Reborn in the 90s, I traded my ex-husband for eight apartments.

That evening, Bai Zhenzhu did the math. On the second day of the trial operation, the business was booming, and they had added new dishes such as pork tripe and pork liver. Today's net profit was one hundred.

She expects sales to surge again tomorrow before officially opening, but they should drop back down later. She estimates that she can maintain a stable daily profit of 100 yuan.

The TV was showing Journey to the West again. Bai Zhenzhu went next door and bought popsicles and melon seeds. The whole family watched it with great interest.

After the Journey to the West episode ended, Bai Chenglei and Bai Chengxiang went back to their place to sleep.

Huo Zheng called out to Bai Zhenzhu somewhat awkwardly:

"Comrade Bai, I'd like to take a bath."

"Sure, there's still some hot water left in the pot. I'll have my third brother help you. Make sure the wound doesn't get wet."

Just as Huo Zheng was about to politely decline his help, Bai Jingsi came out of the house:

"I'll help Comrade Huo down."

Bai Zhenzhu went downstairs first to dilute the water for Huo Zheng.

After Huo Zheng came down, Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said:

"The clean clothes are in the shower room. Just put your dirty clothes in the basin."

Huo Zheng nodded: "Thank you."

When he got to the shower room, he found that Bai Zhenzhu had prepared not only a T-shirt and shorts for him, but also a pair of boxer briefs.

The clothes had all been washed; the jeans and shirt he had changed out of earlier had also been washed and dried.

Huo Zheng's tan skin felt slightly hot: "..."

He's almost thirty years old, and apart from his mother, no other woman has ever washed his underwear.

After taking a shower and washing his hair, Huo Zheng insisted on washing his own dirty clothes.

There's a water tap in the yard specifically for washing clothes, which is very convenient.

Bai Jingsi examined his wound. Because of proper care, the wound had not become inflamed and was healing quite well. The stitches could be removed in two more days.

The next morning, Bai Zhenzhu and the three Bai brothers got up early.

Today is the official opening of the braised meat shop, and we have prepared a lot of stock.

Yesterday, Bai Zhenzhu asked the butcher to deliver four pig heads, four pig livers, two pig stomachs, two pig intestines, and four chickens and four ducks to her at five o'clock.

She plans to make a larger batch of braised meat in the morning to avoid running out of stock.

Zhang Minmin takes care of Shuo Shuo at home and is responsible for cooking.

Bai Zhenzhu and the others didn't eat at home. After cleaning up the pig's head and intestines and braising them in the pot, the four siblings went next door and each ate a big bowl of braised pork rib noodles.

We opened early today, at nine o'clock, and the first batch of braised chicken, duck, and pork liver was ready. There were also many people buying vegetables in the morning, and we sold quite a lot.

Seeing that it was almost time, Bai Chenglei rode his tricycle to the bus station to pick up the person.

Hearing that Bai Zhenzhu's braised meat shop was opening today, her uncle Li Zhongguo had Bai Chenglei take them directly to the shop.

"Uncle, Xiaojun, you've arrived." Bai Zhenzhu quickly wiped her hands and came out to greet them.

Seeing that the siblings had tidied up the shop neatly, with several large pots bubbling and simmering meat, and the aroma of meat wafting through the air even from outside, Li Zhongguo was happy for Bai Zhenzhu.

"Good, good, Pearl is a woman of great courage."

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said, "Thanks to my brother and the others for their help, otherwise, how could I manage taking care of a child all by myself?"

Li Zhongguo nodded repeatedly: "Of course, siblings should support each other."

Li Jun was eager to try: "Sister, is there anything I can do?"

Bai Zhenzhu laughed and said, "There's no work. I can just watch the fire here. Uncle and Xiaojun, you two go home with your brother to put your things away, and then go to the train station to buy your train tickets."

Li Zhongguo nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, let's buy the train tickets first."

Bai Chenglei then took Li Zhongguo and his son to his and Bai Chengxiang's place to put their luggage, and then Bai Jingsi accompanied them to the train station to buy tickets.

There are no train tickets left for today to Beijing, so I bought a seat ticket for tomorrow afternoon around 1 p.m.

Li Zhongguo exclaimed, "Fortunately, Pearl has arrived in Yuan County, so we have a place to stay. Pearl has good taste; the transportation in Yuan County is much more convenient."

Bai Jingsi also strongly agreed: "Pearl has always been very smart."

Thinking of Bai Zhenzhu's divorce, Li Zhongguo sighed deeply.

Now everyone in the village knows, and they're saying all sorts of things.

Some even say that the Bai family deliberately instigated Bai Zhenzhu's divorce in order to get money from the Pei family.

These past few days, Li Xiufen and Xu Yin have been arguing with people every day, and they're really angry. When they came out, Bai Dahai told them not to mention these things in front of Bai Zhenzhu.

The braised meat shop was small, and there wasn't even a place to sit, so Bai Jingsi took Li Zhongguo and Li Jun to a restaurant.

Zhang Minmin was going to cook lunch, so he had to buy groceries to take home.

At the braised meat shop, Bai Chengxiang saw that the auspicious time had arrived, so he took out the firecrackers he had bought and cleared an open space to set them off.

Bai Zhenzhu then mixed the peanuts, melon seeds, and candies she had bought together and gave a large handful to each of the adults and children watching, laughing loudly as she said:

"Dear ladies and uncles, brothers and sisters, our shop is officially open for business today. For the first three days, all our braised dishes are 20% off. Everyone is welcome to come and try them. Free samples are available."

Just then, Bai Chengxiang, wearing an apron, scooped a large, braised pig's head out of the pot. It was shiny with oil, and the aroma wafted straight into everyone's noses.

The chicken, duck, and pork liver were all soaked in the marinade and then the two brothers took them out of the pot one by one and put them into the clean enamel tea trays.

Soon, plates of braised meats were laid out on the large cutting board, bringing tears to people's eyes.

Those who haven't yet tasted delicious braised meat can't resist any longer. This person weighs a pound of pig's head meat, while that person weighs half a braised chicken.

Today happens to be Saturday, and most of the employees in the nearby residential areas are off work. When it's time to buy groceries and cook, there are indeed many more people around.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Bai Zhenzhu closed the door on time and went home for lunch.

Bai Chengxiang was unwilling to go back and wanted to guard the shop himself while Bai Chenglei and Bai Zhenzhu went back to eat.

Bai Zhenzhu packed half a braised duck, half a braised chicken, a pig's ear, and a piece of pig's cheek meat, saying:

"There's no one here now, it would be good for us to go back and have a meal and rest."

Bai Chenglei knew she was packing those things to take home and eat, and he felt terrible about it; they would only fetch tens of yuan if sold.

"Pearls, there are just too many..."

Before he could finish speaking, Bai Zhenzhu interrupted:

"Not much. It's not easy for Uncle and Xiaojun to come all this way. Big brother, second brother, let's go home for dinner."

Bai Chengxiang: "..."

Bai Chengxiang thought to himself that he had never seen his sister do business like this before.

Bai Zhenzhu was thinking that she had gotten up too early today, which wouldn't do. Although she could make money, her health was the most important thing.

From now on, I'll get up at six o'clock and sleep an extra hour. When it gets cold, I'll get up at seven. At worst, the morning customers will give up, and I'll only sell at noon and in the afternoon.

Lunch was very lavish. In addition to the braised pork that Bai Zhenzhu brought back, Zhang Minmin also learned from Bai Zhenzhu to make a sauerkraut fish and stir-fried a pickled pepper chicken giblet.

These chicken and duck offal dishes have become a staple on their table because they are so delicious with rice that no one has gotten tired of them yet.