The little beggar's eyes lit up. Was this job really that easy?

I'm really lucky today.

He grinned, his dark eyes brimming with laughter. "No problem, leave this to me. I will definitely help my sister handle this matter well."

“Okay, I’ll be waiting for you here in half an hour,” Jiang Wanwan said.

"Okay, I understand. Sister, I'm going to follow them." The little beggar quickly left the alley, stuffing the steamed bun in his hand into his mouth as he walked.

Jiang Wanwan watched the little beggar leave, then turned and walked into the restaurant next door.

As soon as they reached the second floor, they saw Uncle Jiang and his two companions craning their necks to look out the window.

"Where's Wanwan? Why can't I see her?"

"Yes, they've been gone for quite a while now, why haven't they come back yet?"

"Didn't she just say she was only leaving for a short while? Just to the first floor? Why hasn't she come back yet?"

The three men, including Uncle Jiang, whispered among themselves, their words filled with worry for her.

Jiang Wanwan walked to the table and said with a light laugh, "Second Uncle, Fourth Brother, Fifth Brother, I'm here. I was just going downstairs for a bit, but I made you all worry."

The three turned around and saw that their precious child had returned safely, and they were finally relieved.

They were genuinely afraid that the manager of Baibaoxuan would harm her.

Just as Jiang Wanwan sat down, the waiter brought the dishes over.

He would place each dish from the tray onto the table and announce its name.

The waiter collected the tray and smiled at Jiang Wanwan and her three companions. "Sir, all the dishes you ordered have been served. Please enjoy your meal."

After saying that, the waiter took the tray and left with light steps.

"Let's eat quickly, we still need to buy some things to take home later," Jiang Wanwan urged the three of them to hurry up and eat.

She picked up the chopsticks in front of her and took the first bite of the steamed sea bass.

The fish is fresh and tender, with few bones, making it extremely delicious.

Being a restaurant in the county seat, the food was much better than in the town. Of course, these dishes couldn't compare to those at Laifu Restaurant nowadays.

The four of them thoroughly enjoyed their meal, completely finishing all the food they ordered, demonstrating the excellent spirit of the "Clean Plate Campaign".

Jiang Wanwan and the others sat for a while before getting up and going downstairs. After paying for their meal at the counter, they left with the three of them.

"Come on, let's go shopping in the South Market. We've almost run out of rice and flour at home, so we need to buy some more. Oh, and we've also run out of lard, so we need to go to the butcher shop to buy some pork fat to render into oil..." Jiang Wanwan said in a rambling voice.

Like the county town, this street in Nanshi has a strong local atmosphere, with meat, vegetables, and everything else available, much like a modern farmers' market.

The goods sold there are quite affordable, making it a market popular with ordinary people.

Upon arriving in Nanshi, Jiang Wanwan and her three companions headed straight for the butcher shop.

Five catties of spare ribs and twenty catties of pork fat. Jiang Wanwan's eyes darted around, and she immediately spotted the pig offal piled up in the corner of the cutting board. With a wave of her hand, she bought it all.

This is a valuable ingredient, but people in ancient times didn't know how to process it, so they rarely bought pig offal. If not handled properly, it would be so foul-smelling that it would be inedible. Therefore, pig offal was extremely cheap; a complete set could be bought for just a few coins.

In addition to these, Jiang Wanwan also bought a large pig's head.

Pig's head is great for braising, and it's also good for poaching. It's fatty but not greasy, making it a delicious dish.