Travel to the mountains and make a fortune in silence

"Hey, which shop did you buy this tea from? I've never bought it before."

When Aunt Si saw the tea that was served, the tea soup was a bright, clear, tender green color. She picked up the teacup, smelled its fragrant aroma, and tasted its mellow sweetness.

There are only two tea shops in this town. Her husband and two sons all like to drink tea, so her family often buys tea. Sometimes they also go to the county town to buy tea, but they have never been able to buy such good tea.

"These are some tea leaves that Mu Nan and Qing Yatou found in the mountains. They often picked some and brought them back. Qing Yatou roasted them herself. There wasn't much, so they didn't sell it. They kept it all for drinking at home."

“Congyuan used to make two cups every day, and now we’ve all gotten used to it. We make a cup every morning too.”

Zhou didn't hide anything. Even if others saw this tea in the mountains, they probably wouldn't recognize it and might not know how to fry it. Frying tea isn't a difficult task, but if the heat isn't controlled properly, the tea won't taste right.

"Qing'er, how come you can do everything? You can even make tea." Fourth Aunt asked Wang Qing'er.

Wang Qing'er was feeding a piece of cake to Mu Yaya in Mingyan's arms. The little girl seemed to really like the cake and had already started eating a second one.

"Fourth Aunt, I used to see my neighbor's family selling roasted tea a few times. Later, I tried roasting it a few times and gradually learned how." Wang Qing'er always gave this reason to everyone.

"This girl is amazing, so smart," Fourth Aunt praised.

"Mu Yaya, you're not allowed to eat anymore." Mingyan stopped her daughter when she saw her reach for the cake again.

"Eat, eat." Mu Yaya pointed anxiously at the cake, then looked pitifully at her mother, with a few worthless tears still on her face.

"This is the last piece. Once you've eaten it, you can't eat any more." Mingyan had no choice but to give her daughter another piece, speaking to her sternly with a stern face.

Mu Yaya smiled and nodded, reaching out to grab the cake, but Mingyan quickly dodged, saying, "Mom will feed you."

Worried that her daughter would choke, she fed her little by little.

"Yaya really likes this cake. We'll take some back with us later," Wang Cuiying said, watching the little girl happily eating.

"Yes, Yaya doesn't usually like sweets, but she ate several in one go today. Auntie, where did you buy these pastries?" Mingyan asked while feeding her daughter.

“You can’t buy this pastry, Fourth Aunt, you should try it. My mother loves this pastry the most, you should like it too.” Wang Cuiying didn’t answer Mingyan’s question directly, but kept her in suspense and handed a piece of cake to Fourth Aunt Hu.

"If you can't buy it, is it homemade?"

"It was Qingya who made it. She saw that the younger children and we all loved it, so she makes it every few days. These are all freshly made this morning!" Zhou's face was beaming with pride.

"Auntie, Auntie, this isn't a wedding for a wife, it's more like you've married a goddess! She can do everything!" Mingyan joked with a smile.

"Ha ha……"

"Hahaha……"

"Mingyan, your mouth... hahaha..."

……

His words caused everyone to burst into laughter.

"These pastries look even better than the ones you buy outside. They're not too sweet or greasy, and they're soft and fragrant. These soft cookies are also quite delicious." Aunt Si ate a cake and then picked up a soft cookie to eat.

They all took the food and started eating. They had all eaten their fill, but each of them tried two pieces and said it was delicious.

Seeing that the plate was empty, Mu Qin went and filled another plate.

"Auntie, Auntie, if you like it, take some home with you later. I made a lot today. It's not hard to make these."

She was happy that her homemade food was popular. It was easy to make things since there was an oven at home. The only problem was that whipping the egg whites was a bit of a hassle, but she didn't have to whip them herself because there were plenty of strong people in the family.

"Okay, okay," Fourth Auntie agreed with a smile.

"Yaya, come here, let me hug you." Seeing that little Yaya was looking at her, Wang Qing'er reached out and hugged the chubby little girl.

She really liked this sweet, chubby little dumpling; it was so soft and comfortable to hold.

Mu Yaya seemed to like Wang Qing'er very much. She obediently snuggled into her arms and kissed her on the cheek. After kissing her, she looked at the drool on her face and giggled.

"Yaya, you silly child, you've kissed your aunt all over her face. Quickly wipe it off for your aunt," Mingyan said with a smile from the side.

Wang Qing'er was taken aback. Aunt? After thinking about it carefully, she really was her aunt. Her husband was the eldest in the Mu family, so wasn't she her aunt?

However, I am still too young, so I am not quite used to it yet.

"Wipe." The little guy had just learned to say some simple words, and as he spoke, he actually reached out and used his sleeve to wipe Wang Qing'er's face.

"Good girl, Auntie doesn't mind." Wang Qing'er held the chubby little hand and kissed it.

“Big…” Little Yaya said with a smile.

"Big? What does Ya Ya want?" Wang Qing'er asked her, somewhat puzzled.

“Big…” Little Yaya looked at her and said the word “big” again.

"Yaya, this is your aunt, call her 'Auntie'." Mingyan, seeing Wang Qing'er's confused expression, knew she didn't understand her daughter's meaning, so she taught her daughter to call her auntie.

"Oh, little Yaya wanted to call me 'Auntie'!" Wang Qing'er suddenly realized. "Shall I teach you?"

"it is good."

"Aunt, Aunt."

Little Yaya still couldn't pronounce the "uncle" in the middle, so she just called her "auntie."

"Aunt, Aunt."

"aunt."

"Aunt, Aunt."

"aunt."

"Alright, I give up. Auntie it is then." Wang Qing'er had taught her several times, but the little girl still kept calling her "Auntie," which made her both amused and exasperated. She had no choice but to surrender.

“Little Yaya, there’s no such young and beautiful auntie. She’s called Uncle, Auntie.” Wang Qing’er gave up, but Mu Yaya’s mother hadn’t. She was still teaching her word by word. After teaching her several times, little Yaya could only say “auntie”. This time, her mother also gave up.

“Sister-in-law, things are better at home now, so why don’t we buy a few servants to help with the work? You’re getting old, you shouldn’t be working in the fields all the time.”

Aunt Si noticed that the bamboo shoots piled up in the yard and the vegetable gardens all around were well-maintained and covered in greenery, showing that a lot of care had been put into them.

She glanced at her older sister-in-law sitting next to her, whose hair was gray, and the idea of ​​having her buy a few people to work with came to mind.

Although she was the eldest sister-in-law, the two were not much different in age. In recent years, Zhou had been working in the fields all day long and worrying about the family's debts.

Although things have been better at home these past few months, and he seems to be in better spirits than before, he still looks much older than Mrs. Hu, which makes Mrs. Hu feel a little sorry for him.

"The debt has been paid off, but there isn't much money left. Although there is a braised meat business, we still need to save up to buy a shop to sell soap first. We can postpone the matter of hiring people. There are many people in the family now, so we can still manage."