Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 110

Finally, Mr. Zhong couldn't stand seeing his youngest son still showing off in that pink dress, and he yelled at him to change it immediately. If he really liked it, he should hide in his room and wear it for himself, and not come out to offend him!

Zhong Laosan could only change his skirt reluctantly. He didn't do it voluntarily. It was his younger sister who came up with this bad idea.

Zhong Ruyi went over to massage his father's shoulders and back, smiling ingratiatingly, "Dad! You've worked hard!"

The father and daughter walked towards the main hall. After Mr. Zhong sat down, Zhong Ruyi diligently poured him some water.

Mother Zhong followed behind and sat down. Zhong Ruyi handed her the teacup and was busy like a little bee, flying around the two of them.

He went to Zhong's father to massage his shoulders and talk to him, and then went to Zhong's mother to massage her legs and back.

Zhong's mother was annoyed that she was making too much noise, so she told her to stop working and tell her what was wrong.

Zhong Ruyi chuckled, "Dad, did my mom tell you that I want to grow an acre of peppers?"

A loving smile appeared on Mr. Zhong's somewhat weathered face. He looked at his graceful daughter in front of him. A year ago, he would never have dared to imagine that his daughter could talk to him so normally.

Now, the daughter just wanted to allocate a piece of land from home to grow peppers. It was such a small matter that Mr. Zhong agreed to her request.

His honest face was filled with doting on his daughter, and he smiled and said, "Your mother has already told me that one acre is one acre. What? Do you still think it's not enough?"

If it is not enough, Father Zhong will still find a way to allocate more land to grow peppers. Although he also knows that peppers are only grown on the mountain, he will give it to his daughter if she wants it!

"But, I see that the chili peppers on the mountain are available all year round, so when should we plant these chili peppers? I think we can plant them after the New Year!"

Zhong Ruyi knew that peppers could be grown for several seasons. They could be planted from January to February and harvested from May to July.

It can be planted in May and June, and also in July and August, and September and October. As long as they are planted alternately, the seedlings can be planted immediately after one crop is harvested, and another harvest can be made in a few months. However, this will also put a heavy burden on the land.

It is still uncertain how much pepper will be needed to open a store, so Zhong Ruyi decided to grow peppers for two seasons.

When fresh peppers are used up, dried peppers are used. Otherwise, there are no pesticides and fertilizers in this dynasty, and the land relies entirely on human and poultry manure. If the land is overused, the fertilizer in the ground cannot keep up, and the crops grown will not be much better.

Zhong Ruyi said, "Dad, let's just plant two seasons. We can start breeding this month, plant next month, and harvest in May or June. Then plant another crop and harvest in autumn."

If you harvest a lot, you can make some chili sauce and sell it.

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Father Zhong didn't say anything more. He just nodded and asked her how she was getting along with the boy from the Chen family. If she felt it was okay, she could settle the matter after the New Year!

This is what Mr. Zhong cares about most. Other things can be put aside for now. His daughter's lifelong event is the most important.

Zhong Ruyi didn't know how the topic turned here, her face turned slightly red.

"Didn't I tell you? I'll spend some time with him first, and we'll talk about it when we're ready!"

Father Zhong took a look at her and felt a little worried. It was the first time he heard of a girl and a boy who fell in love but didn't get married and wanted to spend some time together.

He didn't dare to say anything wrong with his daughter, for fear of making her unhappy.

"...You are old enough. Although you can decide your own affairs, you must think carefully before making a decision. You should put yourself first. Your parents are here."

Zhong Ruyi was deeply moved. She had such open-minded parents, her brother and sister-in-law loved her, and her nephews and nieces were all well-behaved and cute.

She leaned against Mother Zhong's side and couldn't help wondering if her original self would be reluctant to leave if she came back. Of course she would be reluctant, but all of this originally belonged to her original self.

The love of her parents, the care of her brother and sister-in-law, and the lovely nephews and nieces, all of these originally belonged to Zhong Ruyi, not to her. What she has now is already very lucky.

Mother Zhong reached out and touched her hair, her eyes full of love. Father Zhong also looked at her with a smile on his face. Zhong Ruyi was almost intoxicated by their doting gazes.

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Zhou Yuru hurried to Xinghua Village, but said nothing and returned to Yangliu Village in a panic.

When she got home, Zhou Yushou had not returned yet. Zhou's father and mother were already at home and saw her coming back from outside.

Father Zhou had a dark face and didn't say anything. Mother Zhou spoke first, "Hey! Isn't this our eldest daughter? Are you back from playing outside? I thought you didn't know the way home!"

Seeing Zhou Yuru lowering her head and not saying anything, walking straight past her, Zhou's mother became even angrier. She grabbed her hair, pulled her down, and slapped her.

Her head was buzzing from the beating and she couldn't stand up for a while.

After Zhou's mother pulled her down, she pulled her up again, spat on her face, and sneered, "Bah! Who are you showing off to? You're a money-loser! You don't work hard all day and just want to run away! Which man seduced you to be so wild?"

"Ah? If I don't tell you, you won't take it seriously? If I call you Miss, do you really think you are some rich lady?"

Zhou Yuru begged repeatedly, "Mom! Mom! I was wrong! I will work hard, please stop beating me, I won't run around anymore! I'll go cook now!"

She was dizzy from the beating and remembered what Zhong Laosan said about her sister not having to do any housework at home and that his family just doted on her.

She felt sad, yet very jealous.

We were all girls, so why was she the one who lost money, while Zhong Ruyi was the treasure in the palm of the whole family? Why was she more noble than herself?

Finally, Zhou's mother stopped beating Zhou Yuru until she was tired. There were several slap marks on Zhou Yuru's face, the corner of her mouth was broken and bleeding, and her hair and clothes were torn into a mess.

Seeing that she didn't get up for a long time, Zhou's mother kicked her and said, "Hurry up and cook, do you want to starve us to death?!"

Zhou Yuru struggled to stand up, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, lowered her head and went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.

She didn't even dare to tidy up her messed up hair and clothes, for fear that Zhou's mother would suddenly get angry and beat her up again.

Enduring the pain from the beating, she prepared dinner for the family with trembling hands and feet and brought it out.

Just in time, Zhou Yushou also came back. Seeing that he was in a good mood, I knew that the one or two taels of silver he had just stolen were not lost, but won some instead.

When he came back, he brought a jar of wine and asked her to bring out two cups because he wanted to drink with Zhou's father.

Seeing her face full of injuries, he was shocked and his first reaction was that he had been discovered stealing money.

He quickly pulled her aside and asked quietly, "What happened? Were you discovered?"

Zhou Yuru shook her head and did not dare to say that she was beaten by Zhou's mother because she had been out for a long time. She was afraid that if she told him she was out, Zhou Yushou would suspect that she had gone to Zhong Laosan to tell on him.

It’s good that it wasn’t the case. Zhou Yushou knew that he was not discovered for stealing money, so he didn’t care how Zhou Yuru got the scar on her face. He was used to Zhou Yuru having scars on her face from time to time.

Sometimes he himself is the perpetrator, so he is not surprised by such things.

"Hurry up and bring the cup! Dad and I will have a drink together. We are in a good mood today!" Zhou Yushou ordered. After that, he left and threw the jar of wine to her.

Zhou Yuru stood there, looking at the excellent light coming from the main room. The family was talking and laughing inside, while she was standing outside watching them, feeling like a slave of this family.

A loud shout suddenly brought her back to her senses.

"Zhou Yuru! What are you doing outside? I asked you to get two cups, but where the hell were you?"

Zhou Yuru shook her head and quickly went into the kitchen to get a cup.

Zhou Yushou saw her take a long time to come in. "What's wrong with you? I've been calling you for a long time. You're so dawdling. It's really outrageous!"

Mother Zhou glanced at her sideways and said sarcastically, "How come I hurt you by hitting you today? You're not even happy when your brother asks you to do some work?"

Zhou Yuru was so scared that she shook her head repeatedly, "No! Mom, I was just looking for a teacup, I didn't mean it."

She lowered her head slightly, looking pitiful, with blood oozing from the wound at the corner of her mouth. She hoped that Zhou's mother would not beat her again because she had already been beaten today.

Zhou's mother got angry when she saw her like this, and pinched her, "Who are you showing off your slutty behavior to? You slut! You flirt with men all day long! If Zhong Lao San doesn't want you, who will you marry?"

Zhou Yuru's arm was twisted so hard that it hurt, but she didn't dare to dodge, as dodging would only result in a more severe beating.

At the dinner table, Zhou's father and Zhou Yushou seemed to be blind and did not see that Zhou Yuru's eyes were filled with tears after being twisted by Zhou's mother.

Normally when Zhou Yuming was around, he would say a few words to add insult to injury, and Zhou's mother would only be more severe. She should be glad that Zhou Yuming was not around.