Chapter 38 Renting the Inn Kitchen
After the two of them discussed it, the third sister-in-law gave the silver to Zhou Laoba.
According to He Zhiran, she planned to have everyone squeeze into a room of ten so that everyone could take care of each other.
In case of any danger, she and Mo Jiuye can provide timely protection.
Unexpectedly, my third sister-in-law got there first.
Since her mother-in-law and third sister-in-law had made arrangements, and Mo Jiuye had no objection, she didn't intend to meddle in other people's business.
It’s just sharing a room with Mo Jiuye. It’s no big deal. At worst, she can just sleep on the floor.
Peng Wang took the silver handed over by his third sister-in-law and looked at the other families.
"Is there anyone else who wants to book a room?"
Of course they want to book a room. Who wants to live in a shed outside? What's the difference between that and living in the open air?
Unfortunately, my pockets are even cleaner than my face, and I have no money to pay for the room.
He Zhiran took the opportunity to come to his second sister-in-law and secretly gave her a tael of silver.
"Second sister-in-law, go and help the Xie family reserve a room!"
The second sister-in-law felt as if the one or two taels of silver, which seemed insignificant at ordinary times, were weighed down by a thousand pounds.
"I thank you, Ninth Brother and Sister, on behalf of my parents."
At this time, she didn't bother to be polite with He Zhiran, because this was what the Xie family urgently needed.
Although there are more than a dozen people in the Xie family, it is better to squeeze together than to live outside.
This is not because He Zhiran is stingy.
After all, the ties between the Xie family and the Mo family have not been completely resolved, and she also feels there is no need to support others.
If the Xie family can truly make friends with the Mo family in the future, she will teach them some skills to make money, which can at least ensure that their future lives will be better.
The Xie family now has a room for ten people, which makes the Fang family very envious.
They all knew that the Xie family had a daughter who was the daughter-in-law of the Mo family, and that they had used the Mo family's money to help them open a room.
It’s a pity that the conflict between the Fang family and the Mo family has not been eased yet, so they can’t open their mouths to ask for a loan of money.
He Zhiran had a strong ability to observe and in an instant he saw the conflicted expressions of the Fang family.
Thinking about the ring that Zhao exchanged for the fish today, it must be worth at least a few hundred taels.
She also didn't want to be the kind of person who took advantage of others in distress. After thinking for a while, she secretly slipped a few ounces of silver to Zhao.
Now, the Mo family, the Xie family, and the Fang family all have their own rooms to live in.
Only the He family and the Li family are left.
The two families now not only hate the Mo family, but also the Xie family and the Fang family...
Zhou Laoba worked quickly. He took the money given by several families and booked a room. Then the sisters-in-law hurriedly carried Mo Jiuye in.
I have to say, these officials are really good at taking advantage of people.
The guest room, which cost five taels of silver, looked gloomy and damp.
If it is rented out normally, it would probably cost about 180 cents to stay for a night. And you have to make sure you don't meet picky guests, otherwise they will be disgusted.
However, He Zhiran still understood the principle of changing circumstances. Although the room environment was not satisfactory, it was better than nothing.
She simply helped Mo Jiuye make the bed, let him lie down and rest, and then turned around and left.
Although everyone had grilled fish at noon, they were already hungry after traveling for the entire afternoon.
Now that she had finally found a place to rest in the inn, she must make use of the convenient facilities here.
The ten-person room housing Mrs. Mo and other female relatives was even more horrific.
Not to mention the musty smell in the room, there was only a long bunk bed with pillows that were shiny with dirt and a few quilts whose original colors could not be seen.
Mrs. Mo was also a flexible person. Seeing her daughter-in-law and daughter frowning, she couldn't help but remind them.
"Considering we slept in the wilderness last night, we should all be content to be able to live here."
"Mom, we all know and won't mind."
When He Zhiran arrived at the room of ten people, what he saw was Madam Mo preaching there.
Although she was planning to arrange dinner for everyone, she felt it necessary to talk to her elders, and she also needed help from her sisters-in-law.
"Mom, I'm going to talk to the inn owner about borrowing their kitchen to make some dinner for everyone."
When they heard about making dinner, the sisters-in-law's eyes lit up immediately.
My eldest sister-in-law is best at cooking, so she volunteered.
"Ninth sister-in-law, I can help in the kitchen."
The fifth sister-in-law also stepped forward: "I can do it too."
Although the other sisters-in-law were not good at cooking, they also rushed to help.
Looking at such a harmonious big family, He Zhiran has begun to feel grateful for his luck.
Although she was inexplicably transported to another world and had to face countless days and nights of hard exile, gaining so many loving family members was also a great gain for her.
"Sisters-in-law, this is just an idea of mine. I still need to communicate with the boss, and I don't know whether it will succeed or not.
Besides, our situation is special and we can’t afford to eat and drink lavishly, so just having two people to help us will be enough.”
After hearing what He Zhiran said, everyone turned their attention to the eldest sister-in-law and the fifth sister-in-law.
Since these two people are good at cooking, they didn't make trouble.
He Zhiran achieved his goal, so he went out to discuss with the shopkeeper.
Of course, you still have to communicate with the officials before discussing anything.
He Zhiran went straight to Peng Wang.
Peng Wang had eaten the fish grilled by He Zhiran and guessed that her cooking skills must be good.
Moreover, the Mo family prepared the meal and it was impossible for them not to take the officials with them.
Therefore, Peng Wang agreed without hesitation. As for how to communicate with the boss, that was not his concern.
With Peng Wang's permission, He Zhiran went to find the owner of the inn.
Money makes things easier. Although they were all exiled prisoners, the boss could not resist the temptation of money.
After accepting a bribe of three taels of silver from He Zhiran, the boss claimed that she could use anything in the kitchen as she pleased.
After the matter was settled, He Zhiran did not immediately call his two sisters-in-law to help, but went to the kitchen alone.
After a tour around the kitchen, I confirmed that there was some white rice and white flour, as well as some common vegetables such as green onions, cabbage, and radishes.
Seeing that the only seasonings in the kitchen were meat oil and salt, He Zhiran quickly took out some thirteen spices, star anise, cinnamon and other seasonings from the space.
According to the original owner's memory, she took out some vegetables that were available in this era.
Cucumber, egg, beans and a piece of pork belly.
There were many people eating, and the amount of food stored in the refrigerator was not much, so she waited for the food to regenerate before taking it out several times in a row.
In addition, she poured some of the vegetable oil in her space into a bowl in the kitchen, along with an appropriate amount of white sugar.
As for the broccoli, snow peas, tomatoes, etc. in the refrigerator, He Zhiran did not take them out even though he wanted to eat them.
After all, she hadn't figured out how to explain the origins of these foods.
After preparing all this, she called her sisters-in-law to come and help.
The two sisters-in-law came over, took a look at the ingredients, and their eyes were full of joy.
"Ninth sister-in-law, this inn is really good. They have prepared so many kinds of vegetables."
"Yes, there's meat!"
As the sisters-in-law were talking, they started picking and cutting vegetables skillfully.
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