The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

There are not many food shops in Heqiao Town, but what a coincidence, today is the big market day, and Xia Mianwan took Zheng Lingwan for a walk around the market.

Finally, I bought two bowls of rice noodles at a stall.

After eating, the two continued to shop in the market for a while, bought some daily necessities and some vegetables and fruits, and then went back.

As soon as I got home, Zhou Chengze had already delivered the firewood.

After Xia Mianwan asked Zhou Chengze to help stack the firewood, she paid Zhou Chengze.

"Ling Wan, I'll leave the backyard to you. From now on I have to go to the front to stack the goods. I don't need your help in the front. I'll call you when I'm done. If you've finished the backyard, can you embroider the handkerchiefs I gave you?"

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, there will be no problem." Zheng Lingwan agreed immediately.

Xia Mianwan nodded and went to the shop in front.

The shelves in the shop were already set up, waiting for Xia Mianwan to load the goods on. Xia Mianwan asked a carpenter to make a lot of drawers without covers, and put these drawers on the shelves, which were just right for storing various food samples.

Xia Mianwan first placed the jade bracelets, crystal bracelets, jade pendants, hairbands, hair bands, and ancient hairpins that she had prepared on the jewelry rack. Xia Mianwan also drew the blueprints for these jewelry racks and asked the carpenters to rush to build them overnight.

After arranging these, Xia Mianwan placed a few pieces of cloth imported from the county town on the shelves next to it. The cloth in the county town was not very good, so in the end she took two pieces of brocade from the cloth collected from the warehouse at that time and placed them on the top, as if it were the town shop.

As for the shoes, Xia Mianwan bought them at the market in Yueya Town. These shoes are very sturdy and durable, very suitable for ordinary people.

Ready-made clothes were not prepared for summer sleep. The people here mainly make their own clothes, and very few people buy ready-made clothes.

Next to the cloth, Xia Mianwan placed an uncovered storage box on the shelf. The box was divided into nine grids and was used to store needles and thread.

After Xia Mianwan finished all this, she felt the sky getting dark. Today was the first meal she cooked at home. Although it was just her and Zheng Lingwan, Xia Mianwan did not intend to be perfunctory.

Xia Mianwan said hello to Zheng Lingwan and went to the kitchen to light the fire.

I bought a lot of vegetables at the market today. Xia Mianwan first smashed a cucumber and then stir-fried some greens. I haven’t eaten spare ribs for a long time, so Xia Mianwan made another portion of braised spare ribs.

The aroma of the braised spareribs was so overbearing that Zheng Lingwan could smell it from the room. She ran over with a rag in her hand, "Sister-in-law, it smells so good!"

"Go wash your hands and come over to eat!" Xia Mianwan scooped up the last piece of pork ribs in the pot and said to Zheng Lingwan.

Zheng Lingwan nodded and went to wash her hands happily.

Xia Mianwan thought about such a happy day and went into the space again to get a plate of braised food and a large bottle of Coke.

After pouring the Coke out of the pot, Zheng Lingwan washed her hands and looked at the delicious food on the table, becoming very greedy.

"Sister-in-law, what is this?" Zheng Lingwan had never seen Coke before and asked curiously.

"Take a sip. I made this by accident. I think it tastes good, so I asked you to try it." Xia Mianwan said with a smile.

Zheng Lingwan took a sip carefully, and her eyes lit up immediately, "It's delicious, sister-in-law!"

Xia Mianwan smiled and took a sip herself.

The candlelight flickered, and the shadows of the two people were reflected on the wallpaper, making it look particularly warm.

After dinner, Zheng Lingwan went to clean the kitchen on her own initiative. Xia Mianwan didn't like cleaning the kitchen either, so she left everything to Zheng Lingwan and went to the front shop to continue setting up the place.

On the shelves on both sides, Xia Mianwan placed various sundries purchased from the county, including oil-paper umbrellas, jars, bowls and chopsticks, and various bamboo utensils.

The shelf in the middle is the highlight, and Xia Mianwan plans to put all kinds of food on it.

At the entrance of the shop, Xia Mianwan also set up a small counter, which was specially used for making drinks.

There is also a small charcoal stove next to the counter, on which I plan to cook tea eggs and braised food.

There is a grain shop in the town, but Xia Mianwan feels that it is not cost-effective to sell grain directly. Although she has a lot of grain in her space, it is hard to say what will happen in the future, so she can't bear to sell it.

In the end, Xia Mianwan decided to sell various long-lasting ready-made foods on the middle shelf.

In winter, the potatoes we planted at home were harvested, about 100 kilograms. I took out the potatoes in the evening, washed them and prepared to make potato chips and French fries.

Zheng Lingwan had just tidied up the main rooms and when she came out she saw Xia Mianwan busy in the kitchen.

"Sister-in-law, what are you doing?"

Xia Mianwan saw Zheng Lingwan coming in and waved with a smile, "Lingwan, come quickly and help me slice these potatoes. I'll make some fresh food for you."

Zheng Lingwan is a real foodie. Her eyes light up when she hears about delicious food.

He picked up the knife and started cutting potato slices.

Xia Mianwan saw someone slicing the meat, so she put the seasoning she had prepared aside and said, "Lingwan, after slicing, coat them with this seasoning and drain."

"it is good!"

"Are you hungry? Would you like to have some egg steamed bread?" Xia Mianwan asked with a smile.

"What is this?" Zheng Lingwan felt that her sister-in-law was the most capable person in the world and seemed to know everything.

Xia Mian was late but smiled without saying anything, with an expression that said, "Just wait and see."