Lin Minjun walked out of the Lu family's gate, and was caught up by someone not long after she walked out.

"Little girl, wait a moment." Someone caught up with me from behind.

She turned her head and saw, "Director Su."

Director Su smiled and nodded, followed Lin Minjun in a few steps, and the two walked out side by side.

Lin Minjun smiled and said, "I haven't thanked you yet. If it weren't for you, I would have been deceived by her just now."

"Nothing. I didn't expect that they would be so careless. We old people in the north city want to save face. No matter what happens at home, we must do things well for outsiders and not let them suffer losses." Director Su curled his lips. "Their family did not handle this matter properly."

Lin Minjun smiled and said nothing.

As they were almost at the entrance of the alley, Director Su said, "We agreed to leave our address, but I forgot about it when we were interrupted!"

Lin Minjun also remembered and looked around, "But there is no paper or pen here."

Finally, they ran to the cooperative, asked for paper and pen despite the huge roll of the eyes from the waiter, and left their addresses with each other. Lin Minjun gave Zhao Ning's address, "This is my friend's house. I just came to the capital and haven't found a place to live yet. If you want to find me, just go to her house and tell her."

After saying goodbye to Director Su, Lin Minjun bought a bottle of soda and drank it while walking when she left the cooperative.

Touching the more than 400 yuan in his pocket and looking at the Lu family yard that was gradually blurring out in the morning mist, Lin Minjun finally felt like he was reborn and was truly saying goodbye to the past.

Now that she has money, she can rent a house and start a business. Let’s see what kind of life she can live!

…

Staying at Zhao Ning's house, just cooking a meal to express gratitude is certainly not enough. On the way back from Lu's house, Lin Minjun planned to prepare a formal Yunnan-style meal for the Zhao family today.

First, go to the market to buy ingredients. It has only been a few years since the reform and opening up, and the three-layer pork belly still needs to be purchased with tickets. Lin Minjun has money but no tickets, so she can only look at the pork belly but cannot buy it. In the end, she cuts a piece of meat with fat and then goes to another stall.

Fortunately, the chicken today was very fresh, so Lin Minjun ordered a big one, and then went to the vegetable stall to order green garlic sprouts, green beans and the like.

When I was leaving, the seafood stall was stocking up, and I could smell the fishy smell of seafood from far away.

"Comrade, what brought you here today?" Lin Minjun walked over and asked.

The waiter pointed at something in the bag and said, "Jellyfish head, do you want some?"

"Yes! Give me a pound."

Carrying the ingredients and seasonings back to Zhao's house, Lin Minjun found that only Zhao's mother, who was recuperating at home, was in the house. Lin Minjun greeted her and said that she would cook a special meal today, then went into the kitchen.

On the way back, she had already thought about what to do that day. She first slaughtered the old hen and bled it, leaving out only the chicken breast meat, and then chopped the remaining chicken offal and chicken meat into pieces, and marinated them with chopped brown sugar and coarse rice wine.

The marinated chicken was placed on the stove and stewed, bubbling. Lin Minjun also put some Panax notoginseng that she brought with her into the pot. The whole yard was filled with the freshness of the chicken and the faint aroma of Chinese medicinal herbs.

In fact, this dish should be cooked in a clay pot to make it more flavorful, but the conditions are simple and there is no need to be so particular.

Lin Minjun stewed the chicken first before preparing other dishes.

There were four people in the Zhao family having dinner today, including her. They wanted the meal to be good but not too extravagant, so Lin Minjun prepared three dishes and one soup.

When Zhao Ning returned home, he just caught up with Lin Minjun and poured the shredded chicken and jellyfish heads into the pot. With a sizzling sound, the hot oil instantly boiled.

Taking a deep breath of the smell coming from the kitchen, she said, "We are in for a treat today!"

When Zhao's father arrived home, all the food was cooked and served, filling the entire small table.

Zhao Ning took a bite of the fried shredded chicken with jellyfish skin, savored it carefully, and nodded, "Delicious!"

Chicken breast will be very tough when stewed in soup, but if you cut it into shredded chicken and stir-fry it with the right amount of heat, it will taste very tender.

Zhao Ning took another piece of crispy red beans and began to say, "This is the taste! This is the taste we ate in Yunnan! The green beans are sour and spicy, and crispy and crunchy."

Lin Minjun couldn't help but smile.

The beans in the crispy red beans are not red beans, but green beans. They are named crispy red beans because they are red in color after being taken out of the pot. When frying, she also puts pickled vegetables brought from Yunnan. It tastes sour and spicy. Even before you put it in your mouth, just smelling it makes your mouth water, not to mention taking a bite of the green beans and experiencing the crunchy texture.

Father Zhao also took a piece of crispy red beans with his chopsticks and savored it slowly. He didn't say anything, but his chopsticks never stopped moving and he also added another bowl of rice.

Lin Minjun cooked this meal today not only to thank the Zhao family for giving her a place to live temporarily, but also to ask for advice.

She pointed at the food on the table and complimented Father Zhao. "Uncle, I heard from Zhao Ning that you are the top chef of Capital Restaurant. You are a very good chef. You must know the tastes of the people in the capital very well, right?"

Father Zhao took a piece of fried shredded chicken with jellyfish skin and chewed it with a crunchy sound. "We are not being modest. I am from the old North City and I work hard. If I say I understand, I definitely understand a little bit. What do you want to ask?"

Lin Minjun: "Can I set up a stall in the capital and sell Yunnan-style food or snacks? I definitely can't go back to Yunnan in my current situation, or my uncle will have to sell me off. I think there are so many people setting up stalls now, and I only have decent cooking skills, so setting up a stall will at least support me."

After hearing this, Mr. Zhao slowly put down his chopsticks, frowned in thought, and also helped to analyze it.

After a while, he said in a deep voice, "Girl, I can't say whether this business will make money or not. I have two suggestions for you."

"You go ahead." Lin Minjun poured another cup of tea, looking sincere and eager to learn.

"The first thing is tools like pots, bowls, pans, and utensils. Although setting up a stall is not a serious business, you still have to buy what you need. Even if you want to fry an egg, you can't be without these, right?" Father Zhao glanced at Lin Minjun and said.

Lin Minjun nodded, "Yes, I have planned all these, and I will find a place to buy them when the time comes."

"That's the second point. Not everyone can accept the Yunnan cuisine. Just like your aunt, if you want to do business in the capital, you must improve the taste of the food to cater to the local people's tastes, otherwise the business will not last long." Zhao's father added.

This is true. For example, Zhao Ning's mother doesn't like sour and spicy tastes. Of the four dishes on the table, she only eats drunken chicken and fried peas with garlic.

Lin Minjun thought for a moment and said, "You're right. My current plan is to start improving the taste of the food after I rent a house."

Since we are talking about renting a house, Lin Minjun has to talk more about renting a house.