Meng Yunshu had received Lu Renjia yesterday, so he had some experience. But the new guest did not follow the usual rules. He looked to be in his teens, fair and tender, with a bright red mole between his eyebrows. He wore a jade crown, silk clothes, and looked very handsome. It was obvious at first glance that he was a boy from a wealthy family.

He was lying on the counter excitedly, looking at the instant noodles and chocolates on the shelf with sparkling eyes. His mouth was watering.

 From Meng Yunshu’s direction, he was like a greedy cat that saw a fish, muttering: “Instant noodles, chocolate, how long have I not eaten them, ahhhh – and milk powder and malted milk.”

Hearing his muttering, Meng Yunshu sat up straight instantly, could it be…

Seeing that he had been staring at the shelf, he wanted to pounce on it and eat it immediately. Meng Yunshu licked his lips. His fingers nervously grasped the corner of his clothes, and said nervously: “Palace Jade Liquor.”

The rich boy immediately replied: “One hundred and eighty per cup.”

Meng Yunshu followed closely, “How about this wine?”

“Listen to me brag about it.”

After habitually muttering these two sentences, Lu Ruan straightened his clothes, and stood up suddenly. His expression was serious, and his phoenix eyes stared at Meng Yunshu excitedly.

He opened his lips and said: “Odd changes, even does not change.”

Meng Yunshu’s eyes lit up. At this time, he was sure that the person in front of him was Chinese, but he didn’t know where he came from and now lived there.

 The red mole on his forehead made Meng Yunshu make a bold guess. This person was from the same era as him. Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but smile and answer: “The symbol depends on the quadrant.”

Lu Ruan laughed happily. He clapped the counter beside him excitedly and shouted excitedly: “My fellow countryman.”

As the saying goes, when fellow countrymen meet, their eyes filled with tears.

After confirming that they were both Chinese who had traveled through time, Meng Yunshu hurriedly came out of the counter. The two looked at each other with excited eyes.

Even though Meng Yunshu didn’t like socializing, now that he saw Lu Ruan, he looked at his open arms and happily hugged him.

After sitting down, Meng Yunshu listened to Lu Ruan chattering about his travel through time.

 It turned out that Lu Ruan and he were in the same era and were the same age. They both came here right after graduating from college. The difference between Lu Ruan and him was that Lu Ruan was reborn in a sense. When he came here, he was in the belly of Mrs. Lu and had been growing up in the Xia Dynasty from a baby to the current 18 years old, which was equivalent to being reborn.

From his words, Meng Yunshu couldn’t help but sigh that his fellow countrymen was incredible. He was really second to none. As the emperor of Xia, he racked his brains to make Xia strong and to recover the nomadic peoples. However, he was a liberal arts student. Apart from promoting seawater salting in coastal areas and transforming agricultural tools and crossbows, there was no other way.

No wonder farmers with a little wealth can use green salt to brush their teeth. It seems that his fellow countrymen also contributed to this.

 Meng Yunshu praised sincerely: “You are very good.”

Lu Ruan, who was talking freely, scratched his chin embarrassedly, and said modestly with red ears: “No, no, the credit for the nine-year compulsory education is all due to the good teaching of the country.”

Meng Yunshu chuckled.

He also said that he wanted to learn from Zheng He’s voyage to the West, looking for high-yield potatoes and corn, rubber trees, etc., but he had to put it on hold because of the war between Xia Kingdom and the nomadic people. Even the sweet potatoes promoted by the court in the past few years were exchanged from foreigners by him with silk and tea.

Meng Yunshu saw that he was very interested in talking about people’s livelihood and national affairs, and he had a royal husband style.

“I can help you with corn and potatoes.”

Lu Ruan was stunned and asked: “Really? Do you have it here?”

“Yes.” Meng Yunshu nodded, “But you need to wait a few days.”

“It doesn’t matter how long I have to wait.” Today’s Xia Kingdom does not have a strong economy to support them to go to other continents. It is a pleasant surprise for Lu Ruan to get corn and potatoes from Meng Yunshu.

 The two chatted for a while. Lu Ruan thought about the purpose of coming here, pointed at the snacks on the shelf, and said generously: “Pack them all for me.”

Meng Yunshu wanted to earn his share of the money, but he had already made an appointment with Lu Renjia, so he had to refuse: “Most of the goods have been reserved.”

Lu Ruan sighed dejectedly and said: “Okay then.”

“Can I buy the rest?”

“Of course.” Meng Yunshu smiled.

So, Lu Ruan left and took away the remaining instant noodles, chocolate and malted milk.

After he left, Meng Yunshu smiled at his newly earned Chinese currency and increased reputation.

[Congratulations to the store owner for upgrading to level one]

Meng Yunshu was stunned for a moment, and then he noticed that the ten reputation points were full, and the next upgrade required twenty reputation points.

Simple! Meng Yunshu smiled happily. There were only four customers, one a day, and the upgrade would be completed in four days. If more customers came a day, it would be faster.

He was afraid that Yu Zhining, who was still sleeping on the kang, would wake up, so he didn’t have time to go to the farm behind and hurried out of the store.

Yu Zhining woke up not long after sitting in the quilt.

 The little boy opened his eyes and saw Meng Yunshu dressed. He stretched his arms and called him in a milky voice: “Little uncle.”

Meng Yunshu smiled, touched his head, and gently pinched his face. He was not as chubby as he imagined. He thought of the milk powder and malted milk in the store, and looked at Yu Zhining’s innocent eyes. He made up his mind to give the little boy a good supplement. He was not without money.

Yu Zhining had learned to dress himself, but now it was early winter and the cotton-padded clothes were thicker. He couldn’t do it by himself, and needed an adult to help him.

Yu Jinhuai heated up the water in the kitchen, and he shouted to the bedroom: “Ah Yun, Ah Ning, get up and wash your face.”

“I’m coming.” Meng Yunshu responded and brought Yu Zhining, who was dressed, to the main room. At that time, Yu Jinhuai happened to come in with a basin of warm water.

The moment he came in, the biting cold wind came in through the gap, making the main room a little colder.

 Yu Zhining was not blown since Meng Yunshu’s blocking behind him. He leaned out to look at his uncle and called him happily.

Putting the water down, Yu Jinhuai looked at Meng Yunshu and asked, “What do you want to eat this morning?”

Meng Yunshu rolled his eyes and remembered the pimple soup he had eaten in the orphanage. He could not help but saliva in his mouth, “Dumpling soup.”

Yu Jinhuai knew about dumpling soup. It was cold today and there was a thick layer of frost. Eating a bowl of hot dumpling soup was the best. “Okay.”

“Brother Huai, I’ll do it.” Meng Yunshu saw him turn away and planned to do it himself, and said hurriedly.

“Okay.”

Looking at the toothbrush and green salt in his hand, Meng Yunshu couldn’t help but think of Lu Ruan. If he wasn’t a powerful person and the husband of the Emperor of Xia, it wouldn’t be so easy to lower the price of official salt.

 Many officials in history made profits from salt fields, and some even sold private salt just for gold and silver. Now that the emperor is watching from behind, it is even more difficult to make a profit from it.

The fire was burning in the kitchen stove, which was much warmer than the main room, so Meng Yunshu took Yu Zhining to the kitchen.

The door was closed tightly, and it was much warmer to stay in the kitchen.

Yu Jinhuai had already mixed the batter and was waiting for Meng Yunshu to come and make it.

In winter, farmers have no other vegetables except cabbage and radish. Fortunately, there is a small piece of meat at home, which can add some color to the dumpling soup. Meng Yunshu cut the cabbage and radish into slices neatly. He thought of the mung beans and soybeans at home, and had an idea in his mind.

Maybe they can have one more dish on the table.

Yu Jinhuai held Yu Zhining and sat in front of the stove to make a fire. The fiery red firelight reflected on their faces, making people look much better.

 The lard was melted in the pot. When the oil was hot, Meng Yunshu picked up the washed vegetables and poured them into the pot. He used a spatula to stir-fry a few times, and then added salt, five-spice powder and soy sauce in turn. The air was filled with a strong fragrance, which attracted Daqing and Dahei, who were squatting on the ground by the roasting fire. They hummed and sniffed in the air with their black noses.

He knew about the five-spice powder when he was cooking before. He heard from Yu Jinhuai that there was also thirteen spices, but thirteen spices cost one hundred coins per bottle, which ordinary people could not afford, while five-spice powder only cost thirty coins per bottle. Farmers can use a bottle for more than half a year, and the rice with five-spice powder tastes better, so families with a little wealth will prepare a bottle of five-spice powder.

Meng Yunshu stir-fried for a while and added two scoops of water, covered the pot, and waited for a while to simmer before making pimple soup.

After finding a stool to sit down, Meng Yunshu held his chin and stared at the fire in the stove. Now that he rested, he thought that the appearance of five-spice powder was inseparable from his fellow countryman.

 His fellow countryman was really amazing.

“Uncle, when can we have breakfast?”

“Just wait a little longer.” Meng Yunshu smiled and said, “Ah Ning, hold on for a little longer.”

Yu Zhining nodded. He knew he had to wait, but his eyes stayed on the pot. The tempting aroma made him eager to eat.

After waiting for a while, Meng Yunshu stood up and stretched his body. He took the batter from the chopping board and opened the lid. Seeing that there was not much water in the pot, he added another ladle. After the water boiled, he tilted the pot slightly, picked up a piece of batter from it with chopsticks and put it into the pot very quickly, one by one. After a pot of batter was put in, he soaked the pot and put it aside to be cleaned after dinner.

Cover the pot, all he could do now was wait.

There were still many chestnuts brought by Yu Jinyue at home. When the fire was burning, Yu Jinhuai threw some into the bottom of the pot and stuffed a few sweet potatoes. After dinner, they could eat.

“Brother Huai, do we have more mung beans and soybeans at home?”

Yu Jinhuai put the struggling Yu Zhining on the ground, looked at him and said, “There are still three bags.”

“I want to grow bean sprouts. There are fewer vegetables in winter, so I always need to change the taste.”

“Bean sprouts?” Yu Jinhuai had heard of bean sprouts and knew how to grow them. Now when he heard Meng Yunshu’s words, he frowned slightly and said bluntly, “The temperature is not right.”

Seeing that he did not object, Meng Yunshu smiled and said, “The mountain people have their own ingenious ideas.”

Seeing this, Yu Jinhuai also thought of the canteen and stopped objecting.

With his fellow countryman’s brains, if there is five-spice powder, there must be greenhouse vegetables. If you want to achieve vegetable freedom in winter, the most important thing is to have money.

Greenhouse vegetables are enjoyed by rich people and officials. The most important thing for farmers in winter is to survive the cold winter safely. In this way, both coal and firewood are urgent materials and naturally will not be used for food.

But he has a cheating weapon, that is, the system. He has felt the temperature in the farm. The temperature is suitable and it is the most suitable for bean sprouts.

He also wants to try it at home to see if it can succeed.

The dumpling soup is ready soon. Because it is cold, the family does not eat in the main room, but sits in the kitchen, around the stove, and eats breakfast with the temperature of the remaining sparks inside.

After a bowl of dumpling soup, the body is instantly warm.

The remaining dumpling soup at the bottom of the pot is scraped out with half a bucket of water. He waited for it to warm up before soaking in multi-grain steamed buns for the two dogs.

After dinner, the chestnuts and sweet potatoes in the stove were also ready.

 Fearing that Yu Zhining would have indigestion, he only gave him half of the sweet potato and a few chestnuts, and he shared the remaining half of the sweet potato with the two dogs.

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After dinner, Yu Jinhuai carried Yu Zhining to the bedroom at Meng Yunshu’s suggestion, leaving the kitchen to Meng Yunshu.

After they left, Meng Yunshu took the milk powder and malted milk he bought from the system mall and poured them into the cans he had just found, and put the original packaging cans back into the system. Looking at the two cans on the chopping board, Meng Yunshu fell into deep thought. How could he give these two things to Ah Ning openly?

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to his mind, and an idea appeared in his mind.

Thinking that this method was the most suitable.

It was a little troublesome. Meng Yunshu walked around and waved his hand. It was troublesome, but as long as Aning could drink it, it was nothing, and his body also needed to be replenished.

 After making the decision, Meng Yunshu hurried to find Yu Jinhuai, and talked to him for a while. Then the two of them left Yu Zhining at Yu Jinyue’s house, asked him to look after him before they drove away along the village road.