Early in the morning, the chickens and ducks in the backyard were all clucking.
Liang Shuyan opened her eyes and found that the sun was already high in the sky. She stretched lazily and quickly got out of bed.
There was plenty of work to be done at the restaurant. Zhang hurriedly made breakfast and left in the morning. Before leaving, Liang Shuyan repeatedly instructed her: "Be sure to treat the guests well. This incident may have some impact on our restaurant. It all depends on your attitude towards the guests!"
"Mother, I understand!"
Liu returned home, saying that the martial arts school was full of men and she felt awkward staying there. In addition, she was about to give birth, so Liang Shuyan asked her to come back.
Right now, she was holding a pair of scissors and cutting clothes in the room. Children's clothes need to be soft in the places where they touch the skin. Liang Shuyan stepped forward and touched it, then asked softly, "Are you thinking of making cotton clothes for the child?"
Madam Liu nodded: "Yes, Mother, I thought the baby would need some warm clothes after birth, so I made two sets for the baby to wear alternately after birth."
"The idea is good, but the lining of the clothes is still a bit stiff. Infants' skin is too soft and it's easy to hurt their skin."
Liu said in a low voice, "But, Mother, this is already the finest fabric. There is no finer fabric than this!"
Liang Shuyan then remembered that in ancient times, where could one find a finer cloth than this?
Thinking of the system, she returned to her room, opened the system shop, and searched for fabrics. A lot of soft, close-fitting fabrics appeared immediately, and the prices were not expensive. She bought a large roll for less than 10 coins and hid it.
When I find an opportunity, I'll give some to my second daughter-in-law, or maybe I'll make a little cotton-padded jacket for my future grandson or granddaughter.
During this period, the old lady of the Liu family stayed close to Liu Shi. Whenever she saw Liu Shi working, she would start nagging: "You, you can never sit still. Now that the baby is born, when will all this stuff be wearable? You should take a good rest for a while!"
"Mom, I'm fine, don't worry about me!"
Liang Shuyan thought that her second daughter-in-law was about to give birth and would need some cotton curtains and a stove. The stove could be bought in the system. In order not to arouse suspicion, she still planned to have Dashan build a simple stove in the house. First, it could keep warm, and second, it would be convenient for cooking, so as not to have to run around.
In ancient villages like this, even earthen beds didn't exist. Liang Shuyan used some of her modern knowledge to draw a simple sketch, which the workers built. Although it wasn't very refined, it was enough to keep warm. She planned that when she built a new house, she would definitely hire a skilled craftsman to make the earthen bed more exquisite.
Sanwang returned, carrying a wild boar on his shoulder. It wasn't very big, but it certainly looked quite large.
"Mom, this is a wild boar I just hunted on the mountain. Should we keep some at home? If not, I'll take it to town to sell."
Liang Shuyan was relieved: "How did you manage to catch a wild boar in such a short time? It looks pretty big, and it's still warm! How about this, keep the head, heart, liver, lungs, and the like, and sell the rest!"
Sanwang muttered, "Mother, what's the point of keeping these things? There's not much meat on a pig's head. Why not keep half of it?"
Liang Shuyan wanted to braise pig's head and liver, but Sanwang, of course, didn't know how; people in ancient times didn't know how to braise meat.
"Take the donkey cart. When we get to town, we'll have something to eat first, since you got up early this morning."
Jin Sanwang nodded: "Yes, I understand, Mother."
He hummed a little tune as he rode the donkey cart to town.
It takes half an hour to walk from Daling Village to the town, even by carriage.
Furong Town is close to the dock, which is why it is wealthier than other towns. It is bustling with people every day.
In Qingfeng Town, there's a street full of pork sold from local pigs raised by their own farmers. He inquired about the prices and found they were all very low, affordable for ordinary people.
Sanwang wanted to get a high price, so he drove his donkey cart to Furong Town, where there were excellent restaurants. He only needed to ask the purchasing manager there to get the job done.
The largest restaurant in Furong Town is Huang's Restaurant, which is the most popular, requiring hundreds of kilograms of meat every day.
Jin Sanwang looked up at the signboard of Huang's Restaurant and walked in.
A servant boy came up to them: "Excuse me, are you here for a meal or to see someone?"
"I have fresh wild boar meat here, would you like some? The price is negotiable!"
Upon hearing this, the servant pointed to a bench by the window and said, "How about this, I'll go and call our manager over, and you can ask him. I don't know the answer."
"OK, thanks."
Soon, a man came out of the backyard annex, looked Sanwang up and down, and asked curiously, "Where did you get the wild boar meat?"
“In my family, my second brother is a hunter. He catches a few wild boars every month.” Sanwang didn’t tell the shopkeeper that he hunted them himself; his physique made people suspicious.
Upon hearing this, the innkeeper hurriedly said, "Oh, is that so? Waiter, bring some tea!"
"Sit down, sit down, speak slowly. Our restaurant has always accepted wild game. As long as your wild boar is fresh and the meat is of good quality, these are not problems."
Sanwang pointed to the donkey cart parked outside and said, "Boss, look, the wild boar meat I brought is on the cart outside. Why don't you take a look first?"
The shopkeeper followed them out, glanced at the wild boar meat on the donkey cart, and said, "Hmm, not bad, it looks really fresh. How about this, it's 10 coins a pound here. If you'd like, I'll have the waiter weigh it!"
Sanwang hesitated. Half of the pork was already selling for 8 to 9 coins. How could wild boar meat, which he had worked so hard to get from the mountain, be priced like this?
"Shopkeeper, I came all the way from Qingfeng Town, bringing this wild boar meat all the way here just to make a little more money. I'll take it back at this price and leave it at our restaurant."
Upon hearing this, the innkeeper asked in surprise, "Your restaurant? What's the name of your restaurant, and where is it located?"
Sanwang added, "Jinzhou Restaurant belongs to our family. I won't sell it for 10 coins. I'll just take it back!"
Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper hurriedly stopped Sanwang and said with a grin, "No need, it's already been brought to our restaurant. How about we give you 12 coins?"
Sanwang used to deliver cold noodles to Qiongxianlou. He had seen the shopkeeper talking business with people and had learned a little about it. So he learned to read people's expressions and realized that the shopkeeper was actually testing him. If he didn't object, he might have sold the noodles for 10 coins. But now that he had added 2 coins, should he still bargain?
"15 coins, 15 coins it is!"
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