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

Zhao Lian washed another star anise, crushed it, put it in the pot, covered the pot, and brought it to a boil over high heat. Then she turned the heat down to low heat, stirring occasionally, and finally simmered it until the sauce was reduced and the pot was dry.

The aroma wafting from the pot during cooking was irresistible to everyone.

Finally, the rabbit meat was ready. Zhao Lian scooped it onto a ceramic plate and handed it to Manager Chen.

The aroma of the meat wafted into Manager Chen's nose, and he swallowed hard. Looking at the delicious-looking rabbit meat, he beamed with joy.

It's really hard to believe that this young girl has such good skills.

The aroma of meat wafting through the air made everyone swallow hard. Their kitchen had never cooked such fragrant dishes before.

Even Chef Liu was stunned. This rabbit meat looked delicious, let alone tasted it.

The dish had a unique aroma, and I wondered what spices the young girl had added.

At this moment, there were still many diners in the hall, and they became restless upon smelling the aroma of the meat.

"What kind of dish is this? It smells so good!"

"I don't know, let's ask Manager Chen."

"Hey, Manager Chen is out."

At this moment, Manager Chen came out of the kitchen carrying a dish, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the dish in his hand.

A customer walked straight up to him and stopped him: "Manager Chen, what dishes are you carrying? They smell so good!"

Manager Chen was about to speak when he thought for a moment, then glanced at Zhao Lian. This dish was cooked by this young girl, so he had to ask her for the name.

Zhao Lian chimed in, "This is called rabbit hot pot."

"Rabbit hot pot?"

The diner stared intently at the dish in Manager Chen's hand, muttering, "Interesting. It looks very appealing, but I wonder how it tastes."

Manager Chen suppressed a smile and said, "Esteemed guests, let me serve the dishes first. There's still some left in the pot; I'll bring some for you to try later."

After saying that, Manager Chen quickly carried the dish upstairs, eager to know Master Wang's opinion on it.

Mr. Wang upstairs had already smelled the aroma and his mouth was watering.

Today he was entertaining several out-of-town businessmen who had been cooperating with him for a long time. He was a regular at Zuichunlou and hadn't originally planned to come to Lefulou.

However, these out-of-town merchants said they wanted to try some wild game, but Zuichunlou didn't have any today, so I thought I'd bring them to Lefulou to have a look.

Just then, Manager Chen mentioned that there were pheasants around. Pheasants are quite common, but at least they are still considered wild game.

I just ate two pheasants and some home-style dishes, but I felt the taste was a bit lacking, and the pheasants were so small, they weren't even enough to fill a tooth gap.

Just then, a young woman came downstairs selling wild rabbits, and Master Wang told Manager Chen to quickly bring up some rabbit meat for the merchants to try.

Unexpectedly, the aroma wafted through the air in no time, instantly whetting their appetites.

"Dengdengdeng..."

Footsteps approached, and Manager Chen personally brought up a plate of dishes.

Looking at Master Wang, Manager Chen said with a big smile, "Master Wang, this rabbit meat is prepared in a new way in our shop today. I'm giving it to you to try first. If you like it, please come back often." With that, Manager Chen put down the rabbit meat.

When Master Wang saw the rabbit meat, his eyes lit up. This rabbit meat was different from the ones he had eaten before; it looked salty and delicious.

One of the merchants raised an eyebrow and said, "What's so special about rabbit meat? It's always the same cooking method."

Another customer curled his lip: "It's better than that pheasant, right? Pheasants don't have much meat. Let's try it first."

These two comments made Master Wang lose face. He had intended to let them try some wild game, but there were no other dishes available. He could only force a smile and say, "Come on, let's try some first!"

As he spoke, Master Wang picked up a piece of rabbit meat and put it in his mouth. The moment it entered his mouth, Master Wang's eyes widened like saucers, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "This is so delicious!"

He had eaten at many restaurants, but he had never eaten such delicious meat before. It was perfectly seasoned and even had a slight hint of sweetness.

The key is that the meat is soft and chewy, and has a unique aroma that makes it hard to stop eating once you start.

Looking at Manager Chen's exaggerated expression, the two merchants were immediately skeptical: "Master Wang, is it really that delicious? Is it really that bad?"

With a skeptical attitude, the two merchants picked up the meat. The moment they put it in their mouths, they realized that Master Wang's expression wasn't exaggerated at all. Because the meat truly was delicious.

Judging from their reactions, this meat was indeed extraordinary. Manager Chen knew this without even asking, and he was beaming with excitement.

Master Wang said to Manager Chen, "Manager Chen, how did you cook this meat? What spices did you put in? It tastes so good!"

Manager Chen said mysteriously, "Master Wang, this is our shop's new signature dish, called Rabbit Hot Pot."

"Rabbit hot pot~" Old Master Wang muttered a few times, "That's interesting."

"Master Wang, please continue eating. I'll go downstairs to attend to the guests," said Manager Chen, and quickly went downstairs.

When the customers downstairs saw him come down, they immediately became restless again, urging him to quickly bring out the meat and have a taste.

Manager Chen took out some meat from the kitchen and said to everyone with a smile, "This is our restaurant's new signature dish, called Rabbit Hot Pot. It costs one tael of silver per serving. Whoever wants it, I'll serve it to them."

Everyone gasped in astonishment: "One tael of silver per serving? That's outrageous! It's practically eating silver!"

Zhao Lian, who was standing to the side, was also secretly surprised that she had only sold her five rabbits for a little over one tael of silver.

After processing, this rabbit can be sold in at least three portions, each for one tael of silver. It's an incredible way to make money.

Hearing that the rabbit hot pot was so expensive, some dared not utter a word, while others, who were not short of money and wanted to try it, asked Manager Chen to bring it over to them.

Several tables of guests wanted this dish, but unfortunately, there was only one serving available, so whoever wanted it first had to have it served first.

Customers who ordered the rabbit meat exclaimed how delicious it was, making the other customers drool.

The customers who didn't get their order were unhappy: "Are you looking down on us? Hurry up and bring us this dish."

Immediately, three or four tables ordered this dish.

This delighted Manager Chen, who said with a smile, "The rabbit hasn't been killed yet, so it won't be ready so soon. If you want to eat it, you'll have to wait a while."

Many guests said they could wait and urged Manager Chen to kill the rabbit quickly. Manager Chen was so excited that he was sweating profusely, and he quickly asked Aunt Wu to kill the rabbit.

Zhao Lian was overjoyed to see how popular her rabbit hot pot was.

However, although she was happy inside, she didn't show it on the surface. Instead, she pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Well? Manager Chen, wasn't I right?"

Shopkeeper Chen rubbed his hands together excitedly, gestured to Zhao Lian, and said respectfully, "Young lady, let's talk in private."

Manager Chen led Zhao Lian to the backyard and said to her with a smile, "Could you sell us your secret recipe for dry rabbit stew?"

Zhao Lian raised an eyebrow: "Of course you can, but this recipe contains my unique spices, so if you want to use my recipe, you must buy my spices."