She could explain that the pottery jar was bought in town the day before and had been placed in the cellar before. It was not a valuable thing and no one would care about it. She intended to use the stove to heat the braised meat for sale in the county.

With so many things to be transported to the county, Lin Chuyi could not do it alone. The head of the village discussed it with Lin Chuyi yesterday and arranged for his son to drive a ox cart to take her to the county today.

Thinking that the time was about right, Lin Chuyi scooped up a large bowl of braised meat, covered it and took it to the headman's house, where he found that the headman and his family had already gotten up.

Liu Erzhu, the second son of the village head, had already harnessed the ox cart and was ready to set off. The ox cart was clean, with a small bundle of thin hemp ropes and a scale placed on it.

When the head of the village saw Lin Chuyi coming, they thought she was waiting anxiously.

The village head spoke to Lin Chuyi with a smile.

"Girl, why did you get up so early? My Erzhu was just about to look for you, but you came here first."

"Good morning, village head. I came here mainly because I want to borrow something from you." Lin Chuyi greeted politely and explained his purpose.

"Oh? What do you want to borrow?"

The head of the village took a look at the ox cart. The ox cart was there, the weighing scale was there, and even the hemp rope for tying the meat was ready. What else was missing?

"I want to borrow the stove for the fire."

"What do you need a stove for in the middle of summer?" The headman looked confused.

"It's like this. I don't have enough money to build a house, so I thought about making pork into braised meat and selling it at the county market. I can make it into a ready-made dish and maybe I can make more money. I borrowed the stove to heat it on site. This is the braised meat I made. The village head grandfather helped me check it to see if this business can succeed."

Lin Chuyi smiled and handed the big bowl of braised meat to the head of the village.

The head of the village didn't want to take it, but he couldn't help but be curious about Lin Chuyi's cooking skills. He took the bowl and opened it. The braised meat in the bowl was piled up, and only traces of the braising liquid could be seen on the edge.

Just smelling the aroma made one's mouth water. The village head couldn't help but stretch out two fingers, picked up a piece of the braised meat on the top, dipped it in the marinade and put it into his mouth to taste.

The head of the village couldn't help but brighten his eyes. After swallowing it, he couldn't help but savor the taste and nodded repeatedly at Lin Chuyi.

"I have never tasted such delicious braised meat in my life. This business must be good!"

The head of the village fully praised the braised pork and turned to speak to his wife.

"Old lady, where is our stove? Go find it quickly, and don't delay them from making money."

"Hey, right here!" Wang smiled at Lin Chuyi and called her second son to go with her to get the stove.

Wang now has a very good impression of Lin Chuyi. Every time he comes to her house, he never forgets to bring gifts. It’s not that she covets these things. The key point is that she thinks this child knows how to be grateful and handle things.

Unlike some people, who not only don't express gratitude for the help from her old man, but also don't even say a word of praise. It's such a thankless task, not to mention how frustrating it is.

However, this girl is really nice. She has sent meat to their family three times in just a few days. She is generous, so as elders, they naturally cannot be stingy.

When Wang heard that she came to borrow the stove, she helped to get it without saying a word.

Liu Erzhu quickly came out with the pull rings on both sides of the stove and placed the stove on the ox cart.

After Lin Chuyi had borrowed all the money he was supposed to borrow, he said goodbye to the headman and his family, got on the ox cart driven by Liu Erzhu, and went back home together.

It was still dark when they got home. Liu Erzhu and Lin Chuyi loaded the jars of braised meat, along with the iron pot, bowls, chopsticks, and firewood, onto the ox cart and tied them up.

While moving the meat, Lin Chu instructed Lin Sanya: "Sister, give half of the meat in the pot to the villagers who came to work today as a snack, and eat the rest by yourselves. Don't be reluctant to give it away. It would be a pity if the meat goes bad."

"Okay, breakfast is ready, you can eat before you leave."

Lin Sanya made sweet potato and white rice porridge in the morning. Knowing that they were in a hurry to leave, she scooped out two bowls of it as soon as it was cooked and let it cool.

Lin Chuyi took a look at the steaming sweet potato porridge and shook her head.

"No, let's go to the county to eat. If we're late, we won't be able to catch up."

"Well, be careful and stay safe along the way."

Lin Chuyi made the decision, and Lin Sanya no longer objected. She could only remind them to be careful along the way.

"Well, don't worry, I'm leaving."

After saying that, Lin Chuyi got on the ox cart. Seeing that she was seated firmly, Liu Erzhu drove the ox cart towards the county.

After driving the ox cart for nearly an hour, Lin Chuyi and Liu Erzhu finally arrived at the county gate.

At this time, the gate of the county town was open, and the official road was full of pedestrians coming and going.

Liu Erzhu drove the ox cart towards the market with ease.

The market is bustling at this time, with the vendors' cries and buyers' bargaining intertwined, full of the flavor of life.

Liu Erzhu stopped the ox cart at an empty stall. Lin Chuyi jumped off the cart and unloaded the things on the cart with Liu Erzhu. They set up the stove and the iron pot and started heating the braised meat. Liu Erzhu was beside her helping her.

After packing up, Lin Chuyi went to the nearby steamed bun stand to buy breakfast.

"Uncle, how much are your steamed buns?"

As the saying goes, people in the same business look down on each other. When the breakfast stall owner saw a stall owner who also sells food coming to the side to compete with him for business, he didn't want to pay any attention to him. However, he didn't expect that the other party would come to take care of his business.

Now that the business has come, there is no reason to turn it away, so the stall owner hurriedly puts on a smile to welcome them.

"Botou and pancakes are one cent each, meat buns are two cents each, how many do you want?"

"Give me six steamed buns, uncle. I'm new here and I'm setting up a stall next to you. I don't know the rules here. Can you give me some advice?"

Lin Chuyi took out his money while chatting with the stall owner in a familiar manner.

The stall owner had just set up his stall today, and Lin Chuyi came to take care of his business, which was considered a good start. He was in a good mood and didn't mind talking a few more words.

"The stalls here are not fixed. In a while, the constables will come to collect the stall fees, ten cents a day. Qingping County is very close to the city, and the public security is not bad. After paying the stall fees, there have been no major problems. Hey, what are you selling? It smells really good."

The stall owner handed six large steamed buns to Lin Chuyi as he spoke. The stove on Lin Chuyi's side was already lit, and the overbearing aroma of the braised meat began to emanate.

The breakfast stall closest to their stall was soon filled with the aroma of braised meat.

The stall owner took a deep breath and felt as if the gluttony in his stomach had been aroused. He couldn't help but wonder what they were selling, the fragrance was so overbearing.

Lin Chuyi paid a copper coin, took the paper bag handed over by the stall owner, and responded with a smile.

"I caught a wild boar yesterday. I was afraid the meat would go bad, so I made it into stewed meat. I wanted to sell it and earn some money to supplement my family income."

"Tsk tsk, I never realized that your family is a hunter family. It takes real skill to hunt wild boars. And your skills are really good. I am drooling just by smelling it."

After listening to this, the breakfast uncle smacked his lips and sniffed in ecstasy.

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