Chapter 95: A couple of silver coins, a package of no worries

  Outside the house, Tian Guihua heard the father and daughter crying together, for a moment she was also gritting her teeth with hatred, not wanting to marry!? Such a mother-killer's scourge, even if she didn't want to marry, she had to be married off, no matter what, this scourge had to be gotten rid of, leaving her at home would also be the root of the family's downfall...

  Thinking of Niu Laogen's ruthlessness, he didn't care about the emotional ties of several decades at all. Tian Guilhua was really crying and couldn't cry anymore, but she secretly hated him in her heart, as if a thorn had been deeply pierced into her, hurting every time it touched.

  In the afternoon, everyone in the family was feeling lethargic, mainly because of Tian Guihua's anger. They had just finished cooking dinner and were about to eat when Zheng Niangzi arrived again. The whole family knew that they wouldn't be able to enjoy their dinner either, and for a moment, they felt even more listless.

  How come their family has been so troublesome lately? One by one, they come to the door to make trouble. In the past when they were poor, who would visit them? Even the village's second-rate sons wouldn't go there. Now it's good, with or without reason, someone comes to make trouble every day, and even the village dogs that never went to their house before now surround their courtyard every day, almost reporting on time...

  The dish has been served, and the second dog has brought over the fish. Shen Sisi specially braised the fish in soy sauce, which is overflowing with fragrance, and added chili peppers to make it even more delicious. This dish looks much better than ordinary steamed or fish soup, because steaming and fish soup don't require oil, so these two methods are commonly used here when eating fish. However, no one can bear to use expensive fish for braising, but the fish that has been stir-fried in oil is crispy and fragrant. Then, with the addition of chili peppers, soy sauce, scallions, garlic, and ginger, the fish becomes incredibly aromatic as soon as it's placed on the table...

  Zheng Niangzi took a glance at the table and her eyes narrowed slightly, smelling the aroma, she smiled: "This fish is really well-cooked..."

  Her eyes shifted to the other dishes, and she didn't mind the vegetarian dishes. What caught her attention was a small plate of braised meat that Shen Sisi had deliberately brought out, as well as a large bowl of spicy pork offal, which also seemed to be braised. The sight truly made one's mouth water, and Zheng Niang couldn't help but feel envious.

  "This braised pork... " She sniffed it hard, laughing: "This braised pork isn't anything good, how did it become so fragrant after being cooked by Tuni? Oh my, I'm dying from craving..."

  Shen Sisi didn't even bother to respond to her, but not responding wasn't an option either. If she didn't respond, the other would become even more aggressive. At this point, Shen Sisi's expression was also unpleasant, and she simply said: "What is it that you want, Zheng Niangzi?!"

  Not even a single "aunt" was uttered, clearly unwelcome. Zheng's wife cursed inwardly, what a formidable little girl, but since she dared to scold Lian Tian Guihua, she didn't dare show her true colors either, only smiling: "Yesterday I was indeed reckless, but after thinking about it all night, I finally came up with an idea, Tuniu, do you think this will work?!"

  She looked at Shen Sisi's cold face and hastily smiled: "When selling chestnuts, you sold them to the Niu Lao Gen family. Now this braised meat recipe, look..."

  Shen Sisi sneered coldly, "Does Zheng Niangzi still have this idea?! Forget it, my family doesn't lack this money now. This prescription... isn't for sale."

  Zheng Niangzi thought for a moment, knowing that selling the recipe was out of the question. But couldn't she just buy a copy of the recipe and take it back to sell braised meat too? She persisted: "I'm not asking you to sell the recipe outright, I just want to buy one copy to take back with me. In the future, your family can still sell braised meat, my family will also sell it, and we won't interfere with each other's business. What do you think? Auntie, I'm sincere, let's discuss the price..."

  Shen Sisi looked at her with a seemingly smiling yet not quite smiling expression and said: "Does Mistress Zheng think I'm so young that I don't know how to do math?! How much money can you pay for this priceless formula?! Do I have a brain disease or something, selling the formula for just a few small coins, only to let others snatch my business away from me? Isn't that just asking for trouble?! Mistress Zheng should stop thinking about such calculations..."

  Today, Shen Sisi was already angry in her heart, and Tian Guihua had stirred up a bellyful of anger. Now that Zheng Niangzi had come to her doorstep, her mood became even worse. Her tone of voice was aggressive, and she spoke with a sarcastic attitude.

  Zheng Niangzi felt extremely uncomfortable in her heart, her face stiffened, but she still forced a smile and said: "Is there really no way? The price I offered is not low, don't reject me outright like this, can't we discuss it properly..."

  She saw Shen Sisi not moving, gritted her teeth and said: "How about two hundred taels of silver!? It's still a buyout price, think carefully, you're not losing out, two hundred taels is really not a small amount, how much braised meat do you need to sell to make it back?!

  Shen Sisi just looked at her without saying a word, and when Zheng Niangzi's heart rose with infinite hope, she finally spoke up to extinguish it.

  "Sorry, no matter how much money you offer, I won't sell. However, if Mistress Zheng wants to buy the sauce, that's a different story. But my supply is limited, and one packet of sauce can only marinate 50 catties of pork. My sauce is expensive, one tael of silver per packet..." Shen Sisi smiled and said, "Mistress Zheng might consider it..."

  Zheng's daughter gritted her teeth, secretly resentful in her heart. For just 50 kilograms of pork, even if it was sold at 40 cents per kilogram, she could only get 2,000 cents. After deducting the cost of seasonings, there were only 1,000 cents left. However, within these 1,000 cents, there were more than 700 cents for the cost of pork, plus labor costs, and after much time and effort, she was left with a profit of just over 200 cents...

  She thought it over and felt that it wasn't worth it. Actually, earning more than 200 wen was a good deal, but when she saw the Zhong family making so much money, how could she be satisfied with such a small amount? Her face immediately fell. She also thought that in the long run, they would spend more and more on sauces, just to let the Zhong family make a profit, watching as their silver flowed into the Zhong's pockets, how could she bear it?!

  This sauce is expensive, there's no recipe, it's just a bottomless pit. Zheng Niangzi thought that she hadn't even spent the money yet and was already heartbroken about it.

  "One or two silver coins is too expensive......" Zheng's wife said painfully: "Is the sauce really that expensive?!"

  Shen Sisi raised an eyebrow and said, "It's not that expensive, what's expensive is my prescription. Hehe, if Zheng Niangzi thinks it's too expensive, she can choose not to buy it. I won't force her to make a purchase. Our Zhong family doesn't engage in forced sales..."

  Zheng Niangzi's teeth were almost bitten to pieces, the method she had just thought of with great difficulty, thinking that two hundred taels would definitely be enough to buy Fang Zi, but unexpectedly, Shen Sisi had tricked her again.

  This is a dilemma, if she doesn't get it, she can't bear not to earn the money, but if she does get it, she's not willing to give in, and for a while her heart is struggling uncomfortably, feeling miserable like being scratched by a cat.

  She stood still for a moment, thinking that if she didn't buy a pack to take back and have a look first, find the owner of the spice shop to smell it, maybe she could match it, suddenly her eyes lit up, and infinite hope rose in her heart.

  Shen Sisi saw her standing still, and his heart wasn't very happy. He said: "Madam Zheng, go home and think slowly, my family is going to eat, so I won't keep Madam Zheng..."

  Although she was only an eight-year-old girl, her words were like those of a grown-up. Zheng's wife couldn't possibly treat her as a child anymore, so she hastily said: "Alright, alright, I won't disturb you eating, I'll buy a pack to take home and try the braised pork, if it's good, I'll buy more, okay?!"

  She thought for a moment, then naturally said nothing was wrong, didn't even raise an eyebrow, and just let Da Bao bring her a package of ground sauce from the kitchen wrapped in cloth, "No need to owe anything."

  Zheng's daughter reluctantly took out a few silver coins and handed them to her eldest son, who was watching her. Only then did she hastily leave, holding the bundle tightly in her arms and refusing to let go.

  Shen Sisi looked at her and coldly laughed. Da Bao handed the silver to her, saying: "Tuni, is this okay?! Will she smell it out?!"

  "What's the use of smelling out a few flavors? Most of this stuff is from the mountain, you can't even buy it in town, and the spice shop owners don't even recognize it. What can they do?! Shen Sisi tossed the silver into her storage space, sat down at the dinner table, ate a small piece of braised meat, and smiled: "Don't worry, she won't be able to get all the flavors right. If she can't get them all, the taste will be off... She wants to sell it for 40 cents? That's impossible! It takes time and effort, but she won't be able to sell it even if she wants to. Later on, she'll want to buy my braised meat seasoning pack, but she won't be able to afford it. I'll just sell her one pack a day, and she won't be able to sell more even if she wants to. 50 kilograms of braised meat is no threat to our family business, the market in this county town is huge..."

  Many of them are produced in space, where did she find them? Hehe...

  Dabao and his family finally felt at ease, saying: "This is indeed the case, our household doesn't have enough manpower, and selling braised sauce packages can also be a source of income."

  "What's wrong with you? You're already living a good life, and yet you're still so greedy?" Hei Ah Xiu said.

  "Who would be afraid of money burning their hands?" Shen Sisi smiled and said, "It's good that they sell braised meat too, so our family won't be the only one in the spotlight. Otherwise, people will just focus on us alone, it's really annoying."

  "This is indeed true..." He Axiu smiled and said, "Everyone in the village saw it today. If they get annoyed later on... well, I just won't sell them the recipe."

  Zhong Gensheng said: "If this continues, our family will also be unable to do business with the Zheng Tunfu's family in selling pork..."

  "Dad, I'm not planning to buy pork from them anymore. From now on, whenever a village has pigs for sale, we'll just make an announcement and when the time is right, we'll go buy a whole pig and ask the butcher to come back and slaughter it. Although our village only has Zheng Butcher, other villages have many butchers who would be willing to do business with us...it's a long-term deal after all." Shen Sisi said with a smile.

  Zhong Gensheng thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Buying pigs is easy to buy, which family in the village does not raise pigs? I'll take some time off to run an errand. At worst, I'll give them a few more dollars, it's okay if it's more expensive than Zheng Tufu..."

  "It's best if we can settle down for a long time, then we won't have to worry about finding pigs later..." Shen Sisi reminded.

  "Don't worry, Dad will do his best...". Zhong Gensheng was wooden and could only do this for Shen Sisi, how could he not be careful, of course, he wanted to do his best.