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Chapter 192: A Visitor from the City
Seeing this, Sister Tang went to make tea as if she knew what she was doing, while Aunt Li went to tidy up.

Xu Qingmeng and Gu Yunyi were both slightly taken aback when they heard this. "From the prefectural city?"

"Hmm, they don't look very old. They said their manager has dealt with you before."

Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance and immediately knew who had arrived.

This is the noodle shop that Xu Qingmeng previously partnered with in Fucheng.

Before leaving the city, Hui Niang helped her make a lot of chili oil, enough for them to last at least a month.

The two had previously discussed that they would spend a month returning to Quan County to pack up and make some arrangements, and then head to the prefectural city around the end of September or the beginning of October.

This way, the noodle shop's business won't be affected.

Xu Qingmeng glanced at Gu Yunyi, feeling strange. Although Gu Yunyi was injured, he might not be able to make it in time.

But it's only been a few days, the noodle shop shouldn't be used up so quickly!

Gu Yunyi said, "Then go and take a look."

"Mmm." Xu Qingmeng tidied up quickly and headed to the front yard.

When Xu Qingmeng walked to the front hall, she saw the noodle shop waiter and knew that she and Gu Yunyi had not guessed wrong.

The young man quickly stood up: "Madam Gu, it's been a long time."

"As soon as my mother mentioned it, I guessed it. Your manager sent you?"

Xu Qingmeng was quite familiar with this waiter; he was the owner of the noodle shop, but he wasn't there every day.

The shopkeeper had only been to their rented courtyard once, and after that, it was always this waiter who went to get the chili oil.

Xu Qingmeng sat down and poured herself a glass of water.

Seeing that the two had something to talk about, Tang's wife went to the courtyard, leaving the front hall for Xu Qingmeng to discuss her business.

The waiter scratched his head sheepishly and said, "I'm so sorry, Madam Gu. We had originally agreed that the noodle shop would have enough for a month, but now that the provincial examinations are over, many students have passed. Those from well-off families come to the prefectural city to study, since the teaching quality is better. So, we've almost run out of noodles."

"Shopkeeper, there's no other way. We can't just turn down business, can we? That's why I came to Quan County to find Madam Gu, hoping to trouble her to help us make some more."

Xu Qingmeng immediately understood. Besides being close to the examination hall, the noodle shop also had an academy nearby.
Gu Yunyi had previously said that any student who passed the exam and whose family was relatively well-off would go to that academy, which would naturally lead to many people renting houses there.

Since they've just arrived, they're bound to be unprepared and will buy food to eat. The noodle shop is already doing well, and with this chili oil, it'll be even better. No wonder.

The noodle shop's business was booming, so they expanded their operations. The head chef of that noodle shop was also very skilled.

With this chili oil, many new products have been developed, and they all taste great.

Xu Qingmeng understood, and then said, "Logically speaking, it's a good thing that you've come to me to buy things, but as you know, making this takes time, and there are no materials in this house, so you definitely can't take it away today."

The waiter quickly said, "Don't worry about Madam Gu, the shopkeeper asked me to bring the chili powder and other ingredients."

Xu Qingmeng nodded: "In that case, my family's restaurant will open the day after tomorrow. I'll make time for it tomorrow."

"Oh, that's wonderful, Madam Gu. Do as much as you can tomorrow," the waiter said excitedly.

Xu Qingmeng nodded: "In that case, it's settled then."

Next, the topic of money came up.

The price remained the same, but because it was their noodle shop, the owner had the waiter bring the money over.

Payment can be made in full upon delivery. After the two finished speaking, the waiter had the materials unloaded.

The shopkeeper really prepared a lot; there was more than half a cartload of goods, and the oil needed was also prepared in advance, packed in barrels.

The waiter didn't come alone; there were several men with him.

The waiter instructed them to move the things to the Gu family's courtyard.

Looking at the rows of burlap sacks, Mrs. He asked, "What are these?"

Before he finished speaking, several men came into the yard carrying buckets of oil, and he immediately knew what they were.

Shen Jinwen always does this: he simply delivers the ingredients, and then they make chili oil.

After Xu Qingmeng finished handing over the duties to the waiter, she realized that the other party had too many people and it was impossible for them to stay at the Gu family's place. After saying goodbye to Xu Qingmeng, she led everyone to the inn.

"Madam Gu, who are these people? They don't look like they're from Quan County. Are they your relatives?"

With such a commotion, the neighbors naturally found out and asked all the questions.

Xu Qingmeng didn't intend to hide it from everyone, so she said, "No, they are business friends."

"This looks like a chili oil shop. Could it be that you've stopped cooperating with the Shen family?"

Besides the few bottles of chili oil given away at the beginning, the Gu family also used it in restaurants. They continued to cooperate with the Shen family, and many people even tried to take advantage of the Gu family. Before Xu Qingmeng even got to them, Madam He directly rejected them.

Xu Qingmeng hadn't hidden anything before, and she had no intention of hiding anything now. She said, "Auntie, these are from the prefectural city. They don't conflict with Boss Shen's business."

"That's it!"

And so, in no time, everyone in the neighborhood knew about it, saying that the Gu family's chili oil was extraordinary, and that the people of Laifu City loved it to bits.

The big bosses in the city all bring their own materials and come specifically to ask for this red chili oil.

This word-of-mouth spread, which unexpectedly led to another peak in the popularity of chili oil at Shen's Grocery Store.

However, this is all for later.

After seeing off the people from the prefectural city, Xu Qingmeng went back and told He Shi and the others about the noodle shop.

"No wonder the old folks always say that if you have the skills, you can go anywhere in the world without fear. This chili oil is so rare that even people in the prefectural city crave it," said Aunt Tang.

"People in the prefecture know their stuff. How could anything from Mengniang's hands be bad?" Aunt Li sighed.

"Of course, my Mengniang's cooking skills are absolutely top-notch," Madam He said confidently.

Xu Qingmeng was both amused and exasperated; her mother-in-law's current level of confidence in her was blind.

When Xu Qingmeng returned to the room, Gu Yunyi asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen at the noodle shop?"

Xu Qingmeng shook her head: "It's nothing, it's just that the noodle shop is doing so well that they've used up all the prepared ingredients."

"Oh, then you'll have to work hard again."

"Mom, Aunt Tang and Aunt Li are here. Don't worry, I'm fine."

After Xu Qingmeng came out, the three women from the He family looked at the pile of red chili oil in the yard and felt worried.

(End of this chapter)