The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

Shen Cao declined Shen Yu'an's offer to take them home in a carriage. After dinner, she went to Uncle Li's place, where he usually sold meat.

"Uncle Li, did you save the meat I asked you to save for me?" From afar, Shen Cao could see that Uncle Li's stall was already sold out of meat, which was why he hadn't left yet.

"Little Grass, Uncle Li will definitely save the meat for you first. Look at this pork belly, isn't it good?" Uncle Li took out the meat he had saved for Shen Cao from his basket.

Shen Cao looked at the piece of pork belly that Uncle Li held up. Sure enough, it had three layers of fat and lean meat, a rare delicacy.

"Thank you very much, Uncle Li."

Shen Cao put the meat into his basket. "By the way, Uncle Li, I wanted to ask how much pork offal costs per pound here?"

"Pork offal, seven coins a pound. It's not easy to make, but it's cheap, so it always sells out quickly."

"Poor families would go to the river and wash them several times until they were clean, then take them home and stew them. Although they weren't particularly delicious, they were still considered a meat dish."

"What, little grass, do you want to buy pig offal?"

Shen Cao seemed to be deep in thought. It looked different from the farming novels she had read before. She had thought that nobody wanted pig offal.

"Uncle Li, could you save all the pig offal for me tomorrow? I'll take as much as you can."

"Okay, then I won't put it out for sale tomorrow. Just come find me when you're done with your work."

"it is good."

After returning home, Shen Qing and Shen Wan vividly recounted to their parents the scene of queuing up to buy groceries that day.

The two praised the children for being capable.

Shen's father also found a job in the county town, working as a carpenter for a day, earning one hundred coins.

Shen Cao thought about it and realized that many people who lined up today didn't get to buy vegetable dumplings, so there should be many more people buying them tomorrow.

Looking at the few remaining wild vegetables, she shouldered her basket and went to pick more with her younger siblings.

After dinner, the family helped Shen Cao wash the wild vegetables and chop the bamboo shoots before going to bed.

The next morning, Shen Cao finished her breakfast and busied herself making vegetable dumplings.

Yesterday, Wei Siyu bought thirty, which is why they sold out quickly. Now that the young master has been eating them for two days in a row, he's probably tired of them.

Shen Cao didn't dare take too much; she took a hundred vegetable dumplings and went to the dock with her younger siblings.

Many people had already eaten the vegetable dumplings yesterday and knew they were delicious, so they came to queue up early as soon as they finished work.

As soon as Shen Cao arrived, people started hawking their wares to buy her.

As expected, Wei Siyu's servant did not wait for her today.

By midday, Shen Cao and his group had sold out of the vegetable dumplings. Many of them bought one to try first, and after trying it, they would buy at least two.

Sure enough, the bamboo shoot pieces with more meat sold better and tasted better.

Shen Cao only brought thirty wild vegetables; the rest were bamboo shoot pieces.

After lunchtime, only five wild vegetable dumplings remained unsold.

Early in the morning, a total of 260 coins were deposited.

The siblings were very happy. Compared to the first day when they only earned sixty coins, they now had sixty coins even just the change.

In a corner where no one was paying attention to Shen Cao and the others, a pair of eyes were watching them.

Just as Shen Cao and his group were about to pack up their stall, they saw Wei Siyu's servant walking over.

"Miss Shen, are these vegetable dumplings sold out?" He saw Shen Cao packing up her stall.

"There are only two wild vegetable dishes left, do you want them?"

"Alright, I'll take it all then." The servant handed Shen Cao four coins.

Today's income increased by four coins!

"Miss Shen, Young Master Shen asked me to tell you that he has found a house for you. Would it be convenient for you to go and take a look now?"

They found it so quickly; they really are imperial merchants, their connections are amazing.

"Convenient, convenient."

"Wait for me to put my things down, then I'll go with you." Shen Cao turned around and called to her younger siblings, first leaving the stroller with Uncle Li.

"Uncle Li, I'm sorry to trouble you again today. I'll leave the cart here and come back in a bit."

"It's alright, little grass, you can put it here. I still have a while to sell today, no rush."

"Oh, by the way, I've saved everything you asked for, so you can go and do your work with peace of mind."

Shen Cao thanked Uncle Li gratefully and handed him the three vegetable dumplings she had prepared.

"Uncle Li, you haven't had lunch yet? Try this, it's homemade, it's still edible."

Uncle Li had been busy all morning and couldn't leave. He hadn't even had lunch, so he didn't refuse.

"Okay, then Uncle Li will accept it. You can go and do what you need to do."

Seeing that Uncle Li had accepted the vegetable dumplings, Shen Qing said, "Uncle Li, they're still hot. Eat them while they're hot. They're made by my sister, and they smell delicious. My sister specially saved them for you."

Uncle Li looked at the sensible Shen Qing and smiled kindly, "Hey, Uncle Li will eat right away."

Shen Cao and the others followed the servant, making several turns, and headed towards the main road of the county town.

Looking at the bustling street, Shen Cao suspected that Shen Yu'an had found the wrong house for her. She had asked about this place before, and she couldn't afford it. It cost more than ten taels of silver a month. Even if she used all the money she had to rent a house, she wouldn't be able to afford it for a year.

The servant led them to the entrance of a shop on the main street. "We're here, Miss Shen. Young Master Shen is waiting inside."

Shen Cao looked around at the shop in front of her. It seemed to be a restaurant, with all kinds of items available. There were four or five tables in the shop, as well as a counter for calculating accounts.

The decor wasn't great; it was clearly in business for many years. The walls were covered in the marks of time, and although the tables had long lost their original color, they were spotless. You could tell the previous owner was a clean person.

Shen Cao followed the servant through a small door at the front desk, and her view suddenly opened up to a large courtyard in front of her. There were kitchens on both sides, and a well in the middle of the courtyard, as well as some shelves, which were probably used for washing dishes before.

Continuing further in, you'll reach the living area. There are three side rooms on each side of the living area, with the main hall in the middle. In front of the main hall is a small courtyard, which is much more elegant than the large courtyard in front. It's planted with some flowers, trees, and shrubs, showing that someone who appreciates life knows how to enjoy it.

Shen Yu'an sat in the main seat of the hall waiting for Shen Cao. Next to him sat a middle-aged man, who was presumably the owner of the house.

After greeting everyone, Shen Cao sat down in the chair to Shen Yu'an's right.

Shen Yu'an could tell from Shen Cao's expression that she was very satisfied with the house. "How is it? Is the house suitable?"

Shen Cao was very satisfied with the house. The location was good, and she planned to open a restaurant in the future. She could use the place after a simple tidying up, which would save her a lot of money.

A house in this location, and so big, must be very expensive. It's better than the houses she'd seen before that cost a few dozen taels a month.

Shen Cao looked at the middle-aged man and asked, "The house is quite nice, but I don't know the price?"

The man said, "Miss is a friend of Young Master Shen, so the price is negotiable. Besides, I'm in a hurry to sell this house, so the price will definitely be much more favorable."

Hearing what the other person said, Shen Cao felt relieved. "I wonder how much the rent is per month?"