"Tao Tao and I get along well, and she has agreed to stay." Si Li finished explaining, and sighed, "I have nothing on the farm, so it is reasonable for Cuicui to pursue her career."

Si Li's words were vague, but Wang Guanshi thought that a good girl volunteered to be a maid, and the matter was solved. She breathed a sigh of relief and found Si Li even more pleasing. Hearing Si Li sighing and hurting herself, Wang Guanshi's face darkened, "Allowing her to serve the young lady is already a great future, does she still want to be a young lady?"

After a while of comforting, the maid came in with the new indenture that she had received yesterday. Manager Wang unfolded it and saw that the Huang Cui written on it had become Meng Taotao. He was so angry that he laughed, "That's great. Doing this under my nose is really great!"

Si Li took the indenture, patted the back of her hand and said, "Don't be angry, it's not worth it. This matter is over, but I have another small matter that I would like to ask you to help me with."

"oh?"

Si Li explained in detail the idea of ​​holding a Buddhist meeting and setting up a stall outside. Manager Wang frowned and said, "No! How can this be possible?!"

She knew that the tenants on the farm set up stalls to make a living. She looked down upon the small profits, but she was well aware of the hardships of going through wind and rain and the uncertainty of profit and loss throughout the year. It was a flattering thing for a lady from a prime minister's mansion to show off her cooking skills, but it was a shameful act for her to make a living by cooking.

Si Li pursed her lips and said, "I know you are worried that my business will bring criticism to my father. But now I am recuperating in the manor, and the cost of my medicine will cause trouble to the steward. I heard from Atang that the teachers in the academy advocate starting a career when you are an adult. I will be a 15-year-old in a few months, and I also want to do something. In addition, the expensive pepper and utensils I spent on learning cooking cannot be all taken from the public account."

Si Li spoke in a soft tone and with a humble attitude, which made Steward Wang feel unpleasant.

She only thought about the loss of face and the damage to the young lady's reputation, but for a moment she forgot that the eldest and second young ladies were in different situations. The second young lady had everything and was justified in squandering, while the eldest young lady gave in everywhere and felt uneasy even when using more vegetables and rice. She had to find a way to make money to pay it back.

If the eldest lady can reassure the lady in this way, staying on the manor forever would be a good option.

Manager Wang put away his anger and said gently, "Miss, what are you talking about? If the kitchen is short of anything, just tell me. As for the Buddhist meeting, I'll have someone take care of it. Miss, just treat it as a trip to burn incense and have fun. It doesn't matter if you sell a lot or a little, just don't get bumped into anything."

As for Si Li's claim that the materials would not be put into the public account, Manager Wang did not take it seriously at all. How much money could a young lady spend on playing around? It would not be more extravagant than the second young lady was at the beginning.

Si Li blinked. Since Steward Wang had promised that the Si family's money could be spent freely, she couldn't refuse, right?

When Lord Si was taking the exam and setting up the family property, the original owner's mother contributed both manpower and money. If we really go by modern inheritance law, this huge Si mansion should belong to her half. Si Lihua doesn't feel the slightest bit of guilt when it comes to spending money.

Leaving the mung bean cakes behind, Steward Wang ordered a small steward to follow Si Li back to tidy up the kitchen and prepare things. Before leaving, he reminded the steward not to overwork himself.

The steward who came with him was called Wang Ting. He was related to Steward Wang in various ways, and he knew very well how Steward Wang had treated the young lady recently. The young lady, who was left alone, was just a poor little girl, and she would not ask for anything excessive. This errand was really a leisurely one.

A few people entered the yard. Si Li circled an open space outside the kitchen of Lingtao Courtyard. Her voice was still soft and timid, but she knocked the steward to the ground as soon as she opened her mouth. "We need a stove and a new stove here, and a small stone mill and a rack, and put up a canopy on top. Even when the masons come, we need to leave a place by the door, which will be used in the kitchen for the next two days."

After a pause, he added, "No, it's not a problem, right?"

Wang Ting was so shocked that he came back to his senses after a long while. How could anyone ask for something so confidently? This young lady didn't look as weak and helpless as Manager Wang said. However, he was sent to work for Si Li, so he had to keep all his doubts to himself. Wang Ting nodded to indicate that he had made a note of it. "Then I'll go call someone first?"

Si Li smiled softly, "If it's okay, please ask Madam Li for some more black pepper and milk..."

Wang Ting's scalp began to tingle, and he immediately interrupted, "I will tell Madam Li to transfer another maid from the kitchen to the young lady, so that I won't make any mistakes when passing messages in the middle."

Wang Ting hurried away, saying he was going to find a mason. Si Li spread his hands behind him and said, "I can't stand this. Tsk."

Meng Taotao noticed the contempt in Wang Ting's response and was a little worried. "Will he cause trouble for Miss if he goes back to find Manager Wang? Ten taels of silver is enough to buy the materials for our trip to the Buddhist Dharma Conference. It would be bad if Manager Wang rejected us because of this."

Si Li smiled but didn't answer. She pulled Meng Taotao into the kitchen to prepare the mung beans for the mung bean paste. Taking advantage of the fact that no one could see, she quickly scanned the system panel. Ninety-three achievement points, seven points away from buying another "healthy beef tendon". For the big event in two days, it is necessary to eat something good to nourish the body. It is better not to expect Doctor Chen to only take non-lethal tonics to nourish the body. The dishes produced by the system are excellent in improving the body, and there is no other disadvantage except that they are expensive.

Expensiveness is not its problem, but her problem.

Si Li allowed herself to recall for a moment the soft and sticky texture of the beef tendon that seemed to be wrapped in a pool of fragrant sauce and gravy. Standing in front of the chopping board, she just wanted to be a ruthless scoring machine.

The mung beans in his hand were soaked last night and were cool to the touch. Separating the soaked mung beans from the mung bean skins was a tedious task, but Si Li's hands did not stop, and her mind was already far away.

The system's "try out your skills" mission requires you to gain the approval of one hundred people, so the dishes you prepare must be more than one hundred. If you want to stand out in a place with many diners and vendors, your products must be outstanding.

Among the four dishes, pastries are the easiest to sell. She can just carry a pole and sell them in the crowd. But things like cucumber salad, mashed potatoes, and wolf-tooth potatoes, which she has not yet learned how to make, have to be made and sold on the spot. She needs to set up a stall outside. Considering the time and the number of people, the key to completing the task is still pastries.

"Miss, the mung bean skins are in another bowl."

Si Li heard the sound and took a closer look. In the wooden basin between her and Meng Taotao, there was a clear distinction between a pile of peeled mung beans and a pile of mung bean skins and peeled mung beans. Only the pile of peeled mung beans belonged to Meng Taotao, and the other pile of mixed mung beans belonged to her. Meng Taotao obviously couldn't stand it anymore, so she reminded her.

"Mistake, mistake." Si Li gathered his thoughts and reclassified them carefully.

Xiao Que volunteered to fetch water, and Meng Taotao was beside her, peeling green beans with her head down, so quiet that she seemed to be non-existent. Si Li had a feeling that her loyalty was going to decline again, and couldn't help but speak up to break the silence, "I just asked you to help, but I didn't even tell you what you were going to sell at the gathering. How about I give you 30% of the money I made this time? I don't want to keep it all to myself, but Xiao Que also contributed, so I should give her a share. If you think it's not good, we can discuss it again."

"Miss, you have already arranged the millstone. Didn't you guess that?" Meng Taotao's subordinates kept saying, "The more you work, the more you get. It is only right that I get a smaller share. Since I promised Miss to stay, I will not break my promise. What are you worried about?"

Si Li was exposed by her worries and immediately snorted, "No, no." Meng Taotao stopped and looked over. Under her serious eyes, Si Li gave up changing the subject and said what was in her heart, "There are many things I don't understand. Whether now or in the future, if you do something wrong or you think something is wrong, you can speak out and don't keep it in your heart. It's not just you, Xiao Que is the same."

Meng Taotao smiled and said, "Okay."

Although she didn't say anything else, Si Li vaguely felt that Meng Taotao was more relaxed.

With Meng Taotao's help, a pot of persimmon rice cake and a pot of mung bean cake were cooked at almost the same time, which made it much faster than before. Having succeeded once before, Si Li made the cakes much more smoothly this time. She stared at the pot of mung bean cakes and even had time to adjust the fire of the other pot.

When turning around to look at the fire, Si Li saw Meng Taotao take out a packet of powder from his arms, pour a little into a small bowl and dissolve it in water. The powder turned red when it entered the water, which was very beautiful.

"This is madder juice. If you can't afford madder powder, you can use madder powder made using traditional methods." Meng Taotao explained.

I know about the famous dye, but since it is difficult to extract red, the high price is understandable. "But, what do we use the dye for?"

"Of course it's the inscription." Meng Taotao asked as she stirred, "Miss, what is the name of our snack stand?"

Si Li was stumped by the question for a moment; she had never thought about this question before.

From being forced to cook by the system to rushing to attend the rally, it was always the system that pushed her forward. Naming, which had no rewards from the system, was not something she thought about at all. Apart from the system, Si Li had always been very self-aware. It was really a long way to go for a chef at level zero to create a brand.

But don’t you want it? Yes, I do.

The system countdown reminder sounded, and Si Li subconsciously opened the pot lid. The plump white cake came out of the pot. Meng Taotao took out a pen from somewhere, dipped it in the deep red water in the bowl, and looked over with the pen, "Miss?"

Si Li didn't care about the system prompting her how many achievement points she had earned. Everything after the time travel flashed before her eyes. Just like the well-known Empress' Qiyun Tower, this cake stall would be her first trace left in the Ning Dynasty. The system would not stop at the farms outside the capital, and neither would she. She inexplicably felt a sense of anticipation and whispered, "Wanglaiju."

The past cannot be retrieved, but the future can be considered. Opening the four doors to welcome guests from all over the world is her expectation for the future.

Meng Taotao read it twice and wrote the words on the cake stroke by stroke. The light red water color quickly soaked through the outer skin, making the white and cute dumpling become elegant.

"Miss, someone is coming!" Wang Ting's shout passed through the courtyard. Si Li and Meng Taotao looked at each other and smiled, "Well, we are still missing a cake mold."

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The author has something to say:

Lili: The tea in the tea is pitiful, start the material GET√

Wang Ting, the man who was responsible for catching Zhuang Ding, felt that his body was hollowed out.

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The madder here (Rubia cordifolia L.) and the dyeing madder (Rubia tinctorum L.) are not the same thing. They belong to the Rubiaceae family and are both used to obtain color from the rhizomes. In traditional Chinese medicine, madder can be used as a medicine to cool blood and stop bleeding. The current pharmacopoeia uses madder instead of tinctorum.

I also found that madder is carcinogenic, but the paper only stated that it is potentially toxic to the human body, but did not provide a clear conclusion. So for the time being, I still believe that madder is fine. However, for the sake of your little ones' health, don't eat madder yourself (?

If there is any problem with this data, please point it out~ Thank you~

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The subtitle poem is by Bai Juyi.