“I will take Young Master Qiao back in a while. I told my father when I left today that I was going to visit my sister. It doesn’t matter if I don’t go back. I just don’t know if my sister would be willing to take Yunzhi in.”

Pei Yuezhi had finished her meal and took the plate from his hand, saying, "I'll take you in, I'll take you in. You should go and send Young Master Qiao back. I'll wash the dishes."

After seeing the two off, the rain stopped, and Granny Liu was going home. Pei Yuezhi told Granny Liu to rest tomorrow, as she was worried that she was too tired from all the running around.

Pei Yunzhi stayed behind to do the work.

When Qiao Zi saw Pei Yunzhi come out, she quickly asked, "Yunzhi, did you ask your sister about the price?"

“Zixun, you’ve always treated me to meals. Today, since it’s at my sister’s restaurant, it’s only right that I treat you. My sister’s dishes are cheap, so I can pay for them.”

"I've invited you to dinner a few times, but you haven't really accepted. I said I'd treat, so I will. Since it's cheap, there's no need to refuse."

The two suddenly started arguing over who would pay the bill, but the people in the kitchen were completely unaware of this.

Afterwards, Pei Yunzhi said he would leave forty coins, and then he pulled Qiao Zixun out. Pei Yunzhi, who did heavy work at home, was naturally stronger.

"Zixun, please forgive my rudeness, you should go now."

The little incident of the two paying the bill ended with Pei Yunzhi winning.

As they walked, Qiao Zixun suddenly asked curiously, "Where's your brother-in-law? You rarely mentioned him before."

Pei Yunzhi explained with a slightly downcast tone, "My brother-in-law passed away, and this shop was supported by my older sister and her friends."

"I'm really sorry, I don't know either, but your sister, she's a very decisive person."

......

Pei Yuezhi took Fan Mu home first to tidy up Fan Mu's room, as Pei Yunzhi was staying overnight. She wanted to clean up Fan Mu's little room and change the bedding.

"Yuanyuan, we're leaving now. When you take Yunzhi back later, remember to lock the door."

Liu Yuanyuan nodded: "Don't worry, I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

After changing the bedding, Liu Yuanyuan returned with Pei Yunzhi.

"You're back. Rest for a while. Your older sister has made the bed."

Pei Yunzhi said somewhat embarrassedly, "I didn't know that Lady Liu also lived here. It's really a bit presumptuous of me to call myself an outsider. Since it's still early, I'll head back first."

"No, no, don't be abrupt. You're Yueyue's brother, so you're my brother too. It's alright. Besides, my mother has gone home, and we need someone to help us tomorrow!"

As a modern person, Liu Yuanyuan didn't mind living under the same roof, especially since Pei Yunzhi was a gentleman.

"Alright, then Yunzhi, I apologize for disturbing you."

Pei Yuezhi scratched her head and said, "I didn't think of that. My brain hasn't been working properly all day."

After resting for a while, Pei Yuezhi went to the shop first.

As usual, Pei Yuezhi first prepared the dishes for tomorrow. There were slightly fewer customers today, but she dared not make less tomorrow, as no one knew what the weather would be like or how many customers would come.

However, there's one thing we need to buy more of: plates. We don't have many plates right now. I thought the room was too small to accommodate so many guests, but there are both standing and squatting people. Adding a few more plates will save the dishwashing staff from being too busy and tired.

I bought another thirty plates and started thinking about what to make.

Pei Yuezhi decided to make stewed bones, braised chicken with scallion oil, tiger salad, and dry-fried potato slices tomorrow.

I bought pork neck bones from the mall. They have a good balance of fat and lean meat, making them more tender. I soaked them in cold water to remove the blood, and then blanched them.

I bought a few more chickens, chopped them into pieces, and blanched them with scallions and ginger.

Tiger Salad is a cold dish. The main ingredients are slightly spicy green peppers, onions, and scallions, all shredded and cilantro chopped. Set aside for later use.

The other people arrived at this time, and diners also started to come and eat one after another.

Pei Yuezhi handed over the task of slicing potatoes to Yuanyuan and went to the front to greet the guests.

I still have a lot of scallion oil I made a couple of days ago, and I figure there won't be many customers today, so I don't really feel like making stir-fried noodles.

Just a bowl of noodles with a fried egg, eight coins a serving.

There weren't many people; they only bought about a dozen servings.

"Sister, I've finished chopping the firewood. I see there's not much left. I should go order some more. Town isn't like the village; you can't go up the mountain to collect firewood, but the price isn't high." Seeing that there was nothing to help with in the kitchen, Pei Yunzhi went to the small courtyard to chop firewood.

Pei Yuezhi had also planned to buy some firewood, but she wasn't sure where to buy it: "Yunzhi, do you know where I can buy firewood?"

Pei Yunzhi nodded and said, "I know, but the location is a bit far. It's getting late today, so we'll go take a look tomorrow."

It started raining again the next day, I don't know how many customers there will be today.

Using the leftover egg yolks from yesterday, I added two more eggs, some flour, and made some soft little pancakes. I also made an egg drop soup and ate a hot meal.

The two children can go to school by themselves now, and we don't have to worry about picking them up or dropping them off.

Pei Yuezhi told Pei Yunzhi to stay home and wash the dishes, and that she would bring Fan Mu over later, while she and Liu Yuanyuan went first.

It's better to go together, as it's not very convenient to take things out of the space.

Once we arrived at the restaurant, they first steamed the rice, then took out the blanched bones and started stewing them.

Add some oil to the pot, sauté the scallions and ginger until fragrant, then add the bones and stir-fry to remove the moisture.

After stir-frying the meat until fragrant, add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and oyster sauce. Stir-fry until the sauce is fragrant, then add boiling water, followed by some soybean paste, cinnamon, bay leaves, star anise, thirteen-spice powder, MSG, and a little baking soda.

Baking soda is the secret to making meat tender and juicy.

Then you can cover it and simmer it for an hour.

At this moment, Liu Yuanyuan and Pei Yunzhi arrived with Fan Mu.

Liu Yuanyuan skillfully moved a stool and sat down to watch the fire. Pei Yunzhi didn't know what to do, so Pei Yuezhi sent him to wipe the table and sweep the floor. Fan Mu also volunteered to go and arrange the tables and chairs.

Next, we started stewing the chicken with scallion oil.

First, fry some scallion oil, which is basically the same as the method for scallion oil noodles, but you only need to fry the white part of the scallions. Fry them until they are dry and burnt, then take them out and stir-fry the chicken.

Add star anise, ginger slices, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, a little sugar, and chicken bouillon to a pot and stir-fry until the sauce is fragrant. Add boiling water and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes.

After the chicken is cooked, start making the potato slices.

Pei Yuezhi and Liu Yuanyuan's favorite way to cook potatoes is dry-fried potato slices.

Slice the onion and diagonally slice some green bell pepper. Fry the potato slices over medium-low heat until golden brown on both sides.

"Yueyue! The potatoes smell so good! Shall we make dry-fried potato slices?" Liu Yuanyuan was tending the fire, but she couldn't help but peek over to take a look.

Pei Yuezhi picked up a small bowl and handed it to her: "Have some as a snack. I'll save some extra when it's ready."

"Yay! Yay! Yay!"

Once the potato slices are cooked through, leave some oil in the pan, add garlic slices and fermented bean paste, stir-fry until the oil turns red, then add onions and green peppers.

After stir-frying for a while, add the potato slices, some light soy sauce, oyster sauce, MSG, and some cumin powder. Stir-fry evenly and remove from heat.