Chapter 66 The medicine is almost gone

Thinking that she was the one who taught the smartest dog in the world, Qin Jin'an proudly raised her head, as if she was already enjoying the envious glances of others.

“Yu Bao is right. I’ll teach my pig when I get back. If it learns, it won’t get eaten. I love it so much. Its belly is so soft, and it’s the most fun to step on it!”

"Then I'll teach my goose to bite anyone who bullies me!"

"Can the big spider by my bed learn that too? I love it so much. I catch bugs and put them on its web every day. It's so clever! My mom found out it had destroyed all its webs, and I cried for ages. But then I found it had rebuilt its web at the foot of my bed. This time, I didn't tell my mom, hehehe..."

The children chattered away, their expressions of longing for them incredibly amusing.

The child's innocence was on full display at this moment, and instead of finding it funny, it filled me with longing.

Zhao Shile couldn't stop smiling.

It's absolutely hilarious! No wonder the ancients said that children speak without restraint.

Qin Jin'an felt surprised and excited, but mostly happy.

As dusk fell, Zhao led her horse and Qin Jin'an home.

The children waved goodbye.

As soon as Qin Jin'an arrived home, he smelled the rich aroma of meat.

She quickly ran into the house.

Her mother was making dried meat, which involved marinating the meat, steaming it, and then drying it. This was the original method used by the Qin family.

The preparations for the noodles were almost complete, and everyone was washing their hands in preparation for going home.

Seeing Qin Jin'an drooling in the kitchen, Qin Shi softened and opened the steamer lid, picked up a piece of food, put it in a bowl, and said gently, "My sweetie, come and eat."

Qin Jin'an ran over with a smile. The freshly steamed meat was piping hot and smelled delicious.

Qin's eyes were filled with tenderness as she went out to settle her wages.

The girls in the tribe smiled happily, took their wages, said thank you, and went home.

They earned forty coins a day to help the Qin family build a house, and twenty coins for half a day, but their work was actually easier than that of the house builders, which was enough for them to be proud of.

They would tell their families every day when they got home.

Everyone was actually considering Qin's idea. Seeing that she made so much food every day and it all sold out, and that Qin even wanted to create new flavors, it made people even more eager to try it.

After seeing the working girls off, Madam Qin came to Qin Jin'an's side and asked, "My darling, is it delicious?"

Qin Jin'an nodded: "It tastes good, but it's so hard to chew. There's too much lean meat, and it makes my teeth soft."

Qin Jin'an touched his cheek and sighed, "If only I didn't have to go through all this trouble."

After listening, Qin pondered. If dried meat, as a snack, is too difficult to chew, it will definitely affect the audience. First of all, the elderly will not be able to eat it, and children will not like it too much.

"I need to think about it carefully."

Qin kept this in mind and decided to think carefully about how to improve the situation.

But since the food in the pot was already steamed, we dried it first and kept it for ourselves at home.

My brother should take it with him when he goes to bed; it's good for his health.

In the evening, the cooled lean meat strips were on the dining table.

"Isn't this what you were going to sell? We don't need to eat it."

After seeing this, Zhang said that there was meat in every meal at home now, and life was much better than before.

"Mom, it's not done yet. These don't sell well. I'll think of a way to make more later. Let these dry in the pot and store them away. They'll be ready to be harvested in another month. Then my brother can take some to eat."

Qin explained with a smile that it was July now, only a month away from the autumn harvest. Her father needed to study, her sister-in-law was pregnant, and all the heavy work at home was being done by Qin Yulin alone.

He would be especially busy and tired during the autumn harvest, so Qin thought she would make some more dried meat later, as this amount was not enough.

"Thank you, little sister."

Qin Yulin grinned, looking very happy.

Madam Zhang smiled and said, "Alright, remembering this will make your brother and sister happy too."

Zhao smiled and replied, "Little sister, buy some more lean meat tomorrow. Teach me how, and I'll cook more at home so your brother can take some with him."

"Then make more, and the government will pay for it."

Mr. Zhang added.

Qin nodded. She didn't mind spending this little bit of money, but her parents and brother and sister-in-law felt sorry for her, and she appreciated it.

The family discusses matters together harmoniously.

After dinner, there was another round of cleaning up. The noodles had been fried in the afternoon, and Qin was now only responsible for mixing the seasonings.

She wasn't afraid of being copied. No matter what kind of snack it was, as long as there was money to be made, someone would quickly copy it. But the unique flavor she created was something that no one else could replicate.

She doesn't need to do all the hard work herself; she just needs to hold onto the secret recipe.

For a while afterward, Qin kept thinking of new methods, while Zhao's unsuccessful ones were dried and stored at home.

With Qin Jin'an's fortune-telling skills, the noodle shop's business improved, and the daily production increased.

Qin Jin'an also gives out the first divination of the day.

Seeing her child happy and content every day, eating and sleeping well, Qin felt at ease and sweet.

On July 23, after washing up in the evening, Qin gave Qin Jin'an some medicine. There were only a few pills left in the bottle.

One bottle lasts for three months. She had already consumed half a month's supply before returning, and now that she's been back for so long, there are only a few pills left.

Qin took out her money box, looked at the silver notes and took out a few. She had been earning five taels of pure profit every day these days, which amounted to one hundred and fifty taels a month. Her baby medicine cost one hundred taels a month, and she still had some money left over. She saved all of this to expand the scale of her noodle-making business and to store it away.

If the tribe doesn't join, she'll build a workshop and hire them to work. It's safe to just do the work; she won't take any risks and will still have a steady income.

Then she sets aside a sum each month and saves it. She won't touch this money no matter what, as it will all be her precious baby's dowry in the future.

After tidying up the banknotes and putting the money box away, Qin went to sleep.

Pack your things in advance so you don't have to look for them tomorrow.

Daylight broke.

Qin got up first to move things, while Zhao combed Qin Jin'an's hair as usual.

The cart is ready; now we just need to move things onto it every day.

"It's time to buy medicine for Yu Bao."

Zhang pulled Qin aside and asked her in a low voice.

Qin nodded.

Zhang took out a money bag: "This was prepared by your father."

Qin's eyes reddened: "Mother, I have enough money. I've earned quite a bit these past few days, it's enough."

"Just take it."

Zhang gave the money to Qin and turned away before Qin could refuse.

Qin had no choice but to put the money bag away.

After everything was packed, Madam Qin carried Qin Jin'an onto the cart, while she and Qin Tianhai walked.

The horse was carrying a lot of things, and since it was a clever horse, they didn't want it to be too tired.

Upon arriving in Liuzhou, he resumed selling noodle fish as usual.

Qin has been experimenting with making dried meat, but she hasn't yet produced a product that satisfies her, so she hasn't started making dried meat to sell.