A family with three widows, after severing ties with relatives, she became wealthy and married into

Chapter 27 Humans love silver the most

Tian Tian led Tian Xiang out of Chu Xing Restaurant. She stood outside the restaurant and looked back.

The onlookers were right; Chu Xing Restaurant was indeed in a good location, though she hadn't noticed it the last time she came.

The street where Chuxing Restaurant is located is the widest, straightest, and most prosperous street in the county.

There are many shops and several inns on the street, and most merchants from other places stay on this street.

The restaurant is a two-story shop, and it's quite large; the main hall can accommodate more than thirty tables.

It also has a large backyard. Originally, there were two rooms on each side of the backyard. The right room was converted into a kitchen, and the left room is now where the staff live.

"Sweet..."

Tian Tian looked away. "Big sister, let's go."

After walking a few steps, Tian Xiang spoke up, "Sweetie, what you just said to Qian'er..."

Tian Tian turned her head to look at her.

Tian Xiang's personality is just like their mother's—gentle and soft-hearted.

“Big sister,” Tian Tian said with certainty, “what I told Qian’er was true.”

“The Chu family…” she narrowed her eyes, “is not a good place.”

Madam Chu was indeed unhappy that Chu Wang was bullying Chu Qian, but Chu Wang was now her only son, so she wouldn't do anything to him.

In the future, she will most likely take better care of Chu Qian and Chu Yao.

But as long as Chu Wang has that thought, Chu Qian is not safe.

"We need to find a way to bring Qian'er and Yao'er to our side."

When Tian Xiang heard what Tian Tian said, she felt like Tian Tian was talking in her sleep.

How did they manage to bring the child over?

Although they can earn money now, compared to Chu Xing Restaurant...

Tian Tian held Tian Xiang's hand tightly, "Big sister, anything is possible with hard work. We're making bean curd sheets now, and we're earning quite a bit every day."

"Everything starts small."

"As long as our family is united, we can accomplish anything."

She tugged at Tian Xiang's hand, "Big sister, have you forgotten what...the young master of Fulai Restaurant said just now?"

Tian Xiang was momentarily dazed; the young master of Fu Lai Restaurant...

He said a lot.

explain...

"Oh dear, you guys shouldn't sleep tonight, make more, what we sent today is simply not enough."

“You don’t know, yesterday’s business was equivalent to three or four days’ worth of our previous business.”

"Both Chu Xing Restaurant and Bai Wei Restaurant are inquiring about the bean curd skin, so you can't supply them with it."

As Tian Xiang recalled, her eyes slowly widened.

"Sweetie, what if they find out that we made the bean curd skin? Will they use Qian'er and Yao'er to... manipulate us?"

Tian Tian winked at her, "Don't worry, haven't we always said it's Aunt Liu's business?"

"Besides, they're using Qian'er and Yao'er to manipulate us."

"We can also turn the tables and manipulate them."

"It all depends on... who has the more important bargaining chip."

Tian Xiang seemed to understand, but not quite...

"In short, if we want to bring Qian'er and Yao'er back, we need to make more money!" Tian Tian concluded.

These words were simple, and Tian Xiang understood them.

She nodded emphatically. "Yes."

*

Before it got completely dark, Tian Tian planned out the vegetable garden in front of her house and planted eight kinds of vegetables.

Chinese cabbage, spinach, garland chrysanthemum, amaranth, peas, and radishes should be planted on a larger scale.

Carrots and garlic are grown in relatively smaller quantities.

She carried a bucket to the nearby river to fetch water.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..." Suddenly, a sound came from the direction of the mountain.

Tian Tian stopped and looked into the shadows, but saw nothing.

Without giving it much thought, she continued walking towards the river.

"Oh dear, young lady, your eyesight is poor."

Tian Tian felt the voice was somewhat familiar, and looked into the shadows again.

This time she saw it clearly...

A pair of round, bright eyes.

"It's me." The monkey darted out from the shadows and came to Tian Tian. "Little girl, it's me."

Tian Tian recognized it and looked it up and down. "Is the injury healed?"

The monkey jumped around in front of Tian Tian, ​​saying, "It's all healed, all healed."

"Young lady, you're really amazing! You really cured me."

"Then I can't fail to do my job. I promised to repay you."

"Tell me, what do you want?"

Tian Tian continued walking towards the river, carrying the bucket. "You're the one who should repay me, why should I have to think about it?"

The monkey scratched its head, "You humans...like..."

"silver!"

"You humans love silver the most!"

"I see."

After saying that, the monkey ran away in a flash.

It disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Helpless, Tian Tian fetched water and went back to thoroughly water the vegetable garden.

*

Today it's Lu Tao and Tian Xiang's turn to make bean curd sheets first.

"Xiang'er, how was your visit to the child today?" Lu Tao asked.

After Tian Xiang returned, she did not bring it up herself.

Because Liu San Niang was always there, Lu Tao didn't ask any questions.

Now that only the mother and daughter were left in the kitchen, Lu Tao finally asked the question.

To everyone's surprise, Tian Xiang's eyes immediately welled up with tears as soon as she opened her mouth.

"What's wrong?" Lu Tao's heart tightened when she saw Tian Xiang crying, but she still worked carefully.

After letting the bean curd sheets hang to dry, Lu Tao continued, "What happened?"

Tian Xiang recounted what had happened during the day...

Lu Tao hugged her and gently stroked Tian Xiang's back.

"Xiang'er, Tian Tian is right."

"If we want to take our child back, we need to make a lot of money."

Tian Xiang nodded.

The mother and daughter hugged each other, and after only a short while of sadness, they continued making bean curd sheets.

"Didn't Tian Tian say that once the custom-made pots are finished, we'll each have to manage six pots?"

"Today, your Aunt Liu and I tried it out. We each took charge of two pots, and it wasn't busy or chaotic at all."

“When the custom-made pots arrive, Mom will cook by herself. You should fix the house first.”

“Okay, no problem,” Tian Xiang replied.

"Isn't the custom-made pot square? Aunt Liu's current stove won't fit properly, will it need to be rebuilt?"

Lu Tao nodded and said, "Let's build it up on our side first, and then rebuild it on her side once we can do it normally on our side."

"We can't delay the supply."

Tian Xiang was troubled. "Who should I ask to build it?"

Their family's reputation was so bad that everyone in the village, except for Aunt Liu, avoided them.

Lu Tao frowned as well. Yes, who should they ask to build the stove?

"Ask your aunt tomorrow." Lu Tao really couldn't think of anyone else.

*

Tian Tian tucked Tian Jinghe in, then turned around and brought up the system.

The business of making bean curd skin won't last long; she believes someone will soon be able to make it, so she'll have to find another way.

After several trips to the county, Tian Tian discovered that although the pasta dishes of this era also used fermentation techniques, they were far less soft and fluffy than the ones she had eaten in modern times.

Just like the meat pies that the young master of Fulai Restaurant served them, the meat filling was prepared by the chef and tasted good, but the outer dough was still too hard.

If modern baking powder is used...

Tian Tian couldn't even imagine how popular her steamed buns and mantou would be in this era.

With that in mind, she bought flour and baking powder from the system, spending seven coins.

I'll try making fluffy, fluffy steamed buns with them tomorrow!