A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

Chapter 143 Don’t let the wealth go to outsiders

Second Grandpa also nodded and agreed, "A Chong and the others said the same thing when they came back. More people are buying chili oil and crispy whistles. It must be because the weather is getting colder. Eating chili oil can keep you warm, so more people are buying them."

"That's not bad. Even if the weather gets really bad and you don't have any green beans left, you can still go to town and sell chili peppers and other things, and you can still make some money."

"My elder brother and I are very satisfied with the money we earn now. In the past, there would be no food in the fields, and we would have to stay at home every day. Even if we went to the town or county to find work, we could only earn a dozen or twenty coins a day. It would be better to set up a stall."

"Yes, we have thought about it. In winter, at most we can wear thicker clothes and go to town to sell chili oil. At least we can save a hundred coins every day. If we buy meat to eat, we can eat more than ten kilograms."

"Yes, that's right." Zhang Gui also said from the side.

In the past few months, my great grandfather and my second grandfather's families have saved a lot of money by selling mung bean jelly and chili oil in the other two towns.

So not long after setting up the stall, both families sold a cow each, and drove the ox cart to the town every day to sell jelly and chili oil. This not only saved a lot of labor, but also saved a lot of time in the daily commuting, especially in the morning, as they could go out a little later.

The women in the kitchen were also chatting while working.

Grandma Zhang asked, "Sister-in-law, your little boy is now seventeen years old. Is he looking for a boyfriend?"

"Yes, his mother has been talking to matchmakers during this period, but she just hasn't met the right one. But now that the family situation is better, there's no rush. We can take our time to find someone. We have to find someone with a gentle personality and temper, not someone who causes trouble. After all, doesn't everyone say that a virtuous wife brings blessings to three generations, while a bad wife ruins three generations?"

"That's the truth. You still have to like each other for a long time."

"Third sister-in-law, if you find someone suitable, please help me take a look."

"Don't worry, I know. If there's a suitable one, I will definitely show it to our little one first. It's a good idea to keep it within the family, right? Hahaha."

"Yes, yes, that's right."

In the thatched shed in the backyard, Zhang Xingyun smelled the aroma coming from the oven, which was becoming stronger and stronger. Zhang Xingfeng, Zhang Yunxue and other children were now waiting by the oven.

"Aunt Xue, when can we eat? Dabao is already hungry."

"I don't know either. I'm hungry too. When will big brother get better?"

"Well, your sister said it would take about half an hour to bake. It's almost been half an hour now. Go call your sister over and let her take a look."

"Okay, I'll go and call now."

"Sister, big brother asked you to check on the cake in the oven to see if it's done."

"Okay, I'll go take a look."

Zhang Yunyue followed Zhang Yunxue to the backyard, and the rest of their peers also followed. Everyone was curious about Zhang Yunyue's cake. Although they had eaten small cakes before, they had never made them themselves, so they were still very excited.

Zhang Yunyue sniffed the oven and found the aroma was very strong, so she asked Zhang Xingyun to remove the firewood.

Wait until the temperature in the oven cools down a bit, then take the cake out of the oven.

The surface of the cake had been baked golden brown. Zhang Yunyue tentatively pressed the cake with her finger, and the cake bounced back easily.

"Okay, big brother, give me the dustpan you just took out. I'll put it in the dustpan and carry it to the front yard."

Zhang Xingyun handed the dustpan that was placed aside to Zhang Yunyue.

Zhang Xingyun helped Zhang Yunyue move the cake into the dustpan and then took the dustpan to the front yard.

Zhang Yunyue took out a knife from the kitchen.

After checking the temperature of the cake, I found that it had returned to room temperature, so I poured the cake in the dustpan onto a table covered with wax paper.

In order to make it easier to lift the cake later, Zhang Yunyue still used the dustpan as a cake tray, so she covered the dustpan with wax paper again.

Zhang Yunyue thought about it and needed to cut the cake into three slices, after all, she would need to put fruits in the middle.

Then use a knife to cut the baked cake into three slices of similar size and thickness. After cutting, there will be some cake crumbs left on the side.

"There are some cake crumbs here, you can help yourself to them."

After saying that, Zhang Yunyue gave one piece to each person, and then took one piece for the elders in the yard as well.

The great grandfather said, "Oh, this cake tastes so soft, sweet but not greasy. It is much better than the snacks in town, which are sometimes just sweet." After saying that, he took another bite and put it in his mouth.

Father Zhang: "Look, Yueyue is still working on it. The birthday cake will probably taste even better."

The people here were discussing while eating.

Zhang Yunyue has already started preparing to put the fruits on the cake. She puts a layer of fruit and a thin layer of cream on each piece of cake.

After the third piece of cake was put on, she began to spread cream on the surface of the cake. Since there were no other tools, Zhang Yunyue just spread the cream evenly on the surface of the cake.

Then use the remaining cut fruits to decorate the surface and the surroundings. This way the cake does not look simple, but the different fruit colors make the cake look more beautiful.

"Snap." Zhang Yunyue clapped his hands, stretched his waist, and finally finished it.

Zhang Yunyue took a look and saw that the cake was quite big, and since there would be so many people coming, everyone could get a small piece.

Although it is much simpler than modern birthday cakes, I am still satisfied that I can make it.

Zhang Xingfeng stared at the cake Zhang Yunyue had made: "Sister, is the cake ready? It looks really good. The cake and cream were delicious just now, and now there are fruits in it, it must be even more delicious."

Zhang Yunxue brought the two little ones, Zhang Zibao and Zhang Zibei, and kept circling around the cake. The others didn't circle around, but they were all looking at the finished cake, wishing they could have a bite of it.

"Brother, come with me to carry the cake to the main room and put it away. We can't eat it now. We have to take it out when we eat."

"Okay, here we come."

Zhang Xingyun and Zhang Yunyue each carried one side of the cake and placed it on the table in the main room.

As soon as the cake was placed in the main room, people from the Zhu and Qiao families arrived.

As soon as Qiao Dacheng entered the yard, he shouted, "There are so many people in the yard, in-laws, we are here, hahahaha."

Zhu Ming also said: "In-laws, we are here too, hahaha."

"Oh, you two relatives are here so early today. Please come in quickly. Dacheng, Ercheng, Ah Hui, Ah Hao, come in and take a seat."

Grandpa Zhang invited the two relatives to come into the yard and sit down.

Zhu Dacheng and his companions handed over the things they brought to Zhang's father and Zhang Cheng.

Fortunately, Zhang's father and Zhang Cheng went to their neighbors' house early in the morning to borrow tables, chairs and benches, so even though there were many people in the yard at this time, everyone could sit down.