Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 179 The Big Shot is Coming

Qin winked at An Yue, who smiled knowingly and walked forward to take the bag from Qin's hand.

An Yue smiled and said to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, "Yueyue will accept the kindness of grandma and aunt!"

At this moment, the expressions on Zhou and Zhang's faces looked uglier than crying.

Seeing that Qin was here, Zhou knew they would not be able to get any benefits, so she decided to run away.

"Sister-in-law, Yueyue, we still have to go to the fields to work, so we'll leave first."

After saying that, she turned around and glared at Zhang, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fled in panic, one after the other.

An Yue opened the gate of the yard only after she saw that they had gone far away.

"Aunt, come in quickly."

After Qin walked into the yard, she looked around and saw that the small vegetable garden in the yard was green, as if the seeds had sprouted.

So she asked, "Yueyue, what are you planting in this vegetable garden? It looks like it's sprouting."

An Yue put the backpack in the east ear room, and then walked quickly towards Qin.

"Not long ago, Yueyue went to Aunt Wang's house and shared some celery, peppers, and cabbage seeds. She planted them here. Unexpectedly, they actually sprouted."

Qin turned and walked towards the main hall and said, "The weather has been getting warmer these days, so the buds will naturally sprout much faster."

After entering the main hall, An Yue poured a bowl of water and handed it to Qin: "Aunt, drink some water to quench your thirst."

"Yueyue, your grandfather sent someone to send a letter saying that the chief clerk from the county government will come to our village in the next three or five days. When your uncle heard the news, he started to get busy. He asked me to come here to tell you in advance."

An Yue was a little surprised after hearing this: "It will come in three to five days!!"

"Your uncle told you to think about what kind of dishes you want to make first, and told you not to worry about the money for purchasing the ingredients, as the villagers will share the cost. It would be best for you to prepare all the ingredients in the next two days."

"Okay, okay, we're not far from town, so it'll be quick to get the food."

"Then Yueyue goes on with her work. I'll go back now." After Qin said that, she walked towards the gate of the courtyard.

After An Yue sent Qin out of the yard, she returned to the main hall and sat alone. She picked up the bowl and took a sip of water.

She was guessing in her heart the purpose of the chief clerk's visit to Baili Village.

She could think of two reasons why the chief clerk came to Baili Village. One was to investigate the people's sentiments and the spring ploughing situation. The other was that he was thinking about the delicious food that he had promised him in the county government. As for the other reasons, she didn't know.

The chief clerk came from afar this time just because he wanted to try some flavors that he had never had before.

At this moment, An Yue suddenly remembered the last time she was in the county government office, when the chief clerk mentioned "braised fish".

I think the braised fish he was referring to must be the braised fish in the restaurant opened by Manager Wang in the county town. An Yue didn't expect that a simple braised fish dish could be so popular in the county town.

So, An Yue began to plan the dishes to cook.

In this era, the ingredients, spices and seasonings are restricted in many aspects, and it is really difficult for a good cook to cook without rice.

After much thought, An Yue boldly guessed that the chief clerk must be a person who likes to eat fish. How can a person who loves to eat fish live without fish?

She decided to make four fish dishes: braised fish, steamed fish, fried fish, and grilled fish.

Among these four fish dishes, the grilled fish is the most complicated. But you don’t have to go to town to buy fish. There are plenty of fish in the paddy fields in the village. Just ask Uncle Jing to help catch a few in the next two days.

Other meat ingredients are also limited, so we just pick up the ingredients we can buy, such as sweet and sour spare ribs, braised pork, and soy sauce pork elbow.

This is already a table full of fish, so of course we also need to prepare some refreshing and delicious spring specialties; stir-fried spring bamboo shoots with sauerkraut, stir-fried bracken, scrambled eggs with toon, and cold-mixed houttuynia cordata.

The staple food is shepherd's purse dumplings and rice.

Just like that, An Yue simply made a list of ingredients and then roughly estimated the amount of money needed.

Taking into account all the ingredients and spices, you will need to prepare a budget of about two taels of silver.

After making a list of ingredients, she also prepared the sauerkraut and toon sprouts that would be delivered to the restaurant early the next morning. After packing up, An Yue saw that it was still early.

So she prepared to pick up her hoe and go to the wasteland to dig for a while. She looked at the chicks she had just bought from the town.

They were chirping non-stop, so I decided to take them to the wasteland, where I could look for insect eggs.

An Yue picked up the hoe, walked in front and called out: "Gugugugu..."

Unexpectedly, one of the chicks actually followed her, and then the others followed.

An Yue closed the gate of the yard, and she called out from the front, while the little chicks followed her quickly.

After arriving at the wasteland, the chicks stopped at the place they had dug before to look for insects, while An Yue was digging the ground not far away.

An Yue occasionally looked back at the chicks, who were eating very happily.

In this wasteland, wild garlic would occasionally be dug up. An Yue would pick them up and put them aside, and then take them all home when she returned home.

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The slightest breeze stirred the grass, the sun set in the west, and half an hour passed quietly.

An Yue began to call the little chicks to prepare to go home, and the little chicks followed her home running and flying as if they were following their hen.

Just as An Yue was calling the chicks to the gate of the yard, she happened to meet An Nian coming back from school.

An Nian saw An Yue carrying a hoe with a group of fluffy chicks following her heels. He quickly ran to An Yue and asked curiously, "Sister, did you just buy this?"

An Yue responded with a "hmm" and went to open the gate of the yard.

"They look so cute with their furry appearance." After saying that, An Nian wanted to reach out and grab one to play with.

An Nian leaned over, but the chicks dodged quickly. An Nian pounced on another chick, and the other chick also ran away.

An Nian was somewhat unconvinced, and started to chase them with a huff, which scared the little chicks so much that they ran away chirpingly.

An Yue pushed open the gate of the yard, turned around and saw An Nian's mischievous spirit coming out.

She quickly stopped him, saying, "Niannian, you naughty boy, please stop bullying them! We are counting on them to grow up quickly and lay lots of eggs, which Niannian can eat every day."

"It's great that it can lay eggs! Then I can eat lots and lots of eggs every year! Hehe...Eggs are so delicious!"

Although An Nian was reluctant, he gave up the idea thinking that they would lay eggs when they grew up.

After saying that, he was about to go back to his room, but he turned back and reminded the little chickens: "Then you must grow up quickly."

"Cuckoo, cluck, cluck..." An Yue called the little chicks back to the yard.

The little chicks were very well behaved and actually followed An Yue to the yard. I guess they really regarded An Yue as a hen.

Afterwards, An Yue caught the chicks and put them into a bamboo cage, and An Nian changed his clothes and came out of the room.

The brother and sister then went to the kitchen to cook together.