Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 379

In the evening, after the two of them had just finished sweating, Chen Dongzhi got up to boil some hot water.

Zhong Ruyi was lying lazily on the bed. When she turned over, she saw Tiedan sleeping in the corner with his eyes half closed.

She was startled and called out tentatively, "Dandan? Are you asleep?"

Tiedan didn't respond. He was still sleeping in the same state, breathing steadily, and showing no signs of waking up.

Zhong Ruyi finally breathed a sigh of relief. If this kind of thing was seen by children, even though they didn't know what was going on, it would still be embarrassing for adults.

Chen Dongzhi came back with boiled water and wanted to carry her to take a bath. He was not discouraged when he was rejected and followed his wife into the bathroom.

When the sky was bright, Tiedan rolled over and sat up. There was no one in the room, so he rubbed his eyes with his hands.

Chen Dongzhi, who was outside the house, heard the noise in the house and guessed that Tiedan had gotten up, so he went straight in and saw Routuanzi sitting on the bed looking at him with a confused look on his face.

He stretched out his hand and wanted to hug him, "Come on, your uncle will take you to wash up, and your aunt has gone out to buy breakfast."

Tiedan felt very safe sitting in his uncle's arms, and suddenly his little head thought of the dream he had last night.

He hugged Chen Dongzhi's neck tightly and whispered, "Uncle, Dandan had a dream last night."

Chen Dongzhi didn't take it seriously. He wrung out the towel and wiped his face, then asked casually, "What did you dream about? Were you scared?"

Tiedan pinched his fingers in fear, "Dandan dreamed that you and your aunt had a fight, and your aunt didn't win and kept crying!"

The man's gentle expression froze. What did this child see last night? Otherwise, how could he have such a dream?

No!

Let Cuicui sleep with Tiedan tonight. She can’t sleep with the couple anymore. It would be really embarrassing if the child said something out loud.

When Zhong Ruyi came back from buying breakfast, she saw Chen Dongzhi talking to Tiedan with a serious face:

"Why would your uncle hit your aunt? Tiedan, dreams are always the opposite. Don't be afraid. Your uncle will take you to buy some candy later."

He patiently persuaded Tiedan and made him promise not to tell anyone about his dream.

Although I don’t know if children can really keep secrets, this can give me peace of mind.

“…”So Tiedan really saw it last night, right?

Zhong Ruyi felt a little embarrassed and kept comforting herself in her heart that such a young child would not remember things and would forget them after a while.

"Dandan, come quickly, Auntie bought you your favorite big meat pie!"

Sure enough, when the topic of food came up, Tiedan's eyes lit up and he ran over, pulling Chen Dongzhi's hand.

Tiedan took the big meat pie handed over by his aunt and passed it to Zhong Ruyi, "Aunt, eat it!"

Zhong Ruyi took a bite with a smile, then passed the meat pie to Chen Dongzhi, "Uncle, eat too!"

After both of them had taken a bite, he put it to his mouth and took a bite happily.

Seeing how seriously he was eating, Zhong Ruyi whispered to the man, "Does this count as raising a child early?"

Chen Dongzhi thought about it seriously and felt that it would be better if the child was this big when he was born without having to give birth.

Just like he picked apples and watermelons, he would fertilize and weed when they were still seedlings, and then wait until they were naturally ripe before picking them, without having his wife endure the pain of childbirth.

Of course, fantasies are beautiful, but in reality he still doesn't really want children.

If you want to have more fun, Tiedan Cuicui, Xiaoxue and Xiaoman can satisfy this idea.

Seeing some resistance on the man's face, Zhong Ruyi smiled secretly. He was even more afraid of childbirth than herself!

After breakfast, I took Tiedan to the market to buy some things to take back to the village.

She lived in the town as long as Chen Dongzhi had been out. During that time, her second brother and sister-in-law took a break and asked her if she wanted to go back with them, but she refused.

After buying things, Zhong Ruyi went to Cuicui’s stall where she was selling egg cakes and asked her if she wanted to go home.

Cuicui was packing ten egg cakes for an aunt. When she heard this, she kept asking for them back. She estimated that she only had three cakes left, so she asked her aunt if she would sell them to her for three cents.

When the aunt heard that it was only three cents less, she agreed readily.

The small wooden table used for the stall is foldable and was specially made by a carpenter. It has to be put away in the store to avoid being stolen.

Before lunch, the four returned to the village.

Tiedan was pulled back by Zhong's mother who was carrying Lanlan out for a walk. "You've become wild, haven't you? You've been following your aunt and uncle for so many days and you don't want to go home at all?"

"Come back with me right now! Don't mess with your aunt!"

When Zhong's mother took Tiedan back home, she asked them to come over for dinner tomorrow. Let's forget about it today, as they probably had to go back to Chen's mother's place.

"Okay." After Zhong Ruyi responded, she went back to her home with the man. She hadn't been back for half a month, and the house was the same as it was before she left. There was not even a trace of dust on the table. It must be because during the time she was away, both Chen's mother and Zhong's mother came to help clean up.

After they hurriedly ate lunch, they took the things for both sets of parents.

Zhong Ruyi went to Chen's mother's place, while Chen Dongzhi took some things to Zhong's mother's place.

Xiaoxue was talking to two little girls in the village. When she saw her sister-in-law coming back, her face was full of surprise, "Sister-in-law! You're back!"

Zhong Ruyi smiled and gave each of the two little girls some of the cakes she brought back. The two girls were about the same age as Xiaoxue, and they were hesitant to take her cakes, with shyness on their faces.

"Hurry up and take it!" Xiaoxue urged with a smile, "I'll come find you guys later! I haven't learned the trick Xiaomin just mentioned yet!"

The two took the pastries with slightly blushing cheeks, said thank you, and then stood up to say goodbye.

Xiaoxue walked up to her and took her hand, with an expression of uncontrollable happiness on her face, "Sister-in-law! You are finally back! Did you come back alone? My brother is not with you?"

Zhong Ruyi was led by her and the things in her hand were taken away by her. "Your brother is back and is going to my house now. I will come here first - we will have dinner here tonight."

Chen's mother, who was taking a nap in the inner room, got up when she heard the noise. She was so happy to see her daughter-in-law coming back. When she knew her son had also come home, she immediately said that she would kill a chicken to give them some food.

"Mom, no need. I brought back two pig's trotters and will make braised pig's trotters tonight." Zhong Ruyi hurriedly stopped her, fearing that if she spoke too slowly, Chen's mother would go kill a chicken.

"Don't you want to eat chicken?" Chen's mother smacked her lips, feeling that it was a bit of a pity, but the braised pig's trotters were also delicious.

Zhong Ruyi divided up all the things she brought back. She bought bird's nest and donkey-hide gelatin for Chen's mother. "Mom, eat more bird's nest, it's good for your beauty and nutrition!"

Mother Chen complained, "I'm still doing beauty treatments at my age. You young people should just eat more!" Even so, the smile on her face never faded.

Xiaoxue was given a few newly-made handkerchiefs and a white jade hairpin. "Your brother brought them back from Wuzhou. The handkerchiefs are of a new style. They are said to be very popular this year. Every girl on the street has one. Your brother bought you ten. Give one to each of your good friends and keep the rest for yourself!"

Xiaoxue had been holding it in her hands for a long time and couldn't let it go. At this moment, she was looking at the patterns on it one by one. She didn't hear a word Zhong Ruyi said.

I bought some books, paper and pens for Xiaoman. They seemed the most inconspicuous of all the gifts, but they were also the most expensive.

Zhong Ruyi prepared the same books, paper and pens for the several children at home who were studying, one set for each child.