The eldest sister-in-law became rich by farming in the mountains

Shopkeeper Ding suddenly felt something was wrong. His brother-in-law Jin Erxi concealed his panic and hurriedly comforted him, "Brother-in-law, it's autumn now and no one wants to go out. It will be fine when it's cooler in the afternoon."

Autumn Tiger?

Shopkeeper Ding looked at the cloudy sky outside, then looked at the extra piece of clothing he had put on, and his face slowly darkened.

After all, he had run a restaurant for decades, so how could he be fooled so easily? He frowned and said, "Bring me the account book."

Jin Erxi's heart skipped a beat and a thin layer of sweat instantly broke out on his forehead and back. He hesitated for a long time, but when he had no other choice, he had to take the account book over.

Seeing that the turnover has dropped drastically in recent days, Shopkeeper Ding's temples were throbbing, and he looked at his brother-in-law coldly: "What's going on?"

Jin Erxi saw that the truth could no longer be hidden, and said with a sad face: "Brother-in-law, I really didn't do anything. It's all because of Hongbinlou. They suddenly launched several new dishes, which are so delicious..."

As he spoke, he smacked his lips a few times as if savoring the taste. The long hair on the big black mole at the corner of his mouth also began to tremble.

Shopkeeper Ding's face turned pale and he cursed him in a deep voice, "Idiot". He then gave a dime to a waiter in the kitchen who rarely showed up, and asked him to go to Hongbinlou and buy all the new dishes.

After a moment, looking at the shiny, fragrant dishes in front of him, Shopkeeper Ding fell into deep thought.

As a competitor, he knew the cooking skills of the chefs at Hongbinlou very well, but the styles of these dishes really confused him.

It is not exquisite and the ingredients are very ordinary. If I must praise it, its bright red color is indeed appetizing.

Jin Erxi thought he didn't know which dish to eat first, so he pointed at the mouth-watering chicken and said, "Brother-in-law, this is delicious, full of flavor and fragrant!"

Then he pointed to the cold noodles and said, "This one is good too."

Although it is not a meat dish, he loves it.

Shopkeeper Ding glanced at him, didn't choose any of them, and picked up a piece of green jelly with chopsticks with an expressionless face.

Fragrant!

Spicy and fragrant!

This kind of spiciness is different from the spiciness of dogwood. It is a strange and overbearing spiciness. Paired with mashed garlic and balsamic vinegar, it makes your mouth water and whet your appetite.

The tender, smooth and bouncy texture of the jelly also brought him an unprecedented novel experience. When he dipped it in red oil and swallowed it in one mouthful, it was like the first blossoming of grass or fireworks. Both his mouth and stomach felt extremely satisfied.

He originally thought that this was tofu mixed with spinach juice, but after tasting it he realized that it was not.

Tofu never has such a smooth and tender texture.

Seeing his brother-in-law squinting his eyes in ecstasy, Jin Erxi couldn't help but swallow secretly.

What's more, these past few days he secretly asked people to go to Hongbinlou to buy new dishes every day. He never got tired of eating them, especially the mouthful of water chicken and braised food. He could eat four large plates at a time.

After tasting the jelly, Shopkeeper Ding tried other dishes one by one, and his eyes lit up again and again.

Like Shopkeeper Sun, as a long-time gourmet, he quickly discovered the key to spicy dishes - red oil.

He kept dipping the tip of his chopsticks to taste the chili oil, but he couldn't figure out how to mix it.

Compared with red oil, braised food has another wonderful flavor. The unique sauce penetrates deeply into the ingredients, making people unable to stop, but they can't tell what seasonings are used.

The cook was called from the kitchen, and after tasting it several times, he came to the same conclusion: "Boss, my ability is limited, and I really can't imitate it."

Shopkeeper Ding was immediately deflated.

Could it be that decades of tit-for-tat were defeated so easily?

He is really unwilling!

Seeing that his brother-in-law's face turned ugly again, Jin Erxi shrank his neck and slipped into the backyard under the pretext of checking the accounts.

The waiter came over at this time.

"Shopkeeper, in fact, the first person to sell jelly and cold noodles in our town was a farm girl, not Hongbinlou. I suspect that even the mouth-watering chicken, garlic meat, and braised food were the idea of that girl."

"Really?" Shopkeeper Ding looked doubtful.

"Many people in our town know that the young lady set up a stall outside the steamed bun shop at the entrance of the town. At first, she only sold jelly, and later added cold noodles. Jelly is cheap, affordable and delicious, while cold noodles are more expensive, but taste better."

He lowered his voice and said, "I dare not hide it from you. A few days ago, that young lady came to our store to sell her products. Unfortunately, you were not there, so the second shopkeeper drove her away..."

The waiter admitted that he had selfish motives. It was Jin Erxi's fault for scolding him like a grandson all day long. It would be good to sue him now to vent his anger.

Sure enough, when Shopkeeper Ding heard this, his face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. He stood up and walked out: "Quick, take me to see that young lady!"

The waiter hurriedly stopped him and said, "Boss, that young lady only sets up the stall in the morning, and she has already left by now."

Shopkeeper Ding then stopped and sighed deeply, not knowing whether he was sighing because he got sick at the wrong time, or because he had a brother-in-law who was holding him back.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Manager Ding burst into an earth-shattering cough. After his breath calmed down, he shouted towards the backyard: "Jin Erxi, get out here!"

Nanxi Village.

Xu Yingtao put on the new dress that Jiang had made for her and smiled with her eyes curved.

The persimmon-colored cotton dress had no complicated decorations, except for the darker pomegranate color used to trim the cuffs, neckline, and lapels. When she put it on, she looked like wild flowers blooming in the fields, warm, vigorous, and full of vitality.

"Sister-in-law is so beautiful." Xie Li stared at her without blinking, revealing an expression that only appeared when facing a big chicken leg.

Seeing this, Xu Yingtao couldn't help but chuckle and said that Xie Li had good taste.

She was not ugly to begin with, she just lost weight in the past. Although she is not very pretty now, at least her cheeks are no longer sunken and her complexion is becoming more rosy.

Jiang nodded in agreement: "Eating meat is indeed good for your health. Your face has finally become rounder and looks better."

Only Xie Bai was sitting at the door, concentrating on cutting peppers and collecting pepper seeds. However, his eyes always drifted to the side and fell on Xu Yingtao who was wearing new clothes.

My sister-in-law is really beautiful, he thought.

At this time, Mrs. Zhou came to the door.

The old lady had an angry look on her face, but when she saw Xu Yingtao wearing new clothes, she immediately smiled kindly and warmly: "Our Yingtao is really pretty. Clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. Once you put on these new clothes, you will be different immediately!"

Then he asked Jiang: "Is there any material of this color in town?"

After receiving a positive answer, Mrs. Zhou nodded and said, "Okay, next time I go to the market, I will buy two horses for Yan'er as a dowry. This color really suits her complexion."

Xu Yingtao asked with a smile: "Grandma, why are you here so early? Where are Auntie and Yan'er?"

Mrs. Zhou then remembered that she had come here for a serious matter, and hurriedly asked in a serious tone, "Yingtao, has Xu Erlai never paid you the money honestly these days?"