The evil sister is in charge, and the mother is getting married

Chapter 108 "Later, I brought the prepared marinade package over, but it still didn't work, so

"What is this red thing?" Shopkeeper Jiang asked curiously while picking up a piece of chili pepper. Sheng Wanqiu had already discovered that they didn't eat chili peppers here. At most, if they wanted spicy food, they would use the rhizome of a plant called horseradish, which was a little bit like the mustard in Xiaorizi Country.

But the spiciness is not as strong as chili peppers, and if you put too much, it will overpower the flavor of the dish, so it is used very sparingly.

"This is chili pepper. It tastes more direct than horseradish, and the colors are beautiful too. There are red and green ones!"

"I can also make a lot of delicious dishes. Uncle Jiang, if you need it, I can communicate with the chefs here."

Of course Jiang Ping is willing to do so. This little girl has a lot of good things in her head. It's a good thing that she is willing to teach.

"That's great. I believe in your craftsmanship. If you are willing to teach, they will definitely be willing to learn. As for the peppercorns, please send them to me whenever you have them. The more the better!"

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten. I wanted to look for you because of the braised meat. I have a branch in Yaocheng, so I wanted to invite you to come over. The chefs there just can't make the food taste as good as this one. I don't know why!"

"Then I brought the prepared marinade package over, but it still didn't work, so I wanted to ask you to help me go over and give me some pointers."

"Don't worry, niece. Hehehe! You won't be short of the reward. I'll send a car to pick you up, and I'll arrange food, drink and accommodation for you. I promise you won't suffer at all."

After hearing what Jiang Ping said, Sheng Wanqiu didn't know what the problem with the braised food was. These were long-term customers and the relationship was still going on, so it was her duty to help take a look.

So Sheng Wanqiu agreed. Jiang Ping said that he would bring all the things here to Yaocheng in two days and asked Sheng Wanqiu to go with him.

Things cannot be done without beginning or end, so Sheng Wanqiu explained to the chefs how to use Sichuan peppercorns, such as making Sichuan peppercorn oil for cold dishes, adding it when cooking fish, beef and mutton, and she also explained the steps for making pepper and sesame chicken.

A large basket of peppercorns and a small bag of chili shreds were exchanged for thirty taels of silver and six roast chickens.

Sheng Wanqiu then took Xiao Du away from Songhe Restaurant. She wanted to buy some tools. When she left, Mrs. Sheng told her to buy a sickle and an axe, and even asked her to buy a few more. If you didn't know, you would think her grandmother was going to be a bandit!

The two of them walked to the blacksmith shop. When they passed a clinic, they saw a couple from Qingshan Village standing at the door with gloomy faces.

Sheng Wanqiu wanted to avoid it, as she could tell who the village head and his wife came with just by thinking. However, her temperament was too dazzling and the sharp-eyed wife of the village head noticed her immediately.

"Wanqiu girl, it's great to meet you. Do you have any silver on you? Can you lend us some? We'll pay you back when we get back!"

The village head also saw Sheng Wanqiu at this time, and the two of them immediately trotted towards her and asked to borrow money.

"Uncle Lizheng, Auntie, what happened?"

"I don't have much money with me, how much do you want to borrow?"

Sheng Wanqiu did not refuse right away. She still had to give face to the head of the village. However, as for the money to be lent, it would depend on how much these two people wanted to borrow.

"Wanqiu, here's what happened. Bai Jiang's youngest son had a persistent high fever, so out of kindness we borrowed an oxcart to bring the three of them to the clinic here for treatment. Unexpectedly, Bai Jiang went back on her word. Now that we have no money to pay for the medicine, they've confiscated the oxcart from us!"

"This ox cart belongs to Chen Erzhu's family. If we don't return it, how can your uncle and I face the world?" "They lent the cart to Bai Jiang out of our respect. I didn't expect this to happen!"

The wife of the village head, Song Dahua, had a face full of complaints. She was so angry that she punched her husband several times, and her anger subsided a little.

When Sheng Wanqiu heard what this was, she couldn't help but laugh. She had originally intended to do a good deed, but ended up getting trapped.

So when doing good things, we should also consider who the other person is. We can't just do all good things.

"Then how much do you want to borrow? Is this money borrowed by you? Or is it borrowed by the Bai family? This needs to be made clear!"

"Aunt, you know that I won't repay evil with kindness!"

"If you borrowed this money, I will lend it to you. If the Bai family borrowed it, no!"

The head of the village and his wife were stunned at first, and then their expressions turned unhappy. They were all from the same village, so how could Wanqiu calculate it so clearly?

But if you think about it carefully, what Sheng Wanqiu said is not wrong. After all, Bai Jiang had come to the Sheng family to curse people before. Sheng Wanqiu was not a good person, so it was understandable that she did not lend money to Bai Jiang.

But if they borrowed this money, wouldn't they be the ones to pay it back? The three members of the Bai family would have to spend a total of fifteen taels of silver, which was no small sum.

The two began to hesitate, wondering whether to lend the money or not!
"Uncle Lizheng, Auntie, I advise you to have Bai Jiang write you an IOU, sign and stamp it, and then have the owner of the clinic testify. If she doesn't pay it back, report her to the authorities."

"I'm sure she wouldn't give up her eldest son's path to the imperial examination just for this little bit of money!"

Sheng Wanqiu saw a purple dress peeking out from the corner of the clinic's door and said this deliberately. She recognized that it was Bai Jiang's dress and that the woman was eavesdropping on their conversation.

Bai Jiang was so angry that her teeth were itching. She didn't expect that this little bitch Sheng Wanqiu had so many tricks up her sleeve.

She had originally intended to make the village head and his wife swallow their anger and pay the silver, but she didn't expect that they didn't bring any money, and their ox cart was confiscated.

"What if she is unwilling to sign and put her fingerprints on it?" Song Dahua was very confused for a moment. This was fifteen taels of silver, not a small amount.

Her family only has that much money for a year without eating or drinking. If she were to bear the bill, she would not be able to survive!
"Aunt, are you confused? If she doesn't sign, I'll find someone to help you get the ox cart back. I know the owner Jiang of Songhe Restaurant. What are you afraid of?"

"After we get the ox cart back, you and the village head will drive it home. Don't get involved in other people's business from now on."

"As for them, if they don't pay, the clinic will report them to the authorities. They might end up getting beaten up, and it will also affect Bai Haoyu's imperial examination. You know, the imperial examination requires a letter of recommendation from the county magistrate."

"Her family has already owed her money and she won't pay it back. Who would write a letter of recommendation for her? She still wants to take the imperial examination and become an official. She can only dream on!"

The more Sheng Wanqiu spoke, the brighter Song Dahua's eyes became. This Wanqiu girl was really smart. Bai Jiang was still counting on her eldest son to pass the imperial examination, so how could she bear to ruin his path to success?

(End of this chapter)