Chapter 9: Returning to Maiden Home

Half an hour later, two plates of scallion oil thin pancakes were served on the table.

The pancakes didn't know how they were made, but they were crispy and shiny, and the fragrance was enticing, just smelling it hooked the gluttonous worms in people's stomachs.

Jiang Lian'er couldn't help but swallow her saliva, reached out, and grabbed one impatiently, just about to stuff it into her mouth when her mother slapped her.

"No rules, your grandmother is still here." Cao Shi pretended to glare at her daughter.

Jiang Lian'er smiled awkwardly, and the pancake in her hand was handed to Yan Pozi: "Grandmother, you eat first!"

Yan Pozi took the pancake, tore off a small piece, and chewed it carefully in her mouth with only a few teeth left.

Not salty, not bland, crispy and semi-melted, besides the fragrance of scallions, there was a faint astringency, but it wasn't unpleasant, instead, it neutralized the sweetness and greasiness of the scallion oil.

It was unexpectedly delicious.

Yan Pozi's sparse eyebrows raised high, then quickly fell, and she nodded: "Eldest grandson's wife's craftsmanship is good."

"As long as grandmother likes it." Du Ruo, who was standing by, smiled.

The three of them soon finished all seven or eight pancakes. Cao Shi was still unsatisfied, rolled up her sleeves, wiped her greasy mouth, and opened her mouth to order Du Ruo as a matter of course.

"Is there any more? If not, go and make ten or more, your eldest uncle and cousin haven't eaten yet, I'll take them back for them to taste."

"No more." Du Ruo said with a bitter face, "There was only a little white flour at home, and it was all made into pancakes. We, the younger brothers and sister, are still hungry, how about..."

She looked at Cao Shi with eager eyes, "Borrow some from eldest aunt's house first?"

Cao Shi's face stiffened and she immediately refused: "Where would we have white flour? It's good enough to have porridge! Forget it, forget it, just treat it as if those two father and son didn't have the luck, next time."

Du Ruo smiled and didn't force it.

After eating the pancakes, several people finally felt that they hadn't come for nothing and left satisfied.

Looking at Yan Pozi, who was supported in the middle by Cao Shi and Jiang Lian'er and left, Du Ruo found it funny. Without the life of an old matriarch, she had all the illnesses of an old matriarch, and she didn't feel tired.

Turning her head, she saw the three little ones plus the dog standing at the door, all with ugly faces.

"What's wrong?" She asked suspiciously.

The annoying guys were gone, why were they still unhappy?

Jiang Wan glanced at the empty plate on the table and said pitifully: "I'm hungry..."

"I'm so angry!" Jiang Cheng sat down at the square table and said bitterly, "Such delicious scallion oil pancakes, we didn't even eat a bite ourselves, and they all went into their stomachs!"

Du Ruo *pfft* laughed.

"What's there to be angry about? You think free food is that easy to eat? Just wait and see, they..." Du Ruo stopped her words in time.

Yan Pozi was the three little ones' biological grandmother no matter how biased she was. Some things she could do, but there was no need to let a few children know.

Besides, she had just integrated into this family, and the gentle and virtuous persona couldn't collapse so quickly.

Du Ruo pinched Jiang Wan's little nose and smiled: "Go, sister-in-law will make you something better!"

She had told Cao Shi that the white flour at home was used up, which was of course a lie. She wasn't that selfless, she definitely had to take care of her own family first, so she kept half of it.

Du Ruo busied herself skillfully and soon made a few bowls of scallion oil mixed noodles.

This was much better than scallion oil pancakes, delicious and nutritious, and had a strong sense of satiety, plus a poached egg on top.

That taste, it was absolute!

Of course, because of the lack of sufficient ingredients, it was still much worse than her previous life, but for the three little ones who were always eating clear soup and light water, it was no less than phoenix marrow and dragon liver.

"Sister-in-law, your craftsmanship is really good." Jiang Cheng sucked the noodles into his mouth *slurp slurp*, unable to stop at all, "This is too delicious!"

Little girl Jiang Wan also held the bowl and nodded hard: "Mm-hmm."

Du Ruo laughed loudly: "Satisfied with this? Sister-in-law can make many delicious things, like ants climbing trees, fish and sheep fresh, Buddha jumping over the wall, braised lion's head..."

Jiang Cheng swallowed his saliva hard.

Although he didn't know what kind of dishes they were, they sounded delicious. It's over, he didn't sleep well, what if he dreamed of eating a big meal tonight and gnawed on second brother's head as a lion's head?

He guiltily glanced at his second brother's face, which was even more exquisite than a girl's.

Jiang Zhan didn't know his brother was full of food. He was always mature and prudent, and he studied the books of sages, paying attention to the demeanor of a gentleman. Therefore, even though this scallion oil mixed noodle was extremely delicious, he still ate it unhurriedly.

It was only when he heard Du Ruo's boast that he said shamefully: "I have read ten thousand books, but I am still a frog at the bottom of the well. I have never heard of these dish names."

Never heard of them?

Du Ruo's chopsticks paused, and a thought flashed through her mind extremely quickly.

"Second brother, are you sure you haven't heard of these dishes?" She asked urgently.

Jiang Zhan recalled for a long time before saying firmly: "Although I rarely leave the academy, most of my classmates are from wealthy families, and there is no lack of people who have returned from traveling, but I have never heard them mention these dish names."

Great!

Du Ruo was overjoyed, "In your opinion, if I sell these recipes to the restaurants in town, would they buy them?"

Jiang Zhan pondered for a moment and asked: "I don't know how the taste of these dishes compares to scallion oil mixed noodles?"

"Ten times more delicious!"

They weren't even on the same level, okay? One was a snack, the other was a hard dish. Whether it was taste or value, they were worlds apart.

Jiang Zhan's eyes lit up, and he nodded: "I think, it's worth a try."

Such deliciousness, if he were a restaurant manager, he would never be willing to refuse.

"Then it's settled!" Du Ruo made the final decision.

The family was running out of food, and if she didn't find a way to make money, they would drink the northwest wind. No matter what, trying didn't cost money.

What if it succeeded?

That would not only solve the problem of the family's survival but also complete the task released by the system. The money for medicine would also have some clues, killing three birds with one stone.

Everything should be done early rather than late. Du Ruo thought for a while and said: "Like this, second brother, you are more familiar with the town than me, take me to look around tomorrow, and find a reliable restaurant to talk about it."

"Tomorrow?" Jiang Zhan was puzzled, "Isn't tomorrow the day for sister-in-law to return to her maiden home?"

Du Ruo was stunned: "........."

She had forgotten about this.

It wasn't that she was crossing the river and tearing down the bridge, not wanting to fulfill the agreement with the original owner, but in the past two days, a pile of miscellaneous things hadn't given her a chance to breathe.

Moreover, from the original owner's memory, Du Mingzhu didn't care about Zheng Shi's life or death, and only when the original owner didn't listen would Du Mingzhu use despicable means against those around her to threaten her.

Now that she had married over according to Du Mingzhu's requirements, in the short term, Du Mingzhu shouldn't be able to make any more dark moves.

So, Zheng Shi should be safe for now.

But being able to go back and see her earlier was, of course, the best.

"Let's postpone the matter of selling recipes for two days, I'll go back to my maiden home tomorrow." Du Ruo said.

Jiang Zhan opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopping.

Originally, according to the rules, the eldest brother should accompany her back, so that it would be considered giving sister-in-law face. But the eldest brother wasn't at home. Although he stood in for the eldest brother to welcome the bride, he couldn't stand in for him to return to the maiden home, otherwise, the spit would drown them both. He could only wrong sister-in-law.

With apology to Du Ruo, Jiang Zhan took out a string of copper coins and put them on the table, saying: "Here is one hundred wen, sister-in-law, just keep it, so you can buy some return gifts tomorrow, so you won't be laughed at for going empty-handed." ===== CHAPTER 10 =====