Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 168

By the time Zhong Laosan and Zhong Laoda returned home after taking a bath and eating a full meal, Chen Dongzhi had already sold five wild pheasants. The price of each pheasant was fifty cents, which was decided before they went down the mountain.

It would be better if they could be sold in the village, rather than taking them to the town to sell. A dozen pheasants are also quite a heavy weight.

Seeing the two of them coming, Chen Dongzhi told them about the five wild pheasants he had just sold. The two nodded but didn't say anything.

Chen Dongzhi was the one who led them in the mountains these days. Without him, they would not have been able to hunt so many prey so easily.

Chen Dongzhi said, "Tomorrow we have time to go to the town to sell all these wild products. I used to buy them from a restaurant in the town, but I want to set up a stall at the market tomorrow."

Seeing that they were a little confused, he explained, "It is more convenient to buy from the restaurant, but the price at the market will be higher than that at the restaurant. Of course, if you want to sell out quickly and leave, then we can buy directly from the restaurant."

“No, no, no, then let’s go to the market to sell it!” Zhong Laosan quickly waved his hands, and Zhong Laoda also nodded.

These days they have become accustomed to following Chen Dongzhi's pace. Since he said to go to the market, then they would go to the market. There is not much work in the fields anyway, so they might as well go and sell some.

Boss Zhong took a pheasant back, and Chen Dongzhi also kept one, planning to roast it in the evening, and save the rest to sell at the market tomorrow.

Chen's mother had already taken the food out of the basket and placed it on the table in the main room. Seeing a bunch of fruits in it, she picked one out of curiosity and put it in her mouth.

"Oh my! What kind of fruit is that Guihua holding? It's so delicious!"

When Chen Dongzhi came in to eat, he saw his mother looking up and down at a bunch of green fruits. He didn't take it seriously and just lowered his head to eat.

These days I can only eat the dry food I brought with me in the mountains, and I forgot to bring a fire starter, otherwise I would have been able to kill a few of the many pheasants I shot to satisfy my craving.

He finished a bowl of rice in no time and also devoured the bowl of braised food that Li Guihua brought. As he was sitting there digesting the food, Chen's mother happily washed the bunch of fruits and brought them in.

"Dongzhi, try it. This fruit is delicious. Try one." Mother Chen picked one and gave it to him.

Chen Dongzhi took it. The green fruit had a light fragrance. When he put it in his mouth, he could smell the strong fruity aroma and a light floral scent.

His eyes lit up, and seeing that he liked it, Mother Chen gave him the whole string.

Chen Dongzhi didn't eat much. He ate two and stopped, leaving the rest for Xiaoxue and Xiaoman.

After sitting for a while, he went back to his room to sleep. He really hadn't had a full night's sleep in these days.

At the Zhong family, after returning from the Chen family, the third and eldest Zhongs also went back to their rooms and went to sleep.

Zhong Ruyi wanted to go over and see Chen Dongzhi, so she picked a few bunches of grapes in the space and put them in the basket. She didn't know that her sister-in-law also sent her a bunch.

Looking at the Lingquan Waterfall in the space, she wanted to give it to Chen Dongzhi to drink, but she couldn't find a reason. Thinking of what her third brother said about them not eating well in the mountains these days, she thought about making some dried meat so that they could eat it next time they went up the mountain.

She put a few bunches of grapes and a few apples in the basket and went to Chen's house. She also filled a water bag with spiritual spring water. Maybe he had fallen asleep by now. She would tell Chen's mother that it was a tonic and ask her to give it to Chen Dongzhi to drink.

When Chen's mother opened the door and saw that it was her, she was very surprised. Thinking that her son had already fallen asleep, she said a little embarrassedly, "It just so happens that Dongzhi just went to bed."

Zhong Ruyi had already thought of it. She waved her hand and said, "Aunt, they have worked so hard these days. Let Brother Dongzhi have a good sleep."

As she spoke, she handed the basket in her hand to Chen's mother, "There are some fruits in here, all of which I bought in town. There is also this water bag, which is filled with water soaked with ginseng. It is for Brother Dongzhi to replenish his energy. When he wakes up later, please let him drink it."

Mother Chen exclaimed, her hands holding the water bag trembling a little, "Water soaked in Renren ginseng?"

Zhong Ruyi didn't expect her to react so strongly. If she had known earlier, she should have said it was just sugar water.

Looking at Chen's mother's slightly red eyes, Zhong Ruyi felt a little uneasy, but the spiritual spring water was very effective and had the function of strengthening the body, which was much better than the water soaked with ginseng.

"Aunt, I'm leaving first. Come back when you have time!" Zhong Ruyi said this and ran away. It was really the look in Chen's mother's eyes that gave her goosebumps.

Mother Chen watched Zhong Ruyi leave with a touched look on her face, then turned around to pick up the water bag and touched it cherishingly. She didn't expect that Ruyi was thinking so much about Dongzhi before she got married, and was doing this for his own good.

She believed that once they got married, their life would be prosperous.

Lifting the cloth covering the basket, she exclaimed again, "How, how come you brought so many fruits? No, I still have to take some back."

Xiaoxue came back from washing her brother's clothes and heard her mother mumbling something. She leaned closer to listen and found out that she was talking about Sister Ruyi.

She asked curiously, "Mom, what's wrong with you? What did Sister Ruyi send?"

Mother Chen took out a bunch of grapes from the basket. She planned to send the rest back. There were really too many of them. She wondered how much money such delicious fruits would cost.

Xiaoxue was a little surprised, "Wow! Sister Ruyi sent so many fruits?"

"Yes, your sister Ruyi said that these fruits were bought from the town. You know that things in the town are very expensive. We can't take so many, so just keep one bunch. Your brother can't eat much anyway. Your aunt Zhong has several children at home, so you should take them back to her children to eat."

She thought about it and left another apple out. "Your brother really likes to eat this red fruit, so keep one too. I'll take the rest back to your sister Ruyi."

At this time, there was a knock on the door. Mother Chen covered the door with a cloth and went out to open it. "Qingqing mother, why are you here? Come in quickly."

Mother Chen was a little puzzled. Aunt Wu had just come over and bought a pheasant, so what was she here for now?

She thought of what Aunt Wu had just said and understood the general meaning. Could she be here to introduce a girl to her son?

The two sat down in the main room, and Aunt Wu talked a lot about this and that, but she never got to the point. Mother Chen even suspected that she had misunderstood her, and maybe she really just came to chat with her.

Aunt Wu laughed and said, "It's like this. I was thinking that your Dongzhi is not young anymore. Men of his age in our village have already married and had children."

Here it comes. Mother Chen was a little drowsy at first, but when she brought up this topic, she immediately became alert and looked at her with bright eyes.

"You see, our two families are already very familiar with each other. Your Dongzhi is a good person. I was thinking that we should become relatives. Our Qingqing is nineteen years old this year, and she is a perfect match for your Dongzhi!"

After saying this, she looked at Chen's mother with anticipation. She was very confident that this marriage was perfect and Chen's mother would definitely agree!

But she didn't expect that after she said this, Chen's mother didn't react at all, and she couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

Outsiders may not know what kind of personality your daughter has, but as a mother, how can you not understand her?

He is greedy, lazy and doesn't work. Not only is he clueless, but he also thinks he is smart. That's why she wants to find a better husband for her daughter. She doesn't ask for a rich and powerful family, but just wants one to be nice to her.

She has been paying attention to the Chen family for a long time. The eldest son of the Chen family can hunt and work, so they never have to worry about having meat to eat. Chen's mother is easily influenced by others, has a gentle personality and is easy to talk to. The younger brothers and sisters in the family are all sensible and well-behaved.

Where can you find such a good family? So after seeing Chen Dongzhi come back with so many preys, she finally made up her mind to come to the door and talk about it.