"I heard that the annual township exam is about to start, doesn't Brother Yuan need to prepare for the exam? If you are admitted to become an official in the future, my sister will still rely on you. Shen Yue shirked Zhang Yuan's help without a trace.

Zhang Yuan's eyes darkened when he heard this: "Yes, I still have to prepare for the exam, so it's inconvenient to come, so I'll leave first." ”

After speaking, he staggered away with some steps.

Subsequently, Niu Dazhuang and Aunt Liu also left.

Shen Yue closed the small door, packed up all the things, and went to the cellar to take a look, this cellar was she asked Niu Dazhuang to help dig it, it took a lot of thought, but it can store a lot of food, the cellar in this weather is equivalent to a natural freezer, Shen Yue put the meat and vegetables here, it will not be bad for a long time, and it has done her a great favor.

After checking the cellar, it was also dark, Shen Yue lay on the bed to rest after washing, but his mind was thinking about what the chickens and sheep should do, and after having a general idea, Shen Yue fell asleep in a daze.

The next day, Shen Yue and Aunt Liu went to the town, wearing this world for so long, Shen Yue was thinking about knocking down others and feeding herself, and she hadn't done a good job yet, taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Yue decided to take a good look at the world outside the Happy Village.

The town they came to was called Sifang Town, and as it literally suggests, the whole town was boxy, and even the streets were neatly planned.

Sifang Town is very large, it is the only way to the capital, so there are a lot of traders and travelers, there is an endless stream of restaurants and teahouses on both sides, and there is a special alley as a place for fireworks, Shen Yue passed by from the alley, you can see a lot of women wearing red and green at the door to solicit customers.

There are many big families in the town like Xu Xiucai or even more than him.

After walking around, Shen Yue didn't buy much, but she felt that this town was more suitable for business than Happy Village, but now that she was shy, she naturally couldn't think about it.

On another street, Shen Yue couldn't help but feel angry when she saw someone putting children in cages and openly selling them.

Seeing this, Aunt Liu sighed and said: "Although it is a peaceful and prosperous era now, there are still many poor people in the family, and no matter how much the emperor is a Ming Jun, he can't take care of it so carefully, but he just pity these children." ”

Shen Yue couldn't bear to look at it at a glance, and was about to leave, but saw a clear eye in a group of children, she looked over, and saw that it was a seven or eight-year-old little girl, her face was cleaned, she could see that she was a delicate child, the clothes on her body were tattered, she seemed to know her situation, she didn't cry, just stared ahead, Shen Yue saw strength and refusal to admit defeat in her eyes, I don't know why, her heart softened all of a sudden.

She walked straight up to the vendor: "How does that little girl sell?" ”

The hawker was stunned, the girl in front of him was only thirteen or fourteen years old, and she was not well dressed, but her temperament could not be ignored. ”

Shen Yue frowned, she didn't like this tone of treating people as goods.

"I bought it." Shen Yue even went to pay for it.

"Yue girl, twenty wen is not cheap, why do you want to buy a girl?" Aunt Liu stepped forward and asked eagerly.

"Aunt Liu, now the restaurant is in need of manpower, this money is not unjustly spent, don't worry."

Seeing Shen Yue say this, Aunt Liu couldn't say anything more.

The little girl was carried to Shen Yue by the hawker like a cargo, then took the money and counted it, and then released her.

Seeing this, the other children who were locked in the cage all showed envious eyes, Shen Yue could only leave, now she didn't have such a great ability to help them, but one day, Shen Yue hoped that she could let such children have a place to live.

The little girl followed Shen Yue home, and on the way, Shen Yue bought a dress for the little girl.

When she got home, the little girl took a bath, changed into clothes, and became a little more agile.

"Do you have a name?" Shen Yue asked.

"Back to the girl, the slave is called Erya." The little girl said timidly.

"You don't have to call yourself a slave, I'm not a young lady, just call me sister, you also see, I opened a small restaurant, I need you to help me with chores, are you willing? If you don't want to, I can give you some money to go home. Shen Yue said.

Hearing this, Erya knelt down: "Ask my sister to take Erya in, Erya was sold by her parents to traffickers, if you go back, she will definitely be sold again, Erya doesn't want to go home, Erya serves her sister for a lifetime." ”

Shen Yue hurriedly helped Erya up and patted the dust on her knees: "Okay, okay, if you don't go back, don't go back, don't kneel to me, I'm also from a poor family, if you don't dislike it, follow me." ”

Erya's eyes were slightly red when she heard this, and she wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Shen Yue, but was stopped by Shen Yue.

"Erya's name is not very good, let me give you a name, Lingxiu, Zhong Lingyuxiu, what do you think?" Shen Yue said.

Although Er Ya didn't understand the meaning, but also knew that it was a good word, he nodded hurriedly, Er Ya is actually not a name, just because he is second in the family, he is called Erya, and his father and mother have never thought of naming her, and now that she has such a name, Er Ya only feels warm in her chest.

Soon it was noon, Shen Yue opened the door to welcome guests, there were not many guests today, Lingxiu's hands and feet were very diligent, helping Shen Yue, so that Shen Yue reduced a lot of work.

After the guests left, Shen Yue began to cook the new dish he came up with last night, mutton soup, in the stove room.

The flesh and bones of the sheep were separated, Lingxiu washed the meat and bones clean for Shen Yue's use, and when Shen Yue was about to start, she was about to leave, she knew that there were some skills that she was unwilling to reveal.

Shen Yue let her stay: "Lingxiu, you also have to learn some cooking skills, in the future, we will definitely make the restaurant bigger, and I hope you can be on your own when the time comes." ”

Hearing this, Lingxiu nodded, and her eyes were more determined to Shen Yue's heartfelt heart.

Shen Yue cut the lamb backbone into sections, put the whole mutton into the pot, add water, take out the meat after the water boils, then add boiling water to the pot, put the lamb backbone ginger cubes and boil over high heat, change to low heat, and cook on low heat for two quarters of an hour until the soup turns white.

Finally, add the lamb and an appropriate amount of mutton oil, simmer and cook for another quarter of an hour.

Then remove the boiled lamb, let it cool and cut it into thin slices.

Take out a small bowl, put chopped green onions and salt in the bowl, then add the lamb slices, then pour in the boiling mutton soup, sprinkle with some coriander, and a simple bowl of mutton soup is complete.

Shen Yue served a bowl for Lingxiu and a bowl for herself.

When you drink it in your mouth, there is no smell at all, and the sheep here seem to be different from modern sheep.

The mutton soup is fragrant and delicious, the mutton is soft and rotten, Lingxiu is reluctant to drink it in one gulp, and drinks it in small sips, slowly, his body is also sweating, and he feels that the whole person is refreshed and indescribably comfortable.