Shop."

"Oh, that's great. I'll go make one later."

There were also a few vendors who were curious and came over to take a look. Si Muyan naturally told them everything he knew.

Across the street, Auntie Tian finally finished putting up the awning, panting with exhaustion. But she felt a little happier, thinking that her noodle stall always did good business on rainy days.

When the weather is cold, everyone likes to eat something hot. It is very comfortable to sit under the awning and hold hot noodles.

But today, it is Si Muyan who has the best business. Customers coming and going like to squeeze under the awning, holding a bowl of hot porridge and eating it while it is hot. It is really warm.

Moreover, because Si Muyan's awning is light and does not take up as much space as ordinary awnings, the space inside is slightly more spacious than that of other vendors. Two tables can be placed inside without appearing too crowded.

Aunt Tian was so angry that her face was distorted.

Si Muyan had boiled hot water in a large iron bucket early in the morning. My younger brother brought a wooden bucket and used the hot water to wash the dishes, washing them twice and then throwing away the hot water. Whenever Si Muyan had time, he would fetch a bucket of water to ensure there was enough water in the iron bucket.

A customer eating porridge saw this and couldn't help but admire: "You three children are not only clean, but also very respectable. You immediately throw away the water used for washing dishes. Unlike other families, they still use the water after it has become muddy."

Aunt Tian was close by, and the voice of praise drifted into her ears, as if it was speaking to her.

She kicked the basin in anger, and the dirty water from washing dishes spilled out and splashed on her feet, wetting her shoes. She was so angry that she couldn't help cursing.

It’s all because of those damn Si siblings.

On rainy days, business is actually better, and the porridge in the four clay pots is sold out very early.

Si Muyan held the silver in her pocket and thought about Aunt Jin's words, but she did not go to buy cloth. Instead, she went directly to the clothing shop.

The price of ready-made clothes is about the same, around two hundred and fifty cents. Men's clothes are a little more expensive, while children's clothes are a little cheaper.

Si Muyan thought about it. Not counting Xiaoxiaer, there were seven people in the family, plus Mrs. Zhu, a total of eight people, for a total of two taels of silver.

She shrank her neck, picked out eight sets of ready-made clothes, gave them money and said, "It's raining, can you wrap me up better? I'm afraid I'll get wet."