After finishing their meal and resting, Su Luo took out the cooked soybean pods again. Zhang Xiujuan was so full that she kept burping.

"Yan Chuan's mother, your cooking is so delicious! I'm already stuffed, and you still have food to offer. I can't eat anymore."

Liu Fangfang laughed at Zhang Xiujuan: "Zhang, now you know you regret it, don't you?"

Everyone laughed at Zhang Xiujuan's expression, which suggested she wanted to eat but couldn't.

"Mom, I can still eat this."

Yi Huan's soft voice rang out. She didn't know how to peel the bean pods, so she could only bite them with her teeth.

Su Luo affectionately pulled Yi Huan to her side.

"Huanhuan, let Mommy peel it for you."

"No, my brother peels them himself, Huanhuan wants to peel them herself too."

Having finally managed to eat a bean, she had to show it off to Yan Chuan.

"Aunties, because things are so urgent, you can come to the kiln to get rice for breakfast tomorrow so you can cook porridge."

There's still some pickled vegetables at home. You can start cooking the rice for lunch first. I'll go to the county to bring back some meat, and I'll try to get back as early as possible.

If Fan Gaocen hadn't only given her five days, Su Luo wouldn't have been in such a hurry. She wanted to move into the new house before winter arrived, and she couldn't afford to delay even for a moment.

"Luo Luo, you are a sensible person, we all trust you."

In the evening, Zhao Ruyun first washed Yan Chuan and Yi Huan and put them to bed. Then she unloaded the firewood from the kiln and tied it into bundles.

"Grandma, it's so late, why aren't you resting yet?"

Zhao Ruyun glanced at Su Luo and said, "I'll move this firewood to the big stove at the village entrance first, because I'm afraid we won't have enough time to cook tomorrow."

Zhao Ruyun chopped all the firewood for the family. It was fine for them to use themselves, but if they took it there to cook for everyone every day, they wouldn't be able to keep it going for more than a few days.

"Grandma, let's move it faster together. Tomorrow I'll talk to the village chief and ask him to find someone else to chop firewood for us."

"Alright!"

Su Luo and Zhao Ruyun each made two trips to carry the load. Both of them were covered in sweat. Zhao Ruyun was afraid of getting cold, so she boiled hot water to take a bath.

Su Luo didn't like washing at home, and the water in the river wasn't too cold, so she preferred to wash by the river.

By the river, Su Luo went into her spatial dimension again. Many of the eggplants inside had ripened again, and Su Luo picked seven baskets, bringing the total to nineteen large baskets.

The chili peppers have also been picked; many of them were already red. Once this batch is harvested, there won't be any more.

The cotton plants in the space are growing very well, row upon row of lush green cotton plants that have grown to Su Luo's knees. In another month or two, they will be able to bud and bloom.

...

The next morning, Su Luotian got up before dawn. When Liu Fangfang came to get the rice, Yan Chuan and Yi Huan were still asleep. Zhao Ruyun wanted to look after them, so she didn't make breakfast. She would make it after the two children woke up.

After taking the basket, Su Luo went to the field to pick the ripe eggplants, leaving only half a basket.

Su Luo then took out some eggplants from her spatial storage, filled the basket, and carried it to the large stove for Zhang and the others.

Li Niu also happened to deliver some tofu, and the two of them went directly to the county after putting down their things.

Li Niu took the tofu to the kitchen of Fu Man Lou. This time he only made thirty catties, ten catties for Su Luo, and twenty catties for Fu Man Lou.

"Madam Su, did you bring any new dishes this time?" the shopkeeper asked Su Luo respectfully.

Su Luo only brought two eggplants the size of her arm when she came this time. She nodded to the shopkeeper and went to the kitchen.

Cut the eggplant vertically, lay it flat, and let it cook on a hot plate. Then chop the minced meat and tofu, stir-fry them, and drizzle with sauce. A hot plate eggplant dish is ready.

The tender eggplant and tofu, combined with the savory aroma of minced meat, make this the most delicious dish in all of Nanning.

Su Luo made two portions, asking the waiter to take one to Nangong Qing and the shopkeeper to try the other.

"Lady Su, is this another new variety you've come up with? I've never seen this kind of food before."

"These are newly grown. Add them to Daofu Manlou's menu. I'll also write down a few different ways to cook them for you. By the way, since they're seasonal, they're one tael of silver per catty."

When it came to cooking, Nangong Qing told Su Luo to let it go, and Su Luo naturally wouldn't stand on ceremony.

"Madam Su, what's the price of this dish?"

"Fifteen taels!" Su Luo said to the shopkeeper.

"By the way, shopkeeper, starting tomorrow, have the purchasing staff from Fu Man Lou buy some vegetables for me. Twenty catties of pork will be delivered to Changping Village every day. If there are eggplants, I'll have them bring some back."

"Yes, Madam Su."

After leaving Fumanlou with Li Niu, she went to buy pork first, as Zhao Ruyun and the others were waiting for her to bring the meat back to cook.

Fu Man Lou!

"Young master, Lady Su has already left."

Nangong Qing stood on the third floor, his eyes still fixed on the spot where Su Luo had just been talking to the shopkeeper. He stared blankly for a long time, unable to hide his disappointment.

"Ah Xu, why didn't she come to see me today?"

The oblivious Ah Xu didn't understand what Nangong Qing meant.

"Young master, Madam Su started building her house today and is so busy that she doesn't have time to waste with you."

Nangong Qing turned his head, his eyes filled with gloom.

Ah Xu took a step back. The young master was angry. He didn't seem to have said anything wrong.

baffling.

"Young master, are you angry?"

"Ah Xu, you can have breakfast at Hechunlou today. There's no room for you at Fumanlou."

After saying that, Nangong Qing turned around and went downstairs.

Ah Xu ran after him, saying, "Young Master, the food at Hechunlou is inedible! Can I not go there? That place is about to go out of business."

After eating Su Luo's recipes, A Xu absolutely refused to eat at any other restaurant. He Chun Lou was even worse; they were so badly ripped off that there wasn't a single customer left. A Xu really didn't want to eat there; it was practically killing him and making him miserable.

"Is it going to go bankrupt? Then take advantage of the fact that it hasn't gone bankrupt yet, go out and have a couple of meals with them, and help them out."

Nangong Qing spoke lightly, but Axu's face looked like he was wearing a mask of pain.

"Yan Chuan's mother, do you want to buy anything else?" Li Niu asked.

Su Luo has already bought twenty catties of pork. She only has rice in her space, which hasn't been milled yet. She'll go buy some first. She has oil and salt in her space, so she doesn't need to buy them. She can just take them out later.

"Uncle Li, we're going to the rice shop to buy some rice."

"Alright!"

Li Niu pulled the oxcart for half a street before arriving at the rice shop.

This time, Su Luo didn't buy top-grade rice, but rather medium-grade rice. The grains weren't as intact as yours, but they were still much better than broken rice.

"My dear wife, it's you again. How much top-quality rice are you buying this time?"

Su Luo frequently buys rice at this store, and the shop assistants all know her.

"I'm not buying top-grade rice this time, I want medium-grade, 500 jin. Do you have any?"

Five hundred catties is a big order! The shopkeeper quickly came out of the shop and said shrewdly, "Yes, yes, yes, please come in, madam."

One jin of medium-quality rice costs thirty wen, so five hundred jin would cost fifteen taels of silver. Su Luo only gave Fan Gaocen eight hundred taels, and she kept four hundred taels for herself to cover expenses.

The two men returned home after the shopkeeper had someone move the rice onto the oxcart.