My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

Chapter 144 Opening on the 6th

Si Muyan explained: "I spent a long time preparing this marinade. Some people like spicy flavors but find them too salty. The sweet and spicy flavor is also delicious as a snack."

No one in the room said anything, thinking that perhaps the eldest sister had some misunderstanding about snacks.

Do ordinary people eat meat as snacks? Rich people almost never eat offal.

Si Muyan clapped her hands and said, "Little brother, go and call the people from the Zhu family, Doctor Zhang's family, and Uncle Zheng's family from the He family to come over and help me taste the food. I'll go get some vegetarian dishes to try."

This time it was not spicy, but slightly spicy and sweet and spicy, because the locals don’t like strong tastes, even the hotpot can be a little spicy. It took me three months to get used to it.

The village head uncle also tasted a little and pointed at the sweet and spicy one and said, "This tastes good. Hiss, too spicy, but this is delicious, so delicious."

The village head's wife said, "Can we just make sweet dishes and no spicy ones?"

"If meat dishes only have sweetness, the taste will be weird," the younger sister explained. "This non-spicy dish also has a little bit of sweetness in it, but it's just not as spicy as before."

The village head's wife nodded and said, "Sweet and spicy is the best."

The sweetness neutralizes the spiciness. It’s not too spicy, but a little spicier than not spicy at all. It’s just the right feeling.

Xiaoxia has reached the age when she can open her mouth. Seeing everyone eating, she rushes forward and wants to eat too.

Mrs. Zhu smiled and said, "It's not enough to just eat goat milk. How about I cook white rice porridge for her starting tomorrow?"

Si Muyan said, "Boil the eggs and only give her the yolks."

"Eating only egg yolks isn't nutritious. You can make egg custard instead," the village head's wife said. She then added, "Add a little salt. Salt will give children energy, making them stronger and more capable of working."

The village head laughed heartily: "Look at Xiaoxia, she's so pretty, and her aunt and uncle both dote on her. Does she really need to work hard?"

The village head's wife couldn't help but touch Xiaoxia'er's sleeve, sighing that her clothes looked good on her, but she still insisted: "What do you know? Eating more salt will make you grow better. The Si family is not short of money, and they don't need her small size to save fabric. A bigger figure will make it easier to give birth to children in the future."

Then he thought of the girls of the Si family. Except for Tong, the other two were not married yet, so he quickly shut up.

Si Muyan quickly said, "No, Mrs. Zhu, you must pay attention to Xiaoxia'er's meals in the future. Egg whites and salt can only be given after she is one year old. Now, at four and a half months, a little egg yolk is enough."

In fact, if the baby is breastfed, it is possible to add more milk after six months. However, the second sister has no milk, and Xiaoxia is raised on goat's milk. Si Muyan is really worried that the child will be malnourished.

"I have the final say on Xiaoxia'er's meals. I decide when to add the ingredients."

The village head's wife had originally thought that Si Muyan, being so young and childless, would definitely not understand. But seeing that both Mrs. Zhu and Aunt Jin were obedient, she stopped talking.

Aunt Jin shook her head. "I don't know where the young lady learned this. Is there any book that teaches how to raise children?"

When they raise their children, they listen to the advice of experienced elders, which has been passed down from generation to generation.

Si Muyan held up her face and chuckled: "Aunt Jin, what you said makes me feel that if I don't cook meals, I can teach everyone scientific parenting."

"What is scientific parenting?" asked the village head's wife curiously.

Si Muyan said, "It's about how to raise a child correctly. It's really not easy to raise a child these days, especially since the chances of infant mortality are so high. In fact, many times, it's not that the child is too young to survive, but that there's something wrong with the parenting method."

The village head's wife was stunned: "How can this be possible?"

Come to think of it, it's true. Many children are born, but not many can be safely raised. Which older woman in the village hasn't given birth to seven or eight children? But a family that can raise four or five is considered a lot.

Especially newborn babies who are still in the confinement period are most likely to lose it.

This is also why, in ordinary families, children are always given a humble name when they are one month old. When they are one year old and can survive, they are given a formal name and then included in the family tree.

The younger sister disagreed with the older sister's words: "Sister, we are country girls now, and you are still young. You have only raised Xiaoxia'er as a child. Who would believe your parenting methods?"

"You're absolutely right." Si Muyan nodded approvingly, "So, I'll just use my abilities to grow vegetables and raise chickens."

Second Sister said, "What about growing vegetables and raising chickens? Your fancy porridge, hot pot, and dim sum are all really good. Aren't you also going to do the braised food business?"

"All our meals are based on agriculture and animal husbandry. As people become richer, their taste for food will increase significantly. If I want to become bigger and stronger, I need to lay a solid foundation. Growing vegetables and raising chickens is my foundation."

The second sister waved her hand: "Forget it, I don't understand what you are saying. I have to go to work tomorrow, so let's all have a good rest today. Little sister, little sister...what are you daydreaming about?"

Only after hearing the call did the younger sister come to her senses.

She had just thought that her elder sister had brains and ideas, but not many people believed in her because she was too young. But in fact, many of her ideas were not fanciful, but correct.

But how can we make everyone understand this correctness?

In other words, how can we allow the eldest sister to prove herself as she pleases?

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Sijia porridge shop, food shop, and dim sum shop were all open.

Si Muyan gave out envelopes of good luck to everyone who worked there, signifying a prosperous business in the new year.

It had only been six days since we last met, and when I saw An Susu again, she had lost a lot of weight, which even shocked Aunt Jin.

"Susu, have you had a bad New Year?"

An Susu forced a smile and said nothing.

I thought that since it was still the new year, business wouldn't be that good, but I didn't expect that as soon as the dim sum shop opened, there was a long line of people ordering dim sum.

However, An Susu made several mistakes and failed to make the dim sum.

Aunt Jin said, "Didn't Susu get enough rest? You go and rest over there first, I'll take care of it."

An Susu was very embarrassed: "Sorry to trouble you."

Seeing that there were so many people, and Aunt Jin was bringing two little girls, the little girls could only help out, and Aunt Jin had to do everything herself. An Susu felt even more guilty, so she simply went out to the food store to find Si Muyan.

"Sister Yan'er, I'm feeling a little unwell today, and the pastry shop is too busy. Could you please help out for a day?"

Si Muyan looked at An Susu and almost didn't recognize her. She immediately took her hand and said, "When will your teahouse open? Let's go and have a seat."

"Teahouse..." An Susu's eyes were red, and after a moment of silence, she said, "Let's go to the An family teahouse."