I married a playboy at the beginning, and I changed my fate by eating delicious food

It has been more than 20 days since I met Acai. Even if I am reluctant, it is time to set off.

Lan Lizhou read the letter sent by his mother. Every sentence was full of worry and heartache, which was very touching.

In addition to the letter to him, the envelope also contained a silver note for one thousand taels, asking him to give it to the Shen family as a thank you for saving his life.

As expected of the mistress of the house, she is very thoughtful.

Although this kindness cannot be bought with money, for most people, it is what they need most and is much better than those flashy thanks.

He also thought about asking for some money in return, but as a servant, Acai only had enough for daily expenses and no extra money, and he could not just borrow money from the nearby shops.

Like in TV dramas, you can go to your own shop, ask for a sum of money and get it immediately. But it’s not that easy in reality.

Not to mention that every transaction has to be recorded, just the withdrawal of money will affect the store's capital chain.

Now that was good, this silver note solved his urgent problem and he felt a little more confident.

After lunch, Lan Lizhou took out the silver bills from his pocket and put them on the table.

"I will be leaving tomorrow. This is a small token of my appreciation. Thank you for taking care of me for so long."

"No, meeting is fate." Shen Anyi said with a smile, but did not refuse.

"How are you going to get back?"

"Let's take the carriage."

Although it was a little slower, it was not that dangerous at least. After that experience, Lan Lizhou felt a little afraid of water.

While they were talking, Xu Si carefully moved her arm until her hand touched the banknote and slowly pulled it away. She was very curious about the denomination of the banknote.

After so long, she could recognize some common words. When she saw the one thousand taels written on the banknote, she was a little dazed, wondering if she had made a mistake.

She poked Su Jinyue gently and showed her the banknote.

The next second, Su Jinyue's eyes widened.

Seeing her reaction, needless to say, that's it.

This was the first thousand taels of silver she had ever seen, equivalent to three shops. The light paper in her hand seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.

Everyone at the table was serious, but under the table, the silver bills were quickly passed to Lou Yuexin.

Like both of them, she was shocked and asked, "Is this too much?"

For rich people, it is not a small amount.

Others were also surprised when they learned the specific value.

"No, this is something my mother sent specially. I can't repay you for saving my life, this is just a small compensation. From now on, we will treat each other as relatives."

"That's right. Our young master's life is worth more than this price. Just keep it with confidence." Ah Cai chimed in. In his heart, everything about the young master was naturally good.

Since he said that, if I didn’t accept it, it would seem like I was looking down on the other person’s status. So Lou Yuexin folded up the banknotes and put them away carefully.

Xu Si felt that it was a little unreal. It was so simple, on such an ordinary day, they became rich?

You said before that you wanted to make some unexpected money, and you got it this way?

The more they looked at him, the more they felt that Lan Lizhou was their benefactor, and his entire body exuded wealth.

"By the way, Miss Xu, regarding the cake business you mentioned, I have thought about it and decided to go home first. I will write to you to let you know the result once I have a clear understanding of the situation."

"Okay, no problem." The other party was so serious, which just showed that he was reliable.

Facing someone who might be her future partner, she had to show some appreciation, so she asked in a very friendly manner, "What do you want to eat? We'll prepare something for you."

She can't help with other things, but she is very useful when it comes to food.

"I think the pork jerky is good and it doesn't spoil easily. You can have some when you're hungry on the road." Lan Lizhou said this with some embarrassment.

"Okay, anything else?"

Ah Cai was a little anxious after hearing this. The young master was too unfamiliar with the journey that would take half a month. The pork jerky could only be eaten as a snack. "Miss Xu, can you make some meat sauce? This way, when we are in a remote place, we can at least have something tasty to eat."

Xu Si laughed, "You're right. I'll make some, and then make some dried vegetables. This way it will be more nutritious."

There was not much time left, so after deciding on the food, we started to prepare it.

The most classic meat sauce is probably the mushroom meat sauce, which is delicious whether eaten with rice, noodles or steamed buns.

Choose pork belly that is 30% fat and 70% lean, without the skin, and cut into small cubes.

Choose shiitake mushrooms with skin peeling, as they have less moisture and are more fragrant when cooked. Also cut into dices and set aside.

Cut some minced ginger and garlic. Wash the minced garlic with water, otherwise it will stick to the pan and taste bitter.

Add cooking oil to a hot pan, add onion, shallot, star anise, cinnamon and cardamom. Wait until the aroma comes out, then remove the residue.

Put the diced meat directly into the cooking oil and stir-fry slowly. When no more water is visible, pour in the mushrooms. Keep the heat on low. Finally, pour in the mashed garlic and minced ginger. Boil off all the water, add a large spoonful of bean paste, two spoonfuls of soybean paste, five-spice powder, pepper, and sugar.

Considering that Lan Lizhou can eat spicy food, I added some chili powder into the dish, stirred it evenly and then served it.

There are two large jars. Cover them with a layer of wax paper and tighten the caps.

I specifically told Lan Lizhou to remember to use a clean spoon when eating.

When Xu Si returned to the pot, it was already clean, but it was not washed. Instead, everyone had dipped their steamed buns in it and cleaned it, and everyone was enjoying the food.

She turned her head and glanced at Su Jinyue, who immediately understood her thoughts. She broke off a piece of the bun in her hand and naturally put it into her mouth.

The oily, fragrant and spicy feeling exploded in her mouth, making her squint her eyes.

It is much easier to make dried fruits and vegetables than pork jerky.

If you don’t eat vegetables, it’s easy to have constipation, and the mushroom meat sauce is so spicy that it’s simply unimaginable.

She made dried fruits and vegetables, but he had little food and drink on the road and couldn't exercise. Well, let him fend for himself.

I consulted Lan Lizhou's opinion and specially selected the fruits and vegetables that he liked.

Cut the apples into thin slices and soak them in light salt water immediately to prevent oxidation and discoloration. Finally, wipe off the moisture and put them in a clay kiln for baking.

Peel the kiwi fruit, slice it and bake it directly, then coat it with syrup made from rock sugar, let it cool and continue baking. It will be sticky, glutinous, sour and sweet.

Both of these are seasonal fruits and are not that expensive. So, Lan Lizhou is quite easy to keep alive.

An Yu never missed the opportunity to practice knife skills. So he took over the slicing steps, while Xu Si was responsible for baking.

I feel more and more that it was the right decision to accept him.

The vegetables chosen were purple sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes and okra.

Purple sweet potatoes need to be steamed in advance, and okra also needs to be blanched.

Mix the prepared dried fruits and vegetables together to make them colorful, but I chose to pack them in jars for fear that they would be crushed.

Meat sauce, pork jerky, and dried vegetables and fruits, three kinds of food were packed into five jars. Fortunately, we were traveling by horse-drawn carriage, otherwise we would not be able to carry all of them.