Border Cook

The tone is gentle, like the spring breeze, making people feel warm.

"Yeah." Yang Daya nodded, "I understand."

Then, he suppressed his panicked thoughts, calmed down and continued to work.

Yang Daya was a good student to begin with, and now that she had calmed down, there was nothing wrong with what she did.

Fried dough sticks, sweet fruits and cloth bags were put into the oil pan one by one. This time they were fried with a golden and crispy skin, and they looked excellent and mouth-watering.

"See, it can be done." Xia Mingyue still smiled.

Yang Daya felt warmer in her heart and nodded again, "Yeah!"

With the success just now, Yang Daya has regained her confidence and continues to be busy, and her techniques are becoming more and more skilled.

Yang Erya's spicy soup is basically ready.

Xia Mingyue tasted it and felt that there was nothing wrong with it. She reminded Yang Erya of the technique of adding vinegar and sesame oil, and only then did she allow her to start selling normally.

The sky in the east began to turn pale, and customers began to arrive at the stall.

Many people knew about Xia Ji's business model. Now they saw a few unfamiliar girls selling food here, but the food stall had a Xia Ji sign. Xia Mingyue and Lu were helping out here, so they knew the inside story.

The taste of Xia Ji’s food, even if it is a franchised one, is guaranteed, so buy and eat with confidence!
Thanks to the operation foundation laid by Xia Mingyue and the other two over the past twenty days, the breakfast stall business today was as prosperous as usual.

On the first day of opening, thanks to the help of Xia Mingyue and Lu, the four sisters Yang Daya did not make any mistakes and successfully completed the day's business.

On the second day, with the experience of the previous day and after Yang Daya and the other three went back, they discussed and summarized the shortcomings of the first day and did better than the first day.

After three or four days, the breakfast stall run by Yang Daya and her two sisters was basically on track, and they could run the business normally even if Xia Mingyue and Lu no longer helped.

Seeing this, Xia Mingyue felt relieved and she and Lu stopped going to the food stall to help.

It is the beginning of winter now. The north wind is getting stronger day by day, and the weather is getting colder day by day.

Xia Mingyue has already put on cotton clothes, and she went to the cloth shop with Lu these two days.

Everyone buys winter clothes for themselves and their families to prepare for the coming cold winter.

The two of them each made two sets for Lu Qiyan and Zhao Youcai.

After getting the cotton-padded jackets, Xia Mingyue discussed with Lu on the way back whether to ask someone to deliver the cotton-padded jackets made by the two people to the military camp and hand them over to Lu Qiyan and Zhao Youcai.

As they were talking, Hong the butcher saw the two and greeted them with a smile. When he saw the bundles Xia Mingyue and Lu were holding, he smiled even more and said, "I thought I was the most well-informed person on West Street. I never thought that Miss Xia and Miss Lu were even better than me."

This was a bit confusing. Xia Mingyue and Lu were both stunned. "What do you mean?"

"Aren't you going to Xiaohezhuang with your winter clothes?" Butcher Hong was also stunned.

"What is Xiaohe Village? What are we going there for?" Xia Mingyue became more and more confused. "Please tell me, Brother Hong."

"I guess you two didn't know?" Butcher Hong scratched his ear with a smile. "I just heard about it. Although there is no war now, there is still a need to build city walls, roads and bridges everywhere. The hard labor is not enough, so the army is sending people everywhere." "The bridges at Xiaohe Village and Dahe Village were destroyed by the war. They are being repaired now. I heard that Captain Lu is in charge of leading the people, and Captain Zhao is also there."

"Just now I saw Madam Xia and Madam Lu holding cotton-padded clothes, and I thought you knew about this and were going to deliver the clothes. It turns out that you two didn't know about it. But it just so happens that I'll tell you, and see if you want to go there."

The military has strict discipline, so it would be inconvenient to collect and take things.

But now they are outside, and Lu Qiyan is the head of the city, the biggest boss there, so things are very different. Whether it is sending cotton clothes or some food, it is not difficult.

Moreover, after repairing the bridge this time, I don’t know what I will do next time. Even if there is no war for nearly half a year or a year, I am afraid the army will be very busy and I don’t know when we will meet again.

Although Dahezhuang is far away, it is only half a day's journey from Jinqiu County.

If you are in a hurry, you can go there earlier in the morning and come back later in the evening, and you can make the round trip in one day.

Worst case scenario, I can just find someone to stay with for one night and come back the next day.

Moreover, the central kitchen is already on track, with everyone doing their job. Jiang Zhuguo has been following Xia Mingyue for a long time and has acquired certain coordination and management abilities. The two of them will not be affected if they go out for two days temporarily.

Xia Mingyue and Lu thought about it for most of the day and finally decided to make the trip.

After giving instructions to Jiang Zhuguo, Zhou and Song, who were experienced people, and telling Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu to help with the housework, Xia Mingyue and Lu went to the carriage shop on the street to hire a carriage.

The owner of the coach shop learned that this was the first time Xia Mingyue and Lu went out alone, so he specially arranged for an experienced coachman to follow them.

The driver's name was Su Yongfu. He had been driving for many years and was a steady driver who was familiar with the route. He told Xia Mingyue and Lu to bring water bags and snacks for the journey, and also preferably a soft pillow and a small quilt so they could rest and keep warm on the road.

Xia Mingyue, Mrs. Lu and Su Yongfu agreed to come to Xia Mingyue's house to pick her up early the next morning, and then go back to prepare things.

Prepare the things that Su Yongfu said the two of them would need for going out, and also prepare the things for Lu Qiyan and Zhao Youcai to bring.

In addition to the cotton-padded clothes they brought, the two also bought two pairs of cotton-padded shoes of the same size. They were also considering whether to bring some food with them.

During wars, the imperial court would spend lavishly on the army in order to motivate the troops, whether it was weapons, military pay, rewards or even food, no effort was spared.

Now that the war has just ended and we are having some time to recuperate, this aspect will naturally be reduced a lot.

The quality of food in the army will definitely drop significantly.

The food you should bring with you now should preferably be meat to satisfy your hunger and should be easy to store and can be eaten directly.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Mingyue went to Hong the butcher and bought a lot of pork belly and pork tenderloin.

As for why Xia Mingyue bought so much pork tenderloin, Hong the butcher was also very puzzled.

Although the tenderloin is tender and tasty, it does not have much fat and tastes too bland, not as flavorful as pork belly.

Even in ordinary cooking, the front shoulder or rump meat with fat edges will be used.

This meat has to be fatty to taste good, right? (End of this chapter)