Chapter 369 How to make hot pot ingredients?
"Help! Help me—"
Jin Diandian's loud cries for help attracted everyone's attention.
When the farmyard door was kicked open, everyone saw Jin Diandian and Ouyang Bingyan wrestling together.
Startled by the sound of the door being kicked, Ouyang Bingyan was no match for Jin Diandian, who snatched the knife from her and immediately stabbed her several times.
Ouyang Bingyan's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, looking extremely terrifying as she stared intently at Jin Diandian.
Terrified, Jin Diandian threw down the knife and cried out, "I didn't want to kill you either! It's your fault for not letting me go!"
Everyone rushed over to check and confirmed that the person who had been killed was Ouyang Bingyan.
"Stop howling! You're so old, can't you be a little more composed?" one of the men yelled, annoyed by the noise.
Jin Diandian was so frightened that she hiccuped and stopped crying.
"I'm not old at all! People outside always say I'm only twenty-eight!"
The brother was even more annoyed: "They're saying it's too old, at most eight!"
Another person interrupted, "Stop talking, quickly take Ouyang Bingyan's body back, and also, find the owner of this house."
Finally, they found the old lady of the house in the cellar.
She's dead, her face has been stripped off, and there's a five-year-old granddaughter beside her.
Ouyang Bingyan didn't kill the child; he just fainted from hunger and will probably starve to death in a couple of days if no one finds him.
After returning home, Lu Qingqing listened to their account of what happened and realized how easily Ouyang Bingyan had died.
She looked at Jin Diandian, who showed no trace of cunning, and felt that something was off, yet it all seemed perfectly natural.
weird.
With a joyful expression, Jin Diandian asked, "When are we going back to the Holy Physician Sect? I miss my medicinal herb field, and my ginseng field!"
That's all her hard work!
"No rush."
Entering the Holy Physician Sect requires passing through several treacherous cities, and the situation is still unclear. What if some fool tries to curry favor with Ji Canglin and then attacks them?
She wouldn't dare gamble with the lives of these soldiers.
She can lure the people of the Holy Healer Sect out, but she will never leave her cave easily.
"How could I not be anxious? The Holy Physician Sect still has Ouyang Bingyan's disciples and five thousand guards. What if they ruin my medicinal herb field..."
Jin Diandian was anxious, but there was no use in being anxious!
Lu Qingqing remained calm and composed, like an elder who had seen it all, looking at her with a detached expression.
Jin Diandian choked.
Remembering what people said about her being eight years old, she immediately straightened her expression and stopped shouting.
"So when exactly are we going?"
"Go when it's time, just wait."
Jin Diandian stormed off in a huff.
Lu Qingqing immediately went to see Mr. Qu again.
"We can now release the inside story of Ouyang Bingyan's collusion with the military camp, as well as the news that Ouyang Bingyan has been killed by her disciple."
Mr. Qu used to glare and shout: "Human nature is distorted, morality is depraved, they are beasts!"
Now: Good riddance! Take a day off from school! Let's celebrate with firecrackers!
As they were leaving, Mr. Qu's daughter, Qu Yiran, called out to Qingqing.
"Miss Qingqing."
"Don't be so polite, just call me Qingqing."
Lu Qingqing had a good impression of Qu Yiran. When Mr. Qu chose to stay in the village, she and Mrs. Qu didn't say a word to each other. Sometimes she would see the mother and daughter learning about herbs with the villagers. They were very approachable.
Last time, Lu Qingqing asked her if she wanted to work as an accountant in a workshop. After all, she was literate and used to be a young lady. There wasn't any other easy job suitable for her besides being an accountant.
Qu Yiran thanked her, saying that she was not good at accounting and dared not take on such an important task.
Lu Qingqing didn't ask any more questions. Qu Shan's house in the city had been unsealed, and the confiscated money had been returned.
They are not short of money.
Moreover, villagers would occasionally send things to Mr. Qu.
Madam Qu accepted the less expensive food items.
They lived a comfortable life in Liuyun Village.
Qu Yiran readily agreed and said with a smile, "Qingqing, I wanted to ask you something."
"you say."
"That's right. Recently, some merchants have come to our village to look at medicinal herbs. I'm thinking... will even more people come in the future?"
"Definitely!"
Lu Qingqing can guarantee that.
Those who have come now are just the first batch to gather information. As the prestige of the Holy Physician Sect diminishes and eventually collapses completely, the major medical clinics and pharmacies will no longer fear them. It is unimaginable how many more will come here seeking medicine.
Ming'an County, like a fledgling bird learning to fly, has slowly spread its wings!
Qu Yiran's eyes lit up. "To be honest, I've been observing the workshop these past few days."
Some merchants arrived around noon. Although they brought some food, it was nothing compared to a hot meal. The stalls outside the workshop mainly sold things like herbal tea and baked buns.
I was thinking, maybe I could cook some hot meals and sell them.
Lu Qingqing was quite surprised.
That's certainly a great idea.
Those merchants are not short of money!
If there's good food, I'll never hesitate to spend money!
What kind of food can you cook?
"To be honest, when I was in the academy, I often helped my mother in the kitchen, cooking for the students. I can cook basic meals."
So that's how it is.
Lu Qingqing had always thought that Qu Yiran was a young lady from a scholarly family, and that she must be the kind of person who loved reading and writing poetry.
It turns out she was prejudiced.
"That's great! You mean can I set up a stall outside the workshop?"
Lu Qingqing thought about it and realized that it was indeed time to make some plans. Right now, the open space outside the workshop is a place to collect medicinal herbs, and no one cares if villagers set up small stalls there. But if there are too many people, it will become chaotic.
As more and more people come to Liuyun Village, a commercial district will definitely develop here.
We need to start making plans now.
Since there aren't that many places, we need to make unified plans.
For example, by concentrating the villagers' houses.
Now there are houses scattered all over the place, with a large area in between, which is a huge waste of land.
We need to discuss the village layout with the village head.
Lu Qingqing had already thought far ahead, so Qu Yiran quickly said, "I was going to ask you that, but it doesn't have to be outside the workshop. Just put up a sign so people know where they can get a hot meal."
Qingqing, I mainly wanted to ask you about something else, like the hot pot ingredients..."
Qu Yiran was somewhat embarrassed.
She was scolded by her father when she discussed it with her mother yesterday.
To say that is no different from coveting other people's things.
But she felt she should give it a try, since she already knew Qingqing's character.
She is particularly supportive of women's self-reliance and will answer any questions anyone asks, even generously sharing her medical skills!
"The hot pot dish you treated my dad to the other day was so simple and delicious."
Dad said it was delicious. The villagers said that you used the same seasoning to entertain the workshop workers during the New Year's feast, and everyone said that you used the Zhenwei Delicious seasoning. But when I made it at home, Dad said the taste was far inferior.
Qingqing, can you teach me how to do it?
Here's what I'm thinking: you can add as much food as you want to eat in this hot pot, so there's no waste of ingredients, and the variety is fresh, making it more suitable than other dishes.
We can do it together. You provide the recipe, and my mother and I will do the cooking. We'll split the profits 50/50.
Do you think this is feasible?
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