Chapter 23 Yang Si Niang (Additional chapter for my dear ones)
Su Yanli disagreed with closing the breakfast stall on the 18th of the twelfth lunar month. "The government office has to be open until the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, and then back on duty on the 4th of the first lunar month. There are only seven days off in total. If we close the stall too early, won't others take advantage of the situation?"
Su Ruojin: ...
Didn't they say that the government would not be allowed to work on the 19th day of the twelfth lunar month? Wait, she seemed to remember that the only dynasty that had a one-month holiday during the Spring Festival was the Qing Dynasty, while the prosperous Tang and elegant Song dynasties had seven days. Oh my, she thought that since Su Yanli had a holiday, the court would also have a holiday, but she didn't expect that it was mixed up.
Su Yanli saw his daughter's annoyed face and said with a smile: "The Imperial College is different from the government office. The government allows an extra ten days before and after the New Year."
Isn't it the winter vacation in the future? What should we do now? If the breakfast stalls are not removed, the stalls in the temple market will not be able to be maintained!
Seeing that his daughter's face was wrinkled like a bitter gourd, Su Yanli smiled and reminded, "How are the two guys selling candied haws now?"
Sure enough, Su Ruojin was immediately enlightened, "The candied haws have been sold to small vendors, and Brother Dashi and Brother Ershi have almost finished their training, so they can be withdrawn."
She thought about it for a while and immediately came up with an idea, "Let Madam Dong and Brother Ershi continue to run the breakfast stall, while Uncle Shutong and Big Brother will go to Xiangguo Temple to set up the stall."
Busy days always pass quickly. It seemed that Uncle Feng came back from his hometown in the blink of an eye. This time, he not only drove a mule cart himself, but also brought another mule cart with him. Suddenly, the door of the Su family was filled with two large mule carts.
The neighbors were all standing at the door watching the fun.
Mrs. Feng, the housekeeper of the Xue family on the left, saw the second lady of the Su family coming out and asked with a smile: "Second lady, are the hawthorns in the sack for making candied haws?"
Last time Cheng Yingzhen fainted, Mother Feng came to help her. Su Ruojin remembered the favor and nodded with a smile, "Wait until my Mother Dong is done, and I'll give it to Wulang and Liuniang to eat."
"You're too polite, Madam." Mother Feng looked at the two carts full of sacks piled up like small mountains and was secretly amazed at how many pounds they must have. She smiled and turned into the yard. Seeing Wulang and Liuniang standing at the door, she reached out to take them home.
Xue Wulang and Xue Lingchuan, as well as Xue Liuniang and Xue Huilan, the brother and sister, refused to enter the house. They held hands and stood at the door, watching the sacks being unloaded at the door of the Su family. They smacked their lips unconsciously, and it was obvious that they were savoring the deliciousness of the candied haws.
Mother Feng lowered her head and whispered in the brother and sister's ears, "If you don't go in, Madam will be unhappy and won't allow you to eat candied haws."
The brother and sister felt threatened by Mother Feng, and were led into the yard unwillingly with pouting lips. The old gatekeeper closed the gate and stood alone at the door watching the Su family unload the goods. He didn't expect that the eighth-rank doctor of the Five Classics didn't even have a manager and he had to stand at the door himself watching people carry sacks. Their life was really difficult.
Yang Birong, the daughter of the right-hand man Yang Si Niang, is the same age as Su Ruojin, six years old. Although she is a young girl, she is also very naughty. The maids in the house cannot stop her, and she has already stood beside Su Ruojin, "Ajin, now we can make more candied haws." Looking at the sack, it was as if she saw the sweet candied haws, and her saliva was almost coming out.
The Su family has lived in this alley for more than half a year, but they are not familiar with their neighbors, especially two months ago when the Su family was very tight on money. The Xue and Yang families would send small gifts during festivals, but the gifts the Su family gave back were not as good as what they gave back, so after one or two times, the two families seldom sent gifts to each other.
After having food for these two months, Su Ruojin would send some to the left and right families. On the one hand, it was to thank them for their help when Cheng Yingzhen fainted. On the other hand, out of selfish motives, she deliberately leaked the news that these food recipes and businesses were all for the purpose of preparing a dowry for her daughter.
Unexpectedly, the fourth daughter of the Yang family on the right likes the Su family's food very much. She has been very close to Su Ruojin in the past month and always wants to come and play with Su Ruojin. Su Ruojin is not a real child, so she has no time to play with a real little kid like her. If she really pesters her, she will just play with her in the alley for a while, just to take a break and relax.
Seeing her sticking to her ingratiatingly, he turned around and said with a smile, "I'll get you a new snack after these sacks are unloaded."
Yang Si Niang Yang Birong's small almond-shaped eyes lit up instantly, "Really?"
Su Ruojin had no time to chatter with the little brat. She stared intently at the two carts, watching Uncle Feng and the village head moving the sacks.
Yang Si Niang tilted her head and pursed her lips to watch for a while, then suddenly ran home quickly on her calves, and as soon as she entered the yard, she shouted, "Mother... Mother..."
(End of this chapter)
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