Manager Qian hurriedly raised his hands and begged for mercy:
"No, no, no, please don't kill me! I'll just make you another spiked club. It's hot outside, why get so worked up? Don't you think so?"
The man glared coldly at Manager Qian and then abruptly pulled the knife back from his neck.
Upon seeing this, Manager Qian was so frightened that his legs went weak and he sat down on the ground, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.
The man snorted coldly upon seeing this.
"Hmph, I'll give you three days. If you don't see the spiked club by then, I'll use you to test my knife!"
After saying that, the man kicked the shopkeeper, who was slumped on the ground, aside and strode towards the door.
At this moment, inside the Ink Fragrance Studio, the fool was inspecting the weapons Jiang Yuwei had brought back one by one, nodding occasionally as he said:
"It's acceptable."
Jiang Yuwei shook her head helplessly as she looked at the fool. He couldn't remember anything else, but he remembered things related to kung fu and weapons very clearly.
Jiang Yuwei thought that everyone had been on edge these past few days and hadn't eaten well, so she decided to cook something delicious for everyone that evening to reward them and invite Uncle Cai and Uncle Zhang to come to the courtyard for a get-together.
With that thought in mind, Jiang Yuwei drove the oxcart to the vegetable market to buy groceries. Just as she arrived at the market, she happened to see someone selling wild fruits.
Jiang Yuwei went up and saw that they were nectarines and plums, so she quickly bought some and put them on the oxcart.
I went to the butcher shop and bought some ribs, pork belly and pork bones. As soon as I stepped out of the butcher shop, I saw a stall selling seasonings, so I bought some more seasonings to store in my space for later use.
After making her way around and buying everything, Jiang Yuwei drove the oxcart to the shop.
After parking the oxcart, Jiang Yuwei began to take stock of the goods in the shop. At the moment, Uncle Zhang and Ning Huaizhi's paperweights and hand-held items were all sold out.
There are only three sheets of gold-flecked paper left, which need to be delivered to the second young master of the Xu family tomorrow.
There are only ten reams of floral paper left, but quite a lot of the yellow packaging paper designed by Jiang Yuwei is left, and only one series of the new sticky notes is left.
The notebooks are almost all sold out; only the samples left on the counter are available.
Jiang Yuwei has been arranging for everyone to set up traps in her yard and on the mountain road for the past few days, so the papermaking work has been suspended for several days since the last batch of paper mulberry bark was used up.
Given the current turbulent situation, Jiang Yuwei doesn't dare to produce too many things, fearing that she might have to run away before she could sell them all.
We can only wait and see if we can clear out our inventory before making a decision. If we keep encountering bandit ambushes every time we enter the city, we probably won't be able to come to the city often.
After taking inventory of the stock, Jiang Yuwei instructed everyone to clean up the shop, fed Xiao Hei some bones, closed the shop, and led everyone towards Ningjia Village.
Everyone held tightly to the weapons Jiang Yuwei had given them along the way, fearing that something else might go wrong.
Fortunately, they made it back to Ningjia Village without any major incidents. Jiang Yuwei thought it was probably because they had caught the bandits off guard last time.
So they were wary and dared not stop the car anymore. That was good, they thought, so they could have a few days of peace and quiet, and sell out their goods in the shop as soon as possible so they could stay at home with peace of mind.
As soon as Jiang Yuwei entered the courtyard, she said to Aunt Zhou:
"Aunt Zhou, hurry back and call Uncle Youcai to the courtyard for dinner. I'll cook a few more dishes today so we can have a good meal."
As she spoke, Jiang Yuwei turned and pulled Aunt Zhang aside, saying:
"Aunt Zhang, you should go back and call Uncle Zhang and Xiaoyun to the courtyard. I'll have Daya help me cook now, and we'll start eating in a bit!"
Seeing this, Aunt Zhou and Aunt Zhang exchanged a smile and, without refusing, went home to call for help.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly instructed Ning Wan and Ning Zhao to help wash the vegetables, Ning Huaizhi to help chop the vegetables, and Ning Daya to assist Jiang Yuwei by stir-frying the vegetables.
Jiang Yuwei thought that there would be many people today, so she simply steamed two pots of rice for everyone to eat.
So they called the idiot and Tianhe to help them start the fire and steam the rice.
Jiang Yuwei prepared a sweet and sour pork ribs dish, a dry-fried green bean dish, a stir-fried potato shred dish, and a tomato and egg stir-fry dish. These are all dishes that go well with rice.
Jiang Yuwei was thinking about today's meal. Since there were quite a few elderly people, she decided to steam two carp and make something light for them to eat.
Looking at the busy people in the courtyard, Jiang Yuwei felt a warmth rise in her heart. She hadn't felt this relaxed in a long time.
Ever since learning of the bandits' southward advance, Jiang Yuwei has been busy taking precautions, constantly on edge, fearing that something might go wrong.
Especially after the bandits deliberately stopped the car on the village road, Jiang Yuwei felt as if she had returned to the apocalypse she had experienced in her previous life.
We've had enough of the fighting and killing; these peaceful and warm days are especially precious now.
Although Jiang Yuwei experienced many unpleasant things after marrying into Ningjia Village, most of her experiences were heartwarming.
Looking at the smiling faces before her, Jiang Yuwei silently made up her mind to protect them.
With everyone working together, the six dishes and soup were quickly prepared. Jiang Yuwei sprinkled some of her secret thirteen-spice blend into the bone broth and then served it to everyone.
To survive, our group needs to improve our physical fitness. Exercise is one aspect, but we also need to maintain a proper diet.
Ning Qiu was busy serving Jiang Yuwei bone broth, swallowing hard as she did so.
"Sister Yuwei, your bone broth is so delicious! It's milky white and tastes amazing, it smells so good! I'm going to have two bowls later!"
As Jiang Yuwei ladled out the soup, she looked at Ning Qiu and smiled:
"You can have as many bowls as you want, just don't drool in the soup!"
Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this.
Seeing this, Ning Qiu blushed and stopped helping Jiang Yuwei serve the soup. She sat down at the table and turned away to sulk.
Seeing this, Ning Wu quickly put down his work to comfort Ning Qiu.
"Qiu Meizi, don't be angry. Yuwei was just joking with you."
Ning Qiu turned her head to look at Ning Wu, then blushed and lowered her head again.
"I'm not angry with Sister Yuwei!"
Seeing this, Ning Wu scratched his head in confusion and asked:
"So, who are you angry with?"
Seeing that Ning Wu was a simpleton, Ning Qiu looked up and glared at him fiercely. She got up and was about to leave, muttering to herself:
"Brother Ningwu! I'm angry with you!"
Upon hearing Ning Qiu's words, Ning Wu hurriedly stood up, flustered, and anxiously said:
"What did I do to make you angry, Qiu-meizi? Please don't be angry!"
Seeing Ning Wu's helpless expression, Ning Qiu burst out laughing.
"Brother Ningwu, I'm so angry that you're so stupid! My dad has already arranged a marriage for me! And you didn't even know! Humph!"
Ning Wu became anxious upon hearing this and rushed to Ning Qiu, grabbing her hand and asking urgently:
"What did you say, Qiu-meizi? Your father is going to arrange a marriage for you? Is it true?"
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