Chapter 86: Low-key Kingly Way

Zhulan returned to the main room only after the others had gone far away. There was quite a bit of snow on her body, so she changed her clothes and washed her hands. After everything was ready, she brought the cooked chicken soup to see Zhao.

Zhulan estimated the time. It was getting dark. Zhao's delivery was smooth and took about two hours. Zhao didn't rest but lay down to look after the child. "Second brother, feed the chicken soup to your wife first so that she can rest first."

Zhou Laoer took the bowl and said, "Mom, you've been tired all afternoon. I'm here. Go back and have a rest first!"

Zhulan was not physically tired but mentally tired. She had been pulling the child all the time. She sat aside and looked at the sleeping child, waving her hands, "Wait until your wife finishes the chicken soup."

Zhao always had a smile on her face. She felt completely at ease after giving birth to a son, and her daughter would have brothers to rely on in the future. If she had brothers, her mother would not have been sold, and those who had their eyes on her would have been more cautious. After all, it was too difficult for women to survive.

Zhulan waited for Zhao to drink the soup and then said to the second son who loved his son very much, "Look after your wife. Yushuang lives with her aunt. The name of the child is waiting for your father to come back."

Zhou Laoer was stunned for a moment, "It will be fine if the clouds and rains follow the flow."

Zhulan, "Isn't it the same tone as Changzhi? The rain doesn't suit the weather. Let's wait for your father to come back and get it!"

Zhou Laoer was not bothered. "Mom, go get some rest as well. I'll take care of you tonight."

In Zhulan's memory, it was the second son who took care of Zhao's first child. It must be said that the second son was a rare husband who loved his wife. Zhulan did not try to show off, "Okay, I'll leave it to you."

Zhulan returned to the main room and then remembered that Li said she made sausages that tasted better than Wang Ru's. She sat up and put on her shoes and went to the main room. "Li."

Li was trembling with fear, thinking that her mother had come to settle the score with her. "Mom, I was wrong. I will not be so startled in the future."

Zhulan snorted, "Don't just talk and don't do anything. Fortunately, Zhao's due date is within these few days, otherwise it would be dangerous. If something really happens to Zhao and the child, I'll see if Chang Yihe will fight you to the death. Tomorrow you should buy a hen and four pig's trotters with your own money and apologize to your brother and sister-in-law in person."

Li wanted to ask, "Why? Aren't Zhao and the child fine?" But she looked into her mother-in-law's eyes and said, "Mom, I know."

Her heart ached with every word she said, because it was her money that was spent!

Zhulan then said, "Let me taste the sausage."

Li didn't dare to eat it secretly. She would put away the sausages after tasting them. "In the kitchen."

These days, Li bought sausages from Wang Ru's house and had already made Wang Ru's recipe. However, the profit of sausages is high, unlike spicy cabbage which is simple and has little profit. If there is no big profit, no one will pursue it. The sausage recipe is different, and the profit involved is huge.

Selling the original recipe is something that the Li family cannot do without their background. If their interests are affected, they may accuse you of stealing the recipe and even kill you. The sausages made with the original recipe can only be made and eaten at home. The Li family put all their energy into researching new recipes and ignored the hustle and bustle in the village, devoting themselves to making sausages.

Zhulan broke off a piece and her eyes lit up. It was indeed better than the sausage sold by Wang Ru. It had a mellower flavor and a better texture. "Not bad."

Li was beaming with joy, the new formula was money.

Zhulan felt complicated. Wang Ru was jealous of Li. Wang Ru might be ruthless for future development. It was better for their family to keep a low profile before they had no ability. Li's ability was a crime of holding a treasure. It was too jealous. If it was leaked, Li would either die or lose her freedom. However, Li also needed encouragement. "You did a good job. I'll tell you when your father comes back."

Li knew that she was not smart except for cooking, but she thought she should reward herself, "Mom, we have some sausages stored at home, can we take out some of the sausages we made earlier and eat them?"

Zhulan was delighted to have a new grandson. "Okay, cut two plates of sausages tonight and use the leftover cakes from lunch to make some corn porridge."

Li, "Okay, mother."

Zhulan came out of the kitchen. The snowflakes gradually stopped falling and she was relieved that there was no snowstorm.

Li is no longer at home making sausages. She starts to travel around the village and brings back gossip about Wang Ru's family. Wang Ru has made sausages with new flavors.

Zhulan counted the flavors. It was less than a month, and Wang Ru had almost mastered the modern flavors. This was no longer a life-saving grace. The businessman's pursuit of profit was demonstrated vividly. Mr. Shi was exploiting Wang Ru. As for whether Wang Ru knew it or not, she felt that Wang Ru knew it clearly in her heart, but unfortunately there was nothing she could do!

At the Wang family, Wang Ru sent Shi Qing away. The steward turned around with a dark face. Shi Qing was indeed a little villain and was cruel enough. He scolded Shi Qing for being an ungrateful person. He even wanted to tear Shi Qing to pieces as he counted the less and less money he had given her.

Wang Ru was lucky, but she regretted it. If she had known that Shi Qing was so evil, she would have sold Fang Zi directly instead of taking a 20% stake in the company. She naively thought that Shi Qing would not cheat her after saving her life.

She had forgotten the plot of the novel, but she had some impression of some characters. The Shi family was an imperial merchant family with a strong financial background and extensive connections. Shi Qing was a concubine's son, but also the only son, and had taken over part of the family property.

How could he only give her fifty taels of silver in a month for her sausage recipe? Shi Qing simply treated her as an ignorant country girl. Considering that he had given her six recipes in total, it would be no problem to sell the recipes directly for a few hundred taels of silver.

Now she was worried that if she couldn't come up with a new recipe, Shi Qing might kick her out, and all the money they would share in the future would be gone.