You know, fish is something for the wealthy, and only master chefs can remove the fishy smell. Now, the people around her can actually cook it.

Jiang swallowed hard.

"Hey girl, why don't you open a small restaurant in the county town? With the fish you make, I guarantee you'll have a lot of repeat customers."

Su Jiaoniang had an idea. She wanted to set up her own small shop and run a small business. However, things had to be done step by step. Doing business was not like playing a management game, where you could just click a mouse to bring your ideas to life.

After the small courtyard is built, you can go and take a look.

Seeing that Su Jiaoniang had taken her words to heart, Madam Jiang smiled and became even more satisfied with Su Jiaoniang. Who wouldn't like a woman who cooks delicious food, is beautiful, and is good at everything?

Only the Lu family has something wrong with their brains to kick such a person out. They don't care about him, but others do.

It's a pity that none of his sons are smart! There's no way anyone can like them.

Su Jiaoniang and Jiang Shi busied themselves in the kitchen for a while and then prepared two more dishes. The midday sun shone overhead, and the people who were busy at the house site walked over to the Zhang family.

People who spend all year round in the sun have dark skin. They returned to the courtyard, picked up a bowl, and gulped down their drink.

Su Jiaoniang and Jiang Shi quickly ladled the rice into bowls and carried them one by one to the table under the big tree in the courtyard.

The moment he smelled the meat, Zhang the blacksmith gripped his chopsticks tightly. He had heard his dog, Hua, say that Su Jiaoniang's meat was incredibly delicious, so delicious that you could swallow your tongue.

The man working stared at the white rice in his bowl, his eyes widening immediately: "This is new rice! It smells quite good."

"Wait a minute before you eat, the food hasn't been served yet!" Zhang the blacksmith said, seeing the man stuffing rice into his mouth.

However, the man ignored Zhang the blacksmith's words. Why wait for such delicious rice! If he waited, the rice in the pot might run out, and he would suffer a huge loss. He had to grab the rice when there was enough to eat.

The people living in the village calculate everything very clearly and meticulously, and when it comes to food, they always fight and compete for it.

Before Zhang the blacksmith could say anything more, the man covered his face with his bowl and ate even faster!

Zhang the blacksmith's lips twitched. He was too lazy to pay attention to this simpleton. He'd regret it when the meat came out. The delicious smell of meat was filling the yard, and this guy didn't even realize he was going to have meat to eat. What a fool!

Looking at her sons, each of them sat to the side with chopsticks in their hands, their eyes fixed on the kitchen. Anyone who didn't know better would think there was some delicious food in the kitchen.

After thinking about it, if the delicious food that Su Jiaoniang made was really as good as Gouhua said, then it must be really delicious.

Finally, Su Jiaoniang came over with a large basin of fish and Zhou Shi with a large basin of meat, and the fragrant aroma instantly filled the courtyard.

Zhang the blacksmith and the men of the Zhang family finally started eating, all picking at the braised pork. They had heard Xiaoya say how delicious and tasty the braised pork was. Xiaoya was young and didn't talk much, but whenever she talked about food, her little mouth would chatter on and on.

The key is that it can also bring out the flavor of the food.

The braised pork is so fragrant!

Crispy, fragrant, and soft, with an unforgettable aftertaste, it makes your taste buds and tongue yearn to eat it.

Zhang the blacksmith had tasted good food. He was a blacksmith, and whether it was peacetime or wartime, as long as he knew how to forge iron, he could make a living even if it was hard work. Occasionally, he could even eat out. He had tried all the good food in the county town.

But none of them are as addictive as the deliciousness right now.

After savoring the taste, I looked down to have another piece, only to find the large plate of meat was empty.

It's such a big plate.

The container was packed full of meat.

One person can get several pieces.

Zhang the blacksmith glanced at the others and saw that the man who had been eating rice earlier had several pieces of meat in his bowl. He ate one piece of meat at a time, closed his eyes, and savored the taste with a smug look on his face.

Zhang the blacksmith almost lost control of his hand; his fist had already formed its own will and wanted to punch someone.

There were also his sons next to him, each with several pieces of meat in their bowls. As they ate, they smacked their lips loudly, as if they wanted the whole world to hear them.

What an unfilial son.

Zhang the blacksmith looked pitifully at the fish that no one had touched yet.

He reluctantly took a bite. The tender white fish meat was surprisingly delicious, not as fragrant as he had imagined. It was incredibly delicate and fresh, something even the best chefs in the county couldn't replicate. His eyes lit up, and he picked up most of the fish meat and put it in his bowl.

I even poured all the broth from the braised pork into my bowl and mixed it with the white rice. It smelled delicious!

It smells so good!

Even the pretentious blacksmith started smacking his lips in happiness.

Su Jiaoniang glanced at the men eating and a smile appeared on her lips.

No matter when, it is always a joyful thing to create delicious food that is loved by others.

"Su Meizi, have you seen Gouhua?" Jiang's voice came. Su Jiaoniang looked around and sure enough, two children were missing from the courtyard.

Neither Gouhua nor Xiaoya are home.

"Should we go out and look for them?" Su Jiaoniang said.

Jiang nodded. Although the children in the village were free-range, they were all aware of their surroundings and would usually come back at mealtimes.

The two had just stepped out of their house when they ran into Gouhua, who was wiping away tears from her eyes.

Dog Flower's hair was messy, there were nail marks on its face, and its clothes were dirty.

Su Jiaoniang helped Gouhua up, straightened the child's clothes, and asked, "What happened?"

"Auntie, Xiaoya was captured and taken away by Lu Congrong and his gang." As soon as Gouhua opened her mouth, she burst into tears: "Gouhua couldn't beat them, so, so she ran back." Gouhua cried even more miserably at this point.

Su Jiaoniang frowned.

Every time she hears the word "Lu," she gets a bad feeling and feels like she's developing PTSD from that word.

She picked up a stick from the door and walked towards the Lu family's house. Gu Changsheng and Xiao Futu, who were reading in the courtyard, saw Su Jiaoniang's actions and looked puzzled. They put down their books and followed her out.

As they approached Old Lu's house, Su Jiaoniang heard Xiaoya crying from afar.

The crying was mixed with malicious laughter.

She quickened her pace, pushed the door open forcefully, and upon seeing the scene inside, Su Jiaoniang could no longer control her anger.

Lu Congrong was seen leading a fierce dog. Xiao Ya was locked in a dog cage. The fierce dog was frightening the cage, and its sharp claws and drooling mouth were trying to grab Xiao Ya through the gaps in the iron cage.

Lu Congrong stood outside, chuckling.

Even if Zhu, who was sewing shoe soles in the courtyard, saw it, she wouldn't discipline her.

The little girl is hiding and playing in her cage!