There was no denying it—Jian Xiu was different now.

Her thoughts were completely unlike before, as if she were an entirely different person.

Early in the morning, she had already treated the pig offal with plant ash.

Of course, using salt would have been better, but salt was expensive here.

Even when cooking, ordinary families had to use it sparingly and wouldn’t dare to be wasteful.

Keeping this in mind, Jian Xiu chose to use plant ash instead.

Even so, she cleaned the pig offal thoroughly.

After washing, the entire set of pig offal filled a large wooden basin.

If this dish became popular.

Shopkeeper Wu of the restaurant would surely be pleased.

After all, a full set of pig offal only cost two or three copper coins, yet it could be turned into several different dishes.

That meant this was essentially a zero-cost business.

Any shopkeeper with a head for numbers wouldn’t refuse such a deal.

But the most important thing now was making the pig offal delicious.

With that thought, Jian Xiu washed the wild garlic she had just gathered.

Then she chopped it into small pieces and added a few chili peppers.

She had picked these chilies along the way back.

Truth be told, Zhangjia Village was poor, but wild vegetables were everywhere.

The villagers might not realize their value, but that didn’t mean someone like Jian Xiu, who had crossed over from the post-apocalyptic world, didn’t.

She was already planning to pick some bracken later, cure it, and take it to Yuexiang Restaurant for a test sale.

“Liutou, make the fire a bit bigger.”

“Okay, Mom!”

Once everything was prepared, Jian Xiu put the chili peppers and wild garlic into the pan.

As the fragrance was released, she added the pig offal.

In no time, the entire courtyard was filled with a mouthwatering aroma.

“Mom, it smells so good! What is this?” Liutou asked curiously.

By the time he got home, Jian Xiu had already processed the pig offal, so he had no idea what she was cooking.

Even among country folk, pig offal wasn’t a popular food.

So, in truth, Liutou had never actually seen cleaned pig offal before.

And since Jian Xiu had already cut it into small pieces, he had even less chance of recognizing it.

“I won’t tell you just yet. Try it first and see if it’s good. If you like it, I’ll cook it for you more often, okay?”

Jian Xiu was confident that they could afford this dish.

A whole set of pig offal cost only two or three copper coins, enough for their family of five to eat for four or five meals.

Sometimes, if no one wanted it, Butcher Zhang would even give it away for free.

Simply put, pig offal was too unpopular.

“Jian Xiu, I have to say, your cooking skills are beyond me,” Lin Xia said with a smile.

“Oh, this is nothing. If you like it, just come over and eat anytime.”

As she spoke, the pig offal in the pan was ready.

Overcooking it would make it tough and chewy, ruining the texture.

Cooking it just right required careful control of the heat.

Then, Jian Xiu quickly stir-fried some bamboo shoots and bracken, followed by wild onions with pork belly.

With these added, there were now four or five dishes on the table, making the meal look rather abundant.

Seeing that there was still some fire left, she grabbed the dried bamboo shoots Zhang Zixuan had been sun-drying and tossed them onto the stove to roast.

Fire-drying was much faster than sun-drying. By the next morning, the bamboo shoots would be completely dry.

“All right, everyone, come eat!” Jian Xiu called out.

“The smell was already tempting when we were washing the cars before. Now that I see it, it looks amazing!” the others said, grinning as they gathered around.

At that moment, Huang Chunzhi and Lin Xia, having washed their hands, also approached. But upon seeing the dishes on the table, curiosity filled their faces.

“Jian Xiu, I don’t think I’ve seen these dishes before. Where did you get them?”

“You’ve never seen these?” Jian Xiu pointed to the plate of wild onions.

Huang Chunzhi shook her head. “I cook often, but I’ve never seen these before. Are they even edible?”

She actually wanted to ask if they could be eaten, but the enticing aroma made her swallow her words.

“They’re delicious! These are called wild onions. Try them and see if you like them.”

Since they had a whole pig at home, Jian Xiu wasn’t worried about running out of oil, so she had been generous with it.

She had already decided—if everyone found these tasty, she would gather more and store them for later.

It was spring, and the foot of the mountain was teeming with wild vegetables. The villagers might not know their value, but she did.

It seemed the heavens had been kind to her by bringing her to this village.

Hearing her words, the others cautiously picked up small pieces with their chopsticks and put them in their mouths.

The next moment, their faces were filled with astonishment.

“This is delicious! Really delicious! Is this really wild onions?”

“Yes! Look, I still have some left over there—I didn’t cook them all,” Jian Xiu pointed at the bundle nearby.

“Oh? So that’s what wild onions look like?” Huang Chunzhi asked curiously.

“Yes! I just randomly picked some on my way back and decided to try them. If you like them, you should gather some too.”

“That sounds great!”

“And try this as well!” Jian Xiu pointed to the plate of pig offal.

This was her highlight dish for the night.

Tomorrow’s success at the restaurant depended on how well this dish turned out.

“This… what kind of dish is this? It doesn’t look like meat, but it sort of resembles…”

“Resembles what?” Jian Xiu asked.

“Is it… pig offal?” Lin Xia guessed.

She recognized it because her husband’s father, Zhang Shifu, was the village butcher.

When no one bought the pig offal, instead of throwing it away, their family would take it home and eat it.

“That’s right! This is pig offal! Try it and give me your opinion—I can improve it if needed,” Jian Xiu said excitedly.

She hadn’t expected Lin Xia to recognize it so quickly.

But to her surprise, after she spoke, no one moved.

Their expressions were difficult to read.

“What’s wrong? You don’t trust my cooking?”

To prove her point, Jian Xiu picked up a piece of pig intestine and put it in her mouth.

“Mmm! It’s really delicious!” she exclaimed.