Hearing Zhou Jing'an's words, not only Ning Huan felt strange, but everyone present also felt somewhat uncomfortable.
Even Ning Liang, who was standing to the side, found it a bit absurd. He had only been to his sister's house a few times, and his brother-in-law was always cold and indifferent. He would only greet him politely occasionally, which was considered a courtesy.
Why do they seem to be acting so affectionate with each other today?
Ning Huan replied, somewhat confused, "It's nothing. We have guests today. Besides, the four little ones were frightened, so I made some delicious food to comfort them."
Zhou Jing'an nodded and continued, "You've worked so hard taking care of the four little ones these past few days. Once I'm better, I'll definitely help you with some of the housework so you won't have to work so hard anymore."
Hearing this, Ning Huan smiled awkwardly, unsure of what to say in response.
But in his heart he was thinking: What's wrong with this villain today? Why is he saying such cheesy things in front of so many people?
Zhou Jing'an saw Si Yan's expression pause for a moment, which made him feel great. He then happily picked up some food and started eating.
However, Si Yan's expression didn't change because of what Zhou Jing'an thought. Rather, it was because when he heard Zhou Jing'an say that he would recover in the future, he thought of the surgery Ning Huan had discussed with him a couple of days ago.
Now that Ning Huan's hand is injured, shouldn't the surgery be postponed? However, he might have to wait until after dinner to talk to Ning Huan alone.
The four little ones ate with exceptional joy, as Ning Huan had prepared a generous amount of meat dishes. Normally, they wouldn't even get a single piece of meat, not even during the Lunar New Year. Today, however, they ate to their hearts' content.
Towards the end of the meal, Ning Huan couldn't help but warn them that if they ate any more, they might experience indigestion, bloating, and stomach pain.
The four little dumplings immediately stopped eating after hearing this.
Then Ning Huan brought out the double-skin milk pudding and candied peaches she had made. This time, not only did the four little ones like to eat them, but even Si Mo thought the double-skin milk pudding tasted excellent.
After the meal, he couldn't wait to tell Ning Huan about the business of buying and selling alcohol from Zuiyanlou.
Ning Huan didn't set the price as high as Chen Liu thought, because even if the wine tasted delicious, it certainly couldn't monopolize the market.
If we want to continue doing this business in the future, the price cannot be set too high or outrageous.
If Si Mo agrees to the price she offers, she can earn several tens of taels of silver per month.
Si Mo considered the price Ning Huan offered; it wasn't very expensive, and compared to some of the fine wines transported from the capital, it could only be considered mid-to-low-range.
Even ordinary families could afford such wine. So he agreed without hesitation. Then he hurriedly urged Chen Liu to go back to the restaurant to get the money.
But Ning Huan wasn't in a hurry: "Right now, we only have these few jars of wine at home. As for the batch of wine we agreed on, we may have to wait a while before we can deliver it."
"There are some things at home that will delay us from continuing the brewing process for a while. But it won't take long, just a few days. Please be patient, Young Master Simo."
Hearing Ning Huan say this, Si Mo was extremely anxious but had to wait.
"How about I bring a few jars of wine from Madam Ning's house back to Zuiyanlou first? Just like Madam Ning's suggestion last time, we'll supply them in limited quantities."
Ning Huan shook her head and said, "Young master's idea is good, but a large batch of this wine will be delivered to Zuiyanlou in a while. After the price is reduced, the customers who ordered the wine before will definitely be unhappy. If that happens, what will happen to Zuiyanlou's reputation?"
Hearing this, Si Mo nodded: "What Lady Ning Huan said makes a lot of sense. It was my oversight."
Then Ning Huan said, "Actually, young master can give these jars of wine to the customers who often dine at Zuiyanlou as a thank you gift. If they think it tastes good, they will definitely come back to Zuiyanlou."
Si Mo replied, "And they'll definitely tell others how delicious the wine at Zuiyanlou is. Ning Huan, you're truly a business genius!"
He then hurriedly took his leave, intending to return to Zuiyanlou with Chen Liu to retrieve the silver to pay the deposit.
Ning Huan wasn't in a hurry. She slowly took out the wild boar meat that Ning Liang had helped her divide from the kitchen and said, "I hunted this wild boar in the mountains a couple of days ago. If Young Master Si Mo thinks the quality is good, you can buy this wild boar as well."
Then she slowly said, "The pearl dumplings and steamed pork ribs with millet served at the table just now were all made from meat from this wild boar."
Simo had eaten wild boar meat before, but he had rarely seen a wild boar as big as Ning Huan.
Thinking back to how he made a fortune last time at Zuiyanlou because of the wild venison sold to him by Ning Huan's wife, he figured if he could buy this wild boar meat this time, he could probably make some delicious dishes and sell them for a good price.
So he waved his hand and beckoned to Chen Liu, who was standing to the side, "You can negotiate the price of the wild boar meat with Ning Huan's wife. I'll wait in the carriage first."
Ning Huan didn't ask for an exorbitant price. There wasn't much pork left to begin with, so she sold it to Chen Liu at the normal price of seventy coins per catty.
Si Yan originally wanted to go back with Si Mo, but considering that Ning Huan's hand was injured, the two of them needed to discuss when to perform surgery on Zhou Jing'an, so they stayed and delayed for a while.
Because of what happened last night, the village chief and some villagers who had come to visit the four little ones met Si Yan.
I thought it was Dr. Si from Renjitang coming to check on Zhou Jing'an's health so he could have surgery tomorrow.
One of the villagers couldn't help but enthusiastically step forward and say, "The doctors at Renjitang are truly skilled and kind-hearted! They care so much about their patients, even though they have surgery tomorrow, they still come to visit them in person today."
“Who can argue with that? Some of my relatives went to Renjitang in town for treatment before. The doctor there was very kind, and the medicine wasn’t expensive.”
"Oh my, is that really true? Then I'll go to Renjitang for treatment from now on, don't worry!"
The village chief greeted him warmly: "Dr. Si, have you come here to see if Jing'an is fit for surgery?"
Before Manager Si could speak, the village chief said to himself, "Don't worry, we've all been taking care of Jing'an's health. We guarantee he'll be fine. Tomorrow, you can take him to town for proper treatment."
Si Yan quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, that's not what I meant. I came here today to discuss the treatment with Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Jing'an frowned slightly upon hearing this: "Has something changed?"
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