Liu Nian delivered the silver.

Even the secret sauce for the wontons is running low.

Liu Nian placed the thousand taels of silver notes and the account book on the table and said, "Miss, this is the shop's account book. Including the franchise fee, the total profit is over a thousand taels. I left the change at the shop. This is the whole number, I brought it all."

Shen Danru flipped through a few pages; the ledger was very detailed, with twelve franchises alone.

It seems she really didn't misjudge him; Liu Nian is indeed a reliable person.

"Uncle Liu, you've worked hard. If the shop becomes profitable again, don't send any more money. Find a better location to expand the shop. This 100 taels is your share of the profits. Please keep it safe."

Shen Danru took out a 100-tael note from the 1,000-tael silver notes.

"No, no, this... is too much."

This was something Liu Nian never dared to imagine before; in just over half a month, the shop had made so much profit.

"Uncle Liu, didn't we agree before that you would take half of the profits from the shop, which would amount to fifty taels? The rest would be your and Sister Liu's wages and hard work fee, so please accept it."

Liu Nian didn't expect Shen Danru to be so generous; even with wages included, it wouldn't be this much.

"Miss, please accept this. It's the money you gave Xiangzhu to pay off her debts..."

Before Liu Nian could finish speaking, Shen Danru interrupted him: "Uncle Liu, I get along well with Sister Liu. You don't need to worry about this. You must take your share of the profits; it's what you deserve."

A burning sensation welled up in Liu Nian's eyes, and a warm current surged into his heart, making him even more determined to work hard with Shen Danru.

The Shen family members were so shocked that they forgot to breathe and were stunned for a long time. No one expected that Shen Danru would have such business acumen after leaving the Marquis's mansion.

Shen Yu'an, in particular, stared wide-eyed. He thought he had earned a lot of money in the past few days, but compared with his second sister's shop in Shengjing, it was just a drop in the ocean.

"Miss, when I came in, I smelled the aroma of meat wafting from the courtyard. Could you please bring me another dish of braised meat?"

Shen Danru nodded and said, "Brother, go and cut a plate of braised meat for Uncle Liu to try."

As soon as the braised pork was served, Uncle Liu eagerly picked up a piece, chewed it a few times, and squinted his eyes in satisfaction: "Mmm...it smells so good!"

"Uncle Liu, do you think this is feasible?"

"It's feasible, it's feasible. This braised meat is so delicious. I've lived in Shengjing for so many years and I've never had such delicious braised meat. If this were put in a shop, it would definitely sell like hotcakes."

"Then let's do as Uncle Liu said. Those who join our Chenji Wonton Shop can learn how to make braised meat for free. The braised meat seasoning is the same price as the wonton seasoning, one tael of silver per pound."

One tael of silver is not considered expensive by most people. Seasonings were very expensive in those days, and ordinary people could not afford them. Moreover, her braising seasoning could be used multiple times. One tael of braising seasoning could make hundreds of kilograms of braised meat, and one kilogram of braising seasoning could be used for several months.

Liu Nian also agreed.

Liu Nian stayed in Shangqing Village for two days before heading back.

"Second sister, I want to... discuss something with you."

Shen Yu'an stammered.

"What's wrong, brother? You don't need to be so formal with your sister."

"I'd like to go to Shengjing with Uncle Liu, is that alright...?"

Shen Danru looked up at Shen Yu'an. These past two days, Uncle Liu had been staying with her elder brother and must have talked a lot about the prosperity of Shengjing, which made her elder brother so long for it.

That's good. Since the engagement ended, my older brother has been working hard every day and has become less talkative. He might as well go out and relax.

"Go ahead, brother, let Uncle Liu show you around."

"Really? Thank you, brother."

Shen Danru took out two hundred taels of silver notes and gave them to Shen Yu'an, saying, "Take good care of yourself. Come back if you miss home."

Over the past few days, the Shen family members have quietly taken a place in Shen Danru's heart.

“I don’t need money, I can earn money by working with Uncle Liu.”

Shen Danru smiled and said, "Just take it and put it away yourself. Shengjing is not like Shangqing Village. You need money everywhere. Besides, what work do you need to do there? The whole shop belongs to our family. Just tell the shop assistants to do it. You should learn more about doing business from Uncle Liu."

Shen Yu'an nodded, feeling a warm feeling in his heart.

With Shen Yu'an gone, there's one less main worker at home.

Shen Cheng called upon his three friends, Shen Dashan, Xu Shu, and Zhao Yong, for help.

When Liu Nian and Shen Yu'an left, they took 300 jin of wonton seasoning and 200 jin of braised meat seasoning with them. After deducting the points and adding the points they had recently spent, they only had 420 points left.

"Father, I'll send these ten catties of braised meat to Yipin Moke."

With his father and several uncles, including Shen Dashan, at the stall, Shen Danru had no opportunity to use his skills, which was quite boring.

She also wanted to find something to do.

Shen Cheng was a little worried and repeatedly told her to be careful on the road before letting her leave.

If he weren't tied up, he would definitely have gone with his daughter.

Shen Danru planned to go to Yipin Moke to buy some books and hemp paper for practicing calligraphy.

Shen Yuyan practices calligraphy diligently every day, and the paper runs out quickly, with little left at home.

I had just arrived at Yipin Moke when I hurriedly walked out from the south.

Upon seeing Shen Danru arrive, he quickly stepped forward to greet him.

“Miss Chen, you’ve finally arrived! I’ve already gone to the market twice to look for you, but you haven’t set up your stall yet.”

Shen Danru looked at him with suspicion.

"It's our master who's looking for you."

After several visits to Yipin Moke, Shen Danrulai became acquainted with Jiang Shuyou and learned that he was the owner of Yipin Moke.

Because Jiang Shuyou had also helped her, Shen Danru had a good impression of him.

Not knowing what had happened to him, Shen Danru quickened her pace.

As soon as I entered, I saw Jiang Shuyou seemingly flipping through a book, his face clouded with worry.

"Young Master Jiang, what brings you here?"

When Jiang Shuyou saw Shen Danru arrive, he put down the cookbook in his hand, looking somewhat embarrassed: "Miss Shen, do you have some free time today?"

Shen Danru smiled and said, "Just tell me what it is. There's no need for formalities between us."

Jiang Shuyou sighed and said, "My grandmother has been having a poor appetite lately and has not eaten for many days. She can only eat the braised meat from your house, but it is not easy to digest. I wonder if you could help her prepare an easily digestible meal?"

Shen Danru immediately agreed to the small matter of cooking a meal.

"Ding ding, please check the new system task: win over Liu Yishou, the head chef of the Jiang family, and make him completely convinced of your culinary skills. You will receive double points and experience points, as well as some rewards."

A new task has been assigned by the system; now I have no choice but to go, even if I don't want to.

Liu Yishou?

Judging from the name, he must be a great chef.

I don't know why Jiang Shuyou would hire her instead of using such a great chef.

Before Shen Danru could speak, Jiang Shuyou's next words immediately cleared up her doubts: "There is a master chef in the manor, a famous chef that I found in Shengjing. I don't know why, but recently, my grandmother only eats a bite or two of the dishes prepared by this Chef Liu, and then she never touches her chopsticks again."

Throughout the journey, Shen Danru learned about Madam Jiang's tastes and preferences, as well as her lifestyle habits and dietary restrictions.