After dinner, Mu Siyu was busy dealing with the tofu.
Lu Zhiyun helped light the fire and moved things.
Although Lu Shaoyu didn't speak, he was not idle either. He would help whatever he saw.
"It's too late, you go to bed first."
Mu Siyu lit the candle and placed it on the stove.
"I am not sleepy."
Lu Zhiyun rubbed her eyes, her sweet voice lingered, and she yawned from time to time.
Mu Siyu picked up Lu Zhiyun and said seriously: "Children will not grow taller if they don't go to bed earlier."
"But it's hard for Mom to be alone." Lu Zhiyun hugged Mu Siyu's neck. "Yun'er wants to accompany Mom."
"No, mom doesn't think it's hard."
He put Lu Zhiyun on the bed, patted her chest, and said softly: "As long as you eat well, sleep well, and grow up slowly, you will be a helper."
"Mother..." Lu Zhiyun rubbed her face against Mu Siyu's palm. "I will be obedient, mother, don't leave."
When Lu Zhiyun came back after putting her to sleep, Mu Siyu didn't feel surprised at all when she saw Lu Shaoyu still sitting there lighting the fire.
"You go to sleep too." Mu Siyu said, "I have nothing to do here, I just need to be alone."
"Dad and uncle are not here. I am the only man in the family and I will not let you work alone." Lu Shaoyu said seriously.
Pfft! Mu Siyu laughed.
Lu Shaoyu stared at her unhappily.
Mu Siyu waved her hands: "Sorry, I don't want to laugh, but I can't control it."
Isn't it funny that a little kid of several years old looks like a grown-up when he reaches her waist?
"What's so funny?" Lu Shaoyu looked unhappy.
"You really don't want to sleep?"
"Not sleeping."
"Okay! Then stay with me!"
After being together for so long, Lu Shaoyu still understands his temper. If he becomes stubborn, no one can do anything to him, including his own father.
Lu Shaoyu sat in front of the stove, looking at the flames in the stove, his mind empty.
After an unknown amount of time, Mu Siyu came to him and took out the firewood from the stove and put it out.
Lu Shaoyu finally came back to his senses and looked at the face in front of him that was much thinner and looked much gentler.
"I called you several times, but you didn't respond. What are you thinking?"
"I'm going to bed."
Lu Shaoyu lowered his eyes and strode out.
Mu Siyu sighed softly: "Don't guess what a child is thinking. You can't figure it out even if you guess."
Before dawn the next day, Mu Siyu stood at the door and said to Lu Shaoyu: "Shaoyu, mother is going to the city. You can take care of your sister at home. The breakfast is warm in the pot, and you and your sister can eat it as soon as you get up."
Mu Siyu was sure that Lu Shaoyu heard it, packed her things and prepared to go out.
She only had half a day, and she would come back in the afternoon to help Yao prepare for the wedding banquet tomorrow. She just happened to prepare two more boxes, and after selling the dried tofu, she went to Lingyun Pavilion to take a look.
Today was not a market day, and she didn't know if she would gain anything. Anyway, if she took every step, she would probably go in vain. If she was lucky, she might be able to make some money, even if it was five or ten cents, that would be good.
Creak! Lu Shaoyu opened the door and walked out. With his black hair, he looked faintly in her direction.
It's still dark, but the moonlight is very good, so it doesn't affect their vision.
"Why did you come out?" Mu Siyu asked.
"I'll accompany you."
"No need. You stay and take care of your sister."
"Leave my sister to my grandmother and uncle, and I will go with you."
Lu Shaoyu didn't know why, but he always felt uneasy.
He didn't want her to go out alone, if she...
She doesn’t want them anymore…
what to do?
Thinking of this, Lu Shaoyu pursed his lips tighter.
He looked at her stubbornly, not caring whether such dim light could convey his persistence to the person opposite.
"You kid..." Mu Siyu had nothing to do with him. "Okay, you clean up first, and I'll go find my mother and ask her to come over and take care of Xiao Yun'er."
After Mrs. Tong arrived, Mu Siyu took Lu Shaoyu who had packed up and entered the city.
Lu Shaoyu grabbed the basket and refused to let Mu Siyu carry it.
Mu Siyu begged for it several times but failed to get it, so she had to let this weird-tempered boy carry it on his back.
In fact, she sprained her foot while chasing the robber yesterday. Although I applied medicine when I came back, the sprained area was still painful. Someone helped her share the weight, so she felt more relaxed.
Wait, this guy couldn't tell that she was hurt, right?
Mu Siyu looked at Lu Shaoyu.
Does he care about her?
After entering the city, Mu Siyu did not go to the market, but came to a restaurant.
Ever since Lu Yi encountered a problem at the First Restaurant, Mu Siyu began to inquire about whether there was a second restaurant in the town that had a good business. After inquiring, she found 'Jiang's Restaurant'.
"Sister-in-law, are you okay so early?" The shopkeeper came over.
"Are you the boss here?" Mu Siyu looked at the shopkeeper in front of him,
The shopkeeper seemed kind and polite to her, which made her feel good.
"I'm not the boss, but I make the decision here." The shopkeeper said, "What do you want?"
"I want to do business with the shopkeeper." Mu Siyu took off the backpack on Lu Shaoyu's back and took out the dried tofu inside. "This is a new dish I made. I want to sell it to the boss so that he can
Business is better.”
"Haha." The shopkeeper laughed: "We have a lot of dishes here. Thank you sister-in-law for your kindness, but..."
"Shopkeeper, is it inappropriate for you to refuse without even trying it?" Mu Siyu said, "Maybe this is your chance to make a comeback!"
"Oh? My sister-in-law is so confident?"
"If you don't have this confidence, how can you dare to discuss business with the shopkeeper?" Mu Siyu smiled: "I can cook a few dishes for the shopkeeper to try, and you can decide whether to buy them or not."
"Okay, the kitchen is over here, please!"
Lu Shaoyu followed Mu Siyu.
It's too early now, the restaurant hasn't opened yet, and the chefs aren't here either. But there are a lot of ingredients in the kitchen, all of which are fresh and should have been newly delivered today.
"Son, come here and help." Mu Siyu called to Lu Shaoyu.
Lu Shaoyu stiffened for a moment.
son……
It was the first time she called him that.
Mu Siyu did it on purpose.
If you keep a straight face all day, like a little old man, you won't get depressed if you continue like this, right?
She found that the child would easily get angry if he was not teased. But in her opinion, it was better to be upset than to be depressed.
Mu Siyu concentrated on cooking.
She planned what she would do today before entering the city.
First of all, she came to the restaurant to give it a try and let the owner of the restaurant have a taste of her skills. If the other party is interested, she can have a fixed place to sell the goods in the future. Selling braised pork like yesterday took a lot of time and was quite dangerous.
. She thought about it, and the robbers were probably targeting them a long time ago, and would just wait for them to finish selling the goods before coming to steal the money. If she had a regular source of customers, these dangers could be avoided.
Wow! Wow! Pour in the oil, put in the cut dried tofu and fry until golden, then add seasonings such as garlic and ginger. The dried tofu is already full of flavor, but now it is stir-fried like this, and the aroma is all over the kitchen.
Then it’s time to perform.
The same ingredients, due to different ingredients, are made into different dishes by those flexible hands.
Five-spice dried tofu, stir-fried dried tofu with green pepper, spicy dried tofu, cold dried tofu, and assorted stir-fried dried tofu were put out one after another, making the shopkeeper next to him salivate.
"It smells so good." The shopkeeper looked at Mu Siyu's flexible skills and said, "I can't tell that my sister-in-law is an expert!"
"I don't want to be an expert. I'm just an ordinary housewife who likes to study food. Shopkeeper, give it a try!" Mu Siyu said, "If you are interested, let's talk about the rest."
