The black cat and the white fox, who had just eaten a small piece of hawthorn cake, had just gone out through the back door to look for food. Now, only Hua Shi and the little white dog were left in the house.

"Stay inside the house and don't follow me."

Hua Shi lowered her voice and spoke to the little white dog.

The little white dog barked, seemingly understanding, "Woof..."

It looked at Hua Shi, opened the door and walked out, then returned to its nest, its eyes fixed on the door that was closed again.

From the initial vigilance and rejection, to now after half a month of raising the dog, the little white dog has obviously relaxed its vigilance towards Hua Shi. Most of the time, it listens to Hua Shi and no longer barks or yells.

Hua Xiao was standing at the exit of the main hall. He turned around and walked away only after Hua Shi came out.

"Sister-in-law, it's me!"

He Jiang, who was in the yard, greeted the flowers enthusiastically as soon as he saw them.

"He Jiang?"

There were some surprises when it came to flowers.

He Jiang's expression seemed very excited. He took two steps closer to Hua Shi and said, "Yes! I came here this time because I have good news to tell you!"

His face, already red from the cold, now turned even redder due to excitement or perhaps excitement.

Hua Shi had a vague guess, "What good news?"

He Jiang didn't keep the topic in suspense and said straight to the point, "The candied dates you made last time were favored by the young master of Jueweilou, and he bought them all."

He paused, then quickly continued, "You may not know Jueweilou, but it's the largest restaurant in Taohua Town, and the young owner is a wonderful man. Others say he's a glutton and loves to try delicious food. There are very few things he'd be interested in and rave about. I never thought he'd be interested in the candied dates made by my sister-in-law!"

As He Jiang spoke, his expression became excited again.

"Sister-in-law, the good news I want to tell you is that the young master wants to buy your recipe for candied dates. He plans to launch this menu item in Jueweilou!"

Hua Xiao paused: "Buy my formula?"

She didn't expect this to happen...

He Jiang nodded and said, "The young master said he is willing to pay twenty taels for the formula!"

When mentioning twenty taels, He Jiang's voice trembled a little.

Before Hua Shi could say anything, Hua Xiao, who had been eavesdropping, was the first to explode, "What?! Twenty taels!!"

Twenty taels! This is twenty taels of silver!

Ordinary people don’t know how much land they need to plant or how much grain they need to sell to earn these twenty taels of silver!

Hua Xiao had never thought of such an unbelievable number. She was shocked at first, then stared at Hua Shi.

Hua Shi paused, seeming a little surprised, "Twenty taels...?"

He Jiang nodded quickly and said, "Yes, sister-in-law, twenty taels is not a small amount, and it's worth it!"

He seemed a little afraid that Hua Shi would not agree, and his voice was a little excited, "The young master is very sincere and even asked me to bring the silver with me. All I need is for you to write down the recipe for me."

As He Jiangbian spoke, he took out the banknotes that he had hidden carefully from his pocket and carefully turned them out.

When Hua Shi saw the thin silver note in his hand, her expression changed: "Okay, I can write the recipe for you."

Twenty taels to buy her recipe was absolutely worth it to her, but...

"The recipe for candied dates isn't that difficult. So, isn't there a cook in the young master's building who can figure it out?"

Hua Shi asked out loud with some curiosity.

For her, making the frosted dates was indeed not difficult. If someone in the industry had tried it, they should be able to make it with a little research. So why bother spending extra money to buy her recipe? It was a waste of effort and really shouldn't be done...

He Jiang was stunned for a moment, then reacted and restrained his expression. He thought about it, thinking of that smiling face, and said, "Maybe he really hasn't figured it out yet, so he resorted to this desperate measure."

That young master is as cunning as a fox, and he's a businessman, so how could he let himself do business at a loss...

"Sister-in-law, don't overthink it. Since he's willing to pay for our formula, and I've brought the contract with me, it's written in black and white, so we're not afraid of him refusing to pay."

He Jiang carefully took out the two written contracts and handed them to Hua Shi for her to see.

Hua Shi took it and saw that it was clearly written with ink. She looked at it carefully several times and found that there were indeed no loopholes.

It simply stated the transfer rights of the recipe, nothing else. In the lower right corner was the young master's personal signature and a red fingerprint.

They've brought the money, the contract, and everything else. They really seem to be full of sincerity...

Hua Shi nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go back to the room and get a pen and paper to write it down."

The twenty-liang deal seems to have more advantages than disadvantages. With these twenty liang, I can say that I don't have to worry about anything this winter...

When He Jiang saw that she agreed, he was delighted and nodded repeatedly.

If this works, he can also get three taels of silver as a reward. The young master is really generous. It's worth his extra trips...

However, the question Hua Shi raised just now is indeed worth thinking about. When I return to the town this time, I can try to feel out the young master's attitude.

Could it be that they really couldn't figure it out and had to resort to this desperate measure...?

As Hua turned around and went back to the house, her thoughts were a little wandering. She was indeed very surprised and did not expect such good things to happen.

But soon, she paused and frowned.

The door, which was clearly closed when she left just now, was now wide open...

There seemed to be some unusual movement in the room...

Hua Shi's brows furrowed even more.

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