Chapter 192 Go out and see the world
She said, "I have a recipe for cold noodles, but it's too late today to teach you. Let Sandong come over tomorrow to teach you how to make it. Think about it again. Put some braised meat or vegetables in the sesame seed buns, and maybe your business will be better."
Zhao Suying's eyes lit up. She had heard from others that there was a kind of cold noodle food in Qingshi Town which was very popular.
There are people in their town who make it, but they gave up because it wasn't tasty.
"Really? Then thank you first, auntie."
"You're welcome." Li Wanyue smiled and shook her head.
In an instant, all of Zhao Suying's family members left.
Zhao Wenhu and Zhao Wenliang looked at each other and then at Li Wanyue: "Cousin, you won't really make us your slaves, will you?"
"What else? Did I spend the money in vain? My uncle and aunt were not mad at you to death, but they were sick. Didn't you see how skinny they are and how much older they look? I dare not keep you at home, lest you make me angry to death.
The autumn harvest will be the day after tomorrow. After the harvest, we will also plant potatoes and sweet potatoes. It's a good opportunity for you to stay and work. After these are done, I will have someone send you to another family. A manager I know happens to need slaves, so I will send you to him.
Don't even think about running away. If your indentures are given to others, they will be innocent if they beat you to death."
After saying that, Li Wanyue turned and walked into the yard.
When the two heard that their family members were so thin, they felt extremely guilty. But when they heard that they were going to be sent to someone else's home, they were dumbfounded. They thought their cousin was too cruel.
It's okay to be a slave in their family, but how can they be good if I send her to someone else's family? I felt extremely regretful, wondering why I couldn't control myself.
They looked at Zhao Suying and begged, "Aunt, please help us persuade our cousin. We really won't do it again."
Zhao Suying sighed, "Your cousin is the boss of our family. No one can change her decision. You guys go wash up later. I'll ask Dachuan to find you two sets of clothes. You guys just live in the front yard and don't even think about running away.
Yueyue said, if you run away, you will be refugees and will be caught by the government. If you are caught, you will die. If you work hard and behave well, I will plead for you. If you don’t work hard, you will always be a slave.”
Li Dachuan took them to wash up, and Li Erhu found some worn-out coarse linen clothes, which he had originally intended to use as rags. There were still a few pieces left, which were just right for them to wear.
Seeing that their stomachs were growling with hunger, Li Dachuan gave them steamed buns, pickles, and the leftover mushroom soup from lunch. The two of them wolfed down the food, and then Li Dachuan took them to the field to plow the soil.
On the other side, Zhao Mancang and his group were riding on a ox cart heading home.
Aunt Wang wiped her tears, and Zhao Mancang said, "What's there to cry about? That rebellious son has ruined the family to such an extent that the second son's wife wants to divorce him. We can't ignore the other children just for him.
If it weren't for Yueyue today, we would have either sold our land to pay off their debts and starved to death, or we would have lost our hands and feet, and that's just being a slave. As long as he stops blocking us, we can live well."
Zhao Manliang nodded: "Brother is right. If they don't change, our children will be affected."
Wang said: "I didn't say Yueyue did anything wrong. I'm just sad that a good child has become like this."
"Okay, from now on, as long as they behave themselves, the master won't make things difficult for them, and they won't go to block the market again. We don't have to live in fear all day long."
Zhao Manliang said, "Brother, give this piece of fine cotton cloth to Xiuying. She is also implicated by us, which is why she is not welcomed by the Zhang family."
"Yes, I'll give it to her when we get to the village."
In the Zhang family car, Zhang Dahai looked at Zhao Xiuying and said gently, "Xiuying, business has been bad these days, and I'm upset. I didn't treat you well. I will be careful in the future. Don't take it to heart."
Zhao Suying just nodded silently.
Then he said to Zhang Suisui, "Suisui, go to Daohua Village with your mother more often to play with your cousin Yueyue, and learn from her."
"I know, Dad."
Zhao Xiuying said, "You should learn how to deal with things from others. You should be more confident and generous, but you don't have to bother others all the time. I see Yueyue is very busy and doesn't have much time to play with you."
"I know, mother."
Arriving at Shangwan Village, the group got off the carriage. He held a piece of moon-white cloth for Zhao Xiuying. Zhao Xiuying refused, and He said, "My eldest sister gave me three pieces of cloth, one for each of the three brothers and sisters."
Only then did Zhao Xiuying accept it.
The Zhao Mancang brothers gave her another five taels of silver: "We'll give you this much first, and we'll give you more when we make money later."
Zhao Xiuying refused: "Brother, the Zhang family is not so poor that they can't afford to eat. You can use the money to pay them back first."
"Take it. Don't let the Zhang family look down on you. Those two bastards won't cause any more trouble now. If we work hard, we will save enough money to pay off the debt."
"Then I'll keep it. Big brother, if you have any difficulties in the future, you must tell me."
"That's enough. My brother-in-law gave me a lot. It's enough."
After the Zhang family left, the two brothers of the Zhao family went home. Without even taking a break, they quickly took out their homemade account books.
After counting, the total amount of money owed was twenty-two taels.
Li Youshan gave the two brothers a total of twenty taels. They had just given five taels to Zhao Xiuying, so there were fifteen taels left.
I was prepared to take out twelve taels of silver and first pay back the money owed to those relatives and friends whose family conditions were not so good.
If your family is better off, you can pay it back later.
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Daohua Village Lijia
In the main room, Li Wanyue repeated Xie Yan's words. Li Sandong was very excited and naturally wanted to go out and see the world.
During this period of time, he has been to many occasions with Li Wanyue, and he has become smarter than before. He wants to see a bigger place.
Li Erhu said, "How about you, big brother, go ahead. We can't just leave our parents and sister at home. I'll stay and take care of them."
Li Dachuan shook his head: "Second brother should go. You are smarter than me. I have not even been to the county town many times. It would be bad if I went to other places and got into trouble."
Li Wanyue said, "Don't worry, brother. Xie Yan said that he would greet the local officials, and if it's a nearby place, he will be back in a month. I think you should all go out and take a look."
Li Youshan nodded. As long as the child wanted to go, he would support him.
Li Dachuan still shook his head: "The autumn harvest is coming soon, I'd better do some work at home. When I have nothing to do in the future, I can also take my parents, Guixiang and the children to the capital to play for a few days."
Li Erhu agreed, "Then I'll stay too. You guys have to harvest in autumn, plant potatoes, and make soap and bean paste. You're too busy. When you have some free time, let's go somewhere else to play."
Li Youshan said, "We don't have much rice at home, and we can harvest it in a few days. If you want to go, go ahead, don't worry about home."
In the end, Li Dachuan and Li Erhu both decided to stay, only Li Sandong decided to leave.
The next day, Li Sandong went to the county government office to tell Xie Yan his idea. Xie Yan asked him to pack up and be ready to leave at any time.
Then Li Sandong went to Liuxi Town again.
He taught Zhao Xiuying how to make cold noodles and sauce, and said that she could use spices to marinate meat, eggs or fried tofu slices, as well as vegetables, and sell them together with sesame cakes.
The autumn harvest is coming soon, and many people are willing to eat more in order to replenish their energy.
You can also use the sauce to mix some cold dishes. When the weather is too hot, refreshing things will sell better.
Zhao Xiuying wrote it down carefully. She naturally knew the importance of this recipe, and quickly promised not to let anyone else know the recipe.
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