Severed ties and living in a dilapidated house? No worries, the poor thing has a space.

Unfortunately, the seasonings I bought were incomplete, but I can still make do with them.

Marinate the meat pieces briefly, then pan-fry over low heat.

The oil in the pot crackled and popped, and Fang Xin, smelling the aroma of the meat, kept swallowing her saliva. She asked eagerly, "Sister, can we eat now? It smells so good!"

Even Li couldn't help but swallow hard. In the past, when there was meat in the Fang family, they would be happy if they could even have a sip of meat soup.

Now they can finally enjoy this delicious meat.

The final step is to sprinkle with dried tea powder and stir-fry until flavorful.

On the small table, there was a bowl of stewed meat and a bowl of meat chunks, around which the mother and her two daughters sat.

"Hmm~"

Fang Xin ate a piece of meat and made a satisfied sound: "I didn't know meat was so delicious."

Li served food to the two sisters, and although she herself hadn't eaten meat in a long time, she couldn't bear to eat it herself.

The two sisters noticed that Li only ate one piece and then stopped eating. Knowing what she was thinking, they both put more meat on her plate.

Fang Yu said, "Mother, you have worked hard for so many years and finally got rid of the Fang family. Now, we should be able to eat meat and not have to be as poor as before."

She then pointed to the wild deer beside her and said, "After we finish eating, we'll ask Uncle Liu to help us take this deer to Tianxiang Restaurant to sell, so we can eat meat every day from now on."

Li simply nodded slightly: "Okay, then we'll eat meat every day."

Fang Xin rubbed her round belly and burped, "I'm so full."

After Li finished washing the dishes, Fang Yu was about to get up when Fang Xin said, "Sister, you rest. I'll go find Uncle Liu and digest my food."

"Okay, you've eaten too much. Slow down."

Fang Yu then went to collect the seasonings they had just used. When she got to the city, she would see if she could buy more, so she wouldn't have to worry about not making money.

Fang Xin ran out for less than a quarter of an hour before returning, calling out, "Mother, sister, I'm back."

Uncle Liu's oxcart was also brought over and parked at the door.

Fang Xin said, "I had only gone halfway when I ran into Uncle Liu pulling his cart."

Uncle Liu stood at the door with a kind smile. He said, "I heard you found another wild deer. I suppose you're going to take it to Tianxiang Restaurant. It's getting late, so I've come uninvited."

Li came out and smiled slightly: "Uncle Liu is joking. Come in and have some water."

Uncle Liu waved his hand, and seeing the wild deer in the yard, he said, "We can have tea later, let's take this wild deer to the city first."

Fang Xin was panting heavily after loading the wild deer into the car, still because she had eaten too much earlier.

Fang Yu pinched her cheek, which was covered in a thin layer of sweat: "Alright, you don't need to go. I'll be back soon."

But Fang Xin thought of the two wicked people she encountered yesterday and became worried: "Sister, let me go with you. I'm worried about you going alone."

She couldn't tell her mother about the two wicked people from yesterday, for fear that her mother would worry.

Fang Yu put his arm around her shoulder and walked her aside, lowering his voice: "Little girl, they're just some thugs. You just stay home and protect our mother."

Fang Yu knew that Li had something to do because Li rushed back after they returned from the mountain, so she planned to go to Qingshan City by herself.

As we rode the oxcart out of the village, many onlookers stood by the roadside, some envious, some jealous, all whispering amongst themselves.

Even Fang Ling hid behind a big tree to spy on him. She couldn't believe that Fang Yu was so lucky as to have caught prey twice in a row.

Now that I've seen it with my own eyes, it's really true. The money from selling this beast will be enough to pay off my father's gambling debts.

Even so, that money has nothing to do with the Fang family now. Neither her father nor her grandmother can get it, let alone her.

If she married into the Wang family, her family's immediate crisis would be solved. However, the Wang family said that they would only grant her a grand wedding procession with a phoenix coronet and embroidered robes after she passed the imperial examinations.

She had been waiting for two years, and was naturally anxious, but there was nothing she could do.

Fang Yu is unwilling to marry Lin Wu, and her father can't pay off his gambling debts. She accidentally overheard her father telling her grandfather that he wanted to marry her off to Lin Wu. Although her grandfather hasn't agreed yet, it's hard to say whether he will change his mind.

She didn't want to become a victim.

She had no intention of marrying Lin Wu, that rough, sweaty man; she was destined to be the wife of a top scholar.

It's all because of Fang Yu. If she just obediently marries Lin Wu, nothing will happen.

Looking at Fang Yu, who was leisurely on the oxcart, Fang Ling felt a surge of hatred rising in her heart.

Fang Yu saw her, but only glanced at her indifferently.

The oxcart stopped in the backyard of Tianxiang Restaurant, where Uncle Liu was waiting. Fang Yu went directly to find Manager Sun.

There were only two tables of people eating in the lobby, and the atmosphere was cold and deserted. It didn't look like a restaurant at all.

She stopped and looked back at Jufulou across the street. Even from this distance, she could hear the bustling noise inside the restaurant.

At this moment, Fang Yu was truly reluctant to sell the wild deer to Tianxianglou, since it would be a losing proposition for them.

The shop assistant came over. She had just been here yesterday, so of course he remembered her. The shop assistant asked, "Miss, are you here to sell things again today?"

Fang Yu nodded, and the waiter couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that the situation at Tianxiang Restaurant was worse than she had imagined.

The waiter still took her to see Manager Sun.

Upon seeing the wild deer, Manager Sun readily quoted a price. Wild deer are more precious than wild boars, so the price was higher.

With sixteen taels of silver in his pocket, Fang Yu asked the waiter as he left, "Young man, do you know why Jufu Restaurant across the street is doing so well?"

The young man looked through the doorway at Jufu Restaurant. Seeing no new customers, he added, "Miss, you don't know this, but Jufu Restaurant is a relatively new establishment. I heard the chef is from overseas and makes excellent dishes that everyone raves about."

"Eh~"

The waiter sighed again: "I have to attend to my guests now, so I won't keep the girl any longer. You can bring more game later."

Fang Yu turned around and went to Jufulou across the street. She wanted to see what their signature dishes were.

"Go! Go! Go!"

The waiter at Jufulou hadn't forgotten her either, and said with even more impatience than yesterday, "Didn't we tell you? This isn't a place for you. If you want to beg for food, go somewhere else. Don't interfere with us serving other customers."

Fang Yu frowned, took out some silver and threw it over: "Give me a few of your best dishes to try."

The shop assistant's expression immediately changed upon receiving the silver: "Alright, this way please, miss."

After sitting down, Fang Yu secretly observed the people eating around him. Judging from their expressions, it was obvious that the food didn't taste very good.

Why do all these people come here to eat?

This made Fang Yu even more curious.