She transmigrated into a widow and farmed to raise vests.

Qin Yu's icy gaze swept over them, startling the women.

They all fell silent immediately.

Someone nudged Zhu Dalan, signaling her to be quiet!

"Does Sister-in-law Lu want to ride in the oxcart?" Lin Erniu asked.

Zhu Dalan responded dismissively!

"Look at you, you're practically glued to Qin Yu's side, and he doesn't even need a ride, yet you're still going after him!"

Seeing Lin Erniu like this, Zhu Dalan couldn't help but tease him.

"Let's go to town!" Qin Yu saw an oxcart, picked up his wooden bucket, and got on.

Several women glanced at her, but no one moved her to sit down.

She didn't care and plopped down on the wooden bucket!

He turned his head away from them and looked at his surroundings instead.

Because of her presence, no one was willing to speak along the way, and she remained quiet as well.

"How much?" she asked as they got off the carriage at the city gate just before entering the city.

Qin Yu didn't want to be greedy for cheap deals, nor did he want Lin Erniu to have trouble doing business with his oxcart in the future, so he asked him the price!

"No..." Lin Erniu was about to say no, but then he saw Zhu Dalan and the others looking at him expectantly, so he didn't dare to say "yes" and said, "Two coins!"

Two coins were probably just two copper coins. He handed them to him casually under the watchful eyes of several people, then picked up the wooden bucket and walked away!

The wooden bucket in Qin Yu contained fish balls along with the broth, weighing about five or six pounds.

With the physique she developed in China, she didn't find these things heavy.

It was almost noon, and the restaurants and eateries were bustling with people.

Few people paid any attention to her, so she had to stand aside.

The grand restaurant has its own signature dishes, a wide variety of dishes, and good business, so it doesn't care about her little trinkets.

Small restaurants can't use that much of her food, so they can only watch as business is slow or even poor.

Selling your soup base to such families allows them to improve the flavor and bring new ideas to old customers, while also attracting new customers.

With this in mind, Qin Yu strolled around, stopping and looking at the restaurants on both sides of the town.

After wandering around for a while, we finally found a suitable place, Yunlaiju, and waited until after lunchtime.

A few customers would go in and come out again shortly afterward. While other people were coming and going in other shops, there were only a handful of people in this shop.

The shopkeeper shook his head slightly and continued to bury himself in calculating the accounts.

Seeing that there were hardly any people around, Qin Yu carried the wooden bucket inside.

The waiter saw a beautiful woman enter and immediately went to greet her.

"What would you like to eat, sir? We have our signature boiled pork, would you like some?"

Qin Yu was stunned when she heard about the boiled pork; she couldn't stomach that taste right now.

"I'd like to ask if your manager is here. I have some things I'd like to discuss with him."

The waiter looked her up and down, noticed what she was holding, and turned to find the shopkeeper with a smile.

The shopkeeper looked the woman up and down. She was exquisitely beautiful. He noticed the things in her hands and the fine sweat on her forehead, and he understood something.

"What does this lady wish to discuss with me?"

"Please come inside to talk!" The shopkeeper gestured for her to go inside.

Qin Yu noticed that there were still a few scattered customers coming and going, and she wisely kept quiet.

After putting down what he was holding and sitting down on the stool, the waiter brought him a cup of tea, which surprised Qin Yu.

"It's like this, my grandfather used to be a chef in the capital and knows how to make some dishes. Now his family is facing some difficulties and wants to sell the recipes. I wonder if the shopkeeper would be interested?"

Qin Yu lied without batting an eye.

The shopkeeper opposite her listened and glanced at what she was holding.

"Madam, although our shop is not big, we don't accept just anything. I wonder what kind of dishes you would like to order?"

Qin Yu brought the food out; after a long time, it was only slightly warm.

"Shopkeeper, you can try it first. If you like it, then we can continue our discussion."

Seeing Qin Yu's confident demeanor, the shopkeeper called over a waiter and asked him to take Qin Yu to the kitchen.

After heating the mushroom broth, add some vegetables from the stove.

Add some fish balls, blanch the fish balls and vegetables until cooked, then place them in a bowl and add the soup base.

The aroma of the mushrooms, with just a touch of salt, is already incredibly delicious.

The shopkeeper sniffed the contents of the bowl with a hint of doubt, and looked at the fairly common items in the bowl with some suspicion.

He casually picked up his chopsticks, picked up a fish ball, and started eating.

The flavor was slightly savory; the vegetables weren't overcooked and were still a little raw; the fish balls were springy and had a smooth, bouncy texture. "Not bad, a little bouncy with a delicious flavor, good stuff!"

The shopkeeper blurted out, then looked at the contents of the bowl with even more confusion.

"Apart from this one, which I've never seen before, the others are all common. How did you manage to make them so delicious and retain their original flavor?"

Qin Yu was relieved to see that the shopkeeper was satisfied.

"This is the rich soup base I made. My maternal grandfather spent some time in a foreign land. The people there skewered these vegetables and meats, cooked them in the soup base, and then put them in a bowl with some soup base on top. You eat and drink the soup to warm your body, hands, and stomach."

"If you add some other seasonings, you can make a bowl of mala tang (spicy hot pot), which is spicy, fragrant, and appetizing, making it irresistible!"

"Malatang? That sounds delicious!" The shopkeeper became interested.

"What is this? I've never seen it before!" The shopkeeper ate two fish balls, somewhat curious.

"This is a family recipe passed down through generations, called fish balls! Only my family makes these!" Qin Yu didn't care what lies she was telling, because no one would question the truth of her words.

"How much does Madam intend to sell it for?" The shopkeeper didn't mince words; he was satisfied with the delicious taste.

"The secret recipe for this soup base is worth twenty taels of silver!"

The shopkeeper was taken aback, not expecting her to only ask for twenty taels of silver, but when he saw the fish balls in the bowl, he understood what she meant.

"Twenty taels for a soup base recipe isn't expensive at all! Madam, do you want me to buy these fish balls as well?"

"Shopkeeper, you're a smart man!" Qin Yu smiled, took a sip of tea, and continued calmly, "The soup base is only one aspect. Selling the secret recipe is just a one-time business. Fish balls are my long-term livelihood."

There's nothing special about mushroom soup; it will be copied very quickly. It's just a matter of being ahead of the curve.

Fish balls were my real goal.

The shopkeeper looked up at Qin Yu across from him and thought the woman in front of him was only beautiful and charming.

Unexpectedly, he was even more intelligent, clear about his purpose and didn't hide it, which was quite straightforward.

Indeed, selling soup base is a one-time business; twenty taels is enough to support a family, and it will be gone quickly. Selling fish balls is different; it's a long-term business.

If what she said is true, and only her family can make it, then unless they can make it, they will have to keep getting goods from her, so that she will have money every day.

"Madam is very generous. These twenty taels have allowed me to make the acquaintance of a good merchant. What does your family do?" the shopkeeper asked her curiously.

"Let's not dwell on the family's decline!"

The shopkeeper could tell she was unwilling to elaborate, so he didn't press further. "So, how does Madam plan to sell these fish balls?"