A renowned ancient physician transmigrates into the body of an abandoned woman, only to be sold off

Just as Song Zhili was about to leave with Ji Qingqing, Sun Taohua seemed to notice them and swayed her hips as she walked towards them.

"Oh my, isn't this my cousin? Why didn't you come up and say hello when you saw me? Don't you recognize me anymore?"

Hearing Sun Taohua's tone, Ji Qingqing subconsciously frowned. "Cousin, what are you saying? How could I not know you? I just saw that your family was holding a funeral, so I didn't want to bother you."

"Oh, so what? He's dead, so what? Isn't it good that he's dead? Anyway, he wasn't good to me. He used to beat and scold me. Qingqing, look at this jade bracelet on my wrist, isn't it pretty?"

As Sun Taohua spoke, she revealed the silver bracelet on her wrist and waved it in front of Ji Qingqing.

"Hmm, it looks really nice, cousin. Did you buy this yourself?"

Ji Qingqing kept staring at Sun Taohua, waiting for her answer. She suddenly remembered that someone had been selling fish balls in the county town before, and she had suspected Sun Taohua at the time, which was why she went to her house to look for her.

Now, seeing her flaunting two silver bracelets in front of her, she became even more suspicious.

"No, how could anyone buy it for me? It was a gift from someone else. Alright, I'm not talking to you anymore, I still have to go bury that dead man."

Upon hearing Ji Qingqing's question, Sun Taohua instinctively avoided Ji Qingqing's gaze. After speaking somewhat guiltily, she ran back towards the funeral procession.

Seeing her run back guiltily, Ji Qingqing roughly guessed that she might really have something to hide. She didn't believe her at all when she said that the silver bracelet was a gift from someone else.

"Little sister, what should we do? I'm increasingly suspecting that she stole our fish ball recipe."

Song Zhili smiled at her, not taking it to heart. "It's nothing. It's just a recipe for fish balls. Besides, her previous recipe for fish balls wasn't complete. Don't worry, no matter how she makes them, they won't taste as good as ours."

Previously, Manager Xu had asked Song Zidong to come and tell her that the recipe for fish balls at another restaurant in the county town was bought from a peasant woman. He also found out that the manager had given the peasant woman thirty taels of silver to buy the fish ball recipe from her.

Upon learning all this, Song Zhili told Manager Xu not to worry, as the fish ball making method they brought would definitely taste different from theirs.

At first, Manager Xu didn't believe it. Later, she went to the county town herself and had someone buy a portion of their fish balls. After eating them, she found that their fish balls were not as bouncy and chewy as the ones made by Song Zhili and the others.

He was relieved to find that the taste was very different from what they made.

Seeing that Song Zhili wasn't worried at all, Ji Qingqing felt relieved.

The two stood there for a while, but there wasn't much to see, so Song Zhili pulled Ji Qingqing back home.

As soon as she got home, Song Zhili saw Hu Cuicui carrying a basket on her back. She went up to help Hu Cuicui take the basket off and saw that it was full of bright red chili peppers.

She then remembered that the first batch of chili peppers they planted were already ripe. Earlier, Song Zhili had asked Hu Cuicui and the others to pick all the radishes in the field, cut them into strips, and dry them.

Now that she has the chili peppers, she can start making dried radish.

She needed chili powder to make dried radish, so she put half of the chilies that Hu Cuicui had brought out in the sun to dry, and the other half in the kitchen to use for stir-frying later.

The chilies had been drying in the sun for several days, and the excess moisture had evaporated, leaving them wrinkled and dried.

She took the chilies to the kitchen and stir-fried them over low heat to dry out the excess moisture. Then she took them inside and into her space, where she used a high-speed blender to grind them into powder.

She then took out the dried radish strips she had previously dried, cut them into small pieces, sprinkled them with an appropriate amount of salt and chili powder, mixed them well, and then put them into jars and sealed them.

After sealing it again, about three days later, Song Zhili opened one of the jars, poured out the dried radish, and then poured a pot of hot oil over it.

She picked up her chopsticks, took a bite, and tasted it. She thought the flavor was just right, but she wished it were a little spicier.

When she made this, she didn't put in a lot of chili peppers because she was afraid her family wouldn't be able to handle the spiciness. Just then, she saw Song Zidong carrying fish balls to town. She grabbed a new jar, hugged it, and ran after Song Zidong, following him to the Jixiang Restaurant.

As soon as Song Zhili walked in, she saw Manager Xu dozing off behind the counter. She went up to him and gently knocked on the counter.

When Manager Xu saw Song Zhili arrive, his drowsiness vanished instantly, and he gave Song Zhili an awkward smile.

"Hehe, Miss Song, why did you come so early in the morning? What are you holding in your hands? Is it something delicious again? Quick, quick, let me have a taste."

"Manager Xu, please wait here for a moment. I'd like to borrow your kitchen."

After finishing her sentence, Song Zhili headed straight for the kitchen. Once there, she found a bowl, poured out the dried radish, and then poured hot oil over it.

Then they brought out the dried radish and placed it in front of Manager Xu, and then handed him a pair of clean chopsticks.

"Manager Xu, please try this."

Manager Xu took the chopsticks from Song Zhili, picked up a piece of dried radish and put it in his mouth. The salty, spicy and crispy taste made Manager Xu's eyes light up.

"Song girl, what exactly is this? It tastes a bit like a radish, but not quite."

The radishes he had eaten before all seemed to have a slightly bitter taste, but the one he was eating now did not, which gave him the illusion that it was not a radish at all.

"Manager Xu, how is this dried radish? How does it taste?"

"Yes, yes, yes, it tastes wonderful!"

"Did you make this too? Can you continue to sell it to our restaurant?"

The first thing Manager Xu thought of was to have Song Zhili sell the dried radish to their restaurant.

Song Zhili brought the dried radish for this reason, and she was naturally happy to accept the offer from Manager Xu.

"Sure, by the way, Manager Xu, our chili peppers are all ripe. Would it be alright if my older brother sent some over to you tomorrow?"

"Oh, really? Then send them over together tomorrow. How many of these dried radishes do you have? I'll take them all."

Upon hearing Manager Xu's words, Song Zhili was immediately troubled. She had only made a small amount, and it was just an experiment to see if the pickled radishes would be bitter.

"Manager Xu, I don't have many dried radishes left. You'll need to wait a while. I'll go back and collect more radishes now."

Upon hearing Song Zhili's words, Manager Xu nodded and then saw Song Zhili and Song Zidong out.