"Okay, prepare two clean plates, the larger ones, and I'll scoop out all the jelly!"
Zhang asked curiously, "Mother, is this jelly?"
Liang Shuyan nodded, then scooped the food out and placed it on the cutting board: "Alright, let it cool down, then we'll try it. If it tastes good, we can start our stall!"
The colorful steamed buns had just been made when Liang Shuyan didn't want to give up. The main reason was that Dashan's talent hadn't been discovered yet, and she couldn't let this opportunity slip away.
"Dashan, are you done with your work?" Liang Shuyan called out to Jin Dashan through the crack in the door.
"Mom, I'll be right there after I wash my hands!"
The dough in the pot hadn't risen yet, so she needed to figure out what design would be featured in this batch of steamed buns and discuss it with Dashan.
Da Shan held a piece of paper with a drawing of a farmhouse on it. Liang Shuyan looked at it for a long time and asked, "Mom, whose house is this?"
Liang Shuyan took the blueprint from Dashan's hand and said happily, "Oh my, is this a drawing of our house? We arrived at Daling Village. It's a nice place, but the house is a bit old."
Unexpectedly, the old house was drawn on paper and looked very realistic, especially the mountain behind the house, which looked like a green screen and was particularly attractive.
"Dashan, you really drew our house? But Daling is quite beautiful. Are you planning to draw our house on a steamed bun?"
Jin Dashan loved to study. He spent half a day in the room researching and carved a bamboo strip. The drawing on the blueprint was carved on the smooth bamboo strip, and it was very lifelike. In addition, he also made a small handle on the bamboo strip.
"Mom, look, this is what your son is making. With this, we can make more small steamed buns faster and in greater quantities. We just need to use this to imprint them!"
Liang Shuyan was completely stunned by Dashan's actions: "Wow, he can even come up with a good idea like a seal. This is a great idea from many years in the future. How did Dashan come up with it? Could it be that Dashan is also from another time and has a seal with him?"
"Mother, your son has tried it all, and this method really can increase our steamed bun production. Otherwise, carving directly with an embroidery needle is just too slow and can't keep up with the pace!"
Liang Shuyan finally understood and nodded vigorously: "Okay, Dashan, you really are a smart and good child in our family. Okay, let's try out this new thing you invented later?"
Jin Dashan has become the Jin family's darling. Even Zhang Shi has felt extremely proud these past few days. Upon learning that Dashan had come up with such a brilliant idea, she kept praising him: "Dashan is really smart. None of us thought of this method, but he came up with it. Tell me, isn't Dashan's brain full of money?"
Jin Erniu and Liu Shi have arrived at Kaoshantun. The two villages are not far apart, but the road to Kaoshantun is a bit steep, and it takes a long time to travel there.
Today, Liu was wearing a brand new plain blue jacket, dressed very neatly, and wearing a bracelet that her mother-in-law had bought for her. All the way, she kept turning the bracelet on her arm.
Upon arriving at the Liu family's door, a woman carrying a basin of water splashed it on the ground, yelling, "You little slut, still being so picky! You're not getting married yet? Are you waiting for me to take care of you in your old age? Look at our family! When the old folks die, we still have to pay for their burial. Our little Ming still needs to go to school. We're struggling to even put food on the table. And you still won't get married?"
The main gate of the Liu family had one door missing long before Liu Shi got married, and it was still in the same state. This dilapidated state made Liu Shi very distressed.
"Erniu, park the donkey cart at the gate and tie the donkey to the tree. The people from Kaoshantun are not like the people from Guoshantun. They might steal our donkey when we're not looking!"
Jin Erniu, dressed in a blue robe, with a clean face, was a very handsome man. He led the donkey to the bottom of the tree and tied it up.
Behind her, a man carrying a shovel, who looked to be in his forties or fifties, put down the shovel when he saw Liu Shi: "Ugly girl, you're finally back! I thought you were never coming back to your parents' home. Your mother has been waiting for you every day."
This is Liu Datong, Liu's brother. When he saw Jin Erniu, he widened his eyes in surprise: "Why is my brother-in-law here too?"
A commotion came from the doorway. Ning put down the basin she was holding, went out to take a look, and immediately wrapped her arms around it: "Hmph, I thought it was someone else? It's just your poor little sister. What good could she possibly want?"
Jin Erniu suddenly understood: "So that's why Mother asked him to come with his wife. This woman really doesn't know how poor she is?"
"Stop right there?! Tell me, who's the poor wretch? If I remember correctly, how long has this door been missing? All these years, don't you even have the money to fix it?"
"You?" Ning suddenly saw the donkey cart next to her and covered her mouth.
"You even have a donkey cart? Is it yours?" Ning asked, pointing to the donkey cart beside her.
Liu burst into laughter: "What's wrong, sister-in-law? Can't you even afford a donkey cart? Oh, right, my mother-in-law said she'd bring you some gifts; they're on the donkey cart."
Liu Datong's face darkened, and he yelled at Ning Shi, "Enough, you old hag! Ugly girl and her brother-in-law finally come here, what are you doing with this sarcastic tone?"
Upon hearing that there were gifts on the donkey cart, Ning's eyes widened and she rushed towards it. Sure enough, there was a pile of boxes of various sizes on the donkey cart. She immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Oh my, Datong, come and see! Such exquisite boxes! I wonder what good things are inside. It seems that Chouya is highly regarded by her mother-in-law in the Jin family."
"Alright, stop embarrassing yourself here. Hurry up and go inside to cook for your sister and brother-in-law!"
Ning was so happy she lost her shoes running around: "Oh my, I really didn't expect Ugly Girl to bring so many things from home, she's really generous!"
Liu's younger sister, Ruyan, was sobbing inside the house. Hearing her sister's voice, she rushed out in a panic, and sure enough, she bumped right into Liu as she entered.
Wearing patched clothes and tattered shoes, Ruyan excitedly said, "Sister, you've finally come to see me and Mother! I thought you'd never care about us again."
Ning was cooking in the kitchen, making a lot of noise. Hearing the noise, she quickly came out of the house: "Hey, Ruyan, what's wrong? As soon as your sister came in, you started crying. What's wrong? Did your brother and I mistreat you?"
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