"Brother, you've already added salt to the food in the pot twice."
Seeing that Situ Ye had added salt to the fried bamboo shoots for the third time, Yu Xiaotian, who was burning the fire nearby, couldn't help but remind him.
"What do you know? It's salty, fragrant, and lightly sweet. Adding more salt is to make the dish more fragrant!"
Situ Ye's ears flushed slightly. He had just thought of the kiss his wife had suddenly given him on the cheek that morning, and his distraction had caused him to overdo it twice. However, his face remained serious, as he solemnly lectured Yu Xiaotian.
The latter nodded as if suddenly enlightened, thinking that it might be because his appreciation level was not high enough that he could not appreciate the essence of his second brother's cooking.
Han Yichen, who was leaning against the wooden door of the kitchen, twitched his lips slightly. This kind of words could only fool their simple and silly fourth brother.
Just like in the morning, Situ Ye made a dish of stir-fried bamboo shoots with pickled meat for lunch. However, the bamboo shoots from the morning were still yellow, but the ones from the afternoon were surprisingly black. As for the stir-fried wild vegetables, Yu Xiaotian hadn't washed them thoroughly, and he found several pebbles in his mouth.
In addition, Situ Ye had stewed the half hen that Hua Qingcheng had left over earlier that morning, making it just enough for lunch. Remembering how Hua Qingcheng had praised him for his cooking after breakfast, but since Hua Qingcheng wasn't home and couldn't let her taste the food herself, Situ Ye, in a good mood and with a smile on his face, placed all his hopes on Yu Xiaotian.
Facing Situ Ye's expectant gaze, Yu Xiaotian ate two bowls of sweet, salty, bitter, sour and astringent chicken soup, as well as the chicken meat that was so hard that it made his teeth ache, with tears in his eyes.
As for the clever Han Yichen, every time it was Situ Ye's turn to cook, he would directly say that he needed to clean his stomach, and then eat porridge all day or simply not eat, leaving his stomach full for the meal at night.
Hua Qingcheng had no idea what the three husbands did at home. She and Mu Lige left the market after eating wonton noodles.
The two of them strolled casually along the road outside the market. There were many shops in this area, but most of them were related to food.
Looking at "Ling Qing Rice and Grain", "Ling Qing Dry Goods", "Ling Qing Wine Shop", "Ling Qing Tea Shop", etc., Hua Qingcheng's mouth twitched slightly. Did she poke "Ling Qing"'s nest?
The two entered Lingqing Rice Shop. Hua Qingcheng asked the waiter and learned that refined rice was 8 wen per jin (approximately 100g), brown rice was 5 wen, white flour was 7 wen, and black flour was 4 wen. Hua Qingcheng bought 50 jin (approximately 100g) of each refined rice and white flour, and 60 jin (approximately 100g) of each. The total cost was 1,290 wen. Mu Lige handed the waiter one liang (approximately 100g) of silver and 290 wen (approximately 100g) of copper coins.
Since she had bought quite a lot of things and she needed to go somewhere else soon, she asked if she could store them first and come back to pick them up later. The waiter readily wrote her a deposit slip and told her to come back later with the slip.
After leaving Lingqing Rice Shop, the two continued walking along the road, passing a blacksmith shop, a general store, and so on, before they came across Lingqing Medicine Shop. Hua Qingcheng stopped by to ask about it and learned that they sold medicinal herbs. After asking the price, she felt it was acceptable, and she had an idea in mind.
After leaving Ling Qing's pharmacy, Hua Qingcheng and Mu Lige continued walking, arriving at a bustling commercial street. Here, there were cloth shops, clothing stores, rouge and powder shops, and further along, teahouses, restaurants, and eateries. Further down, Hua Qingcheng unexpectedly spotted the Changlefang gambling den and, not far away, the Lanyan Pavilion.
Seeing Hua Qingcheng staring at Changlefang and Lanyan Pavilion in a trance, Mu Lige's heart skipped a beat: Could it be that this wife's old habit has come back, and she is thinking about going to the gambling house and Lanyan Pavilion again? So he asked:
"Wife, would you like me to carry the bamboo basket for a while?"
He watched his wife put everything in it. How come he had never realized how much this bamboo basket could hold? And since morning till now, his wife had been carrying it all the time. She must be very tired, right?
"No, it's not heavy at all."
Hua Qingcheng refused directly. She had put most of her things in the villa in the space. If she really asked him to carry them, it would be a small matter if he got tired, but it would be a big problem if he was exposed.
The two of them walked around the town, and Hua Qingcheng also learned that there were two relatively large restaurants in the town, one was the Fugui Restaurant opened by Hua Fugui, and the other was the Fengmanlou Restaurant.
Putting aside the Fugui Restaurant, which she had a personal grudge against, Hua Qingcheng specially went to Fengmanlou Restaurant. Knowing that they had been collecting vegetables and poultry for a long time, Hua Qingcheng felt relieved.
She also discovered that the dishes here were relatively simple. Perhaps in the future, besides selling vegetables directly, she could also sell recipes. Although she wasn't very good at cooking, she had a computer in her villa that she could use to search. After all, with 5,000 years of Chinese cuisine, what could she possibly want?
Hua Qingcheng and Mu Lige went shopping for a whole day. In addition to buying things, she also felt that she had gained a lot. Now she can plan her future.
Before the hour of You, the two returned to the big tree where Yu Qingyou parked his car.
Seeing that there weren't many people leaving in the afternoon, Hua Qingcheng gave Yu Qingyou an extra ten coins in addition to the four coins for the fare. She asked Yu Qingyou to drive the cart to Lingqing Rice Shop and load the rice and flour onto it. Hua Qingcheng also placed her backpack on the cart and took out the cloth from the space and put it on there as well.
"Hey, Mu Lige, have you made a fortune? You bought so many things?"
Seeing that it was Hua Mazi, a village scoundrel who was as famous as his wife, Mu Lige ignored her. At the same time, he tugged at Hua Qingcheng's hand. His wife had turned over a new leaf, and he couldn't let these people lead her astray.
Seeing that the other party ignored her, Hua Mazi was not annoyed, but when she saw Mu Lige actually pulling a beautiful girl, she became happy again.
"Mu Lige, I didn't expect that you usually look so serious, but you are so open in private. You actually flirted with a pretty boy in broad daylight behind Hua Qingcheng's back. Oh, my poor sister, she didn't even realize she had a big patch of green on her head!"
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