Becoming a Farmer's Widow: Raising Kids and Getting Rich with My Best Friend

Pei Yue, who had opened a chain of restaurants, was extremely busy every day. After not sleeping for several days, she actually died of overwork.

She transmigrated into the body of a widow na...

Chapter Ninety-Nine: Moving the Shop Begins

After get off work, Pei Yue went to the landlord couple's house where she was staying to settle all the rent and tell them that she might not be able to rent for another six months.

As soon as I entered their courtyard, the landlady came out to greet me.

"Child, what brings you here?"

Pei Yuezhi smiled and told her her purpose: "It's like this, the business at the store is doing quite well, and there are more and more people. Our store may not be able to accommodate so many customers, so I rented a larger store and will start moving out tomorrow."

"As I told you last month, I didn't know when we would be moving, but now it's confirmed."

The landlady nodded: "Okay, then just return the keys to me after you move out."

"The deposit we mentioned before would be refunded if you rented for six months. You've only rented for less than three months, but you've kept the shop very clean, so the auntie will still refund your deposit."

Pei Yuezhi was a little flattered. She hadn't expected that the agreed-upon six-month lease would be refunded before the lease expired. This was a treatment she had never experienced in modern times.

However, she still said, "Thank you so much for your kindness, ma'am, but this is something we agreed on, and we can't let you suffer a loss, so you don't need to return the deposit."

The landlady smiled happily: "You are indeed a very generous young man. No wonder your business is so successful. You know how to treat people and how to do things."

After agreeing with the landlord about terminating the lease, Pei Yuezhi went home. She was quite tired from working today and needed to rest, as she had to move tomorrow.

The next morning, Liu Yuanyuan came over.

"Yueyue, wake up! Guess why I got up so early?"

Pei Yuezhi was woken up, still a little dazed: "Where did you go?"

"I rented a donkey cart!" Liu Yuanyuan said excitedly.

"What!" Pei Yuezhi was no longer confused. "Why did you rent a donkey cart?"

Liu Yuanyuan looked at her with disdain: "Are you stupid? Of course it's moving. We don't have much stuff. I told him it would only take one trip, but I had to ask him to help carry some things, and he charged me fifty coins."

"Oh, I see. I was really half asleep. I was actually thinking of renting a car, but I didn't expect you to be so efficient, Yuanyuan. You're amazing." Pei Yuezhi began to praise her.

Liu Yuanyuan felt a little smug after being praised: "Of course, I think Zhenzhen has already finished breakfast. You go wash up first, and I'll cook you some porridge."

"Yuanyuan is so wonderful, so thoughtful and capable."

"I'll fry two more eggs for you."

"It's so kind of you."

"Oh dear, let me make you some oil-splashed noodles, don't drink porridge anymore."

With each compliment from Pei Yuezhi, breakfast changed from a bowl of thin porridge to fried eggs and noodles with oil.

Liu Yuanyuan was also very motivated and was very happy to be praised.

"Why is he acting like a child?" Pei Yuezhi thought to herself.

I originally planned to sleep in today, so I specifically asked Liang Zhenzhen to make breakfast so I could eat with the two children without having to call her.

I never expected that today's Liu Yuanyuan would be the hardworking version.

After breakfast, Pei Yuezhi prepared to go to the store to move things. She asked Liang Zhenzhen to stay home and look after Fan Mu. She had asked people to help with the things in the store, so Liang Zhenzhen didn't need to go.

Liang Zhenzhen agreed and stayed home to keep Fan Mu company.

When Liu Yuanyuan left, she also told Grandma Liu that they would hire people to help move the items, so she didn't need to come and help.

So the two of them put some fragile items into their spatial storage, and transported the rest by donkey cart. Although they could use their spatial storage to move everything, they were bound to run into acquaintances on the way, so it was better to be safe than sorry.

With fewer items, it's true that we can transport everything in one trip. I talked to my two sisters-in-law about this yesterday and asked them to come over tomorrow to help with the packing.

So once they roughly placed the items in their positions, the two of them considered their task complete.

As Liu Yuanyuan put the bowls and chopsticks into the cabinet, she said, "Moving this shop was much easier than I expected. This space of yours is really useful."

Pei Yuezhi also agreed that her own space, along with the system shop, was truly the most useful cheat code.

After tidying up briefly, the two went home to prepare lunch.

I eat at the restaurant every day, and I have to wait until the other customers leave, so I usually eat quite late. It's still early now, so I can cook some dishes that I usually find too troublesome.

Liu Yuanyuan, that gluttonous girl, started ordering: "I haven't had sweet and sour pork in so long, please make me some!"

"Okay, what's the big deal? Why are you begging me? What else do you want to eat?" Pei Yuezhi was amused when she saw her hands clasped together and her pleading expression.

"Since we're already frying things, how about frying some milk too?" Liu Yuanyuan asked.

Pei Yuezhi agreed, but didn't know what else to make, as two dishes certainly wouldn't be enough for the whole family.

Since you're already making it fried...

Why not just have some fried skewers with noodles? It's okay to eat something greasy every now and then.

"Yuanyuan, I'm planning to make fried skewers with noodles. I'm craving some."

"I want to eat! I want to eat!" Liu Yuanyuan said excitedly.

Once they decided what to do, the two happily went home.

After arriving home, Pei Yuezhi prepared to cook.

First, prepare to make fried milk. This needs to be left to solidify, so take it out first.

I bought some pure milk, added sugar and cornstarch, and stirred it until there were no lumps.

Then put it in a pot and heat it on the lowest setting, stirring constantly until it reaches a consistency like solid yogurt. Then it's ready to serve.

Find a container with a flat bottom, pour in the milk, smooth the surface, and place it in a cool place to wait for it to solidify.

The batter for sweet and sour pork requires potato starch, but it needs to be soaked for an hour beforehand. Since we have some time to spare, let's soak the starch first.

While waiting, Pei Yuezhi cut out the meat for making sweet and sour pork. She took a piece of tenderloin and sliced ​​it into evenly thin slices.

Then rinse twice with clean water, squeeze out the water, add a little salt, and rub until the salt dissolves.

Now, prepare a sweet and sour sauce: white sugar, white vinegar (preferably 9 degrees), a little soy sauce, and salt.

The sweet and sour sauce is now ready. To increase its thickness, you can add a little cornstarch water.

Once everything is ready and the starch has soaked, you can begin the process.

Drain all the water from the starch, put the meat in, add a little water, and mix the paste well.

Adding a few more spoonfuls of oil will further enhance its crispness.

After mixing well, you can prepare to fry it.

Once the oil temperature rises, keep the heat high and start frying the meat.

After putting it in the pan, don't rush to flip it. Wait until it has slightly set before gently flipping it.

For the first frying, fry the exposed meat until it turns slightly red and the skin turns golden brown, then remove it from the oil.