Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

"Young Master Wang, which dish have you chosen?"

"Since Miss Liu is so kind as to offer this, I won't stand on ceremony. I'd like to have that pickled fish dish. It tastes really good, appetizing, goes well with rice, and is very refreshing. The ingredients are also easy to find and inexpensive."

If this were sold in a restaurant, it would definitely be a huge hit, bringing in even more business for the restaurant.

"Young Master Wang, this dish is very simple to make. The key is the pickled cabbage. If the pickled cabbage is not good, the dish will not taste good."

However, this pickled cabbage isn't homemade. It's too far to make it here and transport it to the prefectural city, and there might be problems along the way. I'll see if someone is willing to sell their pickled cabbage recipe.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Miss Liu."

"Please have a seat, I'll be right back."

Liu Siyue and Ruyun went to Zaohua's house. "Sister-in-law Zaohua, our guests want to buy your sauerkraut recipe. Do you sell it to them?"

"What? You want to buy a recipe for pickled cabbage? Where can you find a recipe for pickled cabbage? Since he's your guest, if he wants some, I can pickle some and give him a jar."

"Sister-in-law Zaohua, are you stupid? You have money to be made, why don't you know that!"

"But I don't have the recipe. I can't just scam people, can I?"

"Sister-in-law, you're so honest. I'm giving you a chance to make money and you won't even take it. Just tell me how you pickled this sauerkraut. Tell me every single step, the more detailed the better, and I'll write it down."

Sister Ruyun, could you go back and get me some paper and a pen?

"April... I really don't know what to do?"

"Just tell me what vegetables you used to pickle them? How did you pickle them? How did you wash them? How did you cut them? How did you pickle them? What kind of water did you use? How much salt did you add? And what seasonings did you add? Just tell me each step you took."

"Okay, let me think, how did I do it?" Zao Hua was very nervous, pacing back and forth in front of Liu Siyue. She had to think carefully and couldn't say anything wrong or miss anything, because Liu Siyue had paid for it.

Liu Ruyun brought over paper and pen. "Sister-in-law, have you made up your mind?"

"The vegetables were made with... seasonings picked from the mountains were added to the water, it was boiled, cooled, and then..."

Liu Siyue finally understood. The key ingredient was the seasoning from the mountains. No wonder their pickled cabbage wasn't as delicious as Sister Zaohua's.

"Yes, these seasonings were brought from my parents' home."

"Your family home?"

"Yes, this stuff is everywhere in the mountains near my mother's hometown. I learned how to pickle vegetables from my mother."

Everyone in our village uses this seasoning to pickle sauerkraut.

"Can you take out the seasonings and let me see them?"

Liu Siyue took the bag from Zaohua, glanced at it, and said she didn't recognize it. Liu Ruyun also said she had never seen it before.

Liu Siyue grabbed a handful of seasonings. "Sister-in-law, we'll head back now. I'll decide how much silver you want to sell your recipe for."

"Okay, fine, it's your decision. How much do you want to sell it for?"

Once outside, Liu Siyue said to Liu Ruyun, "Elder cousin, Sister-in-law Zaohua's family might be about to make a fortune."

"You mean selling this?"

"Yes, I guess it's some kind of special seasoning or medicinal herb, but we just don't recognize it."

"Young Master Wang, I have already copied the recipe. The most important ingredient is one seasoning."

Liu Siyue placed the seasoning in her hand on the table. "Young Master Wang, you run a restaurant, you're very knowledgeable, see if you recognize this seasoning."

Everyone gathered around to look, saying they had never seen anything like it before.

"Young Master Wang, to be honest, if you buy this recipe, you'll also need to buy these seasonings."

"No problem, I'll buy the recipe and seasonings together."

"How much silver do you want to sell this recipe for?"

"Young Master Wang is a businessman, you're familiar with this area, so why don't you give me a price?"

"As for this dish, I'll pay 20 taels of silver for the recipe. I don't know the price of the seasonings."

I won't let them lose out. I'll just calculate it based on the price of ordinary seasonings, 200 coins per pound. What do you think?

"Deal. I'll go get the rest of the seasoning for you to take home and use."

If you pick any more, I'll have Sister Wang deliver them to you.

"Okay, it's settled then."

Do they have any pickled cabbage on hand? I'd like to buy some and take it with me.

"I'll go take a look."

Young Master Wang, I need your help again. When the owner of the prescription arrives, please tell him it's worth 500 coins.

"Alright, I'll follow Miss Liu's arrangements." He didn't believe that Liu Siyue would embezzle someone else's 20 taels of silver; there must be some hidden reason.

Liu Siyue and Liu Ruyun went over again. When they came back, each of them was carrying a plate, while Zaohua was holding the child and carrying a small cloth bag.

"Young Master Wang, the seasonings in this bag are free for you, as are the two jars of pickled cabbage."

"That won't do. No matter how much seasoning and pickled cabbage you have, I'll give you another 100 coins." The recipe only costs 500 coins, so he definitely can't give more than that, or he'll give himself away.

Liu Siyue didn't refuse; she offered 100 coins, saying she'd accept whatever others offered.

After everything was discussed, Wang Qing'an stood up. "Uncle and Aunt, Miss Liu, it's getting late, we should go back."

You are welcome to visit the city sometime.

Liu Siyue and the others escorted the people to the courtyard gate, watched the Wang family get into the carriage, and only returned to their house after the carriage had driven away.

"Sister-in-law Zaohua, here's the money you got from selling the fruit and pickled vegetables, a total of 600 coins. Take it."

"Thank you, April. With these 600 coins, my child and I will have an easier time."

Zao Hua never expected that this simple sauerkraut recipe could sell for so much money. She would give half of it to her family. The method of pickling sauerkraut was taught by her mother, and the medicine was also provided by her family.

"Sister-in-law, let's go to the county town after breakfast tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll go back and prepare."

Zao Hua took the money and went back to her parents' home first. Her parents' home was having an even harder time and needed the money.

"Why didn't you give all the money to Zao Hua in April?" Madam Feng asked, somewhat puzzled.

"If I give her all the money, she'll surely take it all to the county town!"

She'll end up losing everything, both her money and her lover.

"You've thought of everything very carefully."

The village chief led Shi Tou and Man Cang away from Liu Dawang's house. The three of them were almost overjoyed. As soon as they stepped out of the courtyard, the village chief put his arm around their shoulders. They didn't act like elders, but more like brothers.

The charcoal burners cheered with joy when they learned that their charcoal had been sold, and even in short supply.

"Everyone must make sure the charcoal is burned properly; we absolutely cannot ruin our own business."

This business and these customers were brought to us in April, and we absolutely cannot let her down.

These kilns aren't enough right now. I plan to bring a few more people from the earthen wall construction site to dig a few more kilns.

"That's right, we need to dig a few more kilns. If we can't deliver the goods, we'll lose our credibility."

After giving instructions in the mountains, the village chief hurried off to gather people for building the earthen wall. He used to find it quite tiring to make that trip, but today he didn't feel tired at all.

The village chief went to see Liu Siyue again. "Siyue, I looked at that place. We can dig five more kilns, so I transferred a few people over there to continue digging the kilns so that the subsequent production can keep up."

"Yes, digging a kiln is a good thing, but the charcoal must be burned well. We can't let Young Master Wang down."

"Don't worry about that. I was just afraid they'd get too cocky, so I gave them a special warning."

There's something else I want to discuss with you.

"What is it? Tell me."

"I want to give everyone one tael of silver first, firstly to make everyone happy, and secondly to help their families in case of emergencies, so that those who need medical treatment can get medical treatment, and those who need to buy grain can buy grain."

"Okay, I'll go to the county town tomorrow and come back to exchange some loose silver and copper coins."

"Then I'll have to trouble you."

"No trouble at all, it's just a quick thing."