Chapter 4 Tofu



In the room, Su Qiuya carefully counted the copper coins. They made more than thirty coins today. The main reason was that there were not many cakes, and also because they had just started selling them and few people knew about it.

"We'll just sell pancakes for now. After a few days, we'll have to sell other things," Su Qiuya said. "Those people just think the pancakes we sell are different and fresh."

Su Qiuya was willing to use some materials and calculated the cost, so the profit might not be that high. But if she sold more, she could make some money.

"By the way, I heard from mother that the eldest wife bought a lot of things?" Su Qiuya was a little worried. The eldest wife was so unthrifty that she was afraid they would shamelessly ask for money in the future. "We still have to move as soon as possible."

I'm not afraid of thieves stealing, I'm afraid of thieves thinking about it.

What if those people ran into their house to steal things? Su Qiuya’s stepmother once ran into her room to steal things. What a shameless person she is.

Su Qiuya's maternal grandfather's family was a little more powerful, allowing her to use more of the dowry left by her biological mother.

With a stepmother like that, she couldn't possibly imagine how good Liu's father and mother could be. A legitimate mother, not a biological mother, was almost the same as a stepmother.

Su Qiuya didn't care about the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children. She had no blood relationship with Liu's father or mother. The most important thing was her own small family. What happened to other people was none of her business.

"Yes, we need to move." Liu Yanbo nodded.

"Look, all of us bastards and their wives are crammed into this house. If we didn't have children, I'm afraid there wouldn't be enough space." Su Qiuya said, "The eldest house is better. It's just one house with several rooms. Even the two children have their own rooms."

Su Qiuya deliberately said this in front of Liu Yanbo because she didn't want her husband to care about those people. In fact, she also knew that it was okay for a couple to live in the same room, and it couldn't be said to be crowded, but the room was not as big as before.

It’s just that Su Qiuya is afraid that Liu Yanbo will be foolishly filial, and she hopes that Liu Yanbo can focus on their little family.

"This side is fully occupied, and there are still empty rooms over there." Su Qiuya said, "When it comes to dividing the family, the eldest house will get the most things."

"Yes, I know everything." Liu Yanbo nodded.

Meanwhile, Liu Yulian soaked soybeans, preparing to make some tofu tomorrow and buy some vegetables. After all, if they had to work the fields, they would also have to treat them to lunch, and those people would eat at home sooner or later.

At that time, many families only ate two meals a day, and it was rare to eat three meals a day. It was only when working that one had to eat more.

"I read in a book before that different plants have different growth conditions, so people also need to care for these crops differently," Liu Yulian said. "It just so happens that it's this time of year, so I'll give it a try and plant some autumn cotton and wheat first."

"Okay, give it a try." Liu's mother didn't stop her. After all, the fields were too desolate. She had asked before, and the price was very low if they were rented out. It would be better to let her daughter have some fun. That would make her feel better and stop her from dwelling on the good old days.

Mother Liu wanted to learn how to do something, but her embroidery wasn't very good. She was originally a noble lady, the mistress of a marquis's mansion, and usually had embroiderers to do the work. She embroidered less, so her work wasn't that good.

Fortunately, my daughter can do some embroidery work and earn some money.

By the evening, Liu Yulian had finished making the ointment. It was basically the same as the ointment in Liu Yulian's space. Perhaps the ointment in the space was of better quality, but there weren't that many things in the space, and the land in the space couldn't grow that many things.

Even if she could plant the crops with a wave of her hand, she couldn't keep taking things from the space.

Liu Yulian believed that the existence of that space was like a huge cake, full of temptation. It all depended on whether she could resist the temptation and learn something real.

If you keep relying on space and it disappears one day, you’re doomed.

Therefore, Liu Yulian did not plan to use more of the things in the space, but to learn more. She wanted to prepare those things outside and promote them. That was the most suitable path.

In the room, Liu Yanjing sat on a stool. He had been beaten and then exiled, and his health had never been better.

"This medicine is black and looks a bit like a dog-skin plaster." Liu Yanjing joked, but he was thinking in his heart how much silver these herbs would cost.

The once innocent and romantic sister now has to bear the responsibility of supporting the family. It's also because his legs are not good and he can't do anything. Even if he goes to copy books for others, who would let him copy books?

"This isn't a dog-skin plaster," Liu Yulian said, "but it's quite effective. Of course, it's not suitable for internal injuries. If it works well, I'll go sell ointments someday."

"Embroidery and ointment, how many books have you read?" Liu Yanjing didn't think Liu Yulian was telling the truth and thought she was joking. "Is it all written in those books?"

"It's not written in the book, so why are you saying your lovely sister is a fairy?" Liu Yulian said with a smile. She had already applied medicine to her brother's wound. "It will feel a little cool at first, but it will get a little warm later. If red bumps appear on your skin, wash off the ointment quickly."

Liu Yulian was worried that her brother would be allergic to these ointments. She couldn't guarantee that her brother would not be allergic to the substances in them, so she sat here for a while.

"Brother." Liu Yulian pulled out a purse containing a few coins and some coppers. She was worried that her brother didn't have any money, that he wasn't as good at hiding it as their father was. Her two nephews and nieces were young and would inevitably need money.

It is better for brother to have some money than to have no money at all. Liu Yulian was worried that her brother would not dare to ask them for money.

"You take it." Liu Yanjing didn't want it.

"Brother, you bought me so many jewelry and things before, and you would bring me gifts every time you went out for a few days." Liu Yulian understood this. Her brother was so good to her before, and she couldn't ignore her brother just because he was not doing well now.

"Those gifts..." Liu Yanjing thought that those gifts were not only bought by himself, but also by that person.

But their whole family has been exiled here now, and Liu Yanjing doesn’t know whether that family will recognize his sister’s engagement again, but the future brother-in-law is still a good person, and he is often asked to bring some things to Liu Yulian.

At this time, Liu Yanjing didn't say much, for fear that it would fail and make his sister sad.

"I did buy some." Liu Yanjing said. He brought a gift for his sister, and that person also gave one. "That's all in the past."

"It's over, so you should be nice to me." Liu Yulian said.

When Liu Yulian arrived at the door, she saw her nephew and niece standing there. Now there was no nanny to take care of them, no servants, and it was Liu's mother who took care of them.

"Come on, auntie will make you steamed eggs." Liu Yulian held the hands of her nephew and niece.

The nephew looked at Liu Yulian. His name was Liu Qingyun. He was a little nervous and said, "Aunt, we don't eat eggs."

Little Liu Qingyun knew that their family was no longer the same as before. They couldn't eat the food they once had, and everything had to be paid for. He had even heard his grandmother talking about firewood money and sighing during the day.

Liu Qingyun just hoped that his father's injury would heal soon so that he and his sister wouldn't have to eat eggs.

"You two are still growing, how can you not eat?" Liu Yulian didn't want the two children to suffer any more, so she still made some food for them. "There's no need to worry so much about the children. We have ways to make money."

"Aunt is also young." Liu Qingyun said.

"..." Liu Yulian knew that she was not very old, "but I am older than you, and my generation is also higher than yours."

Liu Yulian bought a lot of things today, enough for them to eat for a few days. As for eggs, there were people selling eggs in the village, so they could go there to buy them. As for raising chickens and ducks...

Forget it.

Having maxed out her life skills doesn't mean she doesn't have to do anything. She can't possibly do everything. She's not a supernatural being.

Liu Yulian entered the kitchen, and the fire was not so easy to light... There is no fire-making item in the full-level life skills. Which game would specifically write about this item? It is enough to be able to light the fire. As for whether it is good or not, that is not certain.

As for the heat of the food, Liu Yulian could control it. She thought that making fire was indeed a technical job. She really wanted to control the Dan Fire directly. Liu Yulian thought about it and actually put the Dan Fire in directly, just to make sure the fire was not too strong and did not burn through the iron pot.

She is such a clever little girl!

Liu's mother didn't know much about making fire, and she wasn't very good at it. She also didn't know how long the firewood would last, so she couldn't keep an eye on it. This gave Liu Yulian an opportunity to operate, and she quickly made the steamed eggs.

Liu Yulian steamed five bowls of egg custard, just enough for one person.

Mother Liu felt bad when she saw that there was some minced meat on the egg custard. They used to eat good things like bird's nest, but it was not like this.

"I'll feed her." Mother Liu looked at her little granddaughter. She was still young, and she would slowly let her learn to eat on her own. She looked at her daughter and said, "After you finish eating, put the bowl over there and I'll wash it."

"Mom, why don't we buy a maid to cook?" Liu Yulian looked at her mother's hands. Her mother was not good at doing these things at all. "I have some embroidery here. I can sell it and buy a maid to cook and take care of our daughter."

"Where did you get so much silver?" Liu's mother asked, "We still have to wait a little longer."

"You can't save money on this." Liu Yulian didn't want to keep running to the kitchen. She still had to enjoy what she should enjoy. "Don't worry, the prices here are much lower than in Beijing. We can handle it."

Liu Yulian had no plans to ask the village women to help take care of the child, as those women always had to go home, which was inconvenient. She thought it would be more convenient to just buy someone, as she would have to take care of other things later.

The next day, Liu Yulian made tofu and sent it to some nearby neighbors, giving each family a large piece of tofu to build good relationships and make it easier to find people to do the work later.

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