After crossing over: kidnapping a female hunter to be the stepfather of the three cubs

Zhao Huanxi realized that the adult Zhao Pan was referring to was the county magistrate, and she found it somewhat amusing. This was probably the biggest market these little girls had ever seen, so she said to them, "Mom will bring you to town often in the future. By then, you'll have seen so much that you won't be afraid anymore."

While we were talking, the wonton shop owner brought the wonton over.

Zhao Huanxi said to them, "Hurry up and eat. After that, let's go to the cotton shop and make two quilts. Then we can cover ourselves with warm quilts at night."

The children had been drooling at the aroma for a long time, but were too embarrassed to do so outside. When the wontons were served, they picked up their spoons and put the wontons into their mouths.

Zhao Huanxi knew that they chewed their food slowly, but she had never thought of helping them change this habit. After all, Zhao Huanxi didn't like people who wolfed down their food at the table.

I looked down at the wontons in my bowl. A dozen tiny wontons floated in the clear broth, sprinkled with a few chopped green onions. I scooped some up and tasted it; it was just average.

After finishing the wontons, Zhao Huanxi paid the shopkeeper twenty coins. Feeling that he was not full, he asked the children if they wanted to eat something else. The children quickly shook their heads and said they were full. Zhao Huanxi knew that they were probably not full, but he did not dare to say anything because he felt sorry for the money.

Zhao Huanxi said to the children earnestly, "You are my own daughters now. Is there anything you can't say to your mother? If you're not full, just say you're not full. Don't be stingy with the money. Why would your mother let you go hungry?"

Several children looked at Zhao Huanxi and nodded. Only the youngest, Zhao Nian, spoke up, "Mom, I'm not full. The wontons are so delicious. I'm still hungry."

The voice of the little girl's grandmother melted Zhao Huanxi's heart.

She picked up Zhao Nian and said to her, "Then mother will take Xiao Nian and the sisters to buy steamed buns, meat buns."

The little girl immediately grinned sweetly when she thought that she was about to eat the delicious meat buns.

The eldest and second oldest also raised their little faces and said to Zhao Huanxi, "Mom, we understand."

Zhao Huanxi held Zhao Nian in his arms and handed the cloth to Zhao Pan. The little guy had a hard time holding the cloth that was almost as tall as himself. He thought that he had forgotten to bring the backpack when he went out this morning, and he had nowhere to put the things he bought later.

He found a grocery store and spent fifteen cents to buy a new basket. He carried the basket on his back and put the cloth in it. Zhao Huanxi then asked if the store sold any seeds or other things.

The grocery store owner tried to sell Zhao Huanxi the best-selling seeds in the store, including pumpkin, winter melon, radish, loofah, spinach and celery. The owner's mouth kept talking like a spring. In the end, Zhao Huanxi bought some seeds of all the vegetables that could be planted at this time of year, as well as some soapberries for washing hair, lard soap for washing face, and green salt for brushing teeth.

I saw there were copper locks and bought two of them. We all had wooden locks at home, which were cheap, but could still be opened if someone used force. I also bought a very sturdy wooden box.

After hearing the boss's exaggerated praise, Zhao Huanxi couldn't help but buy one. He also bought some miscellaneous things, put on his backpack, and took his child to the cotton shop.

Zhao Huanxi walked into the cotton shop and heard the sound of a cotton quilt being plucked. He called the boss and asked about the price of the quilt. New cotton was 90 wen per catty, and old cotton was 60 wen per catty. There were quilts weighing five catties, ten catties, and twenty catties.

Zhao Huanxi gritted his teeth and bought two ready-made new quilts weighing five kilograms each, spending almost one or two taels of silver. Zhao Huanxi felt that the money was well spent, and he could finally have a good night's sleep again at night.

I went to Liuchenpu again and bought some of the seasonings that Mrs. Tian hadn't been willing to buy the previous day. They even had soybean-based doubanjiang (fermented broad bean paste), but it wasn't the chili-flavored doubanjiang I'd had in my previous life. It was just a simple salt-based one. I bought some of those, too.

The first thing Zhao Huanxi pays attention to when cooking is: all the seasonings must be complete.

After finishing the work, I went to the pharmacy I had visited yesterday and weighed some bay leaves, cinnamon and star anise. These spices all have medicinal properties, so you can never go wrong if you buy them at the pharmacy.

The little medicine boy thought that Zhao Huanxi was here to sell good things again today, but when he heard that Zhao Huanxi wanted to buy medicinal herbs, he hurriedly asked if someone in his family was sick. Zhao Huanxi denied it and said that he bought these to cook. The little medicine boy didn't know that these could be used for cooking, so he thought about asking the master later.

Zhao Huanxi finally asked the little medicine boy if there were any chili peppers here, and the little medicine boy shook his head to indicate no.

Zhao Huanxi was a little disappointed. She was from Shu in her previous life and her favorite food was spicy hot pot. But in this dynasty, there was spinach, but no chili peppers.

He had no choice but to ask if they had Sichuan peppercorns. The little herbalist nodded, saying yes, which comforted Zhao Huanxi. He then bought three taels of Sichuan peppercorns, along with the braised pork, for a total of nearly two taels of silver. Sure enough, anything with the word "herbal" in it wasn't cheap.

I bought some snacks with the children and went to the town entrance to look for Uncle Lu Gen. On the way, I saw a vendor selling candied haws (tanghulu) and bought a bunch for each child to eat on the oxcart. I also bought a few more bunches and put them in the backpack.

After coming to the town for two consecutive days, she kept unlocking new scenes like the protagonist of a game completing a mission. She had explored most of the terrain in the town.

At this time, Uncle Lu Gen was dozing off in the ox cart shed. He only woke up after Zhao Huanxi called him.

"Uncle Lu Gen, has Sister-in-law Xiang returned?"

Uncle Lu Gen is a little older than Old Master Lu. He relies on an old ox to carry people to the town to earn some money. Adults earn three cents and children earn one cent. The family lives a pretty good life.

Uncle Lu Gen yawned and said lazily to Zhao Huanxi, "Daniu's family said she wants to sell handkerchiefs in town. I don't know how long it will take."

Zhao Huanxi didn't expect that the gossipy Xiang sister-in-law could actually do such delicate work as a housemaid. He suddenly felt that Xiang sister-in-law's image was a little taller in front of him.

I put the children in the shade to avoid the sun, took out the water bag and let them drink a few sips. The water bag was also bought at the grocery store, and I filled it with tea in the store. I have to say, it is quite affordable.

He turned to Uncle Lu Gen and said, "It's okay, it's okay, we can just wait here."

It was around one or two o'clock in the afternoon, and Zhao Huanxi was yawning non-stop due to his sleepiness. Fortunately, his sister-in-law would be back soon, so he said goodbye to the others and got on the ox cart.

As the ox cart swayed along the road, Zhao Huanxi asked his sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, can you sew something?"

When Xiang's wife had nothing to do at home, she would embroider some handkerchiefs and take them to the embroidery shop in the town to sell. She could earn a lot of money in a month, more than the men in her family earned, so she was very powerful in Lu Daniu's house. Lu Daniu was also willing to pamper her, and the couple lived a very sweet life.

"What's the matter, sister Huanxi? Do you want to learn from me or your child should learn from me?" I said jokingly to my sister-in-law.

Zhao Huanxi took over the conversation and said with a smile: "I am already an adult, it is probably too late for me to learn now. If you like any of my children, you can pick one of them. I will give you a salary when the time comes."

The children also called out "Auntie Cuihua" obediently, and happily gave each of them a small piece of candy. They had just exchanged silver at the embroidery workshop and bought it at the pastry shop. They brought it home to satisfy their children's cravings, and it would come in handy now.

The little girls took the candies and sat down obediently in the same place they had been before.

Seeing that the children were well-behaved and sensible, Xiang's sister-in-law looked at their little hands. Embroidery requires a pair of flexible fingers, and the hands must be free of calluses, which would scratch the embroidery and affect the quality. Zhao Huanxi has three daughters, but I'm afraid that only her eldest daughter can barely do it.

Thinking of this, he said to Zhao Huanxi, "Your eldest son seems to be okay. Would you like to learn from me for a few days so that he can have a skill when he grows up?"

Zhao Huanxi was overjoyed. Zhao Pan had a quiet personality. If she could learn the skills of a women's worker, she would not be looked down upon wherever she went.

So he quickly took Sister Xiang's hand and said to her, "Sister Xiang, are you serious? If you can really do it, I will ask my eldest son to kneel down and kowtow to you as his disciple."

He smiled at his sister-in-law, "Why are you so anxious? I'm not going to run away. It's not too late to worry after the busy farming season is over. I like Xiao Pan, so I'll send her over to study with my Qian Qian. She gets lonely studying alone, so Xiao Pan would be a good companion for her."

Only then did Zhao Huanxi learn about Xiang's family situation. She was married to Lu Daniu and had a son and a daughter. Their eldest son, Lu Jiangming, was now twelve years old and attending a private school in town. He was rumored to be taking the exam for the Tongsheng (Chinese tongsheng) degree next year. Their second daughter, Lu Qianqian, was ten years old and was learning embroidery at home from Xiang. She was also said to be a quiet girl.