How can someone travel through time and space and become a beggar?

Chapter 73

The business of the improved braised food is booming. It takes a whole morning to prepare and it is sold out in an hour.

Dong's mother suggested, "Why not make less fresh sausages? The braised ones only need to be cleaned."

"I think it's okay." Dong Xiaohuan nodded. "How about we stop selling fried food from now on? Braised sausages are also delicious. I get nervous when there are too many people around, always worried that someone will overturn the frying pan. Xiao Zhou's hand left such a big mark."

Dong's mother agreed when she heard this. She was also worried about the children. "It's okay if we don't sell them. We can braise some whole chickens. I think some people will like them. It would also look good if we bought a whole chicken to serve to guests. We can also sell the chicken wings and legs separately. The children like them."

"Then please teach me the order of putting the ingredients into the pot." Dong Xiaohuan said.

Dong's mother naturally agreed, "Cook it in two pots, one for the chicken and another for the pig's offal and pig's trotters."

"it is good."

On a day when they only sell braised food, business is still good. Those who want fried sausages are also fine with braised sausages. Dong Xiaohuan returns and counts the accounts; she's made much more than before. Before, she made about one or two taels a day, but now she's making almost three. "This craft is so important," she laments.

Dong's mother just smiled and said, "I should go back tomorrow."

"So soon?" Dong Xiaohuan was stunned, feeling reluctant to leave. But she also knew she had to leave. Not only would her father be left alone at home, but the autumn harvest was coming up and he wouldn't be able to handle it all by himself, and Li Xi couldn't stay at her parents' house forever.

Dong's mother was no longer worried about her daughter, but about the old man at home. He cooked haphazardly, just enough to be edible. She didn't know what he'd been eating these days. She looked at her daughter and said, "I'll teach you again tomorrow morning. Remember the timing. Undercooked or overcooked food won't taste good. Remember what I told you before. Having a first child is not easy, so be careful."

"understood."

Xia Chu and the others only learned that morning that Dong's mother was leaving. Reluctance filled their faces. Dong Dongdong pouted. He liked it here, but he also missed his mother.

Guan Xu hugged Dong's mother with tears in his eyes, "When will grandma come next time?"

Mother Dong was surrounded by several children, and her heart was filled with warmth and sadness. "We haven't even left yet, and you're already thinking about next time?"

"The kids all love you, I can't bear to part with you," Zhou Qin complimented. These days, she didn't have to chop much minced meat; the main work was washing the offal and cutting it into skewers. She was initially a bit put off, but then realized it was a bit smelly, but it saved her some effort, so she happily accepted it. After all, her nose had lost its ability to smell it so often.

Dong Xiaohuan was reluctant to leave, but she couldn't force her mother to stay.

She had originally planned to leave after lunch, but her mother stayed behind to guard the stall for a while. Dong Xiaohuan rented an oxcart for her and wanted to take her to the city gate, but was refused.

Dong Dongdong waved his little hand, "Auntie, Dongdong, come again next time, don't forget Dongdong~"

Dong Xiaohuan couldn't help but laugh, "Okay, I'll remember you, remember you."

After the autumn harvest, it rained several times. Xia Chu couldn't set up her stall on rainy days, and she felt like she was losing a lot of money. Dong Xiaohuan found her gloomy face amusing, and she felt bad for the loss of money. But then she thought, the children were busy at the stall every day, so a break during the rain would be good.

Xia Chu asked tentatively, "Mom, can we rent a shop?"

Dong Xiaohuan calculated her current savings and found that she had enough money. "Of course, it's possible, but if you open a shop, you don't have to set up a stall. You have to do business all day. I'm not healthy now. Can you kids handle it?"

"We can do it!" Xia Tian promised with a clenched fist.

"I need to discuss this with your father. I just have one problem." Dong Xiaohuan's eyes flicked between Xia Tian and Zhang Zhou's faces. "Your father and I plan to send Xiaotian and Xiaozhou to school in the spring. Xiaoxu can also go to the early childhood class. Who will manage this shop then?"

Girls couldn't go to school, and Xia Chu clearly couldn't manage the shop alone. Even if Dong Xiaohuan gave birth, the newborn would take up a lot of her energy, and she certainly wouldn't be able to take care of the shop. Xia Chu bit her lip. Who could help? A shop provided a stable income, and the education of three children was no small expense. The shop had to be very profitable.

Dad is a public servant, so he definitely can't go home to do business. So, what about Dong Xiaomao? Xia Chu looked at Dong Xiaohuan, "What about uncle? Uncle is busy with his work now, and often can't take care of the family. What if we open a shop with uncle? We provide the shop and the cost, and ask uncle to be the manager, giving him 30% of the profit every month. He can go home every day and take care of the family. Will he be willing?"

If it were me, I would definitely agree. She knew her brother well, and he would probably agree too. With elderly parents and a child at home, who wouldn't want to stay home and enjoy family life?

Dong Xiaohuan thought she could ask. Every time Xiaomao came back, he would come to her house to say hello and give her some small things he brought back on the way. He hadn't been here since they moved this time. Maybe he had already returned and she didn't know where he was. If she made money, she could let Xiaomao buy or rent a house in the city and bring his parents to live there so they could see each other more often. Dong Xiaohuan was happy just thinking about it. She touched Xia Chu's head and said, "I've really found a treasure. I'll ask someone to take a letter back. If he comes back, please ask him to come over."

Dong Xiaomao returned home and went to his sister's house, only to learn they had moved. He thought something had happened, and asked around, but no one knew where they had moved. He found out what had happened when he returned home, but he was busy with the autumn harvest and hadn't had time to visit his sister. After two days of work, it started raining again.

Finally, the sky cleared up, and I happened to run into the person who brought the letter. I hurriedly packed up the gifts for my sister, while Li Xi gritted her teeth in the back. She cursed inwardly. Although she had a share of these things, if I didn't give them to Dong Xiaohuan, they would all be hers. Why should a daughter who married out be given all this? A daughter who is married is like water spilled. My parents-in-law were the same, always saving a portion of the good things, saying they were leaving them for Xiaohuan—she loved them—bah! I love them too!

"Dad, are you going out again?" Dong Dongdong asked from behind.

Dong Xiaomao felt that he was tripping and was afraid of stepping on him, so he picked him up and put him on the table. Dong Dongdong's short legs couldn't reach the ground, so he didn't dare to jump and could only sit obediently. His legs wobbled, "Dad, where are you going?"

"Let's go to my aunt's house." Dong Xiaomao also brought something for Xia Chu this time, a wooden bracelet made of some kind of vine, supposedly to ward off evil spirits. Dong Dong only wore one on his wrist. Unfortunately, he only brought one, leaving the other children without one.

"Dongdong, go too!" Dong Dongdong waved his arms and almost fell down, but was pushed back by Li Xi.

"Why are you going? Your mother is at home!" Li Xi said angrily.

Dong Xiaomao glanced at her coldly, picked up his things and picked up his son, "Let's go to my aunt's house to play."

"Great, great." Dong Dongdong was very happy and waved to Li Xi, "Mom, Dongdong will be back to accompany you soon, don't be angry."

Li Xi was so angry that tears came to her eyes, but she didn't dare to say anything else.

"How are you going? Can you take this new millet with you so that Xiaohuan can taste this year's new rice?" Dong's mother asked as she brought over a bag of freshly dried millet.

Dong Xiaomao put his son down and carried the grain on his shoulders. "The man with the letter is waiting at the village entrance. He has an ox cart. I'll take it with me."