San Shun looked at Aunt Lin, then at Wan Shu. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

He quietly packed half a pound of pork offal and half a pound of crayfish for Aunt Lin.

After Aunt Lin had happily walked away with her things, he pulled Wan Shu to a corner.

He whispered, "Mother, the old man and woman who sell pancakes next door have always disliked us. They must have ulterior motives for buying my things."

Wan Shu nodded: "Yes, I know. They come to buy braised food so that they can taste it, replicate our recipe, and compete with us for business."

Sam-soon asked in surprise, "Since you knew all this, why did you still sell it to them?!"

"Why not sell? With their current culinary skills, even if they eat the braised food a hundred times, they still can't successfully replicate the taste of our family's cooking."

Wan Shu smiled and said, "Since they can't replicate it, why would they refuse money that's offered to them?"

Sam-soon felt that Wan-shu made sense, but at the same time, she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Are they really unable to replicate them?"

“Really.” Wan Shu patted his head: “This is your mother’s secret recipe. Your mother guarantees that they will never be able to replicate it. If other stall owners come to buy it later, you don’t need to be wary. Just sell it to them.”

Wan Shu was right. Besides Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin, many vendors from nearby stalls also came over and bought a pound or half a pound to take back and study.

Thanks to them, even though today's sales of offal and crayfish were more than double those of yesterday, they quickly sold out the ingredients in the wooden buckets.

Over 60 jin of pig offal and over 50 jin of crayfish were sold for a total of 4.5 liang.

After deducting the cost of one tael and two mace, today's total profit is three taels and three mace.

Three taels and two qian is a considerable sum of money for the residents of Qingshui Village, no, even for the residents of Sishui Town!

With a large sum of money in his pocket, Wan Shu, in a good mood, brought his three children to the butcher shop to collect the two sets of pig offal that they had agreed upon the day before.

"Young lady, I'm so sorry, we only have one set of pig offal left today..."

A hint of embarrassment appeared on the butcher's fierce face.

"After we discussed it yesterday, I was thinking that pig offal is something that hardly anyone buys, so I forgot to tell my wife."

"Unexpectedly, pig offal, which is usually unpopular, sold exceptionally well today. My wife sold quite a lot as soon as she opened the stall, and by the time I found out, only this set was left."

They sold quite a lot as soon as they opened their stall...

It seems that besides Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin, quite a few other people are indeed eyeing her braised food business.

If that's the case, then it's fine if all that's left is a set of pig offal.

Wan Shu estimated that tomorrow's turnover wouldn't be too high, so he just smiled indifferently and bought the remaining set of pig offal.

The butcher, however, felt ashamed for breaking his promise and, in order to keep Wan Shu as a long-term major customer, insisted on giving her a few pig trotters.

During the Great Sheng Dynasty, pig's trotters, like pig offal, were unpopular ingredients.

Because pig's trotters have many bones, and if someone with poor cooking skills tries to cook them, they will have a fishy smell, so neither the poor nor the rich like pig's trotters.

However, at Wan Shu's place, pig's trotters are a real treat—soft, chewy, and incredibly delicious!

If it weren't for the limited number of pigs slaughtered and pig trotters available in Sishui County each day, she would have wanted to braise a large pot of pig trotters to sell.

Although there aren't enough pig trotters to braise and sell, they're excellent for our own family to enjoy.

Back home, Wan Shu began preparing the pig's trotters.

Burn the skin, scrape off the hair, blanch, and then braise.

Through a series of steps, pig's trotters, which are disliked by many, are instantly transformed into a mouthwatering delicacy.

The butcher delivered six pig trotters in total.

Besides pig's trotters, Wan Shu and the others had other dishes tonight, and they couldn't possibly finish all those pig's trotters.

Just then, she decided to go over and discuss the matter of firewood with the Wan family, so she scooped out two firewood ladles, put them in a bamboo basket, and carried them toward the Wan family.

It was close to dinner time.

Wanfu and Wan'an were chopping firewood in the courtyard, while Zhou and Liu were cooking in front of the stove. Wan's father and Wanfeng were sitting under a tree weaving bamboo baskets, and Wan's mother was sewing shoe soles on the side.

The six children in the family, on the other hand, were able to relax and play around in the yard.

Children have the most sensitive noses. As soon as Wan Shu walked into the yard carrying braised pig's trotters, the eyes of the six children immediately lit up.

"Wow! Auntie, what are you carrying? It smells so good!"

"Let me see, isn't this a pig's trotter?!"

"It looks so delicious...slurp..."

The children were all very happy, but Mother Wan's expression was rather unpleasant.

"Shu'er, why do you send meat over every day? Even if you're making money in business now, you can't live like this! Take these pig's trotters back and give them to Wu Ping and the others!"

Wan Shu knew that her mother was feeling sorry for her.

Wan's mother knew that her daughter, as a widow, was having a hard time raising five children, so she was unwilling to take advantage of her in the slightest.

Wan's father and Wan Feng, who were standing to the side, also spoke up.

"That's right, quickly take it back for Wuping and the others to eat!"

"Sister, thanks to you, I've been eating a lot of meat lately. You should take these pig's trotters home to nourish your body."

Wan Shu felt a warmth in her heart. She smiled and explained, "The butcher saw that I bought a lot of offal today, so he specially gave me several pig trotters. We already have more than we can eat at home. Father, Mother, and Brother, please accept them."

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