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After a stick of incense had burned, everything was ready and the staff was in place. He personally guided the cooks in cutting the chicken, carefully separating the head, neck, feet, gizzard, and intestines. He meticulously divided the wings into mid-wing, wing root, and wing tip; the legs into thighs and drumsticks; and the breast into chicken strips and popcorn chicken. Throughout this process, Jin Shuai not only demonstrated but also explained the reasons and techniques behind each step. The cooks nodded frequently, indicating their understanding. Next, they added salt, scallions, ginger, and other seasonings to marinate the chicken. Then, Jin Shuai had sesame seeds and Sichuan peppercorns roasted, ground, and sifted into powder, which was then added to the marinade and thoroughly mixed. Finally, he personally cooked, pouring rapeseed oil into a wok and adding a suitable amount of lard.

Jin Shuai tested the oil temperature with chopsticks, then coated the chicken with flour, which turned a slightly yellowish color. He first placed the chicken strips and popcorn chicken, which cook quickly, into the pot. After a few minutes, both sides turned golden brown, and they were taken out and placed on a plate. Next, he explained the cooking steps in detail to the cook and let her take over. By this time, the popcorn chicken and chicken strips were no longer too hot to handle. Jin Shuai picked up a piece, broke it open, and examined it, finding that not much oil had seeped out. He lightly sprinkled some Sichuan peppercorn powder on it, nodded in satisfaction, and thought the fried chicken looked quite good. After tasting it, he thought the taste was just average, somewhat inferior to later generations, but in ancient times, such a delicacy was already quite excellent. So, he enthusiastically invited everyone to try it. The steward and Liu Ma both praised the fried chicken highly, and the cooks also ate with beaming smiles.

Aunt Liu asked curiously, "Sir, what do you plan to do with those chicken feet?" Jin Shuai replied, "I'm going to make tiger-skin chicken feet. I'll fry them and then braise them; it'll be delicious. As for the gizzards, I can stir-fry them. The chicken carcasses can be used to make soup with wheat kernels and pepper. Tomorrow morning, after boiling it, I'll pour in an egg, and it'll be a delicious 'san tang' (called 'sha tang' in southern Shandong)." Jin Shuai said with a smile.

Jin Shuai continued to instruct Dong Qiuhe until it was almost dark when Dong Qiuhe came to say goodbye. Jin Shuai asked her to take some fried chicken for His Majesty and the Empress to try, and also gave Dong Qiuhe some fried chicken, telling her to fry it again when she got home.

Then Jin Shuai sent some to his great-grandfather, and then went back to his room to draw a plan of the commercial street. He first drew the appearance of the shops, and then went to see the actual site tomorrow to draw a plan and a schematic diagram of the shops for sale.

The next day, after Jin Shuai got up and had breakfast, he asked Li Wei about the situation he had spread the previous day. He instructed Li Wei to continue spreading the news today and then go to the outer city, to check how many residents needed to be relocated in an area two to three times larger than the commercial street. He also instructed Li Wei to check the area along the Bian River to the north and south. The men accepted the order and went about their tasks.

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Inside the Sheng residence, Madam Wang Ruofu was arranging household affairs. "Old Madam Sheng and Sheng Hong are not home, so we'll have to manage things ourselves. You two need to do everything well and make sure nothing goes wrong." Then she turned to the maid beside her and said, "If anything happens, you can come to me anytime." After saying that, she turned and left.

At this time, the Sheng family mansion in Yangzhou was quiet. Both Old Madam Sheng and Sheng Hong were out, leaving the large family behind. Minglan enjoyed a relatively relaxed time. Madam Wei advised Minglan to wait a few days until Old Madam Sheng returned so she could go to Shou'an Hall to serve her.

Sheng Hong originally intended to have Mo Lan serve Old Madam Sheng, but Old Madam Sheng was unwilling to accept this arrangement. Wang Ruofu was also unwilling to let Ru Lan suffer, so in the end, she decided to send the unfavored Ming Lan instead.

When the news reached Minglan, she said she didn't want to go to Old Madam Sheng's place. Madam Wei was angry that Minglan was being unreasonable, and the two had a heated argument. In a fit of anger, Minglan slammed the door and left. Madam Wei wanted to chase after her, but after a few quick steps, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. She realized she was experiencing a miscarriage, a sign that she was about to give birth.