Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 309

In the evening, Chen's mother steamed a chicken and said it was to nourish her body. She said she had lost a lot of weight and her face had become smaller.

Zhong Ruyi touched her face with a smile, thinking that she and Chen Dongzhi had clearly gained a lot of weight during the month they lived in the town, but these mother and son were both better at lying than the other.

He pointed at her round face and said she had lost weight, and held her hand and said she should eat some more food.

Just then, a chicken leg was placed in her bowl. Chen's mother smiled and said, "It's time to gain weight in the winter! Eat more!"

Chen's mother still cooked tonight's meal. She wanted to help but Chen's mother wouldn't let her.

So it's still a bit salty and a bit light, which can barely balance it out.

At the dinner table, Zhong Ruyi asked Xiaoman how his classes were going in the private school.

"Our teacher is very knowledgeable. Although he is a bit strict, he has a cold face but a warm heart."

Xiaoman had a good opinion of this teacher. There was more than one teacher in the private school, but he was not sure about the other teacher. He only said good things about him and didn't say anything bad about him.

His face was serious, and he obviously liked the teacher he was talking about.

Thinking of this, Zhong Ruyi asked Chen's mother, "Mom, do you want to bring some things to visit the Master's house during the New Year?"

After all, there is a saying that goes, "Once a teacher, always a father." I brought some things with me and hoped that the teacher would pay more attention to Xiaoman's studies.

Xiaoman looked at her mother with sparkling eyes, and when she saw her nod, she couldn't help but smile with her eyes curved.

After dinner, Chen's mother asked her to sleep at home for one night and wait for Chen Dongzhi to come back. "I'm worried about you sleeping in such a big room by yourself. Why don't you let Xiaoxue sleep with you, or sleep in the room where Dongzhi used to sleep."

This was also out of good intentions, and Zhong Ruyi had no reason to refuse. What's more, she really didn't dare to sleep alone in such a big house, and she always felt scared in her heart.

After washing up, Xiaoxue took her to the room where Chen Dongzhi used to sleep.

The room was fully equipped with bedding and quilts. There was only a bed and a table in the room, which was quite suitable for Chen Dongzhi's personality.

After falling asleep, you can still smell a faint scent of bath beads from the quilt.

It was almost the 26th when Chen Dongzhi and Zhong Laosan came back. This time they went to the same place to deliver a batch of cotton clothes and silk to Nanzhou.

The workshop didn't close until the 27th, and Zhong Ruyi felt a little guilty about it.

Originally, the aunts and sisters-in-law who worked in the workshop should have gone back to prepare for the New Year, buy New Year's goods, and make sausages and smoked bacon.

However, the Fang family placed another order for 1,500 yuan half a month before the Chinese New Year, and the workshop had to work overtime to finish the goods.

Fortunately, the aunts all understood and did it voluntarily.

Working here this year, not only have the conditions at home improved, but the family members have also become more caring. Knowing that they have to work and won't be able to take care of New Year's matters, they have taken over the work and done it themselves.

The 27th is the last day of work. One only has to pack everything that needs to be canned in the morning. At noon, every corner of the workshop must be cleaned, and all the firewood collected must be taken home for personal use to avoid causing a fire.

After the safety and health inspection, we officially start our annual leave on the 28th and return to work on the 8th.

Zhong Ruyi gave each person an extra half month's salary, a three-pound piece of pork, and a random can of canned food.

When the man comes back, I will ask him to smoke two ducks and two rabbits, and then give one of each to Xiaoman's teacher.

On New Year’s Eve, at the Zhong family.

Mr. Zhong took a sip of wine in depression. He stayed at his youngest son's house for a while and tasted all the wine brewed by his youngest daughter-in-law before returning.

There was a rich meal on the table, including chicken, duck, fish and meat.

Since it was New Year's Day, Zhong's mother didn't forbid him from drinking, but for some reason he just felt uncomfortable.

"Grandpa, when will my aunt come back?" Tiedan asked after eating a meatball.

Mother Zhong glanced at her old man and knew that he was not used to his daughter not being at home for the New Year. She ignored him and wiped Tiedan's mouth. "Your aunt won't be back until the second day of the New Year. What's wrong? You miss her so much when you see her every day?"

"Why can't my aunt celebrate the New Year at home now that she's married?"

Tiedan scratched his head, his little brain still couldn't figure it out.

"Eat quickly! Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Li Guihua stuffed a piece of meat into his mouth and pulled him to sit next to her.

Shitou smiled secretly. Tiedan had been pestering him every day lately, asking why and why. He was annoyed by his questions and couldn't avoid them anymore.

After dinner, Zhong Laosan went home. Zhong Laoer's new house had been completed and he would be able to move in officially after the New Year, so he still lived in his original room for the time being.

Father Zhong was standing at the door, feeling a little dizzy after drinking too much. He was holding Tiedan, and the two of them were talking in low voices.

Cuicui went to her room and counted all the money she had earned during this period. She took it out and found Li Guihua and gave it to her. "Mom, this is what my cousin and I earned from setting up the stall. Please keep it for me."

A total of one or two taels of silver, the two of them took on a few aunts to make egg cakes for the New Year as the Chinese New Year approached, and they made a small profit. Although it was not much, it was earned through their own labor.

Li Guihua accepted it and took out another twenty coins from her purse, "Take this, you can use it to buy things in the future."

As for the one or two taels of silver, she used it as the New Year's money her daughter had received since she was a child and put it in a small box, which contained a pair of silver bracelets made by her mother when she was a baby, with small bells hanging on them.

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On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Zhong Ruyi brought some things back to her parents' home, and Chen Dongzhi stood beside her, carrying something in his hand.

"Little aunt!"

Tiedan rushed over like a cannonball and pounced on her, almost knocking her off balance. Fortunately, she was supported.

Li Guihua, who heard the noise, immediately twisted Tiedan's ears, and, disregarding the custom of not beating children during the New Year, beat him until he cried.

"Haven't I told you many times? If you bump into your aunt again, I will beat your butt to pieces!"

There is a reason for saying this. Some time ago, Huang Ying came over to chat. As soon as she entered the door, Tiedan did the same thing, which scared everyone present.

You have to know that Huang Ying had been pregnant for more than a month at that time, but she couldn't tell anyone about it in the first three months. Only her sisters-in-law and Zhong's mother knew about it.

When she learned that her third sister-in-law was pregnant, Zhong Ruyi was happy for them from the bottom of her heart.

During this period, Aunt Huang and Mother Zhong would run there every day, and from time to time they would stew nourishing soup for her to drink. As a result, Old Third Zhong, who was with them, gained a few pounds.

After giving red envelopes to the children, Shitou's face flushed with joy. He asked her, "Aunt, when are you going to town? I want to go with you."

Zhong Ruyi asked him what he wanted to do.

Shitou secretly looked around and saw that except for his uncle who sat close to them, no one else noticed this place, so he whispered, "I have a classmate named Li Yang. He comes from a poor family. When he was in private school, he often used a notebook that had been written many times. The teacher always scolded him and said that if he didn't have money, he shouldn't learn from others and should go back to farming."

He was a little embarrassed. "He is a good student. Although we think it is wrong for the teacher to say that, we can't help him. I want to buy him some paper, but I don't need very good paper, otherwise he will not accept it."

Zhong Ruyi was a little confused as to why Xiaoman said that his teacher was very good, but the teacher described by Shitou gave people a mean impression.

"Don't you and Xiaoman have the same master?"

Shitou shook his head. "No, we have two classes in our private school, Class A and Class B. The students in Class A are younger than me, and the students in Class B are older kids."

It turned out to be the case.

No wonder the meaning of "Master" in the two people's words is so different.

"Okay, then I'll ask you to come with me when I go to town in a few days."

After lunch, Zhong Ruyi took Chen Dongzhi to his original sleeping room to rest. This was his own request.

She slept in his room, so it would be fair for him to sleep in her room as well.

Zhong Ruyi was so angry that she laughed, but seeing that the man looked serious, she didn't want to spoil his fun so she took him in.