The Fortunate Little Chef

A person descended from heaven + the cherished darling of the ancestors + a cunning young lord + a winding and interesting plot = Little Goddess of Fortune, Yi Yami.

He appears to be a profli...

Chapter 7: Braised Fragrant

Let’s continue from the last time.

Yi Yami walked into the bustling market, looking for the ingredients she wanted to buy this time.

A duck vendor was slaughtering ducks. He killed a duck in no time.

The ducks were neatly arranged one by one. The vendor scalded them in boiling water and then soaked them in the hot water. After a while, he began to remove the duck feathers. The vendor meticulously trimmed the duck feathers by hand, using two thin bamboo strips to pluck out the tiny stray hairs one by one, ensuring the duck's skin was smooth and clean. The vendor then cut the ducks open, pulled out the internal organs, and tossed them aside. Some ducks retained their wings and necks, while others were chopped off.

Yi Yami observed for a while and saw that the duck vendor had chopped off a lot of wings and necks, and left a lot of internal organs aside. He showed no intention of dealing with them, so he walked over and said, "Uncle, I see you don't want these wings and necks anymore? Don't you want those internal organs too?"

"Yes, some people like the whole duck, so they keep it. Some restaurants don't like the head, neck, wings, etc., so they ask us to remove them." Seeing that it was a little girl, the duck vendor answered meekly.

"Uncle, how much is this duck meat?" Yiyami nodded, looked at the duck and asked.

"Hey, one of our ducks is 30 cents. If you want more, we can give you a lower price. How many ducks do you want?" The duck vendor looked at her. Although the girl was dressed in ordinary clothes, she was very open and confident when talking to people.

"30 cents each... Well, how much do you calculate for the duck head, duck neck, duck wings and duck offal?" Yiyami turned his gaze to the pile of ducks thrown aside by the duck vendor.

"Those things you mentioned, not many people like to eat them anyway, mainly because they are not processed well, the taste is quite strong, and some of them are not very chewy. If you want them all, I'll give you half and half for free. Originally, it's five cents a pound, but if you want them all, three cents a pound will do." The duck vendor's eyes flashed with a shrewd light.

"That's great, but if it's three cents per pound, can you give me the duck feet and everything?" Yiyami thought to herself, glanced at the duck's feet, and thought that duck feet were not bad.

"Okay, okay, I'll give them all to you." The duck seller rarely saw anyone liking these things, so he couldn't wait to sell them off.

The duck vendor packed up all the goods quickly and weighed them, which were a little over ten kilograms.

"Miss, I have more than ten pounds and three ounces here. I won't charge you for the three ounces. I'll just give you ten pounds. How about that?" The duck seller was a good businessman. He hoped that his concessions would encourage the girl to come back next time.

"Okay, thank you uncle!" Yiyami grinned when he heard it.

Yi Yami counted out the thirty coins and handed them to the duck vendor.

The duck vendor couldn't help but ask her, "Girl, what are you thinking? What are you going to do with so much? It's not like this stuff tastes very good."

"Buy it and try it. I'm a girl and I like to try some fresh food." Yiyami didn't explain what she was going to do.

"That's great. If you make something delicious, could you give it to me to try? I can give you a better discount next time." The duck vendor said with a smile.

"Okay, no problem. Oh, by the way, uncle, I want to ask you, do people in this town like to drink?" Yiyami took the opportunity to inquire about the news.

"Drinking, I love it. Look at how many restaurants there are in this town." The duck vendor was delighted. A warm-hearted man to begin with, the moment he heard the question, his mouth unleashed a flood of words. "I'm telling you, there are only four, five, or six good restaurants in this town, but my favorite is the one on the east side, called Yihuchun. Their wine is the best in Luguang Town!"

"Really?" Yi Yami raised her eyebrows.

"I'm not bragging, uncle, but that Yihuchun wine is incredibly fragrant, like something straight from heaven," the duck vendor said excitedly, gesticulating. "But the side dishes at Yihuchun are just average. I think the side dishes at another restaurant to the west are better."

"Duck Lao Er, give me ten ducks." A fat man shouted to the duck vendor.

The duck vendor took one look and immediately greeted with a smile, "Okay, here I come!"

Turning to Yi Yami, he said, "Okay, girl, I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go and get busy. Anyway, if you have something delicious, you can bring it to me to try. Next time, I can give you a better discount."

"Okay, no problem, go ahead and do your work. I wish you a prosperous business!" Yiyami smiled with curved eyebrows.

The Yi family members were stunned looking at the pile of ducks in front of them.

Yi Xiaomai vividly imitated the conversation between Yi Yami and the duck vendor to the Yi family.

"Mom, let me tell you, my sister has really changed. She has become so amazing!" Yi Xiaomai said excitedly.

"Xiaomi, I know you are a good cook, but you bought so much duck...it doesn't taste good...People in the village have also bought these, but no one can make them well. They all think that either it has a smell or it doesn't taste good." He Huaizhu looked at the pile of duck worriedly.

"Okay, Mom, stop talking about that. Just believe me. I'm different from others." Yiyami pulled He Huaizhu's sleeve.

"Okay, we'll do whatever you say. We'll listen to you no matter what you need us to do." He Huaizhu sighed.

"Okay, let's get to work. Dad, go clean the duck head, then cut it in half. Use chopsticks to poke the duck's nostrils to see if there is any dirt, and then rinse it clean with water. It's a pity that we don't have much flour at home, otherwise we could use some flour to grab it and then wash it to make it cleaner. That doesn't matter. You just need to rinse the duck head several times with water, and then soak it in the onion and ginger water." Yi Yami instructed Yi Laoer.

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