"So soon." Old Man Su was reluctant.

Su Xiaoxiao said, "The sooner you go, the sooner you come back. Oh, by the way, I left Liu Ping at home because the business in the town cannot be stopped forever."

She was not feeling well and had been resting for two days. She and Su Ergou would be going to the provincial capital for at least three days.

If you don't open the stall for five days, not only will the customers be dissatisfied, but you will also lose your customer base.

"Okay, let's do it!" Old Man Su didn't think this matter had anything to do with him yet.

"Liu Ping will run errands, and Sister Wu will make the cakes."

Su Xiaoxiao has not been really idle these past two days. Instead of going to the town to do business, she teaches Xiao Wu how to make cakes at home. Xiao Wu is very capable to begin with, and after following her for some time, she is very familiar with the cake-making process. Except for the egg yolk pastry which she always messes up, she has basically mastered the wife cake and chestnut cake.

Anyway, it tastes better than what Jin Kee makes.

Su Xiaoxiao gave Jin Kee a fixed recipe, but in fact, there is a lot of knowledge involved in making delicious pancakes. Not to mention the heat at each stage, even the water quality required for each type of dim sum is different.

A slight mistake can lead to a huge error.

Of course, the master chef of Jinji can study it, but doesn't it take time? How can it be faster than her teaching step by step?

Mrs. Wu made another pot of wife cakes and brought it over for the family to try.

After tasting them carefully, Su Xiaoxiao chose the ones with mung bean filling, red bean filling and chestnut filling. The one with pickled mustard greens was slightly inferior and did not meet her standards.

But in fact it is quite good. It’s just that Su Xiaoxiao’s requirements are too high.

But think about it, if she didn't always have high standards and high requirements, how could she do everything to the extreme? Excellence is a habit.

Liu Ping also came to try, but his cooking skills... are really not as good as Xiao Wu's.

Xiao Wu has been the Liu family's daughter-in-law for so many years. She cooks every meal, so she has become quite skilled at it.

Su Xiaoxiao added: "We will just sell these kinds of cakes for the next few days. Dad, you and Wei Ting have to help Sister Xiao Wu, or help Sister Xiao Wu take care of the children."

Xiao Wu definitely can't handle it all by herself.

In addition, regarding the academy, she also instructed Liu Ping to take as few orders as possible.

"I know." Old Man Su agreed.

"There's more." The next part is the key point. Su Xiaoxiao looked at her father who was in his prime seriously and said, "Dad, you have to go sell cakes!"

Father Su: “???”

…

"Su Ji's stall, banners, trays, snack boxes, bamboo leaves, paper bags..."

In the main room, Su Xiaoxiao counted out the items needed for setting up a stall one by one.

"Do you remember everything I said? If you can't remember, ask Liu Ping. He is familiar with it."

The braised meat business can only be suspended for a few days, otherwise Mrs. Wu will be exhausted to death.

Fortunately, there are not many competitors for the braised pork, and it is sold together with Luo Dazhuang’s pork stall, so the impact is not great.

"Daya, I can make braised pork."

Xiao Wu came over from the kitchen.

Making braised meat is simpler than making dim sum, because the braising liquid is prepared by Su Xiaoxiao. She only needs to put the meat in, boil it, and then add a little salt.

Su Xiaoxiao asked, "Can you handle it? Don't count on my father and Wei Ting. They probably won't be able to help."

In view of the two's dark history of passive resistance, Su Xiaoxiao would never dare to place any high hopes on them.

Little Wu whispered, "I can do it."

Really, she can.

She had been through the days at the Liu family's house, so this little bit of work was nothing. Besides, it was something she liked to do, so she didn't feel tired at all.

This is probably... what Daya often talks about... passion?

There was light in Xiao Wu's eyes; she really wanted to do something for Daya.

"That's right, that's right..." She lowered her head and pinched the corner of her clothes nervously, "I don't know if I can do it well? Will it ruin your reputation?"

Thinking of this, Xiao Wu regretted her hasty speech and taking the matter under her control.

I am just a few pounds, what if I mess up the business? Su Xiaoxiao was originally worried that she would be tired, but now seeing that she was afraid of holding herself back, she couldn't help but smile: "You can do it, you have to believe in yourself, and you have to believe in my vision."

Little Wu mustered up her courage and looked into Su Xiaoxiao's eyes: "Can I...can I really...do this?"

This is not just helping out or doing some work, but taking on the responsibility alone.

From childhood to adulthood, the most common thing she had heard was that women are useless. They take care of their husbands and children, bury their heads in work, and after thirty years, they go from being a daughter-in-law to a mother-in-law.

They never seem to be able to do things the same way as men.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't want to put too much pressure on her: "Don't scare yourself before you even start. I'm not afraid, so why should you be afraid? I won't blame you if you really mess up. Just go for it boldly!"

Xiao Wu took a deep breath and nodded nervously: "Okay."

"That's right!" Su Xiaoxiao said with a smile, "Then I'll leave the braised meat business to you. Do it according to your ability and don't overwork yourself."

After explaining the business, Su Xiaoxiao returned to her small east room and began to pack her luggage for the trip to the provincial capital.

You'll only be gone for a few days, so there's no need to pack too much.

She opened the closet door and took out clothes and a bag while humming a little tune.

Wei Ting entered the room, glanced at her calmly, and said indifferently, "Are you so happy to go to the capital city?"

Su Xiaoxiao folded her clothes and shook her head: "Yes, I am happy!"

"Hmph." Wei Ting snorted coldly.

Su Xiaoxiao looked at him with a half-smile: "You are so angry, can't you bear to leave me?"

Wei Ting did not respond, but sat down on the chair with a blank expression, picked up a pile of calligraphy on the table and said, "Your handwriting is so ugly!"

Su Xiaoxiao immediately passed the buck: "Ergou wrote it!"

"Sis! I can't find my pants!"

Su Ergou was also cleaning up.

"I'm here!" Su Xiaoxiao put down the half-folded clothes and went to the west room. She found it immediately, "Isn't it here?"

"Oh." Su Ergou scratched his head.

When Su Xiaoxiao returned to the room, she clearly felt that her bag had been touched.

She flipped through it and found a dagger at the bottom. It was heavy, with a thick scabbard. It didn't have any flashy jewelry decorations, and it was simple and textured.

He gently pulled out the dagger, and a cold light flashed by, as if one could feel its sharpness and murderous intent.

Su Xiaoxiao looked at Wei Ting who was sitting beside her checking the calligraphy, tilted her head and asked, "Did you put it there?"

Wei Ting said in a cold tone: "If you don't want it, give it to me."

Su Xiaoxiao quickly stuffed the dagger into her bag: "Yes! Who said I don't want it!"

Next time if she encounters a big tiger when she goes up the mountain, she can kill it with one knife. She no longer needs to fight to the death like last time, and she will not even notice if she is injured.

Is this guy worried that she might encounter some danger on the road?

People's cognition and thinking are often related to their personal experiences. Taking the official road to the city is much safer than going deep into the mountains and forests. Most people would only worry about her being exhausted from the long journey and suffering from acclimatization, but Wei Ting's first thought was to give her a way to protect herself.

Could she think that he grew up in an extremely insecure environment? Or that he had experienced too many dangers?

Su Xiaoxiao walked over and sat down beside him, gently holding his hand.

Wei Ting frowned: "What are you doing?"

Su Xiaoxiao said: "To comfort you."

Wei Ting was puzzled: "..."

"Wei Ting, I will return the token to you when I come back from the capital."

Su Xiaoxiao decided that after she finished the current business, she would find a way to go into the pharmacy again and bring out the token!

Wei Ting was stunned for a moment, and then said calmly: "It's up to you."

…

At night, Su Xiaoxiao went to Su Yu's mother's home again and took Su Yu's mother's pulse.

She is still a little weak. Her spleen and stomach are not as good as normal people's. She cannot take a lot of supplements. And she has to breastfeed her child, so she needs to pay attention to her diet.

"Did the Tremella and sweet plum work?" Su Xiaoxiao asked, pulling her hand back.

"Yeah." Su Yu Niang responded vaguely, unwilling to admit that she finally understood what the phrase "Don't believe anything you say" meant.

Su Xiaoxiao warned, "I will go to the city tomorrow and will be back in three days. If you feel unwell, please ask someone to go to Chunliu Lane in the town to invite Doctor Fu to come. His medical skills are much more reliable than the doctors in Rong'en Hall."

Su Yu Niang asked, "Are you going to tell Xiao Zhaoshi the same thing later?"

"What should I tell her to do?" Su Xiaoxiao was confused, as Xiao Zhao was not in poor health.

Su Yu Niang was very satisfied.

(End of this chapter)