Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 286

Zhong Ruyi was dumbfounded when she heard this. She glanced at Second Brother Zhong and said, "Then Second Sister-in-law's parents didn't say anything? Don't they love Second Sister-in-law very much?"

Mother Zhong sighed, "Loving their daughter is one thing, but once their daughter gets married, they will have to live with their son and daughter-in-law for the rest of their lives, and they can't expect their daughter to support them. There are some things that they can only turn a blind eye to."

Liu Yu Niang could also understand her parents' situation. Fortunately, the Zhong family was kind. If she couldn't rely on either her husband's family or her own family, she would have to rely on herself.

After talking about the second sister-in-law's family and the eldest sister-in-law, Zhong Ruyi suddenly took out a key and said, "Mom, are you free now? I'll take you somewhere."

"Where are you going so mysteriously?" Mother Zhong was intrigued by her and put down the clothes in her hands and went out with her.

By chance, she met Aunt Chen at the door who had just seen off a guest. They hadn't seen each other for a long time, so Zhong Ruyi invited her to go for a walk together.

I originally wanted to ask Aunt Chen if she wanted to go with me, but there was no one watching her shop at the moment and I couldn’t leave for the time being, so I had to give up.

Even as they reached the alley entrance, Zhong's mother was still muttering, "Why are you here? Isn't this Fu'an Street behind your restaurant?"

Taking his mother to the fifth house in the alley, Zhong Ruyi opened the door with the key.

Standing at the gate of the yard, Zhong's mother opened her mouth wide, still a little dazed.

After a long while, she asked in disbelief, "Did Dongzhi buy it for you?"

"Yes!" Zhong Ruyi nodded happily and pulled Zhong's mother in.

He opened the door of the west wing and said, "Mom, you and my dad will live here when we come to town from now on. The east wing opposite will be for Aunt and Xiaoxue to live in."

The east and west wing rooms as well as the main house all have side rooms, so if you have children in the future, they can sleep in the side rooms.

Mother Zhong was dumbfounded as her daughter dragged her through the layout of the yard. She held onto the door frame with trembling hands and said in a trembling voice, "You two kids, why didn't you tell your family that you wanted to buy a house in town? How can I calm down when you suddenly told me to buy a house?"

It’s great, it’s really great.

The yard is big and the space is ample. If they have children in the future, this open space will be enough for the children to play.

Thinking that her future son-in-law has already bought a house and will no longer have to sleep in the store, Zhong's mother was extremely satisfied.

The courtyard gate was locked. Mother Zhong stood in the alley, watching the two families around her tightly shut their doors. She whispered to her daughter, "It's quiet here. I don't think there will be any conflicts between neighbors. After all, the courtyard wall separates them and they are far away."

There are only five or six families living in this alley, and the yards are large, so there won't be much noise.

Mother Zhong asked, "How much silver did you spend on Dongzhi?"

"One hundred and ten taels of silver!"

"It's not expensive, this yard is worth buying!" Zhong's mother thought that Chen Dongzhi made a good decision by buying this yard.

But then he thought, his daughter has a workshop in the village and her own small courtyard in the town, and Chen Dongzhi has also built a new house.

With so many properties, where can I live in them all?

After showing Zhong's mother around the yard, Zhong Ruyi returned to the restaurant, where Zhang Mingzhu and Cuicui were serving food to the guests.

Wei asked for leave today because her sister-in-law is getting married and she has to help at home.

After Zhang Mingzhu served the dishes ordered by the last table of guests, she found a chair and sat down, looking a little tired, with a confused look on her face.

Zhong Ruyi glanced at her when she came in. This girl has been in a daze since she came back from Zhang's house. It has been two days and she is still always restless.

It was not until she was getting ready to go to bed at night that Zhang Mingzhu came to her with a pillow and quilt, but Zhong Ruyi did not ask her if anything had happened.

"...That's a lot of silver."

Zhang Mingzhu looked at the two money boxes opened by Zhong Ruyi on the bed, and then looked at the pile of silver coins spread on the table.

"Help me count those and see if it's two hundred and thirty taels." Zhong Ruyi pointed at the silver on the table without even raising his head.

When she finished calculating, Zhang Mingzhu hadn't yet. While waiting, she pointed again.

"...Yes, it is two hundred and thirty taels."

Zhong Ruyi counted the money in his two money boxes and the total was exactly six hundred taels.

Most of the rest of the silver was put into the space by her, and some of it was left with Zhong's mother.

What she was counting now was what Manager Ding and Boss Wu sent to her second brother two days ago. She happened to take it back when she went there. Six hundred taels was exactly one month's share.

I didn't expect that Manxianglou and Lao Wu Tavern were doing so well. The combined monthly revenue of the two businesses exceeded 600.

However, recently, ships have been arriving at the dock one after another, and more and more workers have come to eat.

Zhong Ruyi planned to help out in the restaurant during this period of time so that Jiang Qin and the other two wouldn't be too busy.

It just so happens that Zhang Mingzhu, an idle person, has nothing to do at home, so why not invite her to the restaurant to help out? If she does a good job, it wouldn't be a bad idea to give her one or two taels of silver a month.

"Okay, go to sleep after counting. I'm sleepy." She reached out to take the change from Zhang Mingzhu's hand and found an empty box to put it in.

Seeing that she was still standing there stupidly and not going to bed, Zhong Ruyi asked angrily, "Are you still not going to bed? Do you want to keep watch for me?"

She lay down inside and gave up the seat outside, so that the two of them could sleep perfectly.

Cuicui and Jiang Yun fell asleep. The two sisters hadn't seen each other for a long time and had a lot to talk about.

Early in the morning, Zhong Ruyi followed Jiang Qin back to the village to help pull rabbits and chickens. When passing Qianniu Village, he saw a familiar figure on the road leading an eight or nine-year-old child, talking as they walked.

"I'm sending you to a private school this time, so don't cause any more trouble, or I, your father, won't be able to protect you."

This voice is also very familiar.

Jiang Qin pointed at the father and son and said, "Boss, that's the village chief Zhuang of Qianniu Village, and the one next to him is his son."

Zhong Ruyi then remembered who looked so familiar. It turned out to be the father and son of Zhuang Wenhua, the village chief of Qianniu Village.

When the mule came to the two of them, she stopped and greeted Zhuang Wenhua, "Village Chief Zhuang, where are you going so early in the morning?"

Zhuang Wenhua turned around and saw that it was her. He smiled and greeted her. He pointed at his son who was standing next to him with a pout and said, "This good-for-nothing boy of mine got into trouble in the private school and was sent back by the teacher. So I'm sending him over now and apologizing to the teacher at the same time."

This point?

Zhong Ruyi looked at the sky.

My two children also go to a private school in Yangliu Village. They should have started classes at this time on weekdays, right?

Is Village Chief Zhuang going there with his son so late?

Perhaps he saw her confusion, Zhuang Wenhua said awkwardly, "He was sent back by the teacher after half of the class. I will go with him to apologize to the teacher now."

Zhong Ruyi nodded in understanding. The village chief’s son might be a troublemaker in the class as he was sent back by the teacher halfway through the class.

After saying hello, the two men drove their mules away.

Today she specifically asked Chen's mother to help her catch a dozen more rabbits, as she was planning to sell lunch boxes near the dock.

Taking advantage of the busy dock during this period, maybe she could make some money. Although she has cooperation with the Yu family and the Fang family, she can get several thousand orders a month.

But she doesn't mind having too much money. Even a little bit of money is still money. Any amount is fine.

You don't need too much. Just make a cold rabbit, stir-fried pork with green peppers, steamed multi-grain rice, and pickled radish and sour beans as side dishes. One portion costs 18 cents.