Chapter 7: Détente
"Won't go. As long as you don't drive me out, and your father doesn't drive me, I won't leave. I'm going to stay and grow up with Xiaoxi'er! Meng Yuxuan affirmed.
"Great. So what do I call you? Mother? Are you going to be my mother? Shangguan Xi hugged Meng Yuxuan's neck and smiled happily.
"This ...... Your dad hasn't agreed yet. You call me aunt, right? Meng Yuxuan thought about it, and her cheeks turned red. How about calling me Aunt Xuan? ”
"Good. Aunt Xuan. Shangguan Xi shouted loudly.
"Since Xiaoxi'er has no other problems, Aunt Xuan is going to cook. Hungry, aren't you? I'll make you something to eat later. Meng Yuxuan looked at the child in her arms dotingly.
"Well, can I help? I wanted to help in the future, but my dad wouldn't let me. In fact, I was really bored when I stayed in my room all day. Shangguan Xi pouted aggrievedly.
"Good. That's going to help me light the fire. Meng Yuxuan took Shangguan Xi's little hand and walked to the kitchen.
In the next room, Shangguan Huan was lying on the bed, the sound in his ears was getting shallower and shallower, and he could only faintly hear the frolicking of the two. Warmth flashed in those deep eyes, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
Although in his eyes, having a woman is the same as not having a woman, Xi'er seems to need such a person to accompany him. At least you can talk to him and laugh with him. For so many years, he had never seen Xi'er so energetic. This is the mental state that a child should have. For Xi'er's sake, as long as the woman doesn't do anything to hurt him, he can tolerate her.
From the kitchen came the louder and louder laughter of the two. Along with the sound, there is a tangy scent. It didn't take long for Shangguan Xi to bring the food into the house.
"Dad, you eat." Shangguan Xi restrained a lot in front of Shangguan Huan.
"What about her?" Shangguan Huan struggled to sit up.
"Aunt Xuan went to tidy up the vegetable garden. She said that the yard was big and it was too wasteful to always be empty. She grows some vegetables, so we don't have to buy vegetables to eat in the future. "It's only been a few hours, and Shangguan Xi was full of smiles when he mentioned Meng Yuxuan." Dad, can you eat it? Why don't I call Aunt Xuan in and feed you? ”
Shangguan Huan looked at Shangguan Xi's starry eyes, and felt funny for no reason. Who did this kid learn all this nonsense from?
The woman didn't do anything to him, and he was just bribed?
"No, I'll eat it myself." Shangguan Huan looked at the meat porridge and egg cakes in the bowl, and suddenly felt an appetite.
He's not a good cook. It's good luck that I haven't poisoned the two of them all these years. I ate normal food for the past two days.
In the yard, Meng Yuxuan turned over the ground to grow vegetables. For two days in a row, in addition to serving the father and son's three meals and packing up their clothes, she spent the rest of her time planting vegetables and embroidering. The Penglai space was empty there, and there was no time to take care of it. After all, it is already very tiring to turn over the ground and plant vegetables during the day, and if she goes to the space to plant vegetables at night, she doesn't know if she will be able to get up the next day.
On the third day, there was finally a small vegetable patch in the yard. Once she had planned the place, she began to think about how to make money as quickly as possible.
Since ancient times, if you want to make money, you have to do business. Now that the family is running out of food, it must be used as a method of quick money, and it cannot be delayed.
There are still more than 400 wen left in the last money, and she handed over the handkerchief in her hand to the embroidery pavilion, and when the time comes, she can still earn 100 wen after returning the deposit, which is still 600 wen.
The cost of 600 Wen is not much, nor is it small. She thought about it, and there was another way to make money, and that was to sell dim sum.
Snacks can be stored, so you don't have to worry about not eating when it's cold. She can make the dim sum at home and carry it to the town to sell. Or sell it directly to a big restaurant. As long as the taste is good, there is no need to worry about no sales. After all, her skills in making dim sum are still good.
It's just that...... What snacks should I make?
She used to make dim sum to please the young master of the Li family, but later she fell into the dust and wanted to please those noble young masters, so what she learned to make was high-end dim sum. However, even if she could make high-end dim sum, would ordinary people be able to afford it?
High-end dim sum costs a lot of money just to buy materials, and 600 wen is enough for ordinary farmers to live for half a year, but they can't even buy waste materials for high-end dim sum. Therefore, no matter what aspect you consider, it is not appropriate to make high-end dim sum. She had to find a way to make delicious snacks with little material cost.
"That's right, Penglai Space." Meng Yuxuan looked around, didn't see anyone else, and entered the space with a thought.
How did she forget the big bookstore in Penglai space? The books there cover a variety of fields and may be able to unravel her puzzles.
As soon as you enter the space, you will find a green vegetable patch in front of you. There are several hawthorn trees around the vegetable patch, and the trees bear countless fruits. It's a pity that she didn't find other saplings, otherwise she would have been able to grow more fruit. After her experiments in the past few days, the land in Penglai Space is indeed magical, allowing all plants to mature quickly. It's just that the growth cycle is also fast and slow.
The cabbage she planted in the space three days ago is ready to eat. If it weren't for the fear of arousing the suspicion of others, she would have long wanted to taste the dishes that only the gods were blessed to eat.
"Check the recipe for the dim sum first." Meng Yuxuan walked to the study. As she passed by the well outside the house, she habitually drank a few sips of cool and delicious well water with a scoop.
The well water is cold and cold, with a hint of sweetness. Even though she drinks it several times a day, she still likes to drink the well water. And, I don't know if it's an illusion, she always feels that her skin feels like a peeled egg, not only smooth, but also as rosy as rouge. There is a mirror in the space, which was left by the owner of the space. Every time she took a photo, she couldn't believe it. In her previous life, she was also a beautiful woman with excellent appearance, but compared with her now, both her temperament and appearance seem ordinary.
Meng Yuxuan rummaged through the dim sum recipe. As she expected, it really had it all. She wanted to find a recipe for dim sum, and the shelves were full of recipes. Whether it's simple or complex, whether it's sweet or sour, bitter or spicy, as long as it's what she wants, it can be shown one by one.
"Chrysanthemum cake, red date cake, scallion shortbread, red bean cake, ......" Meng Yuxuan looked at those recipes and said to herself: "It seems to be all right." The materials for these things are easy to find. However, it is precisely because it is easy to find that there is nothing unusual about it. Ordinary people will make some home-cooked snacks more or less. These snacks are too ordinary. ”
"Hawthorn cake...... This one is easy, too. Maybe...... At the moment only this one is the most suitable. "There are several hawthorn trees in the village. Those hawthorns were not heeded. There are even more hawthorn trees in the mountains. If she were to sell hawthorn cakes in town, no one would doubt the source of the raw materials. One more point, the hawthorns in the space grow so well, it would be a pity not to exchange them for silver. Moreover, she also wanted to see if the vegetables and fruits grown in the space were really as good as the legend said. If her name is true, she won't have to worry about the silver.
Meng Yuxuan made the final decision and decided to make money with the hawthorn in the space. One is hawthorn cake, the second is hawthorn paste, and the third is canned hawthorn.
These things are simple. She only needs to look at it once to make it in its entirety.
"Xi'er Niang." Aunt Lin's call came from outside the hospital.
Meng Yuxuan came out of the space. She poked her head out of the window, looked at Aunt Lin outside, and said, "Auntie, wait a minute, I'll come out immediately." ”
When Aunt Lin saw Meng Yuxuan, she had a bright smile on her face. The honest and honest woman hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine." ”
Meng Yuxuan took out the embroidery pattern from the house and walked out with it. She smiled and said, "This is a new picture I drew last night, all of which are patterns that rich people like, is it appropriate for my aunt?" ”
Yesterday, Aunt Lin specially looked for her, saying that she wanted to ask her to draw a few pictures for when she got married, and she wanted to embroider the bed quilt for her nephew. Meng Yuxuan had already prepared it, and handed it over to her directly.
Aunt Lin looked at the delicate drawing, the mandarin ducks on it were both beautiful and dexterous, and even the embroidery pavilion in the town did not have such a pattern. She couldn't put it down, and said with joy: "Suitable, suitable." It doesn't get much more fitting than that. Xi'er Niang is worthy of seeing the world, and she is different from us country women. I just can't think of such a color in my life. ”
"My aunt would make fun of me. Yuxuan doesn't have anything to do, so she can embroider and paint. During this time, I always bothered my aunt to help me, and it was rare that I could help my aunt too. You can't look down on my clumsiness. Meng Yuxuan blinked and smiled.
"You girl...... By the way, tomorrow the village chief will have wine at his house, do you want to go? Aunt Lin pointed out: "Almost all of our village are related to each other. In the past, I asked you to be in charge of anything in the village, but he didn't care about people, and he ignored these things. Later, people didn't like to invite him. Now that you're here, see if you're willing to join in the fun. ”
"But the village chief's youngest grandson is 100 days old?" Meng Yuxuan had heard that the village chief had waited for many years to have such a grandson, and the baby had to be like something. If it is an ordinary person, even the important washer is just to invite relatives and friends at home to have a meal, and does not take the lives of these children so seriously. It's a different story in the village chief's house. After all, it is the richest here, and there is that surplus food to hold a banquet.
"Not really. The little guy looks so cute, and it hurts to look at it. Aunt Lin said enviously.
"I'll go tomorrow. If something is not done well, please ask your aunt for advice. Meng Yuxuan said: "Auntie thinks it is more appropriate to follow how many gifts?" ”
"Why don't you have some chickens at home? If you have eggs at home, it is more appropriate to go with twenty or thirty eggs. Since there are no chickens, are there any better-growing dishes at home? Also, don't you like to eat polished rice? Send two catties of white rice to the village chief, and you can boil some millet porridge for the village chief's little grandson to eat. I heard that the little guy didn't have enough milk, so he broke the rice and boiled it for him to eat the most nutritious. Aunt Lin suggested in the tone of a passerby.
"My aunt is right." Meng Yuxuan nodded again and again. "Then my family will send two catties of white rice and pull two cabbages."
"I think it's appropriate." Aunt Lin said with a smile. "If it's okay, I'll go back. You're busy taking care of your household, I'm afraid you're very busy. ”