Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 93 Is your young master some kind of cheap young master?

Li Ruru laughed when she heard this, "Is your young master some kind of cheap young master? Just because he can't eat konjac tofu, does that mean I look down on him?"

This so-called young master is far too cheap.

For some reason, Li Ruru disliked Chu Yu at first sight.

He was fair-skinned and clean-cut, looking like a noble young master.

But he didn't seem very open-minded, lacking the magnanimity expected of a young nobleman; instead, he appeared petty and narrow-minded.

This contrasted sharply with Chu Xiu's lazy and indifferent attitude towards everything.

Chu Yu scolded the servant, "Put the knife away, it wouldn't be good if you accidentally hurt this old lady."

The servant reluctantly put away his knife and glared fiercely at Li Ruru.

Chu Yu forced a smile and said, "Auntie, did I scare you?"

Li Ruru waved her hand, "It's alright, young people are just prone to impulsiveness."

Chu Yu felt that there was something hidden in her words, but she couldn't afford to argue with a peasant woman in front of everyone.

He was terrified that he would actually become the "cheap son" she was talking about.

He adopted a polite demeanor and said, "Excuse me."

With that, he left with a few people, the servant glaring at Li Ruru as he walked away.

That look seemed to say: You just wait!

Chen Jinbang jogged to catch up with Chu Yu, flashing a fawning smile as he ran.

After an incident, Li Ruru made a decision.

She pulled the plump aunt and said, "Plump aunt, I said I would come back to set up a stall tomorrow, but I'm sorry I have to break my promise."

She didn't want to deal with all this mess anymore. Earning only two taels of silver a day from setting up a stall was far less worthwhile than contacting more restaurants.

"Ah? Little sister, no!" Aunt Pang exclaimed in horror. Without Li Ruru's konjac tofu, what would happen to her sesame cakes?
What about their deliciously full meals?
"Auntie Pang, do you want to sell konjac tofu? You can buy it directly from me."

"Purchase goods?"

"Yes, I delivered it to you early this morning. You can sell it yourself, either in sets or individually."

Considering that Aunt Pang's profit might be relatively small, Li Ruru continued, "I'll deliver two buckets to you and charge you one tael of silver, so you can still make one tael."

This is an incredibly low price; Aunt Pang would be a fool not to agree.

Aunt Pang wasn't stupid, of course. She immediately laughed and said, "Oh dear, that's great, but it's just that you've suffered a loss."

She benefited too much from someone else's influence.

"It's alright, we're all from Baihua Village," Li Ruru said with a smile.

Although Aunt Pang earned less from this order, she avoided the hassle of setting up a stall, which saved her a lot of trouble.

The collaboration between the two was thus finalized, and Li Ruru, carrying her large basket, embarked on her shopping spree once again.

The heavy rain warning in the space could not be ignored, which was one of the reasons why she didn't want to continue setting up a stall.

She needs to free up more time to prepare supplies to cope with this torrential rain that could last for an unknown period of time.

"Let's buy more food today and store it up," she said to the crowd.

Fearing the children would ask too many questions, he explained, "We have grain at home, so we're not worried. It won't spoil anyway."

The children nodded obediently, no one asked why, they just helped move things.

Mother has her own plans and reasons for what she wants to do.

The group bought a lot of flour and rice, as well as some oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and several shovels, hoes, and other farm tools.

Li Ruru bought everything she might need, including bedding, medicinal herbs, and tinder.

After thinking for a moment, she went and bought a lot more cabbages and radishes.

The oxcart was packed full, and there wasn't even room for the children to sit.

Thinking about the potential transportation problems during a heavy rainstorm, I realized that transportation would be a major issue should there be an emergency.

She spent another thirty taels of silver to buy a carriage. Xiao Wu knew how to drive a carriage, and Li Ruru learned in half an incense stick's time. Xiao Yishan drove the oxcart home, while the others rode in the horse-drawn carriage.

Everyone was very excited to ride in a horse-drawn carriage for the first time. Peipei and Chaochao looked around and touched everything, finding it all incredibly novel.

Chu Xiu and Xiao Wu were both quite calm, as it wasn't their first time sitting there.

Xiao Wu asked, "Auntie, did you make a lot of money today?"

Why did I suddenly decide to buy a horse-drawn carriage?

Chu Xiu patted her head: "It's none of your business how your aunt works."

He turned to Li Ruru and said, "This carriage is a good buy; it's much more comfortable than an oxcart."

He admired Li Ruru; she wasn't the stingy peasant woman who would feel bad for days over eating an extra piece of meat.

She's good at making money and willing to spend it on enjoying life.

The carriage arrived home first, but because it was at the end of the village, it didn't attract many people to come and watch.

Then, Xiao Yishan returned in his oxcart, and everyone ran to help unload the goods.

Looking at the huge pile of cabbages and radishes, Chaochao asked in confusion, "Mom, grain can be stored, but these radishes and cabbages won't last long."

Li Ruru pointed to the newly bought large jars, "Today we'll make them all into pickles."

Radishes and cabbages don't keep for long, but pickled vegetables can last a long time without spoiling.

"Oh!" Chaochao suddenly realized that nothing her mother bought was useless.

Mother has arranged everything.

After unloading the goods, everyone began working in an orderly manner under Li Ruru's direction.

Li Ruru mashed pears, radishes, apples, and garlic into a paste, chopped most of a basin of chives, and finally mixed the cooked glutinous rice flour with chili powder, stirring it into a thick, red liquid.

The cabbage had been washed and salted by Chaochao and Peipei.

After about two hours, the crisp cabbage became wilted and released a lot of moisture.

The two washed the items several more times in clean water, wrung out the water, and neatly arranged them on the table.

Finally, it was time to spread the sauce. Li Ruru carefully spread the thick chili sauce she had made onto each leaf of the cabbage.

Finally, the cabbages, each coated with chili sauce, were neatly arranged in the large urn.

"Auntie, is this ready to eat?" Chu Xiu liked spicy food, and seeing the bright red cabbage, her mouth watered.

"It will be ready to eat in three to five days," Li Ruru said.

"Mom, what kind of cooking method is this?" Peipei asked, as she had never seen this way of eating before.

When we lived in the Chen family, we always boiled the cabbages, and only occasionally stir-fried them.

Some people in the village also pickle vegetables, but they usually pickle things like cabbage and cowpeas.

“This is called spicy cabbage, it’s so delicious.” Li Ruru said, feeling hungry herself. “This is a recipe that Mom… um… your maternal grandfather told Mom about. He learned it from someone from out of town.”

Li Ruru told a lie, but no one suspected her.

"Mom is so amazing, and Grandpa is amazing too." Yinyin is a suck-up; she never doubts anything her mother makes and will only eat a few more bites.

After Li Ruru finished her work, Chu Xiu took out the documents from his pocket and handed them to her, saying, "Auntie, this is your household registration and the newly opened female household registration. The surnames of the three girls have also been changed."

Li Ruru hurriedly wiped her hands, opened the document, and saw that her name was indeed listed as the head of household, followed by information about her three maids.

"Wow, your dad is amazing. Money really can make the county magistrate more efficient."

Under normal circumstances, it would take at least three to five months to get these two things done.

Chu Xiu chimed in, "Hehe, my dad just treated the county magistrate to a meal."

As she spoke, she took out a letter from her bosom. "Auntie, this is from my father."

Xiao Wu, standing to the side, looked on with suspicion. When did the master write a letter to Aunt Li? He had no idea.

Why did the master write a letter to Aunt Li?
(End of this chapter)