Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 396

However, the grafting was not successful. Just after I wrapped the prepared branches, it started raining the next day. When the sun came out, most of the branches had fallen off, and some were rotten. In short, it was a capital failure.

Since the fruit tree grafting failed, the two came up with another idea: could they grow hot peppers or sweet peppers by combining peppers and watermelons?

Zhong Ruyi didn't know how it happened, she was in a restaurant in the town at the time.

Wei Rou's egg cake stall at the dock was overturned by her mother, and the stall accidentally hit an aunt who was buying an egg cake.

So Wei Rou's mother was grabbed by this aunt and beaten, and the two of them put on a good show at the dock. In the end, it was the person in charge of the dock who came and drove the two away.

"I don't care! You are her daughter and you are also responsible!" The aunt was not satisfied after beating someone, so she held the stunned Wei Rou and refused to let her leave.

I thought I would have to pay some money to settle the matter, but the auntie suddenly said, "Will you come back to sell egg cakes tomorrow? You saw your mother smash my foot today, so you have to give me two more egg cakes tomorrow! Otherwise, this matter will not end!"

"Great!" Wei Rou was hoping that the matter would be resolved like this.

But her mother was still looking at her with hatred, and followed her as soon as she left.

When they reached an empty alley, Wei's mother suddenly reached out and grabbed her, "Go back quickly and tell your father to take me back!"

Wei Rou pursed her lips and said nothing, letting her mother drag her along and talk a lot. In the end, she said, "You were born to bring bad luck to me! When you were born, I had a difficult labor and my body was damaged. I can't have children anymore. I found a good family for you, but you didn't cherish me. Instead, you wanted to divorce me. Now you've caused me to be humiliated by your father! All this is your fault!"

...

"So? You just let her say that?" Zhong Ruyi's face was full of disbelief after hearing what she said.

"...She is my mother after all, and she really couldn't have another child because of a difficult labor when she gave birth to me." Wei Rou said weakly, not daring to look up at all.

"Just because you're her mother, can she treat you like this?" Zhong Ruyi still couldn't understand. "You can get a divorce, start a small business, and be filial to her when you have money. Why does she have to send you back to that hell?"

"Is it that she wants to see you having a bad life?"

Wei Rou was a little stunned. During these years at home, her mother always complained that if she was a son, it wouldn't matter if she got sick, but she was a daughter!

It was the first time that Zhong Ruyi met someone who would take the blame for any mistakes first. It was really amazing.

But judging from the fact that Wei's mother had been running to the restaurant door from time to time these days to peek in, Wei Rou probably didn't go home to tell her father that she wanted to bring her mother back.

Presumably, Mother Wei must have felt very uncomfortable being sent back to her parents' home at such an old age, so she came to her daughter and daughter-in-law so eagerly, hoping that they would plead with Father Wei for mercy.

Zhong Ruyi shook her head helplessly. Every family has its own problems. It seemed that if Wei's mother wanted to go back, she would suffer a lot.

After staying in the town for a few days, Mrs. Yu came over and said she was looking for her husband as soon as she entered the door.

"He's not here. He went to Jinzhou. What's the matter? Do you want him to go to Wuzhou to help transport goods again?" Zhong Ruyi poured a glass of watermelon juice for He'er, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, and pinched the child's face. After not seeing him for so long, he was much thinner than before, but he still felt very good and soft.

"Ah! Went to Jinzhou?" Madam Yu said in annoyance, "If I had known I would have come a few days earlier and asked him to stop by Wuzhou to bring me some things."

Zhong Ruyi filled her cup with watermelon juice. "He's been gone for a few days. I estimate he'll be back in the next two days. Madam, if you're not in a hurry, why don't you wait a little longer? Or can we ask someone else from the escort agency to go?"

"It was because everyone else in the escort agency had gone out that I thought of looking for Brother Chen." Madam Yu sighed, "I did find Escort Master Duan at first and asked them to help me arrange for other people, but those in their escort agency who often travel the Wuzhou route were all sent out, and the rest of the people were not familiar with the road conditions."

She was somewhat helpless, as she originally had a team of people under her command, but she had just recently found out that the leader had some financial dealings with the owner of a cloth shop under her command.

Without confirming the matter, she didn't want to send anyone out, so she turned to the White Tiger Escort Agency, with which she often cooperated.

But it just so happened that when she didn't need him, Chen Dongzhi was idle at home for more than a month, and when she urgently needed help, he went out to escort the goods.

"Then, I'll wait a little longer." Madam Yu said, but her eyes were attracted by the watermelon juice. "What kind of juice is this?"

"Watermelon juice, try it, it will quench your thirst."

Madam Yu took a sip and her eyes lit up. Then she became a little reserved. "I remember that we bought a lot of water melons this year. No one thought of making juice from them. What a bunch of inflexible people!"

Fortunately, Chen Dongzhi came back not long after. When he learned that he had to go out again just after returning, he was almost upset.

"Wouldn't it be fine if you just go and come back soon?" Zhong Ruyi touched his cheek. Well, the touch wasn't as good as a child's, but it felt nice too.

"It takes time to go and come back quickly. I'll be away for a whole month." Chen Dongzhi was very dissatisfied and felt that his wife no longer valued him.

I asked for benefits several times at night, and then set out on my journey pitifully again the next day.

Zhong Ruyi, who slept late, did not go to the restaurant, but helped Cuicui, who was also pitiful, to make egg cakes. After she was done, she asked Cuicui to sell them, and also made a palm-sized fruit cake for Cuicui to satisfy her craving.

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Time passed in the blink of an eye. When Chen Dongzhi returned with the convoy, it was already the end of September and the leaves had begun to turn yellow.

The ancestral hall in the village has been built, and now we are waiting for a good day to hang the plaque.

There was still some money left after building the ancestral hall, although it was not much, but after asking the villagers for their opinions, Zhao Ganwei decided to use the remaining money to reward children who were good at studying.

Before the plaque was hung up, Zhao Ganwei bought a piece of red cloth to cover it. On the day when it was officially hung up, firecrackers went off, the red cloth was taken off, and the four big words "Hometown of Good Fruits" were hung in the middle.

Zhao Ganwei had a comfortable life, but the county magistrate in the yamen was not so comfortable.

Some time ago, he went to Guangning Prefecture to find the county magistrate to report recent affairs, but was left alone for a long time before he saw him.

As soon as he entered, the county magistrate asked whether all the children abducted by the bandits last year had been found.

"......" The county magistrate's face froze for a moment, then quickly returned to normal, "I'm already looking for them. I believe we'll find them all soon."

"Really?" The county magistrate looked at him with a half-smile. "Why did I hear that apart from the child's family, the government office in Liuyun Town didn't send anyone out to look for him? Did I hear it wrong?"