Early the next morning, Old Man Zhao brought his two sons to Li Yan's house.

Li Yan saw the person coming and hurriedly invited him into the courtyard: "Uncle Zhao, have you had breakfast? Why are you here so early?"

Old Man Zhao said with a smile on his face, "After dinner, young lady, is there anything you need us to do today? Just tell us."

Li Yan led the two of them to the backyard and pointed at the chicks in the fence, saying, "Help me pick up all these chicks and send them to your place to raise them later!"

Li Yan found two bamboo baskets to hold the chicks.

Old Man Zhao approached the flock of chicks and quickly grabbed the scattered chicks, placing them in the prepared bamboo basket. After catching the chicks, Old Man Zhao asked, "Are these all the chicks?"

Li Yan nodded, asked the father and son to take the chicken back first, and followed them down to the foot of the mountain.

When they arrived at the place, Old Man Zhao let the chicks out. When the chicks reached the open space, they immediately started looking for food happily.

Old Man Zhao pointed to the spacious pigpen and asked, "Is that where you're going to raise piglets? I see it's empty."

Li Yan nodded and asked, "Is today the market day? We have nothing to do now, let's go to the city to see if there are any piglets for sale!" After that, Li Yan led the father and son to her uncle's house next door.

Li Yan found Old Man Li in the courtyard. "Master, it's market time today. Can you accompany me to the city to see if there are any piglets for sale? You have much more experience in selecting piglets than I do!"

Old Mr. Li was very pleased with the praise from his granddaughter. He stood up, patted his clothes, and said to Li Yan, "Let's go!" And so the four of them went out.

After entering the city gate and heading to the livestock market at the end of the street, they would have to pass by Piaoxiang Tower in the center of the street.

When they reached the door of the bustling restaurant, Li Yan said to the Zhao family father and son, "Wait outside for a while."

He turned to Mr. Li and said, "Master, my eldest cousin is here to help. Let's go in and take a look!"

As Mr. Li followed his granddaughter into the restaurant, he refused, "We have business to attend to. Let him focus on his work and don't bother him."

Li Yan did not stop, but pulled Mr. Li into Piaoxianglou.

Today is market day. Although it is not yet dinner time, the lobby is bustling with people and laughter can be heard everywhere.

When Shopkeeper Qian, who was standing behind the counter, saw Li Yan, he hurried over and said with a smile, "Miss Li, why are you here today? Please come in!"

The grandfather and grandson followed Shopkeeper Qian into a secluded room. Li Yan spoke first, "Shopkeeper Qian, I'm here to discuss a business deal with you. Are you interested?"

When Shopkeeper Qian heard Li Yan say this, his eyes immediately lit up: "Young lady, please tell me quickly? Do you have a new recipe?"

Li Yan shook her head and asked, "I wonder how Shopkeeper Qian's braised food business is doing now? What's the demand like?"

Shopkeeper Qian said with a smile, "Thanks to Miss Li's recipe, that braised dish has now become our restaurant's signature dish! It's a must-order for every diners who come into the restaurant!"

Li Yan: "My family is planning to raise piglets. I see there are a lot of leftovers in Piaoxianglou. I'd like to ask Shopkeeper Qian to let me take these back to feed the pigs. When the pigs are ready for slaughter, if there are ten pigs, I'll give you one for free. Is that okay?"

When Shopkeeper Qian heard this, an idea immediately came to his mind and he said, "They are just leftovers from the backyard. They are not worth much. I don't want your piglets. I have a suggestion. I wonder if Miss Li is interested?"

Li Yan: "Manager Qian, please speak!"