The first step in the book is to start selling tofu

As he spoke, he reached out and opened the lid of the pot.

When Lao Li’s wife saw his action, she covered her eyes.

Sorry, her husband ran out and embarrassed himself!

Thinking about what she had just done, Lao Li's wife felt that it was fair, after all, she was the one who ran out and embarrassed herself first.

As soon as the lid of the pot is opened, the aroma hits your nose.

"There was still a pot of food, how come it's sold out!" Old Li pointed at the pot excitedly.

Everyone who heard the shouting immediately gathered around.

"Mrs. Lin, this is where you're wrong. There are so many left, yet you said they're all sold out."

Those who had not yet had enough of their food immediately stood up to blame Lin Zhi.

After the accusation, he immediately asked with a licking face: "Sell me another bowl!"

Lin Zhi: ...

She had an urge to escape.

This group of diners are embarrassed, why do I feel the shame is on me? !

"The pig intestines have been sold out, and there are other braised dishes in the pot. So there are no pig intestine noodles for sale." Lin Zhi walked over and covered the pot.

The contents of the pot were what she wanted to save for dinner.

I bought a lot of pork offal and lean meat in the morning, but after washing, these things became much lighter. After cooking, they shrank seriously, and there was not much actual finished product.

"We'll discuss the food later. Let's get back to the topic of compensation." Lin Zhi clapped his hands, telling them to stop staring at the pot.

"How much?" Lao Li said.

"How much is the compensation?"

Lao Li was very anxious, as he just wanted to make the compensation quickly and then put the delicious food into his mouth.

"Not including the food in the pot, the seasoning alone costs this much."

Lin Zhi stretched out five fingers.

"Not bad! Not bad! It only costs five hundred coins."

Mr. Li and his wife both breathed a sigh of relief. This amount of money was not much.

Old Li took out a piece of silver and put it on the table: "Madam Lin, this is compensation. I will use the remaining money to buy food in the pot."

Lin Zhi rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "It's fifty taels of silver, not five hundred coins!"

Oh open!

All of a sudden everyone stayed away from the pot.

Old Li, who was anxious just now, is not anxious at all now.

Everyone here, the shops are all in this area.

Except for a very few people, the rest of the people in this shop don't make much money.

In other words, they are all poor people, and the most valuable thing in their homes may be their current shops.

The value of Lin Zhi's pot of spices is almost equal to half of their shop.

Lin Zhi was not surprised at their intense reaction. When she had free time, she thought back to the money she had spent on the spices, and she still felt heartbroken.

"Mrs. Lin, please don't go too far. I'll have to sell my shop to compensate you for the fifty taels."

Old Li’s wife jumped out and said that if they really wanted to pay fifty taels in compensation, then she...then she would just go to the government.

Thinking of the government, Old Li's wife's hands began to tremble involuntarily.

It's scary, but I can't let myself drag down the entire Li family because of my momentary obsession.

"I'm not asking for too much. The reason why this pot of food smells so good is because it contains many precious medicinal herbs."

As for the medicinal ingredients, that is part of the recipe and it is impossible for Lin Zhi to list them all.

"I bought all those herbs at the clinic. You can find out how much they cost by asking now."

When the others heard her say this, they knew she was not lying even before they asked any questions.

But two or three people present volunteered to help them verify the price.

In fact, he wanted to know the formula of the medicinal materials. As long as he knew what Lin Zhi bought, he could go home and mix the ingredients himself. Then, he could make such food and sell it himself.

Lin Zhi could probably guess what they were planning, but she was not panicked at all.

She bought a lot of medicinal herbs at the clinic, some of which she used as marinade, some of which she used to make soup, and some of which she planned to use to make herbal tea.

The ingredients for the marinade cannot be bought in the clinic alone, and you have to go to the spice shop or street stalls to look for some other spices.

Well, in addition, although no one noticed it, she actually added two dried chilies into the marinade when she was braising the meat.

The materials are very complicated, and there are many shops to buy the raw materials. If someone really reproduces it, Lin Zhi can only say that he admires it.

Everyone didn't have to wait long before the person who ran out came back to verify.

"The people at the clinic said that Madam Lin went there twice and spent a total of more than seventy taels of silver."

Twenty taels more than she said.

Facing everyone's suspicious looks, Lin Zhi smiled and said, "When I bought it for the first time, I hadn't determined the dosage of the formula yet, so I only bought a little bit of herbs to try. The herbs I bought the second time were the confirmed formula, which is what you are taking now."

She didn't tell the truth; she only used a third of the spices she bought.

There is no need for her to tell the truth. If she tells the truth too much, people will study her thoroughly.

"Old Li, please send me to the government office!"

After a long silence, Lao Li's wife broke the silence with tears in her voice.

"Don't talk nonsense. Can you still survive if you go to the government?" Old Li glared at his wife.

He rubbed his hands unconsciously, feeling very confused at the moment.

It was impossible for him to go to the government. Even if he really had to go, he had to go.

Even if his wife, a woman, came out unscathed after being imprisoned, her reputation would be ruined.

Regardless of whether this world can accommodate her, the people in her own Li family alone cannot accommodate her.

"Mrs. Lin...is there any room for negotiation?"

Old Li didn't dare to look Lin Zhi in the eye. To be honest, it was his wife who was at fault this time.

They had already shown leniency by not taking the man to the government by force, and now he was actually trying to bargain with them about compensation.

Lin Zhi frowned.

Mr. and Mrs. Li felt a pang in their hearts.

"Okay! Okay! I just moved here and it wouldn't be good to offend everyone all of a sudden.

Since you said you didn't poison, I'll believe you for once. But this thing has to be sold after all, so my trust in you won't help much, you have to prove it."

Lao Li couldn't wait to ask: "How do you want us to prove it?"

Lin Zhi: "How about this, you guys leave ten taels of silver here. If someone eats it and gets hurt, the silver will be confiscated. If nothing happens, I'll return the money to you later."

With the first fifty taels of silver as a starting point, Old Li accepted the ten taels of silver at once.

He never thought that the money would be returned to him one day, so he seemed very distressed when he gave it.

Lin Zhi took the money and said to Mr. and Mrs. Li:

"Today's incident has become too big. We are all neighbors. To reassure everyone, you'd better eat some of the food in the pot to prove that you really didn't poison it. If you dare to eat it yourself, I believe everyone will not have any doubts."