Chapter 44 Stewed Beef - Please supervise!

"Hello, Sweetie, long time no see!"

Ning Jia arrived at Qingjian Study Room with her bag on her back and greeted the owner, Zhang Tiantian.

Zhang Tiantian was engrossed in reading a novel on her phone when she saw Ning Jia, and immediately perked up, eagerly saying:

"Jiajia, you've finally arrived!"

"You have no idea how outrageous those rumors are! I just don't believe that your sachets use any kind of advanced technology or fancy tricks."

"Absolutely, my sachet is absolutely handmade from all-natural ingredients."

When the matter was brought up, Ning Jia first thanked the other party:

"I was able to get the news so quickly this time thanks to your reminder, Sweetie, thank you so much this time."

As she spoke, she took a delicate little cardboard box from her bag and handed it over:

"This is the floral wreath bracelet you ordered this time. The combination of light and dark colors suits your temperament perfectly, so I brought you a few extra."

"Oh dear, I can't accept this!"

Sweetie declined verbally, but her hands involuntarily took the box.

"Wow, this one looks really good too."

Sweetie happily opened the box and glanced inside. Overjoyed, she quickly relayed the latest information about the sachets to Ningjia in a few words:

"Everyone knows that your sachets are very effective. Recently, quite a few customers have wanted to buy more."

“When the rumors came out, everyone was skeptical. Although I support you, those customers are not familiar with you, so they wonder if there are really harmful things in the sachets. After all, it is a matter of health, and no one dares to gamble.”

"I understand."

Ning Jia nodded in understanding, "I've been too busy lately and haven't had time to think about this. I came here today specifically to explain it to you."

As she spoke, she took out an A4-sized promotional poster from her bag:

"To avoid disturbing everyone's studying, I've written the detailed explanation here. Can I post it here for a couple of days?"

"No problem, I'll put it on for you right now!"

Sweetie decisively took the paper and glanced at its contents. "Ning's Sachet? Jiajia, what is this...?"

"Yes, I have already obtained the necessary permits to sell sachets and have also obtained product quality certification as required. All the materials are legal and compliant, and I will continue to cooperate with pharmacies in the future."

Ning Jia spoke casually, but in reality, she had run back and forth countless times under the scorching sun to finally get the "Ning Family Sachets" business settled.

When Tian Tian first tipped her off, she wondered if she should seriously continue with the sachet business.

The raw materials for sachets are actually everywhere; the key is to extract the useful parts from the herbs.

Due to their inherent advantages, the Lilliputians have a meticulous and intricate method for processing herbs. Even if others can learn that method, it is very difficult for them to practice due to the limitations of the "giants".

Custom-made machines can indeed process herbs with precision, but the cost is too high and the cost-effectiveness is not high, so Ningjia is not worried about competitors for the time being.

In other words, it's still worthwhile to continue this sachet business.

However, due to the numerous uncertainties at the time and Ning Jia's busy new job, the matter of the sachets was temporarily put on hold.

Now that Ning Jia has resigned and her relationship with the Little People has stabilized, she feels it's time to try starting her own business.

"Jiajia, that was a brilliant move."

Sweetie was impressed by Ning Jia's strong action. Now those rumors were no longer valid, after all, Ning Jia's sachets have quality certification from authoritative institutions!

Not only in several cooperating study rooms, Ning Jia also posted the same content on her WeChat account, which has been renamed "AAA Ning's Sachet," and also took the opportunity to give a small plug for her upcoming new product—a mosquito repellent sachet.

As for the collaboration with the pharmacy, it was Ning Jia's former colleague who made the connection. The first batch of mosquito repellent sachets will be sold in a medium-sized private pharmacy.

...

Ning Jia's clarification this time was swift and decisive, and the customers quickly dispelled their concerns. Before long, she received new orders.

She returned home in high spirits and announced her startup to the little people.

Ning Jia had actually already told the Canglan clan chief about this, but Canglan didn't seem to care much.

No matter what form it takes, isn't it essentially the same as before—making sachets for Ning Jia to sell?

Ning Jia didn't think so. She said solemnly:

"Now that I have registered the sachet brand, we will be a small business from now on, and everyone will be a partner in this business."

“Therefore,” she announced, “I will disclose all of our company’s financial information, including daily income and expenditure, and ask everyone to monitor it in a timely manner to ensure fairness and impartiality.”

To this end, she spent a lot of money to buy a whiteboard and placed it on the TV cabinet to record recent financial income and expenditure.

The little figures curiously gathered around the whiteboard for a while, but were completely baffled by its contents. One of them even posed a thought-provoking question:

"I recognize these numbers, but I can't figure out if they're correct."

Canglan was not surprised at all, and smiled as she stroked her chin:

"Therefore, it is not enough for our race to merely adapt to the giants' food; we should also learn about their culture, such as numbers, writing, and common sense..."

Zelan chimed in, "Yes, there's still a lot we need to learn to survive better here."

Ning Jia looked at the two in surprise, never expecting that her entrepreneurial venture would trigger a "learning task" for the little people. She couldn't help but secretly wish some people well in advance.

...

That afternoon, to celebrate the official establishment of the Ning Family Sachet Business, Ning Jia happily decided to open a new map of "Giant Food" on the Little People's Recipe, which is meat!

Although the little people had eaten eggs and small fish before, Ning Jia didn't consider them real meat. When it came to real meat, they still had to eat beef and mutton.

For this, she splurged and took out her personal treasure from the refrigerator—a large piece of beef shank with tendons.

The beef shank was fresh beef that Ning Jia had just bought at the market that morning. It was huge and cost her over a hundred yuan.

She originally planned to braise the beef with salt as usual, then divide it into portions and refrigerate it. Whenever she wanted to eat it, she would take it out and slice a few pieces. It would go well with noodles, sandwiches, or egg pancakes, providing her with a week's worth of high-quality protein.

Since we're going to make meat dishes for the Lilliputians, beef is indeed a good choice. It's low in fat, high in protein, delicious, and nutritious.

Ning Jia examined the robust beef shank on the cutting board, hesitated for a moment, but finally made up her mind to be ruthless. She picked up the cleaver and with a few quick "thuds," cut the entire piece of beef into small pieces.

After she removed the blood from the beef and blanched it, she took out a large earthenware pot, added scallions, ginger, and garlic, brought the water to a boil, then turned the heat to the lowest setting and started stewing the beef.

Once the main ingredients are ready, the next step is to prepare the other side ingredients.

The kitchen was really stuffy and hot that day, and there was no air conditioning. Ning Jia wiped the sweat from her face and simply requisitioned the coffee table in the living room to do the food preparation.

In the living room, the little ones were no longer scattered and disorderly as when they first arrived. Some were doing chores, and some were playing. Everyone was clearly organized.

Led by Canglan, the adult children sat in a circle on the clean floor, making sachets and chatting quietly.

Several little ones who didn't have to do any work sat on the sofa, swinging their short legs, leisurely eating sunflower seeds and watching TV, under He Meng's care.

Yes, that's right, they are the first generation of television children of the Lilliputian race (bushi)

Ning Jia brought over a pile of groceries that needed to be prepared, and habitually walked to the middle of the sofa. Before she could even sit down, she was met with a barrage of protests:

"Ning Jia, move aside!" "Ugh, I can't see the TV!" "I want to watch TV!"

Even He Meng said, "Ning Jia, you're too big, you're blocking our view of the TV."

Ning Jia, who was utterly rejected: ...

She couldn't help but retort, "But you can see it too if you're sitting next to me, right?"

Guoguo shook her head confidently, "That won't do. We've already figured it out. Only by sitting in the very middle can we see the clearest view."

Well, the kid is pretty smart; he already understands the importance of choosing a seat.

Ning Jia smiled and shook her head, then simply sat down on the single sofa in the corner, hoping it wouldn't disturb the little ones watching TV.

The TV was showing a program carefully selected by Ning Jia, suitable for all ages... Animal World:

On a vast green grassland, countless animals are galloping wildly: black and white striped zebras, wild elephants swinging their long trunks, and agile cheetahs...

The little ones watched intently, occasionally letting out a gasp of amazement, not even noticing the sunflower seeds falling from their hands.

He Meng also watched very attentively. Although she had seen some of the animals on the screen or heard adults talk about them, it was the first time she had ever been able to see them so clearly and up close without any threat.

If I were on the grasslands, I probably wouldn't be able to beat those big guys, right?

He Meng watched the wild deer on TV, unconsciously gesturing a few times, then immediately pouted:

The deer on the grasslands seem even more formidable than those in the forest; there's no way we could possibly defeat them...

When the scene shifts to a prairie pika grazing on grass, her eyes light up, and she regains her confidence.

Hehe, if she were to fight this guy, she could still win!

He Meng let her imagination run wild for a while, but soon her mind wandered and she was drawn to the potatoes in Ning Jia's hand.

She couldn't sit still any longer. She skipped over to Ning Jia and pointed to the round, yellowish-brown food:

"Ning Jia, what's this? Is it dinner tonight?"

"Yes, this is called a potato. It's a really good food, and it tastes good no matter how you cook it," Ning Jia explained, pointing to the potato.

"However, it's not the main course; the main dish for dinner tonight is beef."

beef?

He Meng scratched his head, having no idea what this food called beef would taste like.

“Look, the beef is the meat from this guy,” Ning Jia said casually, pointing to the bison charging wildly with its horns on the TV screen. “It’s delicious when cooked.”

What? !

He Meng opened her mouth wide in disbelief, and the other little figures were also shocked.

They glanced at the tall, imposing bison on TV, then turned to look at Ning Jia, who was clearly "too weak to even kill a chicken," their eyes filled with disbelief.

Xingxing couldn't help but glance at the TV again, and saw bison on the screen fiercely butting each other with their huge horns. She gasped and looked at Ning Jia with awe.

"...Sister Ningjia, you're amazing!"