Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 140

In the afternoon, the eldest brother and his wife came back from Taohua Village with a few children. Cuicui looked unhappy, and her mouth was pouting so much that an oil bottle could be hung on it.

"What's wrong?" Mr. Zhong asked his eldest son when he saw his beloved granddaughter looking so aggrieved.

Boss Zhong said honestly, "She had a conflict with her cousin from her uncle's family, and she was so angry that she cried."

"What? Are you crying because of anger?" Both Mr. and Mrs. Zhong felt distressed and hurriedly hugged Cuicui to comfort her.

Cuicui had already stopped feeling aggrieved, but after being comforted by her grandpa and grandma, the feeling of aggrieved came back.

She cried and said, "Today I brought a new hair ornament my aunt bought for me. My cousin saw it and wanted it, so she asked me to give it to her. When I didn't want to, she tried to snatch it away and even messed up my hair."

Mr. and Mrs. Zhong didn't want to say anything too harsh about the awkwardness between the two little girls, so they just cursed them a few times, saying they were so hateful and so mean, and tried to coax the little girls into compliance.

Mother Zhong wiped her tears and said, "Okay, stop crying. Next time I go to town, I'll buy you the most beautiful hair ornament. I won't give it to your cousin!"

Cuicui nodded with sobs. Zhong Ruyi poured her a cup of honey water and told her to drink it and then wash her face. She had cried so much that she looked like a harlequin cat.

Tiedan came over with half of his face swollen, and said in a flattering manner, "Aunt, Dandan also wants to drink sweet honey water."

The sister-in-law wouldn't let him and forcibly dragged him away. Shitou did drink it, but he didn't like sweet things and finished it in one gulp. Zhong Ruyi asked him if he wanted more, but he shook his head, wiped his mouth and went out to play.

Not long after the eldest brother and his family came back, the second brother and his wife also came back. The second sister-in-law's parents' home was in town, and they had to set out early in the morning. It took two hours to go back and forth, which made the pregnant woman very tired.

Fortunately, my second brother went to the village chief's house early yesterday to borrow an ox cart, so we didn't have to walk for two hours.

Zhong Ruyi showed her the naiguo and even gave her a washed one to try. "This was bought by Brother Dongzhi. He said it's some kind of naiguo. It's very sour. You should like it, second sister-in-law."

After Liu Yu Niang sat down, she took one and started eating. Her eyes lit up as soon as it entered her mouth. It had a mellow texture.

Maybe it’s too sour for other people, but she loves sour food to begin with, and it became even more uncontrollable after she got pregnant.

She has eaten up several jars of pickled cabbage at home. We used to have wild hawthorns to eat, but now there are none.

Zhong Ruyi knew that she liked the fruits by looking at her expression, so she smiled and gave all the fruits to her second sister-in-law, leaving some for her eldest sister-in-law to see if she wanted them.

Li Guihua ate one and had the same reaction as Zhong Ruyi. She vomited it out in one bite.

He grimaced, "Little sister, where did this come from? It's too sour! I can't eat it. Give it all to my sister-in-law."

Zhong Ruyi said, "Brother Dongzhi brought this at noon. He said he bought it in town."

Li Guihua smacked her lips in surprise. "Does everyone in this town like sour food so much? My sister-in-law likes sour food too!"

As they were sitting and talking, Shitou and Xiaohe shouted from the chicken coop behind the house, "Aunt! Aunt! The rabbits are born!"

Xiaohe ran over and pulled her to see the rabbit. Zhong Ruyi didn't expect that the rabbit would give birth so soon.

The New Year is approaching, and it is not a good idea to keep the two rabbits in the store forever. If no one feeds them, they will starve to death sooner or later. After bringing them home, Zhong's father made a rabbit nest for them. The two rabbits jump around in the yard every day, and go back to sleep when they are tired.

The belly of one of them is already very big, and Zhong's mother said that this rabbit should be about to give birth during this period.

Sure enough, the baby was born just a few days after she finished saying this.

Zhong Ruyi excitedly followed Xiaohe to see the rabbits. When they arrived, Cuicui and Tiedan were also there, lying beside the nest looking at the newly born rabbits.

She counted and found that there were eleven. My rabbit is so awesome!

The rabbit nest was padded with clean dry straw, on which was laid the pink skirt that was worn out by Zhong Laosan.

Cuicui took a piece of vegetable leaf and fed the two big rabbits, "Aunt, rabbits are so fertile!"

Zhong Ruyi was very happy. It would be nice to raise more rabbits at home in the future. She could then rent a house next to the stewed food shop and open a Sichuan restaurant. Cold rabbit and spicy rabbit are very delicious.

After the fourth day of the New Year, Zhong's father started working in the fields, and Zhong Ruyi followed him to their own fields.

She had come twice before, but both times she came to deliver water and food. This time she also wanted to go down and work.

Father Zhong refused, "Just watch from the side. If you are bored, go back and get some melon seeds. Dad doesn't need you to work. You still have your brothers to do the work!"

Auntie Tian, ​​who was weeding nearby, laughed and said, "Old Zhong, I have never seen a family that loves their daughter more than yours. Look at any other family's daughter who doesn't wash clothes, cook, or work in the fields? Only your daughter acts like a rich lady every day, never having to do any housework!"

Father Zhong scolded her, "It's other people's business if they can't do it. I just love my daughter! I have given birth to so many sons and still want my daughter to work. That's impossible!"

Auntie Tian curled her lips and said, "What's the point of raising her so well? She will have to get married in the future. Then she will enjoy the good life at her parents' home and work hard at her husband's home!"

"Mind your own business! Your Tian Er will be almost 30 after the Chinese New Year, right? Still single? Not going to get married?"

After hearing this, Aunt Tian was speechless.

In the past, people in the village always said that Wang Laizi was the laziest man in the world. Now he should give this title to Tian Er.

He doesn't do any work in the fields all day, and doesn't care about things at home. He either eats and sleeps or goes out to steal things. He is not as good as Wang Laizi, who can even dig wild vegetables in the mountains.

Occasionally, I could help people in the village build houses and earn a dozen or twenty cents to support my family.

Tian Er? Forget it. If we rely on him, the whole Tian family will have nothing to lose.

The eldest daughter-in-law of the old Tian family has made a fuss about this matter no less than ten times. She feels very upset about having such a person who eats for free and does no work.

She has been making a fuss about dividing the family, but how could Aunt Tian agree? With a man like Tian Er, who can't get married and doesn't work, who can he rely on except his parents, brothers and sisters?

Zhong Ruyi was weeding with a spiked rake. Although he had never done this before, he had at least seen pigs run even if he had not eaten pork.

After working for the whole morning and weeding an acre of land, Zhong's father felt both distressed and proud.

"Okay, okay! I know you are diligent. Put your things down quickly. This job is not easy and you might get sore hands. Leave it to your third brother." said Zhong's father.

Zhong Ruyi wiped the sweat from his forehead, followed behind his father and asked, "Dad, didn't you say yesterday that the peppers had been planted? Where are they?"

Father Zhong pointed to a piece of land and showed it to her. Zhong Ruyi looked at it. One acre of land didn't look like much, but it should be enough for a restaurant, so she walked over to take a look.

Auntie Tian, ​​who had just been speechless after being criticized, started again, "Old Zhong, you can't love your daughter like this, right? How can you use the land at home to grow this kind of thing? You also use the pile of things on the hillside to grow? You are really getting more confused as you get older!"

Mr. Zhong only said one thing to her, "It's none of your business! Why are you meddling in other people's business?"

She was so upset that her old face turned black. It was indeed none of her business, but she was a talkative person and had to say something about everything.

Some people were concerned about the relationship between them and their fellow villagers and would not say anything to her. Even if it was Mr. Zhong, as long as what he said was not too excessive, he would just listen and leave it alone.

But this old woman has been picking on his daughter today, and he can't stand it!