Farm Tough Girl-Chapter 15 - 0 Truly Amazing_1

Chapter 15: Chapter 015 Truly Amazing_1

Chapter 15 -015 Truly Amazing_1

“May I know the details of the collaboration you mentioned, young lady?”

“It’s still about ideas. I have many new dishes at hand, each and every one more stunning than sugar-coated hawthorns. Are you willing to proceed with this big collaboration?” Muniang said with a light laugh, her tone filled with an air of confident expectation.

The shopkeeper nodded, “I am naturally willing, but I need to taste them first.”

“Certainly, may I use the kitchen?”

Just as the shopkeeper was about to stand up to lead Muniang to the kitchen, Muniang suddenly said, “My husband is still outside guarding the ox cart and the hawthorns. We can also sell the hawthorns to you directly now. Shopkeeper, please have someone bring the hawthorns in, and additionally, keep an eye on the ox cart so my husband can come in and sit while waiting for me.”

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“Of course,” the shopkeeper replied with a pleasant smile.

The shopkeeper brought Muniang to a small kitchen in the back yard. The main kitchen was crowded and chaotic, and Muniang would likely be reluctant to cook under the scrutiny of others. After her display of integrity, the shopkeeper no longer treated Muniang as an ordinary village woman. Considering her cautious behavior, he didn’t dare to be negligent.

Muniang decided to make a syrup-coated apple, not only was it simple and convenient, but it would also represent a series of syrup-coated dishes. Muniang quickly washed two apples, peeled them, cut them into pieces, made a flour paste with water, poured it over the apple pieces, and stirred well. The pot was already heated with oil, almost boiling, and she threw in the flour-coated apple pieces until they turned golden, then scooped them out. In another pot, she poured some white sugar and oil, simmered it on low heat until it turned into syrup, poured it over the fried apples and quickly mixed them, finally serving them on a plate.

The dish of syrup-coated apples was ready, and when Muniang returned to the front hall with the plate, Erliang was sitting at a table with the shopkeeper waiting. As soon as Erliang saw her, he excitedly stood up to help her with the plate, “Wife, is this made with sugar too? It smells sweet!”

Muniang handed a pair of chopsticks to him and the shopkeeper, “Try it and see.”

Erliang took a piece and praised it repeatedly as delicious!

The shopkeeper, incredulous, widened his eyes, “I never knew sugar could be used as the main ingredient to create such delicious food! Truly amazing!”

Muniang smiled, “This is called syrup-coated apple. The new dishes I can offer you include not only this one but an entire syrup-coated series. How much are you willing to pay for my ideas?”

The shopkeeper praised generously, “Indeed, it’s a great name. The price I have in mind might not be satisfactory to you, young lady. How much do you think this series is worth?”

Truly a sly fox, Muniang sipped her tea lightly then said, “The entire syrup-coated apple series, thirty silver. The sugar-coated hawthorns plus our two sacks of hawthorns, ten silver.”

The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment. The price was higher than what he had expected; normally, if a chef in a store developed a new dish, they would only get three silver. However, he was more eager to retain this ingenious wife, knowing that she had more than just one idea. If he was not generous now and she went to collaborate with another store, letting those novel dishes fall into other hands, he would be at a huge loss.

The shopkeeper slapped his thigh, “It’s a deal!”

“The shopkeeper is indeed a straightforward person. Seeing your generous attitude, I will offer you another idea to attract customers. My syrup-coated series, including sugar-coated hawthorns, can have their special category on the menu.”

“What kind of category? Sugar-based dishes?”

Muniang shook her head, “That sounds common. It shall be named ‘Sweetness Lingers but Hard to Voice’.”

The shopkeeper paused, saying, “This name seems quite different from the usual names of dishes.”

“What we want is to be different. Customers have a curiosity for the unique, and we can attract more of them only by offering something distinct,” Muniang declared.

Er Liang chimed in, “My wife is absolutely right. Shopkeeper, you’re too rigid, no wonder business at the shop isn’t booming.”

The shopkeeper didn’t get annoyed, but rather laughed, “Hearing Mrs. say so, it indeed makes sense! I am truly grateful to you…”

Muniang cut him off, “No need for thanks, for coming up with this name, ten silver pieces.”

Shopkeeper: … This Mrs. really is a cunning one!

At the accountant’s office, they brought over fifty pieces of silver, and Muniang counted them carefully. Seeing the shiny silver coins, her heart immediately bloomed with joy; at last, they could eat well!

Although the shopkeeper felt the pinch, he knew what was more important. The benefits that these ideas would bring him in the future would undoubtedly be the greatest return, and he believed in his own judgment, “Mrs., when will you come again? My shop is always ready to welcome you!”

Muniang clearly understood his intent, and smiled, “Don’t worry. The ideas I have will only be sold to you. Shopkeeper, you have shown me the utmost sincerity, and I will naturally give you the biggest reward in return. It’s just that… we’ll have to wait a bit longer.”

The shopkeeper was instantly overjoyed, “If Mrs. thinks so, that is certainly for the best.”

After Muniang and Er Liang left the restaurant, Er Liang finally asked the question that had been bothering him, “Wife, since you have so many new dishes, why not sell them all at once to this shop? Why the hassle of coming so many times?”

Muniang smirked cunningly, “What’s the trouble with a few more trips? Next time, when I bring new dishes, the price will have to be renegotiated.”

“What do you mean?”

“We’ll let the restaurant sell the ‘candied’ series of dishes first. Once the shopkeeper sees how popular my new dishes can be, he will surely covet the ideas I have even more. By then, the price and everything else will be completely up to me.”

“Wife, you’re so smart. We’ll be able to eat meat every day!”

Muniang ruffled his hair, “Speaking of which, our fifty pieces of silver should be enough to buy quite a few things. It’s time to surprise our mother.”

They discussed this as they hurried their ox cart straight to the market.

Muniang started by purchasing a fifty-kilogram bag of fine white rice. Looking at the plump, shiny grains, her mouth watered. At five copper coins per kilogram, it only cost a total of two hundred fifty coins—yet in the eyes of farm families, this fine white rice was a rare delicacy, a luxury; only a few households in Tupo Village could afford to eat white rice at every meal.

Then she bought a lot of cornmeal, wheat flour, and the staples—oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar. And of course, meat was essential. In short, they were going to stock up on everything the house lacked. Today, for the first time, Muniang felt the thrill of spending lavishly. Her previous life had been one of plenty where shopping sprees were nothing notable, but this life had been more pitiful—lately, she’d eaten nothing but wild vegetables she had foraged…

Muniang also purchased several pieces of high-quality cloth. Pale pink for herself, emerald green and navy for Mrs. Lin, and one silver-grey piece for Er Liang. She originally wanted to buy ready-made clothes but feared Mrs. Lin might scold her for not being thrifty. After all, in their farming community, wasn’t everyone used to making their own clothes?

Besides, although Mrs. Lin was ill at home, she didn’t want to idle away her time; she was always eager to help Muniang with chores. Muniang didn’t dare let her overwork, so having her make some spring clothes out of these fabrics would give her something to do.