Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 176

When he arrived at the door of his house, many people followed him to see the mule.

Aunt Wu looked amazed, "Did you guys from the Zhong family buy a mule?"

Wow! Is the Zhong family going to rise? They used to live a good life, and now they are getting more and more prosperous.

She looked at Zhong Laosan who came out to help get things. If the boy from the Chen family is not good, then Zhong Laosan is not bad either.

The whole family does business in the town. The eldest brother and his wife also run a small business at home. I heard that they make quite a lot of money in a day, although there was some trouble between this Third Brother Zhong and the daughter of the Zhou family in the neighboring Yangliu Village.

But isn't everything alright now? She heard that several families who had rejected Zhong Laosan before were now waiting anxiously, and who knows when they might be taken advantage of.

Mother Zhong couldn't hide her pride, but she said, "Yes, they bought a mule. I told them not to buy it! But they just didn't listen and wanted to buy it. So they bought it, and they bought two. I don't know what to say."

When these words were spoken, the aunties present all became teary-eyed. They had never seen anyone who loved to show off so much!

Auntie Tian said sourly, "Mr. Zhong, you said you were going to buy two mules, but I only saw one. You are not lying, are you?"

Zhong's mother ignored her completely. There are two sides in the family anyway, so she can believe it or not.

"Aunties, let's chat next time. I'm too tired from traveling today, so I won't talk to you anymore." After saying this, Mrs. Zhong slammed the door shut.

Zhong Ruyi brought Jiang Rong and Jiang Yun into the yard. She thought she would see Jiang Qin, but when she asked, she found out that he had gone to Chen Dongzhi's place.

I think he should have gone to raise rabbits. After all, the purpose of keeping Jiang Qin in the village was to raise rabbits so that he could deliver goods in the future.

"If you are tired, you can come to my room to rest and sleep with me tonight." She turned and said to the two sisters.

Jiang Rong shook his head. "I'm not tired. Is there anything I can do for you?"

"It's okay, just walk around the yard first, and sit for a while if you feel tired." Zhong Ruyi patted her shoulder and told her not to be so nervous.

From the moment they stepped into the village, the two sisters looked much more nervous than when they were in town. She originally wanted to let them take a break to relax, but since they were unwilling, she didn't force them.

Jiang Rong saw her unloading the load from the mule and went forward to help.

Jiang Yun was stopped by Cuicui and talked to.

"Are you Brother Jiang Qin's sister?" Cuicui tilted her head and looked at her.

Jiang Yun nodded shyly, "I, I am his sister, and this is my sister." She pointed at Jiang Rong who was moving things, and smiled shyly.

The two little girls went out to play hand in hand. When Jiang Qin came back, he saw his sisters in the yard. He was so happy that he almost let the rabbit in his hand run away.

"Sister! Xiaoyun, why are you back?"

Jiang Rong was also very happy to see his brother. He walked up to him and looked at him carefully. "You have gained weight and grown a lot taller."

My voice was a little choked up when I spoke. My younger brother has never had a full meal at home. I didn't notice it when we were together before, but now I haven't seen him for almost a month. When I suddenly saw him, I was surprised to find that my younger brother has grown so much taller.

Li Guihua asked Zhong Ruyi in a low voice, "Little sister, are the three of them from the same family?"

Zhong Ruyi nodded, "They are a family. Jiang Rong and Jiang Qin have the same father and mother. Jiang Yun has the same father as them but was born to a stepmother. The three of them have a very good relationship."

Here, Mr. Zhong was grinning from ear to ear as he took the pork jerky given by his daughter, but when he turned around, he saw his wife looking at him with a dark face.

He stuttered, "Old woman, what's wrong with you? Why are you looking at me like that? It's scary..."

Mother Zhong sneered twice, then without saying anything, she took the thick quilt back and went into the room.

Mr. Zhong thought, didn't she just come back? He didn't offend her, so why did she suddenly get angry?

He had completely forgotten about his hidden money being discovered. Since he couldn't figure it out, he just put it aside and stopped thinking about it, and continued to happily eat his pork jerky.

Tiedan hugged his legs and said, "Grandpa, give Dandan a piece too."

Father Zhong looked at his face and thought it was good. Recently, the eldest daughter-in-law had forbidden the family to give Tiedan candy and other snacks. Now Tiedan’s teeth didn’t hurt anymore and his face was no longer swollen.

He took a small piece from the can and gave it to Tiedan. "Children can't eat this. If you eat too much, you won't grow tall. Grandpa is giving you a piece secretly, but no one else can know."

Tiedan nodded and looked around secretly, "Grandpa, there's no one here now, please secretly give me another piece, I want to give it to Shuisheng."

Mr. Zhong could only take out another piece and give it to Tiedan, "Remember, eat it secretly, don't let anyone know."

Tiedan got the pork jerky and ran away, saying, "I know, Grandpa!"

Li Guihua, who was packing up in the room, saw Tiedan running away and became suspicious, wondering if someone had given him something to eat.

But when she went out, everyone was busy, except for her father-in-law, who was eating something. Out of caution, she said, "Dad, don't give Tiedan snacks. His toothache has improved a lot recently, so don't let it happen again."

Mr. Zhong felt a little guilty and did not dare to look back. He just waved his hand to indicate that he understood.

After packing up the things she brought back, Zhong Ruyi picked up two cans of meat floss and pork jerky and went to Chen's house.

The door of the Chen family's courtyard was not closed, so Zhong Ruyi walked in directly and saw Chen Dongzhi washing clothes.

She walked forward with a smile and wanted to cover his eyes with her hands, but she was holding something in her hands, and Chen Dongzhi turned around when she heard footsteps.

When he saw it was her, Chen Dongzhi's expressionless face suddenly showed surprise, "You're back?"

Zhong Ruyi felt that these words were like the greetings from a husband who had not seen his wife for a long time when she returned home from away from home.

She touched her face and felt a little hot.

"I came to get you something, why are you doing laundry at this time?"

Chen Dongzhi threw away the clothes in the basin and stood up. His tall figure immediately blocked Zhong Ruyi completely.

He smiled foolishly and said, "I just took Jiang Qin to feed the rabbits, and the rabbits peed on me by accident, so I came back to wash it."

Seeing that his clothes were almost washed, Zhong Ruyi pulled him to sit on a chair nearby and said, "Come and try the pork jerky and meat floss I made especially for you."

The two sat down facing each other. Zhong Ruyi looked around and asked, "Why don't I see Auntie, Xiaoxue, Xiaoman and the others?"

"They went up the mountain to look for mushrooms." Chen Dongzhi looked at the two jars on the table. They were sealed with oil paper, so he couldn't see what was inside and couldn't smell anything.

He asked curiously, "What's inside?" It was packed so tightly.

"You'll know if you open it and take a look." Zhong Ruyi tore off the oil paper directly. In order to prevent the meat floss and dried pork from getting damp, she could only wrap them with oil paper and then tie them up with a thin linen rope.

Chen Dongzhi picked up a piece of what was obviously dried meat, looked it up and down, and put it into his mouth under Zhong Ruyi's expectant gaze.

It's a bit spicy and numb, and tastes a bit woody, with chili peppers on top.

"How is it? Is it delicious? Is it too spicy?" Zhong Ruyi looked expectant.

"Delicious!" Chen Dongzhi did not disappoint her expectations. He ate with relish, taking one piece after another.