Su Qiuya didn't care who first made the tofu, or whether it was the recipe sold by the eldest wife. Everyone else was making it, so why not her? Any profit was a plus. Her tofu was also beautiful, tender, and delicious, and many people bought it.

If it weren't for the time it takes to make tofu, Su Qiuya might have made more. The key is that making tofu takes too much time, and they can't make as much money as making other things.

"Give one of the remaining pieces of tofu to the neighbor next door." Su Qiuya was quite knowledgeable about interpersonal relationships. It was just homemade tofu, not worth much. When others saw them giving gifts, they would think they were good people and would be willing to help them in the future.

Who can guarantee that you don’t need help from your neighbors? Even if you don’t need their help, it’s good to build good relationships with them.

"Okay." Liu Yanbo put the tofu in a bowl and sent it to his neighbors on both sides.

People say: How can this be so embarrassing?

Liu Yanbo said: Are these all unsold?

In fact, everyone knew that there was no such thing as a tofu stall. Tofu was very popular. There were many people in the town, so if they sold it for a while longer, the tofu would be sold out.

The neighbors were very happy to get the tofu. They were originally thinking about buying a block of tofu. This block of tofu was large, just right for making a bowl of dish.

When Liu Yanbo came back, Su Qiuya pulled him to touch her hand and said, "My hands are cold. Why don't you wear something thicker?"

"It's okay, you'll feel warmer if you do more things." Liu Yanbo said.

"Today, someone was talking about the goodness of cotton." Su Qiuya sighed, "If I had known that cotton was really that good, I would have made you a cotton jacket."

Su Qiuya felt like she had wasted fifteen cents and a pound of cotton, only to have mice use it to build their nest.

"We should rent out the land at home," Su Qiuya said. "Neither you nor I have time to go back to the land, so you should study more. Mother has never done those jobs before, so it's better not to do them. There are so many things to do at home, and we need to find someone to help. Who do you think would be the most suitable person to find?"

"How's Third Brother?" Liu Yanbo asked. Aunt Chai's son wasn't a gambler, unlike the Fourth Wife's. The Fourth Wife's Liu Yanqing was a gambler, and letting someone like him work in the shop could lead to disaster. It would be better to have someone from the Third Wife help out.

"It's just that my third sister-in-law is a bit of a gossip." Su Qiuya sighed. Before, their family burned cotton to make a mouse nest, and it was Aunt Chai who saw it. Aunt Chai told her daughter-in-law, and as a result, everyone in the village knew about it.

"Other people are also gossipy." Liu Yanbo said, "If she is not good, you can say something."

"That's fine." Su Qiuya nodded. "Let me be frank. Brothers should settle accounts clearly. The monthly salary we pay is no less than what others pay. There is no more."

This shop was not opened by the third wife, but by the second wife with great effort.

Su Qiuya would never let the people from the third room come to share the money for free. If the people from the third room wanted to share the money for free, then don't come.

"Of course, we have to agree on this right from the start." Liu Yanbo didn't want to wait until something happened to make things worse, so it was better to talk about it right from the start. "Then I'll go back tomorrow. The day after tomorrow is New Year's Eve, so it's not a good time to talk about it later."

Liu Yanbo thought that if they agreed to it a day earlier, the people from the third room would come to work a day earlier, so that Su Qiuya wouldn't have to work so hard. Now they have to prepare food, collect money, and greet customers, which is quite tiring.

"Okay." Su Qiuya had no objection.

The next day, Liu Yanbo went to the third house as expected and told the people there that he wanted Liu Yanyuan to work in the second house's shop.

"It's a fixed monthly salary. If business is good that month, I'll give you an extra ten or a hundred coins." Liu Yanbo said, "The monthly salary is half a tael of silver."

Half a tael of silver is five hundred coins. In the northwest, earning five hundred coins a month is already very good.

The people in the third house were not good at land acquisition, so they couldn't always rely on my mother and wife to sell embroidery. Liu Yanyuan didn't have such a high talent for studying, but fortunately he could still do some things honestly.

"It's all settled." Aunt Chai rolled her eyes. "One or two? Living with you?"

"Alone." Liu Yanbo said, "If you get too busy and tired, you can stay over there. But the place is not big."

Liu Yanbo and Su Qiuya had already discussed this. If Liu Yanyuan and his wife were to go, they were worried that problems would arise between the sisters-in-law. Living under the same roof wasn't always easy, especially since the second wife was paying the third wife to do things.

Let's have one person do the work first and see what the people from the third room are like. If the people from the third room can do a good job, then adding a few more people won't matter. However, in that case, it would be best if the people from the third room go in the morning and return in the afternoon.

Liu Yanbo also thought that they needed an ox cart, so that the people from the third house could travel back and forth on the ox cart. They could also collect the vegetables and fruits the day before and deliver them to the town early the next day.

Although some people from the village also sent the goods to the town, it would be troublesome for the people from the second house to count them if they sent them separately. If someone collected them together and counted them together, it would be much easier.

"It's okay. It's good to have a place to stay." Liu Yanyuan said. They have split up. It's not his business, nor is it a shop bought by the fourth branch. What can he think about it?

The news that the second wife was looking for the third wife to do something quickly spread throughout the village, and the people of the fourth wife were very unhappy when they heard about it. The second wife only looked for people from the third wife and not the fourth wife. Did they look down on the fourth wife?

Even if the family splits up, even if the second wife spends money to hire someone, if the fourth wife thinks the third wife is okay, then the fourth wife can do it too.

At least that's what Aunt Zhao and Liu Yanqing thought. The people from the Second House were too unfriendly to the Fourth House. The Second House didn't live in the newly built house, and asked the Third House to help look after it. Now they're sending the Third House's people to work in the town, letting the Third House take all the benefits.

Aunt Zhao wanted to talk to someone, but the first wife was doing well. The first wife was originally the legitimate daughter, and Liu Yanjing went to the military camp, so it was even more impossible for others to work for the second wife.

"Eat, eat, eat, that's all you know how to do." Aunt Zhao looked at her daughter-in-law. Why didn't her daughter-in-law have any ability?

Lin Xiaowan didn't say anything, just took a rolling pin and put it on the table.

"I'm... I'm talking about your husband." Aunt Zhao quickly corrected herself, "A grown man, all he does all day is eat and gamble, and he doesn't know how to do anything else."

"Mom, I think the culture medium next door is quite useful," Lin Xiaowan said. "They hired someone to till the land instead of renting it out directly, so I think they can make some money. I don't think they're stupid, so they're unlikely to mess around."

Lin Xiaowan bought some culture medium and found it very useful. The vegetables in the open space in the yard grew very well. Their family didn't have any other skills, but at least they had some money left over. So they could buy some land and plant the same things as the eldest family.

They can also ask someone for help and buy some culture medium, maybe it will work.

"They also sell culture medium." Aunt Zhao said, "How much money can Zhongdi make?"

"If we can't find land, what can we do?" Lin Xiaowan asked, "If we keep doing embroidery, how much money can we make from it?"

You don’t do this, you don’t do that, are you just waiting to starve in the future?

"..." Aunt Zhao really didn't know what she could do. The only thing she knew was to make money to buy land, and it would be best if she could own a farm.

When the eldest branch of the Liu family learned of the second branch's actions, they weren't unhappy. The second branch was willing to help the other brothers, because it valued family ties. The eldest branch didn't need much help. Liu Yulian didn't like making cakes and selling them every day, and the shop was often closed, so of course she couldn't hire brothers to do the work.

After a while, when the strawberries are ripe, picking them requires bending over, which is not an easy job for people from other rooms. Since it is not an easy job, don't expect others to do it.

"Dad." Seeing her father sitting in the yard, Liu Yulian brought a plate of cakes and said, "If they are willing to work in the fields, they will be paid daily."

"No need," said Father Liu. "I don't want you to help them. They said they wanted to split up the family just to leave you behind."

Father Liu was not so stupid as to not understand this point. The other families were born out of wedlock, so they just flattered the powerful.

"Why are you still helping them?" Father Liu asked, "The work in the fields is not easy. If you ask them to do it, they will think you are making things difficult for them."

Father Liu was a marquis and had faced the intrigues in the court. How could he not understand these things?

"Third sister is almost of marriageable age." Liu Yulian thought of her illegitimate sister from the third room. Illegitimate women don't have a strong presence, especially after coming here, there aren't many people walking around.

The reason Liu Yulian thought of this was mainly because this illegitimate sister was about two years older than her. Originally, this illegitimate sister was about to get married, but when the family moved to the northwest, she didn't know what kind of marriage the third wife would arrange for her sister.

"Her biological mother is here." Father Liu was reluctant to say it, as everything had been made clear when the family was divided.

“…” Liu Yulian stopped talking.

This was the first time the Liu family celebrated Chinese New Year in the northwest, and in a remote mountain village. This year, not many people prepared New Year gifts for them, and they didn't have to prepare as many gifts in return, which made the atmosphere seem a bit lonely.

On New Year's Eve, Liu Yulian cooked many dishes herself, including rabbit with hot peppers, stewed chicken, smoked duck, pickled fish, fish ball noodles, braised pork, dumplings, flat meat... more than ten dishes, and the dishes were well presented, with good color, aroma and taste.

Liu's father and others had eaten the dishes prepared by the imperial kitchen in the palace, and they couldn't help but feel that the dishes prepared by the imperial kitchen were not as delicious as those prepared by Liu Yulian.

They all ate a lot. Mrs. Xie didn't want to sit at the table to eat, but was finally pulled to sit and eat with them.

After dinner, Liu Yulian changed new clothes for her niece, and Liu Yanjing helped her nephew change his clothes.

Speaking of which, Xiao Liu Qingyun was growing up, so it was not easy for Mrs. Xie to change his clothes more often. Fortunately, Xiao Liu Qingyun could dress himself, which made things much easier.

"Auntie, it looks good." After putting on the new clothes, little Liu Jia even spun around in front of Liu Yulian.

"Yes, it looks good." Liu Yulian said with a smile.

The villages here are not that wealthy, and many people only make new clothes during the Chinese New Year. The children wear their new clothes and go out to play, and they are all very happy.

However, you have to take good care of the children at this time to prevent them from being taken away.

Some people take advantage of others' let down of their guard and take the children away regardless of whether it is a holiday or not.

There was no silk at home, and their current status meant they couldn't wear such fine clothes. So Liu Yulian wove cotton cloth and used it to make clothes. The cotton was excellent and soft.

"Sister Lian." He Xiyuan walked to Liu Yulian's side, "Do you want to go out?"

"I'm not going out." Liu Yulian said, "It's too dark."

There were things in ancient times, not in the modern world, and it got dark quickly, so there was nothing fun to do outside.

Liu Yulian went to get some taro balls and grass jelly milk tea, which she had made yesterday. Today, she just put all the ingredients together and made some hot milk tea.

"It's cold outside, let's sit inside." Liu Yulian said.

It’s so cold today that few people want to stay outside, most people stay at home.

My niece and nephew didn't go outside either, at most they just played in the yard.

"It's delicious." He Xiyuan ate the taro balls and grass jelly milk tea in the bowl and thought it was delicious. He had never eaten it before.

He had to work hard. Sister Lian was so beautiful, a great cook, and knew all sorts of amazing things. If he didn't work harder and his engagement was really broken off, he would cry.

He Xiyuan was still very young. In later times, he would be at most a high school student, perhaps one who had just finished the junior high school entrance exam and was entering high school. The ancients did mature earlier, but that didn't mean they were always stable.

He Xiyuan was originally the second son of the Duke of Chengguo, enjoying all the best. It was no small feat for him to reach this point. His hands were already covered in calluses. Abandoning civil service and embracing the military was no easy feat. Even if he wanted to be a military strategist, he needed some training when he first joined the army.

With more training, even if you don’t go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, you may be able to save your life in dangerous moments.

"Sister Lian, do you want to sell milk tea?" He Xiyuan asked. Sister Lian went to the shop in the town from time to time.

"Not for sale." Liu Yulian said directly. There wasn't so much milk and other things in ancient times. If the price was expensive, how could ordinary people buy more?

Tea and milk are both relatively expensive. The other items are not as expensive, but they are not enough to fill your stomach. The grass jelly is gone very quickly after eating it.

Besides, Su Qiuya is in the food business and will study various types of drinks later.

Liu Yulian had no intention of competing with Su Qiuya, nor did she plan to teach others to compete with Su Qiuya.

Just because the heroine Su Qiuya can make money from food doesn't mean others can. In the future, there are so many restaurants, but not every one of them is profitable. Ancient restaurants were also of a different nature; not every restaurant could make money.

Liu Yulian’s life skills are at the maximum level, but she can’t bring everyone else’s skills to the maximum level.

"That's good, it won't be so tiring that way." He Xiyuan didn't think it was a bad thing for Liu Yulian not to go into business. It was fine for capable people to have business or not. He also didn't want too many people to know about Liu Yulian's abilities, or to have too many people thinking about his fiancée.

As Sister Lian grows up, more people will see her beauty.

He Xiyuan thought that he didn't have much time left to work hard, so he had to hurry.

"Don't be too tired." The young man didn't know how to care for others. He knew how to buy some things, but he didn't know what to buy, and he also didn't know how to talk to his fiancée.

He Xiyuan's earlobe was a little red, not sure if it was from the cold or from shyness.

The whole family sat together to celebrate the New Year in peace and quiet, and they were quite happy.

At the beginning of the new year, Liu Yulian went to pick some strawberries early in the morning. There were more ripe strawberries today, and each one was very large. Liu Yulian washed the strawberries, and Mrs. Xie prepared breakfast.

Xiao Liujia likes to eat strawberries very much. She likes to hold strawberries in her hands and put them in a small bag on her body.

"There are plenty of strawberries in the field, you can eat them." Liu Yulian gently pinched her little niece's nose.

After a while, Liu Yulian also planned to plant some grapes. It just so happened that they had bought land near the town, so they could plant grapes and watermelons there, along with their staple crops.

Liu Yulian treated it like she was playing a farm-building game, buying as much wasteland as she could. She had no intention of buying the best land. While those were good, she already had the culture medium, so she didn't need such good land.

"Eat." Xiao Liujia handed a strawberry to Liu Yulian's mouth.

"It's time to eat." Mother Liu said with a smile, "Stop feeding me. I'll eat the strawberries later."

"Milk." Little Liu Jia trotted to her mother's side.

When Xiao Liujia first left the capital, she often missed her mother and kept asking for her, but she never saw her. Gradually, Xiao Liujia stopped asking for her, and after being here for such a long time, she even talked about her mother less.

"Hey." Liu's mother responded.

According to custom today, we had a vegetarian breakfast early in the morning. There was a table full of vegetarian dishes and everyone ate quite a bit.

In the capital, the eldest aunt of the Huo family, Xiao Liujia's biological mother, has returned to the uncle's mansion for several months.

She didn't want to experience the suffering of her previous life again.

In her previous life, when the Liu family was exiled to the northwest, the eldest Huo's mother asked her if she wanted to divorce Liu Yanjing and stay in the capital. She wanted to agree, but her father found out and disagreed, fearing that it would bring bad reputation to the Huo family's daughters.

After Mrs. Huo arrived in the northwest, her husband's legs and feet didn't heal, and her sister-in-law's engagement was broken off by the Duke of Cheng's mansion, leaving the family in dire straits. Even if her sister-in-law later married a young general with a facial scar, so what? It wasn't easy for a woman who married out to her parents' family to always support them.

The young general was protective of his sister-in-law and wasn't very kind to Mrs. Huo. Mrs. Huo still remembered it and thought that if she was really cruel and arranged for her sister-in-law to marry earlier and send her to another family, then Liu Yanjing's legs might be healed sooner.

In this life, Da Huo no longer wanted to endure this hardship. In her previous life, she had hoped that perhaps the Liu family would be able to recover. However, she waited for many years, and the Liu family did not recover. She could only wait for her son to take the imperial examination.

Mrs. Huo felt even more uncomfortable because her son's attitude towards her was not very good.

If that was the case, then there was no need for her to follow those people to the northwest in this life. She had divorced Liu Yanjing long ago, and regardless of whether her father agreed or not, she divorced and returned.

"Come and take a look." Mrs. Huo had been looking for a suitable family for her eldest daughter years ago. She couldn't let her daughter stay at home forever. Her husband was not very happy about her daughter's divorce from Liu Yanjing, but Mrs. Huo didn't care. She had to consider her own daughter. "Which one do you like?"