Oh my god, I became the vicious stepmother of four villains

"What on earth is going on? Why is the boss lady not doing business anymore?"

"That's right, there is nothing more important than making money."

"I'm hungry, and I don't know when the boss lady will be back. I'm going to buy some buns. I can't wait any longer."

"Hey, this boss lady is the same."

Today is market day and also dinner time, so there are quite a lot of people in the noodle shop. Everyone is talking about it and blaming the proprietress.

"It's not the boss lady's fault. She heard that the market had brought a few cows to be slaughtered, so she rushed over to grab the beef. The beef noodles she made are delicious, but beef is not available often, so she made noodles with soybean paste."

"Hey, beef is expensive, I don't like it. I'm going to eat noodles with soybean paste later."

"I want to eat beef noodles and try the boss lady's specialty."

Xia Yingying and the three children listened.

"Stepmother, I want to eat beef noodles, too." Lu Haojie smacked his lips.

"Okay, when the boss's wife comes, tell her that you want five bowls of beef noodles. I'll go buy some beef." Xia Yingying took out the money for the meal from her purse and handed it to Lu Haoran.

"Stepmother, I want to go with you." Lu Haojie stood up and said in a grandmotherly voice.

"Let's go." Xia Yingying stretched out her hand. Lu Haojie took Xia Yingying's hand and asked questions all the way to the place where the cattle were slaughtered.

Just today we slaughtered three cows. Beef is expensive and not many people can afford it. However, the opportunity to eat beef is rare and many people are still willing to spend some money to enjoy it.

The line was long, and it took a cup of tea before it was Xia Yingying's turn.

"Madam, which piece of beef do you want?" The boy selling beef pointed at the meat on the chopping board.

Beef is selling well and there isn't much meat left.

Xia Yingying ordered four pieces of beef shanks and two large pieces of beef legs.

The beef shank will be used to make braised beef, and she plans to make the hind leg meat into beef jerky and stir-fry it.

The beef is expensive, but that can't stop Xia Yingying from buying it.

The purchase of beef cost more than 10 taels of silver, which was a considerable expense, but it was insignificant compared to the money that had just been earned.

Xiao Yingying stared at the beef she bought and returned to the noodle stall with Lu Haojie. Lu Haoran had already brought beef noodles back to Song Ruyi.

Lu Haoran and Lu Yuwei did not order noodles immediately, but waited for Song Xiayingying and Lu Haojie to come to the lantern noodles. Since the boss bought the beef first, he had to cook it first. Now there are more and more people in the store.

When Xia Yingying and her friends first arrived, the proprietress had just finished cooking their noodles.

"Boss lady, can I use your bowl? I'll take this bowl of noodles to my mother and bring it back to you later, okay?"

"Sure." The proprietress agreed readily.

"Stepmother, I'll take it to grandma." Lu Haoran volunteered.

"Okay, come with me and take the beef over."

In order to make it easier for Xia Yingying to carry the noodles over, the proprietress gave her a tray.

During the time he went to the noodle shop, Song Ruyi sold more than ten cakes.

"You brought the noodles over here. There's no need to trouble me. I can eat it myself later." Song Ruyi raised her eyes and saw Xia Yingying carrying the noodles and Lu Haoran carrying two pieces of meat.

Song Ruyi had never eaten beef, nor had she ever seen beef.

Curiously asked: "Don't we already have meat at home? Why are you buying meat?"

"Mom, this is beef. The one we have at home is pork." Xia Yingying explained.

"Beef! Beef is very expensive." Song Ruyi said subconsciously.

Lu Haoran put the beef in a basket and covered it with gauze.

Xia Yingying put the empty backpack upside down on the ground and put the bowl of noodles on it: "Mom, eat quickly. I'll come over to get the bowl later."

It’s already this late and you’re just starting to eat it.

That lady boss is too slow.

"This beef is freshly made by the boss lady. Try it and see how it tastes." Xia Yingying reminded.

After delivering noodles to Song Ruyi, Xia Yingying went back to the noodle shop with Lu Haoran. The proprietress was very considerate and waited until Xia Yingying arrived at the noodle shop before making their noodles. The noodles would clump together and taste bad if left for too long.

After eating, Xia Yingying took her three children back home.

Xia Yingying and the others waited for a while, but no one came to buy, so Xia Yingying bought some raw materials for making pastries. This time he did not buy as much as the previous times because the house had been sold, so he did not need to make a lot of pastries to sell.

In a few days, Lu Haoran would go to school. Xia Yingying brought Lu Haoran and Lu Yuwei to the study in the town to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstone for Lu Haoran.

The college will provide textbooks.

Lu Haoran and Lu Yuwei picked the cheapest writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone, and spent a total of two taels of silver.

Xia Yingying couldn't help but sigh that studying here was really a very expensive thing.

If she lived in ancient times, she would definitely not have the opportunity to go to school. She is very fortunate to live in modern times and receive nine years of compulsory education.

After all, she was an educated and cultured young person, but when she came here she immediately became illiterate.

It is urgent to learn to read and write, otherwise you will not know if you will be cheated when doing business or signing contracts in the future.

At that time, I really couldn't explain it clearly.

There were still some pastries in the backpack, but Xia Yingying didn't plan to carry them back.

She has been making cakes and selling them these days. The unsold ones will be distributed to people who are on good terms with her, such as Aunt Niu, Aunt Yang, and Du Shuili. If they live nearby, it's okay for her to carry them back, but if they live far away, she might not be able to carry them back.

Xia Yingying saw an old man in tattered clothes squatting on the corner of the street, so she took out all the cakes in her basket and gave them to him.

The old man looked at her unhappily, showing an expression that showed he was unwilling to eat food given out of pity.

When Xia Yingying was about to take the pastries back, the old man jumped up and snatched all of Xia Yingying's pastries away.

He simply stuffed the cake into his mouth and swallowed it without chewing.

Xia Yingying was stunned by what she saw.

Oh my god, I haven’t eaten for a few days?

Xia Yingying wrapped all the remaining cakes in the basket with greaseproof paper and put them in the old man's hand. This time the old man did not refuse but nodded to her with a smile.

The last time he brought Lu Yuwei to the town, he forgot to take Lu out to see her face, but this time she remembered and wanted to take Lu Yuwei to see if her face could be cured? Lu Yuwei was stunned when she heard it.

"Stepmother, you don't have to look at my face anymore. It should be like this from now on."

Lu Yuwei stammered.

"Xiaowei, I am sorry for you. Since you are here this time, why not give it a try and see what the doctor says. Last time, because you didn't come, the doctor didn't know what to think."

"Stepmother, the scar on my face is quite severe and can't be healed. I won't go to see it," Lu Yuwei refused again.

"If you can't do it, just take a look. I won't come to you. Let the doctor take a look at your injuries first. Then I'll take you to the capital to find the best ointment to help you restore your appearance, okay?"