Facing this table of colorful and flavorful egg dishes, Zhang Laoer's face flashed with hesitation: "Girl, these methods you have... such a big restaurant should have some experience."

"Dad, don't worry. If it's really an ordinary thing, we won't mention it. Just relying on those two special recipes can attract people."

Xu Liyun answered confidently, her hands were not idle either. On the stove on the other side, a plate of tempting fried chicken was already out of the pot, and there was also a dish of mouth-watering spicy fried chicken gizzards on the side.

Zhang Laoer was deeply attracted by the aroma that filled the room, and quickly found Boss Chen who was busy in the front hall. He knew that such food must be tasted while hot in order to truly experience its essence.

Chef Zhou came upon hearing the news and was deeply impressed by Zhang Wuya's superb cooking skills: "I never thought that Miss Zhang could transform ordinary eggs into so many different dishes. I have been working in this industry for most of my life, but today is the first time I have seen such a thing."

The kitchen helpers were also attracted to come over, and they worked together to put the carefully prepared dishes on the bluestone table in the backyard. When everything was ready, Boss Chen slowly appeared in everyone's expectation.

"Boss Chen, please have a taste first."

Zhang Laoer invited with a cheerful face.

Boss Chen first tasted the spicy fried chicken gizzards. After chewing them carefully, he praised: "Mm, tasty! This dish is well made and has a mellow taste. What special ingredients are used?"

Before he finished speaking, he had already called the chefs around to come and taste the food.

Several chefs spoke highly of the spicy fried chicken gizzards prepared by Xu Liyun. Although their cooking skills were usually good, they always felt that something was missing, and sometimes there was a hint of subtle bitterness. The chicken gizzards prepared by Xu Liyun not only did not have this shortcoming, but instead increased people's appetite and left them with endless aftertaste.

After trying the fried chicken, Boss Chen said that although it is okay as a snack occasionally, it would feel a bit greasy if eaten frequently.

At this time, Zhang Wuya took over the conversation: "After eating fried chicken, a bowl of sweet wine egg drop soup is the best way to relieve the greasiness."

Boss Chen tried everything as he was told. After he had tasted everything, he asked with great interest, "Madam, apart from this sweet wine egg drop soup, how much do you plan to sell the other recipes for?"

"What's wrong with the sweet wine egg drop soup?"

Xu Liyun was a little confused.

"Mrs. Zhang, the skill of making fried eggs is something that almost every household can do. Don't sell it to me as if it were some rare treasure."

There was a hint of light-hearted ridicule in Shopkeeper Chen's words.

Zhang Laoer was secretly annoyed. If he had known that this home-cooked dish was not suitable, he would not have served it.

After a moment's thought, he said, "Manager Chen, what do you think is the right price to set? I don't really know much about the market for ancient recipes, and I'm afraid that if I'm not careful, I might either overprice the recipe and scare people away, or underprice the family secret recipe."

Shopkeeper Chen put down his chopsticks, pondered for a moment, and then made his own suggestion: "How about this, your villa's future supply of chickens, ducks, and eggs will be fully covered by our restaurant. As for these recipes, I am willing to pay a total of 100 taels of silver. What do you think?"

Zhang Laoer straightened his sleeves and quickly calculated in his mind that this transaction involved long-term supply of six restaurants, which should be considered fair, so he nodded in agreement: "Manager Chen, you are really a straightforward person! Then it's settled."

"Boss Zhang, it's a deal! Then please write out the recipe or teach it directly to the chef of our restaurant. I will go and prepare the contract matters right away."

Seeing that writing was cumbersome, Xu Liyun proposed a more direct solution: "In fact, the simpler way is that you guys go and take care of the contract matters, and I and my maid will go there in person to teach them how to cook these dishes."

The matter was thus settled, and everyone went their separate ways and was busy with their own things.

At the Zhang family, because they wanted to build a vegetable greenhouse, Grandpa Zhang gave the task of widening the road leading to the orchard in the back mountain to his lively and clever granddaughter Xiao Youniang.

"This road needs to be smoother, especially the slope here, which needs to be trimmed more neatly."

Although Xiao Youniang is very young, she does things in an efficient manner, commanding the villagers with the attitude of a little adult, which makes people around her admire her wit and ability.

After a whole day of hard work, the road that meanders to the fruit forest on the back mountain was finally unobstructed, laying a solid foundation for the Zhang family's transportation of vegetables and fruits.

The little girl walked lightly back and forth on the road that was about to be completed, tapping the abacus on her waist with her fingers from time to time, her eyes flashing with longing for the future.

She walked with determination, and seemed to measure the distance and possibilities in her mind with every step, until she finally stopped in front of Du Zhengping who was busy packing up his tools.

"Brother Zhengping," she said, her voice as clear as a bell, with a determination that could not be ignored, "I want to ask you to do me a favor. Tomorrow, please tell my father to buy some high-quality blue bricks. I hope we can pave this road together."

At this time, Du Zhengping was bending over a clear bucket of water, rubbing his rough hands in the water to wash away the day's hard work. Hearing Xiao Youniang's words, he was stunned for a moment, then straightened up, shook off the excess water droplets on his hands, and a look of curiosity appeared on his face.

"Does it all have to be paved with blue bricks? This is a huge project."

Zhang Youde stood not far away, holding a half-rag in his hand, wiping the sweat from his face, and couldn't help muttering to himself.

In his opinion, it was a luxury for the Zhang family to pave the interior of the house with blue bricks, but he did not expect that even the roads outside would be so particular. He could not help but look up to the Zhang family's financial resources and Xiao Youniang's courage.

As the most knowledgeable person in the village, Du Zhengping had renovated mansions for several wealthy families in his early years, so he was not surprised by things like paving bricks.

He thought about it and offered a professional suggestion: "Okay, but do you plan to put two bricks side by side, or make it wider and put four bricks side by side?"

Xiao Youniang's eyes turned slightly, as if she had figured it out. "I think it's better to have a wider road. After all, 'roads lead to wealth.' The road from the foot of the mountain to the orchard will be paved with eight bricks, so that when the harvest comes, carts can move more smoothly and reduce the hard work of manpower. As for the path inside the orchard, four bricks will be wide enough."

Du Zhengping nodded and smiled in agreement, "Okay, once the bricks arrive, I will immediately organize people to start laying them."

As the sun set, after Du Zhengping left with the workers, Zhang Laoer also drove slowly back to the increasingly prosperous villa.

A garment workshop, staff dormitories, a large canteen, a large kitchen, and clean toilets have been newly added to the villa. Outside the door, there are pavilions for people to rest and a lively small garden. Everything is developing in a better direction.

Xiao Youniang's eyes gently swept across the ten acres of rice fields on the right, which were already covered with layers of green waves. Next to it was a newly planted orchard.

Looking at the scenery in front of her, she began to think about how to make efficient use of the undeveloped land so that every inch of land in the villa can play its maximum value.

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