Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 242

After sending away the maid from the Yu Mansion, Zhong Ruyi asked whether Zhang Sheng's wife, who lived on the street with Sun Tao's braised goods shop, had also given birth. She remembered that Zhang's sister-in-law's due date was similar to that of her second sister-in-law.

"Yes! Oh, I forgot!" Sun Tao slapped her thigh, "Zhang Sheng's wife gave birth to two boys. Zhang Sheng came to give her red eggs that day and was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling!"

Zhong Ruyi was amazed. Two pairs of twins, what a blessing.

The news spread throughout the town. It had been a long time since we heard about someone's wife giving birth to twins.

Now there are two pairs of twins.

The Yu family was so wealthy that they held a full-moon banquet for three days and even had people distribute red eggs at the door. No matter if you were passing by or went there on purpose, you would be given two red eggs as long as you said a few auspicious words.

Those who attended the full-moon banquet during these three days were all the important people in the town. The twins were not brought out to show the guests. Only a few wives of wealthy businessmen who had a good relationship with Mrs. Yu were brought in to have a look.

When they came out, everyone said that the two children were like the golden boy and jade girl under the seat of Guanyin, with very beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and they looked very much like the young lady of the Yu family.

Maybe some people would have privately criticized the fact that such a wealthy Yu family actually let their son marry a peasant girl and asked her to help manage the family affairs.

No one talks about the fact that she was born with twins, a boy and a girl. Everyone says that Zhou Yuyan is a blessed person.

Sun Tao leaned close to Zhong Ruyi's ear and whispered, "I heard from the guests who came to eat that on the day when the young lady of the Yu Mansion gave birth, her relatives from the countryside came to the house to make a scene and were driven out. Also, the old lady of the Yu Mansion did something to irritate Master Yu and sent her back to her hometown in the countryside."

At first glance, these two things seem to have nothing to do with each other, but people who know the inside story of the Yu Mansion know that these two things must be related.

Zhong Ruyi was the type of person who didn't know the inside story, so he just listened to these two things and let them go.

It was not until a few days later when Mrs. Yu came to order canned food that she found out about it.

"My mother-in-law was so smart that she brought Yuyan's family to her house and asked them to accompany her. As a result, Yuyan was so angry that she had a miscarriage and gave birth that night."

Zhong Ruyi picked up the teacup and took a sip, then blinked and listened to her continue.

"Twins, a boy and a girl, sound good, but delivery is extremely dangerous." Mrs. Yu sighed. That night, basins of blood and water were brought out from the delivery room one after another, which was frightening to watch.

The son was so angry that he almost hit his grandmother if he hadn't tried to stop her. He might have been accused of being unfilial.

Seeing that his family was messed up by his own mother, the husband got furious and asked his mother-in-law to go home and have some rest. He sent her back to the countryside the next day.

Zhong Ruyi was curious about why her family members coming to accompany Zhou Yuyan made her so angry that she had a miscarriage.

Speaking of this, Madam Yu was also angry. "At that time, Yuyan's brother and the village chief came to her house and said that her parents and eldest brother had caused trouble and were locked up in the government jail. They asked her to think of a way to get them out."

This matter?

Zhong Ruyi thought about it and it seemed that this was the case, because Zhou Yushou came to her house and beat someone up.

"And then? I heard that Sister Yuyan's brother and parents were each sentenced to ten strokes of the cane."

Mrs. Yu naturally knew that Zhong Ruyi was also one of the parties involved, but she probably didn't know the twists and turns involved.

"They all came to me to beg for mercy. Yuyan is not a hard-hearted person, so she came to me and asked if I could reduce their sentences. My master went to see the county magistrate, and in the end it was decided that the entire sentence would be borne by her eldest brother alone."

"Otherwise they will have to spend several years in jail after being beaten with the sticks."

Zhong Ruyi was actually quite satisfied with the result, but she didn't expect that the punishment was alleviated only after the Yu family pleaded for leniency.

No wonder the Zhou family members don’t dare to come to our house now.

Madam Yu was obviously very angry. "My master did his best to ask the county magistrate to reduce the burden. Yuyan didn't say anything, but just said that her second brother should suffer. But when Yuyan's parents came to the door that day, they blamed Yuyan for not helping them, causing their son to have a crippled leg now."

In fact, not only that, they also said that if they hadn't sold her, would she be able to live the good life she has today? She even dared to deny them.

Without them, how could she have the good life she has today?

After saying this, he arrogantly asked Zhou Yuyan to bring their family from the village to live in Yu Mansion, and also to give them one thousand taels of silver a month. After all, Yu Mansion had money!

Madam Yu was just angry that she was not there at the time, otherwise, she would not have been able to escape with the two big bastards.

Not to mention Madam Yu, Zhong Ruyi's fists were clenched after hearing this, and she really wanted to give them a beating.

After talking about the troubles at home, Mrs. Yu talked about the bandits. "A group of thieves came to Baba Mountain. They robbed houses all day long. I heard that they killed four people some time ago."

Zhong Ruyi's face became serious. "What about the government? Didn't they say they would send people to suppress the bandits?"

"There are only a few government officials. There are fifty or sixty bandits in Baba Mountain. We don't dare to go there recently and can only take a detour." Madam Yu sighed. This is such a waste of time. It used to take five or six days to get there, but now it takes half the time.

The two men discussed the matter for a long time. They felt that relying on the government officials alone was not enough. If the county magistrate could report it to the court, the court would send elite troops to suppress the bandits.

"Can you sell all the cans you want?" Zhong Ruyi asked.

She was also afraid that the people in Yu Mansion would end up like those retail investors who were murdered for their money, with their goods gone and their people never to return.

Mrs. Yu could still guarantee this. "It's okay, just do it. At worst, we can take a longer route to deliver it. We can't just stop doing business because of them, right?"

That’s true. Zhong Ruyi nodded and returned to the village the next day.

The new houses have been built and the villagers are now free again. Those who have nothing to do sit under the trees at the entrance of the village and chat.

Seeing Zhong Ruyi coming back, she greeted her warmly, "Ruyi, you just came back from town? Do you want to come to my house for some tea? I'll make you some honey water!"

"No, I just came back and I have some things to do at home. I'll come to your house next time. Thank you, aunt."

Some people also asked if their small workshop still needed people.

Zhong Ruyi just smiled and said that when there were not enough people, she would first help the aunts in the village.

After saying goodbye to the enthusiastic villagers, Zhong Ruyi went to the small workshop to see how they were doing.

The Fang family still has two hundred cans of meat floss and three hundred cans of chili sauce left to make, and now there is a new order from the Yu family.

Zhong Ruyi is also considering whether to hire more people, otherwise she won’t be able to handle the work. Also, this small workshop will be a bit crowded if she hires more people, so she still needs a larger space.

After dinner in the evening, she asked Mr. and Mrs. Zhong to go with her to the village chief's house.

There was a lot of noise at the village chief's house. Zhao Dazhuang had gone there to keep watch, and Aunt Wu and Aunt Wang had just returned home from work.

Ever since the last fight, when they got home from work, meals were already prepared at home, either by Zhao Ganwei or his grandson Tieniu.

Although sometimes the dishes are either too salty or too bland, it is better than having to cook for the whole family after working hard.

After the meal, they did not collect the dishes and wash them, leaving them for Zhao Ganwei and the other two to wash.

Zhao Ganwei was squatting in the open space in the yard washing dishes. When he saw Zhong Ruyi and the other two coming, he quickly stood up and wiped his hands on his body, feeling a little embarrassed to be seen washing dishes.