Xiao Lei came back and helped his sister-in-law thresh the rice; there were still two-fifths of the rice left to thresh.
"good".
Wei Yuyan swung the tool repeatedly, threshing the rice grains down.
"Sister-in-law, we've come to help you."
The two older women came over again.
"Sisters-in-law, it must be tiring for you to run back and forth like this. Here's some mung bean soup. Come on, have some before you start."
Wei Yuyan ladled out two bowls of mung bean soup.
"Look, it's as if we came to help just to get some mung bean soup."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua took a sip and felt really refreshed.
"That's right, my sister-in-law is very generous."
Sister-in-law Zhang exclaimed that it was extravagant, as she couldn't bear to put so much sugar in her own mung bean soup.
"We work so hard just so we can eat and drink well. We can't afford to miss out on food."
Wei Yuyan just wanted to finish threshing the rice quickly and then get some rest.
"What my sister-in-law said is so true. Isn't this all we've ever done in our lives? Just eat, drink, and relieve ourselves."
After finishing their mung bean soup, the two women got busy, hoping to finish everything today.
"The two brothers said they won't be coming to eat tonight, so you can eat here instead."
"Let's just have fried rice. It's leftovers from lunch today. I'll add two eggs and make fried rice for you guys."
Wei Yuyan noticed that it was almost time, and her two sisters-in-law might have to go to town soon, so they should eat early.
"Oh, sister-in-law, really, there's no need. We've prepared food at home."
Sister-in-law Zhang was still banging on it.
"I don't care, as long as you work for me, you have to eat."
Wei Yuyan went straight to the kitchen and started cooking.
"Alright, sister-in-law, that's just how my sister-in-law is. Let's hurry up and finish this last bit."
Seeing her sister-in-law's reaction, Xiuhua's sister-in-law knew she couldn't refuse.
The two of them put all their effort into threshing the remaining rice.
"Dinner's ready! Oh dear, you've all finished eating?"
Wei Yuyan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that there was only a pile of rice grains left in the yard.
"Yes, we should eat more. I don't know if you have enough food at home."
Xiuhua joked with Wei Yuyan while washing her hands.
"Alright, you can have my bowl too."
Wei Yuyan, both amused and exasperated, called out to everyone to come and eat.
"They're not going to have a good meal."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua ate heartily. Her younger brother and sister-in-law's food was oily and delicious. This mixed fried rice was even more fragrant than meat.
"I told them I'd buy them pig's trotters to cook next time, and if there's no meat, I won't invite them."
Wei Yuyan knew that her two older brothers were also trying to avoid suspicion.
"We haven't had pig's trotters in a long time. Now that you mention it, I'm actually craving them."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua chimed in.
"You always said that our grain didn't come from thin air, but now look what's happened, we've had a bumper harvest this time."
This rice will last Xiaolei, Qianqian, and me almost two years. Don't refuse when we invite you over for meals in the future!
This time, the two mu of land yielded more than 600 jin of rice. After hulling, there should still be 500 jin of rice.
"Our family also had a bumper harvest. When are you coming to my house for dinner?"
Sister-in-law Xiuhua had been wanting everyone to come over for a meal for a long time, but she was too busy working at the steamed bun shop every day.
"You haven't invited me yet, have you?"
Wei Yuyan knew that Sister-in-law Xiuhua was just too busy, otherwise she would have invited her long ago.
"Okay, almost there. Once I teach them the three seasonings, it'll be about time. They can take turns going to the shop, and I can get some rest too."
After Wei Yuyan stopped going to town, Sister-in-law Xiuhua worked the hardest, but recently, after teaching her for a while, everyone felt that they had almost mastered it.
"OK".
Wei Yuyan nodded and quickly finished the rice in her bowl. She would have to collect or cover the rice later, otherwise it would be troublesome if it rained at night.
"Sister-in-law, we'll be going now, it's getting late."
The two men still need to go back to town. They've worked hard these past two days, so we won't let them go. Let them get some rest tomorrow.
The next day, at the village chief's house.
"Oh dear, Cuifang, why are you back again?"
The village chief's wife was startled when she saw her daughter come in through the door. Hadn't she just returned home a couple of days ago? Why was she here again?
"Mother, what are you saying? I can't come back yet. I have something to tell you."
Liu Cuifang turned around and closed the door.
"Cuifang is back. What happened?"
The village chief watched as his daughter closed the door and wondered if something had happened.
"Today my cousin and I were eating steamed buns in town. Guess who I ran into."
Liu Cuifang kept everyone in suspense.
"Who did you run into?"
The village chief's wife hadn't even reacted yet.
"Wu Chen's wife?"
The village chief guessed it, because there had been rumors that Wu Chen's wife and the Zhang family were selling steamed buns together.
"Yes, Dad is so smart. Did you know that they opened a steamed bun shop?"
Previously, it was the second son and his wife who were selling, but now the eldest son and his wife are also selling.”
Liu Cuifang's words were truly brilliant.
"Really? They must have made a fortune. They must have earned a lot of money to open a shop so quickly, and with so many people working together."
The village chief took out his pipe, took a puff, and seemed to be deep in thought.
"Cuifang, you came back just for this?"
The village chief's wife looked at Liu Cuifang with confusion. What does it have to do with us if someone sells steamed buns and opens a steamed bun shop? Why did she come all this way back to promote it?
"What is it, Mom? I just wanted to tell you that selling steamed buns is sure to make money."
"How about we try selling steamed buns? Especially Mom's skills, they're simply amazing."
Liu Cuifang revealed her purpose.
"Oh, we sell steamed buns too? My skills aren't that great."
It's just the right amount of saltiness, nothing special.
The village chief's wife waved her hand, "Don't I know my own cooking skills?"
"Their best-selling item is mushroom and meat sauce buns. Look, I even bought all the meat for you, Mom. You should try them."
Liu Cuifang remained relentless.
“Cuifang has already bought them all, so you should give it a try. Show us your best and see if you can make it taste better than theirs.”
After listening to his daughter's words, the village chief thought they made a lot of sense. He thought that if he opened a steamed bun shop, he might still be the village chief.
"Then I'll give it a try, Cuifang. What do you suggest? Mushrooms?"
The village chief's wife was completely baffled. Mushroom and meat sauce buns—she had never even heard of such buns before, and had no idea what they tasted like.
"Yes, the buns are filled with mushrooms and meat. These buns are very popular and taste delicious."
Liu Cuifang nodded. She didn't know how to make dumplings, but she knew how to eat them. Her mother's cooking skills were also quite good, so she should be able to succeed.
"I'm going to pack now. You can have lunch here. You must be tired from your journey. Go and rest in bed."
The village chief's wife took the pork belly back to the kitchen to find mushrooms, and before leaving, she reminded her daughter to get some rest.
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