Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Zhao Lian took the silver, carefully counted it, and then gently placed it into her inner pocket.

"Hey~ Look at that little girl."

At a table in the corner, there were three shifty-looking men, their eyes darting around, looking all over the place.

One of the men lowered his voice and pointed towards Zhao Lian. The other two looked in the direction he was pointing.

"Hey! It's her! This little girl, I was just looking for her!" The man, with his shifty eyes, looked at Zhao Lian with a face full of anger.

This was none other than Huang Liang, who had robbed Zhao Lian last time. He had held a grudge ever since Zhao Lian robbed him in return.

These past few days, he told his cronies, Gousheng and Maodan, about this, and they laughed at him. Today, the group of them came here for dinner, thinking they might as well see if there were any targets for their advances.

Unexpectedly, it really was a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road, as he actually saw Zhao Lian here.

"Brother Huang Liang, is that the little girl you were talking about?" Gou Sheng asked incredulously.

"Yes, that's right! It's her."

Huang Liang said bitterly, "I hadn't even had a chance to spend the money in the purse I took that day before she robbed me."

"Brother Huang Liang, we'll avenge you later. Look at this girl, she's had quite a haul, she sold a few rabbits and has some silver in hand."

Seeing that Zhao Lian had made money selling rabbits, Gou Sheng and Mao Dan started eyeing the business again.

At this moment, Zhao Lian was unaware that she was being targeted by someone again.

Looking at the wild rabbits on the ground, Manager Chen said to the waiter beside him, "Chen Si, quickly take these wild rabbits to the backyard and have Wu Ma kill one and take it to the kitchen."

"I need to get Chef Li to come up with a new dish for Master Wang to try today. Master Wang is a very picky eater."

"But he's a big spender. He's a regular at the Drunken Spring Pavilion next door. If he enjoys his meal here, he'll become one of our big customers."

"okay!"

After Chen Si finished speaking, he picked up the rabbit and walked towards the backyard.

Zhao Lian's mind raced, and she casually asked, "I wonder what Manager Chen plans to do with this rabbit?"

Upon hearing Zhao Lian's question, Manager Chen carefully examined Zhao Lian. Although the young girl was pale and thin...

She looks unremarkable, but her face exudes a maturity beyond her years, making her look like a little adult. You can't judge a book by its cover; maybe this little girl really knows something.

Manager Chen said, "My customers always want to try wild game, but the wild game prepared in the kitchen is always considered too fishy and gamey by the customers, and there is no better way to prepare it."

Zhao Lian smiled: "Manager Chen, if you trust me, would it be convenient for me to take a look at your kitchen?"

"can."

As he spoke, Manager Chen led Zhao Lian into the kitchen.

This restaurant is quite different from ordinary people's homes. It's not easy for ordinary people to own an iron pot; it's very expensive.

Ordinary people usually use earthenware pots at home, but this restaurant not only has large iron pots, but also more than one.

There were five or six people inside, some were assistants, and two or three were in charge of cooking, stirring the food with ladles.

Zhao Lian glanced at the stove and found that there were no other seasonings, only rice wine, oil, and salt, and not even ginger slices.

No wonder it didn't taste good when stir-fried; there wasn't even ginger to remove the fishy smell, let alone star anise. Zhao Lian suddenly had an idea.

Zhao Lian stopped and looked at Manager Chen with confidence: "Manager Chen, if you trust me, I'll cook this rabbit meat for you, and I guarantee the guests will say it's delicious."

Manager Chen shook his head and waved his hands repeatedly: "Little girl, don't try to fool me. If you mess up this dish, you'll not only ruin our reputation, but you'll also ruin my livelihood."

Zhao Lian understood Manager Chen's concerns. It was understandable that he wouldn't believe her, given that she was just a young girl. Besides, this concerned his livelihood, so he had to be careful.

Zhao Lian smiled and said, "But if the customers enjoy the food, you'll have another signature dish. If business improves then, you'll be credited for it."

The young girl's words made sense, and Manager Chen began to waver.

Chef Liu, who was standing nearby, heard what the two of them were saying and immediately became unhappy.

Chef Liu was a burly man with a round, fat head. He looked Zhao Lian up and down and said with a contemptuous look, "Where did this little brat come from, talking so arrogantly?"

“I’m the head chef here. I cook all the dishes at Lefulou. Who gave you the right to speak?”

Then, Chef Liu looked at Manager Chen and said unhappily, "Manager Chen, if you hand over this rabbit meat to a young girl to cook, and she ruins your reputation, don't blame me for not warning you."

"This~"

Hearing this, Manager Chen hesitated again.

Zhao Lian crossed her arms and said with a half-smile, "Manager Chen, I have a secret recipe. If you don't want it, I'll sell it to the Drunken Spring Pavilion next door. Don't blame me for being unfair then."

Manager Chen was still hesitant, but after hearing what Zhao Lian said, he gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I'll trust you this time. Tell me how to cook it."

Lefulou and Zuichunlou are mortal enemies. Recently, Zuichunlou has been stealing a lot of customers from Lefulou.

The owner also said that he was incompetent and that if he lost more customers, his job as manager would be over.

Seeing the girl's confident demeanor, it wouldn't hurt to give her a chance; she might actually have a solution.

"Where is the killed rabbit?" Zhao Lian asked.

With a shout from the shopkeeper, Wu Ma's voice rang out from the backyard. It turned out that Wu Ma had just finished plucking the rabbit's fur and was preparing to gut the wild rabbit.

Zhao Lian quickly ran to the backyard and stopped Wu Ma's actions: "Wu Ma, give it to me. Also, bring some dry grass and the tinderbox while you're at it."

Suddenly seeing a little girl running over and directing her to do chores, Wu Ma was about to scold her.

Suddenly, she saw Manager Chen wave to her, signaling her to do as he said, and Wu Ma quickly retreated.

A short while later, Aunt Wu came over with hay and a tinderbox in her hands.

Zhao Lian blew on the tinderbox, lit the dry grass, and then put the wild rabbit on the fire to roast.

The rabbit was roasted by the high temperature, and soon it swelled up.

The snow-white rabbit immediately turned charred black, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt skin.

Manager Chen frowned, his face turning somewhat grim: "What kind of approach is this?"

Zhao Lian ignored him and called Wu Ma to bring a cutting board and a knife, then carefully scraped the rabbit's skin clean.

After scraping off the skin, Zhaolian asked Wu Ma to gut and cut the rabbit into pieces for later use.

Soon, Aunt Wu had chopped the rabbit meat. Zhao Lian took the chopped rabbit meat to the kitchen, blanched it first, and then heated oil in a wok.

Slice some ginger and stir-fry it, then add the blanched rabbit meat. Next, add salt and liquor, cover the pot and simmer for a while.

Once the water has mostly evaporated, scoop it up and set it aside. Next, add water and sugar, stir-fry until the sugar caramelizes, then add the rabbit meat and stir-fry evenly. Immediately afterward, add water to cover the rabbit meat.