Travel to ancient times and become rich women with your bestie

Chapter 284: Going on a raid?

But if this happens, there won’t be enough food at home.

She saw the vegetables that Mrs. Luo and the others had washed and placed in the kitchen in the morning. If there were only seven of them, it would be enough, but if there were more than ten people, they would have to buy some more.

The same goes for meat. Yesterday, they only bought enough for yesterday's meal because they were afraid the meat would go bad, so they have to buy some more now.

Someone has to stay at home. It happened that Mrs. Luo took Zheng Yuan there yesterday. It’s not far from here. Zheng Yuan plans to buy the ingredients by himself.

Zheng Yuan found a basket from the kitchen and prepared to go out.

"Amin!" Zheng Yuan shouted at Duan Minmin, thought for a moment and waved his hand, "Forget it, I'll let Sister Luo come and take a look.

Duan Minmin had already walked over. After hearing this, how could she let Zheng Yuan go? She walked over quickly and hugged Zheng Yuan's neck.

"Hey! Stinky Yuanbao! What did you say? I always feel like you are looking down on me. Why don't you explain yourself to me quickly?"

“Hahaha… Let me go, it’s itchy as hell.”

Duan Minmin didn't use much force, and her gentle hug made Zheng Yuan feel a tingling sensation on his neck.

"Hurry up and tell me! I will never forgive you if you don't!" Duan Minmin loosened his grip slightly but did not let go completely.

"I just dislike you. I'm going to buy groceries. I originally wanted to let you watch me cook, but thinking of your cooking skills, I'd better ask Sister Luo and others to watch me to be on the safe side." Zheng Yuan said with a smile.

"You are just looking down on others!" Duan Minmin pretended to be angry, "But you are right, I really can't do this job. It's okay to give you some half-cooked rice, but it's embarrassing to be in front of so many people."

"You have some self-awareness." Zheng Yuan broke free from Duan Minmin's restraints.

"Yes, yes. I have a chef at home. Come on, chef, take your frame and go quickly."

Duan Minmin stuffed the basket that Zheng Yuan had dropped on the ground into her hands, pushed Zheng Yuan out of the door, and then closed the door with a bang.

Zheng Yuan looked at the closed door with amusement, picked up the basket and walked in the direction where Mrs. Luo took her yesterday.

It wasn't too far from the courtyard, otherwise Zheng Yuan would never have dared to go there alone. Given her poor sense of direction, if the situation got any more complicated, she wouldn't have been able to come back.

After walking for more than ten minutes, the butcher's shop from yesterday appeared in front of us.

Zheng Yuan arrived a little late, and there was only a piece of pork belly weighing about ten pounds left on the stall, with most of the meat being fat.

With no choice, Zheng Yuan could only ask the boss to pack the whole piece of meat for her.

The prices in Zhaoming County were similar to those in Yongding, and the pork belly was also 25 wen per pound. Seeing that she wanted all the leftovers, the stall owner gave her a penny less, and she got it for 24 wen per pound.

After packing the meat, Zheng Yuan was planning to go find someone selling vegetables, but after thinking it over he turned back.

They have to eat it every day anyway, so instead of going to buy it every day and causing trouble, it is better to ask the boss to prepare it for them and deliver it to their door every day.

The boss, who was cleaning up the shop, saw Zheng Yuan coming back and thought there was something wrong with the meat, so he hurriedly came out from behind the chopping board.

After knowing that he had to order meat from him, the boss almost couldn't stop grinning.

Zheng Yuan and her friends order ten kilograms a day, which is considered a large order. I knew that most people would just buy one or half a kilogram to satisfy their hunger.

Every day after slaughtering a pig, he would send half a pig to the restaurant he cooperated with. He would have to wait all morning to sell the other half, and sometimes there would be a lot of pigs left over that could not be sold.

Half a pig only weighs about 100 pounds, but Zheng Yuan and the others took 10 pounds, which was much more cost-effective than him waiting for it in the store.

The boss was very happy and made sure to reserve the best pork belly for them every day.

Thinking that people of this era like to eat fatty meat, pork belly is no exception, and that they all like the fatter ones, Zheng Yuan quickly told the boss to leave some leaner ones for them.

The boss didn't expect such a good thing to happen. Others were afraid that they would not give enough fat ones, but she took the initiative to ask for more thin ones. The ones that couldn't be sold could be sent to her.

The boss was so happy that he said that the pork belly he would deliver from now on would be charged at 23 cents per pound, which was 2 cents less.

The two men, both feeling that they had gotten the better deal, happily concluded the deal.

Zheng Yuan hummed happily as he went to find a vegetable stall.

However, because she arrived too late, she couldn't find anyone selling vegetables after wandering around for a long time.

She had no choice but to take a detour to find a small restaurant and ask if they sold vegetables.

The boss thought she was here to cause trouble and was about to kick her out, but Zheng Yuan said she could pay a higher price, so the boss half-believingly let her into the kitchen.

Although this small shop is not as good as those big restaurants, it still has a wide variety of vegetables.

Zheng Yuan took two radishes, some lettuces, picked a big pumpkin, and some condiments such as onions, ginger, and garlic. Finally, he asked for some kimchi that the proprietress had pickled herself.

These vegetables could probably be bought from the farmer for thirty or forty cents, but the boss charged her a hundred cents.

But who made her miss it? It was good enough that the boss was willing to sell it to her. And the boss had already washed the vegetables, so Zheng Yuan felt it was not a loss.

She bought too much today. By the time she walked to the yard carrying a lot of things, she felt like her hands were about to be strangled.

Duan Minmin saw her and hurried over to help.

"Yuanbao, are you going on a raid again?"

"Of course not. How can I fill your bottomless pit if I don't go to sweep the place?" Zheng Yuan was so tired that he was out of breath, but he still didn't forget to chat with Duan Minmin.

There were clanging and banging sounds coming from the kitchen.

"Shun Zi's father is here and is making the shelf inside. I have already told him how to do it. Do you want to go and take a look?" Duan Minmin asked.

"No, just say it. I have to prepare lunch quickly. By the way, has Shunzi gone home?"

"No, he's helping his father build a shelf. They just brought the wood here. They must live quite far away. I see they are both exhausted. What? Are you looking for Shunzi?"

"I was thinking that Shunzi and Acheng are both here, so it would be rude not to call Manager Fang. Besides, he has been helping us out these past two days, so we should treat him to a meal. So I thought of asking Shunzi to call Manager Fang and the shop assistants." Zheng Yuan explained.

"Yes, that's true. They helped us, so we should have a meal with them. You go prepare the dishes, and I'll go in and talk to Shunzi." Duan Minmin nodded.

The rice has been steamed. After putting everything in place, Zheng Yuan immediately starts preparing the dishes.

Fortunately, the dishes were already washed and prepared, which saved me a lot of trouble.

At noon, Zheng Yuan planned to make some braised pork, stir-fry some lettuce, stir-fry some mustard greens, and finally cook some cabbage soup.

Cooking is a piece of cake for Zheng Yuan. In no time, the dish is in the pot.

Zheng Yuan is generous with the use of oil and seasonings when cooking. As soon as the food is put into the wok, the aroma wafts out immediately and everyone who is busy can't help but look over here.

This is too delicious!

The last cabbage soup was served, and Manager Fang and Acheng and the others came back one after another.

The time was just right. Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin set the table and asked everyone to come and eat.

"Madams, your cooking skills are amazing. I can smell the fragrance from far away. I wasn't hungry at first, but as soon as I smelled the fragrance, my stomach started growling." Manager Fang praised.

"It's not that exaggerated. It's just a home-cooked dish. Come and eat, everyone." Zheng Yuan greeted everyone.

This time no one was polite. After all, the taste of the braised pork was too overbearing and no one could resist it.

For a moment, the only sound in the yard was the sound of chewing.