Chapter 73: The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife
Chapter 73: Profound Taste
While listening to Wu Xiuyun, Bai Lu's mind was also working, outlining a general idea.
She also understood the reason behind the valuable gift in her hands.
"Aunt Wu, rest assured, our cooperation remains the same," Bai Lu replied with a smile. "When Ah Cheng goes to the countryside tomorrow to bring back chestnuts, our candied chestnut business will open its doors again. Wang Cuihua doesn't sell candied chestnuts in our town; she goes to the neighboring Dashizhen to sell them."
Wen Xiuyun's big worry finally lifted, and her furrowed brow gradually relaxed.
She knew that Bai Lu was about to open up a dual sales channel.
She quickly brought up her husband: "Bai Lu, the orders from your wealthy uncle are increasing, and the customers are getting anxious. Can you check when you can deliver the goods?"
"Let's do it together tomorrow."
Bai Lu looked at the sky, "The sun has set, and the new house isn't finished yet. You'll need some time to go back to the countryside. Come over tomorrow to pick up the goods, and we can discuss the city's prices in detail, setting a suitable price for candied chestnuts."
Wu Xiuyun happily agreed to the plan.
Finally, everything was settled.
After agreeing to meet tomorrow, she quickly walked towards her husband's motorcycle, afraid that Bai Lu might want to reciprocate.
As they drove away, Wu Xiuyun couldn't help but praise with a smile, "Looking at this girl who seems to be in her teens, she handles things more smoothly than us, who are a whole generation older. Not only is she smart, but she also knows etiquette. It's hard to imagine what kind of family can raise such an outstanding daughter."
"That's right."
Wen Xiuyun said, "Since we started building a house in the town, neighbors occasionally come to buy fruits from me, and we chat sometimes during leisure. I've heard them mention a few times that Bai Lu's family is not wealthy, and her parents favor boys over girls, often scolding and hitting her."
"When she first moved to the Xiao Cheng family, Bai Lu was so timid that she dared not go out, never interacting with neighbors. It was only last month that she began to change gradually."
"Probably, after leaving her parents' home for a long time, she finally adapted to a life without abuse, slowly opened up, and became more enlightened. But Bai Lu is truly clever; who would have thought of the off-season sales route, and turning chestnuts into candied chestnuts better than ordinary dishes? No girl in town can achieve that."
Wen Fu Gui also had to admit that Bai Lu's mental agility put her far ahead of her peers.
"Don't even mention girls of her age, even older folks like us can't think of this lucrative opportunity. Though the town is small, it still harbors clever girls."
When Xiao Wei helped Bai Lu carry plastic bags, and saw inside the bag legs of cured duck larger than her face, her calm face instantly turned into shock. Someone was sending gifts to Bai Lu again.
Moreover, three large cured ducks and six legs of cured duck this size.
Xiao Wei had never seen duck legs cut from a duck that weren't just a single leg.
Bai Lu's surplus food was increasing.
His big brother also became much more pleasant than before.
As Xiao Wei looked at the courtyard, in front of the broken water jar, a girl was picking mint, and a man was dealing with fish by the well. Little sparks flickered in his eyes.
He really hoped things would continue like this.
For dinner, Bai Lu made boiled fish. The fish was large, and there were many side dishes, filling up a big pot.
She made the stir-fried snails she had been craving. After adding chili, ginger, green onions, and various other ingredients, she scooped a few into a bowl and handed it to Xiao Cheng, who was stoking the fire in front of the stove.
"Try it and see if it's flavorful enough. I should have added salt and soy sauce. I didn't use much chili."
Xiao Cheng saw that she had added a large bowl of chili.
Then he saw a small snail, shiny, fragrant, and bigger than his face, right in front of him. He opened his mouth.
"Is it delicious?" Bai Lu looked at him expectantly.
A little spicy.
Xiao Cheng, with a calm expression, said, "It's okay."
Okay means good. Good means delicious!
Bai Lu had already mastered the scoring system of the big brother and happily picked up another snail, handing it to Xiao Wei, who brought the dishes.
"Try something delicious."
Xiao Wei sneaked a glance at the man calmly throwing snail shells into the stove and silently took the spicy snail.
Oh... a spicy mouthful of stir-fried snails.
"Delicious, I've never had such delicious stir-fried snails!"... He really hadn't eaten stir-fried snails before.
Although it was a bit spicy, it was really delicious. The taste of stir-fried snails was different from pork, fish, and chicken.
Especially fragrant, with a hint of mint aroma, the combination of oil, salt, chili, soy sauce, and a mysterious fresh fragrance.
But it's a bit tough on the teeth.
Bai Lu heard the cracking sound and turned her head. Both eyes were stunned.
"How did you crush the shells?"
"If I don't crush them, how can I eat the snail meat?" Xiao Wei honestly replied, then corrected, "I just cracked them open."
Bai Lu poked the little guy's slightly bulging cheek with her finger, her face full of disbelief.
"You can try sucking the snail meat out in your mouth."
"I can't suck it out in my mouth." Xiao Wei was honest; he didn't have the snail-sucking skills of his big brother.
After a turn of the cheek, the snail shell moved from the slightly red corner of his mouth and fell onto the small palm spread out.
Xiao Wei didn't dare to cross Xiao Cheng, throw the shell into the stove, turned around, and took it out to throw it into the trash can.
When she came back, Bai Lu gave him a toothpick.
And said to him, "When you eat stir-fried snails later, use your hands to pick up the snail and suck it. If you can't suck it out, use a toothpick to pick out the meat from the shell. Biting the shell may damage your teeth. Using a toothpick is faster and more convenient."
Xiao Wei understood.
The method he just used to eat snails was wrong. But Bai Lu always spoke very tactfully, never making anyone feel embarrassed.
So, three pounds of stir-fried snails were quickly finished, and even the chili soup was not left.
A large pot of boiled fish was also finished.
Rice and crust were all gone.
When Xiao Cheng went to wash the dishes, Bai Lu and Xiao Wei, who were full, took a walk in the yard to aid digestion and enjoy the moonlight.
The sound of gently clinking bowls and chopsticks came from the kitchen, like strings played lightly on fingertips.
With the moonlight in the sky and the gentle swaying
of the girl's hair as it fell, Xiao Cheng's gaze was fixed on her graceful profile.
In the past, when he and Luo Shiliu went to the city for business, if there was no time for dinner, they would eat supper together at a street stall. Stir-fried snails were on the menu sometimes.
Not often, and the taste was vague.
Just to fill the stomach when there was no other choice, it wasn't about whether it tasted good or not; it just needed to be swallowed.
But today's stir-fried snails had a profound taste.
...
When Bai Lu finished her bath and returned to her room, she found a few sheets of paper pressed down by a water cup on the table. The paper wasn't clean and blank but covered with ink from a ballpoint pen.
Coming closer, at the top of the paper, a few large, powerful characters caught her eye.
"Pingcheng Price List."
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