The pork butcher is smoother than a pig butcher!

Chapter 39 A New Way Out
While advising others, Mu also practiced what he preached.

She was the first person to receive that group of smuggled salt dealers.

Because she was open enough and served him with great care.

The leader of the smuggling salt dealers not only paid for the prostitute, but also gave her a reward of ten taels of silver.

After the business opened, the officials smiled and made room for the smugglers' tents.

They were all waiting outside, whispering about the feasibility of continuing this business.

Some people then set their sights on Gan Minglan.

A: "Let's go to the next prefecture and have Mu find out that person's attitude. As long as she agrees, we won't have to worry about not finding a fat sheep in the prefecture."

B: "Yeah, boss. Those rich lords are worth a thousand gold pieces for a night of passion. Even if the beauty of the 'Pork Beauty' isn't worth a thousand gold pieces, it must be worth at least a thousand or eight hundred taels of silver, right?"

C: "Have you all forgotten how formidable her father is? And besides, she's pregnant!"

A: "Everyone says to let the Mu family try to persuade them. We don't do things that force people. A deal that is mutually agreeable is better."

C: "Hehe, if you guys have the ability, you go to your own homes. I certainly wouldn't dare!"

B: "Hehe, I wouldn't dare either. Maybe her dad's friend from the underworld is watching from somewhere."

A: "Hey, hey, I was just saying, just saying!"

B: "Who says we can't make big money without the pork beauty? There's still one of the three beauties of Daming Prefecture, right? That young mistress has been obsessed lately, begging Master Huang to hire a pediatrician for her every day, and spending money like water."

C: "I've noticed she hasn't given her man a second glance these past few days, there might be something going on."

The abacus beads of the escorting officials clicked loudly.

Few people slept well that night.

The group of smugglers worked until dawn, spending one hundred taels of silver.

The officials, who had received fifty taels of silver, were immediately excited.

It was rare to see anyone with a smile on their face.

He was very friendly to young women.

The Huang clan leader was very frank with the rest of the Zuo clan:
"It's not that we deliberately skimped on everyone's food, it's just that we spent a lot of money on you wounded soldiers."

If we run out of public funds on this journey, we won't be able to find anywhere to borrow money.

Fortunately, I have a little more money on hand today, so I've sent someone to the nearby town to buy porridge and steamed buns.

Of course, the meritorious individuals were treated differently; they could eat meat buns and eggs.

Luo rolled her eyes and whispered to Gan Minglan, "We don't eat those dishonest porridges and steamed buns. If we're hungry, we'll buy them from them at a high price!"

These older women always kept their heads down and dared not speak.

I only regret that I am not deaf or blind.

The old women both envied and were jealous of their daughter-in-law.

Who could not be envious?
We are kindred spirits only if we are both in the same mud and neither of us dislikes the other.

Gan Minglan, such a beautiful woman, actually tried to remain untainted by the mud.

It certainly touched the hearts of some women.

They didn't dare to offend her openly, so they subtly ostracized her.

Stay far away from her.

Only She Shi and Zuo Chixia would seize any opportunity to get close to Gan Minglan and her son.

Zuo Chixia has successfully become a church boy and has learned to write the character "左" (zuo).

Fatty discussed changing his name with his father and got a good beating.

My aversion to school grew stronger day by day.

Seeing her son's helpless expression as he dealt with his younger cousin, Mrs. She couldn't help but smile.

Her smile was like a summer breeze, quite captivating.

He felt a deep sense of gratitude towards Gan Minglan.

"If you hadn't brought me saline solution every other day, I don't know if I would have become one of them. I can endure any kind of grievance when it comes to whether my Xia'er can live or not."

Gan Minglan shook her head: "As long as you want to survive, there are a hundred ways to go. They just chose the shortest path."

Mrs. She stood there stunned: "What other way is there for a woman to fill her stomach?"

Gan Minglan pointed her chin at the group of officials: "They are human too. They need to eat, drink, and relieve themselves! Don't they need to wash their clothes? When they are sleeping outdoors and have nowhere to buy food, having a cook would be so much easier for them?"

Mrs. She stood up excitedly, "I can do all of these! I can do all of these!"

Yup!

Giving you two extra steamed buns a day will allow you to wear clean clothes.

How could the officials not be happy?
When asked, he was indeed happy to answer.

Who wants to wear clothes soaked in sweat every day!
The weather is so hot that if you wash it clean that night, you can wear it the next day.

Mrs. She also said:

"Sir, with so many people, buying ready-made steamed buns and porridge is quite an expense. Why don't we buy some cookware and rice to cook for ourselves?"
"This young woman may not be good at much else, but she's quite skilled in cooking and knows a bit about wild vegetables."

Living a good life requires budgeting; the core principle is to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

The further northwest you go, the farther you get from the city.

Cooking your own meals is a long-term solution.

The key is to save money.

After discussing it, the two leaders agreed to let Ms. She give it a try first.

So, Gan Minglan was also given a job as a fire starter.

On a hot day, the most difficult task in the kitchen is tending the fire.

However, Gan Minglan possesses a special ability that allows her to keep her body cool and comfortable.

The main reason she insisted on starting the fire was to do some personal errands.

People cannot go without meat for a long time, especially young children who are still growing.

In the middle of the night, Gan Minglan released Atu from her spatial dimension and sent it out to hunt.

In this hilly terrain, it is very difficult to encounter large wild animals.

King Atu's skill in catching rabbits was exceptional.

It can not only sense which hole the rabbit is hiding in.

You can even go directly into the rabbit hole and drag out the strongest members of the rabbit family.

They wouldn't stop until they'd killed at least ten or eight of them in one night.

They were having a blast.

Gan Minglan was delighted to have gotten the rabbit.

I tidied up the space.

Rabbit skin can be peeled off and kneaded into rabbit skin.

Rabbit meat is very simple and straightforward to prepare.

She added salt to the mulberry wood essence to make a seasoning sauce, which she then used to massage the rabbit meat.

Then grab a handful of doggrass roots, roll them into a ball, and stuff it into the rabbit's belly.

If you marinate the rabbit meat overnight, it will absorb all the seasoning.

Then wrap the flavorful rabbits in aluminum foil and put them in a large freezer to chill.

When she found the right opportunity, she took out a prepared rabbit and buried it in the stove.

Charcoal-grilled meat.

The sealed aluminum foil effectively locks in the aroma of the rabbit meat.

in space.

Gan Minglan took a big bite of rabbit meat and said to Atu:

"I told you that rabbit meat roasted over charcoal is much more fragrant than rabbit meat cooked in an oven, right?"

A-Tu held its natal fruit, eating without even looking up:

"Hmph, how could a rabbit caught by this king himself not taste delicious? I even picked the fattest and most succulent mouse to catch!"

"It's a pity, Atu, you're not destined to eat meat. You have no idea how delicious the juice from dog rice grass roots is when it infuses rabbit meat. My tongue is practically melting from the aroma. After eating this delicacy, my morning sickness has completely disappeared."

(End of this chapter)