It's hard for my elder sister. I rely on the mountains to farm and pay off my debts.

Mrs. Wu knew that her granddaughter was right. Doctor Zheng had often said that if she gave her grandson more nourishment and fed him good food, his body would naturally recover.

But...but isn't it because our family is too poor?

Song Zhi noticed the softening in her grandmother's attitude and continued, "Grandma, don't worry about the food. I'll take care of everything."

Wu, who had been cautious all her life, sighed and said, "Let's make meat porridge for the child today. We'll wait for the cake shop to give us more information."

The children cheered with joy.

Song Zhi knew that her grandmother had given in, so she started laughing too.

At noon, Yang returned home carrying herbs. As soon as she entered the yard, she smelled a rich fragrance in the air.

She was actually thinking about her mother-in-law going to the city. When she saw her mother-in-law turning over and drying herbs, she hurried over and said, "Mom, you're back. Are the Jinyu Cakes selling well?"

Mrs. Wu smiled and nodded, "Have Ah Zhi sell all of them to the pastry shop. If the owner agrees, we can put the pastries on consignment at Weiyuefang in the future."

After hearing this, Yang's face was also filled with joy. She thought to herself that the family's debts could really be paid off quickly as Zhi Yatou said.

Seeing that her daughter-in-law was happy, Mrs. Wu did not mention the matter of three meals a day to her.

As long as you make money, all your worries will be solved.

So when Song Zhi brought out the meat porridge, Yang was just happy that she had made money that day and didn't ask any more questions.

After dinner, Yang took the initiative to ask about Song Zhi's arrangements.

There is not much labor in the family now. Should she continue to collect herbs in the mountains or help make pastries?

In the end, we have to come up with a charter.

Song Zhi thought for a moment and said, "We'll have to wait until the day after tomorrow for Yueweifang to give us an answer. I originally planned to go collecting herbs in the mountains with my aunt this afternoon, so it won't be too late to make cakes tomorrow afternoon."

"But just now, I thought of another way to cook mung beans and wanted to try it out, so I had to go into the mountains for an hour or two and then come back."

After the conversation with Grandma just now, Song Zhi felt that she couldn't just wait for the response from the pastry shop. Tomorrow was market day, and Song Zhi didn't want to miss the opportunity to make money that came once every three days.

She couldn't put herself in a passive position. If the pastry shop didn't buy her pastries the next day, then the little confidence and initiative she had worked so hard to build up would be lost.

Song Zhi didn't want this to happen.

As the saying goes, if the east is dark, the west will be bright.

A good man cannot hang himself on a tree.

The same is true for profitable business.

Her plan 'B' to make money should also be implemented at the same time.

Hearing her say this, Yang waved her hand and said, "Since you have something to do, I will go into the mountains to avoid delaying things."

Ever since she was able to make delicious cakes, her aunt's attitude towards her has changed from suspicion to trust.

Song Zhi wanted to take her aunt to learn more about herbs, but she couldn't say it directly. She explained, "It takes some time to soak the mung beans. A trip into the mountains is just the right time to soak them without delaying anything."

After hearing her say this, Yang agreed.

See, this is different...

In the past, the two of them were like water and fire, and were wary of each other. How could they sit together and talk calmly?

Mrs. Wu looked at her daughter-in-law and then at her granddaughter with satisfaction, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

After dinner, the children rushed to wash the dishes, while Song Zhi was busy soaking the mung beans she had bought today.

Several children surrounded Song Zhi like little tails and saw that Song Zhi had soaked mung beans again.

Song Huan and Song Cheng asked enthusiastically, "Sister, sister, do you want to peel these mung beans?"

Song Zhi smiled and shook her head, and the children were slightly disappointed.

Song Zhi looked at the children with amusement and rewarded them: "Be good and stay home and help grandma with the chores. I'll make you something delicious tonight."

When the children heard this, they immediately nodded their heads in agreement.

After a short rest, Song Zhi went up the mountain with her aunt. This time, Song Zhi took her aunt to dig up all the windbreaks and plantains that she didn't dare to dig last time.

I also found several other herbs.

As for the reason, Song Zhi had thought of it early in the morning.

The last time I went to a pharmacy to buy medicine, I saw these two herbs in the pharmacy.

Yang did not doubt this statement and was very happy in her heart.

In the past two days, those kinds of herbs have become increasingly difficult to find in the shallow mountains. Now she doesn't have to worry about it and can happily concentrate on collecting herbs.

The two stayed in the mountains for two hours, picking enough herbs to fill their backpacks before going down the mountain and returning home.

This time, Song Zhi did not continue to go up the mountain. She cleaned the newly picked herbs and put them on the bamboo woven cloth to dry.

After preparing the herbs, she went to her grandmother to ask for a few liters of soybeans and wheat.

Mrs. Wu didn't know what her granddaughter was going to do next, but when she thought of the golden jade cake her granddaughter had made, she gritted her teeth and went back to the house to get it.

When handing the dusty cloth bag to Song Zhi, Wu couldn't help but remind her, "These are all we have left. Please use them carefully."

The two bags were obviously very light when they were handed to Song Zhi, but Song Zhi felt as if they weighed a thousand pounds, pressing on her chest.

What she wants is really the food that will keep her family alive.

She nodded heavily and said solemnly, "Grandma, don't worry. When we make money, we will fill the grain jar at home."

Mrs. Wu was amused by the bright prospects her granddaughter had described. "Okay, I'll wait."

Song Zhi needed these two kinds of grains, beans for making fermented black beans, and wheat for making malt sugar.

She has been doing some calculations these past two days. If she continues to make cakes, the demand for sugar will not be small.

The price of sugar in the county town is so high, and at least one-third of the money from selling cakes has to be used to buy sugar. Song Zhi feels that the schedule for making malt sugar should be brought forward.

As for making fermented black beans, it is still based on the consideration of making food. If you want the food to be popular, you have to win with its taste.

Nowadays, it is considered good enough for rural households to add some salt to their dishes, let alone vinegar and soy sauce.

When Song Zhichuan came here, her family ran out of salt for some time. Later, they only bought salt after selling eggs.

Now she has to argue for three meals a day at home. If she suggests buying soy sauce at this time, I'm afraid she will give her a lot of excuses again.

She didn't want to have food that tasted nothing but salt in the days ahead.

Life is already hard enough, and eating delicious food is something that makes people happy. Song Zhi doesn't want to put herself in a difficult position anymore.

After making fermented black beans, she can use them to make simple soy sauce, fermented black bean sauce, and use them as seasoning when doing food business.

Simply accomplishing multiple things with one stone.

Song Zhi got down to work right away. She first soaked the wheat, and then began to soak and wash the beans, preparing to make fermented black beans.