After traveling through time, I led the whole village to become rich!

The aroma of the meat in the pot became stronger and stronger. Zhang Hujun and Zhang Hubing chopped two more bundles of firewood and came back. They couldn't help drooling at the smell of the meat.

Zhang Hujun smiled and said, "We've eaten more meat since Damei came back than we have in the whole year."

Zhang Hubing muttered, "I didn't get to eat it again."

The braised pork is ready, add some chopped green onions and remove from the pan.

Cut the eggplant into strips and marinate with salt for 10 minutes. Rinse with clean water and squeeze out the water.

Chop the lean meat into minced meat, put oil in the pan, add minced garlic and shredded ginger, then pour in the minced meat and stir-fry.

Pour in the eggplant, add salt and soy sauce and continue to stir-fry.

After pouring out the kudzu root water that Zhang Xiaobing had filtered earlier, a lot of starch was precipitated at the bottom of the basin.

Put some starch in a bowl, add water to mix, pour it into the pot, and continue to stir-fry. Simmer for two or three minutes, then remove from the pot and sprinkle with chopped green onions.

Then make fried leeks and eggs, and finally braised fish.

When the four dishes and one soup were served on the table, everyone around the table was drooling.

Old man Zhang looked at the wine glass in front of him and said cheerfully, "Are we celebrating the New Year in advance?"

Zhang Dahua exclaimed, "Auntie, how come you're such a good cook? I don't even need to taste it, I can tell it's delicious just by smelling it."

Li asked, "Big sister, where did you learn to cook?"

Zhang Hulan smiled and said, "Don't ask any more questions, just start eating."

With a "whoosh", all the children started to grab the meat.

This was their own home, so Zhang Xinyao and her two sisters were much more relaxed and not as restrained as they were at their grandmother's house.

Zhang Xiaojun and Zhang Xiaobing were not polite at all, and Zhang Dahua was a little restrained.

Shanzi lowered his head to eat rice without picking up the meat with his chopsticks.

Zhang Hulan picked up a large piece of meat and put it in Shanzi's bowl. "Shanzi, you should treat this place as your home from now on. Don't be polite."

Zhang Hulan put some meat on Old Man Zhang and Wang, and said, "Dad, Mom, hurry up, or you won't even get any soup."

"Brother and sister-in-law, you can help yourself to some food. Don't be polite."

As for the couple in the second room, there was no need to call them. Zhang Hubing had just stuffed one piece into his mouth when he reached out with his chopsticks to pick up the second piece.

Xiang Chunhua is not much better. This couple really are from the same family.

Li said, "Big sister, hurry up and eat. You're the busiest person today. No wonder you said you wanted to start a food business. With your cooking skills, you could definitely open a restaurant in the city."

Zhang Hubing looked up at Zhang Hulan and said, "You want to open a restaurant? I'll go there and help you."

Zhang Hulan glanced at Zhang Hubing and asked, "Are you so kind?"

Zhang Hubing said, "We are all family. Just provide me with food and lodging, and give me a few hundred wen a month as wages."

"You wish." Zhang Hulan knew that this thing was not so kind.

Old man Zhang took a sip of his wine, smacked his lips, and said, "Daniel, this is enough for one meal. Don't waste it like this next time."

Zhang Hulan smiled and said, "Dad, you can't eat like this every day. I really can't afford it."

Zhang Xiaobing said, "Aunt, if you don't want my father to go, can I go? I don't want wages, I just want to have meat to eat every day."

Zhang Hulan smiled and said, "That's something we can consider."

Wang asked, "Dani'er, are you really going to open a restaurant?"

Zhang Hulan shook her head, "Not opening a restaurant."

"Not opening a restaurant? Are you planning to set up a stall?"

Zhang Hulan said, "Mom, I don't want to set up a stall. I want to make things and then sell them to restaurants, and then let the restaurants sell them to customers."

Wang was a little confused, and then asked, "So what are you going to do? When will you start?"

Zhang Hulan said, "I plan to make some braised dishes, but not yet. I have to wait a little longer."

Li asked, "Sister, what is braised food?"

"It's just stewing meat with some marinade. I didn't make it today, but I'll make it for you next time."

"Aunt, when will you make it? Then I'll help you taste it and see if it tastes good." Zhang Xiaobing looked at Zhang Hulan, his eyes full of stars.

Zhang Hulan laughed and said, "I think you're just greedy for my meat."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Everyone burst into laughter.

The meal was a lively one, and both Old Man Zhang and Mrs. Wang felt that their home had not been so lively for a long time. The old couple also hoped that their home could always be like this, with a harmonious and lively family.

The family here was eating happily, while everyone in Liu Yonggui's family, who lived closest to Zhang Hulan's family, was drooling.

Liu Yonggui's wife, Ma, curled her lips and said, "Zhang Hulan really doesn't care about money. She eats a lot of fish and meat in this year. I wonder how long she can spend those dozens of taels of silver."

Liu Yonggui said, "They're spending their own money, what's it got to do with you? Go and cook your meal."

Ma snorted, "Spendthrift woman..."

Liu Yonggui glared at Ma. "I'm telling you, you'd better not say anything out there. You don't know Zhang Hulan's temper. Be careful not to let her hear it, or you'll be in trouble."

Ma said disdainfully: "I am afraid of her? She doesn't even have a man. If she dares to touch me, are you dead?"

Liu Yonggui's face turned grim. "Ma Da Jiao, Zhang Hulan has done favors for everyone in the village, and our family is also indebted to her. You'd better watch your mouth."

Seeing that Liu Yonggui was getting angry, Ma said nothing more, but she felt very unhappy. They all lived on coarse food and tightened their belts, so why did Zhang Hulan deserve such a luxurious life?

Zhang Hulan didn't realize that she had offended someone by having a good meal after moving to a new home.

But even if she knew, she wouldn't care.

If she knew that her good meals would make them jealous, she might have eaten a few more good meals and then pissed them off to death.

Zhang Hulan and the others were enjoying their meal when a voice came from the courtyard gate: "Xiang Chunhua, you have no conscience."

Everyone in the room was startled and looked towards the gate, then saw an old woman and a young man walking in.

The people who came were Xiang Chunhua's mother and brother, Feng and Xiang Huairen.

Xiang Chunhua and Zhang Hubing both stood up and hurried forward.

Feng and Xiang Huairen knocked on the door of Zhang's house for a long time but no one opened it. Later, they asked Liu Yong's family next door and they found him.

Xiang Chunhua asked, "Mom, Huairen, why are you here?"

Zhang Hubing asked, "Mom, have you eaten yet?"

Wang put down her bowl and chopsticks and walked to the door, but she didn't say anything.

Zhang Hulan also walked to the door.

Feng sniffed, swallowed unconsciously, and said, "Where are we going to eat?"

Zhang Hubing scratched his head and looked at Wang, "Mother..."

Wang was about to speak when Zhang Hulan said, "Your mother-in-law and brother-in-law are here. Why don't you go back and cook for them?"

Zhang Hubing was so blocked by Zhang Hulan's words that he didn't know what to say.

Feng looked at Zhang Hulan and said, "Oh, this is Hu Bing's sister, right?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, after all, I am Hu Bing's mother-in-law, and I am also your elder. The elders are here, and you didn't even invite us in to sit down?"