Li Tairan and Zhao Lanzhi had a very good relationship. Even though they had been married for more than a year and had no children, it did not affect their relationship.

"Fine, anyway, your second sister-in-law is in charge of the pancake shop."

"What we say goes," Zhao Lanzhi said with a smile, and then handed the stir-fried dish to Li Tairan.

This is the first meal in the new house, and also the first meal after the family separated, so tonight's dinner is especially lavish.

At the dinner table, Li Youran brought up the idea of ​​selling steamed buns in the morning, which was unanimously approved by the family.

"Since it doesn't require much capital, I might as well give it a try. The worst-case scenario is that I'll keep it for myself."

Li Dazhu's original profession was selling steamed buns, and he was quite confident in his skills.

Without further ado, after dinner, Li Dazhu started kneading dough, while Li Youran went out to buy meat and vegetables.

Li Haoran, who stayed at the Li family's old house, felt an indescribable sadness. Although it was called a division of the family, it was actually his family of three that was divided.

"We didn't get a single penny of the twenty-seven taels of silver, all we got was a dilapidated house that we can't eat or drink in." Zhou Yingying said as she put some food on Xiao Niu Niu's plate, "We only have two taels of silver that I've saved up. If we don't find a way to make money quickly, we'll be starving after we spend all this money."

"The second son's family is quite clever. Their pancake shop makes a profit every day, and they even received twenty-seven taels of silver."

"You were the one who wanted the house back then," Li Haoran said, taking a swig of his drink. "I wonder when the second brother will ever save enough money to buy a house."

As the eldest brother, Li Haoran felt uneasy because he not only failed to support the elderly but also took the family's only house for himself.

"We should hurry up and find a way to make money. There are still children at home waiting to be fed." Remembering that Li Haoran mentioned divorce during their last argument, Zhou Yingying didn't dare to be too reckless.

However, she was secretly eyeing the pancake shop, calculating that if Li Youran got married, she would have a share of the house in Lotus Alley.

"Fat pork costs thirteen copper coins per pound, and lean pork costs eleven copper coins per pound."

Upon hearing the boss's price, Li Youran ordered five catties of fatty pork and five catties of lean pork.

"Boss, do you have any more pork bones?"

"Yes, there is, but not much. Since you bought so much pork, I'll just give it to you today."

Few people buy pork, and it's even rarer for someone to buy ten pounds of pork at once. The shop owner was very generous and gave Li Youran six pounds of pork bones as a gift.

Since they're all cheap goods that won't sell anyway, it's better to give them away as a favor.

He put the pork and bones into his basket, and then went to buy some dried vegetables that could be soaked, as well as cabbage and radishes, which are common in winter.

While shopping, I arrived near the chicken soup wonton shop. I realized that it had been closed for two days, so I had to tell Aunt Tian.

“I was talking about you yesterday, I didn’t expect you to buy a house so quickly.”

“The houses in Lotus Lane are already cheaper, and they’re very small with bad layouts, so they’re even cheaper.” Li Youran knew the importance of keeping his wealth to himself, so he said modestly, “If the price were too high, I wouldn’t be able to afford it.”

"No matter what, at least we have a place to stay, and we can establish ourselves as a woman and live a decent life." Aunt Tian paused and then asked, "Are you still going to keep the wonton shop open?"

"Yes, I'll have to trouble Aunt Tian to continue helping me."

Hearing Li Youran's words, Aunt Tian felt relieved, after all, she was still relying on the wages Li Youran gave her to make a living.

The wonton shop will naturally continue to operate, since there's nothing to do after selling steamed buns in the morning, and they won't start preparing cooked food for the evening until the afternoon.

When selling wontons at noon, I'll make extra wontons to sell in the evening. Since she's not around, I'll ask Aunt Tian to help out, and I'll give Aunt Tian extra pay.

"Miss Li."

"Oh, it's Ah Lang. You look much thinner these days." Li Youran said with a smile, "Studying is important, but health is more important."

Unlike his peers, Tian Alang seemed uninterested in everything. He spent his days buried in his studies in his room and rarely went out.

"Miss Li is right." Seeing Li Youran's concern for him, Tian Alang's face turned slightly red. "I'm going to the academy tomorrow to ask the teacher some questions. Will Miss Li still be selling fish soup?"

Although his tone was calm, Tian Alang was uneasy, fearing that Li Youran could see through his thoughts.

"The weather has been getting colder lately, so we're temporarily not selling fish soup," Li Youran said, then excused himself and left, citing the late hour.

Although Li Youran was observant, she was so focused on making steamed buns for tomorrow that she didn't notice anything different about Tian Alang.

But Aunt Tian could tell that her grandson was different from before. Tian Alang had always been aloof and unwilling to form deep friendships. But when he was with Li Youran, he was noticeably more talkative than usual.

However, Aunt Tian did not think in that direction, believing that her grandson was simply grateful to Li Youran, after all, Li Youran had saved her grandson's life.

When Li Youran returned home, Li Dazhu had already prepared the dough for the next day, but because of the cold weather, the dough was very difficult to rise properly. Li Dazhu boiled some warm water in a pot and then placed the dough in the pot.

Li Youran insisted on soaking the wood ear mushrooms, vermicelli, and rice noodles in cold water before starting to chop the meat filling.

All ten catties of ginger and pork were diced, and salt, star anise powder, soybean paste, and soy sauce were added for seasoning and coloring.

Finely chop the cabbage and radish, then draw out the moisture. Considering that most of the customers are laborers who lack oil in their diet, Li Youran also brought out a large amount of cooked oil.

Adding oil can prevent the filling from becoming watery and also make the buns more juicy and flavorful.

After a flurry of activity, the soaked dried vegetables were ready, and Li Youran chopped them up before finally catching her breath.

To prevent the filling from spoiling overnight, the vegetable and meat fillings were not mixed together; they will be mixed again tomorrow morning.

After a busy day, Li Youran lay on the bed, feeling drowsy, when she thought of Tang Lei. She thought she must make time to visit Tang Lei tomorrow, since his leg was injured because of her.

"You were indeed very brave back then, but your leg..."

"I am very brave now." Tang Lei finished the last sip of his medicine and handed the bowl to Hua Ruyu. "I thought this leg was useless and there was no need to continue practicing martial arts. That's why I became rusty. Otherwise, I wouldn't have capsized in the ditch."

"However, this misfortune has turned into a blessing in disguise, as my leg now has a chance to heal completely."

"Who knows if what that doctor said is true or false?" Hua Ruyu said angrily, "Even heroes have difficulty resisting the charms of a beautiful woman. I never thought you would have such a day."

"Stop teasing me," Tang Lei said seriously. "Have you heard anything lately?"

"Not yet, but soon." In fact, Hua Ruyu had already found out the whereabouts of Wang Wei, her father's killer, but she didn't say so so that Tang Lei could rest and recover in peace.