Upon hearing that Yun Zhizhi was going to set up a stall, Zhao Yunxin's eyes lit up, and she asked eagerly, "What is she selling this time?"
"Mala Tang (Spicy Hot Pot)".
"What is Mala Tang? I've never heard of it before," Zhao Yunxin muttered to herself.
This time, she must find a way to leave the palace and go to Yun Zhizhi's stall.
If Yun Zhizhi hadn't gone to Yizhou Prefecture to set up a stall last time, she would have wanted to meet her and help her out again.
The Empress took a sip of tea, pondered for a moment, and said, "Yun Zhizhi is indeed an extraordinary woman. In that case, summon her to the palace in four days!"
That would be a perfect opportunity to hold a palace banquet and invite the unmarried young ladies of noble families to participate, in order to celebrate Jin'er's recovery of her appearance.
At the same time, we can take advantage of this rare opportunity to see if any young ladies from noble families can win Jin'er's favor.
Of course, we can't tell Jin'er about the palace banquet yet, otherwise, given his personality, he will definitely refuse to attend.
My first day setting up a stall at Lishan Academy.
The sky was just beginning to lighten, before the sun had even risen, and the distant horizon was only a pale, fish-belly white.
Nine horse-drawn carriages galloped merrily toward the city gate, heading toward Yangjia Village on the outskirts of the city.
Su Zeye sat in the carriage, a smile on his lips, dreaming of getting rich.
Yun Zhizhi had already come up with a strategy: this time, the time for setting up and closing her stall would be later than usual.
By mid-morning, the fresh ingredients had been purchased.
Simply clean them thoroughly and then skewer them with bamboo sticks.
Skewering meat and vegetables was a huge undertaking, but fortunately Zhao Yunjin kept his word and sent four people to help.
Two of them were his personal bodyguards, Zhao San and Zhao Wu.
Zhao Wu was overjoyed to have landed such a wonderful job. His lips had been curled up in a smile since last night, and now, seeing Yun Zhizhi, he was grinning from ear to ear. "Miss Yun, is there anything I can help you with? Just tell me! I'll do anything except climb mountains of knives and plunge into seas of fire."
Zhao San scorned him, "Miss Yun, I'm willing to go through fire and water, as long as I can die a well-fed ghost."
Yun Zhizhi grinned: "I'm not a robber, why should you suffer like this? Help me with some chores first!"
The two responded in unison, "Okay."
Just as they were preparing to skewer the ingredients, He Yang arrived with his grandfather He Donghai, and Fang Zheng arrived with Fang Rangrang to help.
After looking around and not seeing Master Xuanzhen, He Yang asked curiously, "Didn't the old monk move in last night? Why haven't I seen him?"
Could it be that he wants to do nothing and just freeload?
While skewering fish balls, Yun Zhizhi replied, "He played with the myna bird last night, teaching it to talk, and went to bed quite late, so he's still not fully awake. He's getting old, so let him sleep a little longer!"
When He Donghai heard her mention the myna bird, he immediately perked up, stopped skewering vegetables, and asked with a smile, "Zhizhi, so you also keep mynas! How long have you kept them? Have they learned to talk yet?"
"It can talk even though I've only had it for a few days."
He Donghai exclaimed in astonishment, "It can talk after only a few days! How is it so amazing? Where did you buy it? Tell me quickly, I want to buy one too!"
His only talking black dog has flown away somewhere.
As He Yang watched the two of them become more and more engrossed in their conversation, discussing the myna bird with increasing fervor, a sense of unease arose in his heart.
Just as he was about to interrupt them, Yun Zhizhi spoke up again:
"I didn't buy it. This myna was a moving gift from Lazy Yangyang. Come to think of it, this guy is quite lively, but he's a bit of a jerk and can swear."
Hearing this, He Donghai frowned slightly.
A housewarming gift?
He suddenly remembered that the day Yun Zhizhi moved to her new house was the same day his dog, Xiao Hei, went missing. Besides, Xiao Hei had a rather sharp tongue.
With that in mind, he decided to test Yun Zhizhi.
So he asked, feigning curiosity, "Zhizhi, how badly does your myna bird swear? Does it make people very angry?"
Yun Zhizhi smiled and said, "It's alright, not too serious. He just occasionally curses, 'Yang'er, you're crazy.'"
He Yang's face instantly darkened.
not good!
He immediately realized the situation was bad and quickly tried to change the subject: "Boss, when are we going to set up a stall?"
However, He Donghai suddenly trembled and shouted at He Yang, "Shut up!"
Then, he asked urgently, "Zhizhi, what are the characteristics of that myna bird?"
"Except for the small tuft of yellow feathers on its head, the rest of its feathers are black."
It looks exactly like its little black dog.
Where is it now?
"The back garden".
He Donghai suddenly stood up and ran towards the back garden while shouting, "My little blackie, so you've been here all along! I've finally found you."
Upon hearing this, Yun Zhizhi and He Yang exchanged a glance. "Did your grandfather raise this little black dog?"
He Yang gave an awkward laugh: "Hehe! I brought it over so you could train it because it's so cheeky."
No wonder this myna bird took it personally and started cursing.
It turns out that it was Grandpa He's precious darling.
A short while later, He Donghai rushed back with the birdcage in his hand and asked, "Zhizhi, has Xiao Hei not had a good appetite these past few days? It looks so thin."
"It should be. When I feed it its favorite green vegetables, it hardly touches them."
He Donghai was heartbroken when he heard this, so he immediately put the birdcage on the table, opened it, and let Xiao Hei out.
As soon as Xiao Hei appeared, it flew onto He Donghai's shoulder, rubbing its head against his face while constantly calling out, "Yang'er, you're crazy."
He Donghai stroked Xiao Hei's feathers and said gently, "Xiao Hei, Grandpa is sorry for you. I've made you suffer."
At this moment, He Donghai glared at He Yang several times, "Did you tell Zhizhi that Xiao Hei likes to eat green vegetables?"
He Yang was a little scared by his glare and lowered his head in fear, remaining silent.
"You! Little Black scolded you, it didn't hit you. You didn't lose a piece of your flesh, how can you retaliate like this?"
He Yang retorted in a low voice, "It's not like I'm insulting you, of course you're not angry."
He Donghai was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "You brat..."
Seeing the grandfather and grandson bickering, Yun Zhizhi couldn't help but chuckle and had to act as a peacemaker: "Grandpa He, you should take Xiao Hei back later! I'm really not good at raising mynahs."
He Donghai, having recovered his lost pet, smiled and said, "Then I'll take it back and fatten it up, and teach it a few nice words so it can praise you."
Yun Zhizhi smiled and replied, "Okay!"
The group continued skewering the ingredients. He Yang looked at the plate of food with the outer skin peeled off and asked in confusion, "Boss, what are these things upside down?"
"frog."
He Yang exclaimed in surprise, "What?"
"Is...is this edible?"
Yun Zhizhi smiled and nodded: "Sure! The meat is especially tender."
Suddenly, a cry came from two cages not far away: "Quack! Quack! Quack!"
He Yang looked at the cage with a puzzled expression and asked, "What's that sound?"
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