The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Xia Mianwan took out a few steamed buns from the space, cut them into slices and placed them on the plate. She also took three eggs from the cupboard, beat them and added a small spoonful of honey.

Xia Mianwan saw Zheng Lingwan pour oil into a small pot. After the oil was hot, Xia Mianwan picked up the steamed bread slices wrapped in egg liquid with chopsticks and put them into the pot to fry.

A sizzling sound was heard, and the aroma of eggs mixed with a hint of honey wafted out of the oil pan.

Zheng Lingwan sniffed, "What a nice smell!"

Xia Mianwan smiled and handed the first piece of egg steamed bread to Zheng Lingwan, "Try it quickly and see if it tastes good."

Zheng Lingwan took a bite and found the steamed bread slices so crispy and crunchy with a hint of honey sweetness. She felt so delicious that she wanted to wave her hands around.

"It's delicious, sister-in-law!"

Xia Mianwan smiled and continued frying. After finishing one plate, she made two cups of tea.

"This is easy to get sick of, and it goes really well with tea."

Zheng Lingwan feels that her sister-in-law is the most beautiful and capable person in the world, and she wants to be like her sister-in-law in the future!

I was busy all day today, cleaning up, preparing delicious food, and tidying up the shop. I was so tired from sleeping late in the summer that it was already midnight when I finally washed up and went to bed.

On the second day, I slept so hard during the summer nap that I didn't wake up until noon.

Fortunately, there was nothing urgent, and Xia Mian was enjoying a rare leisure time.

She slowly put on her clothes and walked out of the room. Zheng Lingwan had already prepared lunch.

Stir-fried lettuce, braised pork and a bowl of egg custard.

"Sister-in-law, you're awake. Come and have dinner. Third brother came just now and saw if we needed any help. I made some steamed bread for him. Third brother said that he and second brother were conscripted to build roads and defend, which seemed to be related to the trade. The prisoners exiled this time cannot be paid with silver." Zheng Lingwan said.

Xia Mianwan asked, "Is it far from home? If so, you should go back first."

Zheng Lingwan nodded and said, "Third brother said he would give us news tomorrow. If we are really far away from home and cannot return home, we have to go back first. I am really worried about the old and young at home."

Xia Mianwan nodded and said, "If that's the case, I'll go back with you."

"What should we do with the shop?" Zheng Lingwan asked.

Xia Mianwan smiled gently, "What's the big deal about the shop? If we can't open it this time, we can postpone it. Anyway, there are still many foods that have not been prepared. It will be the same if we prepare them at home. What's more, I am the mother of Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er, so I should go back."

After dinner, Xia Mianwan went to the kitchen and put the drained potato chips into the frying pan and slowly fried them. The fried potato chips had a rich aroma.

Zheng Lingwan came in following the smell.

"Sister-in-law, I want to eat!"

Xia Mianwan had already fried a whole plate of potato chips and handed it to Zheng Lingwan, "Eat it!"

Xia Mianwan has tried it himself. Although it is not as good as the modern ones, the original flavor of potato chips is more intense.

"It's delicious. Are we going to sell these potato chips later?" Zheng Lingwan asked while eating.

Xia Mianwan nodded: "Yes, the potato chips will be sold."

……

Zheng Xiaocheng came the next afternoon, "Sister-in-law, my second brother and I have been assigned to repair buildings ten miles outside the town for three months."

Xia Mianwan thought for a moment and said, "I see. Lingwan and I will go home soon. I can drive a donkey cart now, so it will be convenient for us to go back and forth to the town. I packed a package for you and Xiaoqi. There are a lot of food to resist hunger, dried vegetable sesame cakes and some moon cakes. They can be kept for ten days to half a month. Don't save them. We will bring you food every once in a while."

Zheng Xiaocheng bowed and thanked Zheng Xiaoqi.

In the afternoon, Xia Mianwan took Zheng Lingwan back to the village.

Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er were the first to discover that Xia Mianwan had returned, and they rushed over happily.

Xia Mianwan walked home holding one of her children's hands.

Old Mrs. Zheng was a little worried about Zheng Xiaoqi and Zheng Xiaocheng, but she finally felt relieved after Xia Mianwan's consolation.

Fortunately, the land has been reclaimed and there is nothing to do in the fields for the time being.

……

Because of the construction work on the county town and the outskirts of the town, all the adult men in the village were transferred away, and now only the elderly, the weak, women and children are left in the entire village.

That night, after Xia Mian returned home late and put away his things, he began to think about what to sell.

The potato chips have been successfully made, and we can study the likes of fried dough twists. These are all made of white flour, and the ingredients include some summer flour, as well as popcorn.

But popcorn really consumes a lot of oil, and it seems like it can’t be sold at a good price in Heqiao Town. Maybe it will be an opportunity to sell it after the trade fair.

After Xia Mianwan came back, Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er moved back and slept with Xia Mianwan.

The two children haven't seen their mother for two days and are very attached to her.

Xia Mianwan thought about it and took out two boxes of milk from the space, heated them up and handed them to the two children.

"Mother will be responsible for making new and delicious food for you at home. You must be good and learn to read and understand things with grandma. If you do well, mother will reward you." Xia Mianwan said with a smile.

Chen Ge'er nodded and suddenly asked, "Mother, where is Daddy?"

Xia Mianwan was very confused as to why Chen Ge'er suddenly asked about Zheng Xiaoyun, "Why are you suddenly asking about daddy?"

"I see other people have dads."

Xia Mianwan sighed and said, "Daddy is guarding you from far away. When Brother Chen grows up a little, he will be able to see Daddy."

Brother Chen nodded, not quite understanding.