Seeing that Wei Hanzhou was about to walk away, Liu Tangxi cursed a few words under his breath and then followed him.

In fact, the reason why Wei Hanzhou had such a nickname was because his grandparents did not value their family, so they named him casually.

When Wei Hanzhou was born, his health was not very good. Wei Hanzhou's grandfather didn't take it seriously and just gave him a bad name. As for using delicious food to feed him? That was not the case. It was Wei Lao San who secretly saved money to supplement him, and Li went to her mother's house to borrow some money, and only then did Wei Hanzhou's health get better.

Wei Hanzhou naturally didn't want such a name, so he changed his name from the first day of his school.

After Liu Tangxi caught up with Wei Hanzhou, he saw that Wei Hanzhou looked unhappy, so he didn't mention it again.

Of course, what she cared about most was Wei Hanzhou's clothes.

She walked side by side with Wei Hanzhou, glancing at his shoulder from time to time. Unfortunately, Wei Hanzhou's clothes were too dark in color and she couldn't see anything.

However, she still had a question for Wei Hanzhou.

"Cough." Liu Tangxi coughed lightly.

Wei Hanzhou put his hands behind his back and didn't even look at her.

"Cough cough." Liu Tangxi coughed twice.

Wei Hanzhou still didn't look at her.

Seeing that this plan didn't work, Liu Tangxi asked directly: "So, how did I get back to my room last night?"

Wei Hanzhou finally turned his head and looked at Liu Tangxi.

Looking at Wei Hanzhou's calm eyes, Liu Tangxi suddenly became nervous and her fingers unconsciously clasped together.

Could it be that it was really Wei Hanzhou who carried her back?

When he thought of this, Liu Tangxi became even more nervous.

"It seems that the food at home has been good recently, and my wife has become much more plump."

Wei Hanzhou successfully cleared all the beauty in Liu Tangxi's heart with just one sentence, and even left a very bad impression in Liu Tangxi's heart.

"Do you think I'm fat?" Liu Tangxi sneered.

Wei Hanzhou didn't answer and continued walking forward.

She hadn't even told him that he took advantage of her by taking off her clothes while she was sleeping, and he actually dared to despise her! How was she fat? She was obviously very thin, okay?

I looked down at my chest, then touched my waist...

Well, I'm definitely a little fatter than when I first put it on.

Pinch her face again, hmm, it seems to be rounder.

There was no mirror at home, so she didn't realize that she had gained weight without realizing it.

Realizing that he was thinking in the direction that Wei Hanzhou said, Liu Tangxi immediately came to his senses.

What does it matter to him whether she is fat or not? She just wants to eat more and gain weight!

Thinking of this, Liu Tangxi followed angrily, and then he didn't look at Wei Hanzhou or talk to him again.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. After returning home, Wei Hanzhou did not go to read. Instead, he stood in the yard and chatted with Wei Lao San and his two brothers.

Since Wei Hanzhou didn't need to study, Bosheng naturally didn't need to study either, so he also started playing in the yard.

Several people in Liutangxi did not embroider either.

Even though we didn't do anything, there were many people at home and there were a few children around, so the time passed quickly just by chatting together.

The next day was the second day of the Chinese New Year. Zhang and Zhou went back to their parents' homes, while Li and Wei Lao San also went to the neighboring Lijia Village.

In the afternoon, people from home came back one after another.

Li tidied up the house, looked at the extra chair, glanced at her son, and said, "Third son, this is the chair in your room, right? You can move it back later."

Wei Hanzhou paused and looked up at the chair.

"Without the chairs, it would be inconvenient if you want to read in the house," said Li.

Wei Hanzhou looked away from the chair and said, "My son is not in the house reading recently, so let's put it here first. If we have guests later, it will be troublesome to move it back. Let's move it back after the New Year."

Hearing this, Li didn't think much about it and nodded in agreement.

As for what Wei Hanzhou meant by "after the New Year", they usually refer to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Liu Tangxi didn't know about this little episode, but she didn't think of moving the chair back.

Because Wei Hanzhou said yesterday that she had gained weight, she didn't make the bed for him these two days.

Then, she noticed that Wei Hanzhou seemed to return to his room two quarters of an hour earlier than usual.

In the blink of an eye, the year passed. Wei Hanzhou was going to the county to continue his studies, and Bosheng was going to the town to study.

Liu Tangxi was very happy the night Wei Hanzhou left.

For more than half a month, she and Wei Hanzhou have been sleeping in the same bed, and she is really feeling suffocated.

The big bed was split in half, which was not comfortable at all. She couldn't turn over at night, and Wei Hanzhou always pressed her hair.

Wei Hanzhou also has long hair, and she has never been able to suppress him, so why is he so restless when he sleeps?

She has been losing a lot of hair recently.

Also, with a man around, she had to be on guard and felt uncomfortable.

How comfortable it is to be alone in a room. You can sleep whenever you want, do whatever you want, roll over and over as you like. The night Wei Hanzhou left, Liu Tangxi happily threw Wei Hanzhou's pillow to the end of the bed and put her own pillow in the middle of the bed. Then, she threw Wei Hanzhou's quilt to the end of the bed and spread her own two quilts in the middle of the bed.

Looking at the wide bed, Liu Tangxi lay down on it after soaking her feet. She stretched out her arms and legs, making a big "big" shape on the bed.

Liu Tangxi closed his eyes comfortably.

She thought she would sleep well this time, but for the first time ever, she suffered from insomnia.

This was the first time she had insomnia since she came into this world.

She didn't know why she couldn't sleep, but she just felt uncomfortable.

The quilt was very thick and warm. After a while, Liu Tangxi felt warm inside the quilt.

The bed was very wide and comfortable, and she turned left and right without bumping into anyone.

But she just couldn't sleep.

I always feel like something is missing.

After tossing and turning for a few times, it was almost midnight before Liu Tangxi gradually fell asleep.

The next morning, she got up late.

Fortunately, it’s not her turn to cook today.

By the time she finished washing up, the meal was almost ready.

When he arrived at the main room and looked at the food on the table, Liu Tangxi found something different from before.

Is today's meal a little simpler than before?

The steamed buns and vegetable meatballs are gone, leaving only steamed buns, rice porridge and pickled vegetables.

Liu Tangxi has eaten a lot of delicious food during the past half month during the Chinese New Year, and his stomach is full, so he thought that maybe everyone has eaten too much greasy food and wanted to change to something refreshing.

However, when she saw that dinner had changed from four dishes to two dishes and that there was less oil in them than before, Liu Tangxi felt a little doubtful.

Wei Daniu and Wei Erhu have gone to work. After working all day, shouldn’t they have some delicious food to replenish themselves?

Soon, Wei Lao San answered her questions.

After everyone sat down, Wei Lao San said, "He will take the exam this fall. We are not well off right now, and we don't know how much money will be spent. So, we should be frugal for the next six months. It will only be hard for one year, so we should all bear it. However, we can't save on food for the children, so we adults should be more careful."

Upon hearing this, Liu Tangxi's heart skipped a beat.

She has been eating well in the past six months.

At the beginning, Wei Lao San was sick and needed nourishment, so even though the family had no money, the meals were still plentiful.

Later, perhaps because she made money from embroidery and apples also sold for a lot of money, the food at home became better and better.

It went from two dishes to three dishes, and from three dishes to four dishes, and every now and then you could smell some meaty smell.

But now, Wei Hanzhou is about to take an exam, and in order to save more money for him, everyone has to start saving money again.

Do we have to live frugally from now on?

Liu Tangxi didn't say anything, but he felt much heavier in his heart.

Because she had eaten a lot of delicious food during the Chinese New Year, she didn't feel too bad in the first few days.

However, after eating it for ten consecutive days, Liu Tangxi couldn't stand it anymore.

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

Although she is not a person who is particular about food, nor is she a glutton, she cannot accept being deprived of the right to enjoy delicious food after enjoying it to her heart's content every day.

That day, Liu Tangxi saw Li alone in the main hall, so he took some silver coins and went to find her.

She made a lot of money from embroidery last year, especially from the Guo family's business.

Now I have saved nearly four taels of silver.

After the two exchanged a few pleasantries, Liu Tangxi explained her purpose: "Mother, although it may cost a lot of money for my husband to participate in the autumn imperial examination this year, we have to prepare, but no matter how hard it is, we can't let the children suffer, right? I see that Fuyao and Shulan are both hungry and thin, and Bosheng's face is not as round as it was during the Chinese New Year. I still have some money here, why don't we use it first?"

Wei Lao San said that the children must not suffer, but the whole family started to save money, and the children were naturally affected.

I used to be able to eat an egg a day, but now I can only eat half an egg.

Liu Tangxi was not a selfless person. She had four or three taels of silver in her hand, which might be very important to the farmers. But she would return to the Marquis' Mansion next year. If it was thirty thousand taels of silver, it might still be useful, but three or four taels was a drop in the bucket for her, and there was not much difference. So, it would be better to take out one tael to make herself eat better and live more comfortably.

We’ll talk about the future later.

Unfortunately, her kindness was rejected by Li.

"You silly child, what are you doing? Take it back quickly and keep the money well." Li said in a low voice.

As she spoke, Li looked outside, and seeing that no one was there, she continued speaking.

"It's not known whether the third child can pass the imperial examination this year. If he fails, your father will not support him to go to school. You two will have to figure out a way by yourselves then. The third child can't work, so even if he can make money by copying books, he still has to study and can't keep copying. You two will have to raise children in the future, and life will be difficult. Don't waste a penny of this money."

Li has been worried about Wei Hanzhou and Liu Tangxi recently.

The other two sons were easy to deal with. With two children in the family, both the sons and their wives could earn money. But if the youngest son failed the exam, it would be a big problem. He would have to study, earn money, and raise a child.

Liu Tangxi didn't expect Li to think so far ahead, and his expression froze on his face.

All she could think of was to eat and drink well for the next year, waiting for Wei Hanzhou to pass the imperial examination and return to Beijing. As for what to do after he returned to Beijing, she really hadn't thought about it much.

And, having children...

Li then gave her a few more instructions.

After saying this, Li suddenly seemed to remember what Liu Tangxi said at the beginning, and said: "In the past six months or so, the children's food has improved. But you may not know that they didn't eat as well as they do now. Children in our village are lucky to see an egg every two or three days. Our family is still good. Besides, it is normal to be fat during the New Year. Now that the New Year is over, it is time to lose weight."

Hearing this, Liu Tangxi gradually regained consciousness.

She was really led astray by Li just now. Wei Hanzhou would definitely pass this subject. As for having a child... that was also impossible.

Wei Hanzhou seldom looked her in the eye, and she felt a little annoyed when she saw him.

So, she should live in the present.

After holding the purse in his hand, Liu Tangxi began to find another excuse.

"Dad just recovered last year, so he needs to take some supplements."

"Your father is in good health. I heard from him that he is stronger than before."

"Then the eldest and second brothers go to work in town every day. How can they not eat some meat? They have no strength."

"It's okay. Your elder and second brothers also feel that they are feeling very energetic recently and have endless energy."

Seeing Li's firm attitude, Liu Tangxi knew that this method would not work. After the two talked for a while, Liu Tangxi returned to the house.

During the meal, Li told everyone about Liu Tangxi's visit to her and praised Liu Tangxi for his knowledge of the general situation.

Maybe it was because Liu Tangxi's usual performance was too good, Li never thought that she was just greedy and wanted to eat delicious food.

All day long, Liu Tangxi was thinking about one question, which was how to reasonably make himself eat more good things.

I looked down at the purse in my hand. There was almost four taels of silver in it, and there was also income every month.

She could use it to buy some delicious food.

However, this is not a good thing. The whole family is cutting back on their spending, and she went to town to buy delicious food?

Moreover, Li was clearly trying to save money, so even if she bought meat to cook, they would inevitably be unhappy, thinking that she was wasting money or going against their words.

What should I do?

In the next few days, Liu Tangxi was still thinking about this problem.

After thinking for a long time, she finally came up with a solution.

Since she couldn't stand cutting costs, she decided to open up.

After all, the reason why the Wei family started to save money was simply because they had no money.

As long as they make money, they will surely stop doing this.

The next morning, after dinner, Liu Tangxi went to see Li again.

In this family, the person she trusted the most was Li. She also liked to talk to her privately about anything.

"Mother, my elder and second brothers have been doing more and more work recently, and my elder and second sisters-in-law have been embroidering more and more flowers. You and father are also busy with this matter. Not only that, everyone's food is not as good as before. Thinking that everyone is preparing for the autumn examination for husband, I feel really bad."

Hearing Liu Tangxi say this, Li smiled and said, "It's nothing. If the third child can pass the exam, our family will live better and better."

Seeing Li's expression, Liu Tangxi began to get to the point: "Recently, my daughter-in-law has been thinking about it. Why don't we do something else to make money?"

Li was stunned for a moment, looked up at Liu Tangxi, and asked, "Ah? Other ways to make money? What?"

Liu Tangxi pursed her lips and said, "Didn't my second uncle send a sack of hawthorns during the Chinese New Year? My daughter-in-law has made candied haws a few times before, and everyone said they were delicious. How about we pick some good-looking hawthorns and make candied haws to sell?"

"Selling candied haws?" Li murmured again.

Liu Tangxi nodded and said affirmatively: "Yes, selling candied haws."

This is the fastest, best and most convenient method Liu Tangxi can think of at the moment, and it is also acceptable to the people in Wei Lao San's family without exposing his own method.

First, there were hawthorns at home. Second, she had made candied haws for her family before. Finally, this way of making money was something that Wei Lao San and Li could fully participate in.

After digesting Liu Tangxi's words, Li took a look at the bag of hawthorns in the room, swallowed her saliva, and said, "But those hawthorns are very sour, no one eats them."

The hawthorns were indeed not tasty. Li had eaten a few of them before, so she began to drool at the mere sight of the bag of hawthorns, and her teeth felt as if they were about to fall out.

Hearing this, Liu Tangxi felt relieved.

Li's first reaction to her suggestion was that hawthorns were not tasty, but he did not say that they could not be sold.

Moreover, for her, the only thing she doesn’t need to worry about is the taste. No matter how unpalatable something is, it will become delicious in her hands.

"Mom, was there ever a time when the candied haws my daughter-in-law made weren't tasty?" Liu Tangxi asked with a smile.

Li thought about it for a moment and said, "It seems not. Bosheng and his friends all like it very much and say it tastes better than the ones sold in town."

"Actually, my daughter-in-law has her own secret recipe. Although she has lost her memory, she vaguely remembers who taught me how to make it. Maybe someone in her family has sold candied haws." Liu Tangxi began to talk nonsense.

Anyway, no one knows her background.

However, Li believed in these the most. When she heard about the secret recipe, she did not ask any more questions, but her eyes lit up.

Because a unique secret recipe means delicious food, and delicious food means more money.

"Really?" Li asked with a little excitement.

Liu Tangxi nodded confidently and said, "Really."

After saying that, she looked at the hawthorns placed in the corner. The best way to convince Li was to make some for her and let her taste them herself.

"How about my daughter-in-law make some for you to try?"

Li was about to nod, but hesitated and said, "Don't worry, I'll ask your father first."

Liu Tangxi nodded and agreed: "Well, that's fine, then you can ask Dad. Hawthorn is not expensive, but candied haws are not cheap. If we can make delicious candied haws, we can rent a stall in town to sell them, and we will definitely make a lot of money. As for the taste, don't worry, it will be delicious."

Li was more and more moved by Liu Tangxi's words. She stood up and said, "Forget it. I won't wait any longer. I'll go talk to your father now."

Having said that, Li went out in a hurry.

Not long after, Li came back, and Wei Lao San came back with her.

Wei Laosan just went downstairs.

The Wei family is short of money right now, and what Liu Tangxi said is very feasible. Hearing his wife say this, Wei Lao San was tempted.

"My dear third brother's wife, can you really make the candied haws better than the ones sold in town?" asked Wei the third brother.

Even though Wei Lao San was so old, he had limited opportunities to eat Tanghulu. When he was a child, he could only get one Tanghulu out of a string of Tanghulu. When he grew up, got married and had children, he would not eat it anymore.

Although Liu Tangxi cooked a lot during the New Year period, Wei Lao San didn't eat a single bite.

Before Liu Tangxi could say anything, Fu Yao, who was studying with her, stood up and said in a clear voice, "Of course, Grandpa, the candied haws made by Third Aunt are the best. They are better than the ones Third Uncle bought in the county."

At most, Li was exaggerating a bit, but Fu Yao simply closed his eyes and boasted.

This sounded fake, and Liu Tangxi wanted to deny it, but after pausing for a moment, he nodded in acknowledgement.

The food she cooks is delicious. Not to mention in the county, it’s probably even better than the ones sold in Beijing.

"Of course you can. My daughter-in-law seems to have some new memories in her mind recently. I vaguely remember that someone taught me how to make Tanghulu when I was a child, as well as the unique secret recipe. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to make it delicious." Liu Tangxi explained.

Li had just told Wei Lao San about this, but it was far less true than Liu Tangxi's personal admission.

After asking a few more questions, Wei Lao San asked Liu Tangxi to make candied haws.

When Fu Yao and Shu Lan heard that they could eat candied haws again, they jumped up excitedly.

Li took out the little candy that was stored at home during the New Year and gave it to Liu Tangxi.

Next, Liu Tangxi started making candied haws.

This time she did two.

One is ordinary, and the other is the hawthorn flattened.

In fact, Liu Tangxi was not afraid of being seen. After all, the reason why the candied haws were so delicious was because of her hands. Everything that passed through her hands tasted good. However, she still symbolically avoided people while making them, pretending to do it, to show that she really had a secret recipe.

Soon, Liu Tangxi made the candied haws.

Zhang, Li and others also gathered around.

Beforehand, everyone had tasted the bag of hawthorns, which were so sour that they made their teeth ache. So, even though the candied haws served by Liu Tangxi looked very tempting, no one dared to try it.

Fu Yao has always been a person who believes in Liu Tangxi unconditionally, and Liu Tangxi has a very tall image in her heart.

So, when she saw the Tanghulu, she was the first to try it.

Everyone looked at her, waiting for her to speak.

Fu Yao finished one quickly and said happily, "Third Auntie's food is delicious. It's much better than that bag of hawthorns." After that, Fu Yao continued eating.

Seeing her enjoying it, others also tried one.

Then, everyone's eyes revealed a look of surprise.

Zhou said, "The candied haws that my third sister-in-law made during the Chinese New Year were delicious. I thought it was because the hawthorns we bought in town were delicious. I didn't expect that my third sister-in-law could make such delicious candied haws with such sour hawthorns."

Liu Tangxi thought of the time when she made Tanghulu during the Chinese New Year without avoiding people, so she smiled and said, "Well, the hawthorns before were indeed delicious, so the method is simple."

Because Tanghulu tastes delicious and tastes completely different from the bag of hawthorns, the plan to sell Tanghulu was quickly decided.

In the evening, Wei Daniu and Wei Erhu came back, and Wei Laosan talked to them again.

Seeing that his two sons also agreed, Wei Lao San felt more at ease.

When he woke up early the next morning, Wei Lao San did not go wandering around in the fields. Instead, he ran to the mountain to get some bamboos, and then started making bamboo sticks at home.

Although Wei Lao San was quite old, he was in good health. His two sons went to work in the town, and his youngest son went to school. He, Li, and his two daughters-in-law did the farm work together.

However, he has not done much work since he fell ill last year.

He was ill during last year's harvest and was unable to help, nor did he help with the work in the apple orchard.

He felt that he was back in good health. He hadn't worked for such a long time, and now he was finally able to be of use, so he naturally valued it very much.

He neither wandered around in the fields nor went up the mountains, but stayed busy at home.

Wei Lao San worked at home for a whole day and even took a stick and made a candied haws stand out of straw.

The bamboo sticks are made from bamboo cut from the mountains and are free.

Hawthorn is also free.

Moreover, even if you don’t have this bag of hawthorns, if you go to buy some, it would only cost one or two cents per pound, and one pound can make several bunches.

The reason why it is expensive is the sugar.

However, not too much sugar is added. Liu Tangxi had seen how much sugar was added to the candied haws sold in the town, so he followed their example and added a similar amount of sugar.

All in all, the cost is not high.

Therefore, a string of candied haws was priced at one penny, just like in the town, with six or seven pieces strung on it.

After finishing all this, we agreed to try to sell it tomorrow.