Pei Yuezhi quickly started cooking. As the number of dishes increased, the menu for each evening was not entirely the same, but was slightly changed to avoid having to order a wide variety of dishes when there were many guests.

Finally, it was time to get off work. Pei Yuezhi and the others were exhausted and starving. Luckily, Pei Yuezhi had brought out the staff meals while cooking, so they didn't have to wait.

The group quickly finished their meal and then went home.

Looking at the three children, they spend every afternoon in the yard. It's only because it's quite hot now; if it gets cold, there won't be any room left.

And when it rains, won't we have to squeeze into the kitchen?

They were getting off work a bit late, and since living in a town was different from living in a village, Pei Yuezhi and Liu Yuanyuan were worried about the three of them, so they didn't let them stay at home.

I guess I still need to go to a bigger store.

Although the time to get off work here is around 7 or 8 pm in modern time, it was considered quite late in ancient times.

Even after transmigrating, Pei Yuezhi still couldn't bring herself to go home and sleep around 8 PM. Since the small kiln wasn't finished yet, she dragged Liu Yuanyuan and Li Nian'an back to her own home.

Turn on a small lamp and work through the night.

To make this kiln, I wanted to create a cat's head shape, so I piled sand into a shape, patted it down firmly, sprinkled some water, and then pasted paper on the outside.

"Yuanyuan, find me a stick, I'll prop it up here and make a cat ear."

Pei Yuezhi patted the small sand pile while talking to Liu Yuanyuan.

Liu Yuanyuan readily agreed: "Okay, Nian'an, find a small stick."

Li Nian'an: ......

"Yueyue, can't we just stack the ears together? And why do we need one?" Liu Yuanyuan asked curiously.

"Sure, I wanted to leave one vent near the ear. Two vents would cause the heat to dissipate too quickly, so one will suffice."

After the shape was determined, mud made of yellow mud, straw and water was applied to the surface, along with homemade cement made by Pei Yuezhi, to prevent it from cracking.

After applying the cement, cover it with a cloth to prevent the cement from cracking. It can be removed after three days, and the sand inside can be removed.

"It's so cute! I can't believe I made it. When can I use it?" Liu Yuanyuan was filled with a sense of accomplishment.

The two of them worked for so long, and it was Liu Yuanyuan's first time making something like this, they were really exhausted.

Pei Yuezhi recalled the explanation she had seen before: "You can put it in the sun after three days, it will take about twenty days, otherwise it will collapse."

"Great! In just over twenty days, I can eat toast, roast chicken, pizza, and everything else!"

"Roast you."

"I'll beat you up."

......

Several more days passed, and it was time for the students to rest, so Pei Yuezhi's shop should also close. On this day, she asked Liu Yuanyuan and Li Nian'an to go back to the village to bring Grandma Liu back.

After instructing Fan Chao to stay at home with Fan Mu, Pei Yuezhi went to town on her own, intending to look at shops for rent again. Unexpectedly, she ran into Qingquanlou distributing porridge on the street.

Judging from her appearance, she was probably the proprietress of Qingquanlou, a middle-aged woman with a kind face, neat clothes, and a smile on her face.

Thinking about all the good things Qingquanlou had done, and also considering that everyone there had been badly ripped off by Baiweiju, just like him.

In an instant, besides feeling goodwill, I also felt a sense of shared misfortune.

With the county magistrate's guarantee, things were much better for them, but for a large shop like theirs, it was no longer something that anyone could guarantee.

Although it has always been overshadowed by Baiweiju, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse.

Their economic conditions are not bad, but they are generous and charitable when they have the means, which is something that Baiweiju can't compare to.

I'm off today and don't feel like cooking, so I'll go in and see what food they have, and bring some back for the kids to try. Besides, I've been here for so long and I've never seen any food from these shops before.

"Guest, what would you like to eat?"

Pei Yuezhi looked at the menu in front of her. Logically speaking, there were many famous dishes in ancient times. She had come here by time travel with the intention of learning more about food and improving recipes, which is why she started her business.

However, looking at it today, the food in this alternate era is rather scarce.

"Let's have this signature roast chicken, and a braised pig's ear too. Can we take it to go?"

The waiter replied enthusiastically, "Of course, please wait a moment."

These two dishes aren't cheap, but since we're already here, let's give them a try.

The food was ready quickly; both of the dishes I ordered could be prepared in advance, so they were brought out very quickly.

Logically speaking, even if roasted chicken and braised pig ears are wrapped in oil paper, you should still be able to smell their aroma.

But you can only smell these two when you get close.

Pig ears are one thing, but this roast chicken is clearly their signature dish!

Pei Yuezhi took the two oil paper packages, paid, and left.

"The food at this fancy restaurant is indeed expensive. A roast chicken costs seventy coins, and a serving of braised pig's ears is okay, but it still costs forty coins."

When they got home, it was dinnertime. Pei Yuezhi took out the two dishes she had just bought and heated up the leftover porridge from breakfast. The three of them had a big meal.

But when Pei Yuezhi opened the package, she was a little disappointed. Although it was roast chicken, it didn't smell as good as the kind that cost twenty yuan a chicken in the modern market.

That shouldn't be the case. Although there weren't many seasonings in ancient times, they had all the spices that were available.

Moreover, when the chicken was torn apart, there was a slight fishy smell, but it didn't matter much. It's just that Pei Yuezhi herself is quite sensitive to the fishy smell of meat.

Therefore, Pei Yuezhi pays great attention to removing the fishy smell from meat when cooking.

"Mother, did you make this?" Fan Chao was a little curious. He hadn't seen his mother cooking in the kitchen. Could it be that she went to a shop to have it made?

Fan Mu sniffed it and said, "Mother, did you really make this? Why does it not smell as good as before?"

Pei Yuezhi smiled and shook her head: "This was bought by your mother from a restaurant. She thought you hadn't tried restaurant food before, and since we've earned some money now, we bought it when we passed by while we were out for a walk."

"Mother, what you make is the best. The food at restaurants is expensive and not as good as what you make," Fan Chao said as he helped serve the rice.

Fan Mu completely agreed with her brother, nodding repeatedly: "Yes, Mother, what you make is the most delicious."

"I'll cook for you next time. Today, let's try the restaurant food first."

Pei Yuezhi broke the roast chicken into small pieces and handed one chicken leg to each person.

To her surprise, neither of the children wanted the chicken leg, saying that their mother had worked hard and deserved to eat it. Pei Yuezhi was quite touched; these two children were truly sensible.