Since Grandma Liu was home today and the child could be looked after, Liu Yuanyuan wanted to go to town with her.

Pei Yuezhi agreed, and they lived together as neighbors. Although they didn't interact much, she knew from Liu Yuanyuan's original memories that Granny Liu was a very kind person.

Each of them carried a basket and happily set off together.

These past two days, the guests have all arrived before Pei Yuezhi has even arrived.

Today was no exception; when the two arrived, there were already many people waiting.

"Finally, you've arrived! I couldn't get any yesterday, just two dumplings."

Pei Yuezhi deftly handed over the dumplings and opened the basket that Liu Yuanyuan was carrying. As soon as the cotton cloth was opened, a fragrant aroma of meat wafted out.

"Here are the dumplings. I made some new meat patties today, three coins each, they're especially delicious."

Upon hearing that there were meat fillings, the people nearby all bought one or two to try.

"This meat pie is so delicious! Your pork crackling dumplings are better than other people's meat pies, but I didn't expect this meat pie to be even better!"

"Really? I'd like to try some too!"

Hearing everyone's praise, Pei Yuezhi was very happy and her movements became even more efficient. Liu Yuanyuan was also very happy collecting the money.

With Liu Yuanyuan here, at least I don't have to be busy collecting money, which makes things much easier.

Before long, the forty dumplings and forty meat pies they brought were sold out. Today, the sales are even faster, even though it's only lunchtime now.

Everyone wanted to try something new, especially meat patties. Many people missed out and were a little disappointed, strongly requesting that more be made tomorrow.

The meat patties, which cost three coins each and weren't actually that big, were snapped up in no time, showing how popular meat is.

Pei Yuezhi agreed and promised to do more tomorrow.

With meat-filled pancakes, the sauerkraut and pork crackling steamed dumplings weren't as popular anymore, and Pei Yuezhi was even considering whether to sell steamed dumplings tomorrow.

Everything was sold out, but it would still be a while before the oxcart returned to the village. Since Liu Yuanyuan had never been to this town before, the two of them strolled around together and took a look at the shops.

There aren't many food stalls around here; they mostly sell noodles and very simple stir-fries and stews, and the prices aren't cheap.

After all, this place is close to the academy, and there is a dock nearby. Although there are quite a few workers, they are all manual laborers who do physical labor, and they will always earn a decent living.

I walked around here for a while but didn't see any shops for rent. However, all I had left, including what I earned today and Liu Yuanyuan's savings, was only a few dozen yuan.

Even if there were shops available, they couldn't be rented out now.

However, the time to rent the shop should not be too far off.

I wandered around for a while but didn't buy anything. After all, the things in the mall were good quality and inexpensive, so the things outside always seemed too expensive.

"Yueyue, this is the first time I've come out to sell things with you, and we've sold so quickly! So many people have praised you, I'm so proud of you!"

Liu Yuanyuan seemed to have some kind of magic power to amuse Pei Yuezhi. Whatever she said, Pei Yuezhi wanted to laugh. Seeing Liu Yuanyuan's proud expression as if she was praising her, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Now that everyone has tasted the delicious food, more people are buying it. But today I really have to thank you for helping me collect the money. I've never sold this fast before. If I were alone, I wouldn't be able to keep up."

"Then what delicious treat will you reward me with!" Liu Yuanyuan immediately asked for a reward after hearing that she had done a good job.

Pei Yuezhi poked her forehead: "All you ever think about is eating!"

Even so, I'll still cook delicious food. After all, the motivation for making money is to make life better and better, right?

There is a small problem now, and it is something that people think about throughout their lives—what to eat?

Back home, Liu Yuanyuan passionately recounted how popular Pei Yuezhi's creations were, describing crowds of people as ridiculously large.

Pei Yuezhi was in the kitchen, washing rice and watching her fool the three children with a smile.

The three children and the puppy Benben sat there, listening to Liu Dabai speak.

I was planning to have a rice roll today, and while browsing the mall, I suddenly spotted a large-leaf cabbage and immediately started craving rice rolls.

I decisively bought twelve large leaves. These things aren't cheap; in modern times, they're even sold one leaf at a time.

Luckily, I only spent four coins on these items in the mall, and I also bought ten eggs at two coins each, which was a great deal; I also bought a handful of peanuts for one coin each, and I already had most of the other things at home.

Pei Yuezhi also noticed that the price in the mall was about half that outside.

Go to the vegetable garden and pick some scallions and cilantro.

Making rice rolls is very simple. Just steam the rice, stir-fry some egg sauce, mix it all together, and it smells amazing!

The method for making this egg sauce is the same as the egg sauce for yesterday's noodles, except that there should be less broth. It would be best to use Xiangqi sauce, but I don't want to buy any, so I'll just use the same method as yesterday.

After the rice is cooked, let it cool down a little. Chop the scallions and cilantro, and roughly chop the peanuts as well, or you can leave them whole.

There was also egg sauce, which I poured all into the rice. I also steamed a few potatoes while the rice was steaming, so I poured them in as well, mashed them, and mixed them well.

Pei Yuezhi, who especially loves this dish, was practically drooling with envy, and kept swallowing her saliva while stirring it.

As the weather gets hotter, these rice rolls are healthy, delicious, and quite appetizing. I always eat more rice rolls than I usually eat rice.

"Dinner's ready!"

Pei Yuezhi came out carrying a bowl of mixed rice, and the others came over without hesitation.

"Nian'an, go and call your grandma to come and eat with us. She must be tired from taking care of you all today," Pei Yuezhi said as she packed lunches.

“Aunt Pei, my grandma said she made too much food for us at noon. She’ll eat at home, so don’t worry about her.”

Upon hearing this, they knew that Granny Liu was just too embarrassed to come to the Pei family for a meal. She had helped with chores, taken care of the children, and even prepared lunch for them, so they couldn't just ignore her.

Besides, the rice bag wasn't anything expensive, so I picked the largest leaf.

She packed a large lunchbox and had Li Nian'an carry it back to her.

Li Nian'an obediently went back to deliver the lunch bag.

When Pei Yuezhi was making dumplings for Grandma Liu, she had the child learn how to do it. It's very simple; you can learn it after watching it once.

Fan Chao and Fan Mu always do things themselves and never bother others. At this moment, the four people in the courtyard are all focused on making lunch boxes.

Pei Yuezhi was definitely the most skilled and fastest at wrapping a large rice bag, and couldn't wait to take a big bite.

The taste of the rice roll is hard to describe; those who haven't tried it can hardly imagine, but it's absolutely irresistible and you can't stop eating it.

Needless to say, Liu Yuanyuan was currently eating her rice bun with great concentration.