A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

Chapter 177 Returning to Mother’s Home

"That's right, we can sell the peppers without leaving home."

It's still under discussion here.

Over there, Zhang's father had already driven the carriage almost to the door of Qiao's house.

Early in the morning, Qiao Dazhu asked his grandson Qiao Ping to wait at the door to see when Zhang's father and others would arrive.

At this time, Zhang's father was seen driving a carriage from a distance, so he shouted into the house: "Grandpa, grandma, aunt and uncle are here."

When the people in the room heard this, they all left the living room and the kitchen and went to the door to wait.

Zhang's father drove the carriage to the door of Qiao's house and jumped off. Zhang's mother and several others in the carriage also jumped off one after another.

When Zhang's mother saw her family standing at the door, she said happily, "Dad, Mom, big brother, big sister-in-law, second brother, second sister-in-law, I'm back."

Yang: "Hey, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back, are you cold along the way?"

"It's not cold, mother. We are sitting inside the carriage, blocked by the curtains. But Yueyue's father should be a little cold."

"Ah, Dacheng, come and tie the carriage to the side. Son-in-law, come into the house and warm up."

Zhang Yunyue and the other two: "Grandpa, grandma, eldest uncle, eldest aunt, second uncle, second aunt."

"Hey, come in and warm yourself by the fire."

"Aunt, uncle."

"Hey."

After saying that, Yang pulled Zhang's mother and Zhang Yunyue, Qiao Dazhu pulled Zhang Xingyun and Zhang Xingfeng, and Qiao Ercheng took the backpack carried by Zhang's father and followed them into the main room.

Ruan Xiuxiu, her daughter-in-law Qin Xin, and Su Peilan returned to the kitchen to continue preparing food.

Mother Zhang took out the things in the backpack one by one and placed them on the table.

"Father, mother, this is the cloth I bought for you. When the time comes, please ask your elder sister-in-law, your second sister-in-law, and Xinxin to make new clothes for everyone in the family.

These pottery jars are filled with chili oil and crispy pork from the workshop. These are home-made braised pork, which I brought specially for you to try. They are delicious either eaten alone or mixed with chili oil.

And this is the wine I bought for my father and my eldest and second brothers. These two are the cookies and cakes that Yueyue made. They are delicious. I brought them back specially for my family to taste.”

Yang pretended to hit the back of Zhang's mother's hand and scolded her, "Why did you bring so many things back home, kid? We have them at home."

Zhang's mother: "Mother, our family is doing better this year, so I bought some more. We already have all these at home, don't worry."

Father Zhang: "Yes, mother-in-law, our family is much better now. In the past, we didn't have the conditions to bring back anything. This year, we brought more things here as a token of our appreciation."

Yang said helplessly: "Okay, don't bring so much in the future."

Mother Zhang nodded in agreement with Yang's words, but what she was thinking in her heart was that it would be difficult for you to refuse if I brought him here when the time comes.

Zhang Yunyue and the other two kowtowed to their grandparents and wished them a happy new year, and received two lucky coins from them. They then wished a happy new year to their eldest uncle and aunt and their second uncle and aunt, and received some more lucky coins.

Zhang's father and mother also gave the New Year's money prepared for their nephew to Qiao Yan and his siblings, as well as Qiao Ping's son Qiao An.

"My two cousins, Yanyan and Ranran, try the cookies I made. You can have them as snacks when you have nothing to do." Zhang Yunyue took out a bag of cookies, opened it, and let everyone have a taste.

Everyone took one and tasted it.

Qiao Shen said: "Yueyue, how is this made? It tastes crispy and fragrant when chewed, and it also has a sweet taste."

Qiao Yan said: "Second brother, the one I tasted is salty, but it tastes so good."

"This is baked in the oven. I baked a little more on purpose so I could bring it here so that everyone can try it. If you want to make it yourself, I can tell you how to make it."

Qiao Yan said, "Yueyue, tell us first. If we have an idea one day, we can cook it ourselves."

Zhang Yunyue explained it to everyone step by step according to the steps she took at home.

Then he emphasized that it is best to bake on low heat when using an oven. After all, the biscuits are long and thin, and high heat can easily result in the outside being burnt while the inside is not dry.

Qiao Yan: "It's okay, everything else is not difficult. The main thing is that I have to go to town to buy milk, and I have to build a grill at home. Forget it, let's do it when everyone has an idea.

Anyway, it's not that difficult to say from what you said. Now that I have something to eat, I don't think about it anymore, hehe."

Qiao Dazhui, Qiao Dacheng and others were talking to Zhang's father about going somewhere further after the New Year, to the villages in other towns to harvest peppers and peanuts. The peppers in the surrounding areas had almost been harvested.

Father Zhang also told them about the amount of chili peppers used in the workshop every day.

He also said that he would have to buy another cow next year so that he could harvest more even if he went farther. Otherwise, with only one cow, even if he went farther, he could only pull back 700 to 800 kilograms.

The main reason is that peppers themselves are relatively light, so even though they look a lot when placed on the ox cart, they are actually not heavy.

Everyone was chatting in the main room.

The three people in the kitchen prepared the meal.

Ruan Xiuxiu returned to the main hall: "Father, mother, the food is ready, we can eat now."

Yang: "Oh, okay, Boss, clear the table."

Mother Zhang stood up and said, "Mother, I'll go help my eldest and second sisters-in-law serve the dishes."

After saying that, he went to the kitchen.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, let me help serve the dishes. These are from the stove."

"Oh, yes, thank you for your help, A-Lian."

"Sister-in-law, what you said is bothering you guys to keep busy in the kitchen."

Zhang's mother helped bring the food to the main room.

Because there were so many people eating, two tables were set up, one for men and one for women.

After all the dishes were served on the table, Qiao Dazhu invited everyone to sit down and eat.

Qiao Dazhu: "Dacheng, pour some wine for Xiaoyun's father. Let's have a good drink today."

"Hey, good."

Qiao Dacheng held the jar of wine and poured a bowl of wine for Qiao Dazhu, Zhang's father, himself and Qiao Ercheng who were sitting there.

Father Zhang stood up with the wine in his hand and said to Qiao Dazhu and Yang: "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, I wish you good health and evergreen in the new year."

Qiao Dazhu held the wine in his hand: "Okay, okay, let's drink."

After saying that, he picked up the wine and took a big sip.

"I'm happy today, so eat more food. Everyone, hurry up and use your chopsticks."

At the men's table, everyone was toasting each other, while at the women's table, everyone was chatting about various topics.

For a moment, the main hall of the Qiao family was extremely lively.

After dinner, everyone chatted in the main room for almost an hour.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Father Zhang said, "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, and two uncles, it's almost time to go back, or it will be dark when you get home."

Qiao Dazhu saw that it was indeed getting late and it would take another two hours to go back. "Okay, I won't keep you here. You can come back when you are free. Besides, we often go to your place now, so we can see you anytime. Come on, I'll see you off."

So he stood up, and seeing this, Yang and the rest of the Qiao family also stood up and saw them out.