Chapter 121: Braised Meat Recipe 1/2

Jin Moli didn’t like Jin Cuicui.

She was Jin Xiaoye’s cousin, and they had grown up together since childhood. They didn’t share any of Jin Xiaoye’s benefits, so why was this orphan, who came from nowhere, being raised as Jin Xiaoye’s own daughter?

As Jin Cuicui grew up, Jin Xiaoye even planned to hand over the braised meat business to her…

It was normal for Jin Xiaoye to let her daughter-in-law manage the business since her son needed to study, but Jin Moli always felt something wasn’t right.

In her previous life, she had two sons and two daughters. Her two daughters stood by Jin Cuicui’s side like servants. Why couldn’t Jin Xiaoye take care of her own daughters?

Jin Moli had seen Jin Cuicui when she was a child in her previous life, but it had been too long, and she had forgotten what Jin Cuicui looked like until her son called her Cuicui, then she recognized her.

Leaving other things aside, Jin Cuicui was undeniably beautiful, a beauty since childhood…

Jin Moli stared at Chang Cui for a while, and Chang Cui became a bit frightened, hiding behind Li Damao, peeking out cautiously to observe Jin Moli.

Jin Moli asked Li Damao and Li Ermao, “Who is this?”

Li Damao proudly said, “This is Cuicui, our sister!”

Jin Moli asked, “Do your mother treat your sister well?”

Li Damao and Li Ermao nodded.

Jin Moli said, “Your mother doesn’t like you since she has a sister now!”

Jin Moli had her reasons for saying this. In her previous life, Jin Xiaoye treated Jin Cuicui too well, and her children cried because of it.

Although the relationship between the young people was good when they grew up, Jin Xiaoye’s daughters didn’t like Jin Cuicui when they were children.

Jin Moli wanted to see Li Damao and Li Ermao feel uncomfortable, but they looked at her as if she were silly, said nothing, and continued playing.

Their mother wouldn’t dislike them because Cuicui didn’t like them.

Their mother loved them the most!

As for Cuicui… they liked her too!

Seeing this, Jin Moli became even angrier, and it was at this moment that she smelled a familiar fragrance.

Wait, wasn’t this the smell of the braised meat that made Jin Xiaoye wealthy in her previous life?

Why was she smelling it?

Did Jin Xiaoye get the braised meat recipe again?

Today was the Li family’s banquet. Jin Moli wasn’t planning to go, but now she couldn’t sit still and hurried over.

Then she saw Li Qingzhai setting up two makeshift stoves in front of the house, boiling the braising liquid inside.

At this time, Jin Xiaoshu came back, and they started cutting meat and putting it into the pot to cook.

“Where did this braised meat recipe come from?” Jin Moli couldn’t help asking.

People in the village were also curious. “Li Qingzhi, your braising liquid smells amazing. How did you make it?”

“Where did you learn it? Could you teach me?”

“I want to learn too!”

Li Qingzhi said, “This is someone else’s secret recipe. I don’t know the specifics. The spices were prepared by them.”

“Whose secret recipe is it? It smells so good!” someone asked.

Li Qingzhai said, “It’s Cuicui’s family, that little girl.”

Li Qingzhai called Chang Cui over to his side and introduced her to the villagers. “This is Chang Cui, and this braised meat recipe is from her family.”

Magistrate Zhang should have gone to Linhu County by now, and the Chang family would definitely be vindicated. There was no need to hide Chang Cui’s identity anymore.

When everything settled down, King Jin wouldn’t have any problems with ordinary families like the Changs. There were more victims in Linhu County than just the Chang family.

The villagers didn’t react much to what Li Qingzhi said, but Jin Moli was stunned.

So Jin Cuicui’s real name was Chang Cui?

And the braised meat recipe that Jin Xiaoye had… was from Chang Cui’s family?

In her previous life, Jin Xiaoye said Chang Cui’s family had all passed away, and Chang Cui was an orphan. But in this life, Chang Cui’s family hadn’t died yet?

Just then, Jin Xiaoye came out of the house. Jin Moli immediately asked, “Jin Xiaoye, how do you know Jin? Do you know Chang Cui?”

Why does Jin Xiaoye always end up with all the good things?

Jin Xiaoye glanced at Jin Moli and said, “When I met Cuicui, weren’t you there too? At that time, her uncle wanted to give her to me.”

As Jin Xiaoye said this, Jin Moli immediately recalled the uncle and niece she had met at the pier before.

Because Jin Xiaoye gave her a bun, the uncle wanted to give his niece to Jin Xiaoye.

At the time, she thought the uncle was heartless and felt Jin Xiaoye’s kindness was fake… Was that girl Chang Cui?

Jin Moli couldn’t remember the appearance of that girl anymore. Children all looked similar, and that child was dirty… She hadn’t paid much attention at all.

Now, thinking about it, that child seemed to be Chang Cui.

Thinking of this, Jin Moli suddenly remembered something.

Chang Cui’s uncle had originally wanted to buy food from her!

She didn’t want to sell only food. She thought the man was dirty and poor, so she wanted to drive him away. As a result, Jin Xiaoye took pity and gave the man a bun…

If she had sold the food back then, what would have happened?

In her previous life, Jin Xiaoye had been selling food at the pier all along. Had she also met Chang Cui’s uncle?

Did Jin Xiaoye give him food like she gave Chang Cui’s uncle a bun in this life?

And then… did Chang Cui’s uncle give Jin Xiaoye Chang Cui and the braised meat recipe, and Jin Xiaoye became rich because of it?

Understanding this, Jin Moli covered her chest, feeling almost breathless.

She had always wanted to make a fortune, but she had missed such a good opportunity!

If only she had known about this sooner…

“What’s wrong with you?” Jin Xiaoye asked Jin Moli.

Jin Moli’s eyes turned red. “It’s all your fault!” If she hadn’t met Jin Xiaoye that day and been in a bad mood, she might not have rejected Chang Cui’s uncle…

Jin Xiaoye felt baffled. “Is your brain broken, Jin Moli?”

She suspected Jin Moli was getting sick again. Over the years, Jin Moli would occasionally get sick and say some inexplicable things.

The villagers, upon hearing Jin Xiaoye and Jin Moli’s conversation, also looked at Jin Moli in confusion. What was wrong with Jin Moli? She seemed completely off!

Feeling regretful and angry, Jin Moli covered her face and ran away crying.

Jin Xiaoye looked at Li Qingzhi in confusion. “Did I do something wrong? Why is she crying?”

Li Qingzhai said, “Who knows, she’s acting strange.”

Li Qingzhai and Jin Xiaoye didn’t pay any further attention to Jin Moli. As for Jin Moli, when she returned home, she felt increasingly distressed.

It wasn’t a big deal that Yao Zhenfu didn’t pass the scholar exam; he hadn’t passed it in her previous life either.

As long as she had that braised meat recipe, she could live the life she had dreamt of, just like Jin Xiaoye did in her previous life!

But now, all of that was gone!

The only thing worth celebrating is that Chang Cui’s uncle is still alive, and Jin Xiaoye hasn’t obtained the braised meat recipe yet.

Jin Moli clasped her hands together, praying to God to bless Chang Cui’s uncle and prevent him from dying.

Chang Zhan was unaware that someone was praying for his safety.

While Li Qingzhi was hosting a banquet in Miaoqian Village, Magistrate Zhang, accompanied by Chang Zhan and others, arrived in Linhu County.

The relationship between the quarry and the magistrate wasn’t close. Magistrate Zhang was unaware of the incident at the quarry. Therefore, as usual, he went to the county office early to handle affairs.

However, as the county magistrate, even if he knew about the incident at the quarry, he wouldn’t run away; there was nowhere to run to.

The county magistrate was very efficient in handling government affairs. He could have governed a county well. He had done a great job in the poor county where he had previously served as an official.

But all of that was useless!

Although he had been loved by the people at the time, he had no chance of promotion because he couldn’t afford to give gifts to his superiors.

He had realized that being kind to people wouldn’t benefit him. Only by being loyal to the powerful figures above could he advance step by step!

The King of Jin had passed on a message to him, saying that when Magistrate Zhang left his post, officials at court would recommend him as the new magistrate.

After serving as a magistrate for a few years, he could return to the capital as an official.

The county magistrate was in a very good mood as he thought about how to make more money for the Lou family.