"Let's go inside and talk." Ye Yunniang took out her keys and opened the courtyard gate.
Cai Damei went to the backyard, leaving Liang Maimiao and Ye Yunniang alone to talk.
"Yunniang, I'm sorry. I made you get scolded by her." Liang Maimiao felt guilty and angry with her own mother.
"You already know."
"Yes. He Miao came to see me today. She told me everything that happened to you at the Liang family's house." Liang Maimiao said, bowing and apologizing.
"It's all in the past, I didn't take it to heart," Ye Yunniang said nonchalantly.
“I know you’re magnanimous. But I can’t get over it without apologizing,” Liang Maimiao explained.
"I accept your apology. Let's put this behind us and never talk about it again."
Liang Maimiao nodded.
"Sit down and talk," Ye Yunniang said, pouring tea for Liang Maimiao.
After drinking a cup of tea, Liang Maimiao revealed another intention: she wanted the red veil embroidered by Ye Yunniang.
Liang Hemiao's wedding dress was embroidered very well, and her red veil was naturally also very beautiful.
Liang Hemiao was only average at needlework; what she embroidered didn't match her wedding dress at all.
The best match is the one embroidered by Ye Yunniang.
Yang Guihua offended Ye Yunniang. Liang Hemiao didn't dare to speak to Ye Yunniang, so she turned to her older sister, Liang Maimiao, for help.
Liang Maimiao, who raised her younger sister single-handedly, didn't want her to have any regrets about her marriage, so she reluctantly came to the Li family.
"I wondered what important matter had caused you so much trouble. It's just a red veil. I'll go get it." Ye Yunniang went into the room, took out the red veil embroidered for Liang Hemiao, and handed it to Liang Maimiao.
Liang Maimiao accepted the red veil with both hands, "Yunniang, thank you so much."
“We’ve already said we’re friends, so don’t keep thanking me for this little thing.” Ye Yunniang didn’t like hearing Liang Maimiao always say “thank you.”
Liang Maimiao left with the red veil, and soon returned to the Li family carrying a basket.
Liang Mai Miao had two jin of dried noodles and a bowl of fried small fish in her basket.
"My mom is better at frying fish than I am, you should try some."
"Okay, I'll try it." Ye Yunniang picked up a small fish and put it in her mouth.
Crispy and crunchy, delicious.
"Aunt Xu's cooking is absolutely amazing," Ye Yunniang praised.
"Besides making noodles, my mother's best dish is frying small fish." Liang Maimiao was even happier to hear her mother-in-law being praised than when she herself was praised.
"My mother makes delicious steamed fish. Next time she makes some, I'll send some to you to try," Ye Yunniang praised Cai Damei.
"My mother not only frys fish well, but she also frys crispy pork very well."
"My mom makes delicious braised pork."
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"You two are having a contest to praise your mother-in-law," Chunyao interrupted them as she appeared at the door.
Ye Yunniang and Liang Maimiao laughed as they recalled what they had just done.
"Sister Chunyao, what have you been busy with lately? I haven't seen you around at all."
"Your brother-in-law has finally found a shop he likes. We've been busy setting it up these past few days. Oh, it's exhausting!" Chunyao said as she came in carrying a basket.
“Maimiao, you’re here just in time. Come and try some of the side dishes my chef prepared for the restaurant.” Chunyao said as she walked to the stone table in the courtyard and brought out a plate.
“Okay, I have to try Chef Jin’s cooking.” Liang Maimiao walked to the table and saw the radish on the plate.
"Diced radish?"
"Yes, it's for the guests to eat meat and drink to cut through the greasiness." Chunyao said, looking at Ye Yunniang, "Yunniang, is Aunt Cai here?"
Cai Damei started by selling pickled vegetables, and eventually opened a shop. Her pickling skills are absolutely top-notch.
Chef Jin made pickled radish cubes and wanted Cai Damei to give him some feedback.
Hearing the voice, Cai Damei came over. "Chef Jin, you're too modest. My little skill is hardly worthy of guidance."
"Aunt Cai, your pickled vegetables are the best I've ever eaten. I dare say that your skills are unmatched in Jiangcheng. If you claim to be second, no one dares to claim to be first."
"Oh my, you're flattering me too much. I didn't want to give you any pointers, but now I have to." Cai Damei smiled as she took the chopsticks and picked up a diced radish.
It has a sour and spicy taste, and a crunchy texture like radish.
"Okay, okay," Cai Damei said twice.
Ye Yunniang and Liang Maimiao also took some with their chopsticks and tasted it.
"I can eat two big bowls of noodles with these diced radishes."
"I think it goes well with both rice and steamed buns, it tastes good."
"With your praise, I have confidence." Chunyao smiled. She had tasted so much lately that she felt her tongue was about to become useless.
"Sister Chunyao, you have to trust your golden tongue. If you say it's good, others will definitely think it's even better." Ye Yunniang had great faith in Chunyao's judgment.
"It's my first time opening a shop in Jiangcheng, and I'm always feeling uncertain," Chunyao told the three people in the courtyard.
I looked at shops from the end of the year to the beginning of the year, and finally found one I liked.
The shop cost over 1,000 taels of silver. The renovation, furnishing, and purchase of tables, chairs, benches, pots, pans, and other kitchen utensils cost another 4,500 taels of silver.
Including the cost of hiring people, we haven't earned a single penny yet, and have spent over 1,500 taels of silver.
"I've emptied out all my savings. Now, I'm just hoping to make some money after the business opens." Chunyao has been under a lot of pressure lately.
"With my brother-in-law's cooking skills, he'll definitely be packed with customers."
"Thank you for your kind words."
Before leaving, Chunyao said that the shop would open on the 28th of the month and invited the Li family and the Xu family to attend.
Ye Yunniang and Liang Maimiao agreed.
Liang Maimiao also said goodbye and went home.
It was time to prepare dinner.
"I'm making braised pork tonight."
Cai Damei washed her hands and went into the kitchen, where she made her specialty, braised pork.
That evening, the three children ate until they were stuffed.
The whole family went for a walk in the backyard.
Ye Yunniang and Cai Damei listened to Li Pan and Li An talk about the school.
Bao Min and Li Ping were talking about arithmetic in the back. Mainly, Bao Min was testing Li Ping, wanting to know his limits.
The more you ask, the more you realize that Li Ping's mathematical talent is unmatched by others.
Bao Min: Another day of being unable to resist being jealous of Jiang Mingzhe.
February 22nd is a day worth commemorating.
Early in the morning, Cai Damei got up and busied herself in the kitchen.
Hearing the noise, Ye Yunniang got up. "Mother, why are you up so early?"
"Today you are the manager of the Baise Embroidery Shop, and I am very happy."
"It's just filling in for the manager of Baise for three months." Ye Yunniang didn't think it was a big deal.
“I believe in your abilities. If you can do it for 3 months, you can do it for 1 year, 10 years, or even longer.” What Cai Damei didn’t say was that she planned to hand over the entire Xiao Cai Ji business to Ye Yunniang after she left the Baise Embroidery Shop.
Ye Yunniang had no idea what Cai Damei was thinking. If she had known, she would have firmly rejected Baise's proposal.
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