Chapter 143 Stir-fried Preserved Mustard Greens

Wan Qiqi was only slightly relieved after confirming that the peregrine falcon would not harm the two little ones, but she did not allow the two little ones to play with the peregrine falcon as before.

She had previously noticed that the smoked bacon was missing, as if some bird had been eating it. Now she's certain it was this "insider"!

If the peregrine falcon truly considers this place its home, and Pingping and An'an its masters, then staying here would be a good thing.

When Yunniang heard that the "bird" was an eagle, she hid from it the whole way, fearing that it would pounce on her and bite her.

Just looking at those hook-like lips, she was already feeling uneasy!

Wan Qiqi glanced at the sky; it had already completely darkened.

She took out fifteen copper coins and went to the kitchen, saying to Yunniang, "It's getting late today, you should go home first. This is your wages for today."

Holding the copper coin, Yunniang hesitated, remembering Wan Qiqi's words, wanting to ask but not daring to.

Seeing that she didn't move, Wan Qiqi couldn't help but ask, "Is there a problem?" As she spoke, she walked into the house, picked out a small piece of smoked cured meat, wrapped it in a cloth, and placed it in front of Yunniang. "Take this piece of meat back to Grandma. She's getting old, and she can't just eat wild vegetables."

Yunniang looked at the wrapped meat with a surprised expression, then glanced at Wan Qiqi, as if she was doubting whether it was real or not.

Seeing that she hadn't moved, Wan Qiqi asked, "Don't you want to go back?"

After a while, she remembered what she had said when she came back and said, "Come over after breakfast tomorrow to make the sauce. From now on, this matter will be handled by you and Yongxing."

Yunniang's complexion improved slightly, and she hurriedly said, "Okay," after picking up the meat from the stove.

Even though she was older than Wan Qiqi, she always felt that Wan Qiqi was more mature and composed than her, like an old woman who had experienced many storms.

Wan Qiqi is like the brightest star in the night sky, standing out from the crowd and impossible to ignore.

Then, Yunniang disappeared into the vast night.

Wan Qiqi stood outside the vegetable garden, holding a torch, and finally saw the tender yellow vegetables peeking out from the covered soil.

As night fell, after a busy night, everyone finally sat down to eat.

Wan Qiqi bought a chicken leg from the mall and stewed it, saying it was bought from the town to nourish Chongniang's body.

Given Li Chongniang's current condition, it would be best for her to drink some nourishing soup to gradually improve her health, which would make future childbirth smoother.

I'll be giving birth after the New Year, and I'll need to nourish myself after the birth.

Although we are not short of money at home, we are short of meat. Adult chickens outside are expensive, so we can only buy a few from the mall to raise and slaughter them when they produce eggs.

Buy two more hens to lay eggs, so that it will be easier for her to replenish the eggs at home.

Wan Qiqi thought about it and felt that her home was a bit small and not enough for raising livestock. She thought it would be better if she could rent the house next door to raise livestock.

But he quickly dismissed his idea.

Even though Aunt Zhao's family can no longer return, this is still their home, and no one else has the right to use it.

In the end, she could only ask the village headman where there was land available for sale in the village.

However, this is still a considerable expense.

No matter how Wan Qiqi calculated it, she felt poor and needed to step up her money-making plan to work hard for Chongniang's childbirth and Pingping's studies after the New Year.

After Chen Yongxing finished feeding Li Chongniang, he came out and saw Wan Qiqi carrying a bag of flour, which weighed at least ten or twenty pounds. He immediately went over to help.

Wan Qiqi took the bowl and chopsticks from his hands. "Put them in the kitchen and go get some dried shepherd's purse."

Chen Yongxing didn't understand what she was going to do, but he still obeyed and did as she said.

Wan Qiqi found a large basin, weighed out several kilograms of flour, added baking powder, poured in hot water, and started stirring the dough.

Chen Yongxing grabbed two handfuls of dried vegetables and saw Wan Qiqi kneading dough in such a large bowl. He immediately felt that he had brought too few dried vegetables.

He was about to go back to get it when Wan Qiqi called him back!

"Put it aside and come over here to knead the dough."

Wan Qiqi stepped back, giving her place to Chen Yongxing.

She usually kneads the dough herself, but today there was too much for her to handle.

This kind of physically demanding work should be left to men.

She found a wooden basin, soaked the dried vegetables in water, then went inside and grabbed a handful, along with a piece of fresh pork belly.

Seeing this, Chen Yongxing couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "Sister-in-law, are you planning to sell pancakes?"

He had wanted his sister-in-law to sell cakes for a long time, but when he discovered that the honey grapefruit jam was also selling very well, he said nothing.

I never expected my sister-in-law to have this idea herself today!

Wan Qiqi nodded, soaked the dried vegetables, and began cutting the pork.

“The pomelos on the mountain are limited and cannot be supplied indefinitely, but the baked cakes can.” She raised her hand to tuck a strand of hair that had fallen in front of her forehead behind her ear and continued, “The cakes can fill people’s stomachs and are not limited to any group of people. Even ordinary people can buy them, so they should sell better.”

Chen Yongxing nodded, his hands never stopping, "Of course, we trust your skills, sister-in-law!"

"Last time, Mr. Zhu from Xiangmingxuan praised you!" He said, then suddenly remembered something and hurriedly added, "By the way, Mr. Zhu asked me to ask how much the pomelo peel candy costs; he seems interested in buying it."

Wan Qiqi was not surprised by this. She had always thought that Boss Zhu was a very shrewd and sensible person, so it was not surprising that he would take a liking to it. "That's like sauce, it's hard to supply once the season is over. Boss Zhu plans to open a restaurant, and these can't meet the demand. He needs some hearty dishes to compete with the restaurant across the street."

"A main dish?" Chen Yongxing asked in confusion. "What's a main dish?"

Wan Qiqi explained, "It's the signature dish, unique and attractive to customers, keeping them coming back to eat and encouraging them to bring more customers..."

She combined modern management methods and talked a lot with Chen Yongxing.

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