Chapter 27: Now We Have Money

  That night, although the Chen family was very tired, thinking that everyone would be full of energy tomorrow, even the spoiled Zhang Zishang joined the army in a hurry.

  Xī jiě heard her second sister secretly telling their mother, "This girl must be crazy. She's living a good life as the young master's wife, but she insists on coming to our house and making trouble for us." Although she looks diligent, being more of a hindrance than a help is really going too far.

  Hey, hey, I'm talking about you, have you ever seen anyone's kid set the fire and almost get themselves burned? Whose kid would put peanuts in green bean soup? What kind of green beans do you have at home?... Today, everyone in the Chen family experienced the destructive power of Little Overlord and just how venomous Xi Mei's tongue was.

  It wasn't easy to get rid of Xi Mei, who left with Young Master Zhang. Only then did everyone else finally breathe a sigh of relief, of course ignoring Xi Mei's pitiful gaze. Xi Mei wailed, she didn't want to take care of the child, didn't want to be an old nanny, didn't want to tell stories about Journey to the West... She didn't want to, ah, ah, ah, ah...

  A troublemaker left, a useless person who can't do anything but give orders. The others felt much faster without him. Xihe asked Xi Mei while washing vegetables, "Second sister, why are you so against Young Master Zhang? I think he's not that bad."

  Ximei angrily threw down the dough she had kneaded for a long time, "Hmph, isn't he different? I think he was born with an annoying face, always causing trouble every day. Alas, don't mention him, it's depressing." Xihua secretly thought to herself, "This person doesn't seem that bad, did I misjudge him?" Never mind, what's the point of thinking so much, it's not like it's worth any money, she lowered her head and continued with her work.

  But the two people who were driven out of the kitchen by everyone, Xiaobao Wang didn't care about depriving himself of the fun of labor at all, and instead saw Ximai as if he had seen a wolf in meat.

  "Hey, Xi Mei, tell me, what did the Monkey King do after he got the Magic Needle? Did he go to another sea to get something else? Hey, Xi Mei, what's wrong with you, why are you rolling your eyes at me, it looks so ugly........." Amidst the endless chatter behind her.

  At this time, Xi Mei automatically blocked his voice and fell into self-reflection. What kind of evil had she created? Why did she send such a chatterbox to torment her? Wasn't it just that she replaced her father's tobacco with shredded rotten leaves? But her father was still smiling and comforting her mother, saying that changing flavors from time to time was quite good.

  What's the big deal, isn't it just tricking her into disturbing a beehive? And then taking down the honey that her brother doesn't even want to eat, what's the harm in letting the bees sting him a little bit...

  Looking at the expectant face of Little Overlord, Xi Mei really wanted to cry. I was wrong, and I won't dare again. But she couldn't resist Little Overlord's starry eyes, so she had no choice but to continue telling him the next part of the story.

  In the kitchen, Rui Xuan thought of Xi Mei's innocent expression just now and worriedly said to her mother: "Mother, can they be okay with just the two of them? Don't let them cause trouble, or I'll go accompany them." Zhao Shi lightly shook her head, "You don't have to worry about Xi Mei, that little girl is quite cunning, as long as others don't bully her, it's fine. The young master of the Zhang family can't compare to her, don't worry."

  Rui Xuan thought for a moment, and then helped Zhao's family with the household chores. "Mother, look at what happened today when Father went to buy meat. The butcher gave us quite a few pig ears, which can't be sold for much money. Mother, take a look?"

  "It's okay, there are still plenty of pig ears. Let's clean them up and sell cold mixed pig ears tomorrow." Zhao said without lifting her head, "Alright, I'll go now." Ruihao carried the basin out.

  When Deng Tianfa finished collecting things, Zhao's water had already boiled. He used the back of a knife to scrape both sides clean, briefly scalding the pig's ears until they turned white before scooping them out.

  Prepare another pot of clear water, add soy sauce, pepper powder, red sugar, vinegar, white wine, Sichuan peppercorns, cloves, and cinnamon, stir well to make the braising liquid. After the braising liquid boils, put in the pig's ears and simmer over low heat for about half an hour.

  It's almost done, pour it into a large basin and place it next to the braised beef and pork trotters that have been cooked, without taking them out is to make them more flavorful.

  Having tidied up everything, I took a look at the things to be prepared for tomorrow and they were almost done. After calling a few kids to sleep, when Zhao Shi Chen Tian sent them into the house, I found out that Xi Mei was actually directing Zhang Jia Xiao Shao Ye to massage her legs.

  While enjoying, she said: "Use a bit more strength, haven't you eaten yet? Right, right, just like that. I'm thirsty, go get me some water." Xiao Bawang didn't say a word and got up to do it, still with a flattering smile on his face. In an instant, Xi Mei felt that her sister was really to her liking.

  Zhao intervened, interrupting the two of them, and gave Rui Xuan and Rui Hao a signal with her eyes. Finally, she managed to persuade Zhang Zishang, who had been making a ruckus nonstop, back into the house. With a scolding tone, she patted Xi Mei on the head: "Alright, stop causing trouble. You still have work tomorrow, go to bed early." And received two fragrant kisses in return.

  "Alright, mom, you and dad go to sleep early too. I'll be good, mom will give me meat tomorrow." As someone is being cute, Zhao's lovingly touches the little girl's hair and says softly: "Alright, eat as much as you want, even if you become a little fatty, mom won't mind."

  Ignoring Xiaoyu's pouting face, he watched as the few girls crawled into their quilts, tucking each of them in before returning to his own room.

  In the darkness, Xi Mei touched the place where her mother had just been, and smiled sweetly as she entered a beautiful dream.

  The next morning, Xi Mei was woken up by the loud crowing of a rooster outside. She rubbed her eyes without opening them and started to dress herself while still half asleep. Xi Ju couldn't bear it, so she helped Xi Mei get dressed after tidying herself up. She carried Xi Mei and put on her shoes, tied up her hair, and only then did the little girl fully wake up.

  "Big sister is so great." Seeing Ji Kui finished, Ji Mei hurriedly came forward to flatter. Unexpectedly, she got two white eyes instead, and hastily came forward to show her loyalty, "Second sister, third sister are also the best!" Just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she heard the sound of Er Ge's voice coming from outside the door, "Little sister, isn't second brother good?"

  At this moment, Xi Mei deeply realized how bad her character was. Oh heaven, I was wrong, please forgive me. Unfortunately, heaven didn't have time to bother with her, and she had to go forward and coax her second brother. What a commotion at dawn!

  Because of yesterday's experience, everyone didn't leave as early, but instead had a good meal and tidied up the house. The whole family chatted for half a day, and Zhao looked at the sun outside, fearing that it would be too late to start the journey when it got hot, so she called everyone to set off.

  Unlike the mood when going out yesterday, today everyone's face is filled with joyful smiles. The younger sister is still lying on Zhao's back, occasionally telling jokes to everyone, and sometimes being a bit coquettish. Along the way, there are constant sounds of laughter and chatter.

  It's National Day today, but I still haven't received any red envelopes. Who can take pity on me and give some comfort?