Rich Peasant Girl: The General's Wife Has Space

Back at the Xiao family, Duan Hongyi was enjoying the meal very much. He didn't expect Xiao Wan's cooking skills to be so good. He had never eaten this multi-grain pancake before. It was obviously made of multi-grains, but it tasted so good when dipped in the stewed chicken broth.

Duan Hongyi was silent, feeling a bit complicated. He didn't know how many recipes this Miss Xiao had in her hands. It seemed that he had to seize this opportunity to keep Xiao Wan.

The previous seasonings and recipes made the business jump up several levels. The restaurant was always packed during meal times and banquets had to be booked in advance. Yunkelai in Jiyun City also used those recipes and seasonings, and as expected, the business was booming.

Thinking of this, Duan Hongyi said tentatively, "Miss Xiao, your cooking skills are really good, and your recipes are unique. Our business has improved a lot thanks to you. Other restaurants are asking for my recipes."

Xiao Wan understood what he said immediately, so she calmly replied, "These are all my own ideas. As long as they work, it's fine. I've been dealing with Yunkelai for a long time and the cooperation is very pleasant. I'm not familiar with other restaurants and have no interest in them."

Duan Hongyi's eyes lit up after hearing this. What a smart girl! He was also straightforward. "Miss Xiao, if that's the case, I promise that if you encounter any problems, you can go to any Yunke store with this jade pendant to solve them."

After saying that, he handed Xiao Wan a jade pendant. Xiao Wan took it curiously. It was half the size of a palm, translucent, lustrous, and warm emerald green. She would not miss it if she didn't want it. It was just an exchange of interests between the two parties. Xiao Wan nodded and thanked Duan Hongyi.

After the meal, Duan Hongyi left with some reluctance. Before leaving, he told Xiao Wan to be careful when traveling and to bring someone with her. He was also worried that other restaurants would covet Xiao Wan's recipe, and if they couldn't get it, they would harm Xiao Wan.

Xiao Wan finally realized that she was so focused on making money that she forgot that she might offend other restaurants. She wasn't afraid of that, but she still had her brother and family to worry about.

Duan Hongyi sighed. This girl was still naive and thought simply. In that case, he would just take better care of her.

He told Xiao Wan not to worry, and that he would always keep an eye on the movements of the restaurants. After all, it was a shopping mall, so it was normal to set up a stakeout in other restaurants.

Xiao Wan nodded solemnly, which made Duan Hongyi want to reach out and comfort her. He suggested that Xiao Wan buy some skilled servants to protect her. If Xiao Wan agreed, he would go back and find some for her.

Of course Xiao Wan was happy to do so. Now was not the time to be pretentious. A tall tree attracts the wind. She was still too young and didn't understand these things, so she could only trouble Duan Hongyi.

When Duan Hongyi saw Xiao Wan's anxious and helpless look for the first time, he felt an impulse in his heart and wanted to reach out and hug her. Fortunately, he controlled himself, covered his face with the fan a little inappropriately, and said goodbye to Xiao Wan.

After Xiao Wan sent Duan Hongyi away, she stayed in the workshop when she had nothing to do. After all, this was her only means of livelihood to support her family, so she had to take good care of it.

After all, the female workers in the workshop were used to doing farm work, and it was much easier than their own work, and the wages were higher. For a while, everyone's working atmosphere was very high.

Even Li Chunhua was busy all the time, not showing any sign of slacking off. She chatted and laughed with the female workers, which was very different from before.

Xiao Wan checked the female workers' work and gave them instructions if they didn't understand something. The dried starch was very white and delicate. Xiao Wan nodded in satisfaction.

He went to the kitchen to check again and discussed with Aunt Xiao San to hire someone to cook, providing one meat dish and one vegetable dish a day, as well as plenty of three-grain flour buns.

Aunt Xiao said the food was great, but Xiao Wan waved her hand nonchalantly. Everyone in the village was struggling, and as long as they worked hard for her family, she would definitely not treat them unfairly. She then asked Aunt Xiao if there was anyone suitable in the village, and asked to hire someone to cook a meal for the female workers at noon, and the salary would be five cents a day.

Aunt Xiao thought for a moment, then said to Xiao Wan, "There's a woman named Zhao living at the head of the village. Her son was conscripted, and her daughter-in-law ran away, leaving her alone with her grandson. Life is tough, but she's very capable. How about I ask her?"

Xiao Wan nodded and asked Aunt Xiao to tell her. After hearing Aunt Xiao's purpose, Mrs. Zhao nodded excitedly and promised to cook it well. Five cents could buy nearly a pound of brown rice.

Aunt Xiao was also very happy for her and took Mrs. Zhao to the workshop.

Mrs. Zhao was thin and not very tall. She was dressed neatly with a piece of cloth tied on her head. Her little grandson Zhuzi was also wearing clothes full of patches, but he was dressed very cleanly. The little guy leaned against his grandmother and looked at Xiao Wan timidly.

Xiao Wan felt a little reluctant and allowed her to cook and eat with her grandson or take two portions of food home to eat.

Mrs. Zhao kept bowing to express her gratitude. Xiao Wan felt sad seeing this. She made five or six steamed buns from the remaining three-grain flour buns in the kitchen at noon, handed them to Mrs. Zhao, and asked her to come back tomorrow morning.

Zhuzi stared at Mantou with his eyes wide open and kept swallowing his saliva, but he didn't move. He just looked at his grandmother without saying a word.

Xiao Wan felt even more sad, and she tried to help if she could. She gently touched Zhuzi's head and asked Mrs. Zhao to take him home. Mrs. Zhao left wiping her tears.

Third Aunt Xiao was filled with sorrow. Xiao Wan said to her, "Third Aunt, you can buy the meat and vegetables you need every day at the village entrance. The daily food allowance is thirty coins. You can decide for yourself. Just make sure everyone is well fed. If there is not enough, we can add more."

"You can't add any more. Thirty cents is barely enough." Aunt Xiao refused repeatedly.

"Okay then. Thank you for your help, Third Aunt." Xiao Wan smiled and left.