After buying the oil paper, Liu Sisi went to buy chicken, old duck, pork bones, and pork tenderloin. These were the main ingredients, and the other seasonings were also available.
Once home, she went straight to the kitchen and wrapped the rice noodles in oil paper to take to the shop to sell the next day.
After finishing these preparations, she began to study the original broth for the rice noodles. Following the ingredient list on the bag, she took out all the seasonings from her spatial storage and also took out several main dishes that she had bought in town.
Based on my memory of videos I'd watched online before, I started trying to make the original broth for Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles myself.
She called her sister-in-law and mother over to help, asking them to wash and chop the vegetables.
She worked until the early morning hours (3-5 AM) before the rich rice noodle broth was finally ready. She cooked some wheat noodles and the others tried it. Although the noodles weren't quite as good as the rice noodles, the broth was delicious.
"Daughter, this soup is really delicious. I'll take it to the shop tomorrow to make Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles." Mrs. Wu thought the soup was even better than the one sold at the shop before.
After tidying up the kitchen, the group went to sleep with dark circles under their eyes, and they all woke up a little late the next day.
Taking the oxcart every day was inconvenient and slow, so Liu Sisi and her parents decided to buy a horse-drawn carriage, which would make their travel much more convenient.
When I arrived at the shop, there were already customers waiting.
"Shopkeeper, why do you open so late? My wife came to eat your rice noodles yesterday, and she said they were especially delicious. She insisted that I come early this morning because she was afraid we wouldn't be able to buy them if we were late," a man said to Liu Dashi.
"Excuse me, sir, I'll make it for you right away! Please have a seat," Liu Dashi replied.
As soon as I entered the shop, the kitchen staff started working. The kimchi they brought over yesterday was all sold out. Luckily, they had made a lot before and brought over some more. If they sold out again today, they would have to make more.
The radishes are almost gone. When we get back, I'll have to ask my dad to go to the village and see if anyone has any left to harvest.
By noon, there were finally few people left to eat.
Liu Sisi was exhausted. Wu felt sorry for her. Her daughter, an 8-year-old girl, was working so hard every day.
Once they're less busy, they won't let their daughter do it anymore; she can just watch.
"Girl, why don't you and your sister-in-law go to the back of the house and find a room to sleep for a while? You've both been exhausted these past two days."
"Okay," Liu Sisi said, taking her sister-in-law's hand as they went to take a nap.
Not long after she fell asleep, Liu Sisi heard the sound of horses' hooves ahead, and she quickly walked towards the shop in front.
As soon as she arrived, she saw a servant boy walk up to Liu Sisi.
"Miss Sisi," this is a carriage my young master sent to you. He heard the shop had opened and was worried about your travel, so he specially ordered me to deliver it.
"He also said that you must accept it, because he is doing it for the good of his shop. It will save you time on the road by carriage, allowing you to earn more money."
"Then thank you very much, Young Master Gu."
Liu Sisi accepted it without hesitation. It was like her boss providing her with a car in modern times—she couldn't refuse. She had been planning to buy a horse-drawn carriage that morning! Now she didn't need to.
When the servant saw that Liu Sisi had accepted the carriage and was about to leave, Liu Dashi and Wu Shi invited him to stay and have a bowl of rice noodles.
The servant didn't want to stay, but it smelled so good that he couldn't resist...
The food stall's business got better and better after that, and recently I even bought a lot of radishes from Zhou Lizheng's house.
The shop was open every day, and they made a lot of money every day, but life always has its ups and downs.
Today, an uninvited guest came to the shop.
"Oh my! Isn't this the young lady who got me beaten up the other day? No wonder I couldn't find you in the county town for so long. So you ran off to this shabby little place, Wutong Town."
The one who said this was Zhou Lang, the eldest son of Magistrate Zhou. Ever since he was inexplicably beaten in the county town last time, he had been holding a grudge. He sent people to search many places in Jinshan County but couldn't find him. He was so angry that he went to other towns to search, but still found no clues.
This time, it was his skinny little servant who said that Wutong Town had beautiful scenery and that he wanted to bring him here to relax.
When the two arrived at the shop, they found it crowded and smelled a delicious aroma coming from inside. They decided to go in and see what smelled so good. As soon as they entered, they saw Li Caiping, who was serving a bowl of something to a customer.
He recognized it at a glance; he never expected to have such an unexpected gain this time.
At this moment, he reached out his fat hand to grab Li Caiping. Liu Sifu saw this and immediately came over to protect his wife, slapping Zhou Lang's hand away.
Get your hands off my wife and stay away from her.
"You dare hit me? Was it you, you son of a bitch, who rescued this bitch that day and even smashed my head in?"
"Do you believe I'll kill you? My dad can shut down this lousy shop you run in a heartbeat. Smash it!" As soon as he finished speaking, Skinny Monkey started smashing kimchi jars and overturning tables.
The guests inside, seeing this situation, realized that this chubby young man was not someone to be trifled with, so they all lowered their heads and ate their food, thinking they should finish eating and leave as soon as possible.
A few bolder individuals spoke up, saying, "Young master, please speak properly. Why are you smashing other people's things?"
My father is Magistrate Zhou, so you'd better think carefully before you speak up for his family.
Upon hearing that his father was Magistrate Zhou, no one dared to speak up for him. Even the people queuing outside to eat rice noodles all ran away, fearing they would be implicated.
Liu Sifu tried to stop the skinny monkey from smashing things, but Zhou Lang kicked Liu Sifu to the ground. How could the fat and heavy Liu Sifu possibly defeat Zhou Lang?
Liu Dashi and Liu Sisi went out to deliver rice noodles. Recently, some regular customers in the neighborhood asked if they could help deliver the noodles to them. They would pay an extra 2 coins. Since it wasn't far away, Liu Sisi thought it was a good idea and agreed.
"You poor, mud-covered bastard, you want to steal my woman?" Zhou Lang cursed, then kicked Liu Sifu, before turning his claws toward Li Caiping.
Li Caiping helped her husband up with heartache, saying, "Husband, it's all my fault that you got beaten."
"How can I blame you? He's shameless." Liu Sifu couldn't bear to blame his wife.
Zhou Lang's hand was about to touch Li Caiping.
Wu rushed out with a kitchen knife. "You scoundrel, I'll fight you to the death! Don't you dare touch my daughter-in-law!"
When Wu saw that no one was ordering rice noodles anymore, she said she would wash the bowl before coming out. When she came out, she saw a fat man bullying her son and daughter-in-law.
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