My restaurant connects to the demon realm, and I've become incredibly wealthy!

Chapter 21. The Money-Grubber's Appearance

Seeing her greedy appearance, Manager Chen's initial wariness gradually disappeared.

The fact that this person could produce all sorts of precious medicinal herbs made him wary.

If this person likes money, things are easy to handle.

If something can be solved with money, it's not a big deal.

"It's like this, besides needing thousand-year-old ginseng and snow lingzhi, my master also needs a medicinal herb called mulberry flower and another herb called ghost grass. These two medicinal herbs are extremely rare. Have you heard of them, young lady?"

"If you know the whereabouts of these two medicinal herbs, please let me know. My master will reward you handsomely!"

Shopkeeper Chen bowed to the white fox, Yaoyao.

Bai Hu Yaoyao's lips twitched. "Manager Chen, are you sure these two medicinal herbs are things that a human could find?"

These two medicines are miracle cures!

With the spiritual energy of the human realm severed, it is impossible to cultivate these two medicinal herbs.

She didn't know if others had these two medicinal herbs, but she did; they were among the medicinal seed seeds that Hu Qingye gave him.

However, it didn't grow very big in the space, so it couldn't be used as medicine.

To obtain these two fully mature medicinal herbs, she would probably have to ask the demon race for help.

Shopkeeper Chen's face paled. "I know that these two precious medicinal herbs are legendary. I would like to try even if there is only the slightest hope. Please tell me, young lady."

Manager Chen immediately knelt down.

The white fox Yaoyao was startled. "Get up quickly! I do have these two kinds of medicine, but they're not fully grown yet! They can't be used as medicine at all."

She needs to reveal some of her cards in a certain way so that she can stay safe.

She has things that most people don't, and that's her greatest asset.

Good things will attract covetous eyes. Those who want to kill her and steal her treasure will have to be alive to get it!
Manager Chen was testing her just now.

Wasn't she testing his limits?

Only mutual benefit can ensure a longer-lasting partnership.

"What? You have it, young lady?" Shopkeeper Chen thought he was hallucinating.

They've racked their brains trying to find these two medicinal herbs, but haven't heard a thing in all these years.

It's impossible not to be surprised by this sudden appearance.

"Yes! It's true that I have those two medicinal herbs, but they haven't grown up yet and can't be used as medicine."

Those medicinal herbs had only grown in her space for a few months, so of course they couldn't be used as medicine.

But she could ask those demons to get it for her!
"What should we do? My master can't wait much longer."

Manager Chen looked dejected.

Bai Hu Yaoyao should know when to stop; too much talk will ruin the fun.

He stood up, took the silver, and said, "I'll be going now. You can ask around some more."

She said this on purpose because she had her own selfish motives; the master behind Huichuntang was definitely not an ordinary person.

Otherwise, how could they have consumed all these precious medicinal herbs in one go?

She wanted the mastermind behind Huichuntang to show himself and come to her in person.

With the connection to Huichuntang, she wouldn't have to hide her sales of medicinal herbs anymore.

Bai Hu Yaoyao returned to the restaurant in a good mood. Looking at the peeling paint on the signboard, she decided to make a new one.

"From now on, I'll call this restaurant the Monster Restaurant."

If you look closely, you can still see the words "Laifu Restaurant" on the dilapidated signboard.

She's going to change her name!
It was almost noon when Bai Hu Yaoyao went to the kitchen.

I felt a little bad for not being able to cook for Grandpa Gu and the others yesterday, so I decided to make a more substantial meal today.

After enjoying a hearty lunch, the old man and his colleagues worked even harder in the afternoon.

The ground floor has been cleaned up, and to verify the results, she decided to try burning the ground floor today.

The radiator opening is in the kitchen, so the kitchen won't get cold.

The kitchen also connects to six west-facing rooms, which she has already filled with vegetables.

As long as the floor heating is on in the kitchen, the west room will also be warm, and the vegetables will grow. There will be no need to light a separate brazier to keep the vegetables warm.

She discovered that vegetables sprinkled with a layer of spatial soil grew exceptionally fast.

Vegetables that are not covered with special soil grow like bean sprouts, malnourished and growing very slowly.

You never know when I might die.

Also, because of the cold weather, many vegetables that were not covered with soil froze to death.

There was no other way but to sprinkle all the vegetables that hadn't been sprinkled with space soil, so they wouldn't all freeze to death.

Burning earthworms would consume a lot of charcoal, and this charcoal doesn't burn very well, so she planned to buy some coal.

Coal is generally used in ironworks.

The floor heater heated up quickly, and the kitchen began to warm up.

I ran down to the first floor of the restaurant, and it was no longer icy cold inside.

The second floor cannot be connected to the floor heating system, so as long as the first floor is warm, the second floor will not be too cold.

The electric heater burned until mid-afternoon, making the whole restaurant hot.

"Yaoyao, are you starting to heat up the earth dragon?" Gu Cheng was working upstairs and must have felt hot, so he stuck his head out from the railing to ask.

Bai Hu Yaoyao was enjoying her tea when she looked up and smiled, "Yes! How are you, Uncle Gu? Are you warm enough?"

"It's so warm! So warm! I'm sweating all over. It's much warmer than a traditional earthen bed, but it takes too much charcoal to burn." Gu Cheng wiped the sweat from his brow.

"The earthen bed is small, which is why it's not as warm as a floor heating system. Now that it's warm, you'll be more comfortable working," Bai Hu Yaoyao said with a smile.

"That's true, at least we don't have to wear such thick clothes anymore."

After chatting for a few minutes in the ancient city, I went to work.

Without the thick cotton-padded coat hanging on my body, I could work much more efficiently.

As it grew dark, Old Master Gu and the others left.

Shops on the street began to close, and many pedestrians went home.

Just then, Aunt Wang's shop next door was about to close, and Bai Hu Yaoyao brought over a bowl of braised meat.

"Yaoyao, why are you bringing meat again? Your aunt has already eaten quite a bit of your meat." Aunt Wang took the meat and placed it on the counter.

Then he took out a small basket from under the counter, which contained a dozen or so eggs.

"Yaoyao, take these eggs. How can we keep eating your flesh all the time?"

Aunt Wang's family raises more than 20 old hens, and she saves all the eggs they lay and sends them to a big restaurant to exchange for money.

These eggs were specially reserved for the white fox, Yaoyao.

Bai Hu Yaoyao didn't refuse; isn't that how neighbors get along?
"Then I'll take it and wait to bring you more meat later."

Actually, she still has quite a few eggs in her storage space, enough for her to eat for a while.

You can't refuse the eggs that Aunt Wang offers you.

"Okay." Aunt Wang smiled, her face full of wrinkles.

The white fox Yaoyao took the eggs back to the restaurant, closed the door, and went to the kitchen. It was getting dark, so she had to cook.

The chives in the space had grown into a large patch, so she decided to make dumplings to eat.

I cut a bunch of chives, cleaned them, washed them, and set them aside. I also fried two eggs.

There's still some leftover pork fat from rendering lard last time. I chopped the pork fat into small pieces and put it in a bowl for later use.

After chopping the chives, add the eggs and meat mixture and stir.

She has always preferred the original flavor of chives, so when she makes dumplings, she doesn't like to add any seasonings; she just adds a little salt and mixes it into the dumpling filling.

She didn't eat much, and she quickly finished making the dumplings.

Once the dumplings were cooked, a unique aroma made her mouth water.

"The taste of this chives is unique."

I took a bite of the dumpling, and it tasted so fresh and tender!

Having finally tasted the food she had been dreaming of, Bai Hu Yaoyao squinted her eyes in enjoyment, taking a sip of the dumpling soup—it was the perfect match.

(End of this chapter)