The morning sun shone into the yard as Shen Rou prepared for the first day of business.

She skillfully wrapped the shengjianbao, and while doing so, she patiently taught Zhang: "Aunt, when wrapping the shengjianbao, be sure to pinch the seal tightly, otherwise the soup will leak out."

Zhang listened carefully and started wrapping it like Shen Rou.

Then, Shen Rou began to teach her aunt how to make fried dumplings. She put the dumplings in the pot and fried them until the bottoms were golden brown, then added an appropriate amount of water, covered the pot and simmered it.

After a while, a pot of fragrant fried dumplings came out of the pot.

Instant noodles and spicy soup were also prepared one by one by Shen Rou's skillful hands.

After more than ten days of study, Zhang has mastered the making techniques of pan-fried buns, fried dumplings, instant noodles and spicy soup, and the taste is exactly the same as that of Shen Rou.

The breakfast shop's business is getting better and better, and customers are full of praise for the breakfast made by Shen Rou and Zhang.

Zhang would make breakfast, Shen Rou would help in the shop in the morning, and in the afternoon she would start painting patterns on porcelain. She would then go to the porcelain kiln and hand the patterns she had painted to Manager Wu for firing.

Master Yang came and started teaching Shen Xue and Shen Nan, and everything returned to normal.

Ye Qing taught the two children martial arts in the morning, and after finishing his work, he went to look for a house.

They soon found a courtyard not far from the breakfast shop, which made it convenient for them to go back and forth.

It looks a bit old from the outside, but the interior is well furnished with four rooms, which is just right for my uncle's family to live in.

After Shen Rou took her uncle's family to look at the house, they decided to rent it. They quickly cleaned up and moved in.

She looked at Ye Qing and said, "Ye Qing, we made a batch of instant noodles and you can send them to the military camp where Yun Ting is. I plan to start with the military camp and the caravan."

"I'll send people to various counties and cities to introduce instant noodles to shops. I want to bring instant noodles to the market."

"That's a good idea. You prepare the instant noodles and I'll take care of the rest."

"Thank you, Ye Qing."

"This is what I should do. My master ordered me to be here to obey your orders."

"Miss Shen, have you replied to the master?"

"I replied."

"Just one reply?"

"Isn't one letter enough? Just to let you know you're safe. I'm so busy every day, I don't have time to write."

Ye Qing suddenly thought that her master would be disappointed when she saw Miss Shen's letter. No matter how busy she was, she would make time to write to her. She just replied with a hasty letter.

Ye Qing sent people to various counties and prefectures to promote instant noodles. They worked tirelessly to introduce this novel and affordable food to local shops and people, saying it was delicious and convenient.

Instant noodles quickly entered the market, and merchants saw the business opportunity and came to Yunzhou in person to place orders with Shen Rou.

Shen Rou received more than a dozen large orders in half a month, and her own manpower was not enough. After discussing with her uncle, she decided to rent a larger place and hire someone to make instant noodles.

He did it right away and asked Ye Qing to help find such a place, and he took his uncle's family to make instant noodles.

Another team sent a truck of instant noodles to the Youzhou military camp. Both the generals and soldiers praised the instant noodles made by Shen Rou.

Shangguan Yunting was happy for Shen Rou when he saw that her instant noodles were recognized by everyone.

He ordered someone to call the person in charge of purchasing food for the military camp and asked, "Jiang Hua, how about this noodle?"

Jiang Hua was puzzled by Shangguan Yunting. His master never asked about purchasing matters, so why was he asking about the noodles today? Could there be something wrong with the noodles? That shouldn't be the case! Ye Qing had sent it, so how could there be any problem? He was puzzled.

“Is this a difficult question to answer?”

"Master, this noodle is delicious and convenient to take with you when traveling."

"Since it tastes so good, you should order a batch."

"Master, you are absolutely right. I will do it right away."

"Give the money for the noodles to Xu Yang, and then ask him to come see me."

"Yes."

Shangguan Yunting held Shen Rou's letter in his hand like a treasure and complained, "Xiao Rou, I wrote you more than a dozen letters, but you only replied hastily. There were no words of longing or ambiguous feelings between the lines, just daily reports of safety."

"Do you miss me as much as I miss you, or are you too busy to reply? Is money more important than me?"

Shangguan Yunting didn't know that he was now like a nagging woman, complaining that Shen Rou didn't care about him.

If Shen Rou knew what Shangguan Yunting was thinking, she would be speechless. She was busy like a top every day and fell asleep in seconds. How could she have time to think about him?

Money is definitely more reliable than men. If you rely on mountains, they will fall; if you rely on people, they will run away. Only yourself can be relied upon. And you must become strong as soon as possible and go to the capital to meet the young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion and Jiang Zongwei, that scumbag father.

Shangguan Yunting consoled himself again, "You must be too busy to miss me. You have too many things to take care of right now. I understand. If the mountain doesn't come to me, I will go to you."

"From now on, I will write you a letter every day to remind you that I exist and that I miss you."

"If it weren't for Beiyan's commotion, I would have loved to fly to your side and be with you all the time. I put my country before my family. You have to understand me."

Han Lin stood at the door of the tent listening to Shangguan Yunting's chattering, and almost got internal injuries. When did his master become so unconfident? Why did he give off the feeling of a resentful woman in the boudoir?

At this time, Xu Yang came to the tent, bowed and said, "I greet the master."

Shangguan Yunting pulled out a stack of letters from under his pillow and handed them to Xu Yang, saying, "Xu Yang, take these letters and the money for the instant noodles to Yunzhou and give them to Xiaorou. From now on, you and Ye Qing will be at her beck and call."

"I obey my orders."

Xu Yang rushed to Yunzhou with more than a dozen letters and banknotes.

After half a month, Ye Qing finally found the place Shen Rou needed and hurried back to report: "Miss Shen, I found the place you need."

"Where is it, and how is the house?"

"In Tanxi Village, fifty miles outside Yunzhou City, there's a two-story courtyard. It used to be the home of a wealthy merchant, but the family later moved to the capital. The house has been vacant ever since and would suit your needs perfectly. When you have time, come take a look."

"Going right now."

"I'll go saddle the horse."

Shen Rou said to Shen Dashan, "Uncle, you and cousin, pack these instant noodles and start packing them. Manager Zhou's carriage will be arriving soon. He's already paid, so you'll be responsible for loading the carriage and confirming the quantity."

"I know, go ahead and get busy!"

Shen Rou and Ye Qing rode their horses to the suburbs and arrived at Tanxi Village in a short while. The first house at the entrance of the village was the land Ye Qing mentioned. They tied the horses at the door.

This house is the best and largest in the entire village. In ancient times, wealthy merchants only lived in houses with two courtyards at most.

At this time, a woman came and showed them around. The house was indeed nice and met their requirements.

"Auntie, is this your house? How do I rent it?"

"Twenty taels of silver a year. This house belongs to my nephew. His family moved to the capital and asked me to rent it out."

"Can you make the decision? I just rented it and the owner comes back to ask for the house."

"If you don't believe it, ask the village chief to be a witness."

"By the way, ask the village chief to sign. I just happened to be recruiting some women from your village to work."

"I'll call right away."

"it is good."

The village chief knew that Shen Rou was recruiting women from the village to work, so he signed the agreement readily and told Shen Rou that she could come to him if she had any questions.

After signing the agreement, Shen Rou thanked the village chief repeatedly.

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