As soon as she entered, Liang Shuyan saw the old lady doing embroidery with her head down. She quickly walked over, squatted down, and pointed to the pattern on the embroidery piece, saying, "Mother, where did this come from?"

Li Lanfang, engrossed in her embroidery, hadn't noticed Liang Shuyan yet. She hurriedly gathered up the embroidery pieces, saying, "No, it's nothing. Mother just did it because she had nothing else to do!"

Liang Shuyan then went around behind the old lady and gently rubbed her shoulders with both hands, saying, "Mother, don't worry. Anyway, I know you like embroidery. You know, don't worry about things at home. If you're just using embroidery to relieve boredom, that's fine. But if you have other ideas, then forget it."

Li Lanfang didn't say anything, took her embroidery piece, turned around and went into the house.

Liu stepped forward and glanced at her mother-in-law: "Mother, if Grandma likes it, let her do it. As long as she's healthy, she can do whatever she likes!"

Liang Shuyan's eyes fell on Liu Shi: "Tell me, were those embroidered pieces you bought for Grandma Niu in town?"

Liu Shi was so frightened that she took two steps back: "Mother, I didn't, I really don't know what you mean by embroidered piece?"

Sanwang poured the bitter chrysanthemums into a winnowing basket in the yard and ran over: "Mom, don't blame my second sister-in-law. Grandma asked me to buy them. I happen to know a shop in town that specializes in shipping embroidery pieces. They wanted to see Grandma's work, and Grandma gave them a piece of embroidery. The shopkeeper saw Grandma's embroidery and immediately agreed. He even said that as long as Grandma can complete the embroidery on time, they are willing to pay a price of 5 coins per piece!"

Liang Shuyan froze on the spot. It turned out that her own mother wanted to share the burden of the family finances and start earning money before her. But how could the old lady keep bending over and doing that kind of thing for so long? No, she had to come up with a good way to make the old lady happy without tiring her up.

"Why didn't you tell your mother about this, Sanwang? Are you getting more and more independent now? You don't tell your mother anything anymore, do you?" Liang Shuyan immediately pinched Sanwang's ear.

Sanwang grimaced in pain: "Mom, it's not like that! Grandma said she wouldn't tell you, so Sanwang went to town behind your back! Mom, my ear fell off, it fell off!"

When Niu Niu saw this, she quickly told the old lady what had happened. The old lady ran out without even having time to put on her shoes.

"Liang Shuyan, who gave you the right to hit my grandson? You heartless mother, how could you twist my third grandson's ear? Let go!"

The old lady held up her cane, and Liang Shuyan finally let go of her hand, blushing as she said, "Mother, what's wrong? Do you have to spoil these children? I'm disciplining them!"

"You, you clearly scolded the children because you were upset that Sanwang bought me embroidery pieces, right? How unfortunate I am to have married such a vicious daughter-in-law like you. My poor children are really pitiful."

Hearing the old lady's words, she felt a surge of unease. It seemed as if the old lady was experiencing a dual-soul phenomenon again. No matter how much she argued with her, she could only make her angry for no reason.

"Alright, Mother, don't be angry anymore. I won't hit your grandson anymore." After saying that, Liang Shuyan turned around and walked towards the kitchen.

The kitchen was filled with smoke.

Zhang was wearing an apron and busy cooking, with some bitter chrysanthemum on the cutting board.

Seeing her mother-in-law come in, Zhang bowed slightly: "Mother, why are you here? The kitchen smells too smokey, you should go out."

"The smell of smoke is strong, but you're not afraid. What do I, an old woman, have to be afraid of? How are you going to cook the bitter chrysanthemum?"

Zhang said, "Mother, I want to blanch it in water, then make a cold dish to go with rice!"

"No need, Mom will make the bitter chrysanthemum greens. You go and roll out the dough, cut some noodles, cut them into small pieces and make them clear. I guess everyone has eaten most of the steamed buns we made today, so this pot of noodles should be enough."

Zhang nodded, cleaned the cutting board, and then began kneading the dough.

Liang Shuyan soaked the bitter chrysanthemums in salt water for a while, then rubbed them with her hands to squeeze out the excess water, shook them a couple of times, and put them in a basin.

Next, I prepared wild chili peppers, chopped green onions, minced garlic, and other ingredients, put them in a bowl, heated oil in a pan, and with a sizzle, the aroma immediately wafted out.

Zhang watched her mother-in-law's skillful and precise movements, and couldn't help but click her tongue in admiration: "Mother, with your skills, how about we open a restaurant in town?"

To be honest, this idea is actually quite good. She has so much silver on her now, so she might as well take this opportunity to start a business. But what kind of business? It seems that food is more popular in this dynasty. Why not open a colorful steamed bun shop in town? She doesn't have to worry about the ingredients. If she makes them small and cute, they will definitely attract more people.

"I want to try it out first. After you finish eating, you can make some dough and I'll give it a shot. If this method works, we'll go to town, rent a shop, and start this business!"

Zhang has always worked in the kitchen. If it's about helping out, the eldest daughter-in-law is more suitable. So Liu will have to stay home to cook and take care of the children's daily lives.

Liang Shuyan finished mixing a cold bitter chrysanthemum salad, and Zhang's pot of noodles also came out, gently falling like peach blossoms on the water, looking very beautiful.

Liang Shuyan couldn't help but praise her eldest daughter-in-law: "Eldest daughter-in-law, your cooking skills have really improved! These noodles look delicious!"

Zhang lowered her head and rubbed her clothes: "Mother, this, isn't this all learned from you, Mother?"

"Not bad, you've even learned to use polite language!"

In the courtyard, Dashan and Erniu drove the oxcart back with some tools. Lizheng was standing outside the door, and his voice came over: "No need, Erniu, your Uncle Yu and I have already cooked at home. Hurry back, we'll go early tomorrow morning so that all the wheat can be planted!"

Upon hearing this, Liang Shuyan quickly ran out: "Oh dear, you two rascals, did your Uncle Lizheng get angry because your mother left? Look at you, you're not even going to eat and you want to go back. Aren't you going to apologize to Uncle Lizheng right away?"

Erniu didn't understand how he had offended Uncle Lizheng. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he clasped his fists and said, "No matter what, Uncle Lizheng, if you and Uncle Yu don't eat at our house today, my mother will complain about my brother and me. Uncle Lizheng, Uncle Yu, the food is ready. Come in, wash your face, and you can eat."

Li Zheng waved his hand awkwardly: "Aunt Dashan, this has nothing to do with the two children. Dashan and Erniu even helped us plow the fields. They are such caring children."

"Come on, Uncle Lizheng, let's go inside and eat. My mother won't blame me and my brother then!"