PWDLAW Chapter 217: Chu Liushi Confronts Cao Shi
Chapter 217: Chu Liushi Confronts Cao Shi
"Yeah, Third Aunt, you can't keep secrets. Whether my daughter can achieve good results depends on you."
"You cheeky girl." Chu Liushi chuckled.
Most people had good intentions.
However, Cao already knew some recipes for dishes made by Ye Muyu. Perhaps because she had been served a dish by Ye Muyu before, she felt that Ye Muyu's skills were not simple.
And since Cao Juan wanted Ye Muyu to leave Chu Liushi and Chu Heng, Cao Shi, to please her daughter, couldn't accept it. So, she tried to gather information about Ye Muyu and Chu Heng.
In the process, they learned about Ye Muyu's recipe for pickled fish.
This information was easy to find, as the most popular dish in the county recently was the pickled fish. Due to the limited supply of pickled vegetables, the pickled fish was also limited. But selling it for one or two silver coins per portion was astonishing.
While people in other villages might not be aware of this dish, the villagers of Xingshui knew about it. Cao, particularly knew that Chu Liushi never kept the dishes Muyu prepared for them a secret. Combined with the intentional flattery from Zhang, everyone in the village knew about Muyu's filial piety and extraordinary culinary skills.
Cao's family members guessed that this recipe was sold by Ye Muyu.
Considering that a portion of pickled fish was sold for one or two silver coins and one silver coin was equivalent to one thousand copper coins, it meant that one or two silver coins could be exchanged for one thousand five hundred copper coins.
Naturally, silver coins were more valuable than copper coins.
They speculated about the value of this pickled fish recipe. Even if they found out other recipes from Ye Muyu and sold them, it would bring in a considerable income.
Though the Cao family's thoughts might seem shameless, ever since they witnessed Ye Muyu adorned with gold and silver, they couldn't help feeling envious. They believed that by selling the teaching recipes, they could earn a decent amount, perhaps to buy jewelry or silk fabrics.
Temptation was powerful and one's moral standards could lower gradually.
Unfortunately, doing business was never that simple.
"Yuni, would you like to teach tea art? I think your tea art is similar to Third Younger Sister's. Third Younger Sister doesn't seem very busy lately, not going out at all. I don't know what she's doing. Why not leave this job to the younger generation? We older women have poor eyesight due to our age and can't compete with our younger days." Cao was scheming from the moment she spoke.
She wanted Chu Liushi to step aside and also desired the pickled fish recipe.
Chu Liushi smirked not surprised at Cao Shi's openly greedy words. She just felt somewhat displeased.
"Big Sister, you're right. When people get old, they can't compare to their younger selves. But I'm still doing fine, I'm considered young. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would only be eating plain food at home." Chu Liushi smiled and retorted with a hint of sarcasm, as if saying, "So you also have self-awareness."
"Third Younger Sister, you're mistaken. Who isn't working hard? We haven't reached the age of eating plain food yet." Cao Shi's expression darkened when Chu Liushi mentioned her age. She didn't understand what was wrong with Chu Liushi, as she hadn't seen her protecting Ye Yunlan before.
It's all because she saw Ye Yunlan has some skills!
They really weren't good from the beginning!
Chu Liushi smiled faintly, "That's not the case. My husband is worried that my parents might suffer, so he specifically bought a servant to bring back. I suggested not to, but the child is too filial and I couldn't do anything about it. Now, I don't worry about the children's affairs and I'm at ease with them eating plain food."
Chapter 217: Chu Liushi Confronts Cao Shi
"Yeah, Third Aunt, you can't keep secrets. Whether my daughter can achieve good results depends on you."
"You cheeky girl." Chu Liushi chuckled.
Most people had good intentions.
However, Cao already knew some recipes for dishes made by Ye Muyu. Perhaps because she had been served a dish by Ye Muyu before, she felt that Ye Muyu's skills were not simple.
And since Cao Juan wanted Ye Muyu to leave Chu Liushi and Chu Heng, Cao Shi, to please her daughter, couldn't accept it. So, she tried to gather information about Ye Muyu and Chu Heng.
In the process, they learned about Ye Muyu's recipe for pickled fish.
This information was easy to find, as the most popular dish in the county recently was the pickled fish. Due to the limited supply of pickled vegetables, the pickled fish was also limited. But selling it for one or two silver coins per portion was astonishing.
While people in other villages might not be aware of this dish, the villagers of Xingshui knew about it. Cao, particularly knew that Chu Liushi never kept the dishes Muyu prepared for them a secret. Combined with the intentional flattery from Zhang, everyone in the village knew about Muyu's filial piety and extraordinary culinary skills.
Cao's family members guessed that this recipe was sold by Ye Muyu.
Considering that a portion of pickled fish was sold for one or two silver coins and one silver coin was equivalent to one thousand copper coins, it meant that one or two silver coins could be exchanged for one thousand five hundred copper coins.
Naturally, silver coins were more valuable than copper coins.
They speculated about the value of this pickled fish recipe. Even if they found out other recipes from Ye Muyu and sold them, it would bring in a considerable income.
Though the Cao family's thoughts might seem shameless, ever since they witnessed Ye Muyu adorned with gold and silver, they couldn't help feeling envious. They believed that by selling the teaching recipes, they could earn a decent amount, perhaps to buy jewelry or silk fabrics.
Temptation was powerful and one's moral standards could lower gradually.
Unfortunately, doing business was never that simple.
"Yuni, would you like to teach tea art? I think your tea art is similar to Third Younger Sister's. Third Younger Sister doesn't seem very busy lately, not going out at all. I don't know what she's doing. Why not leave this job to the younger generation? We older women have poor eyesight due to our age and can't compete with our younger days." Cao was scheming from the moment she spoke.
She wanted Chu Liushi to step aside and also desired the pickled fish recipe.
Chu Liushi smirked not surprised at Cao Shi's openly greedy words. She just felt somewhat displeased.
"Big Sister, you're right. When people get old, they can't compare to their younger selves. But I'm still doing fine, I'm considered young. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would only be eating plain food at home." Chu Liushi smiled and retorted with a hint of sarcasm, as if saying, "So you also have self-awareness."
"Third Younger Sister, you're mistaken. Who isn't working hard? We haven't reached the age of eating plain food yet." Cao Shi's expression darkened when Chu Liushi mentioned her age. She didn't understand what was wrong with Chu Liushi, as she hadn't seen her protecting Ye Yunlan before.
It's all because she saw Ye Yunlan has some skills!
They really weren't good from the beginning!
Chu Liushi smiled faintly, "That's not the case. My husband is worried that my parents might suffer, so he specifically bought a servant to bring back. I suggested not to, but the child is too filial and I couldn't do anything about it. Now, I don't worry about the children's affairs and I'm at ease with them eating plain food."
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