A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

"Yueyue, go home first and ask your grandma and second aunt to prepare lunch for 10 to 20 people. Mr. Xiao and Mr. Cao have finally come to Zhangjia Village, so you must show us your hospitality."

Xiao Qi thought about it for a moment and nodded:

"Okay, then I'll trouble you, Mr. Zhang."

Cao Shiyang thought that Grandpa Zhang was so thoughtful that even the servants outside prepared rich meals, so he clasped his fists:

"Excuse me, Mr. Zhang. Sorry for bothering me."

"Okay, Grandpa, you take care of the weighing and loading first. I'll go back and tell Grandma and Second Aunt first."

Grandpa Zhang nodded: "Okay, you go first."

Zhang Yunyue thought that there was no meat at home, and she couldn't really entertain the guests with simple meals, and now four pigs were delivered to the workshop every day.

So Zhang Yunyue went to the big kitchen and asked the employees to help cut 10 pounds of pork belly and 10 pounds of lean meat, put them in a backpack, and carried them home.

When Zhang Yunyue got home, she first put the backpack in the kitchen.

Then he came out and said to Zhang Cheng and Zhu who were grinding soy milk:

"Grandma, Second Uncle, Second Aunt, today, Shopkeeper Cao from Tianxianglou is here, and their boss is here too. Grandpa asked us to tell you to prepare an extra 10 to 20 people's meals at noon.

By then, I will have lunch with the owner of Tianxianglou, Manager Cao, and the people they brought with them. I just brought back 10 kilograms of pork belly and 10 kilograms of lean meat from the workshop.

Big brother, second brother, you two can grind the soy milk first. Second uncle, please kill two chickens and make spicy chicken for us later. Second aunt, grandma and I will prepare lunch now. Please prepare it early, otherwise the workshop will not finish loading the trucks and the meal will not be ready yet. "

Zhang Xingyun nodded and said, "Okay, Xiaohao and I will grind the soy milk, and Xiaoxue can also add mung beans to the stone mill. You guys will take care of the food."

The others nodded as well.

Thinking that there would be many people coming to eat today, and the flour fermented in the morning was only enough for her family, Zhu prepared to steam some more rice and eat it together with the steamed buns.

Grandma Zhang went to the backyard to pick vegetables. The food store in the town had been buying vegetables from the villagers since the third day of its opening, so there were still many summer vegetables in the yard of Old Zhang's house. She cleaned them up as well.

Then Grandma Zhang cut part of the lean meat into shreds and the other part into slices.

Zhang Yunyue began to skin and remove the hair from the pork belly she brought back, preparing to make it all into braised pork. The lean meat would be used to make stir-fried pork with green peppers, loofah and pork soup, and crispy pork.

Use the remaining ingredients to make spicy chicken, dry-pot potato chips, vegetarian melon and bean soup, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Just make a little more of each dish and you'll have enough.

Zhang Yunyue thought that there were only two stoves in the kitchen. If one was used for cooking and the other for frying vegetables, it would not be enough time. Moreover, braised pork and spicy chicken took the most time. The braised pork would take nearly an hour to prepare.

So Zhang Yunyue asked her second aunt Zhu to cook rice and steam buns in the thatched shed in the backyard, and also cook the vegetarian melons and beans. The rest of the cooking was done in the kitchen, mainly the seasonings were all there.

Zhang Yunyue was cleaning the skin of the pork belly. After it was cleaned, she took out some spices suitable for making braised pork from the utility room and prepared them. Then she stewed the pork belly in the kitchen.

Then I prepared to start frying the crispy pork in another pot, and the oil would be used for cooking later. Fortunately, I would grind more mung beans at home every time, and then dry the precipitated mung bean starch and save it, so the crispy pork could be used now.

The crispy pork was fried and my second uncle Zhang Cheng’s chicken was killed, so we started to make the spicy chicken.

Every time she cooks a dish, Zhang Yunyue manages the time well, so by the time the braised pork is cooked, the rest of the dishes are already ready in another pot.

There were nearly twenty people having dinner today from the Zhang family and Tianxianglou. In order to be able to serve the dishes, Grandma Zhang went to several neighboring families to borrow a lot of bowls, chopsticks, plates and tables.

After each dish was cooked, Zhang Yunyue divided it into three equal portions. Each plate was filled to the brim, and the large bowl of braised pork soup was almost overflowing.

After all the dishes were placed on plates, Zhang Yunyue, Grandma Zhang and Zhu placed the dishes on a borrowed table in the yard.

Zhang Yunyue tidied herself up, said something to Grandma Zhang, and went to the workshop to call people for dinner.

At this moment, the workshop had just finished weighing and loading all the goods. Since it was not yet noon, the workers in the workshop returned to their positions and started working.

When Zhang Yunyue arrived at the entrance of the workshop, he saw that a table was specially placed next to the gate. Cao Shiyang and Xiao Qi were sitting under the eaves beside the entrance. Grandpa Zhang had just finished watching everyone loading the truck and walked towards them.

Zhang Yunyue called out to Grandpa Zhang in time: "Grandpa, everything is fine, right? The food at home is ready too."

Grandpa Zhang turned around and looked at Zhang Yunyue who was walking towards him:

"Oh, that's just in time. We just happened to have everything loaded up. We were planning to take Manager Cao and Mr. Xiao to the reception room to settle the bill. Now that the food is ready, let's have them eat first."

"Uh-huh."

After talking to Zhang Yunyue, Grandpa Zhang walked towards Cao Shiyang and Xiao Qi.

"Manager Cao, Mr. Xiao, the food at home is ready. Why don't we go to your house and have dinner first, and then we can continue."

Cao Shiyang glanced at Xiao Qi, and Xiao Qi nodded.

"Okay, then I'll trouble you, Mr. Zhang."

Grandpa Zhang waved his hand and said, "No trouble, no trouble. Our family's workshop business still relies on Tianxianglou!"

Zhang Yunyue took the two of them home, and Grandpa Zhang called on the driver from Tianxiang Tower to go home as well.

Zhang Yunyue invited Cao Shiyang and Xiao Qi to sit at the main table, and Grandpa Zhang asked the rest of the people to sit at the other two tables.

The people from the Zhang family also sat at the main table.

Grandpa Zhang: "Boss Xiao, Shopkeeper Cao, these are the vegetables from our own vegetable garden, everyone please try them."

Xiao Qi looked at the dishes on the table. He originally thought that farmers' dishes were very simple, but today's Zhang family's dishes refreshed his understanding. Moreover, there were two or three dishes that were not even on the menu of Tianxianglou.

Cao Shiyang also felt the same as Xiao Qi, so he asked, "Madam Zhang, I wonder who made these dishes today. They smell so fragrant."

Grandma Zhang: "Today's dishes are all made by my granddaughter Yueyue. Our whole family thinks her dishes are delicious. You are honored guests today, so Yueyue must cook some good dishes to entertain you."

Cao Shiyang pointed at one of the dishes and asked, "What is this dish called? It has a strong chili flavor, but it's not as pungent as chili. Instead, it has a different fragrance."

"This dish is called spicy chicken, and this is braised pork, but it's crispy. Mr. Xiao and Mr. Cao, please try it."