After the separation, I took my whole family to eat delicious food and drink spicy

Manager Zhao took Li Xiaoxiao to the kitchen and weighed the remaining crayfish. There were still 15 pounds left. The two agreed to charge 35 coins per pound, and the recipe for the crayfish cost 10 taels of silver.

Li Xiaoxiao was very satisfied with the price. She also told Manager Zhao about her plan to raise crayfish, hoping that Xiangmanlou would give priority to purchasing their lobsters in the future. Manager Zhao readily agreed. Just because of his attitude towards this girl, he didn't dare to refuse.

After the agreement was reached, the two signed a document, which clearly stated that Li Xiaoxiao was not allowed to sell the crayfish recipe to others. At the same time, Xiangmanlou would purchase Li Xiaoxiao's crayfish at a price of 35 cents per catty. After the two signed the contract, they each took a copy of the contract.

Afterwards, Li Xiaoxiao dictated the recipe for making crayfish, and Manager Zhao wrote it down. It wasn't that Li Xiaoxiao was unwilling to write the recipe, but she simply didn't understand the language of that era, so she had to let Manager Zhao do it for her.

After writing it, Shopkeeper Zhao put the prescription away.

Manager Zhao called two of the chefs over and asked them to follow Li Xiaoxiao to learn how to make crayfish with two different flavors. One learned to make it spicy, and the other learned to make it garlic. This would also help reduce the risk of the recipe being leaked.

Under Li Xiaoxiao's guidance, the two chefs learned quickly, and the taste of their dishes was the same as Li Xiaoxiao's. The key was in the preparation of the sauce. As long as they mastered the secret of the seasoning, the taste would not be bad. After getting the approval of Manager Zhao, Li Xiaoxiao prepared to go home.

Seeing that it was almost noon, Manager Zhao asked Li Xiaoxiao to stay in the restaurant for lunch before going back. Li Xiaoxiao refused because she was afraid that her family would worry if she went back too late.

Manager Zhao did not force Li Xiaoxiao to stay, but asked the waiter to pack two portions of the restaurant's famous pastries for Li Xiaoxiao to take back, and Li Xiaoxiao accepted them.

After walking out of Xiangmanlou, Li Xiaoxiao carried two portions of pastries and walked briskly towards home.

As she walked, she thought about the money she had earned today and felt very happy.

When she returns, she will share this good news with her family and discuss the matter of raising crayfish.

Halfway through the journey, Li Xiaoxiao saw a familiar figure.

It turned out to be Aunt Wang from next door, who was walking hurriedly with a basket of vegetables.

"Aunt Wang, where are you going?" Li Xiaoxiao asked curiously.

"I just came back from the market buying vegetables. I have guests coming to my house, so I have to go back and cook." Aunt Wang said with a smile.

"Oh, I see." Li Xiaoxiao thought of the cake in her hand, "Aunt Wang, this is a snack from Xiangmanlou. You can take it back and try it."

"I don't feel comfortable doing this, Xiaoxiao," Aunt Wang said evasively.

"Don't be polite, take it." Li Xiaoxiao handed the cake to Aunt Wang, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

After saying that, Li Xiaoxiao continued walking towards home.

As soon as she entered the house, Li Linlin shouted loudly, "Mom, my sister is back."

Mrs. Bai hurried out of the kitchen and said, "Why did you come back just now? Mother thought something happened to you." Mrs. Bai's eyes were full of worry.

"I'm fine, mother." Li Xiaoxiao smiled and handed the purse filled with silver to Bai, "Mother, look."

Bai took the purse, opened it, and saw that it was full of silver. She asked in surprise, "Where did all this silver come from?"

Li Xiaoxiao told Bai about the recipe for selling crayfish, and Bai was very happy to hear it.

"I didn't expect this crayfish recipe to fetch so much money," Bai said. "But we have to be careful not to let others learn it."

"Don't worry, Mom. I have signed a contract with Manager Zhao of Xiangmanlou. They won't leak the recipe." Li Xiaoxiao said.

"That's good." Mrs. Bai nodded. "By the way, Xiaoxiao, you just mentioned that you wanted to discuss raising crayfish. What are your thoughts?"

Li Xiaoxiao told Bai about her plan and he expressed his support.

"But how do we raise crayfish?" asked Bai.

"I plan to ask the villagers if there are any paddy fields available for rent. We'll rent two mu (approximately 1.5 acres) and try raising some crayfish," Li Xiaoxiao said. "Next year, when we've gained experience and harvested the corn and sweet potatoes, we'll see if we should expand."

After hearing this, Bai thought it was a good idea.

"Okay, let's do this. Tomorrow I'll go to the village and ask if there's any paddy fields available for rent," Bai said. "But, do we need to catch some crayfish first?"

"That's right, and we need to catch more crayfish. Some of them will be supplied to Xiangmanlou first, and some can be raised in paddy fields." Li Xiaoxiao said.

"By the way, Mom, can you weave a simple ground trap? I want to use it to catch crayfish."

"Mother doesn't know how to do this, but Uncle Zhao, the hunter in the village, can. After dinner, you can ask him for help weaving some and ask about renting paddy fields at the same time." Mrs. Bai said.

"Okay, Mom. Let's eat first. I'm hungry after traveling for such a long time." Li Xiaoxiao said, touching his stomach.