Pei Weixuan seemed to know what Yu Niang was thinking. When Yu Niang looked at him with shining eyes, he nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

Xu Qinyu couldn't help laughing out loud, "Fourth brother, I haven't even told you what it is, and you already said yes."

Pei Weixuan said slowly, "I know what Yu Niang wants to say. It is indeed possible to give it a try."

Xu Qinyu tapped her fingers on the wooden table twice, wondering in her heart how reliable this method was. This method would definitely require the help of her fourth brother.

The Wen family would not easily let Concubine Gui leave the Wen family, nor would they easily let Old Lady Wen write a letter to release the concubine. Otherwise, how would they vent their anger if they released Concubine Gui, and how would they control the Wen family and the Pei family?

If we don't find a way to get Aunt Gui back home soon, those people in the Wen family might use Aunt Gui to force the Pei family or make her do something.

Now the Wen family is also a commoner, and they may still have some money, but there will always be a time when it is all spent, and they will definitely find a way to make a living.

I just heard from my cheap mother-in-law that the Wen family now lets the third wife and two old concubines do the work and are reluctant to buy servants. It seems that there is not much money left. When they find out that she is a great cook, they will use Concubine Gui to force her to open a restaurant with the Wen family. Even worse, they will force her to work for the Wen family. Will she agree or not?

If she disagrees, Aunt Gui will definitely be in trouble, and her stepmother-in-law will be sad if she sees it.

If you agree——

Bah, she is no different. She is not the kind of person who compromises easily. When the time comes, she will definitely find another way to rescue Aunt Gui.

Therefore, we must take this opportunity to rescue Aunt Gui as soon as possible.

"Fourth brother and sister-in-law, what are you talking about? Has sister-in-law thought of any way to bring grandma back?" Pei Jianing was extremely anxious at the moment. Seeing that fourth brother and sister-in-law were still puzzled, she couldn't help but ask directly.

She also hoped to bring Aunt Gui back as soon as possible, as she didn't want to deal with the Wen family anymore.

Although she felt it was not a good idea for her mother to go to Wenjiajiang to wash clothes this time, she had no choice because of Aunt Gui.

If it were her, she would not abandon her family even if she could not think of a solution. Even though she often thought her mother was too gentle and a little weak, she also loved the Wen family and her family.

Xu Qinyu smiled slyly and walked over to whisper a few words to a few people.

Pei Jianing's eyes lit up as she listened. "I also think this method can be tried. People like the Wen family, who are so selfish, will definitely fall for it."

Wen was a little nervous, "Will this method work?"

Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "Fourth brother said it can work. I'll try it after you make the medicine."

They discussed for another half an hour before the family finally washed up and went to bed.

The next day, Pei Weixuan went out right after breakfast.

Xu Qinyu asked, "Fourth brother, do you want me to go with you?"

Pei Weixuan glanced at her and said, "No need, I'll be back soon."

Xu Qinyu nodded, and after watching her fourth brother leave the yard, she went back to the kitchen and started to get busy.

A lot of food needs to be fried today, so she has to prepare it all quickly.

You need to use vegetable oil to fry meatballs, radish balls, and fish.

Xu Qinyu bought a few kilograms of soybean oil two days ago. Soybean oil is already available here, but it is expensive, even more expensive than pork fat.

These croquettes must be cooked with vegetable oil, which makes them taste better.

She went to the kitchen and prepared the meat filling first. When frying food, the oil temperature and the filling are the key. She made a homely flavor. She chopped the pork into a paste first, added salt, eggs, mung bean starch, a little five-spice powder and chopped green onions, and finally poured in ginger water and stirred vigorously in one direction. The ginger water can remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor. Pour it in slowly in several times.

When the oil temperature reaches 70%, she can squeeze out a plump meatball with her hands and throw it away from the pan.

Wen helped her occasionally flip the meatballs in the pan.

Pei Jianing was helping to wash and cut the radishes. The radish shreds she cut didn't look good, but they would be blanched and chopped in a while, so it didn't matter if she wasn't good with the knife.

The radishes here are green-skinned radishes, which are more juicy and taste more like radishes, crisp and sweet.

After the meatballs were fried, Xu Qinyu tasted one. It tasted delicious, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with gravy bursting out when bitten. Pei Jianing ate several in one breath, and Wen also tasted one and said it was delicious. Xu Qinyu put a few more in bowls for Feng Ge'er and Yan Jie'er, and let them eat slowly.

When they went out to check again, the little black panther was following the two children and asking for meatballs, even wagging its thin black tail.

Feng Ge'er and Yan Jie'er were very conflicted. The meatballs were so delicious. It's not that they were reluctant to give them up, but after their entire journey in exile, they knew how precious food was.

Seeing the little black panther looking at them pitifully, he finally softened his heart and ate half of the cake, and threw the other half into the little black panther's bowl.

The little black panther immediately ate half of the meatball that the two children threw to it. After eating, it squatted in front of the two children and continued to look at them eagerly.

The two children became more entangled.

Xu Qinyu couldn't help laughing, and went back to the kitchen to start frying radish balls. After blanching the shredded radish, chop it into cubes, add eggs, salt, a little five-spice powder and a little chopped green onions and mix well. Finally, add flour and continue stirring in one direction until it becomes a radish paste.

The fried radish balls taste just as good as meatballs, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Even though there is no meat filling in it, it is very fragrant.

Not long after, Pei Weixuan also came back. He boiled the herbs he bought on a small stove until they became a plaster. Finally, he spread it evenly on gauze to make a plaster that could be applied to the skin.

He made several plasters and gave them to Wen.

Wen took the ointment, said goodbye to her family and prepared to go out.

Xu Qinyu went over and explained it to her in detail, and then Wen nodded heavily, "Then, Yu Niang, I'll go out first."

After Wen left, Xu Qinyu made fried fish and fried lotus root.

It’s a pity that there are no sweet potatoes here, otherwise I would make some sweet potato balls, which would be sweet and soft.

After frying the food, there is still a lot of oil left, which can be put away and used to cook.

…

After Wen put a few plasters on her body, she went straight to the Wen family. It was Gui Yi Niang who opened the door. Gui Yi Niang had an old face full of wrinkles and her hair was almost half white. When she saw Wen, she couldn't help but sigh, but didn't say anything. She let the person into the house and invited her to the ear room.

After entering the ear room, Aunt Gui couldn't help but ask, "It's almost New Year, why are you here?"

She didn't want her daughter to wash clothes at the Wen family and be bullied by Old Lady Wen. She had been hesitant before because she knew very well that even if she told her daughter that she wanted to leave the Wen family, she would not be able to leave as long as Old Lady Wen didn't let her go. It would be better not to tell her daughter this.

Over the past two months, her daughter has been telling her to leave the Wen family and live outside with her and her grandchildren. She also said that Yu Niang is a very good person and that the Pei family is very lucky to have such a good daughter-in-law like Yu Niang.

How could she not want to? How could she really want to stay in the Wen family and be tortured by Old Lady Wen?

Wen opened the door of the side room and looked around. Seeing no one there, she whispered a few words into Aunt Gui's ear.

After hearing this, Aunt Gui was shocked, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt that this method was feasible. She knew Old Master Wen and Old Lady Wen too well and knew what kind of people they were.

She said, "Okay, I'll put it on right now."

Wen helped Concubine Gui apply a plaster under her armpits, and hid the rest under the bed. "Xuan'er said that the rest of the plaster can be replaced every seven days, and it won't hurt the body, but there will be some symptoms. It's not true. Yu Niang also said that this method should work, but she asked us to keep our mouths shut. She also said that as long as we keep it a secret from the Wen family, this thing will definitely work."

Aunt Gui nodded, and she couldn't help feeling sad when she thought that at her age, her children and grandchildren still had to worry about her.

The mother and daughter exchanged a few words in the second room, and a clear female voice was heard outside, "Aunt? But Aunt is here."

This is the voice of Wen Lingling.

Wen paused, without waiting for her to respond.

Wen Lingling had already pushed open the door of the ear room and walked in directly.

Seeing Wen, she smiled and said, "It's almost New Year, why are you coming over, aunt?"

Wen said calmly, "I'm worried about Aunt Gui. Come and see her."

Wen Lingling didn't even look at Aunt Gui, and continued to talk to Wen at the door, "By the way, aunt, I heard that Fourth Sister-in-law is selling some food at a stall, and it tastes very good. Why don't you bring some for us to try? Even if you don't want to give it to us, you should bring some for Aunt Gui to try."

Wen became alert.

She said, "Yuniang's cooking skills are just average, and the fish she cooks doesn't have that strong fishy smell. The people living in South Street and North Street are all poor people who have never eaten good food. Fish is cheap and doesn't have a fishy smell, so they naturally eat it to relieve their cravings. Besides, Auntie is old, and eating fish can easily cause choking, so I didn't bring any. I usually just buy some buns and wontons on the way and bring them to Auntie."

She did not usually bring food made by Yu Niang to Aunt Gui, but it was because of Yu Niang's cooking skills and the Wen family.

Because Yu Niang's cooking skills are so amazing, she has been eating in the Yu kitchen for twenty years, and no chef in the Yu kitchen can match Yu Niang's cooking skills.

Yu Niang’s cooking skills are amazing, but that might also easily get her into trouble, so she would never brag about her cooking skills to the Wen family.

If she brought it to the Wen family, let them eat it, and knew about Yu Niang's cooking skills, what should she do? Aunt Gui was still in the Wen family, so what if she used Aunt Gui to threaten Yu Niang? So she knew that Aunt Gui was not full at the Wen family and would not bring food made by Yu Niang. She would just buy some meat buns and wontons on the street and bring them to Aunt Gui.

After listening to it, Wen Lingling felt that it made some sense, but also felt vaguely that something was wrong. The two brothers Wen Shuncheng and Wen Shungong said that the people on South Street praised Qinyu's fish cooking as being very delicious.

But when she thought about it carefully, she realized how old Xu Qinyu was, only fifteen at most. How could she possibly compare to the chef who had been in charge of the kitchen for many years?

I'm afraid it's just that my cooking skills are good and I happen to know the recipe for making fish, so the fish I cook has no fishy smell and I can sell it cheaply and earn some hard-earned money.

After hearing this, Wen Lingling lost interest. Without saying goodbye to Mrs. Wen and Aunt Gui, she left the ear room and went out the door.

After she came back yesterday, she cried to her grandmother and said that her two half brothers from the third house did not help her and allowed outsiders to bully her. Her grandmother was really furious and wanted to find trouble with the two half brothers, but they did not come back. No one knew where they had gone and they had not returned even at dinner time.

Those two brats, if you have the guts, never come back to the Wen family for the rest of your life!

Seeing that Wen Lingling had finally left, Wen Shi didn't want to stay any longer and said a few words to Aunt Gui. She knew that Aunt Gui was a soft-hearted person, but she was never a talkative person and was even very strict about her words. She would never tell this matter to anyone.

…

Xu Qinyu had already fried the fish pieces and lotus root dumplings, so there was no need to prepare anything else.

During the next two days, she had a rare break and did a big cleaning at home. Wen wouldn't let her touch anything, saying that she was busy enough on weekdays and it was a rare break, so she should have a good rest. It happened that the weather was sunny those days, so during the day she moved a small stool and sat in the yard to watch the two children, eating melon seeds and spiced peanuts, and watching the little black panther running around the yard with a stick in its mouth, or running around with the little white jade in its mouth.

After more than two months of contact with the little white snake, Xu Qinyu feels that she is not so afraid of snakes anymore.

No, she should not be that afraid of Baiyu. Apart from being a snake, it looks pretty and is not poisonous, so it won't give people goose bumps. If she encounters other cobras and rattlesnakes, she can jump three feet high.

Although the little white snake was eating and sleeping all the time, it looked much bigger than when the fourth brother brought it back.

Xu Qinyu sat in the yard eating melon seeds, watching her mother-in-law, Ning Jie'er, and fourth brother all busy.

Ning Jie'er saw that Fourth Sister-in-law was resting without any complaints. She knew how tired Fourth Sister-in-law was from cooking every day. But she was a bit childish after all. While working, she would run over to Fourth Sister-in-law, eat melon seeds with her, and then go back to help with the work.

Looking at Mrs. Wen, Xu Qinyu felt that as a mother-in-law, Mrs. Wen would be the kind of person that her daughter-in-law would like no matter what era. Mrs. Wen had been an empress and had a particularly gentle personality. She was willing to take care of all the housework in the family. Even her everyday underwear was washed by Mrs. Wen. She was actually quite embarrassed and wanted to wash it herself, but Mrs. Wen would not allow her, saying that it was just a matter of convenience. She also said that she was tired enough every day and she didn't need to worry about other housework.

In every household in Guihua Lane, the daughter-in-law has to do the housework. Not only does she have to cook, but she also has to wash clothes for the whole family.

In this era, there are probably not many mothers-in-law who are willing to help their daughter-in-law wash her underwear.

After resting for two days, Xu Qinyu felt much better.

Chinese New Year is coming tomorrow, and the family plans to have a reunion dinner in the evening, and then go shopping in the market.

This is the first year that Xu Qinyu has spent here. She has no idea what she feels. She was an orphan in her previous life, without family and helpless. She doesn't know why her parents abandoned her. She heard from the mother in the welfare home that she was picked up from the trash can. Someone passing by heard her crying, crying like a kitten. When they looked inside, they saw a baby in a cradle. If someone hadn't heard her crying that night, she might have been thrown into the garbage truck as garbage and died long ago.

Finally, she has relatives in this life. She occupies the body of her original incarnation. She wonders how her original incarnation's parents are doing in the capital. She hopes everyone has a happy new year and good luck.

Xu Qinyu turned over, wiped the corners of her eyes and prepared to go to sleep.

She heard Pei Jianing talking to her, "Fourth sister-in-law."

Xu Qinyu nodded.

Pei Jianing: "Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year."

Not only Xu Qinyu felt emotional, but everyone in the Pei family couldn't sleep.

Xu Qinyu hummed again.

"Fourth sister-in-law, thank you." Pei Jianing said in a low voice.

If it weren't for Fourth Sister-in-law, they didn't know whether they could survive in this place. Even if they survived, it would probably be extremely difficult. Now, because of Fourth Sister-in-law, they have no worries about food and drink. She is really grateful to Fourth Sister-in-law.

Xu Qinyu smiled and said, "We are all family, let's work together to live a good life."

After the Chinese New Year, she had some other ideas. After Aunt Gui came back, Mrs. Wen would no longer have to go to the Wen family to wash clothes for Aunt Gui. At that time, she wanted Mrs. Wen and Sister Ning to make bags at home and sell them.

Yes, it is a must-have item for almost every woman in modern society, a bag.

This was what she thought two days ago when she saw those purses in Xia's sister-in-law's cloth shop.

The girls here carry their purses with them when they go out, and the purses can hardly hold anything else except some small change, so she came up with this idea. Bags are a must-have fashion item. Even if it is not for fashion, it is very convenient to carry a bag on your back or in your hand when going out. She thought about giving it a try. If it really works, Wen and Ning Jie'er will have their own things to do.

She hopes that Wen and Ning Jie'er can also have their own careers.

After setting up a stall for a few months, she would have enough money to open a restaurant. She could then hire some helpers and waiters, and take in a few apprentices, and she wouldn't have to rely on Wen and Ning to keep her business going.

As for fourth brother, she has not thought of what he can do yet, so let him continue to help her. Fourth brother is very skilled in pounding fish mud and killing fish.

As she was thinking, Xu Qinyu fell asleep in a daze.