Exiled to Lingnan, the Crown Prince's wife raises children, cultivates the land, and leads the

"Don't even think about it!"

Marquis Zhongyong spoke up irritably, saying, "Yanzhi, you're getting old. You should know that people have to take responsibility for their actions."

"Since we're eating separately, let's eat separately then."

Marquis Zhongyong said, "Let alone Cheng Qiqi, even Su Yi, eating together every day is definitely not an option."

"Father, your stepmother is also your aunt; we are family."

Jin Yanzhi spoke anxiously, frantically gesturing to Lin Huilan. Lin Huilan lowered her eyes; she had no intention of begging Liu Suyi!

There's nothing wrong with the three of them eating together.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore."

Marquis Zhongyong said, "Just focus on selling pickled cabbage properly and walk the straight path! Stop drinking and carousing every day like before."

"oh."

When Jin Yanzhi learned that his father wouldn't let them come back for dinner, he slumped down completely. His mother's cooking was just too awful.

"Dad, don't worry, I'll definitely do a good job from now on."

Jin Yanzhi's fighting spirit was rekindled. He thought: As long as he works hard, his father will eventually look at him with new respect!

As for eating my sister-in-law's cooking, do I really have to listen to Jin Lizhi?

Jin Yanzhi seemed lost in thought. Just as he returned to his room, Lin Huilan slapped him: "Jin Yanzhi, you really dislike my cooking that much? Cook for yourself tomorrow and eat it yourself!"

After saying that, Lin Huilan turned around and went back into the house in anger. This was her own son!

She was furious.

Lin Huilan returned to the house and waited for Jin Yanzhi to come and apologize. However, when she heard Jin Yanzhi working hard in the yard, she became even angrier!

"Jin Xue'er, could you please not leave your clothes lying around like that?"

Lin Huilan was furious but had nowhere to vent her anger, so she glared at Jin Xue'er.

"Little sister, it's not me who's complaining about your cooking, not my fault."

Jin Xueer put the clothes into the box and lay down on the bed.

Lin Huilan was cursing and swearing.

In the room separated from the living room, Cheng Qiqi coaxed her daughter to sleep. She looked up at the exposed roof tiles and could vaguely hear Lin Huilan cursing. A cold smile appeared on her lips.

She was already very generous to let Lin Huilan take on embroidery work and earn money without holding a grudge.

Should she be made to cook for Lin Huilan every day?

Want to eat fart.

Night deepened.

Cheng Qiqi quietly got up and started making oyster sauce with Liu Suyi.

It took the combined efforts of the Jin family—nearly fifty pounds of oyster meat—to cook a full pot.

"If we keep cooking like this, won't everything end up being gone?"

Marquis Zhongyong kept the fire burning, watching the oysters simmering in the pot. Cheng Qiqi held a spatula and stirred constantly, saying, "It will turn into oyster sauce, like sugar."

This was Cheng Qiqi's first time making it, so she got very tired after using the spatula for a long time.

Third Master Jin volunteered, "Seven Seven, how about I use the spatula, just like when you're boiling sugar?"

Master Jin didn't work for nothing at the sugar shop; he learned how to use it just by watching.

"OK."

Cheng Qiqi didn't want to do it anymore; her hands were so sore!

After estimating that about half an hour had passed, Cheng Qiqi had someone scoop out all the cooked oyster meat, saying, "We can dry these tomorrow and make oyster sauce!"

She thought oysters and sea oysters looked similar, and she couldn't tell them apart.

"Third Uncle, keep simmering the broth in the pot over low heat, keep simmering."

Cheng Qiqi stared at the oyster sauce in the pot, which was still watery.

"Then, does it need to be simmered slowly like sugar?"

Looking at the oyster sauce in the pot, and thinking about the time it would take to cook the sugar, Uncle Jin was prepared to stay up all night.

"right."

Cheng Qiqi nodded and said, "This broth needs to be simmered until it's thick and rich to taste good!"

"no problem."

As Uncle Jin spoke, he stirred the pot from time to time, afraid of burning it.

Jin Yanzhi stood guard by the pot: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I've kept the fire on a low flame the whole time."

"Thank you for your hard work."

Cheng Qiqi also stood by, glancing at the oyster sauce in the pot from time to time.

"Qiqi, let them do it, you should go to sleep early."

Liu Suyi yawned. The dew was heavy that night, and Cheng Qiqi was a woman.

"Qiqi, go to sleep. I know what it looks like when it's boiled down to the consistency of sugar."

Third Master Jin spoke.

Marquis Zhongyong also said the same thing.

Cheng Qiqi: "Okay."

Cheng Qiqi went to bed very late, and got up before dawn. There was still a faint light in the kitchen. Besides the oyster sauce still cooking in the pot, two pots of fragrant porridge had already been cooked in another pot!

The porridge with a little bit of glutinous rice was cooked until it blossomed, and it smelled delicious and fragrant.

In the kitchen, Master Jin leaned against the stove, stirring a pot of thick oyster sauce every now and then!

Marquis Zhongyong and Master Jin were dozing off next to the woodpile, clearly taking turns watching the pot.

Jin Lizhi and Jin Yanzhi were already busy making sauerkraut buns, and the basket next to them was already full of them!

"Father, Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle, you all worked hard yesterday."

Cheng Qiqi spoke up, walked over and took the spatula from Jin Sanye's hand, saying, "You guys go and rest."

"The oyster sauce is cooked very well. Just cook it for a little longer and it will be ready."

Cheng Qiqi stirred the pot with a spatula and soon discovered that her father-in-law and Master Jin had cooked it very well, without any burning. The thick sauce was almost ready!

She poured some soy sauce for color, then found two clean jars, dried them, and poured the hot oyster sauce into the jars. She said, "Tonight, I'm making oyster sauce cabbage for everyone."

"Sister-in-law, can I eat this?"

Jin Yanzhi's eyes lit up at the mention of food; his red eyes from staying up all night were no longer sleepy.

"able."

Cheng Qiqi noticed the bloodshot eyes in Jin Yanzhi's eyes. They had stayed up all night; there was no reason they couldn't eat. She said, "Let's all eat together tonight!"

"With these dishes, it should be enough."

Cheng Qiqi was busy all morning, while Jin Yanzhi and Jin Lizhi had already taken the two pots of porridge and pickled cabbage buns they had cooked to the county to sell. They would sell for half a day each day, and then go to the back mountain to chop firewood in the afternoon. Their days were fulfilling and happy.

Cheng Qiqi went to the sugar workshop and busied herself with it. Now the sugar workshop is almost on the right track, and she has already passed on the standard sugar-making methods.

"Qiqi, this white radish and sugarcane juice can even help with hangovers!"

When Granny Leng saw Cheng Qiqi approaching, she quickly said, "Yesterday, when Leng Jiao and the others went to sell Bai Gan Shui (a type of herbal drink), they happened to run into a yamen runner who was completely drunk. After drinking our Bai Gan Shui, he actually sobered up!"

"That constable's headache and dizziness are gone, and he even praised our Bai Gan Water!"

Yesterday, Granny Leng wanted to tell Cheng Qiqi, but Cheng Qiqi and the others went to the beach yesterday, so Granny Leng held back and came to find Cheng Qiqi this morning.

"In that case, we can sell some of our white sweet soup at restaurants. Who knows, we might sell quite a bit every day!"

The old woman was filled with energy at the thought of making money.