A layer of bright green scallions floats on the snow-white noodles, and the soup looks like a rich broth with a light amber color, probably due to the addition of seasoning powder.

Surprisingly, this elderly couple knew that mixing the seasonings and grinding them into powder before eating would make them taste even better and also protect the secret recipe. This could be considered their own unique secret recipe.

At this time, noodles are not as diverse as they are in later generations, such as noodles with minced meat sauce, noodles with fried sauce, noodles with oil, and so on. They are mostly soup noodles. Although some unique shops use various types of soup base, they are usually just clear broth. They are confident that even plain white noodles are very tempting! This noodle shop is special, as it even has a few green vegetable leaves added, and a faint aroma of meat wafts out.

Perhaps she was truly hungry, or perhaps the noodles looked too tempting, but Qin San Niang quickly picked up her chopsticks and took a bite. It was savory and fragrant, with a hint of spiciness upon closer inspection. The broth was actually made from chicken bones? The taste was truly excellent.

She slurped down all the noodles, thankfully no one saw her. Besides, the old couple at the noodle stall smiled even more broadly at her patronage.

"These noodles are good, and the dogwood flavor is also nice. I'll come back again next time! This is eight coins, thank you, Uncle and Aunt!"

"Alright, next time you come, I'll give you extra noodles," the old man said with a smile...

Eight coins wasn't cheap, but flour was expensive these days, and making soup base and seasonings also cost money, so the old couple didn't earn much.

At the end of the 9-11 PM, Qin San Niang arrived at the steamed bun stall on time.

Having paid such a large deposit, she wasn't worried at all. If someone wanted to scam her, they certainly didn't know about her past exploits of taking down a bunch of hooligans on Willow Street! Besides, the steamed bun stall was a fixed location, so finding the person there wouldn't be difficult.

"Big sister, big sister, we're here!" The peddler pushed his cart behind him, followed by two women. One was younger, probably his wife, and the other was older, probably his mother.

At this moment, the two women's faces were flushed red, probably because they had been working in front of the stove and then rushed over.

"You guys are pretty quick. I just got here myself."

"Madam, thank you for patronizing our business. But I wonder how you're going to transport all these steamed buns back?" The young woman smiled, but she was also very curious when she saw that Qin San Niang's hands were empty.

"It's alright, I've been very strong since I was little, you can give me this basket." Their baskets were quite large, enough to hold more than half a steamed bun.

Qin San Niang bought twelve baskets, less than three hundred steamed buns. She packed the rest in her own bundle and carried them with her when the time came.

"Oh, but this basket also costs money, you see..." The woman was actually a straightforward person, but this was the biggest basket in her house, and it cost several coins, and it wasn't even damaged. She felt a little bad if she gave it away for free!

Qin San Niang understood her thoughts at a glance and said, "Of course I won't take your basket for free. How about this, I'll give you ten coins. That should be enough to buy the basket, right?"

My mother, Liu, also knew how to weave baskets. They usually didn't sell for much. A regular-sized basket would only cost three or four coins, and even if such a large one was more expensive, it wouldn't cost more than ten coins.

Hearing that she could get ten coins, the woman was so happy she couldn't stop smiling. She kept saying "Great, great!" and then quickly urged her husband to wrap the steamed buns so as not to delay the woman's business.

As for what Qin San Niang wanted so many steamed buns for, they wouldn't ask!

These days, wealthy families, I've heard, can easily have hundreds of members! If they wanted to buy some steamed buns for food or to keep as provisions, it wouldn't be impossible for them! Not long ago, a security escort agency bought over two hundred steamed buns from them before setting off on their mission!

"Big sister, can you carry all this yourself? Otherwise, I'll give you a ride?" If it wasn't too far, the young man selling steamed buns would be willing to help her. After all, Qin San Niang didn't look like a very strong woman, and he felt bad about her carrying so much stuff!

Of course, Qin San Niang politely declined the suggestion.

What a joke, you're giving this to me? How am I supposed to cheat then?! I was planning to put it in my online space anyway!

It was nearly noon when she turned a corner and, seeing no one around, Qin San Niang slipped into a nearby alley and put all the steamed buns into her spatial storage, leaving only a few in her hand as a cover.

As I passed the city gate, I glanced around and saw it was the same constable guarding the city as before. I quickly went up to him and took out four steamed buns from my bundle. I had originally planned to buy steamed buns, but I was a bit late. Steamed buns were fine too. Seeing how happy he was when he saw the white flour and scallion pancakes this morning, I figured he wouldn't mind these white flour steamed buns.

Sure enough, when the constable saw that Qin San Niang had given him four large steamed buns, he was overjoyed. He thought to himself, "This man may look very effeminate, but he's actually quite generous. Look, these are made of white flour!" Of course, he still had to politely decline.

"Brother, you're too kind. I'm the one who's taking advantage of you."

"Hey, what do you mean by taking advantage? If we're really talking about it, you're on duty outside every day, regardless of the freezing cold or scorching heat. Aren't you the ones protecting the safety of the people of He County?"

"Brother, I often come to this county to do some business, and I often have to trouble you! Brother, are you not going to refuse my gift because you think it's too meager?" Qin Sanniang said, pretending to be serious.

Seeing her sincerity, the city guard quickly put away the steamed buns and laughed, "Alright! I'll consider you my brother. My surname is Guo, Guo Mengzi. If you ever need to enter the city, just come find me!" Guo Mengzi was doing her a favor. Qin Sanniang and the others were all familiar faces, legitimate villagers from the surrounding villages, and had no connection whatsoever with those rebels, which was why he dared to say such a thing! Of course, during periods of strict inspection, he wouldn't easily open the gates and let them pass; that would be a death sentence!

Qin San Niang didn't plan that far ahead. She just thought that having more friends meant having more options. It was just a matter of food, which was nothing to her, given that she had a storage space!

"Oh, with you saying that, I can finally rest assured! If Brother Guo has time, you must take the time to visit us in Shiligou. I'll have my sister make you some braised pork knuckle! My sister's cooking skills are amazing!" Qin Sanniang gave a thumbs up, thinking to herself that her braised pork knuckle skills were indeed quite good!

Guo Mengzi nodded, indicating that he would definitely go if he had time!

After saying goodbye, Qin San Niang hurried out of the city. Fortunately, she hitched a ride on the way to Shili Gou. Although it was an oxcart and there were quite a few people, it was still better than walking.

However, she never expected that He Yingyuan would bring back an acquaintance who was waiting for her at home!