"Understood, village chief." The villagers nodded in agreement.
One of the villagers said somewhat embarrassedly, "Village chief, we know we were wrong. Don't worry, we will definitely complete the task as required."
Another plump woman quickly chimed in, "Yes, we promise we'll never speak ill of Miss Yun again."
After saying that, she turned to the other villagers and shouted, "Alright, everyone disperse, hurry up and go up the mountain to collect the silver!"
Before long, the villagers of Yangjia Village, young and old, all had smiles on their faces as they marched in a large group toward the back mountain.
They began their mining journey.
From the moment Yun Zhizhi stepped out of the mansion, the Su family's secret guards quietly followed her footsteps and closely monitored her every move.
This time, he learned his lesson and wisely chose not to report every detail of Yun Zhizhi's trip to Yangjia Village to purchase tree roots to Su Zeye.
Instead, he summarized in a concise and clear manner: "Master, Yun Zhizhi went to Yangjia Village."
Su Zeye frowned slightly, a question arising in his mind. "Yangjia Village? Could it be that she plans to set up a stall in Yangjia Village this time, so she went there to scout it out beforehand?"
The guards were stunned, their faces showing a blank expression.
The master really has a vivid imagination; he never said that Yun Zhizhi was going to set up a stall in Yangjia Village!
However, he still has to deliver on his promise eventually.
Upon careful consideration, based on the master's guess and recalling Yun Zhizhi's act of purchasing tree roots, it seems that she did indeed intend to set up a stall in Yangjia Village to sell tree roots.
After all, she had previously set up a stall selling lotus roots and similar ingredients at the lotus flower viewing area in Yizhou Prefecture. So this time, she might very well do the same, digging and selling them directly from the place of origin.
Therefore, the guard boldly speculated: "Master, it is highly likely that Yun Zhizhi will set up a stall in Yangjia Village."
While stroking the cat's head, Su Zeye continued to ask, "Have you found out what she's going to sell?"
The guard forced a smile and replied, "It's an ingredient called tree root."
Su Zeye was taken aback. "You mean this ingredient is called tree root?"
The bodyguard nodded.
It shouldn't be the kind of tree root that grows under the tree that he was thinking of!
It just so happens that this ingredient is also called tree root.
Yun Zhizhi sells very unique items, and with that in mind, Su Zeye stopped worrying about it.
"What are the hours for setting up the stall?"
This time, the guard responded quickly: "Seven days later."
When he was in Yangjia Village, he overheard a few of them talking about the time for setting up stalls, so it's probably true.
As for the scene where He Yang and Yun Zhizhi were chatting at the Yun residence about setting up a stall at Lishan Academy, the guards didn't hear it at all.
Because he fell asleep in the shadows.
This time, Su Zeye was finally satisfied. He waved his hand and said, "Alright! You don't need to keep following Yun Zhizhi anymore."
The guard breathed a small sigh of relief. "Yes, Master."
He still had a long breath left and dared not relax!
Because the lady had instructed him to follow the master these past few days to see if he was going to brothels.
His duties as a bodyguard were more extensive than those of the bodyguards in other residences.
There was no way around it; it wasn't because he was exceptionally capable, but because he was the only secret guard in the Su family.
If you don't do well, you're very likely to be punished.
The poor guard from the Su family was unaware that seven days later, he would be punished for reporting the wrong location of Yun Zhizhi's stall.
Yun Zhizhi has been so busy these past few days that she's barely had time to breathe.
The sweet potato starch has been completely dried after being sun-dried.
She quickly poured the clear well water into a large wooden tray, then carefully poured the sweet potato starch into the water, stirring it with a spoon until it was completely dissolved into a fine paste.
Then, she turned around and instructed Aunt He, who was busy beside her, "Aunt He, steam these starch pastes later, and then take them outside to dry."
Aunt He nodded quickly: "Okay, I understand."
Once the starch paste has been steamed and dried, it can be shaved into thin, long sweet potato noodles using a special noodle shaver.
At the same time, He Ping'an had already transported some of the fern roots back from Yangjia Village.
These roots all need to be pounded into a pulp with a wooden mallet, which is a heavy and laborious task.
Just as Yun Zhizhi was preparing to recruit a few strong men to help with this arduous task, Master Xuanzhen happened to come and offer his help again.
Master Xuanzhen saw more than a dozen baskets filled with tree roots on the ground and asked with a puzzled look, "Zhizhi, what are you planning to do? How come there are so many tree roots?"
Yun Zhizhi stopped what she was doing, looked up and smiled slightly: "Make something delicious."
Upon hearing this, Master Xuanzhen's eyes lit up, and he grinned, "It shouldn't be meat!"
Yun Zhizhi nodded. "Yes. However, these tree roots need to be pounded into pulp, which is something that just a few of us can't do."
Master Xuanzhen patted his chest and assured him, "You can rest assured that this task is entrusted to me. You only need to wait for me for a quarter of an hour."
After saying that, Master Xuanzhen lightly touched the ground with his toes, and his figure instantly turned into a phantom, disappearing from Yun Zhizhi's sight in the blink of an eye.
Master Xuanzhen rushed back to the palace like a whirlwind, and then began a tense and exciting game of drawing lots.
Fate always seems to love to play tricks. Zhao Wu and Zhao Er happened to be off duty and unfortunately became the lucky ones in this lottery game, chosen by Master Xuanzhen.
However, when they learned that the reason they were chosen was to help Yun Zhizhi with chores, and that it was related to food, their attitude immediately changed completely, from being unwilling to being willing.
Soon, Master Xuanzhen arrived at the Yun residence with Zhao Yunjin's two personal guards and six ordinary guards.
When He Yang learned that Master Xuanzhen was going to bring people to help, he was not to be outdone, so he hurriedly returned to the He residence and brought several servants to provide support.
In a short time, more than a dozen strong men gathered in the Yun Mansion. With everyone working together, they pounded the more than 500 pounds of fern roots into a fine paste in just half a day.
Next, Yun Zhizhi, along with Xiao Tao and the others, repeatedly rubbed and washed the pounded fern roots until all the impurities were removed.
The batter needs to be left to stand overnight, and then it can be steamed and dried the next day. The production method is similar to that of sweet potato noodles.
Taking advantage of the break, Yun Zhizhi began to make chili oil.
Having learned that the grocery store had stocked a batch of fragrant but not spicy chili powder, she decided to use it to make chili oil.
She quickly heated the oil and poured it into the chili powder, stirring it evenly with chopsticks so that every chili powder could fully absorb the oil.
However, when making chili oil, it is essential to control the oil temperature, and Yun Zhizhi was very careful throughout the entire process.
If the oil temperature is too high, the whole plate of chili oil will burn.
If the oil temperature is too low, the chili powder may not be fully cooked, affecting the taste and aroma.
Yun Zhizhi prepared the main dishes and ingredients for the mala tang (spicy hot pot), and also made sure to prepare some meat and vegetarian dishes.
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