On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

After lunch, there were no customers in the restaurant, so they still closed the doors and windows and counted their income.

"The total is one, two, eight, and sixty-three Wen." Xiao Xiao asked Old Man Xiao: "Grandpa, did you ask the grain store to deliver rice and noodles yesterday?"

Old Man Xiao nodded: "Yes, I thought we would use forty or fifty kilograms of rice and noodles every day, so I had someone send us four hundred kilograms."

The main reason was that only four hundred kilograms of rice and noodles were given away for free in the grain store. He thought that rice and noodles were what he needed to eat every day, and buying more would save him nearly twenty cents, so he just bought more.

When they were fleeing, they were often afraid of running out of food, so now they just want to fill their homes with food to feel at ease.

"Then pick up a load of rice and bring it home later," Xiao Xiao said to Xiao Dalang again: "When you go to the countryside in the afternoon, you should also bring a bag of rice back."

Xiao Dalang thought he heard wrongly: "You want me to take a hundred catties of grain to the countryside?"

Xiao Xiao nodded firmly: "Yes, be careful and don't let others see you. It's best to get two more dogs."

He told everyone what Jiang Yu said again.

Seeing everyone's solemn expressions, he smiled and joked: "Anyway, let's make more preparations. A cunning rabbit has three burrows. We can't even be inferior to a rabbit, right?"

Ever since Boss Xiao and his brothers went to do hard labor, Xiao Dalang couldn't wait to carry everything, go to the countryside to hawk along the road in the afternoon, and collect vegetables in the morning to sell.

After finishing his work, he went to the restaurant and started helping, and he never complained about hard work.

Now when he heard Xiao Xiao's words, his face changed with fright: "Okay, I remember, I will be careful. Fortunately, our house was not sold."

They originally planned to sell it for 80 taels, but the people who wanted to buy it thought that since they came to the city, there was no use in leaving the house in the country empty, so they sold it to more than 70 taels.

They were unwilling to sell it, and they added another six taels, so he was ready to persuade his grandfather to sell it.

Now when Xiao Xiao said it, he was very glad that the house was not sold.

Xiao Xiu hesitated and whispered: "There is no need to buy a dog. Brother Jiang said that his big wolf dog gave birth to a litter of puppies last month, and he said he would let us choose."

Xiao Xiao wanted to refuse, but when they went to Jiang Mansion, they actually saw a big wolf dog that was over half a man tall. It was sleek and smooth. I heard that they had hunted rabbits before?

But she always felt that it was not good for her eldest sister to go to Jiang's house, so she simply said: "If he really comes for dinner tomorrow at noon, let him pick three puppies for us."

"When the time comes, we will raise one here and two in the countryside."

Xiao Lao Niang wiped her face and sighed: "It's hard enough with natural disasters and man-made disasters, and there's also a war. Where can we people escape?"

Old man Xiao thought so too.

But now that the two sons are not at home, the two elders cannot panic when something happens, otherwise they are afraid that the younger ones will become more confused.

"Don't make this matter public." Old Man Xiao said, "It's not certain that anything will happen. Just do as San'er said. Let's take comfort in our hearts. Even if something does happen, there are many mountains in the countryside, so we can have a way out."

Then he looked at the grandchildren: "We have also escaped a chaos. Rice, flour, oil and salt are the most important. In addition, if there is anything else that can be stored, you should be prepared."

"When the end of the year is over, we will replace all the grains, rice and noodles we have saved. Anyway, we can use them in the restaurant, and we don't have to worry about insects."

Xiao Dalang and the others all agreed in unison.

Before noon the next day, customers came in in twos and threes. After all, there was free sweet and sour pork, so those who were more frugal would just order vegetarian dishes.

There are also those who are budget-conscious. They are obviously two brothers who came together. In order to get an extra piece of free sweet and sour pork, they pretended to be alone.

While Xiao Xiu was serving the food, she couldn't help but glance at the door a few more times, thinking to herself: Was he being polite when he said he was here for lunch? Otherwise, why haven't you come yet?

The Xiao family had been busy since noon, and it was almost the end of noon. There were no customers in the restaurant. Mrs. Wu brought their food to them and murmured: "The three cups of chicken we prepared are too much and they haven't been sold out yet, mother." You can’t bear to let me serve it.”

After saying that, he glanced at Xiao Xiao and wanted her to go. She knew what her mother-in-law meant, and she was afraid that her sister-in-law and nieces would have objections if she ate too well.

Old Man Xiao also spoke: "With fish and meat, this dish is quite good. The rich man's house may not be as rich as ours? I'll save the chicken and sell it at night."

He can only drink a few sips of wine and feel that his life is easy, but he doesn't want his children and grandchildren to eat and drink every day. Isn't that a waste of money?

Xiao Xiu also brought a large bowl of rice over: "It's time to eat."

Even if Boss Xiao and the others were away and Xiao Erlang was in the academy, there were still eleven people in the house, so they simply divided them into two tables.

The old couple of the Xiao family and their two grandsons shared a table.

The Liu family, Wu family, three sisters from the Xiao family, and the Lin family sisters were at the same table.

On every table is a plate of fried fish cubes with chili pepper, a plate of sliced ​​braised pork head, a plate of sweet and sour pork loin, as well as fried eggplant, fried beans, fried shredded potatoes, and loofah tofu soup.

For example, braised pork, three-cup chicken, etc., even if they are not sold out, they are reluctant to eat them themselves.

At this moment, Xiao Xiao suddenly understood that those who were everywhere were not silkworm farmers, as the poem meant.

This is very similar to their current situation.

It’s not just that you can eat well and drink well if you open a restaurant at home.

She was willing to give it up, because she was afraid that her grandparents would not be able to eat. It was a great blessing to have rice to eat. She recalled the hardships and sweetness and said that when they were children, they relied on sweet potatoes to survive starvation.

However, the food is indeed not bad.

When they were about to start eating, Jiang Yu finally walked in with a food box, called people one by one, and then said with a smile: "The old man invited me to have dinner yesterday, so I accepted the invitation shamelessly."

"These are some pastries I brought from Yuhang, as well as a few sauce ducks. I don't know if they are spoiled..."

Xiao Dalang's face was filled with questions.

Why didn't he remember that he invited him?

I'm still young, so I won't suffer from Alzheimer's disease as Xiao Xiao said?

But there’s no need for him to lie to himself, right?

But the guests had said so, so Xiao Dalang hurriedly invited him to sit down: "Brother Jiang, please sit down."

Ms. Liu also quickly asked her daughters to serve the rice and add vegetables.

It’s already great for my family to be able to eat such meals.

But when guests come, you can't save it. Three cups of chicken and braised pork must be brought out, and a braised pig's trotters will be cut. A table of ten dishes will be very rich.

While Jiang Yu was eating, he kept praising their cooking skills and all the dishes were delicious, which made Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Wu smile from ear to ear.

After they finished eating, Mrs. Liu led her daughters and the Lin sisters, quickly packed away the dishes and served tea.

Jiang Yu finally spoke: "Grandpa Xiao, grandma, my big dog's puppies are one month old. Do you want to pick up two and raise them?"

Anyway, he knew that the old couple would not rashly visit his home.

Those who went there were the Xiao sisters.

Old Man Xiao understands Mandarin, but what he speaks is not standard. He is afraid of being laughed at, so he speaks less: "Okay."

Then he said to Sanlang who was listening to the excitement: "Follow him to pick up the three puppies and bring them back."