“We’ll have things delivered when we have them at home, and if we don’t, we’ll buy them elsewhere. We don’t worry about that; as long as we can make money, that’s all that matters,” Zhao Guihua said.

"This is the only way for now. I feel more secure having my own food supply. If I buy from other places, I might be taken advantage of at any time. But we have to take it one step at a time. We'll take it slowly and there's no rush. Once we've earned enough money, we'll buy more people to work and raise more rabbits, chickens, and ducks." Zhao Guizhi expressed her thoughts.

However, Zhao Guihua wasn't interested in this and didn't pick up on the topic. Instead, she asked about something else: "So you've memorized all the recipes on the bamboo slips? Did you manage to make that spicy rabbit meat you mentioned?"

What they're selling right now isn't spicy rabbit meat, but braised rabbit meat, a skill Zhao Guizhi learned at the Chen family mansion, and it's selling quite well. However, the recipe on the bamboo slips is more important; it can fetch a high price, so naturally, they have to figure it out.

"Did you bring all the ingredients? I'm only missing these two." The main ingredients are the Sichuan peppercorns and chili peppers that Zhao Guihua had stored at home.

They didn't recognize the chili peppers before; they found them in the mountains based on the image drawn on the bamboo slips. It was thanks to Xingxing's hint that Zhao Guihua and Zhou Laoda were able to find the chili peppers.

Ginger and scallions are grown at home, and you can buy the wine and soy sauce you need. In short, the tricky part of that recipe is that there are many different ingredients.

The Sichuan peppercorns and chili peppers are a secret recipe; I doubt many people in town know that these two things can be used as ingredients.

"Last time you asked us to find star anise and fennel, right? We have plenty of them on the mountain. I picked a lot, dried them, packed them up, and brought them here." Yegou Village is located near the mountains, which are rich in produce. The ingredients written on the bamboo slips are easy to find. It's truly a case of living off the land.

Around noon, many people came to the shop to eat. After school, the seven of them, including the five brothers Fu, Xingxing, and Ruru, ate at the house. The food was prepared in advance and kept warm in the pot, so they could take it out and eat it directly when they got home.

Knowing that Zhao Guihua had come to town, Xingxing and her brothers went to the shop to find her after they had eaten. At that moment, Zhao Guihua was busy in the kitchen.

Xingxing had to go back to the private school later, so there was no time to wait for her to finish her work. She was called out to talk to her directly.

"We're busy right now, what important thing do you have to say now?" Zhao Guihua was wearing an apron; she had washed her hands when she left the kitchen and was now drying them with the apron.

Xingxing and Fuge pulled her into the next room, and the little girl asked in a low voice, "Mom, besides gathering herbs, did Dad get anything else from going into the deep mountains?"