After wearing it: I traded a pig for a man.

The cook nodded, "Yes, nobody here has ever eaten this before."

As he spoke, he secretly picked up another one when no one was looking.

It smells so good, so delicious!

When I get home tonight, I'll have to ask my family to go find some cicada nymphs.

Jiang Yun Ning wiped her hands and, with the intention of seeing things through to the end, picked up the serving tray.

To maintain the mystery, the plate was covered with a large basin.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today we are introducing a new dish that Master Baiweixuan learned from the capital. In our county, Baiweixuan is the first to be able to make this kind of delicacy that only nobles in the capital can enjoy."

People nowadays think that the food eaten by the wealthy is the best, just like how people nowadays pursue big brands.

"Really? Did it come from the capital?"

"Girl, come quick, let me see what this smells so good!"

"Noble people know how to eat. This taste is making my mouth water."

The sounds rose and fell, but Jiang Yun Ning did not reveal the truth immediately.

She shook her head dramatically, "This is something only the brave dare to eat. I'm afraid you'll all be terrified if I open it."

"Oh dear, what is this?"

"I'm brave, I'm not afraid, I've even eaten a rat!"

Some people couldn't wait to pick up their chopsticks and come over.

Jiang Yun Ning smiled with satisfaction before opening the lid: "Then this plate is for all you brave warriors to try."

After she finished speaking, she placed the tray directly on the empty table in front of her.

When everyone looked inside, they were disappointed to find that it contained only dark, worm-like creatures.

But some people, after making such a boast, felt embarrassed and frowned as they picked one up and put it in their mouths.

Everyone stared at him curiously, and after chewing a few times, the doubt on his face turned into great surprise.

"Crispy and crunchy, with a hint of saltiness." The man blinked in disbelief, then picked up another one: "It's so delicious. Waiter, give me a plate."

Upon seeing this, everyone picked up their chopsticks, eager to try it.

Soon, everyone in the hall was shouting, "Me too! Give me two plates!"

The shopkeeper was overjoyed and immediately notified the kitchen staff to speed things up.

"Miss Jiang," the shopkeeper's eyes narrowed to slits, "it's already weighed, eighteen catties."

Jiang Yun Ning nodded. Eighteen catties for two hundred and eighty-eight coins. Nowadays, an adult man who does manual labor can only earn thirty or forty coins a day, which is pretty good.

The shopkeeper paid the money and then carried two large, three-tiered food boxes to the oxcart in the backyard.

"Miss Jiang, the master specifically instructed that you shouldn't go back empty-handed. Please take some back and try them; they are all Baiweixuan's signature dishes."

Jiang Yun Ning raised her hand to refuse.

As if knowing what she was going to say, the shopkeeper chuckled and said, "Miss Jiang, don't make things difficult for this old man. If the boss finds out that I couldn't even handle such a small matter, I'll be punished."

Jiang Yun Ning didn't refuse any longer and nodded: "Alright, then thank you very much, shopkeeper."

The oxcart swayed and bumped as it came to a stop in front of Li Langzhong's pharmacy. Jiang Yuning went inside and bought some medicinal herbs and spices for making soap. It cost him over eighty taels of silver.

Finally, they went to Zhang the butcher, the largest in town, and bought half a cartload of mutton fat and pork fat, as well as more than thirty pig pancreas.

Butcher Zhang was very puzzled. Even the restaurant manager wouldn't dare to buy like this from Jiang Yun Ning.

But he didn't ask, he just gave me the biggest discount when calculating the price: "Give me twelve taels."

Jiang Yun Ning was somewhat surprised. The original owner had worked with Jiang Lao San for many years, slaughtering pigs, and was most familiar with pork prices.

All these miscellaneous items added up to almost thirteen taels of silver.

This butcher is honest; he didn't say a word even after I gave him a discount.

Jiang Yun Ning smiled. She liked dealing with people like this—honest, principled, and straightforward: "Okay, Brother Zhang, give me another five catties of pork."

After giving the money, Jiang Yuning didn't forget to instruct, "Brother Zhang, keep all the pig pancreas for me from now on. Also, keep plenty of pork fat and mutton fat; I need to poop every three days."

Butcher Zhang was stunned; he hadn't expected this to be a long-term business.

"Okay. Don't worry, I'll give you an even better price later." As he spoke, he picked up a few more pork bones: "These aren't worth much, you can take them home and make soup."

Jiang Yun Ning did not refuse, and after thanking him, he got onto the oxcart.

When they got home, it was already late. Jiang Laosan and the others had already burned the wood ash and were adding water to boil it.

"An He," Jiang Yun Ning called out.

Jiang Anhe immediately looked up and rushed over: "Auntie, I went out to play today, and Brother Zheng'an was so scared that he didn't dare to go out."

After saying that, he covered his mouth and chuckled secretly.

"Little guy." Jiang Yun Ning handed him the candy. "Auntie bought you some candy, but you can't eat too much, or your teeth will hurt."

Jiang Anhe nodded, opened the candy box, took out two pieces and put them in her pocket, leaving the rest aside: "I'm going to give the candy to Brother Douzi."

Jiang Yun Ning then remembered the two large food boxes the shopkeeper had given her and called out, "Bring your brother Douzi to our house for dinner."

"Okay." Jiang Anhe had already run out the door.

In the courtyard, the men were unloading goods, and Jiang Yuntian discovered that Jiang Che was even stronger than him.

"Brother-in-law, have you trained before? How come you look so thin but are so strong?" Jiang Yuntian, not wanting to be outdone, carried another basket. He refused to admit that his muscular physique was no match for Jiang Che's abilities.

Jiang Che glanced at him and helped him remove part of the clothing: "Rushing into things will only lead to injury, and it won't be worth it."

Jiang Yuntian stared wide-eyed in surprise and called out to Liu Yuzhi, "Hey, wife, this ice-cold face just showed concern for me!"

In his excitement, he blurted out the name he used to call Jiang Che when the two of them were whispering to each other.

Liu Yuzhi felt a little embarrassed, but Jiang Che remained expressionless.

"Big brother, your description is spot on." Jiang Yun Ning looked at Jiang Che with a smile: "He really does have an ice-cold face."

Seeing that his expression didn't change much, she deliberately asked, "Jiang Che, can I call you Ice Cube from now on?"

Liu Yuzhi and Wang Cuihua exchanged a glance, smiled without saying a word.

Jiang Che frowned, glanced at her, but did not answer.

He had already discovered that Jiang Yuning liked to tease him and see his reaction, but as long as he pretended not to hear or didn't care, Jiang Yuning would find it boring.

Sure enough, Jiang Yun Ning pouted and ignored him.

She carried the food box into the kitchen, opened it, and saw that inside were two plates of meat dishes, two plates of vegetables, and a layer of steamed buns and pastries.

"Mother, we don't need to cook tonight. The restaurant owner sent us some vegetables." She closed the box and went into the courtyard to start processing the soap pods and soapberries.

My mind started to wander.

After using the 200 taels Xie Shengan gave me to buy materials and make boxes, plus the money from selling cicadas and medicinal herbs these days, I only had 58 taels left.

We still need to speed up the process of making money, otherwise when will we be able to live in a big house?