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【Chapter 35】Preparing for the birthday banquet

When they were sleeping at night, the family of three covered the quilt that Yu Wan bought (pulled) back. The quilt was very thin. Yu Wan was worried that it would not be warm enough, so she covered her own thick quilt on her head.

As a result, when we slept until midnight, the family of three heated into steamed shrimps, and the mattress was soaked...

Breakfast was leftover white flour steamed buns and braised dishes last night, so you can eat it just by hot.

While steaming steamed buns and braised dishes in the pot, Yu Wan went to the pigpen.

The pigpen is no longer raising pigs, and it is cleaned by Yu Wan and is now used to raise chickens.

In order to keep the pheasant warm, Yu Wan surrounded the outer periphery with cotton cloth. Although it was not as warm as the wall, it was much better than sleeping in the wind and in the open. Moreover, Yu Wan also burned a brazier beside the chicken cage.

Pheasant is placed in different chicken cages.

Yu Wan touched it one by one, and when she touched the third one, she paused: "You didn't lay eggs?"

Didn't go yesterday.

"Awan." Yu Feng knocked on the back door of the stove. He came to take Yu Wan to the town to buy vegetables. Thinking that Xiao Tiedan and Aunt San were still asleep, it was inconvenient to wake them up, so he walked around the back door.

Yu Wan opened the door for Yu Feng.

Yu Feng saw the two eggs in her hand and said, "Where are you collecting the eggs?"

The cold wind that poured in made Yu Wan tremble. She hurriedly welcomed Yu Feng in, closed the back door and said, "There is a chicken that can't lay eggs anymore. I was thinking that if I got it to the town later, I should be able to sell it at a good price."

As soon as she finished speaking, a crisp giggle came from the chicken cage!

Yu Feng ran over and took a look: "Huh? I've laid an egg."

...

After Yu Wan dipped it in marinade, she ate a white flour bun and set off with Yu Feng.

They still rented a ox cart at Shuanzi's house, but unfortunately the ox cart broke down and the two had to walk.

Yu Wan is used to walking, but she doesn't feel far away, and she can save money when walking.

Although they can eat meat every meal now, that's just because they are in the braised meat business. Apart from the high cost of ingredients and salt and other seasonings, they don't really get much money.

And they need to collect 100 taels of medical treatment, and there is really a distance between thousands of valleys and thousands of peaks.

But as long as you work hard, Yu Wan believes that they will make a profit one day.

"You don't need to buy vegetarian dishes. I have already told the villagers that when the time comes, I will pick them in their fields, and then I will follow the price at the market." On the way, Yu Feng said in the cold wind that was like a knife.

Yu Wan nodded. Vegetarian dishes account for not much, so it may not be easy to book in the market. It would be better to buy them with the villagers. Besides, the fertilizers and water are not flowing to outsiders. At the same price, wouldn’t it be better for the villagers to make money?

As for meat dishes, they must be purchased on the market.

The two of them first went to the market where Yu Wan had sold live fish and winter bamboo shoots.

"How to sell pork belly?" Yu Wan asked, pointing to a beautiful long pork belly.

The stall owner said: "Twenty cents per pound."

Yu Wan paused: "So expensive? Didn't we all last eighteen yesterday?"

The stall owner chopped up a pig's trotter and said, "You will be twenty-two tomorrow! The price per day is the same as the year ends. Even if you go to another house to ask, there will be no lower price."

Yu Wan didn't believe it at first and pulled Yu Feng around the market for a whole circle, but as the stall owner said, there was no lower: "Brother, is there any other market in the town?"

“Yes, there is one.”

The brother and sister went to another market, but what is regrettable is that because this market is closer to Beizhenkou, the price is more expensive than before.

"We also have to buy salt. The cost of ingredients is too high and you will lose money." Although Yu Wan didn't plan to make much money, it doesn't mean she wants to do a loss business.

Yu Feng thought for a while and said, "There is a market in Xitou Village. I heard that the food there is cheap, but it's too far away."

There was heavy snow like goose feathers falling from the sky. The two of them walked more than ten miles in the wind and snow before finally reaching the market in Xitou Village.

Yu Wan's ears were red, her hands were stiff, her face was numb, and she couldn't even speak easily.

But sadly, the food here is not cheap at all...

"Why are you here?" A carriage stopped beside Yu Wan, the curtain was lifted, and Bai Tang looked at the brother and sister.

Yu Wan said with difficulty: "We, come, buy, vegetables."

"What kind of vegetables to buy run so far? Isn't it on the market?" Bai Tang asked.

"Buy, white, old, grandpa, birthday, banquet, food, food." Yu Wan said word by word. It was not as slow as she wanted to say, but her cheeks were really stiff.

Bai Tang stared with a wide eyelid and said, "Didn't I explain it clearly yesterday? I'll buy the ingredients. You just need to make them from the past!"

Hearing this, even Yu Wan, who had always been calm, was stunned. Miss Bai promised five taels of silver. Isn’t it meant that they could bring their own ingredients? They could earn so much by making braised dishes for one day?!

What a fortune-teller...

Seeing that Yu Wan was speechless, Bai Tang knew that she was frozen and sighed, "Get in the car, I'll take you back."

Yu Feng was inconvenient to enter and sat outside with the coachman, but Bai Tang gave him a thick cashmere blanket, which he wrapped around him and felt like it was burning.

The carriage was parked at the entrance of the village.

Yu Wan, who has recovered, thanked her sincerely.

Bai Tang waved his hand and said, "I will send someone to pick you up the day after tomorrow."

Yu Wan said politely: "The town is not far away, we can go through it ourselves."

Bai Tang raised his eyebrows: "Who said my family is in town?"

...

In the afternoon, the snow was getting heavier and heavier. The wind and snow outside the house were mixed, but it was as warm as late spring in the warm pavilion.

The red charcoal burns to a strong fire.

Mrs. Yan was only wearing a thin short jacket, but she didn't feel cold at all.

In front of her, Manager Du from the kitchen was asking her to tell her: "...The venison is ready. Do you have some fresh donkey meat? It is said that it is the best to use it to entertain distinguished guests, but the price is just... "

Manager Du said, showing a embarrassed look on his face.

Mrs. Yan touched the lazy white cat in her arms and snorted coldly: "Do our general's mansion look like a person who is short of money now? What is good? How to treat guests attentively? Just do it and don't ask me everything. You just need to remember that the princess and Young Master Yan are also coming to the banquet. Don't neglect them!"

Manager Du was shocked: "Yes! Madam!"

Dong! Dong! Dong Dong Dong Dong Dong Dong Dong Dong Dong!

Not far away, a deafening drum sound came.

The white cat in Mrs. Yan's arms was frightened and jumped away with a meow.

Mrs. Yan frowned: "Who is so bold to beat the drums in the mansion? I wonder if the lady has been on the road for so long and is resting? Go and beat that lifeless slave out!"

Manager Du touched his nose and said embarrassedly: "It's not our mansion, but the Bai Mansion next door. I heard that his master was going to celebrate his birthday, so he specially invited the opera troupe from outside to come back."

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Brother Jiu, will the Yan family go to the table?

Young Master Yan: Don’t go.

I heard that Wanwan is next door.
Chapter completed!
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