Traveling through time and space

"Shao Cun, Grandmother likes this Miss Liu very much and has already adopted her as her granddaughter. Once her name is recorded in the family tree, we will return to the capital. From now on, she will be called Cai Yuanyuan, your biological sister."

"Don't worry, grandma. As the older brothers, we will definitely take good care of our younger sister." The eldest brother came back soon.

"From now on, we will call you Miss Yuanyuan. Nice to meet you, Miss Yuanyuan." The housekeeper reacted quickly and paid his respects to Miss Yuanyuan.

"Butler, you're welcome. Did you buy all the medicine yesterday? Did you buy the Schisandra chinensis?" It's time to get down to business.

"Miss, I have bought all three herbs on the first list. I was short of two of the three herbs on the second list, so I didn't buy them. I also bought the Schisandra chinensis."

"That's good. Actually, the medicinal effects of these two lists are the same. Take half a pound of each of the three herbs, grind them into fine powder, and use the batter to make balls. Take them with ginger soup every night before going to bed."

"Miss, is it that simple?" asked Butler Cai.

"Yes, Butler Cai, it's that simple. Use half a pound of Schisandra chinensis and seven brown-skinned eggs. Didn't I ask you to buy four pounds of vinegar yesterday? Soak the Schisandra chinensis and brown-skinned eggs in the vinegar. Remember to use brown-skinned eggs. Soak them together for seven days. After seven days, simmer them in a casserole. Once boiling, simmer for another quarter of an hour. Drink the egg yolk soup before meals. You definitely can't finish it all at once, so you can heat it up next time. You need to eat this three times. I don't mean three times a day, but three times of soaking and then three times of eating to achieve the desired effect."

"Yuanyuan, why do we have to have red-skinned eggs?" asked the eldest brother.

"Because the shells of red-skinned eggs are thicker, and vinegar is very sour, thicker red-skinned eggs can be stored longer." Liu Yuanyuan explained as best as possible.

"Thank you for your medical skills, my second brother has gotten much better."

"Brother, don't be so polite. We are a family from now on. Yesterday, Yuanyuan taught you the abdominal breathing method. Did you learn it? If you can, next time you feel a little uncomfortable or have difficulty breathing, you can do it yourself and relieve yourself. You should practice more often."

"How to exercise?" asked the second brother.

"Learning to play the flute is a great way to improve your lung capacity. Another way is to read aloud when you're reading. Your asthma isn't easy to cure, so you can only pay more attention to it. Don't wait until it strikes before you take it seriously. You need to be more mindful of it all the time."

"Thank you, Brother, for your appointment, Sister Yuanyuan,"

"Brothers, please don't be so polite to Yuanyuan. It's an honor for Yuanyuan to be your sister. But can you please let Yuanyuan eat first? Yuanyuan is really starving."

"Alright, alright, let her eat well. There will be plenty of opportunities to talk later," the grandmother put the small bun in front of Liu Yuanyuan. After two days of eating, Liu Yuanyuan felt that she was just full, but not well fed. The dishes here were indeed tasteless. Wait for her to show her skills. "Yuanyuan, you should eat more. It's good for a little girl to gain more meat."

"Okay, I'll eat more and turn myself into a big fat pig. Then I won't be able to get married and my brothers will support me for the rest of my life."

"Look, look, for every one I say, she has ten sentences waiting." Grandma joked.

"Little Miss, no, Miss, the old lady has been laughing non-stop since you came."

"Shao Cun, grandma likes this sister very much, so we must treat her well."

"I know, big brother. I'm just afraid that after we return home, some people will be dissatisfied with us."

"It doesn't matter. If someone doesn't like it, just tell them to get lost."

"Brother, are there many people in the mansion? Yuanyuan's weakness is that he is not very good at getting along with others."

"There are quite a few people in the mansion. My grandfather has four legitimate sons, two concubines, and two illegitimate sons and daughters. We have twelve brothers and sisters in this life." The eldest brother introduced.

"Grandma, can Yuanyuan not go back home? Yuanyuan is a little scared."

"It's okay, Grandmother will protect you. If all else fails, drive all those concubines and illegitimate children out of the house. Your brother Shaowu is the eldest son of the eldest house, and no one dares to disobey him. With him protecting you, your life will be easier."

"Don't worry, Yuanyuan, big brother will protect you."

"Okay, Yuanyuan will have porridge instead of wine. From now on, Yuanyuan will hang out with the eldest brother and the second brother. You guys will have meat to eat." Liu Yuanyuan raised the bowl in his hand, causing everyone to laugh. Two days later, Liu Yuanyuan officially became Cai Yuanyuan and found his real family. Cai Yuanyuan was very happy and asked Qin Zi to take him to the kitchen. There were too many missing seasonings here. There were many things he wanted to eat that he couldn't make. Cai Yuanyuan simply made a steamed egg cake. He unexpectedly saw chili peppers and made spicy chicken and braised spare ribs. He also saw peaches and made a copycat version of canned peaches.

"Yuanyuan, can you cook?" the three asked at the same time while eating.

"I couldn't make it before, but now I can. I just improvised and made it when I saw the ingredients. Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious, it's delicious! Grandma has never tasted such delicious egg cake."

"Yes, Yuanyuan, this is delicious too." The second brother picked up a piece of diced chicken with chopsticks.

Cai Yuanyuan quickly stopped him, "Second brother, your trachea has been bad recently, so you can't eat spicy food. You can only eat two chopsticks."

"I've been following your advice these past two days and reading aloud. I really do feel hungrier."

"You can eat other things. When your body is completely healed, Yuanyuan will make delicious food for you. With your physical condition, you must stick to it."

"Don't worry, your second brother will persevere. How is the medicine? Today is the third day."

"Grandma, look at him, it must be working."

"Good, good, good. I didn't expect that Yuanyuan would come home with so many surprises," said the grandmother happily.

"Old lady, since my granddaughter came back, the smile on her face has never faded."

"Yes, these past few years, these days are the happiest for Grandma. Grandma, Yuanyuan's name has been recorded in the family tree. The things here are considered completed. When will we set off to return to Beijing?"

"Pack up everything today and return to Beijing the day after tomorrow. Shaowu, have someone send a letter back to Beijing first, asking them to clean up Jishan Hall and arrange a room for Yuanyuan in Jishan Hall. Also tidy up the former Qimeng Garden. Remember to arrange it in the best possible way. No one can treat my Yuanyuan badly in the future. That yard will belong to Yuanyuan from now on. Yuanyuan, that is..." Grandmother didn't say anything else.

"That's our aunt's boudoir. Grandma hasn't allowed us to move it over the years." The eldest brother explained.

"Grandma, why are you so kind to Yuanyuan?" Yuanyuan was deeply touched. Even when she was Lu Yuanyuan in her previous life, no one had treated her so well. "Grandma, Yuanyuan will make you something delicious. Qin Zi, have housekeeper Cai quickly send someone out to buy more pork. Lean pork, preferably tenderloin. Soy sauce, rock sugar, ginger, star anise, and sesame seeds. Prepare some of these five ingredients as well."

"Miss, soy sauce and star anise, what are they?" Qin Zi asked.

"Ah, that means there is no more. Never mind, just buy some more beef."

"Yuanyuan, beef may not be available here. We are in the countryside. Qinzi, ask housekeeper Cai to try his best to buy it. If he can't find it, then forget it." Qinzi went out. "Yuanyuan, what delicious food do you want to cook?" asked the eldest brother.

"I want to make some meat floss for my grandmother. She's sure she'll be able to eat it. I also want to make some beef jerky so I can take it with me on the road and it won't spoil easily."

"When did you learn these things?"

"Brother, Yuanyuan said that Yuanyuan is very talented and can learn without a teacher."

"From now on, Yuanyuan will be my treasure." After eating the meat floss made by Cai Yuanyuan, the old lady grinned with joy. She also liked the beef jerky. Cai Yuanyuan had a new idea. There was no soy sauce here, and the taste of the vinegar was hard to describe. This was also a good business opportunity. After half a month, the group finally arrived in the capital. Cai Yuanyuan also understood the people and things in the Cai Mansion. To be honest, she was a little nervous because there were too many people and too many things to do.

"Miss, don't worry. The old lady is here. You don't have to be afraid of anything." When eating outside for the last time before entering the city, Mother Yan saw that Cai Yuanyuan looked a little nervous and comforted her.

"Don't worry, big brother won't let you be bullied, it's just..." The big brother ate the beggar's chicken made by Cai Yuanyuan and looked at Cai Yuanyuan meaningfully.

"What's wrong? Being nice to Yuanyuan, what other conditions does big brother require?" The second brother asked disdainfully. During this journey, the second brother's health was basically fine, so he often protected Cai Yuanyuan. At the beginning of May, everyone finally arrived in the capital.

"Grandma, Yuanyuan has given me so many surprises these days. What do you think if the food Yuanyuan makes appears in the Lanfeng Restaurant?" The eldest brother asked his grandmother.

Grandma thought about it and said, "Why not? Of course it's okay, but you can't treat our Yuanyuan badly."

"Is Lanfeng Restaurant the family restaurant?" Cai Yuanyuan asked, and the eldest brother nodded. "Brother, are you a professional businessman?"

"Yes, my eldest brother is a businessman, and my second brother is a scholar. He is already a scholar, and if he passes the exam again, he will become a juren."

"Really, Grandma, my brothers are all amazing. It seems that Yuanyuan will have many big legs to lean on in the future. But, big brother, even brothers have to settle accounts clearly. How do you want us to cooperate?"

"Give you money? Grandma, Yuanyuan is old enough to save for her dowry."

"Brother, let's get back to the point. Although we are siblings, we must be gentlemen first and villains later, so as to avoid not being able to cooperate in the future but becoming enemies."

"Don't worry, I will never become Yuanyuan's enemy. Tell me, how do you want to cooperate?" The eldest brother looked at Yuanyuan with interest.

"Brother, Yuanyuan doesn't want money, but shares. If Yuanyuan participates in your business, you can just give Yuanyuan 10% of the shares in this shop. I can guarantee that I will never let you suffer any loss."

"You little girl, you may not be a big person, but you are really good at talking."

"Brother, Yuanyuan has this confidence." As a time traveler, Cai Yuanyuan still has this confidence.

"Okay, big brother, think about it. This is a big deal."

"Okay, I didn't expect you to be so calculating."