Chapter 198: Let It Be!

Hearing that her superiors knew about this, Xu Hongqin was immediately relieved.

“Then I’ll go back and cook. You guys take your time.”

Li Xinyue nodded: “Okay, I’ll send you some delicious food tonight.”

Xu Hongqin left. Auntie Sun couldn’t bear to leave, smelling the aroma: “Captain Chen’s wife, what are you cooking in that pot?”

She wouldn’t leave without asking.

Li Xinyue lifted the lid, stirred the contents of the pot, and then covered it again: “Auntie, we’re making seasoning for cooking.”

Seasoning for cooking?

Can they make their own?

Auntie Sun’s mouth watered: “Like MSG?”

“Yes, yes.”

Li Xinyue nodded quickly.

This was so fragrant!

Auntie Sun thought that she wouldn’t be able to leave without getting some…

“Can you give me some later?”

This person was the best at taking advantage of others.

Li Xinyue hadn’t spoken yet, but Qian Sanni was not polite: “Auntie Sun, I’ve put two old hens in there.”

“To be honest, I can’t bear to give it away.”

Auntie Sun glanced at Qian Sanni: “You made it?”

Qian Sanni rubbed her belly: “Yes. I heard that eating too much MSG is bad for children, but dishes without MSG are not tasty.”

” Xinyue said there’s a recipe for making vegetable essence in a book. You can make something like MSG with old hens, mushrooms, and vegetables.”

“My Wang Hao knows I don’t like bland food, so he bought two old hens from Zheng Dashen this morning.”

“If you don’t believe me, go to my backyard and see, I even kept the chicken feathers.”

Damn!

Two old hens, that’s a lot of money.

Auntie Sun knew she wouldn’t get a good deal from Qian Sanni, so she left dejected…

Li Xinyue gave Qian Sanni a thumbs up: “Amazing!”

Qian Sanni laughed: “To deal with people like her who love to take advantage, you have to be ruthless! Otherwise, she’ll be at your door every day!”

Indeed!

If you’re not ruthless, you won’t be stable!

“Let’s ignore her and go have lunch first.”

Making chicken essence is a tedious process. After boiling, the broth must be filtered clean and then simmered until dry.

When the broth becomes completely thick, add a little starch and continue to simmer until it is finally baked and ready.

It was already four in the afternoon when they finished.

“It’s amazing! Sister Xin Ye, are you a fairy from heaven?”

The two vegetables for dinner were seasoned with chicken essence, and the taste instantly improved several levels.

Ma Zhen had eaten at big restaurants before. When Li Xinyue said there would be delicious food tonight, she thought she had gotten wild chicken or something.

But she didn’t expect it to be vegetables!

However, as soon as she put the vegetables in her mouth, she was shocked.

Li Xinyue laughed: “Do fairies know how to cook? I’ve never heard of that.”

Okay!

Ma Zhen thought, maybe she used the wrong analogy?

“You’re a cooking god from heaven!”

Pfft!

A cooking god?

With her skills, which foodie in the future would be better than her?

“You take a jar, give half to Aunt Ma, and keep half for yourself. We’ll make more later.”

“Okay!”

“I want this, I’ll provide the ingredients, and we can make it together!”

Ma Zhen wasn’t someone who took advantage of others. She had been staying here eating and drinking for the past few days, but she didn’t come empty-handed.

She brought a lot of ration coupons: grain, oil, meat, cloth, and sugar.

She also bought two sets of toys for Xiao Yi.

She was generous, and Li Xinyue was naturally not stingy.

“No problem! By the way, I need your help with something.”

“Tell me!”

Li Xinyue told her about Liu Guilian’s complaint today: “She’s like a mad dog, I don’t want to see her again!”

Ma Zhen’s face turned black with anger: “She’s like a mad dog! This woman is so hateful, she just can’t stand to see others doing well!”

“Don’t worry, I have a way to get rid of her!”

Li Xinyue was curious: “What way?”

Ma Zhen smiled faintly: “I often go on group tours, and I have quite a few connections!”

“I’ll get her into the anti-aircraft artillery unit, and she’ll have to go willingly. They’ll never be able to return to G City!”

Li Xinyue laughed and stretched out her hand: “Sister, it all depends on you!”

Ma Zhen squeezed her hand tightly: “Don’t worry, I’ll spread some rumors, and she’ll run away fast!”

“Pfft!”

That’s right, this is the most effective way to deal with this kind of woman!

Li Xinyue liked Ma Zhen’s personality: “By the way, how is your mother doing after eating the Adenophora?”

Ma Zhen’s mother had poor lungs and often coughed, and her stomach wasn’t good either.

Speaking of this, Ma Zhen had a lot to say.

“My mother followed your method and drank Adenophora, licorice, and monk fruit tea every day.”

“Besides that, she also used it to stew chicken soup. The day before yesterday, she called to say she felt much better.”

“She also said that one of her colleagues at work also coughs every day, especially at night.”

“My mom said this recipe is good, and she was asking if there’s any Adenophora for sale.”

Of course there is.

She deliberately brought it up, wanting to find a market.

She had dried so much Adenophora, Li Xinyue didn’t plan to eat it herself.

Eating was necessary, but making money was also necessary!

In a time when business was impossible, apart from connections and the black market, even if she had a thousand skills, they were useless.

“I have the goods, but the one I have is wild Adenophora that’s been growing for many years, 30 yuan per catty. Ask her if she wants it.”

Hearing 30 yuan, it felt like a high price.

But Ma Zhen knew that this was dried Adenophora, and a catty was quite a lot.

Besides, that aunt’s family wasn’t short of a few yuan.

“I know your stuff is good, and this price isn’t high. I’ll take a catty with me later.”

Ma Zhen’s father especially loved Adenophora chicken soup.

Ma Zhen thought, if that colleague didn’t want it, she would keep it for her father to eat!

“Okay!”

That day, Ma Zhen took a catty with her. She hadn’t even sent it back yet when she said her mother said she wanted at least two more catties.

She sold three catties in one go, earning 90 yuan.

Qian Sanni was envious: “Wow, Xinyue! You’re not any worse than a man with your skills!”

Who said women were worse than men?

“Sanni, the leader said: Women can hold up half the sky.”

“We women are not any worse than men in any way, we can also contribute to the building of a new Z country.”

“You have to have confidence in yourself! If a woman doesn’t stand on her own two feet, men will look down on her too.”

“Don’t be envious of me, after all, I’ve been studying medicine for ten years, and the price I’ve paid isn’t small.”

“You have your own strengths, and you will definitely achieve something in the future.”

“By the way, the fish vine I got is very good for catching fish. When things calm down outside, I’ll take you to catch some.”

“There are several large factories in Duyang Town, and Changhong Machinery Factory is said to have over 10,000 people.”

“Then, we’ll go sell spicy fish cubes.”

“I’m telling you, doing this will definitely make more money than your job!”

Sell spicy fish cubes?

Qian Sanni’s eyes lit up: “Xinyue, won’t we get caught? They’ll say we’re engaging in speculation and profiteering?”

Li Xinyue was speechless.

“Sanni, do you understand the meaning of the four words ‘speculation and profiteering’?”

Speculation and profiteering have meaning?

Qian Sanni shook her head, looking confused: “I hear people say these four words every day, saying that if you take things outside to sell, it’s speculation and profiteering.”